STEM OPT Extension Mentoring and Training Plan

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form I-983 STEM OPT EXTENSION MENTORING AND TRAINING PLAN	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form I-983 Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Optional Practical Training (OPT)	Form	Modified	Available
2025-09891.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-06-13	Repair queued
60DFRN 2025-04770.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-05-30	Repair queued
60DFRN 2025-04770.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-05-30	Repair queued
ICEB-2018-0003-0051 Institute for Sound Public Policy.docx	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-05-30	Repair queued
ICEB-2018-0003-0050 Anonymous.docx	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-05-30	Repair queued
ICEB-2018-0003-0035 Anonymous.docx	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-05-30	Repair queued
ICEB-2018-0003-0031 MG.pdf	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-05-30	Repair queued
ICEB_2018_0003_0019 Anonymous.docx	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-05-30	Repair queued
ICEB-2018-0003-0017 Justin Davis.docx	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-05-30	Repair queued
ICEB_2018_0003_0010 United Tech Workers.docx	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-05-30	Repair queued
60DFRN 2025-04770.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-05-30	Available
60DFRN 2025-04770.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-05-30	Repair queued
Form I_983 Supporting Statement_1653-0054 (1).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2025-06-13	Repair queued
Form I_983 Supporting Statement_1653-0054.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2025-05-30	Available
PL 107-173.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-03-11	Repair queued
PL 107-173.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-03-11	Repair queued
PL 107-296.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-03-11	Repair queued
PL 107-296.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-03-11	Repair queued
PL 107-56.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-03-11	Repair queued
PL 107-56.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-03-11	Missing upstream
PL 104-208.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-03-11	Repair queued
PL 104-208.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-03-11	Repair queued
8 USC 1372.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-03-11	Repair queued
8 USC 1372.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-03-11	Repair queued
8 USC 1184.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-03-11	Repair queued
8 USC 1184.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-03-11	Repair queued
8 CFR 214.4.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-10-01	Repair queued
8 CFR 214.4.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-10-01	Repair queued
8 CFR 214.3.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-10-01	Repair queued
8 CFR 214.3.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-10-01	Missing upstream
8 CFR 214.2.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-10-01	Repair queued
8 CFR 214.2.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-10-01	Repair queued
DHS-ICE-PIA-001(a).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-10-01	Repair queued
DHS-ICE-PIA-001(a).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-10-01	Repair queued
USCODE-2011-title8-chap12-subchapI-sec1103.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-10-01	Available
USCODE-2011-title8-chap12-subchapI-sec1103.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-10-01	Repair queued
USCODE-2011-title8-chap12-subchapI-sec1101.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-10-01	Available
USCODE-2011-title8-chap12-subchapI-sec1101.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-10-01	Repair queued
USCODE-2011-title8-chap12-subchapII-partVIII-sec1324a.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-10-01	Repair queued
USCODE-2011-title8-chap12-subchapII-partVIII-sec1324a.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-10-01	Available
USCODE-2009-title6-chap1-subchapIV-partA-sec202.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-10-01	Available
USCODE-2009-title6-chap1-subchapIV-partA-sec202.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-10-01	Missing upstream
75_FR_412.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-10-01	Repair queued
75_FR_412.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-10-01	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
218416	Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Optional Practical Training (OPT)	Form	Modified	STEM OPT EXTENSION MENTORING AND TRAINING PLAN
218416	Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Optional Practical Training (OPT)	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1653-0054	ICR Reference No: 202411-1653-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202103-1653-001
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USICE	Agency Tracking No: I-983
Title: STEM OPT Extension Mentoring and Training Plan
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/29/2026
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/30/2025
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2029	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2026
Responses	732,606	0	199,695
Time Burden (Hours)	1,352,879	0	737,540
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The information collected on the Form I-983 serves as a planning document for STEM OPT students, the SEVP-certified school, and the employer. SEVP uses the form as an evidentiary document to track the STEM OPT student’s progress, identifying the terms and conditions of the practical training and documenting the obligations of the three parties that are involved—the F-1 student, SEVP-certified school, and employer. The student and the employer must each complete and sign their portion of the Form I-983. The SEVP-certified school adds the executed Form I-983 to the student’s school file and uploads it to SEVIS. The school and student must make the student’s Form I-983 available to ICE and to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) upon request or when the student seeks certain benefits from USCIS, such as an application for employment authorization.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 1372 Name of Law: ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
   PL: Pub.L. 107 - 173 543 Name of Law: ENHANCED BORDER SECURITY AND VISA ENTRY REFORM ACT
   PL: Pub.L. 107 - 296 116 Stat. 2135 Name of Law: The Homeland Security Act of 2002
   PL: Pub.L. 104 - 208 Div. C Name of Law: Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
   US Code: 8 USC 1184 Name of Law: ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
   US Code: 8 USC 1103 Name of Law: ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
   US Code: 6 USC 202 Name of Law: DOMESTIC SECURITY
   PL: Pub.L. 107 - 56 October 26, 2001 Name of Law: Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Req to Intercept & Obstruct Terrori
   US Code: 8 USC 1101 Name of Law: ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
   US Code: 8 USC 1324a Name of Law: ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
   US Code: 8 USC 1101(a)(15)(F)(i) Name of Law: ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 13188	03/20/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 23349	06/02/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Optional Practical Training (OPT)	I-983	STEM OPT EXTENSION MENTORING AND TRAINING PLAN

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	732,606	199,695	0	0	532,911	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,352,879	737,540	0	0	615,339	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Regarding the public burden associated with the Form I-983, SEVP saw an average increase of 55,536 in each respondent group: students, DSOs, and employers during this reporting cycle. This reflects the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. SEVP predicts no increase of STEM OPT applicants during the next 3 years. SEVP anticipates a reduction in DSO burden during the next 3 years as the new SEVP portal is more fully deployed. The following table identifies the delta from previous estimates to future estimates.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 05/30/2025

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