Finally an update on my case: I never tried to expedite because I didn’t qualify. Instead, I was finally able to leave an e-inquiry for a delayed case. I had tried to do that many times before but my inquiry never went through despite the processing times webpage telling me I was allowed to leave one. Finally on November 7 my inquiry went through. Yesterday, almost exactly a month later, my EAD status changed to ”Card Is Being Produced”. My AP never had any other status than ”Case received” but it was now marked as ”case closed” and from the document tab I could see that I am receiving a combo card.
Not sure if it was because of the inquiry or if they just happened to finally look at my documents. Just putting this info out in case someone is still waiting on their EAD.