STEM OPT - biometrics

My EAD was expiring July 20th. I was able to submit application on evening of July 18th, on portal the date was July 19th.
I have gotten a receipt notice dated july 19th.
But I haven’t heard back about biometrics yet, I was reading about how most people got biometrics notice within a week of applying but I haven’t received anything yet.

I didn’t have to give biometrics for my initial opt, so I’m not sure how this works.

Is there a way to check or anything like that, or is this normal, it will be a month since submitting next week? I just don’t want to accidentally miss anything if there was an update.

Thank you!

Posted Aug 12, 2026, 8:14 PM UTC

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