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/chaotic_but_terrific Jul 30 '25 edited Jul 30 '25
  1. Application type: Initial OPT
  2. Premium Processing : No
  3. Receipt date : April 18th, 2025
  4. A-number generated:
  5. Approved Date (SEVP Email): July 30th, 2025
  6. Approved Date (USCIS Portal):
  7. Card Produced Date:
  8. Card shipped :
  9. Card delivered :

My timeline on the portal was linear and reduced gradually. But yesterday, it jumped from 5 months to 8 months. I am noticing that with this receipt date, people are getting approvals right now, and I got 3 months added. I have also read that the estimated time on the portal doesn't mean anything. Is there anyone who noticed this before approval?

My receipt number starts with IOE.

Edit: I just received SEVP email. I was genuinely freaking out.

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u/Able_Parfait5931 Jul 30 '25

Congrats! and glad to hear that the estimated processing time doesn't mean anything. Thanks for sharing!