I have reviewed my SEVP Portal and have had no changes to my U.S. address or U.S. employment. I am completing my 6-, 18-month Data Validation, or 12- 24-month/Final Evaluation, or Cap Gap requirement. 

Step 1:

Please review the information in your SEVP Portal to ensure that you have had no changes since your last I-983 has been submitted to the HIO. You can request an SEVP Portal reset, if needed. 

Step 2:

If you require updates, please visit the follow pages depending on your update:

• Residential Address Updates
• Change in Employment

Step 3:

• Please complete the STEM OPT Data Validation & Annual Evaluation Reporting Form
• 12-month, 24-month Annual Evaluation and Cap Gap completion each requires a Final Evaluation on Student Progress (bottom half of page 5 of the I-983).

Access the STEM OPT Data Validation & aNNUAL eVALUATION Reporting Form here

Upon completion of the above form, you will receive an email that serves as confirmation that your HIO STEM OPT Reporting form has been submitted along with your date of submission. Please retain this email for your records. If you want to check your STEM reporting history, you can view your SEVP portal. An example of the reporting tracking table can be found here on page 44. Please note that it will take around 2 weeks for your data validation or annual evaluation to be reflected in the SEVP Portal.