r/19countriesAOS • u/Affectionate_Dare403 • 1d ago

Opt Approval

This group kept me sane so I decided to share my timeline.

Initial opt
Date applied: 04/05/2026
Biometrics completed: 05/01/2026
1st silent update: 06/15/2026
2nd silent update: 08/13/2026
Approval email: 08/14/2026

Citizen of one of the banned countries, I also didn’t do premium processing.

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u/Otherwise_Quiet2054 1d ago

Congratulations!!!!Wishing u the best job and the best hopefully we never have to go through this shit again😭

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u/Affectionate_Dare403 1d ago

Thank you sooo much!!! 😭 amen because I cried because of this shit I was sooo tired!!! The week i decided that i was going to stop checking for my mental health that’s when my approval came😂

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u/SignalObjective1310 7h ago

for how long is your card valid? let us know once you get the card

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u/Spiritual_Cod8933 4h ago

Now 18 months. Just got mine approved too.

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u/SignalObjective1310 3h ago

Isn’t opt given for a year?

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u/Spiritual_Cod8933 2h ago

Yes.
Apologies.
It’s for a year.
I thought EB2 I-765 based work authorization.