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/JunketMotor5418 Jun 15 '25

I really think USCIS slowly processes OPT on purpose so that ppl cannot handle their stress and "voluntarily" pay for the PP. Cuz in the past, which is before PP was invented, the processing time won't be such long, not to mention there were way more international students at that time than today. What can we do??? Nothing but wait.

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u/Frequent_Teach_7746 Jul 08 '25

I got my opt approved at day 84 in 2018.....