Immigration

​​Optional Practical Training (OPT) ​Employer Update Form​

​Please report your OPT employment or volunteer work within 10 days of your start date and anytime there is a change. Reporting your employment is important because the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must verify that you are employed and not in violation of the 90-day unemployment rule. You can update your employment details directly to your SEVIS record through the SEVP Portal and by submitting the OPT employer update form link below.​  

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SEVP Portal​

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Once your OPT begins, you will receive an email from SEVP w​ith your portal information where you can update your address and employment information yourself.

The SEVP Portal will allow you to:​
  • View details about your post-completion or STEM OPT.
  • ​Report changes to your address, telephone and employer information.
  • ​View and update data on all your employers in one place.​

Any data updates you make in the portal will be sent directly to the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS).​​



SEVP has created a SEVP Portal Help section  on Study in the States with:

  • ​Information about the portal.
  • The SEVP Portal User Guide which ​provides screenshots and detailed step by step instructions for using the portal.