STUDENT EXCHANGESTUDENT EXCHANGEVISITOR INFORMATIONVISITOR INFORMATIONSYSTEM (SEVIS) & NEWSYSTEM (SEVIS) & NEW

REGULATIONSREGULATIONS

Dr. Claudia R. Wright, PDSO, SRSU RGCDr. Claudia R. Wright, PDSO, SRSU RGCDirector of Admissions/Records & Director of Admissions/Records &

Student ServicesStudent Services

SACRAO-February, 2016SACRAO-February, 2016

STUDENT EXCHANGE VISITORSTUDENT EXCHANGE VISITORINFORMATION SYSTEM (SEVIS)INFORMATION SYSTEM (SEVIS)

INFORMATION COLLECTION AND REPORTING VIA THE INFORMATION COLLECTION AND REPORTING VIA THE INTERNET FOR HSCBP (INS) AND THE DSOINTERNET FOR HSCBP (INS) AND THE DSO

CREATE I-20CREATE I-20RE-CERTIFICATIONRE-CERTIFICATIONhttps://egov.ice.gov/sevis/

SEVIS – BRIEF HISTORY!SEVIS – BRIEF HISTORY!

JANUARY 1, 2003 – NEW F-1 RULES BEGANJANUARY 1, 2003 – NEW F-1 RULES BEGANFEBRUARY 15, 2003 - MANDATORY FEBRUARY 15, 2003 - MANDATORY

COMPLIANCE DATE TO BEGIN ISSUING NEW COMPLIANCE DATE TO BEGIN ISSUING NEW STUDENTS FORM 1-20’SSTUDENTS FORM 1-20’S

ALL STUDENTS WERE ENTERED BY ALL STUDENTS WERE ENTERED BY MANDATORY DEADLINE – 08/01/2003MANDATORY DEADLINE – 08/01/2003

ONCE ENTERED INTO SEVIS CONTINUE ONCE ENTERED INTO SEVIS CONTINUE REPORTING STUDENT’S STATUSREPORTING STUDENT’S STATUS

DESIGNATED SCHOOLDESIGNATED SCHOOLOFFICIALS-PDSO-DSO,OFFICIALS-PDSO-DSO,

10 DSO’S – ONE IS DESIGNATED AS PDSO (Principle DSO 10 DSO’S – ONE IS DESIGNATED AS PDSO (Principle DSO I-17 Updates)I-17 Updates)

DSO MAY SUBMIT & REGISTERDSO MAY SUBMIT & REGISTERI-17A TO ADD, CHANGE, OR EDIT DSOI-17A TO ADD, CHANGE, OR EDIT DSO

-Signature of President/Owner/Head -Signature of President/Owner/Head

SEVIS – NEW REGULATIONSSEVIS – NEW REGULATIONS

SEVIS ID NUMBER WILL BE ASSIGNEDSEVIS ID NUMBER WILL BE ASSIGNEDDISTANCE EDUCATION COURSES – 3 HRS OF ON-LINE OR DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSES – 3 HRS OF ON-LINE OR

DISTANCE LEARNING CAN COUNT TOWARD FULL-TIME DISTANCE LEARNING CAN COUNT TOWARD FULL-TIME ENROLLMENTENROLLMENT

CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT – HOST SCHOOL MUST CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT – HOST SCHOOL MUST REPORTREPORT

SEVIS – FULL COURSE OF SEVIS – FULL COURSE OF STUDYSTUDY

DSO AUTHORIZATION TO DROP BELOW DSO AUTHORIZATION TO DROP BELOW BASED ON ACADEMIC REASONS (INITIAL BASED ON ACADEMIC REASONS (INITIAL SEMESTER ISSUES, ENGLISH, ETC) LIMITED SEMESTER ISSUES, ENGLISH, ETC) LIMITED TO ONE SEMESTER AND STUDENT MUST BE TO ONE SEMESTER AND STUDENT MUST BE REGISTERED IN 6 HRSREGISTERED IN 6 HRS

LESS THAN FULL COURSE OR LESS THAN FULL COURSE OR WITHDRAWALS DUE TO MEDICAL LIMITED WITHDRAWALS DUE TO MEDICAL LIMITED TO ONE YEAR, RENEW EACH TERM, TO ONE YEAR, RENEW EACH TERM, DOCUMENTS MUST INCLUDE A LICENSED DOCUMENTS MUST INCLUDE A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATIONPROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION

SEVIS REQUIRES CONFIRMATION OF FULL-SEVIS REQUIRES CONFIRMATION OF FULL-TIME STATUS THE NEXT SEMESTERTIME STATUS THE NEXT SEMESTER

