card producing阶段回国问题 附六个月opt ext rfe timeline

opt extension从submit到现在六个月, 经历了RFE. 今天状态变更为new card is producing. 计划着年底回国的, 假,机票跟行程安排早在两个月前就弄好了(当时实在没想到能拖这么久). 求问, 有经验的各位, 既然卡能收到, 我想着到时候先回国, 然后叫室友帮忙把EAD卡寄回国内, 不知道这样可行么? 从美国飞到国内, 会因为没有ead卡而不让放行么

timeline :
6.14 submitted
6.18 case was received
10.1 RFE (理由竟然是需要additonal evidence to approve stem major, 而我专业确实software engineering...没有比这个更像stem的专业了吧...真是醉)
(中间学校那边少寄了材料, 耽搁了)
11.29 case was received
12.11 RFE evidence received, 同一天更新为new card is producing.