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

Once your OPT begins, you will receive an email from SEVP with 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.
SEVP Portal videos
A useful one-page reference sheet on the portal.