Post-Completion OPT: Reporting Requirements & Travel

Students who are approved for Post-Completion OPT must adhere to federal reporting requirements.

• *10 Day Reporting Rule
  • During your OPT period, you must use the SEVP Portal to report all changes within 10 calendar days of when the change occurs:
    • Employer changes that must be reported within 10 calendar days include
      • Beginning a new job
      • Adding an additional job to your current job
      • Ending a job
      • Changing to a different job
      • Becoming unemployed
    • Address changes that must be reported within 10 calendar days include:
      • any changes in your residential address (where you live)
      • moving to a new town, city or state
      • changes in your employer address
      • changes in your mailing address
• SEVP Portal & 10 Day Reporting Rule
  • ​​​​​​​Please note - the SEVP Portal will not allow you to report anything that happened more than 10 days ago.
  • If you do not adhere to the 10 day rule you will be unable to report at all.
    • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ex. you began a new job a month ago and forgot to enter it in the portal
    • you log in to try to add the details and the system tells you that you cannot add it because the start date was more than 10 days ago

*Failure to satisfy these requirements will automatically invalidate the student’s F-1 status

• Travel Outside the US During Post-Completion OPT
  • Travel outside the U.S. while your EAD is pending is not recommended
  • When you reenter the United States during your OPT period you must have the following documents

• Employment Authorization Document (EAD) card
• Proof of employment (such a contract or letter from their current or prospective employer)
• Valid passport (with at least 6 months future validity)
• Valid F-1 Visa
• Printed hard copy of most recent I-20 document with a valid travel signature that is less than 6 months old