I Submitted my OPT petition in October and still hasn't been accepted?

[Btr.dl 0]

Good Morning, 

 

My name is Beatrice and i'm an international student in Boston. I am sending this because I'm still waiting for the approval of my OPT, sent in October. 

If I enter my OPT status page, what I find is " we received your application in.......(with the October date)

In your opinion, how long should I still have to wait before receiving an answer? approved/denied ?

I feel I need time enough to be able to find a job, but at the same time ( denial ) to figure out what to do with my career! 

 

Thank you so much for the responses!

 

Beatrice

[CaroLeh 15]

I filed in February and received mine in April (2ish months). When did you set your start date of the EAD card? I set mine to June 1, so I can more than enough time to get my EAD card. 

[Coco8 1,042]

I think that if they have not responded in like 75 days you can contact them. I would do that.

 

Mine took 80-90 days. But that was last year.

[Btr.dl 0]

Thank you for your answers, guys!

I opened a case and hopefully they will answer me.

My other question is: if my grace period ends on Feb, and I potentially apply for the OPT in January, without receiving any answer from USCIS during the whole period, will I still be legal until they will give me an answer or not ( even further the 60 days of grace period) ? thank you 

[Coco8 1,042]

18 hours ago, Btr.dl said:

Thank you for your answers, guys!

I opened a case and hopefully they will answer me.

My other question is: if my grace period ends on Feb, and I potentially apply for the OPT in January, without receiving any answer from USCIS during the whole period, will I still be legal until they will give me an answer or not ( even further the 60 days of grace period) ? thank you 

I think it depends if you are a graduate student or an undergraduate student.

 

The latest you can apply is 60 days after you completed the program. But I think they discount the days that you are waiting for the OPT from your OPT. As far as I remember, they do that so that people do not apply at the last minute to stay longer in the US. 

 

I applied early because I wanted the OPT as soon as I completed my program.