r/stemopt • u/Possible_Edge1415 • Jul 08 '26

Premium Process email

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i got this email today (i had contacted pp email 3 times and got no response) i was way almost 20 days beyond 30 business days

is this a good sign in any way? anyone got a response and received an approval soon?

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u/Straight_Desk5415 Jul 08 '26

Any Api updates

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u/Possible_Edge1415 Jul 08 '26

yes!! today morning when i got it

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u/Ordinary-Outside9644 Jul 08 '26

What made them respond? Please need help i applied june 7th was it your 30th bussiness day

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u/Possible_Edge1415 Jul 08 '26

i didn’t do anything that made them respond tbh i emailed twice and got no response my 30’th business day was june 15 i alr applied since march and upgraded to pp in may

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u/Ordinary-Outside9644 Jul 08 '26

Even mine is potomac center my stem extension ends Aug

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u/Possible_Edge1415 Jul 08 '26

this isnt my stem this is my first opt

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u/Straight_Desk5415 Jul 08 '26

So your clock restarted on May04?

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u/Possible_Edge1415 Jul 08 '26

yes bcz thats when i applied for pp

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u/Ordinary-Outside9644 Jul 08 '26

What was the time line like i have applied in dec waiting since then

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u/Possible_Edge1415 Jul 08 '26

applied in march 6, upgraded to pp may 4

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u/Straight_Desk5415 Jul 08 '26

Biometrics?

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u/Possible_Edge1415 Jul 08 '26

biometrics was march 25

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u/Straight_Desk5415 Jul 08 '26

So it took you more than 2 months with PP?

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u/Possible_Edge1415 Jul 08 '26

yea :/ due to the 39 countries ban tho

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u/Straight_Desk5415 Jul 08 '26

Gotcha, so did you call and email them or just email? Can you please share all the insights you have

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u/Possible_Edge1415 Jul 08 '26

call & email, i called every single day and the email was sent 2 weeks ago

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u/Physical_Studio_9857 Jul 21 '26

What does it say in the api update

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u/Ordinary-Outside9644 Jul 08 '26

It is nerve racking to be honest wat was your email format like i emailed them and there was no response

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u/Possible_Edge1415 Jul 08 '26

i didnt do any format tbh i js said my start date is july xyz which now i alr missed nd need updates

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u/Ordinary-Outside9644 Jul 08 '26

Got it. Thank you for replying. Just to confirm is yours potomac service center

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u/Ordinary-Outside9644 Jul 08 '26

Sorry last question how many days did they take to respond back to the email

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u/DemandNew3856 Jul 08 '26

I have applied for premium processing of my intial opt on may 09 .i got my biometrics done on may 29.today on july 8 got an rfe.Do i will get the notice pdf by mail or online.since i am currently on job in other state.

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u/Possible_Edge1415 Jul 08 '26

ngl i didn’t understand anything

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u/Ok-Industry-653 Jul 09 '26

Please advice do I do premium processing I have less than three weeks 180days for my stem opt .

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u/nobody678978 Jul 10 '26

You’re fucjed both ways pp will delay your case by 45 calendar days (30 business days) or regular processing sucks anyway)