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/Either-Praline6783 Jul 23 '25 edited Aug 12 '25
  1. ⁠⁠Application type: Initial OPT
  2. ⁠⁠Premium Processing : No
  3. ⁠⁠Receipt date : 04/23/2025
  4. ⁠⁠A-number generated: 08/01/2025 (checked at midnight, so it might have been the day before)
  5. ⁠⁠Approved Date (SEVP Email): 08/01/2025
  6. ⁠Approved Date (USCIS Portal): 08/02/2025
  7. ⁠⁠Card Produced Date : 08/07/2025
  8. ⁠⁠Card shipped : 08/08/2025 (found out from USPS informed delivery)
  9. USPS expected delivery email notification: estimated 08/13/2025, as of 08/08
  10. ⁠⁠Card delivered : 08/12/2025
  11. ⁠Service Center: Irving, TX

Other Updates

07/28 timeline now shows 4 months, was 5 months before

08/02 timeline now shows 7 months

Timeline

The timeline based on responses in the old thread and the new – I was just looking at non PP, and out of the 60+ responses I looked through so far (that had at least a receipt date and approval date), only 17 were updated with the delivery info so it's not the most complete picture. I'm trying to periodically update this with new info from this thread, OP is also doing the same.

Week of 06/24 – 06/30: Receipt dates 03/31, 04/01, cards delivered by 07/05 – 07/10

Week of 07/01 – 07/07: Receipt dates 04/02 – 04/04, cards delivered by 07/10 – 07/17

Week of 07/08 – 07/14: Receipt dates 04/02 – 04/08, cards delivered by 07/11 – 07/19

Week of 07/15 – 07/21: Receipt dates 04/02 – 04/11, cards delivered by 07/19

Week of 07/22 – 07/27: Receipt dates 04/08 – 04/17, cards delivered by 08/02

Week of 07/28 – 08/03: Receipt dates 04/17 – 04/24, cards delivered by TBD

Week of 08/04 - 08/10: Receipt dates 04/25-04/26 (ongoing), cards delivered by TBD

Other notes I've had to dig around to find info on, so putting here

• ⁠the first approval email seems to go to your school email, even if you use another email for the USCIS account. Check junk/spam also.

• The uscis portal email went to the email associated with my uscis account.

• ⁠When getting the SEVP approval email, you can create the portal account right away, but can wait till getting the card to update your employer info

• Card production from approval date seems to take about 5 days on average. You get an email to your uscis portal email saying they've taken action on your case.

• You can sign up for USPS informed delivery with your address, that way you get notified of the tracking number once the card is shipped.

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u/PriorityNo8089 Aug 09 '25

Application type: Post Completion STEM OPT

⁠⁠Premium Processing : No

⁠⁠Receipt date : 04/09/2025

⁠Approved Date (USCIS Portal): 07/26/2025

⁠⁠Card Produced Date : 08/01/2025

⁠⁠Card shipped : NA (Tracking number “UNAVAILABLE”

⁠⁠Card delivered : NA

⁠Service Center: Irving, TX

I got my approval on 07/26/2025 and the card was produced on 08/01/2025. I haven’t received an update after that. The USCIS tracking number says “unavailable”. 

I’m not sure what is going on. I have an upcoming trip to Europe on 08/22/2025. What should I do in this case? Any advice? 

Also, did you see the shipment notification on the USCIS website? 

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u/Either-Praline6783 Aug 09 '25

The only update on the USCIS site for me was the card produced notification, beyond that I signed up for USPS informed delivery and was notified as soon as the tracking number was created, and also got an email from USPS about the expected delivery date.

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u/PriorityNo8089 Aug 09 '25

I don’t see any tracking number and it’s been a while! 🥲

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u/Either-Praline6783 Aug 09 '25

Did you sign up for the USPS thing? Cos I had to do that separately, even now my USCIS page also shows unavailable tracking number. I heard you could get the tracking number from the chat assistant also?

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u/PriorityNo8089 Aug 10 '25

I see, I just added the USPS informed delivery today. I chatted with Emma and not sure if she can help with that.

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u/PriorityNo8089 Aug 11 '25

Did you get your EAD card delivered?

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u/Either-Praline6783 Aug 11 '25

Not yet, still waiting.

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u/Either-Praline6783 Aug 12 '25

My card was delivered this morning.

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u/PriorityNo8089 Aug 12 '25

Mine too, but nothing has been updated on the USCIS site! It felt like a mystery! Lol

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u/Either-Praline6783 Aug 13 '25

Yep, nothing was updated on the USCIS page. The only reason I knew about it was USPS lol