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Sharing our complete timeline in case it helps anyone waiting for a bundled H-1B + H-4 + H-4 EAD case.

• June 25, 2026 – USCIS receipt date for H-1B, H-4 and H-4 EAD
• July 16, 2026 – H-1B approved
• July 17, 2026 – H-4 approved
• July 20, 2026 – H-4 EAD biometrics appointment. Only photo was taken; fingerprints were reused from previous biometrics/entry.
• July 20 – September 21 – H-4 EAD online status continued to show “Case Was Received.” No biometrics update appeared online.
• August 14th, 2026 - Sent email to 5 PP units with biometrics stamped form attached.
• August 20th, 2026 - Sent email to PP and TSC units without any attachments.
• September 9th, 2026 - Sent email to 5 PP units without any attachments.
• September 14th, 2026 - Reached out to congressman - no response.
• September 22nd, 2026 - VSC replied to August 14th email with biometrics attached saying "Your case is being reviewed as requested." I was confused because the case was still with SRC.
• September 22, 2026 – “New Card Is Being Produced” after 1 hr from above email.
• September 23, 2026 – “Case Was Approved”
• September 24, 2026 – “Card Was Mailed To Me.” Tracking initially showed unavailable.
• September 24, 2026 - VSC and SRC both replied again to August 14th email saying the case is approved.
• September 28, 2026 – Got the USPS tracking number via Emma chat.
• October 1, 2026 – Attorney received the EAD card.
• October 2, 2026 – Attorney shipped the card to us via FedEx.
• October 3, 2026 – Physical EAD card received!

Total time from USCIS receipt to card production was about 89 days, and it took about 64 days after the biometrics appointment for the card-production update. The dates in the EAD match the H-4 validity i.e 3 years.