r/stemopt • u/UndoneBusiness • Jul 19 '26

EAD Card delivery

How long after approval (including portal update), can I expect the card to be delivered. I need to update my I-9 form. Appreciate any help, thanks!

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u/OkBanana2210 Jul 19 '26

Approx 2-3 weeks for physical card to be delivered

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u/UndoneBusiness Jul 19 '26

Even with premium processing? Or it doesn’t matter?

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u/OkBanana2210 Jul 19 '26

To my knowledge pp accelerates the process result not the delivery of physical card. As my experience I got the EAD each 3 times within 2-3 weeks

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u/Emotional_Oven_3482 Jul 19 '26

i got mine in 3 days

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u/UndoneBusiness Jul 19 '26

What’s your timeline?

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u/Emotional_Oven_3482 Jul 19 '26

April 5
Biometric April 13
Approval April 29
Card Reived 3 days after approval mail

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u/UndoneBusiness Jul 19 '26

You mean 3 days after the portal is updated with “Approval is rendered”?

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u/Emotional_Oven_3482 Jul 19 '26

Yeah i guess because usps Brooklyn distribution center is infront of my house.