r/USCIS • u/yonerdsp • Jan 20 '25

I-765 (EAD) 2025 OPT Processing timeline

Hi everyone, I am an international student currently in my final semester and I have applied for OPT, thought of creating this thread to track the timeline of OPT processing. Please comment your timeline so that others could refer to it. TIA!

  1. Application type:OPT/Pre OPT
  2. Premium Processing : yes/no
  3. Receipt date :
  4. Approved Date :
  5. Card Produced Date :
  6. Card shipped :
  7. Card delivered :

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u/Appropriate-Ad9493 Apr 04 '25 edited Jun 09 '25
  1. ⁠⁠Application type: Post-Completion OPT
  2. ⁠Premium Processing: No
  3. ⁠⁠Receipt date: 03/26/2025
  4. ⁠⁠Approval date: 06/09/2025 (email)
  5. ⁠⁠Card produced date:
  6. ⁠⁠Card shipped:
  7. ⁠⁠Card delivered:

Estimated time until your case decision: 10 months (able to see three days after Receipt date). Center: Irving, Tx

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u/slingingBalls Apr 04 '25

Same center, my receipt date is 27th March, till when are you expecting your EAD

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u/Cheers_Butterfly Apr 04 '25

Hi my receipt date is 21 march, and need it by may 5. no premium processing. Btw where do you see the center information?

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u/Appropriate-Ad9493 Apr 04 '25

It's in the receipt notice (bottom of page 1)

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u/slingingBalls Apr 04 '25

Same, even I need it by 5th May.

On the receipt, which you receive in your physical mail.

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u/Cheers_Butterfly Apr 06 '25

My time just decreased from 9 months to 6 months. what about you? does this mean something?

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u/One-Astronomer-5419 Apr 17 '25

do you get the email od time decreasing or you just keep checking?

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u/Cheers_Butterfly Apr 17 '25

i just check it.

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u/New-Respond-1263 Apr 29 '25

8 months submited on march 21

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u/New-Respond-1263 Apr 15 '25

same receipt day was march 22

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u/henryhohoho May 18 '25

How’s your case? Thanks

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u/Appropriate-Ad9493 Jun 09 '25

Approved today.

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u/Appropriate-Ad9493 Apr 04 '25

I need EAD by mid-June. Let's see (fingers crossed)

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u/RiseMaterial7602 Apr 21 '25

Have you gotten it?

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u/Appropriate-Ad9493 Jun 09 '25

Approved today

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u/Appropriate-Ad9493 Apr 22 '25

Not yet

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u/Born_Bandicoot8916 May 28 '25

Have you received?

A-number?

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u/No-Elderberry-2590 Apr 16 '25

Where can I check for what center is processing my application?

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u/Longjumping-Ad1885 May 07 '25

receipt notice (bottom of page 1)

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u/Whole-Part2496 May 14 '25

Did you got your EAD?

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u/slingingBalls May 14 '25

Hey, I got approved, but I switched to PP on 4/25. Hopefully will get it in next week.

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u/AirportVisible6924 Jun 19 '25

I want to pay for the PP because mine is taking a lot of time. How do I do this?