I-765 · Premium processing

Work permit (employment authorization document, EAD)

Date USCIS received the I-907 or your responseCompare as of

Timeframe: 30 business days

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Premium processing (OPT and STEM OPT only)

Premium processing (Form I-907) is available only to F-1 students filing for OPT: categories (c)(3)(A), (c)(3)(B) and (c)(3)(C). Within 30 business days, USCIS issues an approval, a denial, a Request for Evidence (RFE) or a Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID); if it does not, it refunds the premium fee and keeps processing the case, unless it has opened a fraud or misrepresentation investigation. The clock starts when USCIS has the form, the fees and every prerequisite for a decision; an RFE or NOID stops it, and a new 30-business-day period starts when USCIS receives your response.^[1,2]

This information is for general informational purposes and is not legal advice. It does not create an attorney-client relationship and does not predict the outcome of any individual case.

Sources

1.How Do I Request Premium Processing? - USCISUSCIS · Agency page · Checked Sep 27, 2026
2.8 CFR 106.4 - Premium processing serviceeCFR (Office of the Federal Register) · Regulation · Checked Sep 27, 2026