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The OPT Information section allows the students to enter, view, edit and submit OPT Employment and OPT Employer information from the International Student Portal. The section allows you to create a new OPT Employment, View, and Edit OPT Employment, and Add New Employer.
Add or Edit OPT Employment
The top of the page displays your Program Start Date, Program End date, Campus ID, SEVIS ID, Academic Department, Level of Study (on I20), and your Visa Type.

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Manage OPT Information
The OPT Information section allows the students to enter, view, edit and submit OPT Employment and OPT Employer information from the International Student Portal. The section allows you to create a new OPT Employment, View, and Edit OPT Employment, and Add New Employer.
- Add or Edit OPT Employment
  The top of the page displays your Program Start Date, Program End date, Campus ID, SEVIS ID, Academic Department, Level of Study (on I20), and your Visa Type.
- View OPT Employment
  To view the OPT Employment information, click the View button.
- 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.
- View OPT Employer
  To view the details of the OPT Employer, click the employer name hyper link in the Employer Name column. The OPT Employer page displays the Employer Information, Supervisor Information, and Job Information.
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In the Requirements section you can see the list of university requirements, specific to your visa type, that you must meet before you can register for classes. You can upload supporting documents for requirements and submit them to the ISSO for approval.
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Add or Edit OPT Employment

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

Procedure

Click OPT Information.
On the OPT Employment page click New OPT Request.
On the Add OPT Employment page, select The student has met or will meet the one full academic year requirement by the employment start date check box, only if the student meets the Academic year.
Choose the OPT Type option button.
The available options are Pre Completion, Post Completion.
Choose the Full Time / Part Time.
The available options are Full Time: more than 20 hours/week, and Part Time: 20 or less hours/week.
Enter the OPT Employment Start Date in mm/dd/yyyy format.
Enter the OPT Employment End Date in mm/dd/yyyy format.
Enter relevant notes in the Student Remarks text box.
You can enter up to a maximum of 500 characters.
Enter relevant notes in the Employment Remarks text box.
You can enter up to a maximum of 250 characters.
Click Save.

What to do next

You can edit the OPT Employment details by clicking the Edit button.

Note: You can not modify the Employment Start Date, Employment End Date, and OPT Type fields after submitting the record. You have to contact International Student Office for any updates.