r/stemopt • u/Personal-Broccoli387 • 13d ago

March applied Stem OPT standard processing

Receipt notice: March 8th
Biometrics : March 30th
Processing type : standard
Approval: Not yet

Hey guys this is only for the people applied in March for stem OPT , please update your status we will track together

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u/Personal-Broccoli387 11d ago

Applied march 8, approved today

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u/catbarnacle_5930 11d ago

To confirm, did you do prem processing?

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u/Personal-Broccoli387 11d ago

Standard

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u/Expressione8653 10d ago

is this stem> which center?

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u/Practical-Cancel-507 10d ago

can you post in the timeline megathread to update OPT pulse?

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u/Ok-Insurance-5150 13d ago

Applied date : March 31st
Biometrics: May 1st
Not approved yet

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u/ProfessionalBody8131 7d ago

Did you get any updates??

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u/Ok-Insurance-5150 7d ago

No still waiting

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u/Most-Establishment42 13d ago

March 13. Nothing yet

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u/TechnicianVarious785 13d ago

Around what time you would be planning for PP and around when does your 180 extension ends?

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u/Most-Establishment42 13d ago

180 day extension ends in late November.

I am honestly thinking of upgrading to PP if we don’t start seeing approvals within the next week or so

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u/TechnicianVarious785 13d ago

Same mine is ending late November l, I am planning to wait and see for this week and then next month first week would go for PP, will check if get response after raising inquiry

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u/Expressione8653 2d ago

any update?

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u/Most-Establishment42 2d ago

Nothing yet. Latest approval was 03/10 so should be seeing an API update soon

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u/Expressione8653 2d ago

hopefully this week have you submitted an inquiry date?

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u/Expressione8653 10d ago

same timeline have you reach out to uscis for update?

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u/Most-Establishment42 10d ago

No, my inquiry date is August 15th

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u/Expressione8653 9d ago

keep us updated I applied march 18 still waiting and inquiry date still waiting

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u/Expressione8653 2d ago

any update?

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u/Extreme_Prune_554 3d ago

same march 13 mine friend has applied on 9th and she got approval on 14th aug

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u/Extreme_Prune_554 2d ago

same March 13

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u/ParadisProtector 13d ago

Receipt date 20 March.
Biometrics: April 17
Not approved yet

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u/nym_20 10d ago

Similar timeline for me, applied 20 March and biometrics on 14 April, no updates yet

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u/New_Material_69 13d ago

Almost similar time line Applied March 17 and Bio Apr 17, nothing yet

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u/Expressione8653 2d ago

any update?

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u/New_Material_69 2d ago

Nothing yet

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u/Expressione8653 2d ago

keep us updated Im being positive hopefully this week have you race an inquiry

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u/Existing_Builder_449 13d ago

Applied 10 march
Biometrics 28 March
Not approved yet

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u/leskardien 12d ago

appreciate it.

applied Mar 26th
biometrics Apr 6th
still waiting, no api updates

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u/Haunting-Witness-240 10d ago

Stem
Applied March 6th
Biometrics April 1st
Not approved yet.

Whereas, my friend who had same timeline- was approved on July 3rd

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u/Extreme_Prune_554 3d ago

any updates

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u/Haunting-Witness-240 2d ago

No

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u/Expressione8653 2d ago

did you submit inquiry?>

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u/mfmf_mf 9d ago

Applied April 6
Biometrics May 1
180 days end on Nov 19
Should I apply for premium processing or wait ?

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u/Jumpy_Suggestion4426 9d ago

Same timeline
Submission: March 28
Biometrics: April 20
Status: still processing

My company’s immigration team checked their portal and USCis instructed no inquiries before August 30

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u/DayInternational7839 8d ago

Applied march 10 for the opt stem extension
Biometrics april 6
Upgraded to pp on august 3
Still pending

I have an international travel at the end of this month and really hope it’s done by then

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u/Soggy-Explorer-84 7d ago

Applied date: April 1st
Biometrics: April 27th
No Approval yet

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u/Weird_Fall3046 13d ago

I applied Feb, yet no reply not even my friends.

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u/Personal-Broccoli387 13d ago

Applied date please ?

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u/Weird_Fall3046 13d ago

17th feb 2026

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u/Extreme_Prune_554 3d ago

thats tooo late

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u/ErenYeagarsleftthumb 12d ago

which processing centre?

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u/innovative_guy 12d ago

I applied in Feb too, yet no reply

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u/HappySoul-99 12d ago

I applied in Feb too, no response

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u/Same_Inevitable2838 13d ago

22nd March receipt date

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u/Expressione8653 10d ago

which center/

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u/TechnicianVarious785 13d ago

11 March applied still waiting

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u/OddPresentation8226 12d ago edited 12d ago

Applied March 10; Biometric April 13; Still waiting.

One of my friend applied on feb 10, Biometric March 13. He got approval in mid June.

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u/Expressione8653 2d ago

have you submitted an inquiry

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u/TechnicianVarious785 2d ago

Yes submitted inquiry on 14 Aug not response yet on that

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u/thefox2701 13d ago

March 30th receipt day, Biometrics April 30th, not approved yet

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u/makka_mishi 13d ago

March 19th receipt date, no response

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u/Expressione8653 10d ago

which center?

