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Last updated: April 28, 2025

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Employment Information Page

A student's employment information displays in several locations in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). The Employment Information page shows a history of a student’s employment authorizations and employer(s) information; and the Student Information page displays important employment indicators for the student.

For additional student employment information, see SEVIS Help Hub:

To view a student's employment information:

Go to the Student Information page.

Student Information page with Employment Overview call out

The optional practical training (OPT) flag or indicator displays on the Student Information page under the student's name. The flag shows the student's active OPT status and type (pre-completion, post-completion, or science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)).

2. Click Employment Information link under the View list on the left side of page. The Employment Information page opens.

The Employment Information page consists of a student’s Unemployment Counter for Active Employment, a table of the student’s employment data, and access to their employer information.

Unemployment Counter for Active Employment

The Unemployment Counter for Active Employment ID XXX table displays days allowed, accrued, and remaining for the active period of post-completion OPT or STEM OPT, which are both identified by the Employment ID.

If the student does not have current and approved post-completion or STEM OPT employment authorization, the Unemployment Counter for Active Employment does not display.
For additional information, see SEVIS Help Hub's Unemployment Counter.

Employment Table

The Employment table displays the following:

Column Name	Description and Information to Note
[Blank]		Click green, plus icon to expand and display: Any employer information a DSO or student may have entered. Any accrued unemployment.
[Blank]		Click red, minus icon to collapse and hide employer information.
Active [OPT]	Dark dot when a student is in an active period of OPT, as shown below; otherwise, the field is empty.
Employment Type	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	Employment is either: Full-time (FT) or Part-time (PT)
Status	Status of the employment request: Requested Approved Denied Canceled Pending Withdrawn
School	School whose DSO entered the employment request in SEVIS.
Request Date	Date the DSO submitted the employment authorization request in SEVIS.
DSO Recommended Start and End Dates	Dates requested by the DSO for the student to work. For example: Bob will finish his academic program on May 25, 2014. On April 30, 2014, Bob requests OPT authorization from June 1, 2014 to May 31, 2015. His DSO processes the request. In SEVIS, the dates display as: DSO Recommended OPT Start: 06/01/2014 DSO Recommended OPT End: 05/31/2015
Actual Start and End Dates	Actual Start Date: The first date the student can legally work. SEVIS populates this field with the USCIS-approved Start Date. Note: For STEM OPT this will be the day after post-completion OPT ends. Actual End Date: The last date the student can legally work. By default, it is the same as the USCIS‐approved OPT End Date, but is modified by SEVIS to the same date as the: Transfer Release Date, if the student transfers to another school before the OPT ends. Registration Date, if the student changes educational level before the OPT ends. Termination Date, if record is terminated before the OPT ends. Cap Gap Extension Date, if the student is eligible for it. For example: In October 2014, Bob transfers to another school. The DSO sets the Transfer Release Date to December 30, 2014. On December 30, 2014, SEVIS: Transfers Bob’s record to the new school. Shortens Bob’s employment Actual End Date to December 30, 2014. In SEVIS, the dates display as: Actual Start Date: 06/20/2014 Actual End Date: 12/30/2014
Level	Student’s level of study at the time of the employment request.
Receipt	Receipt number assigned by USCIS to an employment application.
Employment ID	SEVIS auto-generated number for each employment authorization.

The USCIS Approved dates are the official dates USCIS granted OPT. They appear on the OPT Employment page, which is accessed with the OPT Request link on the Student Information page, and on the Employment Authorization Document (EAD). Usually, the OPT Actual and USCIS Approved dates are identical. However:

The STEM OPT Actual Start Date is always the day after post completion OPT End Date, even if the USCIS Approved Start Date is later.
The Actual End Date will change if the student takes an action that ends the OPT early; for example, transferring to another school or starting a new academic program. At that point the Actual End Date becomes current, but the USCIS Approved End Date remains unchanged.

The following employer information displays on the Employment table after clicking the green, Expand icon:

Column Name	Description and Information to Note
Employer Name (EIN)	Name of the employer and the employer identification number (EIN), if entered. Note: This could be the company name. EIN is required for STEM employers.
Employer ID	SEVIS auto-generated ID number for each employment authorization.
Job Title	Student’s job title.
FT/PT	Employment is either: Full-time (FT) or Part-time (PT)
Start/End Dates	Dates the student began and ended work with this employer.
City, State, and ZIP	Address of the employer; to include city, state, and ZIP code.
Explanation	How the employment is related to the student’s program of study.
Actions	Lists any actions available relating to the employer. Uploads: Opens the Form I-983 Upload page, which allows DSOs to: Upload documents. View list of documents uploaded for the employer. Note: This Uploads link displays only for STEM OPT employers. The contents of the uploaded documents cannot be viewed in SEVIS. Future Actions: To be determined.
Accrued Days of Unemployment	Total number of days when there is no employer information for each: Post-completion OPT authorization. STEM OPT authorization. Last updated: The last date SEVIS ran the unemployment calculator. Note: CPT and Pre-completion OPT will display “Not Calculated.”

The Employment Information page lists all employment authorizations for an individual’s SEVIS ID. It does NOT list any authorizations for the same individual with another SEVIS ID.

Employer Information

To view the employer information, click the linked employer’s name in the expanded Employment table.

The following employer information displays on the Employer page:

Field	Description
Employer Information
Employer Name	Name of the employer. Note: This could be the company name.
EIN	Employer identification number (EIN), if entered. Note: EIN is required for STEM employers.
Employer ID	SEVIS auto-generated ID number for each employment authorization.
Address	Address of the employer; to include city, state, and ZIP code.
Supervisor Information
First Name	Supervisor’s first name.
Last Name	Supervisor’s last name.
Telephone	Supervisor’s telephone number.
Email	Supervisor’s email address.
Job Information
Full/Part Time	Full-time or part-time employment.
Start Date	Date the student began work with this employer.
End Date	Date the student ended work with this employer.
Job Title	Student’s job title.
How employment is related to course work	Description of how the employment relates to the student’s program of study.

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