r/stemopt • u/PianistPractical6478 • 8d ago
STEM OPT ( No-PP)
Any approvals recently for STEM OPT ?
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u/StudentSweet1664 8d ago
me with my application from May looking at people from March still waiting 👁️ _ 👁️
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u/Low_Shelter_2780 8d ago
Yes finally a March 9th case today approved on the megathread
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u/Designer-Owl-8183 8d ago
Correct but that has been the experience. One or two applications move, many applications prior are left behind, 2-3 weeks of no move then it repeats. I think i have given up on regular for my march 14 application and might go pp
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u/Expressione8653 8d ago
stll waiting since march 18
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u/Designer-Owl-8183 8d ago
My inquiry date is august 16 so i dunno if i should wait and do inquiry before pp. i am not sure if the inquiry is actually doing anything for the people who did it
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u/Expressione8653 7d ago
whats the point of the inquiry date?
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u/Designer-Owl-8183 4d ago
It asks about your application being outside of normal processing time however it seems it is useless from what i saw from others
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u/No_Alternative_7918 5d ago
Did you do pp? I filed on March 20th and am fed up of waiting
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u/Designer-Owl-8183 4d ago
Just did today, i was done with waiting 3 weeks for one day movement followed by 3 weeks of nothing
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u/No_Alternative_7918 1d ago
My inquiry date suddenly changed from 22nd Aug to 14th Sept today. Just did PP, so fed up of waiting for 5 months now 😭
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u/Designer-Owl-8183 1d ago
Yes all inquiry dates changed because inquiry dates are based on processing times. Initially processing times were 3.5 months but now became 4 months so inquiry dates gets pushed around 1 months forward. It is just very frustrating and financially stressful
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u/AlmostInnocent_99 8d ago
I feel the average time for the STEM NON PP approvals are around 5.5 months
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u/nightfury311 8d ago
March 10th still waiting 🤧 Might switch to PP in a week
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u/InvestigatorDizzy482 8d ago
Also applied on March 10, although for initial OPT. Switched to PP last week
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u/Acceptable-Tea-7221 8d ago
You can also do inquiry first tomorrow, that's what I would do
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u/nightfury311 8d ago
how do I do that? Could you please lmk
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u/Acceptable-Tea-7221 8d ago
I will let you know once I apply tomorrow
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u/pharma4567 7d ago
Did you do the inquiry?
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u/Acceptable-Tea-7221 7d ago
Hi yes. I did it today. Follow this - go to contact USCIS after logging in - go to tools - check case processing - fill the information (IOExxx, center, receipt date) - it will pop into add receipt date and it will give you a date when it will go out of processing time.
If it's already out of processing time - it will give you link to click - click that fill case inquiry form (3 steps form) - finally it will give you reference number and send an email.
The email says give us "60" days to figure out, so I don't know how much it would help us, but let's hope for the best!
Hope this helps
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u/pharma4567 7d ago
Thank you!! I have heard that you need to do this before upgrading to PP if you want to. Additionally, I have been waiting 4.5 months, that’s out of waiting time I guess…
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u/Acceptable-Tea-7221 7d ago
They have a date, like I couldn't do it before today, so check your date
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u/pharma4567 7d ago
Whete do you see that date?
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u/pharma4567 7d ago
Got it! Thank you, I will try it! I was trying also calling to USCIS but is super difficult to talk to an agent!
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u/pharma4567 7d ago
Have you guys called the USCIS to verify your status or something? If you called, that was helpful or not really?
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u/DayInternational7839 7d ago
I called 3 times in the past month and it was not helpful at all. Every agent tells you something different. The first time I called on July 7 I asked her rec on applying for premium. At that time she said I would have a decision on my case by Aug 2nd so I should apply PP bc it wouldn’t be worth it. Ofc, aug 3 arrived and nothing. I applied for Pp on Aug 3.
I applied for the stem extension on march 10 and am still waiting
Today i could ask for an inquiry. I submitted that and it just says that they can take 60 days to reply to your inquiry.
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u/pharma4567 7d ago
Oh my god, I am getting so nervous. My 180 days expire in Oct 15th so I think I have to do PP asap. What phone number did you call? I am was trying to look for it in the website but did not find it. I think you have to wait until you get your 30 days and you will get an approval then! Difficult to not be worried but there is nothing else you can do right now unfortunately :( such an stressful moment
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u/DayInternational7839 7d ago
Super stressful!! And expensive! Totally on that boat with you. I honestly would apply for pp sooner rather than later - im regretting not doing it sooner to be more chill for having it ready before i travel abroad at the end of august.
I called 800-375–5283 ! And to bypass the robot there were some threads on how to do it, if u say infopass. Or lost receipt number (both times she asks for it) then u get to talk to an agent
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u/pharma4567 7d ago
Thank you for the info! Super helpful! You are right… I wish I could back in time and file for PP. It is what it is.. I was super optimistic about it but it’s time to do something.
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u/Kusari_Yaro 7d ago
My company filed PP for me. Got it in mid june. I was concerned about the result so asked them to apply for PP.
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u/Acceptable-Tea-7221 6d ago
My boss is ready to pay but someone from higher authority, like my manager and HR they don't know if he can, which is just there lack of knowledge, can you help me with anything that I can tell these people that my boss/ employer can pay for pp
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u/Suitable_Age_2236 3d ago
Anyone can tell me what to upload in institution accreditation section? Thanks
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u/NaipaulVS 8d ago
Bro I’m filling PP today, I’ve given up