I got an email notice yesterday, mentioning that my EAD has been approved :)
Looks like, FP was holding up the process.
My Timeline:
RD: Oct 3, 2005
ND: Oct 11, 2005
AP Approval: Dec 23, 2005
AP Recd: Dec 28, 2005
FP Done: Jan 10, 2006
EAD Approval Notice Recd: Jan 11, 2006 (Email...