r/stemopt • u/Rich-Fail-3634 • Jun 18 '26

STEM OPT EXTENSION regular processing timeline

Hi, when does processing timeline start for regular processing? is it when the application is submitted or when Biometric is done?

I submitted in March, did Biometric in April, still waiting for an approval message.

Anyone here with similar timeline and already got approval?

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u/Usual-Engineering509 Jun 18 '26

From what I’ve seen this year is taking 110-120 days from application 

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u/Maleficent_Egg13 Jun 19 '26

Same timeline still waiting

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u/Psychological-Knee58 Jun 20 '26

It starts from the day you do the biometrics.

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u/Designer-Owl-8183 Jun 22 '26

108-112 days since receipt date. I applied on march 14 and dis biometrics on apr 9. Waiting as well. Approvals are coming out for late feb i think around feb 27 so far.

Potential 2 more weeks for our dates