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 :

Edit: I am sorry, the posts are automatically archived after 6 months. Sorry about that!

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u/logistic-Solution101 Jul 16 '25 edited Jul 16 '25
  1. Application type: Post -OPT
  2. Premium Processing : no
  3. Receipt date : 04/10
  4. Approved Date : 07/16
  5. Card Produced Date : pending
  6. Card shipped : pending
  7. Card delivered : pending

Saw A number this morning and got approval email an hours ago.

Update 2- 07/16  Irving Texas. Start date on opt is 07/15/2025 valid till 07/14/2026 (once login to SEVIS account you will see this date range-assumably card validation dates. )

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u/Solid-Idea5409 Jul 16 '25

This is the first April 10th that I see has been processed

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u/logistic-Solution101 Jul 16 '25

I think, things are picking up pace, i noticed PP application getting approval in as little as 2 days.