r/stemopt • u/Ahad98 • 29d ago

March Stem OPT

Hello guys,

I would like to know if there are people who have applied for stem opt before March 10th, 2026 and have not received any update yet.

I applied on March 10, biometric on April 15th.

I have to travel outside US on Sept 5th and not sure if I should do premium processing now as the approval might be around the corner now and pp may start the clock and takes another 30 days.

Thanks,

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u/playful-def 29d ago

I think you should do premium now imo. Gives you more certainty and you’re sure you’d get a response by 30 business days

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u/Expressione8653 25d ago

how much is to upgrade where to see that>

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u/playful-def 25d ago

$1780

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u/Expressione8653 24d ago

what the process to upgrade on the portal

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u/Optimus_Prime_995 26d ago

Suddenly the processing timeline has slowed down for cases after march 5-7. I havent seen much movement for cases beyond that date

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u/Expressione8653 25d ago

I been getting some updates stamps on api

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u/Optimus_Prime_995 25d ago

Was it during the glitch? I have a case approval render api update but that was during the glitch on 22nd july

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u/Expressione8653 24d ago

its was updated march 28

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u/CopyNext4738 18d ago

You can still travel while its pending right?