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View Employment Information

Last updated 31-Jan-2018

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The Employment Information page shows a history of a student’s employment authorizations and employer(s). Access this page from the Employment Information link on the Student Information page.

 

screenshot of Student Information page with the Employment Information link magnified.

Employment Information Page

 The following information is available on the Employment Information page:

Column Name Description and Information to Note
[Blank]

Expand iconExpand icon to display employer information.

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Active [OPT]

Displays a dark dot when a student is in an active period of OPT, as shown below; otherwise, the field is empty.

Screenshot of the Active column with a black dot indicating a student is on active OPT
Employment Type Describes the type of employment authorization:
  •  CPT
  • Pre-Completion OPT
  • Post-Completion OPT
  • STEM OPT
  • Off-Campus

Note: There is no indicator for on-campus employment.
FT/PT Shows the employment is either:
  • Full-time (FT) or
  • Part-time (PT)
Status Displays the status of the employment request:
  • Requested
  • Approved
  • Denied
  • Canceled
  • Pending
  • Withdrawn
School School whose DSO entered the employment request in SEVIS.
DSO Recommended Start and End Dates Dates requested by the DSO for the student to work.
Actual Start and End Dates Dates a work authorization segment actually begins and ends.
Level Student’s level of study at the time of the employment request.
Receipt Receipt number assigned by USCIS to an employment application.

 

pay attention to an important pointThe page lists all employment authorizations for an individual’s SEVIS ID. It does NOT list any authorizations for another SEVIS ID.

Employer Information

Click on the green Expand icon to display the employer information The following Employer Information is available:

Column Name Description and Information to Note
Employer Name

Displays the name of the employer.

Note: This could be the company name. 
Job Title Displays the student’s job title.
FT/PT Shows the employment is either:
  • Full-time (FT) or
  • Part-time (PT)
Start/End Dates Provides the dates the student began and ended work with this employer.
City, State, and ZIP Displays the address of the employer; to include city, state, and ZIP code.
Explanation Describes how the student’s program of study and this employment is related. 
Unemployment Days Displays the number of consecutive days where there is no employer information per OPT authorization.

 

pay attention to an important pointEmployer information is editable on the OPT Employment page, which is access by the OPT Request link on the Student Information page.

Navigation on Employment Information Page

  • To open/close the Employer Information section:
    • Click the green, plus “+” icon to view additional employer information, if available.
    • Click the red, minus “-” icon to close the section.
  • To filter by the types of employment authorizations on the list:
    • Select the employment authorization type from the drop-down list above the table.
    • Click Filter.
  • To sort the employment list by a table column, click the Up or Down Arrow (ascending or descending) next to the desired column name

For students on post-completion OPT, SEVIS will count the consecutive days, where there is no corresponding employer information. SEVIS will flag records with over 90 consecutive unemployment days for termination. 

pay attention to an important pointUSICE and SEVP retain the ability to run reports on student records that accrue more than 90 cumulative days of unemployment.

Icon Guide

See the SEVIS Help Icons on the SEVIS Help Hub for a quick-reference of the icons used in this job aid.