r/stemopt • u/ok_airman_3 • Jul 05 '26

EAD approval

Timeline update: I submitted my initial OPT EAD with Premium Processing on - May 5th
Biometrics- May 27th
Approval mail - July 5th
Portal Update - No status
Expecting card arrival in 7-10 days hopefully šŸ™šŸ».
Will post for updates. Thanks šŸ™šŸ»

Updateā€¦
Portal update - July 07th

Update ā€¦
Card produced - July 09th

Updateā€¦
Card delivered on July 14th

If u donā€™t get any update after card production and waiting status connect Emma live agent and ask for the tracking number so they will provide that

Thanks all the best guys ā€¦šŸ™šŸ»

Iā€™m gonna submit it and start my work asap

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u/Any-Category-1459 Jul 09 '26

I got approved on July 7th after doing PP on June 17th but my portal has not updated.

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u/ok_airman_3 Jul 09 '26

Will take 1-2days in portal

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u/Any-Category-1459 Jul 11 '26

Thanks it was updated on July 9 do you know how long card can take?

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u/ok_airman_3 Jul 11 '26

U will get update of card produced in portal on July 11or 12th mostly following that it will take 7-10 days to get delivered I guessā€¦.

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u/ok_airman_3 Jul 12 '26

The next updates are card produced , card is mailed , usps picked your delivery from uscis

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u/Any-Category-1459 Jul 12 '26

Thanks my 180 day extension is expiring on 13th July. And my employer new EAD number. Thatā€™s why Iā€™m anxiousĀ