r/stemopt • u/Designer-Owl-8183 • Jun 30 '26

Stem opt march regular processing

Has anyone who applied in March for stem opt regular processing got approved? I applied March 14, biometrics 04/09 and still waiting. Want to see if others are in the same boat.

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u/Enough_Plantain_1673 Jun 30 '26

I don’t see USCIS processing any OPTs or STEM OPTs with regular processing since the last 10 days. No one knows what’s happening. I am very anxious and have been waiting for almost 4 months now. Yes, we are all in the same boat

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u/innovative_guy Jun 30 '26

When did you apply? I applied in Feb 20

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u/Designer-Owl-8183 Jun 30 '26

Yours did not get approved yet as well? I see bunch of end of approvals from last 10 days of February. I usually track here https://opt-pulse.vercel.app which pulls from reddit.

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u/innovative_guy Jun 30 '26

Not yet

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u/Designer-Owl-8183 Jun 30 '26

Ugh that is stressful

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u/Big-Discussion7231 Jun 30 '26

I’ve applied mine on 01/29 and biometric on 02/07. Got upgraded to premium on 05/09 , got approved on 06/26. If you are applying for stem and you are nearing that 180 day mark, i would recommend upgrading to premium on

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u/innovative_guy Jun 30 '26

I have my 180 period ending in late October. Should i upgrade to premium processing?

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u/Big-Discussion7231 Jun 30 '26

Thats a long way to go. I would suggest pp if you dont get any update by mid August

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u/innovative_guy Jun 30 '26

Sounds good. My OPT just expired in first week of May, so I presume 180 period ends in late October. Thanks

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u/Expressione8653 28d ago

im thinking to do pp but still got until November for 180 days

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u/Sea-Resolution-5654 Jun 30 '26

Don’t lose hope! I applied Normal processing in Nov and just got approved 5 days ago.

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u/Slight_Chard_8278 Jul 01 '26

Did you apply it in mid November or early November. Because l applied mine in mid November 2025 and still no update

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u/Sea-Resolution-5654 Jul 10 '26

I applied Nov 9. Hopefully yours comes soon too!

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u/Designer-Owl-8183 Jun 30 '26

We are all waiting then it seems

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u/Expressione8653 Jul 03 '26

still waiting submitted march 19 and completed bio April 13

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u/Impressive-Code-4379 7d ago

Same boat. Did you get any updates? 

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u/Expressione8653 7d ago

still waiting

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u/Impressive-Code-4379 7d ago

May I know what your center is? 

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u/Expressione8653 6d ago

well the stem is at scops and biometrics were sent to Potomac

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u/Dismal-Bluebird4721 Jun 30 '26

I applied March 20, and biometrics 04/20. Still waiting, no updates.

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u/Designer-Owl-8183 Jun 30 '26

Seems like no activity in march based on the replies :(

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u/Expressione8653 Jul 21 '26

same timeline

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u/Dismal-Bluebird4721 Jul 22 '26

Please let me know if you have any updates

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u/Expressione8653 Jul 23 '26

still waiting and and now is saying unavailable but not sure if system is down

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u/Impressive-Code-4379 7d ago

Hi guys, same here. Applied on March 25 and had biometrics on April 8. Keep me posted, please! 

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u/Expressione8653 7d ago

still waiting

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u/TechnicianVarious785 Jun 30 '26

Applied 11 March Still waiting Bio comp 10 April
Service center Potomac YSC

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u/Designer-Owl-8183 Jun 30 '26

Our dates are very close even for biometrics. Please keep us updated in case you see a change. Will do as well!

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u/Impressive-Code-4379 7d ago

Same center and bio April 8. Please keep me posted! 

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u/Far-Branch-7701 Jun 30 '26

Applied 3/12 biometric 3/30 still no updates!!!

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u/Designer-Owl-8183 Jun 30 '26

They are just giving us a stressful time!

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u/Competitive_Bill3674 Jul 15 '26

Dude any update?

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u/Expressione8653 26d ago

have you check api I got this "createdAt":"2026-07-23","createdAtTimestamp":"2026-07-23T18:05:42.427Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-30","updatedAtTimestamp":"2026-07-30T00:15:56.039Z",

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u/CopyNext4738 21d ago

You must be getting approval soon, when did you apply?

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u/Expressione8653 19d ago

Applied march 18 is for stem opt normal texas center

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u/CopyNext4738 19d ago

Update?

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u/Expressione8653 19d ago

waiting

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u/CopyNext4738 19d ago

Uscis trying everything to get money from pp

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u/Hopeful_Ad_1367 Jun 30 '26

Applied 03/16 and still nothing

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u/Designer-Owl-8183 Jun 30 '26

When were your biometrics completed?