SEVIS-REGISTRATIONSEVIS-REGISTRATION

ACTIVITIES ON INITIAL STUDENT’S RECORDACTIVITIES ON INITIAL STUDENT’S RECORDCHANGE STUDENT’S RECORD TO ACTIVE STATUSCHANGE STUDENT’S RECORD TO ACTIVE STATUSCONTINUE TO UPDATE REGISTRATION OF EACH CONTINUE TO UPDATE REGISTRATION OF EACH

STUDENT EVERY SEMESTERSTUDENT EVERY SEMESTERREQUIRES END DATE OF CURRENT SEMESTER & REQUIRES END DATE OF CURRENT SEMESTER &

BEGIN DATE OF NEXT SEMESTERBEGIN DATE OF NEXT SEMESTERNEXT SESSION START DATE NOT GREATER THAN NEXT SESSION START DATE NOT GREATER THAN

PROGRAM END DATEPROGRAM END DATE

SEVIS – CANCEL STUDENTSEVIS – CANCEL STUDENT

TO BE USED WHEN:TO BE USED WHEN: INITIAL ATTENDANCE & NOT REGISTERED AT YOUR INITIAL ATTENDANCE & NOT REGISTERED AT YOUR

SCHOOLSCHOOLERROR MADE IN ISSUANCE OF PROGRAM STAR & END DATEERROR MADE IN ISSUANCE OF PROGRAM STAR & END DATE60 DAYS – INITIAL ATTENDANCE – NO ACTIVITY SEVIS WILL 60 DAYS – INITIAL ATTENDANCE – NO ACTIVITY SEVIS WILL

AUTOMATICALLY CANCEL RECORDAUTOMATICALLY CANCEL RECORD

SEVIS – TERMINATE STUDENTSEVIS – TERMINATE STUDENT

MAY BE USED IN INITIAL OR ACTIVE STATUSMAY BE USED IN INITIAL OR ACTIVE STATUSDSO KNOWS WHEN STUDENT HAS VIOLATED STATUSDSO KNOWS WHEN STUDENT HAS VIOLATED STATUSNEW STUDENT ENTERED THE U.S. BUT DID NOT ENROLLNEW STUDENT ENTERED THE U.S. BUT DID NOT ENROLLSEE DROP-LISTSEE DROP-LISTMAY TRANSFER TERMINATED RECORD TO ANOTHER SCHOOLMAY TRANSFER TERMINATED RECORD TO ANOTHER SCHOOL

SEVIS – DEFER ATTENDANCESEVIS – DEFER ATTENDANCE

DSO MAY DEFER ATTENDANCE FOR A STUDENT IN DSO MAY DEFER ATTENDANCE FOR A STUDENT IN INITIAL STATUS AND HAS NOT ENTERED THE U.S.INITIAL STATUS AND HAS NOT ENTERED THE U.S.

UPDATE PROGRAM START DATE & PROGRAM END DATEUPDATE PROGRAM START DATE & PROGRAM END DATEAM&3.15.1 UPDATE ON LEAVE OF ABSENCE OUTSIDE AM&3.15.1 UPDATE ON LEAVE OF ABSENCE OUTSIDE

U.S.U.S.

SEVIS – COMPLETE PROGRAMSEVIS – COMPLETE PROGRAM

ONLY USE THE OPTION IF THE STUDENT HAS ONLY USE THE OPTION IF THE STUDENT HAS GRADUATED OR COMPLETED HIS/HER GRADUATED OR COMPLETED HIS/HER COURSE OF STUDY AND HAS DEPARTED THE COURSE OF STUDY AND HAS DEPARTED THE U.S. OR PLANS TO DEPART SOON.U.S. OR PLANS TO DEPART SOON.

STATUS CHANGES TO COMPLETE.STATUS CHANGES TO COMPLETE.NO FURTHER ACTION CAN BE TAKENNO FURTHER ACTION CAN BE TAKENNO ACTIVITY AT END DATE OF PROGRAM OR NO ACTIVITY AT END DATE OF PROGRAM OR

IT WILL CHANGE TO COMPLETE IN 60 DAYS.IT WILL CHANGE TO COMPLETE IN 60 DAYS.

SEVIS-EXTEND OR SHORTEN SEVIS-EXTEND OR SHORTEN PROGRAMPROGRAM

DSO CAN EXTEND THE DSO CAN EXTEND THE PROGRAM END DATE TO PROGRAM END DATE TO REFLECT ADDITIONAL REFLECT ADDITIONAL TIME BASED ON MEDICAL TIME BASED ON MEDICAL OR ACADEMIC OR ACADEMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.CIRCUMSTANCES.

