Not sure if this is the right place but has anyone had their OPT approved or know someone who has in the last month or so. It's almost been a month for me. I'm trying to get a general idea of what the timeline is look during this time of the year. Any inputs on this appreciated!
Hey! I was in the same position as you a few months back, that's when I found this: https://opttimeline.com Someone basically made a tool to track all cases. It doesn't tell you an exact timeline. But if you look at the pattern (number of cases processed, which cases are being processed): you can get a rough estimate :)
Whoa this is awesome! Thanks!
My case was received on October 3rd and it got approved on November 14th. I received the EAD one week later.
That's pretty quick!
It takes three to four months to get the approval notice
I know that was the case during summer but I've heard it's a tad bit faster during winter. Correct me if I'm wrong.
It's never faster. You're talking to a government agency - they have no incentive to be fast.