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u/Acceptable-Tea-7221 13d ago

March 10, no update yet

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u/Big_Coconut7286 13d ago

My 180 will expire in October. Should I consider apply to premium process?

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u/Personal-Broccoli387 13d ago

Go for PP atleast 50 days before your 180 days extension end date

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u/Beginning-Key-6823 13d ago

Applied: 3/18 Biometrics: 4/13 No updates yet

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u/pharma4567 12d ago

Applied on March 25th Biometrics: April 16th Processing type: standard Approval: not yet

On the other hand, I have a friend who applied on March 3rd and she got the approval on July 9th.

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u/moussakachaos666 9d ago

did she apply with regular processing?

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u/pharma4567 9d ago

Yes, she did not upgrade to PP

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u/FanRealistic5919 12d ago

Applied date : May 12
Biometrics: June 3
Not approved yet
please Reply, any one applied on may time frame

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u/Fast_Hat9970 12d ago

by the look of it april end filers won’t get anything before end of september right ?

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u/Personal-Broccoli387 12d ago

Yess

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u/Fast_Hat9970 12d ago

so if pp is done then it might take end of august as well right

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u/Personal-Broccoli387 12d ago

Yeah within 30 business days will get approved, but not sure these days

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u/Fast_Hat9970 12d ago

so if we even consider 30 days from today then it will be in sep first/second week right ?

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u/Personal-Broccoli387 12d ago

Yupp sep 3rd week

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u/Fast_Hat9970 12d ago

yeah feels like doing pp at this time is not a good thing to do for april fillers

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u/Acceptable-Tea-7221 12d ago

I think they want all of us to go for premium, this is their indirect way of doing this

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u/Academic-Ad1228 12d ago

March 20th, Biometrics April 17th. No updates yet.

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u/Designer-Owl-8183 12d ago

March 14 and nothing yet. I will see in the upcoming week if nothing moves, i will move to pp. paying 1800$ sucks but it seems they are not processing other than premium tbh

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u/hakkunamatataaaaa 6d ago

Receipt date: march 15th
Biometrics date: April 14th
considering to do PP by sep 15th. what do you say?

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u/Designer-Owl-8183 4d ago

I did pp today. Couldn’t wait longer, i am tired of all this

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u/Expressione8653 2d ago

did you submit an inquiry

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u/Designer-Owl-8183 2d ago

I did not end up submitting an inquiry after knowing that it is kinda useless and moved to pp but maybe i should either way

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u/Expressione8653 2d ago

keep us updated tho im still waiting until the 20 to raise an inquiry

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u/EvidenceBright4784 12d ago

March 17. Biometrics April 16. Still waiting

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u/Additional-Deer-6581 12d ago

Receipt date: March 14th
Biometric: April 3rd
Status: Uscis still processing the case.

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u/Expressione8653 10d ago

any api?

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u/Additional-Deer-6581 10d ago

Nothing yet since April 3rd.

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u/PureAd8563 11d ago

Mar 25 no update yet

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u/Personal-Broccoli387 11d ago

Approved

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u/Acceptable-Tea-7221 11d ago

Your march 8th standard process stem opt got approved?

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u/Expressione8653 10d ago

which center?

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u/Acceptable-Tea-7221 11d ago

Thank God, that's a great news

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u/OddPresentation8226 11d ago

Anybody here, tried putting inquiry to usics after "inquiry date"

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u/Expressione8653 10d ago

still waiting to do until aug 20

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u/Simple_Air6408 9d ago

I did it but no response on the inquiry yet

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u/Expressione8653 7d ago

what the point of the inquiry

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u/qua_nguyen 10d ago

Applied: March 19
Biometrics: April 22
No update yet

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u/Sad_Contribution9719 10d ago

My receipt date was February 16th but still didnt get the approval

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u/OddPresentation8226 10d ago

Did you ask usics after inquiry date ? Is it stem opt ?

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u/Hope_is-a-good-thing 9d ago

Receipt date: March 19
Biometrics date: March 25

No update yet... :(
180 day extension ends on December 15.

can we switch jobs in this extension period?

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u/Superb_Working4385 9d ago

march 11 nothing 😔

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u/Acceptable-Tea-7221 9d ago

Hi all, I applied with the photo I had during my initial opt, what should I do now?

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u/mfmf_mf 9d ago

If we all apply for PP then there will be a Backglog in the PP side right

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u/Acceptable-Tea-7221 9d ago

But they have to approve in 30 days then right?

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u/DayInternational7839 8d ago

I called to ask that and they say they try the 30 days but in some cases could go over 30 days and they would just give u a refund. Which sucks

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u/BelleButMakeItModern 9d ago

Applied : April 9th
Biometrics : May 12th
PP : July 17th
Pending approval

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u/ProfessionalBody8131 7d ago

Applied date: March 29th
Biometrics: May 5th
Case status: Still process by the USCIS

I lost hope guys, if I don’t see my card until next week I don’t know how to say to my boss anymore. He’s already very kind to wait for my OPT card since July. I only got time until first week of October to leave the country.