EAD finally approved at TSC
This is the story about my EAD application:
01/03/2007 E-Filed the application and sent the supporting documents
01/19/2007 Biometrics was taken
04/06/2007 Pending for 93 days with no update since the biometrics. I went to the field office and was told to send an expedite request. The Expedite request was sent by "overnight EMS" on the same day.
04/10/2007 Called the customer service, but they just filed a service referral
04/11/2007 Contacted the congressman's office. They said they would send an email inquiry to CIS
04/13/2007 I was not sure if congressman's office would work on that. So I went to the field office again and the field officer called TSC twice while I was there. TSC duty officer did not explain why the case was delayed but said that the case would be processed immediately.
04/17/2007 Congressman's office called early this morning. They received an email from CIS yesterday saying that the case is with the examiner. Later on, I got a call again from the congressman's office saying that my case has been approved. I checked the case status, it says:
Current Status: Card production ordered.
On April 16, 2007, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.
I don't know what finally worked (field inquiry, expedite request, or congressman's inquiry). Anyway, I believe it would be further delayed without taking any action.