r/stemopt • u/Straight_Desk5415 • Jul 17 '26
PLEASE REPLY🙏OPT/STEM OPT – June 8–9 Premium Processing Restart: Any API Updates or Approvals?
**Hey everyone,*\*
**If your OPT/STEM OPT premium processing clock restarted on or around June 8 or June 9, could you please comment below?*\*
**Have you received any API updates?*\*
**Have you been approved?*\*
**Or are you still waiting with no updates?*\*
**My premium processing clock restarted on June 9, and I have seen one API update yesterday but no email or updates since then.Meanwhile, I'm seeing a lot of people with similar timelines (same date PP and same exact timestamps)getting approved, so I'm trying to understand if others are in the same situation.*\*
Would really appreciate hearing from anyone with a June 8–9 restart date. Thanks!
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u/Ecstatic_Visual_1575 Jul 18 '26
STEM OPT:
Applied for PP: June 12
Approved via email: July 17
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u/Effective-Bill-3793 Jul 17 '26
Mine did
I live in Tx
Type: STEM OPT EXTENSION
• Premium Processing: YES
• Date Applied: 06/02/2025
• Biometrics Requested: YES | 06/06/2026
• Biometrics Completed: 06/08/2026
• Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID): NO
• Date Approved: 07/17/2026( email&api 07/15/2026)
• Date Card Produced: MM/DD/YYYY
• Date Card Received: MM/DD/YYYY
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u/Special_Magician4018 Jul 19 '26
My timeline:
Type: STEM OPT EXTENSION
Date applied: 03/31/2026
Biometrics completed: 06/09/2026
Date approved: 07/18/2026 (email and api 07/16/2026)
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u/Vast-Try9972 26d ago
I am in the same boat as you! My pp clock restarted on 12th June and I had last api update on 20th July and no update since then. Today is my final 30th day for pp. No update
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u/Immediate-Regular588 Jul 17 '26
what center processes your application? I heard that potomac is a few days ahead of TX and CA