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ISSS Classic: F/M Student Action > OPT Employer > Add Follow

This article outlines the steps to add an OPT Employer to a student's existing OPT record via the SEVIS batch.

 

 

Step 1: Record Creation

Student-Initiated

You may allow students to initiate an OPT Employment Update (F/M) request online. You can create a button or link that can be placed on a Terra Dotta page, an external webpage, or even an email that a student can click to be redirected to Terra Dotta to create an OPT Employment Update (F/M) record.

 

Staff-Initiated

Admins may create an OPT Employment Update record for a student. To initiate this action, go to Records > New Record, enter student information, and click Search.  A Search Results box will appear below, click Add next to the appropriate user, then select OPT Employment Update (F/M) from the dropdown menu and click Create.
 

 

Step 2: Find the OPT Employment Update Record

  • Navigate to Record > Search.
  • ​Enter the name of the student whose OPT Employer information you would like to report to SEVIS.
  • On the results page, find the student's OPT Employment Update (F/M) record.

 

Step 3: Complete and/or Review SEVIS-Required Question Items

SEVIS Admin clients may configure their site in one of two ways:
 
Allow students to complete the OPT Employer SEVIS-mapped question items.
OR
Edit the OPT Employer questionnaire to remove it from the student view. By removing it from the student view, only Admins can complete the SEVIS-mapped question items.  To complete this action, go to:  
  1. Process > Questionnaires > OPT Employer > Click the edit icon > Is this an internal-use questionnaire? Select Yes > Update
  2. Select the checkbox to the left of the Application Cycle(s) you want the questionnaire to be deployed to > Select Apply.

Depending on how your site is configured, Admins should review, edit, or complete the bold, required SEVIS-mapped Question Items in the user's record.

  1. Employer Name
  2. Address Line 1
  3. Address Line 2
  4. City
  5. State
  6. Zip Code
  7. Employer Identifier Number
    Note: Employer Identifier Number is an optional field; however, if you enter the EIN, SEVIS requires 9 digits.
  8. Self-employed Indicator
  9. Relevance of Employment to Course Work
  10. Full or Part-Time Employment with Employer
  11. Employer Start Date
  12. Employer End Date
  13. Supervisor First Name
  14. Supervisor Last Name
  15. Supervisor Phone Number
  16. Supervisor Phone Extension
  17. Supervisor Email
  18. Student Job Title
  19. New Employer Name
  20. New Employer Start Date
  21. New Employer End Date
When you have completed the necessary fields, click Submit. 


OPT Employer Screenshot.JPG

 

 

Step 4: Create SEVIS Update Record

See the KB SEVIS Admin: Creating a SEVIS Update Record for detailed instructions about this step.