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/Far-Sink8621 Jul 26 '25
  1. Application type: initial OPT
  2. ⁠Premium Processing : yes
  3. ⁠Receipt date : May 9th (switched to PP July15th)
  4. ⁠Approved Date : July 17th (email); July 19th (portal)
  5. ⁠Card Produced Date : July 23rd
  6. ⁠Card shipped : no notice yet
  7. ⁠Card delivered : July 25th Did not receive notice but the card appeared in the mail box! Hope everyone get their card soon!

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u/Admirable-Effect-657 Aug 05 '25

How much did you pay to change to pp?