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Dear Students,
This is an update for F-1 students who are currently on post-completion or STEM optional practical training (OPT).
The following information has been provided by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) through Study in the States. For more information and resources, please visit https://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/sevp-portal-help. Additional information may also be found on the OIE website http://www.uta.edu/oie/?page=services&service=OPT_Portal
On Friday, March 23, 2018, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) will launch the SEVP Portal. The portal is a tool that F-1 students on post-completion optional practical training (OPT) or science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) OPT can choose to use to report changes to their home address, telephone number and employer information. As a student on post-completion or STEM OPT, you will be eligible to use the portal. The portal is accessible from both your mobile device and computer.
If you are eligible to use the portal, you will receive the SEVP Portal account creation link to your email address in SEVIS. This email will come from [log in to unmask] If you do not see the email, check your spam or junk mail folder. If you still do not see it, contact your designated school official (DSO) to have the email sent again.
The SEVP Portal will allow you to:

-        View details about your post-completion or STEM OPT.

-        Report changes to your address, telephone and employer information.

-        View and update data on all your employers in one place.
SEVP has created an SEVP Portal Help<https://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/sevp-portal-help> section on Study in the States with:

-        Information about the portal.

-        The SEVP Portal User Guide<https://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/assets/sevp_portal_student_user_guide.pdf> which provides screenshots and detailed step-by-step instructions for using the portal.

-        SEVP Portal videos<https://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/sevp-portal-tutorials>.

-        A useful one-page reference sheet<https://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/assets/sevp_portal_onepager.pdf> on the portal.
The SEVP highly encourages use of the portal. The OIE will require OPT students to update and maintain information on the portal once the account has been set up.

All OPT reporting requirements are still in effect and have not changed. Students are still required to update information via MyMav and utilize the online forms for OPT Employer Reporting. http://www.uta.edu/oie/?page=services&service=OPT_reporting

If you have any questions about the portal or need assistance, please contact the OIE (817) 272-2355 to speak with an advisor. You may also call the SEVP Response Center at 703-603-3400.
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