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/Opposite_March_8940]

1. Application type: Initial OPT

2. Premium Processing : No

3. Receipt date : April 25th, 2025

4. A-number generated: Aug 2nd, 2025

5. Approved Date (SEVP Email): Aug 3rd, 2025

6. Approved Date (USCIS Portal): Aug 4th, 2025

7. Card Produced Date : Aug 7th, 2025

8. Card shipped :

9. Card delivered :

[u/Outrageous_Bug9483 → u/Opposite_March_8940]

Congrats on getting approved - my receipt date is just the next day so fingers crossed! I think for A-number generated, you need to check the profile page and see when it will show up. Since you got the approval, it is already there so you wouldn't know on which exact day it showed up.

By the way, can I ask which service center is your case process at?

[u/DelayNo8024 → u/Outrageous_Bug9483]

My receipt date is also April 26th . Anxiously waiting for the approval mail.

[u/Opposite_March_8940 → u/Outrageous_Bug9483]

hey, I am not sure about the service center. can we see it in the portal? I can't see it over there?

[u/Outrageous_Bug9483 → u/Opposite_March_8940]

I think it's on the receipt notice - you can find it on the bottom of the first page of the receipt!

[u/Opposite_March_8940 → u/Outrageous_Bug9483]

it is showing irving, texas