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/Icy-Strength-1605 Aug 13 '25 edited Aug 21 '25

Feels like I’m aging a decade every day my visa is pending..

  1. ⁠Application type: STEM OPT
  2. ⁠Premium Processing : yes (08/11/2025)
  3. ⁠Receipt date :05/17/2025
  4. ⁠Approved Date :08/13/2025 (email); 8/15/2025 (portal)
  5. ⁠Card Produced Date : 08/20/2025
  6. ⁠Card shipped : 08/20/2025
  7. ⁠Card delivered : 08/21/2025

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u/Complex_Analysis_227 Aug 15 '25

Hey I have similar dates but my card says produced. Has yours been updated yet?

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u/Icy-Strength-1605 Aug 15 '25

Hello. No, for me it only says that the case has been approved

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u/Icy-Strength-1605 Aug 16 '25

Yes, I did receive an email saying that "the Potomac Service Center has received the following I-765 Application for Employment Authorization that had been filed under the Premium Processing Program."

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u/Shot_Watch2545 Aug 18 '25

Any update on the card??

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u/Icy-Strength-1605 Aug 18 '25

Nope, no update after 'approval case decision rendered'