DSO CAN SHORTEN DSO CAN SHORTEN PROGRAM TO REFLECT AN PROGRAM TO REFLECT AN EARLIER PROGRAM END EARLIER PROGRAM END DATE IN ACTIVE STATUS.DATE IN ACTIVE STATUS.

PROGRAM START DATE CAN NOT BE UPDATED.

SEVIS-SCHOOL TRANSFER SEVIS-SCHOOL TRANSFER ELIGIBILITYELIGIBILITY

5 MONTH LIMIT – STUDENT MUST BEGIN CLASSES WITHIN 5 5 MONTH LIMIT – STUDENT MUST BEGIN CLASSES WITHIN 5 MONTHS OF TRANSFERRING OUT OF CURRENT SCHOOL OR MONTHS OF TRANSFERRING OUT OF CURRENT SCHOOL OR PROGRAM COMPLETION WHICHEVER COMES EARLIER.PROGRAM COMPLETION WHICHEVER COMES EARLIER.

MAY TRANSFER NEW INITIAL RECORDMAY TRANSFER NEW INITIAL RECORD-Student accepted by another certified school-Student accepted by another certified school-Program Start Date w/in 30 days of Initial Adm-Program Start Date w/in 30 days of Initial Adm

SEVIS – SCHOOL TRANSFERSEVIS – SCHOOL TRANSFER

STUDENT MUST NOTIFY CURRENT SCHOOL OF INTENT TO STUDENT MUST NOTIFY CURRENT SCHOOL OF INTENT TO TRANSFERTRANSFER

CURRENT SCHOOL-COMPLETE “TRANSFER OUT” CURRENT SCHOOL-COMPLETE “TRANSFER OUT” SECTIONSECTION

NEW SCHOOL – ISSUES NEW FORM I-20 AFTER NEW SCHOOL – ISSUES NEW FORM I-20 AFTER RELEASE DATERELEASE DATE

STUDENT ARRIVES AT NEW SCHOOL WITHIN 15 DAYS OF STUDENT ARRIVES AT NEW SCHOOL WITHIN 15 DAYS OF START DATESTART DATE

DSO REPORTS WITHIN 30 DAYSDSO REPORTS WITHIN 30 DAYS

SEVIS-SCHOOL TRANSFER SEVIS-SCHOOL TRANSFER ELIGIBILITYELIGIBILITY

• IF NOT:IF NOT:• MUST STUDY AT ORIGINAL SCHOOLMUST STUDY AT ORIGINAL SCHOOL• REGULAR TRANSFERREGULAR TRANSFER• WITHDRAW AND TERMINATEWITHDRAW AND TERMINATE

• AUTHORIZED EARLY WITHDRAWALAUTHORIZED EARLY WITHDRAWAL• LEAVE WITHIN 15 DAYSLEAVE WITHIN 15 DAYS• REENTER I-20REENTER I-20

SEVIS-CHANGE IN SEVIS-CHANGE IN EDUCATIONAL LEVELSEDUCATIONAL LEVELS

PROCESS IS SIMILAR TO TRANSFERPROCESS IS SIMILAR TO TRANSFERTRANSFER OUT – CLICK ON YOUR SCHOOLTRANSFER OUT – CLICK ON YOUR SCHOOLGO TO STUDENT LISTS – TRANSFER INGO TO STUDENT LISTS – TRANSFER INLOCATE STUDENT’S DEACTIVATED FILELOCATE STUDENT’S DEACTIVATED FILECLICK ON TRANSFER IN – IN REMARKS CHANGE CLICK ON TRANSFER IN – IN REMARKS CHANGE

FROM BS TO MSFROM BS TO MSGO TO REGISTRATION – COMPLETE SCREENGO TO REGISTRATION – COMPLETE SCREENPRINT FORM 1-20 AFTER EACH PROCESSPRINT FORM 1-20 AFTER EACH PROCESS

SEVIS - REINSTATEMENTSEVIS - REINSTATEMENT

MUST APPLY WITHIN 5 MONTHS OF BEING OUT OF MUST APPLY WITHIN 5 MONTHS OF BEING OUT OF STATUSSTATUS

REINSTATEMENT WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT, CAN BE REINSTATEMENT WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT, CAN BE BASED ON:BASED ON:

