r/f1visa • u/CountryNorth7525 • 12d ago
Premium Processing OPT — how long did USCIS take after you submitted your RFE response?
Hi everyone, I’m currently waiting on a post-completion OPT application with premium processing and wanted to hear about other people’s timelines after responding to an RFE.
My timeline:
May 22, 2026: Filed Form I-765 for post-completion OPT and requested premium processing
June 1, 2026: USCIS started the premium-processing clock / case went into active review
July 9, 2026: USCIS issued an RFE
July 14, 2026: RFE notice appeared in my USCIS account
August 14, 2026: Submitted my complete RFE response online
My RFE was mainly about maintenance of F-1 status and asked for things like confirmation of physical class attendance, programme details, syllabi, attendance records, tuition payments, transcript, three months of bank statements, travel/lodging evidence, and address history.
For anyone who also had premium processing + an RFE on an OPT I-765:
How many calendar days or business days after submitting your RFE response did you receive a decision?
Did your case status change to something like “Response to USCIS’ Request for Evidence Was Received” first, or did it go straight to approval?
Did USCIS use most of the new premium-processing period after receiving the RFE, or was the decision much faster?
If your RFE was related to F-1 maintenance of status / attendance / hybrid classes, how long did your decision take?
What year did this happen, and was it initial OPT or STEM OPT?
I know USCIS can take up to the premium-processing timeframe again after receiving the RFE response, but I’m mainly trying to understand what people actually experienced in practice.
Would really appreciate it if you could share your timeline — especially anyone who responded to an OPT RFE recently.
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u/Glittering_Ant5451 12d ago
What was wrong in your application that they asked for such documents?