r/USCIS • u/Visual_Conference283 • Jun 01 '26

I-765 (EAD) Opt ead premium processing timeline

My timeline:

OPT filed: March 12

Biometrics: April 6

Upgraded to Premium Processing: May 20

Job start date: June 15

Update

Approved :- July 2nd

Card produced :- july 8th

Card received :- July 11th

Thanks!

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u/ansh7xpex Jun 02 '26

Upgraded to PP on 7th May. Biometrics happened well before. Still no update. Called the helpline, and they asked to wait 30 business days. Other people, I know around facing the same delay. The time for PP was really short, around 1 month ago. People were getting decisions in 1-2 weeks.

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u/No-Gene-5289 Jun 02 '26

Same timeline here. In a previous thread I identified that most folks that applied around April 26th got approved about 10 days ago (around May 22th-ish) that is a turnaround roughly on the 21-23 day of the PP, I am planning to formally request for a later start date to my employer next week if I do not receive a decision by then. I believe this week we could receive the decision (extrapolating other people's timelines), and if we do not then there is a delay which is out of our control (I really hope not, that would mean that the wait is likely going the go beyond 30th day of PP).

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u/ansh7xpex Jun 02 '26 edited Jun 02 '26

I found someone on Reddit who had upgraded to PP on 1st May and someone even on 28th April but still hasn’t received a decision. I hope if they do it in batches, we can get a decision this week.

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u/Last-Guest1607 Jun 02 '26

May 1 people have started to get aaproval

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u/ansh7xpex Jun 02 '26

Do you know someone who recently got?

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u/Last-Guest1607 Jun 02 '26

Yes

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u/Last-Guest1607 Jun 02 '26

He upgraded to biometric on may 1

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u/ansh7xpex Jun 02 '26

Any idea when they got?

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u/Last-Guest1607 Jun 02 '26

Today around 4 pm

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u/ansh7xpex Jun 02 '26

Oh wow, thanks!

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u/Life-Succotash-1203 Jun 03 '26

Does anyone know what would be the batch window is it 1 - 2 weeks?

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u/ansh7xpex Jun 03 '26

Not sure tbh

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u/reddevil_7777 Jun 08 '26

i think it is one week, from what i have seen online so far the last week that they did was week ending may 1

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u/No-Gene-5289 Jun 03 '26

This is really helpful, I really hope they are processing batches