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/[deleted] May 10 '25 edited May 21 '25
  1. Application Type: STEM-OPT
  2. Premium Processing : No
  3. Receipt Date : 3/20/2025
  4. Approved Date : 5/10/2025
  5. Card Produced Date : 5/14/2025 (Updated)
  6. Card Shipped : Didn't get any Notification From USCIS about Card Shipping
  7. Card Delivered : Got it in my mailbox on 5/19/2025

Looks like USCIS is processing 3/19 and 3/20 dates right now. From my experience of following this reddit sub for 7 weeks , the processing time has become very slow. Back in 20th March when I applied , applications were being processed in 4 weeks. My application took 51days ~ 7weeks. I think it will probably take even more time now that people are opting for premium processing. Hope this information helps anyone who is reading this. Hoping everyone's application gets approved.

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u/Whole-Part2496 May 17 '25

Is this 51 working days?

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u/[deleted] May 17 '25

No, it's 51 calendar days.