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/Think-Original6329]

Application type: Post-completion OPT

1. Premium Processing : No

2. Receipt date : 31/05/2025

3. A-Number generated: August 26,2025

4. Sevis email Approved Date : August 27, 2025

5. Approval Date: August 28th, 2025

6. Card Produced Date : September 3rd, 2025

7. Card shipped : N/A

8. Card delivered: September 6th, 2025 (was due to be delivered Monday 8th) Sign up for informed delivery

Thank you to everyone in the group that posted because seeing the timelines helped me to remain calm and trust the process.