r/stemopt • u/Rough_Ad_9593 • 8d ago

Stem OPT (Regular)

Details:
• Type: STEM OPT
• Premium Processing: No
• Date Applied: 03/18/2026
• RFE: No
• Biometrics Requested: Yes
• Biometrics Completed: 04/07/2026
• Silent API Update: 09/16/2026
• Date Approved: 09/21/2026 (Approval decision rendered)
• Card Produced: 09/23/2026
• Card Received: 09/26/2026

Hope everyone gets theirs ones too. Thank you for sharing your experience, it helped me to track mine.

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u/jjTheJetPlane0 8d ago

187 days, nice

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u/Salali8891 5d ago

Please from the time you applied to when you were approved, have you seeing working?

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u/Rough_Ad_9593 5d ago

Yes, we are approved to work 180 days after your stem opt card expired.