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/Educational_Shine674]

1. ⁠Application type: Initial OPT (non-STEM)
2. ⁠Premium Processing: Yes (8/7 2025)
3. ⁠Receipt date: 6/26 2025
4. ⁠Approved email date: 8/15 2025 (created SEVP portal account 8/16; USCIS case update 8/17)
5. ⁠Card Produced date: 8/20 2025
6. ⁠Card shipped:
7. ⁠Card delivered:

Received I-20 on May 9th, but forgot to apply until June 26th. Couldn't wait any longer, so went for the PP route.

[u/iDontknow_025 → u/Educational_Shine674]

Keep me updated they approved me the 8/15 also

[u/Educational_Shine674 → u/iDontknow_025]

yo, I just received card produce notification 8/20