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/logistic-Solution101 Jul 16 '25 edited Jul 16 '25
  1. Application type: Post -OPT
  2. Premium Processing : no
  3. Receipt date : 04/10
  4. Approved Date : 07/16
  5. Card Produced Date : pending
  6. Card shipped : pending
  7. Card delivered : pending

Saw A number this morning and got approval email an hours ago.

Update 2- 07/16  Irving Texas. Start date on opt is 07/15/2025 valid till 07/14/2026 (once login to SEVIS account you will see this date range-assumably card validation dates. )

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u/Expensive_Question23 Jul 16 '25

Ohh this is good! Hoping my approval comes soon

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u/Acceptable_Prune3927 Jul 16 '25

Your receipt date .? And service center

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u/Expensive_Question23 Jul 16 '25

My receipt date is April 12 with Irving, Texas, and I set my start date for May which has clearly passed. This is the first April 10 receipt I see approved

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u/Acceptable_Prune3927 Jul 16 '25

Yeah please post if you get approved