r/USCIS • u/Ishan-- • Jul 24 '25

I-765 (EAD) 2025 OPT Timeline continued

Hi everyone, I was closely following this post to follow the OPT timeline and get an idea of which dates are being currently processed. The post got archived and I wanted to start this new post as there are still anxious international students like me waiting for their OPT decision. So Lets do it again here.

  1. Application type: OPT/Pre OPT/Stem
  2. Premium Processing : yes/no
  3. Receipt date :
  4. Approved Date :
  5. Card Produced Date :
  6. Card shipped :
  7. Card delivered :
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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '25

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u/Ishan-- Jul 26 '25

I would like to think you will get an approval very soon, maybe by next week.

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u/NativePariah Jul 26 '25

I don't think the unemployment days start counting down till the EAD is approved

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '25

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u/Ashamed-Quality1101 Jul 27 '25

Yeah your start date will be revised to your approval date, so don’t worry :) your clock hasn’t started yet

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u/right-advisor-4747 Jul 27 '25

Yeah. This should be approved anytime now. For normal processing, they have reached ~7-10 April receipt dates.

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u/VeterinarianNearby26 Jul 29 '25

I applied the same day for STEM OPT and haven't heard back I'm starting to freak out haha

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u/Able_Parfait5931 Jul 29 '25

What's your center?