OPT Reporting

Current OPT status*

Anyone on Standard OPT should report updates directly to SEVIS through the SEVP Portal.
Instructions on how to create a portal account are available at: Study in the States website

Name*

First Last

Email*

Phone*

Your detailed residential address, including city, state and zip code*

Why are you submitting this form?*

Reporting a new position
Changes to my current job
STEM OPT reporting
end of employment (including final evaluation)
travel signature

Is the address provided above the one to which you would like your new I-20 with the travel signature mailed?*

Yes
No

Address to which I should send your I-20 (be sure to include ALL information: street number and name, apartment number (if applicable), city, state, and zip code)*

Name of the company for which you work (if you are on STEM OPT extension: enter exactly as it appears in E-Verify and on Form I-983)*

Were you employed in a different position during your STEM OPT extension?*

Yes
No

Have there been any material changes to your position (as reported on form I-983 you submitted when you started this position)? This can include changes to your position, training plan, salary, hours worked, location, supervisor, employer's EIN number, or other areas*

Yes
No

Be sure to review form I-983 as submitted.

By entering my initials in this box I certify that all of the OPT employer information currently listed in my SEVIS record is correct and I continue to work in this position.*

New I-983 required for updates to current position*

Max. file size: 3 MB.

Please visit https://www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis/pdf/i983.pdf to access the most up-to-date I-983 form.

New I-983 required for new job*

Max. file size: 3 MB.

Please visit https://www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis/pdf/i983.pdf to access the most up-to-date I-983 form.

Evaluation required for previous position*

Max. file size: 3 MB.

You must submit a final evaluation (bottom half of the last page on form I-983) for your previous position. Please visit https://www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis/pdf/i983.pdf to access the most up-to-date I-983 form. Complete the bottom half of the final page. Be sure that both you and your supervisor have signed. You only need to submit the final page; not the entire I-983 form.

Evaluation required for previous position*

Max. file size: 3 MB.

You must submit a final evaluation (bottom half of the last page on form I-983) for your previous position. Please visit https://www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis/pdf/i983.pdf to access the most up-to-date I-983 form. Complete the bottom half of the final page. Be sure that both you and your supervisor have signed. You only need to submit the final page; not the entire I-983 form.

How long have you been on the STEM OPT extension?*

6 months
12 months
18 months
24 months

Please select the option that is closest to the exact time.

12 month evaluaton required*

Max. file size: 3 MB.

You must submit the Evaluation on Student Progress (top half of the last page on form I-983). Please visit https://www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis/pdf/i983.pdf to access the most up-to-date I-983 form. Be sure that both you and your supervisor have signed. You only need to submit the final page; not the entire I-983 form.

Date of your final day of employment at your previous position*

Are you in the cap gap extension (e.g., H1-B status has been submitted and will begin in the future)?*

Yes
No

Are you now in H1-B status? (e.g., your approved start date on Form I-797A has passed)*

Yes
No

Please upload page 5 of the I-983 with the "Final Evaluation" section completed. All signatures must be in blue or black ink. Electronic signatures are not acceptable.*

Max. file size: 3 MB.

Please enter your initialshere to confirm that you understand that you must submit Page 5 of Form I-983 through this portal within 10 days of your H1-B status starting.*

Please enter your initials here to certify that you have reviewed your SEVIS record (including US address and the information about your current position on OPT) and the information is accurate and up-to-date.*

International Programs

OPT reporting