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Q1: What if my site location (where I perform my job duties) changes?

  • Submit an updated I-983* with new signatures, listing the new location, to iss@wichita.edu. In your email, be sure to indicate the effective date of the site location change.

Q2: What if the address of my company's home office or headquarters changes?

  • Submit an updated I-983 with new signatures, listing the new location.

Q3: What if my position title changes?

  • IF the change in position title is linked to a material change to the Training Plan as described in Section 5 of the previously-submitted Form I-983, you must submit an updated I-983* with new signatures as well as a new Employer Memorandum of Understanding. In your email, be sure to indicate the effective date of your new position title.

  • IF the change in position title IS NOT linked to a material change to the Training Plan as described in Section 5 of the previously-submitted Form I-983, you only need to submit a new Employer Memorandum of Understanding. In your email, be sure to indicate the effective date of your new position title.

Q4: What if my job description changes?

  • IF it means that there has been a material change to the Training Plan as described in Section 5 of the previously-submitted Form I-983, you must submit an updated I-983 with new signatures.

Q5: What if my salary changes?

  • If your salary increases, you are required to submit an updated I-983* with new signatures IF the increase in pay is a result of a change in your employment that would be considered a material change to the most recently submitted Training Plan (Form I-983, Section 5).

  • If, however, your salary increases for some other reason (such as an annual cost of living increase) that does not cause a material change to your Training Plan, you do not need to submit an updated Form I-983. 

  • If your salary decreases, submit an updated I-983 with new signatures.

Q6: What if the number of hours I work per week changes?

  • IF the number of hours you work increases or decreases, submit an updated I-983* with new signatures.

Q7: What if my supervisor (company official in I-983 Section 5) changes?

  • IF the official’s information in Section 5 is no longer accurate, submit an updated I-983* with new signatures.

Q8: What if my employer’s EIN (Employer ID Number) changes?

  • IF it changed because of a change in the employer’s ownership or structure, such as a corporate restructuring, submit an updated I-983 with new signatures.

Q9: What if my employer is bought by or merges with another company?

  • Submit an updated I-983* with new signatures, listing the new employer name and indicating the effective date of the merger/takeover as the "Start Date of Employment" in Section 3. Also submit a new Employer Memorandum of Understanding, signed by the new employer.

Q10: What if only the name of my company changes?

Q11: What if my employer assigns me to work at a client’s location?

  • The USCIS clarified in August 2018 that, “STEM OPT participants may engage in a training experience that takes place at a site other than the employer’s principal place of business as long as all of the training obligations are met, including that the employer has and maintains a bona fide employer-employee relationship with the student.”  Keep in mind that students with STEM OPT authorization must be bona fide employees of the employer signing the Training Plan, and the employer that signs the Training Plan must be the same entity that employs the student and provides the practical training experience. The STEM OPT employer may not assign, or otherwise delegate, its training responsibilities to a non-employer third party (e.g. a client, customer, or contactor).
  • Please note: If the new site location is different that the site location reported on your most recently submitted Form I-983, you will need to submit a new Form I-983 to iss@wichita.edu. 

Please note: In addition to meeting all scheduled reporting requirements, each STEM OPT student must submit a new I-983 to their DSO in order to report any material changes to, or material deviations from, the student's formal training plan. Updates made in the SEVP Portal alone do not satisfy the regulatory reporting requirements. More information about what is considered a "material change" can be found in our FAQ.