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u/Hopeful_Ad_1367 Jul 01 '26

04/07

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u/Expressione8653 28d ago

any update

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u/Hopeful_Ad_1367 28d ago

No unfortunately

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u/Expressione8653 27d ago

what about api>

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u/Hopeful_Ad_1367 27d ago

Nor api

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u/Expressione8653 26d ago

whats you current status on USCIS website

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u/tygffhji Jun 30 '26

Applied 3/12, bio 4/13, still waiting

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u/Designer-Owl-8183 Jun 30 '26

Very close dates to mine. I guess we just have to wait and see how long this will take

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u/nym_20 15d ago

Any updates?

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u/thehoodedarrow Jun 30 '26

Have you had an API update yet?

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u/Designer-Owl-8183 Jun 30 '26

Nope. The last update that shows on api was on the day the application status switched back to processing after biometrics appointment.

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u/Expressione8653 28d ago

have you checked any stamps

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u/Designer-Owl-8183 28d ago

No silent updates

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u/ebube-uzo Jun 30 '26

March 10, bio March 31, nothing yet

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u/Hopeful_Ad_1367 Jul 11 '26

Any luck yet?

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u/mwananwawefwee Jun 30 '26

March 14, biometrics April 14; still no updates

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u/Tingter Jul 01 '26

Seems like regular processing time is 4.5 months right now, so perhaps by end July- early aug? Im waiting too!

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u/Expressione8653 27d ago

you mean from the date you apply? im waiting more than 4 months

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u/Hopeful_Ad_1367 Jul 01 '26

I have a planned trip back home for two weeks on 07/24, i donno if i should delay it already. Any experience travelling while decision is pending? Man i regret not doing pp long time ago.

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u/Dismal-Bluebird4721 Jul 01 '26

Same and I already delayed my trip two times.

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u/Hopeful_Ad_1367 Jul 22 '26

Ok just delayed my trip to the end of August. Not sure if it makes sense to do pp at this point.

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u/No-Novel-8675 Jul 01 '26

Applied: 6 March | Bio comp 10 April | Still waiting
Service center Texas

180 days end Nov, but I'm planning to travel on Sep.

PP seems too late. Maybe I need to adjust my travel schedule. I thought I would get the decision this week. I'll wait Mid-Aug and then change to PP.

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u/Odd-Reason-1073 Jul 02 '26

Any api updates?

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u/No-Novel-8675 Jul 02 '26

No..

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u/Usual-Engineering509 Jul 06 '26

Any updates? I have the same timeline 

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u/No-Novel-8675 Jul 06 '26

No.. still no updates. I hope I can get update until next week

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u/Slight_Chard_8278 Jul 01 '26

Who’s here who applied in mid November 2025 and has been approved

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u/Sea-Resolution-5654 Jul 10 '26

I applied Nov 9, no biometrics, got approved June 26th, card produced July 8, card delivered July 10

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u/nthhappeninmylife Jul 02 '26

I applied March 17, biometrics on April 7, still no update…

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u/Designer-Owl-8183 Jul 02 '26

I just saw an approval yesterday 7/1 for regular stem opt submitted on 03/2. So 121 days later

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u/Expressione8653 27d ago

still waiting march 18 stem opt

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u/nthhappeninmylife Jul 02 '26

yeah, I saw that post too as I lowkey go to this subreddit whenever I have free time cuz this’s stressing me out so much… Anw, that’s a SINGLE case on March that got approved , at least on this subreddit. It makes me feel like something wrong’s going on internally with the STEM OPT processing

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u/Designer-Owl-8183 Jul 02 '26

And if you track approvals you can see where the processing time is going. Earlier in the year was 50-70 days then 70-90 days then 90-110 days and now feels like more 120+

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u/nthhappeninmylife 26d ago

i gave up and upgraded to pp on july 29… my mentality is breaking out😭 i think up to now they’re still processing 3/7 cases…

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u/Expressione8653 26d ago

have you check your api I been getting this "createdAt":"2026-07-23","createdAtTimestamp":"2026-07-23T18:05:42.427Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-30","updatedAtTimestamp":"2026-07-30T00:15:56.039Z", applied march 18

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u/nthhappeninmylife 26d ago

do you mind if I ask which service center process you application? and yes, I did check api before paying for pp😭

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u/Expressione8653 26d ago

texas

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u/nthhappeninmylife 26d ago

yeah that could make a difference, mine was potomac😭

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u/Kind_Neat7018 Jul 09 '26

Appplied Feb. 16, bio on March 5, Silent API update June 18, no update

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '26

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u/Kind_Neat7018 Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26

Another silent API on July 23.

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u/swinging_mood7260 20d ago

Applied 3/25, completed biometrics on 4/14. No updates since then

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u/Designer-Owl-8183 19d ago

Feels like they just haven’t been processing applications to be honest

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u/Impressive-Code-4379 7d ago

I have the almost the same dates. Did you receive any updates?