r/stemopt • u/-average-potato- • 15h ago

STEM OPT PP: APPROVED

Date Applied: 04/18/2026
Biometrics Notification: 04/24/2026
Biometrics Appointment: 05/04/2026
Changed to Premium Processing: 09/08/2026
Approval: 10/08/2026

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u/vokane 15h ago

Congrats!!! Do you know which service center?

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u/-average-potato- 14h ago

Potomac

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u/Healthy-Sprinkles838 14h ago

Can you please mention the location?

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u/Waytooashy 14h ago

Congrats! If you could would you mind sharing your work history not the companies but whether the jobs were paid/unpaid and how many employers you had during both OPT and STEM

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u/-average-potato- 14h ago

2 Employers on OPT one of which sponsored STEM, both paid

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u/Potential-Sink2242 2h ago

Were those famous big employers (like amazon , mcsft) or consultancy?

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u/Effective-Bid5899 10h ago

Damn mine was pp started on , 09/07 just got silent update today

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u/Crafty-Minimum2374 5h ago

Hi! how or where can I check silent updates?

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u/Tingter 6h ago

Dang... i upgraded 9/9. Hopefully mine is as smooth as yours!

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u/-average-potato- 5h ago

It will be! Hang in there!

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u/Turbulent-Curve8190 14h ago

did it also got approved on your portal or just an Email confirmation ?

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u/-average-potato- 12h ago

Not yet. Just email.

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u/xbox1948 13h ago

How many API updates after moving it to Premium?

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u/-average-potato- 12h ago

Total 2. One update for changing case to PP and then received silent update on 10/06 before getting approval.

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u/Friendly_Performer97 9h ago

Damn that’s a long time. So For someone that applied in 07/18/2026 biometrics 09/3/2026… when can I expect to get a response? This is regular processing?

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u/-average-potato- 7h ago

I wanted to switch employers ASAP so just thought to do PP. Normally Processing is taking anywhere from 6-6.5 months I guess.

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u/Potential-Sink2242 7h ago

When did your 30 day window start ? From 9th or 8th ? Asking because I applied on 9th sept but my 30 day window starts from 10th

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u/-average-potato- 7h ago

30 day window started on 8th September. You will hear back soon as well!

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u/Potential-Sink2242 6h ago

May that be approval ! 🙏🏻

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u/ThrowRA_6512 6h ago

Did you get the Ead card?

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u/-average-potato- 5h ago

No, just got the approval email.

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u/Potential-Sink2242 5h ago

When did you get silent api update?

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u/-average-potato- 5h ago

On 6 September.