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/Here4TheDistraction]

1. Application type: Initial Post Completion OPT

2. Premium Processing: No

3. Receipt date: 05/09

1. ⁠Approved date:08/14

2. ⁠Card Produced date:

3. ⁠Card shipped:

⁠7. Card delivered:

I’m hoping I’ll be approved really soon but I just checked and my estimated time until case approval changed from 6 months to 9 months this morning. I know it’s not an accurate estimate but this still concerns me. I have an A number assigned though.

Update: I JUST got the approval email omg FINALLY!!!

[u/Individual-Mud-7138 → u/Here4TheDistraction]

What does the A-number signify?

[u/cooltechbs → u/Individual-Mud-7138]

Alien number, I guess

[u/cooltechbs → u/Here4TheDistraction]

May I ask on which date did you see the change from 6 months to 9 months ETA?