SITUATIONS BEYOND THE STUDENT’S CONTROL: SERIOUS SITUATIONS BEYOND THE STUDENT’S CONTROL: SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITION, NATURAL DISASTERMEDICAL CONDITION, NATURAL DISASTER

OVERSIGHT, FAILURE ON THE PART OF THE DSOOVERSIGHT, FAILURE ON THE PART OF THE DSO

SEVIS-ALTERNATIVE TO SEVIS-ALTERNATIVE TO REINSTATEMENTREINSTATEMENT

CBP RECOGNIZES TRAVEL & RE-ENTRY IN A NEW F-1 CBP RECOGNIZES TRAVEL & RE-ENTRY IN A NEW F-1 STATUS FOR THOSE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSFERSTATUS FOR THOSE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSFER

CANCEL REINSTATEMENT IF APPLICATIONS IS PENDING CANCEL REINSTATEMENT IF APPLICATIONS IS PENDING PRIOR TO ISSUING 1-20PRIOR TO ISSUING 1-20

SEVIS – GRACE PERIOD FOR SEVIS – GRACE PERIOD FOR DEGREE & ADDRESS CHANGEDEGREE & ADDRESS CHANGE

INSTITUTION MUST INSTITUTION MUST ESTABLISH A ESTABLISH A REASONABLE TIME REASONABLE TIME NEEDED TO COMPLETE NEEDED TO COMPLETE DEGREE; NO GRACE DEGREE; NO GRACE PERIOD FOR PERIOD FOR COMPLETION DATECOMPLETION DATE

NO TIME LIMIT ON NO TIME LIMIT ON EXTENSIONS – 30 DAY EXTENSIONS – 30 DAY RESTRICTION REMOVEDRESTRICTION REMOVED

ADDRESS CHANGE ADDRESS CHANGE WITHIN 10 DAYSWITHIN 10 DAYS

PHYSICAL LOCATION OF PHYSICAL LOCATION OF STUDENT & STUDENT & DEPENDENTS DEPENDENTS

DSO MUST REPORT DSO MUST REPORT CHANGE WITHIN 21 CHANGE WITHIN 21 DAYSDAYS

SEVIS – ON-CAMPUS SEVIS – ON-CAMPUS EMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT

INITIAL ENTRY STUDENTS MAY BEGIN EMPLOYMENT NO INITIAL ENTRY STUDENTS MAY BEGIN EMPLOYMENT NO EARLIER THAN 30 DAYS TO START OF CLASSES EARLIER THAN 30 DAYS TO START OF CLASSES (INCLUDES INITIAL ENTRY-BEGIN A NEW PROGRAM)(INCLUDES INITIAL ENTRY-BEGIN A NEW PROGRAM)

TRANSFER STUDENTS – EMPLOYMENT ONLY AT SCHOOL TRANSFER STUDENTS – EMPLOYMENT ONLY AT SCHOOL RESPONSIBLE FOR SEVIS RECORDS. (TRANSFER RELEASE RESPONSIBLE FOR SEVIS RECORDS. (TRANSFER RELEASE DATE – TRANSFER IN DATE)DATE – TRANSFER IN DATE)

SEVIS-SEVERE ECONOMIC SEVIS-SEVERE ECONOMIC HARDSHIP EMPLOYMENTHARDSHIP EMPLOYMENT

DSO MUST COMPLETE CERTIFICATION IN SEVIS DSO MUST COMPLETE CERTIFICATION IN SEVIS F-1 STATUS FOR ONE ACADEMIC YEARF-1 STATUS FOR ONE ACADEMIC YEARSUBMIT TO SERVICE CENTER ORIGINAL FORM I-20 SUBMIT TO SERVICE CENTER ORIGINAL FORM I-20

INCLUDES EMPLOYMENT PAGE WITH DSO’S COMMENTSINCLUDES EMPLOYMENT PAGE WITH DSO’S COMMENTSPROCESS AS USUALPROCESS AS USUAL

SEVIS – ADMISSION & SEVIS – ADMISSION & DEPARTURE 30 OR 60 DAYSDEPARTURE 30 OR 60 DAYS

STUDENT WILL BE LIMITED TO 30 DAYS ADVANCE STUDENT WILL BE LIMITED TO 30 DAYS ADVANCE ADMISSION TO THE U.S.ADMISSION TO THE U.S.

60 DAY GRACE PERIOD AT THE COMPLETION OF 60 DAY GRACE PERIOD AT THE COMPLETION OF STUDIESSTUDIES

15 DAY GRACE PERIOD IF TERMINATE PROGRAM 15 DAY GRACE PERIOD IF TERMINATE PROGRAM WITH DSO AUTHORIZATION.WITH DSO AUTHORIZATION.

