Urgent Notice: Action Required to Avoid Termination of SEVIS Record Due to Unreported OPT Employment

While we are pleased to report that SEVP has reactivated the majority of the nearly 5,000 SEVIS

records previously terminated due to law enforcement encounters, SEVP is now shifting its focus

to a new ground for termination.

ICE has issued warning foreign student son OPT visas, failure to report employment within 90

days of starting their OPT. If you do not inform your DSO of your employment, your SEVIS

record will show no employer information, causing you to accumulate days of unemployment.

This may result in exceeding the 90-day unemployment limit allowed under OPT regulations. If

you have been employed during your OPT period, you must promptly update your SEVIS

record. Please contact your DSO or use the SEVIS Portal to report your employment details.

Failure to take corrective action may lead to the initiation of immigration proceedings for your

removal from the United States.

According to 8 CFR § 214.2(f)(10)(ii)(E), students on post-completion OPT may not exceed 90

days of unemployment. Failure to report valid employment in SEVIS can result in your days

without reported employment being counted as unemployment, potentially putting you out of

status.

If your SEVIS record is not updated within 15 days starting May 16, 2025, SEVP will set your

SEVIS record to "terminated" to reflect the lack of employer information and the potential that

you may have violated your status either by failing to timely report OPT employment or by

exceeding the permissible period of unemployment while on OPT.