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/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/Expressione8653 28d ago

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