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Original Date Announced
January 13, 2021The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) has created an Optional Practical Training (OPT) Employment Compliance Unit to ensure that "the duties, hours, and compensation of a foreign student who participates in the program [are] commensurate with terms and conditions applicable to the employer’s similarly situated U.S. workers." The unit will work full-time on compliance "within OPT, the OPT extension, and Curricular Practical Training." The unit will publish its findings annually, with the first report scheduled for July 31, 2021. [ID# 1291]
New SEVP Unit to Oversee Employment Compliance in the OPT Programs and Report on Impact on U.S. WorkersEffective Date
January 13, 2021Biden Administration Action: Revoked/Replaced
January 26, 2021Broadcast Message: Rescinding Broadcast Message 2101-02: New SEVP Unit to Oversee Employment Compliance in the OPT Programs and Report on Impact on U.S. Workers
This Biden administration policy rescinds the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.
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On January 26, 2021, SEVP rescinded Broadcast Message 2101-02: New SEVP Unit to Oversee Employment Compliance in the OPT Programs and Report on Impact on U.S. Workers, that was issued on January 13, 2021. After reviewing the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s optional practical training (OPT) compliance efforts, the program determined that it is already performing much of the work set forth in the Broadcast Message. Therefore, the creation of a new unit was determined to not be necessary.Current Status
Not in effectMost Recent Action
January 26, 2021 Action: Revoked/Replaced Broadcast Message: Rescinding Broadcast Message 2101-02: New SEVP Unit to Oversee Employment Compliance in the OPT Programs and Report on Impact on U.S. WorkersJanuary 26, 2021Acted on by Biden Administration
Original Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: Workplace Enforcement Non-Immigrant Visas: Student
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