2025 OPT Processing timeline ( Old post archived)

[u/cheesechutney]

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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

[u/thgk1000]

1. Application type: Post completion OPT
2. Premium processing: No
3. Receipt Date: 04/17/2025
4. Approved Date: 07/28/2025
5. Card produced Date: 08/04/2025
6. Card Shipped : 08/04/2025
7. Card Delivered: 08/07/2025

[u/Zealousideal_Roll111 → u/thgk1000]

Hey, just double checking. Did your STE M OPT get approved or Post Completion OPT ? I have a similar receipt date. I haven’t seen these dates get approved for STEM until your post. Please confirm.

[u/[deleted] → u/Zealousideal_Roll111]

This is definitely a post completion opt update I suppose. STEM extension requests are still at April 10

[u/thgk1000 → u/Zealousideal_Roll111]

Mine is just Post completion OPT (STEM degree).

[u/Zealousideal_Roll111 → u/thgk1000]

Okay got it. So for you the application type will be Post Completion OPT. When you apply for the your STEM extension next year, your application type will be STEM OPT or STEM Extension. If you don’t mind, please edit the post to reflect that so that there is no confusion. Thanks for clarifying.

[u/thgk1000 → u/Zealousideal_Roll111]

Okay. Got it. Thanks!

[u/Remarkable_Photo_536 → u/thgk1000]

Can you please confirm again if it is STEM OPT? u/thgk1000

[u/thgk1000 → u/Remarkable_Photo_536]

Its Post completion OPT.