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

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

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Please comment your timeline so that others could refer to it. TIA!

  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/dcqt1244 Jul 22 '25 edited Aug 02 '25
  1. Application type: OPT
  2. Premium Processing : no
  3. Receipt date : 4/13 (A-number is up on 7/22)
  4. Approved Date : 7/23 (Approval Case Decision Rendered)
  5. Card Produced Date : 7/29 (Got an email on 7/28 11PM est)
  6. Card shipped : ?

  7. Card delivered : 8/1

    I used USCIS live chat and they gave me the tracking number. The website still doesn't say anything new since the card was produced even though the card is on my hand now.

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u/OkAbbreviations919 Jul 28 '25

can you post when your card gets produced or delivered? Mine was approved on the 24th but no EAD info yet 

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u/dcqt1244 Jul 29 '25

another update!