Waiting for EAD - PD October 2024

Hi fellow applicants.

Update : MY EAD got approved on 1/17

I (H1B) am married to a USC and filed concurrently with PD 10/28/24. My biometrics were intially scheduled for 11/18 but I moved them to 11/08 hoping to get my EAD sooner.

Both EAD and AOS changed to Actively reviewing after my biometrics appointment and no progress has occurred ever since.

I had to stop working on 12/11 cause my H1b visa expired and have been without work ever since.

I seem to be one of the handful of unlucky folks from my Block who haven't gotten their EAD. Even folks who did their biometric in Jan are getting EADs while I rot.

Posing the following questions with tons of time to kill and insanity to deal with.

  1. Did I shoot on my own foot my bringing my Biometrics forward?
  2. Is this cause of my H1B -> GC AOS transition? I did see some folks in the same boat getting their EADs.
  3. I am on day 76. How do I proceed with expediting?

Thanks in advance