Things to keep before we proceed
- Sevis portal – login info
- University IIC portal login information
- An offer letter – what are you doing here if you don’t have one?
Keep note of this information
- Job Role
- Company name
- Company Address
- EIN
In case you don’t have the EIN number it’s alright as it’s not mandatory to submit. Yet it is better to contact the HR department of the company so that they will give me all the information regarding the EIN.
Navigating to IIC Portal
Open University IIC portal. For Northwest Missouri State University
You can go to nwmissouri.edu, and search for the IIC portal in the search bar.
For those lazy people out there just click this – https://www.nwmissouri.edu/international/
This is a portal link ( this might change from time to time, that’s why I want you to search for the IIC portal in the menu search bar on the right)
https://nwmissouri-isss.terradotta.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Security.AngLogin
You will be greeted with a similar-looking site.
Log in with your Personal Email
Wait! You don’t have a login? Dude why? Okay, get it somehow.
Once you log in with your personal email you will be greeted with something similar to this Page. The purpose of this site visit is to report an OPT offer letter. for this, click on the Requests section on the screen’s right side.
if you did everything right you should be facing a website with loads of buttons and sections. Don’t mind them just try to find a section like this or similar. Moreover, the section in the below image will be located on the right side.
Click on the OPT reporting section in the Dead Center. As of now, you might have your OPT EAD card. which will show up here in the section
The section should look something like this,.
Click on the first-row section anyway does not matter
similar to the below image a new pop section will come out and will list all the employers you have added in the past
As I have already submitted my request I can see it. But in your case, it will be empty
Just click on the Black + icon.
Here is the important section, where we report our employment details.
Submitting details
Section 1
Initial OPT means the First period before extension. As this might be your first time reporting we click yes and check the first option indicating that if in case you have any previous employer details you are going to end it.
Section 2
This is the actual reporting section here we give the Company information where you are hired copy and paste it from the offer letter, and all the details will be given on it.
All the required information will be available in your Offer letter. Employer name is the company name, and the Start date is your Joining date ( NOT OPT START DATE )
Scroll down and more fields will be visible, fill out all the required fields which are marked as *
You will be facing a section similar to this
Here we have to give a justification stating why the Job is relevant to the course, you are free to use creativity and make your own statement.
If you are lazy edit this. Please don’t copy-paste directly 😠
My master's in Applied Computer Science has equipped me with a specialized skill set and knowledge directly relevant to various professional roles and industries. The courses I completed during my academic program have honed my expertise in areas such as programming, data analysis, and software development. This knowledge not only prepares me for specific professions but also offers a solid foundation for gaining practical, real-world experience. It enables me to bridge the gap between theory and application, making me well-suited for careers in technology, data analysis, software development, and related fields where the skills acquired during my studies directly translate into valuable contributions.
After this click NEXT and there will be a questionnaire section.
Section 3 – Questionnaire
DO NOT HURRY, READ THIS
Make sure you select YES for the new I20 this is important.
Depending on your preference you can choose to pick up or deliver the I20.
As the image above is not exactly for the first time reporting ignore the option below.
After this step, we move to uploading our Offer letter.
Section 4
Fill in the details by uploading the offer letter make sure you digitally sign it.
You may also find sections for i-983 ETC that are not necessary leave them blank, you know what? Better not touch them
Section 5
Is filling out the personal address verification thing. Just fill it out don’t be lazy.
Thats it. You have now submitted the opt reporting section.
What now?
There will be An auto-generated email should be received to your personal email ( or the mail you have used to create the IIC portal account ) which means the submission has been completed. you would probably wont receive any more information but hand tight the process has been started.
Northwest Missouri State University requires us to update our employment details in the sevis portal as well.
If you have already updated the sevis portal for the employment section, reply to the Auto-generated email such as this “ I have updated my employment in sevis portal”