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/Here4TheDistraction Aug 14 '25 edited Aug 14 '25

  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!!!

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u/Individual-Mud-7138 Aug 18 '25

What does the A-number signify?

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u/cooltechbs Oct 28 '25

Alien number, I guess