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All OPT employment is required to be related to the student's degree program. If a student fails to report OPT employment information, the student could be considered in violation of F-1 immigration status by the Department of Homeland Security.
You will be reporting and updating your employment information in the SEVP Portal. The SEVP Portal allows OPT students to report their address, telephone number and employer information. The portal shares information with SEVIS, but does not give students direct access to SEVIS.
OPT applications are rejected frequently due to missing or inaccurate information. Here's a checklist to ensure your documents are correct: Form I-765: Use the latest version from the USCIS website, fill in all required fields, and check your answers carefully.
Lawful or conditional permanent resident.
You are still considered to be in F-1 student status while on OPT and will continue to use your F-1 visa stamp for any travel during your OPT period. To maintain status on OPT, you must either work at job(s) directly related to your major/level of study or actively seek employment in your major/level of study.
OPT (Optional Practical Training) is a benefit available to international students in F-1 immigration status who are enrolled in, or completing, a degree program in the United States. This employment can be used: Before completion of studies during an annual vacation or leave term.
Once on OPT, your status is now based on your OPT start and end dates (as found on your EAD). It is important to follow the rules of OPT so you can continue to maintain your F-1 visa status.
You are still considered to be in F-1 student status while on OPT and will continue to use your F-1 visa stamp for any travel during your OPT period. To maintain status on OPT, you must either work at job(s) directly related to your major/level of study or actively seek employment in your major/level of study.
If you work illegally, you will lose your student status and you would not be able to get that reinstated. And even if they don't bust you now, if it ever comes out, you would not be able to get any type of status through employment after that through marriage to a US Citizen.
Unauthorized employment, unauthorized withdrawal from classes, expulsion and suspension, and failure to report Optional Practical Training (OPT) employments are some of the possible reasons which could lead to termination of a student's visa resulting in "unlawful presence" and eventual deportation.
