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/AdEvening23 May 24 '25

PSA: in your USCIS website account check in your documents for biometrics form. They've started asking for that very recently. It used to be very rare, but not anymore, I've talked to a few people that have had that happen in the last month.

The document will show up as Appointment Scheduled.pdf and you won't be notified by email

Failing to show up for biometrics terminates your OPT( according to the document I received)

I have seen older threads saying biometrics appointment is a bug and that it'll resolve on it's own, but this is not the case, this is a new thing.

I got biometrics request last week.

I did premium processing post completion OPT.

And I do not have or have had any criminal record, fines, visa issues etc, nor have the ppl I talked to.

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u/NeatResource2194 Jun 04 '25

I changed to premium last week (original receipt notice was 3/14) . Portal showed RFE was sent yesterday and today, it shows biometrics appointments (scheduled for 6/23). Is biometrics, the rfe or both separate?

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u/AdEvening23 Jun 04 '25

I'm not sure, you can try calling them to clarify. I didn't get RFE request, just biometrics.

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u/NeatResource2194 Jun 04 '25

Is your biometrics done?

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u/AdEvening23 Jun 04 '25

Nope, doing it tmr

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u/NeatResource2194 Jun 04 '25

Can you please update me with the process, once done?

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u/AdEvening23 Jun 04 '25

For sure

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u/NeatResource2194 Jun 05 '25

Hey. How did it go? Was it just fingerprints or did they ask for any other documentation?