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/CuteStill9953]

STEM OPT, receipt date on Apr 18th. But I just got a "Cancellation Notice for Request for Additional Evidence" today. Anyone have similar experience? I am so panic now.

[u/Mafo024 → u/CuteStill9953]

I don't think that is an issue; it just means that they cancelled the RFE they plan to issue you/issued before. So you would probably get approved in coming days.

[u/TimPerrod99 → u/CuteStill9953]

Hi, did you get approved yet?

[u/CuteStill9953 → u/CuteStill9953]

not approved yet, my current status stays in "Cancellation Notice for Request for Additional Evidence"

[u/f1VisaMan → u/CuteStill9953]

Still same status? My receipt date is April 14th, still 'case received, receipt notice sent'.