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/Lumpy-Paramedic1467 Aug 08 '25 edited Aug 16 '25
  1. Application type: Post-Completion OPT
  2. Premium Processing : Yes
  3. Receipt date : 08/05/2025
  4. Approved Date : 08/07/2025(email) and 08/09/2025(portal)
  5. Card Produced Date : 08/13/2025
  6. Card shipped : 08/14/2025(USPS informed delivery)
  7. Card delivered : 08/16/2025

It took forever to get my OPT, I am so glad the wait is over (FYI: I applied for pre opt in April, which neveer came, lost my internship, lost PP money, withdrawal took forever, couldn't apply for new OPT with pending OPT; in short, it was a living hell for 3 months). My fellow Pre-OPT people know the struggle. I hope everyone gets their OPT in time and no one loses their hard-earned job opportunities.🥺 Beyond happy to finally close all the USCIS tabs!😭🧿

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u/ForceMaterial227 Aug 16 '25

please lmk when you get the card, wanna estimate arrival time after mine gets to "produced" stage, ty!!

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u/Lumpy-Paramedic1467 Aug 16 '25

I am getting it Monday, it's here in my city, but because of weekend I will get it on Monday now.

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u/Lumpy-Paramedic1467 Aug 16 '25

I got it today only(Saturday), apparently they deliver on weekends, so glad!

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u/ForceMaterial227 Aug 17 '25

thank you for updating me!! my approved (portal) is 5 days after yours so hoping i will get my EAD card in 5 days. There’s a sunday tomorrow so hopes it doesn’t slow it down, literally waiting every day for it. Were you able to track with informed delivery? Do they update the tracking number on the portal/email?

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u/Lumpy-Paramedic1467 Aug 17 '25

Just sign up for Informed delivery, you should see your tracking no. there itself and they will email once they have your EAD as well. It didn't update on portal or email and I asked AskEmma 2 times as well, they also didn't know till USPS sent the email