SEVP to Mail Notices to OPT Students Without Employer Information, auto-terminations looming

The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) is conducting a review of SEVIS records for optional practical training (OPT) participants and is mailing notices directly to students who have not reported employer information and have exceeded 90 days of unemployment.

The notice informs students of their lack of employer/employment information and provides an opportunity for them to update their records either through their designated school officials (DSOs) or directly through the SEVP Portal. If the student’s SEVIS record is not updated, SEVP will set the record to “terminated” to reflect the lack of employer information and the potential that the student may have violated their status either by failing to timely report OPT employment or by exceeding the permissible period of unemployment while on OPT.