OPT EAD 案件追踪——专为 F-1 留学生打造。

GreenLight 将 USCIS 状态消息解析为通俗易懂的说明，让您了解 I-765 OPT 更新的含义以及接下来通常会发生什么。涵盖初始 OPT 和 STEM OPT 延期。

社区脉搏至少需要五条相符的 OPT 自行报告里程碑观察记录，才会显示公开计数。

什么是 OPT？

OPT（实习培训，Optional Practical Training）是授予已完成或正在攻读美国认可院校学位的 F-1 学生的临时就业授权期。它允许您在美国从事与专业直接相关的工作。初始 OPT 在毕业后提供最多 12 个月的工作授权；符合条件的理工科（STEM）毕业生还可申请最多 24 个月的 STEM OPT 延期。

申请毕业后 OPT 时，指定学校官员（DSO）须先在 SEVIS 中录入推荐并签发经签注的 I-20。I-765 类别 (c)(3)(B) 必须同时满足两个时限：USCIS 可在项目结束日前 90 天至结束日后 60 天期间收到申请，并且申请必须在 DSO 录入推荐后的 30 天内提交。只有在 USCIS 批准申请、您收到 EAD 且卡上起始日期已经到来后，才可开始工作。

失业天数限制适用于已获授权的毕业后 OPT 期间，而不是 I-765 待审期间。若尚未报告符合要求的就业，失业天数从获批 EAD 的起始日期开始计算。初始毕业后 OPT 的累计上限为 90 天；若 24 个月 STEM OPT 延期获批，初始 OPT 与 STEM OPT 合计上限为 150 天。就业和报告问题请向您的 DSO 确认。

I-765 OPT 状态参考

时间来源：No universal GreenLight estimate. Use the official USCIS processing-time selector for the exact eligibility category and office.

Application filed

USCIS receives the I-765 as its own benefit request. Even when it is submitted in the same package as an I-485, USCIS assigns a separate receipt number and may accept and adjudicate each form on a different path.

Receipt timing varies; follow your USCIS account and mailed notice

Biometrics (if not concurrent with I-485)

USCIS may schedule a biometrics appointment or reuse biometrics, depending on the filing and current instructions. Follow the appointment notice if one is issued.

The appointment notice controls; there is no universal filing-to-biometrics clock

Card production ordered

USCIS approves your application and orders the physical EAD card to be produced and mailed.

Use the official USCIS selector for the exact eligibility category and office

Card delivered

USCIS mails the EAD after production. For affected category (c)(9) initial and renewal requests pending or filed on or after Dec. 5, 2025, the maximum validity is 18 months; the printed card controls.

Follow USCIS production and mailing updates

OPT 申请人常见的状态消息

以下是 OPT 申请人可能遇到的公开状态消息；真实案件可能跳过某些步骤或出现其他步骤。点击任意状态，查看该文字能够证明什么、又有哪些信息仍然未知。

Case Was Received →Fingerprints Were Taken →Case Was Approved →We Ordered Your New Card →Card Was Mailed →

关于 OPT 的常见问题

How long does I-765 take?+

GreenLight does not publish a hand-authored I-765 range. Use the official USCIS processing-time selector for the exact eligibility category and office; a concurrent I-485 does not create one universal I-765 clock.

Can I expedite my EAD?+

USCIS may consider a documented request under its current published expedite criteria, but it decides each request in its discretion. Use a current USCIS request channel, provide the evidence USCIS asks for, and do not assume the request changes your existing work authorization.

What is category (c)(9) on my EAD?+

Category (c)(9) identifies an EAD based on a pending I-485 adjustment application. It generally is not tied to one sponsoring employer, but the issued card, its validity dates, the pending basis, and current Form I-9 rules still control.

What happens if my EAD expires before my renewal is approved?+

Most renewals filed on or after Oct. 30, 2025 do not receive a general automatic extension. A qualifying renewal filed before that date may retain up to 540 days only if it was timely, used an eligible matching category, and satisfies every document condition. Other category-specific extensions follow their own rules.

Can I work before receiving my EAD card?+

An I-765 receipt or approval notice is not generic permission to work. For an initial OPT EAD, wait until the EAD is issued, you have received it, and its start date has arrived. Other categories may have a qualifying automatic or status-based extension only when every category, timing, and document condition is met.