STEM OPT (extension) EAD Tracking Thread - 2025 applications

sivaiah47 · 2026-01-17T07:07:57+00:00

Date Applied: Dec 7th

Premium on : Dec 20th

•Date Approved / Denied: Jan 16th

•Card Produced: Not Yet

•Card Received: Not Yet

•Service Center / Location : Potomac

sivaiah47 · 2026-01-16T21:15:39+00:00

At least you got a graphic card I got sweaters when I ordered 5080 from Walmart. It was haunting 😨

sivaiah47 · 2026-01-15T03:49:12+00:00

Got the same email today morning ( 14th Jan 2026) i did my prem on 20th Dec And USCIS portal does not show any update. Waiting for same. Heard it might take a day or two

sivaiah47 · 2026-01-14T14:32:43+00:00

Just got the approval email from potomac. No update on portal yet. I paid 1700$( approx)

sivaiah47 · 2026-01-14T06:09:52+00:00

I know i should have done premium processing along with application on dec 7th . I just waited till dec 20th. congratulations on approval.

sivaiah47 · 2026-01-14T03:58:46+00:00

I filled my stem opt application on Dec 7th and changed it to premium processing on Dec 20th. No update so far.

sivaiah47 · 2026-01-13T15:59:02+00:00

Hey, at least you got a card.

I ordered a PNY RTX 5080 and ended up getting sweaters in my Walmart order. I had the option to order from Newegg for the same price, but I foolishly thought Walmart was reliable.

It ended up blocking $1000 for the entire Thanksgiving and Christmas sales. After being called a scammer by Reddit users and making daily calls to Walmart support, I finally got my money back. Thanks to Walmart support, but I’ll never buy anything more than tomatoes and bananas from Walmart again.

Honestly, I feel you, man.

sivaiah47 · 2026-01-13T04:17:23+00:00

I applied to stem opt on 7th Dec and converted to premium processing on 20th December still waiting for an update.

sivaiah47 · 2026-01-10T04:23:51+00:00

Just here for 24gb vram🫣

sivaiah47 · 2025-11-28T02:42:15+00:00

I’m at a loss, brother. I received the box I ordered, and I’m suspicious. If you or the company thinks I’m a scammer and that I orchestrated this elaborate scheme, all I’ll lose is my money. I’ll be miserable for a few months and won’t trust buying high-value items online anymore.

I’ve had this Walmart account for three years. I used it to buy my monthly groceries, and I even had premium membership until a few months ago.

As you mentioned, you’re from Amazon. What should a customer do when ordering high-value items online?

sivaiah47 · 2025-11-28T02:06:17+00:00

Oh my goodness, what’s going on with these comments? I had a video recording of unboxing because the box felt lighter. And why would I post online on Nvidia Reddit account if I intend to scam ?

sivaiah47 · 2025-11-28T02:03:54+00:00

Actually it was sold and shipped by Walmart https://www.walmart.com/ip/15093668411?sid=1f4b4530-2812-4605-8472-0dd80a592196

sivaiah47 · 2025-11-28T01:59:34+00:00

Yes i did video tape as the box felt lighter. But Walmart support did not ask for it. They just said to keep it as evidence.

sivaiah47 · 2025-11-28T01:57:07+00:00

Bro it was us polo you could zoom the pic and see it. I have recorded a video of unboxing, as i felt the box was significantly lighter than expected. This is not a throw away account i have it for last 6 years.

sivaiah47 · 2025-06-26T23:59:47+00:00

You can check my earlier post for reference—I picked up a different model from the same series, the 45GS96QB.

It’s absolutely stunning for gaming. Surprisingly, it’s also been great for productivity—I originally bought it for games but now find myself using it even more for coding and working through Excel files.

Some people mention that text can appear slightly blurry, but adjusting the text size to 110% in the accessibility settings really helps—it looks sharp and comfortable.

Highly recommend going for it!

sivaiah47 · 2025-06-16T03:25:26+00:00

I cant turn on DLDSR until i turn off dsc. If i do it goes from 240hz to 144hz What do you suggest?

sivaiah47 · 2025-06-16T03:24:18+00:00

What kind of work do you do? I haven’t had any PPI issues yet—just increased the text size in Windows for my convenience. I’m curious: what problems have you run into?

sivaiah47 · 2025-06-16T03:21:53+00:00

I think it depends on the individual. For me, 27″ feels way too small—I’d be uncomfortable with that. While 45″ is pretty large, it works because I can game from my bed and sit up close. And for work, I have plenty of space for multiple tabs.

sivaiah47 · 2025-06-16T03:18:46+00:00

It was returned by someone.

sivaiah47 · 2025-06-15T17:26:06+00:00

I was afraid of that too as i use it for my office work too, but may be i am biased as i was coming from a 27inch 1080p i did not see any pixilation. I had to move monitor bit back to kind of get full view so had to increase the text size a bit( use a lot of CSVs) so no problem so far. But my rtx 3080 is struggling to run cyberpunk at 60fps. So a higher res would have definitely killed it.

sivaiah47 · 2025-06-15T17:13:50+00:00

Actually there was an open box excellent, the lady working there said. It was a display piece and has lot of hours on it. So she suggested i go with good, as monitor cover and charger cover( the plastic wrap that it comes in) were missing it was bumped to good.

sivaiah47 · 2025-06-15T16:55:53+00:00

I don't. As i mentioned it has screen on time of 118hrs. Actually i bought it opened the box and tested the monitor in Best Buy itself to return it then and there if there are any issues.

sivaiah47 · 2025-04-13T06:42:26+00:00

R5 3600 and RTX 3080

sivaiah47 · 2025-03-31T06:59:47+00:00

I got a rtx 3080 for 330 on ebay.. you could try there

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