OPT加急经历

这个帖子记录我完整的OPT加急经历和一些攻略总结。如果你不是手上有offer马上要过入职日期了，或者处理时间超过90天了等特殊情况，我建议还是把加急的机会留给更需要的人。

个人情况，邮寄initial OPT，3/31申请received，5/13是硕士结束的时间，填的期望start date是5/17，因为公司期望我尽早入职我就填了个尽可能最早的，后来和manager定下的开始时间是5/24。而且我最后一学期从三月就开始为这家公司兼职，其实就是想无缝衔接，但奈何我的OPT case处理十分缓慢。我总共审批等了83天，最后6/21 approved，然后6/28拿到卡。虽然这个审批时间也没超过90天但是我的入职时间被延长了整整一个月，而且我身边的同学都等了最多两个月就拿到卡了，而且有的同学甚至寄到的时间还比我晚。

. ----我在等了六十多天的时候就挺急了，和接线员提过加急的事，我选择了financial loss的理由然后被对方给拒了，那时候准备不足也忘提了我的offer开始日期已经过了的事。对方问我要把这次对话的记录保存发到我邮箱吗，我选择不要。然后我又找了学校，学校说五年来都没有成功加急的案例，劝我放弃。我那时候就打算放弃加急了，因为我们学校的国际生机构一直很负责，基本邮件一天内都会回，办什么事也都快。
但后来我就觉得这个思考方式很有问题。因为据我了解我们申请加急也没有什么坏处，这就是个稳赚不赔的局应该直接入。我后来在6/15又申请了加急，成功了。

怎么从线上Emma切换到真人接线员可以参考这个帖子：
https://www.1point3acres.com/bbs/thread-697930-1-1.html
或者你就一直打speak to a representative应该也行。

以下是我线上和接线员的聊天记录：
Thank you for contacting the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Please stand by for the next available representative.
我：My application has not been updated for 75 days. The start date I filled in is 5/17 and I should start to work for my company from 5 / 24. Now my EAD is too late for many days. It cost me and the company a lot.
Thank you for calling USCIS Contact Center, my name is ***** agent ID#****. I see that you provided us with a Receipt Number, if you will allow me to verify some information, I'll be more than happy to help you today. Would you like to provide us with a phone number and an email?
我：提供了我的个人信息
A decision on your I-765 has been slow in coming, correct?
我：Yes. My application has not been updated for 75 days. The start date I filled in is 5/17 and I was supposed to work for my company from 5 / 24
it is very late now. I may lose my job offer...
What would you like to do about your case?
我：Could you help me expedite my case or make a note for my case that I'm in a hurry to start work now?
You can make a request to expedite your case if you can demonstrate that your situation falls into one of the following categories:   Severe financial loss to company or person, provided that the need for urgent action is not the result of the petitioner's or applicant's failure to: (Note: Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, H-2A beneficiaries pending more than 15 days fall under this category) File the benefit request or the expedite request in a reasonable time frame, or Respond to any requests for additional evidence in a reasonably timely manner. Emergencies and urgent humanitarian reasons (Note: Filipino WWII Veterans Program (FWVP) beneficiaries fall under this category); Nonprofit organization (as designated by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)) whose request is in furtherance of the cultural and social interests of the United States; Compelling U.S. government interests (such as urgent cases for the Department of Defense or DHS, or other public safety or national security interests) (Note: This type of request must come from official U.S. government entity and state that delay will be detrimental to the U.S. government); or Clear USCIS error.
I regret what has happened to you.
我： financial loss to company and me
Thank you for your understanding
In order to better assist you, I'm going to need to collect some information to send to the USCIS office having jurisdiction over your case.
Okay
我：FYI, my case was received on 3/31. It has been 77 days
Do you have your alien registration number?
我：no
Do you have an alternate phone number?
我：Sorry, I only have one US number
Please be patient.
我：okay. I really appreciate your help. You are so nice
Applicants I-765 application has not been updated for 75 days. The filing date is 5/17 and Applicant should have started to work for their company from 5 / 24. Applicant's EAD has been late for many days. It has costed Applicant and the company a lot. Please expedite applicant's I-765 urgently. Thank you.
Would you like to change or add anything?
我：Actually, it has not been updated for 77 days. my case was received on 3/31. And 5/17 is the date I filled in as the start date.
Thank you!
I apologize, for that oversite.
I apologize. I apologize, for that oversight.
Have pen and paper ready. I have a referral number for you.

然后就给了我一个referral number，说五天以内给信。6/16和6/17所有的case处理的都很少，然后6/18是六月节USCIS放假，下一个周一6/21我的case被批准了，也算是五天以内吧。
从对话记录就可以看出对方一上来就非常友善，说出了“A decision on your I-765 has been slow in coming, correct?”，和我上次聊过的接线员态度完全不一样，我当时就感觉加急肯定稳了。其实这个事就是每个接线员的处理标准都不一样，如果手上有offer马上要过入职日期了，或者处理时间超过90天了我们就应该多试试，如果对方不接受加急就拒绝保留聊天记录，然后再换个接线员。
也有一些人说其实加急没用，只是正好case轮到被处理了。但我观察的情况是我们3/31寄到的申请，6/21及以后每天就几个case，我觉得我的case能在6/21被审批已经是很幸运了。而且这个事如果是不会带来坏处的话，就完全可以多试试。另外一点就是在申请加急前，尤其是处理日期还在三个月以内的，自己一定要写好小作文，表达自己的case为什么非常急，同时也要保证信息的真实性。
希望能给同样遭遇OPT审批缓慢的小伙伴们帮助也祝大家幸运。我当时发现3/30之前的申请都挺快的，就从3/31往后速度比之前差了很多，而且USCIS三月的处理平均速度是56天，但我等了83天。另外现在的case审批后如果EAD卡交到了USPS手上会有tracking number，不用着急询问邮递号。USCIS是有在一点点改良各种小工具和处理速度，虽然还是非常慢而且很看运气。










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咕噜嘎 发表于 2021-7-7 03:26
我和你当时情况类似，我本来应该这周入职，现在还没收到卡，你是咋和公司说的

我就和公司说工作许可还没到，然后每周给他们update进度，没特别说什么。公司那边只能等我，然后时不时祝我好运，问我有没有什么能帮忙的

紫薯花旗心 发表于 2021-7-7 01:41
加急批准之后还带等多久才能拿到opt？

帖子有写是6/21approve，6/28拿到卡，这样就是一周。USCIS会寄priority mail，如果usps已经拿到EAD卡准备寄的话，是三天以内必到。

shumaggie 发表于 2021-7-9 01:19
谢谢楼主！我已经等了112天了……加急申请交了快20天都还在系统里pending着没人搭理……真是人各有命&#1285 ...

难顶了，我的case我当时感觉就像被跳过了一样

感谢楼主分享！

感谢楼主！原来没满90天也可以加急

加急批准之后还带等多久才能拿到opt？

我和你当时情况类似，我本来应该这周入职，现在还没收到卡，你是咋和公司说的

喵了个咪_ 发表于 2021-7-6 11:47
感谢楼主！原来没满90天也可以加急

是啊，这点我觉得挺重要的

请问楼主拿到confirmation number 之后客服有说The Service Center, Field Office, or National Benefits Center will contact you as soon as possible 这个吗

谢谢楼主！我已经等了112天了……加急申请交了快20天都还在系统里pending着没人搭理……真是人各有命😂 不知道地里还有没有3.18的小伙伴也一起在熬着的……