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For Immediate Release
For media inquiries about ICE activities, operations, or policies, contact the ICE Office of Public Affairs at (202) 732-4242.
 New portal allows international students to send updates to
SEVIS
Washington D.C. -- International students studying in the U.S. must comply with
a host of federal regulations to maintain their nonimmigrant status, including
notifying their school’s designated school official within 10 days of any
changes to their personal or employment information. From there, the student’s designated
school official has to take this information and enter it into the Student and
Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS).
“F-1 students who are engaged in post-completion OPT
[optional practical training] are no longer
enrolled students at universities, yet the reporting responsibilities require
university employees to continue to provide a significant level of services to
these non-students,” said Kristen Hagen, associate director of the Center for
Global Engagement at Florida State University.
That is, until now.
On Friday, the
Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) launched the SEVP Portal, which
streamlines the SEVIS update process by enabling F-1 students participating in post-completion optional practical training (OPT) and M-1 students participating in practical
training to report personal and employer information directly to SEVP. Prior to
the SEVP Portal, international students in these categories had to rely on
their designated school official for this reporting. The portal allows these
students to play an active role in ensuring SEVIS data integrity and their good
standing with SEVP while also lessening the burden for school officials. To learn more click here.
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