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Sorry to bump this ancient topic, but I wanted to post an update for anyone that finds this thread in a random search:

We were left completely in the dark, no letters came until the 14th of December, at which point a green card arrived! No RFE after having been guaranteed one at the interview, just 4 months of limbo and then a surprise happy ending. Now to start thinking about ROCs... We're making sure to put both of our names on any paperwork that comes our way from here on out, contrived as it may be.

Sorry to bump this ancient topic, but I wanted to post an update for anyone that finds this thread in a random search:

We were left completely in the dark, no letters came until the 14th of December, at which point a green card arrived! No RFE after having been guaranteed one at the interview, just 4 months of limbo and then a surprise happy ending. Now to start thinking about ROCs... We're making sure to put both of our names on any paperwork that comes our way from here on out, contrived as it may be.

Sorry to bump this ancient topic, but I wanted to post an update for anyone that finds this thread in a random search:

We were left completely in the dark, no letters came until the 14th of December, at which point a green card arrived! No RFE after having been guaranteed one at the interview, just 4 months of limbo and then a surprise happy ending. Now to start thinking about ROCs... We're making sure to put both of our names on any paperwork that comes our way from here on out, contrived as it may be.

Sorry to bump this ancient topic, but I wanted to post an update for anyone that finds this thread in a random search:

We were left completely in the dark, no letters came until the 14th of December, at which point a green card arrived! No RFE after having been guaranteed one at the interview, just 4 months of limbo and then a surprise happy ending. Now to start thinking about ROCs... We're making sure to put both of our names on any paperwork that comes our way from here on out, contrived as it may be.

Sorry to bump this ancient topic, but I wanted to post an update for anyone that finds this thread in a random search:

We were left completely in the dark, no letters came until the 14th of December, at which point a green card arrived! No RFE after having been guaranteed one at the interview, just 4 months of limbo and then a surprise happy ending. Now to start thinking about ROCs... We're making sure to put both of our names on any paperwork that comes our way from here on out, contrived as it may be.

Sorry to bump this ancient topic, but I wanted to post an update for anyone that finds this thread in a random search:

We were left completely in the dark, no letters came until the 14th of December, at which point a green card arrived! No RFE after having been guaranteed one at the interview, just 4 months of limbo and then a surprise happy ending. Now to start thinking about ROCs... We're making sure to put both of our names on any paperwork that comes our way from here on out, contrived as it may be.

Sorry to bump this ancient topic, but I wanted to post an update for anyone that finds this thread in a random search:

We were left completely in the dark, no letters came until the 14th of December, at which point a green card arrived! No RFE after having been guaranteed one at the interview, just 4 months of limbo and then a surprise happy ending. Now to start thinking about ROCs... We're making sure to put both of our names on any paperwork that comes our way from here on out, contrived as it may be.

Sorry to bump this ancient topic, but I wanted to post an update for anyone that finds this thread in a random search:

We were left completely in the dark, no letters came until the 14th of December, at which point a green card arrived! No RFE after having been guaranteed one at the interview, just 4 months of limbo and then a surprise happy ending. Now to start thinking about ROCs... We're making sure to put both of our names on any paperwork that comes our way from here on out, contrived as it may be.

Sorry to bump this ancient topic, but I wanted to post an update for anyone that finds this thread in a random search:

We were left completely in the dark, no letters came until the 14th of December, at which point a green card arrived! No RFE after having been guaranteed one at the interview, just 4 months of limbo and then a surprise happy ending. Now to start thinking about ROCs... We're making sure to put both of our names on any paperwork that comes our way from here on out, contrived as it may be.

Sorry to bump this ancient topic, but I wanted to post an update for anyone that finds this thread in a random search:

We were left completely in the dark, no letters came until the 14th of December, at which point a green card arrived! No RFE after having been guaranteed one at the interview, just 4 months of limbo and then a surprise happy ending. Now to start thinking about ROCs... We're making sure to put both of our names on any paperwork that comes our way from here on out, contrived as it may be.

POE is done! Update for those who asked:

As expected, I did not get an EAD stamp. More interestingly, when I asked about it, the answer I got was "You can't get one because K1 is only a visa for you to marry, you will have to go home again afterwards and apply for another visa anyway". Needless to say I was pretty dumbfounded as this is utterly wrong (imagine waiting a year for K1 then going home after 90 days and then waiting another 18 months for CR1!) but I didn't want to make this any more difficult than it had to be, so after getting no clear response to my question about the temporary 90-day EAD I didn't press the point with the CPB officer and just blithely nodded along and said "hmm." 
 
I was sent to secondary (officer was unsure about whether K1s get sent or not, a colleague told her they do), which lasted about 3 minutes, the secondary officer opened my packet, thumbed through without looking at anything, told me I have 90 days to get married and sent me on my way. The process was painless but I was pretty surprised that the first officer knew nothing about the K1/AOS process and confidently gave false information.

Now we're getting married tomorrow, waiting for 2 weeks before applying for the SSN and then AOS after that!

Thanks for all the replies everyone. However, nobody has directly addressed my question from the beginning: is it suspicious if I ask for EAD?

Things that I know:
Nobody has gotten EAD at POE in recent years with K1. It's probably futile to ask for EAD. You have to file for EAD with AOS if you do K1 and want long term work authorisation. K1 visa holders are eligible for EAD but the application would take longer than the 90 days the visa is for, and thus it makes more sense to do it with AOS. CR1 grants EAD on arrival as part of the green card. CR1 is slower for entry but faster for permission to work. I made the right choice of visa for my priorities, and am not confused about CR1 or AOS.
Things I do not know:
Whether asking for EAD at the border is suspicious and thus harms my chance of entry.

WE DID IT!

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WE DID IT!

WE DID IT!

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WE DID IT!

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YES! NOA1 was January 4th!

My paper copy!