My EAD status is still "Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS" and my AP status is "Case Was Received And A Receipt Notice Was Sent". Visajourney is estimating that I should receive it end of Feb/early March which would align with the current estimate of 6-months to receive the combo card from when you did your biometrics.
I know that stock trading while without the EAD is a grey area since there's no official information on it. I've seen multiple posts of people saying it's not allowed, some saying it's not certain or best not to take that chance.
What I'm wondering now is the following scenario:
- I open a taxable brokerage account in December 2021 and start trading
- Receive EAD before April 2022
- Files taxes using the 1099 that I received
The more I type the more I'm thinking I won't be able to do this since the 1099 will show that I earned gains in 2021 but the EAD will show that the validation date is from MM/DD/2022.
I'd like to hear more opinions about this though.