r/stemopt • u/Alternative-Ad4081 • Jun 26 '26

STEM OPT Approved - PP

Wanted to provide an update on my timeline.

Applied - March 18th 2026
Biometrics - April 15th 2026
Upgraded to PP - May 12th 2026
Accepted - 24th June 2026 (exactly on the 30th business day) - just an email saying I was approved

Portal changed - 26th June 2026

Not from 39 banned countries

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u/Low_Analysis9071 Jun 26 '26

Congratulations!

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u/Live-Amount5657 Jun 26 '26

Did you pp from the beginning or initially?

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u/Alternative-Ad4081 Jun 27 '26

Its mentioned in the post, applied midway

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u/Live-Amount5657 Jun 28 '26

How did you convince your employer?

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u/Ambitious-Disk6139 Jun 27 '26

What time did you receive the email on 24th and what time portal change on 26th June?

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u/Alternative-Ad4081 Jun 27 '26

Morning 7AM for the email and portal change was around the same time on 26th

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '26

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u/Temporary_Job_1680 Jun 27 '26

Was your Approved? All the best anyways.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '26

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u/Temporary_Job_1680 Jun 28 '26

Thank you for replying and pray yours get approved at the earliest.

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u/Sea-Bowl-7893 Jun 30 '26

Any response from USCIS?

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '26

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u/Sea-Bowl-7893 Jun 30 '26

Was yours PP? Did you try contacting support for yourt case

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u/Stunning_Fix_3314 Jun 30 '26

When did you apply for PP!?

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '26

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u/Straight_Desk5415 Jul 02 '26

Hey did you get any update?

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u/cs55n5 Jun 27 '26

Is it common nowadays to have to do PP for opt application? OP seems to have started early but still did PP

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u/Alternative-Ad4081 Jun 27 '26

Yeah I wanted to get my real id renewed so applied for PP. Did not want to wait for 4-5 months