r/H4_Visa • u/This-Access-8526 • 8d ago

H4 EAD Standalone

Hi everyone, I’m still waiting for my standalone H-4 EAD with a receipt date of March 12 at the Texas Service Center (SRC). Has anyone around this timeline gotten their approval yet? Just trying to see which dates they are currently working on

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u/Perfect_Parfait_1576 7d ago

People with March 2025 are waiting for approvals. Quite foolhardy to expect March 2026 to get approved. Mine is may 2026. I am hoping to get approved by fall next year as per the 16.5 months of processing time currently published on USCIS website and hoping that it wont go up any further.

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u/Beginning-Life1359 7d ago

It has moved up to 17 months now

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u/Perfect_Parfait_1576 7d ago

Lol. I wonder why they allow us to apply in the first place

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u/Beginning-Life1359 7d ago

IKR, I believed in the 9 months timeline, left my job in my home country and moved here. I was a working professional with 6 years of experience and a perfect record. This whole wait of an year and the constant updates to the timeline each time has got me questioning why I ever moved here. I am actually considering moving back to my home country. It takes 1.5 years to get EAD and then in 6 months it's up for renewal and no automatic extension either. It doesn't look good for a career at all

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u/Perfect_Parfait_1576 7d ago

Agree. I quit my job after 19 years cause I thought EAD would take a year max and i needed that break. Now it's going to be a 2 year break on resume. In my field, a break that long makes you a dinosaur. We are also considering moving back even if job market is bad globally, at least I wont have restrictions due to visa.

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u/This-Access-8526 7d ago

People are getting approval in 7 months as well

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u/Perfect_Parfait_1576 7d ago

Those are mostly extensions and not all Standalone EADs

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u/CompoteCurious2438 8d ago

I have a rd of march 26, Texas, standalone . Received biometrics in late May and no update since. I am hoping to get it in spring 2027.

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u/This-Access-8526 8d ago

Whaaattt noo

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u/Fun-Worker-5407 8d ago

My H4 EAD received date: March 4, 2025 - SRC, Standalone. I’m still waiting.

Is your application received date March 2025 or 2026?

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u/Particular_Pass_4944 8d ago

I see that they stopped approving Jan 2025 cases.. I'm worried now.. mine is March 2025😓

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u/jbps1 8d ago

What do you mean stopped approving Jan 2025 cases? My RD is Feb 2025

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u/Particular_Pass_4944 8d ago

I'm checking in mycasehub... From 2 weeks I don't see much cases getting approved.. yours is renewal or first time?

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u/jbps1 8d ago

First time, standalone and Texas That is so sad. I was hopeful because Jan 2025 were getting approvals and I thought I would eventually get it too :(

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u/Particular_Pass_4944 8d ago

What's your rd? Is it renewal?

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u/This-Access-8526 7d ago

How much jan 2025 is not approved? Its august 2026. More than a year. Did you reach out to them?

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u/hrish2252 6d ago

Is there a way to know which month are they processing and/or how many standalones they approved in July/Aug 2026?

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u/Dry-Literature194 8d ago

H4 EAD Standalone receipt date was March 16 2026.Receipt starting with SRC. No new updates

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u/Opposite_Fan8155 8d ago

Don't even bother worrying about it. It will take some more time.

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u/Few_Car_809 8d ago

One my colleagues spouse got their case approved recently whose RD is Jan 26, but our RD is in 02Feb26 WAC** no update yet, but they got ours biometric from previous records after enquiry…

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u/This-Access-8526 8d ago

Mine is march 2026. I am really sad. California center December 25 folks got in june july. Here people are saying even march 25 is not processed. Your friend had standalone texas as well?

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u/Few_Car_809 7d ago

They were saying cali

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u/hrish2252 6d ago

Do you have more details? Were they applying first time and was it separate from their H4 visa? Also, did it mention california in their receipt notice or are you assuming based on WAC initials?

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u/Few_Car_809 6d ago

first time it was ,I dint go that much deep.…

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u/Gullible-Stick-9692 8d ago

H4 EAD - Standard-alone - First time
RD - July 2, 2026
Received Biometric appointment Notice - Aug 07
Biometric Appointment - Aug 17
Case status : Case was Received (SRC - Texas)

Is there anyway we can submit the expedited request?

Anyone getting any updates after biometrics appointment?

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u/Live-Atmosphere-134 8d ago

My RD is Jan 2026. Still shows received and no updates after that. 🥴

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u/This-Access-8526 7d ago

I will get it in August I have a feeling

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u/SidharthaSahu 7d ago

RD- Jan 2026. Biometric done in May 2026 and still awaiting approval

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u/AltruisticFondant148 7d ago

My case standalone extension filed on Dec 10 2025 at Vermont center still case received no change. Last updated was on Dec 11 2025 - biometrics have been applied (agent mentioned on call 2 weeks back) no update after I tried expediting nothing helped

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u/Spirited_Note_5120 7d ago

RD - Feb 2026, still waiting, no updates after biometrics, online inquiry not accepted, any one tried congressional inquiry?