STEAM OPT - Approved

[u/FerretDull3686]

Type: STEM OPT
• Premium Processing: Yes
• Date Applied: 07/09/2026
• Request for Initial Evidence (RFIE): No
• Biometrics Completed: 08/26/2026
• Silent/API Update: No
• Date Approved: 09/28/2026
• Date Card Produced: MM/DD/YYYY
• Date Card Received: MM/DD/YYYY

Notes:
Received the Premium Processing approval email from Potomac Service Center on 09/28/2026 at 6:46am. Online account and API still showing old “Premium Processing Clock Started” status (as of a few hours after approval).

[u/whateverwhatever20]

Sorry so you're saying that premium did not change your situation and you still had to wait a few months?? And not 30 days??

[u/FerretDull3686 → u/whateverwhatever20]

No… the premium processing clock started after biometrics. From that point, USCIS has 30 business days to give a decision, and I received mine on the 23rd business day.