What should students report to ensure that their status does not expire due to excessive unemployment time?

Students are encouraged to report changes in employment to their DSO as soon as possible. SEVP recommends that students report changes within 10 business days of the change to avoid situations where a DHS official may determine the student is out of status.

The following table suggests the best way to report employment or a change in employment.

Situation	Report
New job	Name of the employer
	Start date of employment
	Mailing address for the employer
Change to a new job	Name of the previous employer Ending date of the employment
	with the previous employer
	Name of the employer
	Start date of employment
	Mailing address for the employer
Multiple short-term gigs in one period with less than 10 days between gigs	Report at the beginning of the first gig and indicate “Multiple short term gigs”
Work for hire (start)	Indicate “Self-employed work for hire”
	Indicate the start date of the
	contract
Work for hire (ending more than 10 days between the end of one contract and the beginning of another contract or a new job)	Indicate “Self-employed work for hire” Indicate you have no current contract Ending date of the last contract worked