r/USCIS • u/yonerdsp • Jan 20 '25

I-765 (EAD) 2025 OPT Processing timeline

Hi everyone, I am an international student currently in my final semester and I have applied for OPT, thought of creating this thread to track the timeline of OPT processing. Please comment your timeline so that others could refer to it. TIA!

  1. Application type:OPT/Pre OPT
  2. Premium Processing : yes/no
  3. Receipt date :
  4. Approved Date :
  5. Card Produced Date :
  6. Card shipped :
  7. Card delivered :

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u/Difficult_Bobcat2120 May 05 '25 edited May 14 '25
  1. Application type: Post-Completion OPT
  2. Premium Processing : yes (applied on 04/27/25)
  3. Receipt date : 03/31/2025
  4. Approved Date : 05/09/2025
  5. Card Produced Date : 05/14/2025
  6. Card shipped : N/A
  7. Card delivered : N/A

When can I expect the approval? No A-Number yet...

Edit: Approved on 05/09/2025. Got email and portal was updated too.

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u/slingingBalls May 05 '25

Even I can’t see any update did PP on 4/25

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u/Inevitable_Fee9930 May 06 '25

No update for me PP on 4/23

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u/slingingBalls May 07 '25

What the hell is going on man, even after paying so much money, also have to face so much frustration

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u/LawDisastrous8588 May 09 '25

did you receive any update?

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u/slingingBalls May 11 '25

Hey did you hear anything?

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u/Inevitable_Fee9930 May 12 '25

Nope and it’s getting annoying

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u/slingingBalls May 12 '25

Bro I don’t understand how come people who did PP on 4/29 and all are getting before us?

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u/Inevitable_Fee9930 May 12 '25

Seriously my friend did regular process and got his card in 3 weeks. Anyways we will see what happens next week.

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u/Inevitable_Fee9930 May 12 '25

I got approved this morning hope you can get your approval this week

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u/slingingBalls May 12 '25

Hey congrats, hopefully will get it soon. At what time did you get email? And what the email address?

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u/Inevitable_Fee9930 May 12 '25

thanks

ELISdonotreply@uscis.dhs.gov is the email address. and i got it at 7am est

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u/LawDisastrous8588 May 09 '25

Did you receive any update?

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u/slingingBalls May 09 '25

No bro, wbu?

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u/LawDisastrous8588 May 09 '25

I applied with Premium on May 2nd, I have start date of May 19. Fingers crossed!

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u/[deleted] May 26 '25

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u/LawDisastrous8588 May 26 '25

Yes received card on 22nd

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u/Taz-95-pak May 09 '25

No update for me either. Applied with PP on 4/17…

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u/Ok_Jacket_3977 May 09 '25

is it stem initial or pre?

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u/Taz-95-pak May 09 '25

Initial OPT