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Join the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) on March 20, 2018, from 2 to 3 p.m. EDT for the SEVP Special Report Webinar: SEVP Portal.The SEVP Portal, which is scheduled to launch on March 23, 2018, is a tool for F-1 students on post‑completion optional practical training (OPT), including the science, technology, engineering and mathematics OPT extension, and M-1 students on practical training.

As a designated school official (DSO), it is important to ensure that your F and M international students have accurate information in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), including an up-to-date email address. If your students are eligible to create an account for the SEVP Portal, the information to create their account will be sent to their email address listed in SEVIS.

On March 23, 2018, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) will launch the SEVP Portal for F-1 students participating in post-completion optional practical training (OPT) and M-1 students participating in practical training.The portal will allow these F-1 and M-1 students to report personal and employer information directly to SEVP. Through the portal, these students will be able to: