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Loss of Employment or Beginning New Employment

Q1: What if I change employers while my application is still pending?

  • If your OPT EAD has not expired,
    • Send an email to iss@wichita.edu with your last date of employment at your former employer
    • Submit an Employer Memorandum of Understanding for the new employment
    • Submit an I-983* for the new employment
    • Send a signed letter to iss@wichita.edu (see template) explaining the change of employment
    • ISS will review your submissions, update SEVIS, print a new I-20, send the I-20 to you for signature, and email scanned copies of your letter, receipt notice, and the updated I-20 to your adjudicator at USCIS. If you prefer, you may choose to mail these items yourself.
  • If your OPT EAD has expired,
    • Submit the Final Evaluation on Student Progress from the I-983 with a signature from your former employer
    • Submit an Employer Memorandum of Understanding for the new employment
    • Submit an I-983* for the new employment
    • Send a signed letter to iss@wichita.edu (see template) explaining the change of employment
    • ISS will review your submissions, update SEVIS, print a new I-20, send the I-20 to you for signature, and email scanned copies of your letter, receipt notice, and the updated I-20 to your adjudicator at USCIS. If you prefer, you may choose to mail these items yourself.

Q2: What if I change employers after STEM OPT is approved?

Q3: What if I lose my job?

  • Submit the Final Evaluation on Student Progress from the I-983*

Q4: What if my former employer won’t sign my Final Evaluation on Student Progress?

  • While it would be best to have it signed by your employer, we understand that some employers are not willing to comply with every request for signature. In those situations, we would advise you to submit it without your employer’s signature so that we can put it in your file. We will enter a comment in SEVIS saying that your Final Evaluation was submitted without the employer’s signature.

* While you may have the ability to update this information yourself in the SEVP Portal, please remember that F-1 Regulations require you to submit an updated I-983 to your school.