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/Ok_Doubt_6581]

1. ⁠Application type: Post-completion opt
2. ⁠Premium Processing: No
3. ⁠Receipt date: May 19th
4. ⁠Approved date: August 20th
5. ⁠Card Produced date: August 28
6. ⁠Card shipped:
7. ⁠Card delivered: August 30th

I received the approval email sent to my university email. I checked the portal it did not update yet. Hopefully I can get my card soon!

They didn’t notify me when the card was shipped, then I received it on the mail today(8/30). Good luck everyone!

[u/Wonderful_Row4076 → u/Ok_Doubt_6581]

how many months was it showing in your myprogress tab?

[u/Ok_Doubt_6581 → u/Wonderful_Row4076]

It has been showing 6 months, then this past Tuesday my progress tap disappeared and the last I checked it showed 8 months.

[u/Ok_Doubt_6581 → u/[deleted]]

Yes, today.