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In general, to be eligible for reinstatement, the student must: Not be out of status for more than five months at the time of filing or show the exceptional circumstance that prevented filing in that time frame. Not have a record of repeated or willful violations of regulations. Not have worked without authorization.

Students are required to add their employer information in the SEVP Portal within 10 days from the start of employment. If you miss the 10 day reporting deadline, employment updates must still be reported although the SEVP Portal will not allow OPT students to report employment that began more than 10 days in the past.

If you are an F or M student and you need to extend your stay in the United States or change your nonimmigrant status, you need to file a Form I-539, ?Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status,? with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

Use Form I-539 if you are physically present in the United States and wish to request initial status or change status to a V nonimmigrant, or to request an extension of your current V nonimmigrant status.

$370. You and each co-applicant must also pay an $85 biometric services fee.

OPT students can change their student address, change in employment, and interruption of employment in the SEVP Portal. The SEVP Portal Help section of Study in the States details what a student can do in the portal. DSOs have 21 days from the date of a change to update SEVIS to reflect the changes.

When an F-1/M-1 SEVIS record is terminated, the following happens: Student loses all on- and/or off-campus employment authorization. Student cannot re-enter the United States on the terminated SEVIS record. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents may investigate to confirm the departure of the student.

Change to F or M Status Obtain an initial Form I-20 from the SEVP-certified school. The DSO should select ?Change of Status? in the Issue Reason section of the Form I-20. Pay the I-901 SEVIS Fee. File a Form I-539, ?Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status,? with USCIS and follow USCIS filing instructions.

If you travel abroad while a change of status application (I-539) is pending, USCIS considers the application abandoned and will reject it. You will need to go to a U.S. embassy or consulate to apply for a new visa to re-enter.

Log on to your account on the CGI Federal website. Update the information on it by changing the DS -160 confirmation number and SEVIS ID. There is no need to pay the visa fee again as you have not attended the interview.