PinoyInUS

Yes; 'fingerprint fee received' is the last update to my I-485.
 
 

Me. I'm waiting for the Jacksonville, FL office. Package sent on Dec 17th, email/text notifications received on the 22nd, and NoA in the mail a week or two after that. My status is still at "case received" and "fingerprint fees received", although I already did the biometrics and received the EAD/AP combo in early April.
 
Called a couple of times and they wouldn't give out any information, and not even tell me if the field office has the case yet..The online processing time for Jacksonville is in mid-September but has only moved about 2 weeks in the last two processing time updates. I'm hoping that we get at least a month notice whenever interview time rolls around because my spouse has a lot of traveling coming up starting in October/November for medical residency interviews, and we might even have to reschedule the interview.

It means that without showing your EAD card, you are not authorized to work. I have that on my SSN since I got it through J1 visa. J1 visa doesn't allow my to work anywhere except at the place that hired me and I cannot get an EAD under J1.
 
Read more about the different types of SSN here:
https://www.ssa.gov/ssnumber/cards.htm
http://www.***removed***/newcomer/social-security-number.html
 
 
I have medical insurance now through my job on J1 visa. SSN doesn't affect that in anyway.

I would assume most of the people on this thread do have an SSN card already.
Getting a SSN with the EAD will have the DHS restriction mentioned on the card.
 
I would apply for another SSN once I get my GC to have the DHS restriction term removed from the card

Got the EAD mailed today! Thanks to everyone here for all the infos and support!!! 
Just for info, I will share my timeline. I am under f2a category.
date they received my i485, i131, i765: dec15, 2016
biometrics appointment: jan 19, 2017
called uscis on 75th day from filing date. No service request filed. 
Card is being produced: march 14, 2017
Card was mailed: march 20, 2017
Ead combo card on hand: march 22, 2017 (DAY 97)
*just a note: i131 online status still says file received and i485 still says fingerprints received.

Got the EAD mailed today! Thanks to everyone here for all the infos and support!!! 
Just for info, I will share my timeline. I am under f2a category.
date they received my i485, i131, i765: dec15, 2016
biometrics appointment: jan 19, 2017
called uscis on 75th day from filing date. No service request filed. 
Card is being produced: march 14, 2017
Card was mailed: march 20, 2017
Ead combo card on hand: march 22, 2017 (DAY 97)
*just a note: i131 online status still says file received and i485 still says fingerprints received.

Still no news on EAD/AP..but who cares?! We're schedule for our interview next month!! Wahoooo!!!!! 
 
Will try to figure this ITIN tax thing out in the mean time. Anybody know if taxes sent in with the ITIN will be counted late if they've been filed before tax day, but aren't processed before then (because the ITIN will take processing priority)?

Finally!!
 
 
Just got a notification that my EAD is being produced.
 
New Card Is Being Produced
On March 22, 2017, we ordered your new card for Receipt Number MSCXXXXXXX, and will mail it to the address you gave us. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

That's reassuring. The most frustrating about this all is there's never a straight answer, they all say something different at Uscis.
My case had been collecting dust for long enough, I just want to make sure it doesn't happen again.

Mine says something different for my i-765. Title says "new card is being produced". On march 14, 2017, we ordered your new card for reciept number msc, and will mail it to the address you gave us...
 
I just hope it gets mailed really soon. I had it expedited due to health reasons.

Just wondering if anyone here  did an expedite and then got denied.. Will the processing time reset back to day 0?
 
this waiting time is getting really painful.

Hi there keli just wanted to let u know I got thro with the ds confirmation just to register my appointment is left nw I tried it today but it said no appointment set as yet .I checked my case n it said in transit so i dent think it meet down in Guyana yet make the Guyana embassy website saying that. Because I received it late on Friday by email from nvc. I will try back tomorrow or call my embassy