Instructions - Please read carefully before beginning
First Time Users
Complete this survey for the first time 10 days after the start date listed on your EAD card.
If you have not received your EAD card, complete this survey for the first time 10 days after the start date of OPT listed on the 3rd page of your I-20.
All Users
You also must return and complete this survey within 10 days after any of the changes described below.
You must submit a copy of your EAD card (OPT card) to the International Center upon receipt from the government. Failure to do so may result in a cancellation of your OPT status. A copy of your EAD card may be submitted via:
Email - icenter@iit.edu or
Fax - 312.567.3687
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requires all F-1 students to report the following information during their post-completion OPT period:
Change in Name
Change in Address (see below)
Change in Employer
Interruption of Employment
Permanent Departure from the U.S.
Change of Immigration Status
Complete this survey in its entirety.
Use the "Submit" button at the bottom of each page to navigate to the next page.
If you begin the survey and decide to exit close your internet browser. Your results will not be save or submitted to the International Center.