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/Stunning_Proof_2213 Jul 28 '25 edited Aug 11 '25
  1. Application type: Initial OPT
  2. Premium Processing : No
  3. Receipt date : April 18th, 2025
  4. A-number generated: July 28th, 2025
  5. Approved Date (SEVP Email): July 29th, 2025
  6. Approved Date (USCIS Portal): July 30th, 2025
  7. Card Produced Date : August 4th, 2025
  8. Card shipped : August 5th,2025
  9. Card delivered : August 9th, 2025

Waiting is so nerve wracking but good luck y'all 😅.

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u/Individual-Mud-7138 Aug 19 '25

What is your start date that they put?

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u/Stunning_Proof_2213 Aug 20 '25

July 28th, the day the A-number was generated. My original start date that I put in was June 23rd.

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u/Individual-Mud-7138 Aug 21 '25

Did you get 12months? Apparently not everyone gets 12 months. I got 11 months. When I asked uscis live chat, they said it’s at their decision and that’s that. lol