While on approved OPT, an F-1 student is required to report the following events within 10 days of any change:
- Start and/or end of any employment (report through SEVP Portal, except STEM Extension students who should use the OPT Employment Update request in your OISSS Gateway portal)
- Change in residential address (report through SEVP Portal)
- Change in immigration status (report through OPT Reporting request in your OISSS Gateway portal)
- Permanent departure from U.S. to end F-1 status (report through OPT Reporting request in your OISSS Gateway portal)
- Change in legal name or citizenship (upload a copy of your new passport in your OISSS Gateway portal)
If you are unable to log into your SEVP Portal account, please request assistance by submitting the SEVP OPT Portal Access request in your OISSS Gateway portal.
Please provide OISSS with a copy of your EAD by uploading it to your OISSS Gateway portal after graduation (and again upon receipt of your STEM Extension EAD, if applicable).