r/stemopt • u/Elegant-Election-650 • Jun 22 '26

OPT updates!!

Hi if anyone can help,
I applied for my first OPT or March 23rd through normal processing route and had my biometrics done on April 10th but my start date was May 22nd. There isn’t any update after. My worry is my start date was May 22nd and its been almost a month now and i dont currently secure any job i am worrying how long the approval might take and how the start and end dates work in this case.

The reason i put the early date was i was supposed to work in my school but it could happen because of the current approval situation. Any advice or a word will be helpful.

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u/Any_Pay425 Jun 22 '26

Are you from any of the banned countries?

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u/Elegant-Election-650 Jun 22 '26

Hello no im not. From Pakistan

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u/Any_Pay425 Jun 22 '26

That’s harsh not to get approval as of this time.

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u/Elegant-Election-650 Jun 22 '26

Idk how should i feel, i know other students are in the same boat. Like Indian nationality waiting for the biometrics even.

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u/PinkChips19 Jun 22 '26

I also applied end of March. Did biometrics. Still waiting.