Add or Edit OPT Employer

The top of the page displays your Employment Start Date, Employment End date, Campus ID, SEVIS ID, Academic Department, Level of Study (on I20), and your Visa Type.

Procedure

  1. Click OPT Information.
  2. On the OPT Employment page click Add Employer.
  3. Select the Self Employed check box only if you are self employed.
    On selecting the Self Employed check box the Student’s preferred name gets populated in the Employer Name text box.
  4. Enter your employer name in the Employer Name field if you are not self employed.
  5. Enter the unique employer identification number in Employer EIN.
  6. Enter the OPT Employment Start Date in mm/dd/yyyy format.
  7. Enter the OPT Employment End Date in mm/dd/yyyy format.
  8. Enter the first line of street address of the employer in the Address 1 field.
  9. Enter the employer city in City field.
  10. Select the employer state from the State drop down list.
  11. Enter the Zip code.
  12. Enter the Course Relevance in the Explain how employment is related to student’s course of study text box.
    You can enter up to a maximum of 1000 characters.
  13. Click Save.
    The Supervisor Information section stores the relevant details such as your Supervisor First Name, Last Name, Phone, Phone Extension, and Email.

What to do next

You can edit the OPT Employer details by clicking on the Edit link in the Actions column of Employer section.
Note: You can not modify the Self Employed, Employer Name and Employer Start Date fields after submitting the record. You have to contact International Student Office for any updates.