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✅ EB-3 EAD C9 Approved - NBC PD N/A
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✅ **Case Status: Approved**
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An applicant with a pending I-485 (Category C09) received EAD approval from the National Benefits Center approximately 5 months after filing. An expedite request was denied, and a congressional inquiry yielded no official response before the card was approved.
Category: C09 (Pending I-485)
Service Center: National Benefits Center (NBC)
Receipt Date: November 6, 2025
Biometrics: December 2, 2025
Expedite Request: Filed March 3, 2026 — Denied March 31, 2026
Congressional Inquiry: Filed March 5, 2026 — No official USCIS response received
EAD Approval Notice: April 3, 2026
Total processing time from receipt to EAD approval: approximately 4 months and 28 days. Biometrics were completed within about 4 weeks of receipt. Neither the expedite request nor the congressional inquiry appeared to accelerate the outcome.
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This NBC C09 EAD case took just under 5 months from receipt to approval (Nov 2025 – Apr 2026), which is consistent with current NBC processing times for EAD C09 category. Notable: the expedite request was formally denied just 3 days before the EAD was approved, suggesting USCIS adjudication was already in progress when the denial issued. Congressional inquiries in this timeframe also appear to have limited impact on EAD timelines. Applicants at NBC filing in late 2025 should anticipate a 4–6 month window for EAD C09 approvals under current conditions.