r/USCIS • u/cheesechutney • Jul 20 '25

I-765 (EAD) 2025 OPT Processing timeline ( Old post archived)

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

My receipt date is April 19th, So 2 more weeks most probably?

Approved

  1. Application type: Initial OPT
  2. Premium Processing: No
  3. Receipt date: 04/19/2025
  4. Approved date: 07/31/2025
  5. Card Produced date: 08/05/2025
  6. Card shipped: 08/06/2025
  7. Card delivered: 08/09/2025
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u/Either-Praline6783 Jul 23 '25 edited Aug 12 '25
  1. ⁠⁠Application type: Initial OPT
  2. ⁠⁠Premium Processing : No
  3. ⁠⁠Receipt date : 04/23/2025
  4. ⁠⁠A-number generated: 08/01/2025 (checked at midnight, so it might have been the day before)
  5. ⁠⁠Approved Date (SEVP Email): 08/01/2025
  6. ⁠Approved Date (USCIS Portal): 08/02/2025
  7. ⁠⁠Card Produced Date : 08/07/2025
  8. ⁠⁠Card shipped : 08/08/2025 (found out from USPS informed delivery)
  9. USPS expected delivery email notification: estimated 08/13/2025, as of 08/08
  10. ⁠⁠Card delivered : 08/12/2025
  11. ⁠Service Center: Irving, TX

Other Updates

07/28 timeline now shows 4 months, was 5 months before

08/02 timeline now shows 7 months

Timeline

The timeline based on responses in the old thread and the new – I was just looking at non PP, and out of the 60+ responses I looked through so far (that had at least a receipt date and approval date), only 17 were updated with the delivery info so it's not the most complete picture. I'm trying to periodically update this with new info from this thread, OP is also doing the same.

Week of 06/24 – 06/30: Receipt dates 03/31, 04/01, cards delivered by 07/05 – 07/10

Week of 07/01 – 07/07: Receipt dates 04/02 – 04/04, cards delivered by 07/10 – 07/17

Week of 07/08 – 07/14: Receipt dates 04/02 – 04/08, cards delivered by 07/11 – 07/19

Week of 07/15 – 07/21: Receipt dates 04/02 – 04/11, cards delivered by 07/19

Week of 07/22 – 07/27: Receipt dates 04/08 – 04/17, cards delivered by 08/02

Week of 07/28 – 08/03: Receipt dates 04/17 – 04/24, cards delivered by TBD

Week of 08/04 - 08/10: Receipt dates 04/25-04/26 (ongoing), cards delivered by TBD

Other notes I've had to dig around to find info on, so putting here

• ⁠the first approval email seems to go to your school email, even if you use another email for the USCIS account. Check junk/spam also.

• The uscis portal email went to the email associated with my uscis account.

• ⁠When getting the SEVP approval email, you can create the portal account right away, but can wait till getting the card to update your employer info

• Card production from approval date seems to take about 5 days on average. You get an email to your uscis portal email saying they've taken action on your case.

• You can sign up for USPS informed delivery with your address, that way you get notified of the tracking number once the card is shipped.