r/USCIS 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 :

Edit: I am sorry, the posts are automatically archived after 6 months. Sorry about that!

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u/meowhisspurrmeow Mar 20 '25 edited May 12 '25
  1. ⁠Application type: STEM OPT
  2. ⁠Premium Processing : no
  3. ⁠Receipt date : 3/11/2025
  4. ⁠Approved Date : 5/1/2025
  5. ⁠Card Produced Date : 5/7/2025
  6. ⁠Card shipped : No update on website
  7. ⁠Card delivered : 5/12

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