Does a Moroccan EAD take longer to get?!

[SaharaSunset 165]

Okay first of all to vent a little, I HATE that it feels like for the past year or so, my life and my ability to move forward has been in the hands of the US government, and I just have to patiently wait. I AM OVER IT!!! And now waiting for my husband to be able to work is even more frustrating! Thank heavens I have a steady job! But money is of course a little tight and we are dipping into savings that will run out in like a month! My wonderful good-natured husband is trying to stay busy and is ever positive - but I feel terrible because he left a very successful life behind to come be with me. I assured him he would find a good job here and we do have some connections, but we can't act on them until he can legally work. He says hes fine, but I know he is getting "unemployed restless."

Now for my question. We filed the EAD/AOS combo on 12/30/11, and received NOA 1/10/12. He had his biometrics 2/3 and the AOS was tranfered to California on 2/8. I know that they say technically the EAD process takes "3 months" - but as I look at the timelines on this website, I see lots of people getting their EAD approved in like 2 months. We have heard nothing as of today. But now I'm even seeing people who were just approved in the last 2-3 days, that actually filed AFTER us....is this normal??? My husband, says he read online that it takes longer for "high fraud risk" countries...which apparently Morocco is. Is this true?

I think I'm mostly worried because we used a lawyer for the K-1 and sailed through faster than normal. But we did not use a lawyer for this EAD/AOS portion after he got here, and so I'm super worried we did something wrong, missed something, or are going to have problems. Maybe I'm jumping the gun, but I just am not sure what we really should expect as far as the "real" time for him to get his EAD(provided everything goes well) Does anyone know? I hate having life on hold!!

(But on a good note, at least he is here - waiting to be with him was MUCH worse! )

Edited March 9, 2012 by SaharaSunset

[Moomin 292]

It shouldn't take longer.

(that's the short version of it but you can't rule out a background check)

There are other factors involved at this point. Some do not get their EAD/AP before the greencard.

I submitted AOS 22 days before you and recently got EAD in the mail. It took 69 days - it took a month from biometrics appointment until approval.

[SaharaSunset 165]

Thanks for the reply Funny thing, I literally just got the email that the card has been ordered!! So I guess I was jumping the gun! Thanks again!! I feel a huge sense of relief!!!!

[Moomin 292]

Aww, congrats : ) Happy to see the venting didn't go unnoticed. I know what it's like to wait around for that work permit. Happy job hunting if that's your plan.