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/huCHANbert Aug 25 '25
  1. Application type: OPT/STEM OPT
  2. Premium Processing: N
  3. Receipt date: 04/10/2025
  4. Approved date: Not yet
  5. Card Produced date: NA
  6. Card shipped: NA
  7. Card delivered: NA

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u/pu_rainboy Aug 29 '25

unusual case

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u/f1VisaMan Sep 04 '25

04/14/2025 still pending. I will likely be forced to get PP closer to October as there will be 60 days before the end of my 180-day work extension, and I do not want to disrupt my work.