Operating Instructions
Broadcast Messages
- Latest SEVIS Instructions for all DHS SEVIS Users (updated: June 22, 2012)
- Resource for SEVP-Certified Schools List (PDF | 36 KB) (new: February 29, 2012)
- Fmjfee.com Maintenance (PDF | 150 KB) (new: January 20, 2012)
- Timing is Everything: Getting Your Driver's License or Social Security Number (PDF | 48 KB) (new: January 17, 2012)
- SEVIS Performance Issues (PDF | 51 KB) (new: January 12, 2012)
- Old Address on the Form I-20 (PDF | 39 KB) (new: January 9, 2012)
- SEVIS Production Environment Maintenance Outage (PDF | 24 KB) (new: December 1. 2011)
- SEVIS Interface Issues (PDF | 13 KB) (new: November 21. 2011)
- NAFSA Regional Conferences Presentation Available (PDF | 10 KB) (new: November 18, 2011)
- SEVP Spotlight Inaugural Issue (PDF | 35 KB) (October 20, 2011)
- Recertification: A Dialogue from an Institutional Perspective (PDF | 21 KB) (October 6, 2011)
- SEVP Launches Study in the States Website (PDF | 18 KB) (September 19, 2011)
- New Resources for Nonimmigrant DMV and Social Security Benefits (PDF | 26 KB) (September 19, 2011)
- Libyan ESL Special Student Relief (PDF | 44 KB) (September 14, 2011)
- SEVIS Password Security for PDSOs and DSOs (PDF | 34 KB) (August 9, 2011)
- Form I-515A Processing (PDF | 60 KB) (July 14, 2011)
- Update - Special Student Relief for Libyan Students (PDF | 18 KB) (June 17, 2011)
- Notice for English Language Training Schools Seeking to Enroll F Nonimmigrant Students (PDF | 46 KB) (May 18, 2011)
- Recertification Overview (PDF | 52 KB)
- I-901 System Enhancements (PDF | 11 KB)
- Federal Register Publication: Secondary School Student Programs (22 CFR 62.25) (PDF | 20.5 KB)
Basic Student Information
- Who Can Study? (PDF | 50 KB) — A matrix of the nonimmigrant status that can (or cannot) study in U.S. schools.
Department of Motor Vehicles
- DMV Fact Sheet (PDF | 100 KB) — The fact sheet represents our current and ongoing engagement with the REAL ID staff to mediate issues involving the issuance of driver's licenses.
Travel
- Travel — Students traveling in and out of the country.
- FAQ for Travel Reentry: F Visa (PDF | 218 KB)
- FAQ for Travel Reentry: M Visa (PDF | 209 KB)
- DHS Travel Redress Inquiry Program (DHS Trip)
Employment
- Employment — F-1 Students On and Off Campus
- Pursuing Employment in the United States (PDF | 194 KB)
- Memo on Pursuing Employment in the United States
- F-1 Employment — International Intern
- OPT Guidance (PDF | 268 KB)
- Improving Data Integrity in U.S. Government Systems with Information on Nonimmigrant Students
- Social Security and Tax Issues for F-1 and M-1 Students
- Information for Employers — Social Security, Tax, and Form I-9 Issues Pertaining to Nonimmigrant Students
- Guidance for Designated School Officials on F and M Student Enlistment in the U.S. Military Under the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest Program (MAVNI) (PDF | 64 KB)
Emergency Evacuation Tips
- Continuity of Operations Planning for SEVP-Approved Schools (PDF | 127 KB)
- SEVIS Tips for Emergency Evacuations
- FAQ for J Exchange Visitors Impacted by Hurricane Katrina (DOS)
If you are a J exchange visitor who cannot contact your program sponsor, please contact the Department of State's Office of Exchange Coordination and Designation at (202) 203-5029 for Academic and Government Programs and (202) 203-5096 for Private Sector Programs. You may email the Department's Office of Exchange Coordination and Designation at: jexchanges@state.gov; please enter "Katrina" on the subject line of the email.
ESL FAQs
I-17
- I-17 — Petition, Certification, Site Visit, etc.
I-901
- I-901 — Fee Processing, Payment Verification, Fee Issues, etc.
Transfers
- Transfers for F-1 Students — How to transfer the record of an F-1 student from one DHS certified school to another.
SEVP Fact Sheets
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 2009-07-01 | DMV Factsheet (PDF | 100 KB) |
| 2009-07-01 | Supplemental Cap Gap Fact Sheet (PDF | 41 KB) |
| 2008-08-26 | Continuity of Operations Planning for SEVP-Approved Schools (PDF | 127 KB) |
| 2007-02-02 | Maintaining Student Status when an SEVP-Certified School Closes (PDF | 74 KB) |
| 2006-10-31 | Changes to U. S. Passport Requirement (PDF | 82 KB) |
| 2006-05-16 | J Nonimmigrants: Getting a Social Security Number (PDF | 58 KB) |
| 2006-05-16 | F/M Nonimmigrants: Getting a Social Security Number (PDF | 45 KB) |
