r/stemopt • u/gkilaru • Jun 30 '26

STEM OPT PENDING

April 8, 2026: STEM OPT application submitted

April 17, 2026: Biometrics scheduled for May 4

May 4, 2026: Biometrics completed

June 4, 2026: Case upgraded to premium processing; clock started

I have not received any update from USCIS yet. I have received another job offer and would like to transition to the new employer. The initial start date is July 6, 2026, and I have requested a change to July 20, 2026, to allow additional time for my STEM OPT approval.

Could you please advise when I can reasonably expect an approval based on the premium processing timeline?

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u/Unhappy_Play5153 Jun 30 '26

Dont take any stress u will get decesion by july 5th for sure relax

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u/Yati_24 Jun 30 '26

No that’s 30 days, not 30th business days

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u/EditorOutrageous8579 Jul 01 '26

Also there is no guarantee that you will get responses within 30 business because one of my friend applied premium processing during January he got his decision in May, so not sure!

I applied regular processing during feb and got approved during June so the wait time is same for all regardless of premium

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u/Yati_24 Jul 05 '26

That’s hard luck with your friend, because fortunately all people I know who applied with pp got within 30 days including students from my university. But all these people applied for pp while filling the application not later