NO GRACE PERIOD IF TERMINATES PROGRAM NO GRACE PERIOD IF TERMINATES PROGRAM WITHOUT DSO AUTHORIZATION-MUST LEAVE WITHOUT DSO AUTHORIZATION-MUST LEAVE IMMEDIATELYIMMEDIATELY

SEVIS REPORTINGSEVIS REPORTING

21 DAYS 21 DAYS – STUDENTS WHO FAILED TO – STUDENTS WHO FAILED TO MAINTAIN STATUS/OR COMPLETE PROGRAMMAINTAIN STATUS/OR COMPLETE PROGRAM

CHANGE OF NAME OR US ADDRESSCHANGE OF NAME OR US ADDRESSGRADUATE PRIOR TO PROGRAM END DATEGRADUATE PRIOR TO PROGRAM END DATEDISCIPLINARY ACTION AS A RESULT OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION AS A RESULT OF

BEING CONVICTED OF A CRIMEBEING CONVICTED OF A CRIMEANY OTHER REQUEST FOR INFO MADE BY ANY OTHER REQUEST FOR INFO MADE BY

SEVISSEVIS

SEVIS REPORTINGSEVIS REPORTING

30 DAYS 30 DAYS – DEADLINE FOR REPORTING – DEADLINE FOR REPORTING ALL STUDENTS REGISTRATION IN CLASSESALL STUDENTS REGISTRATION IN CLASSES

ENROLLED, DROPPED BELOW WITHOUT ENROLLED, DROPPED BELOW WITHOUT DSO PERMISSION, OR FAILED TO ENROLLDSO PERMISSION, OR FAILED TO ENROLL

CURRENT ADDRESS OF EACH STUDENTCURRENT ADDRESS OF EACH STUDENTSTART DATE OF STUDENT’S NEXT START DATE OF STUDENT’S NEXT

SEMESTER/TERM/SESSION/QUARTERSEMESTER/TERM/SESSION/QUARTER

PORT OF ENTRY – FORM I-20PORT OF ENTRY – FORM I-20

WHY WAS MY I-20 TAKEN BY THE CBP (IMMIGRATION) WHY WAS MY I-20 TAKEN BY THE CBP (IMMIGRATION) OFFICER?OFFICER?

WHEN WILL MY I-20 BE RETURNED?WHEN WILL MY I-20 BE RETURNED?IT HAS BEEN 10 DAYS & NO I-20!IT HAS BEEN 10 DAYS & NO I-20!DSO – WHAT AM I TO DO?DSO – WHAT AM I TO DO?DSO – THIS STUDENT HAS HIS/HER I-20. WHAT SHOULD I DSO – THIS STUDENT HAS HIS/HER I-20. WHAT SHOULD I

DO?DO?

HELPFUL WEB SITESHELPFUL WEB SITES

SEVIS – SEVIS – www.ins.govINS Forms – INS Forms –

www.ins.usdoj.graphics/formsfee/forms/index.htm (New (New Fees)Fees)

Special Registration (NSEER) – Special Registration (NSEER) – www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/lawenfor/specialreg/index.htm

NAFSA:AIE – NAFSA:AIE – www.nafsa.org

SEVIS - PRACTICAL TRAININGSEVIS - PRACTICAL TRAININGCURRICULAR PRACTICAL TRAINING (CPT)CURRICULAR PRACTICAL TRAINING (CPT)OPTIONAL PRACTICAL TRAINING (OPT)OPTIONAL PRACTICAL TRAINING (OPT)SHARED ASPECTS OF CPT & OPTSHARED ASPECTS OF CPT & OPT - NOT AVAILABLE TO ENGLISH - NOT AVAILABLE TO ENGLISH

LANGUAGE TRAINING INSTITUTIONSLANGUAGE TRAINING INSTITUTIONS- MUST HAVE BEEN ENROLLED FOR - MUST HAVE BEEN ENROLLED FOR

ONE FULL ACADEMIC YEARONE FULL ACADEMIC YEAR (IN STATUS)(IN STATUS)- CAN BE FOR PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME - CAN BE FOR PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT

SEVIS-CURRICULAR PRACTICAL TRAININGSEVIS-CURRICULAR PRACTICAL TRAINING(CPT)(CPT)

ALTERNATE WORK/STUDY, INTERNSHIP, ALTERNATE WORK/STUDY, INTERNSHIP, COOPERATIVE EDUCATION, OR ANY TYPE OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATION, OR ANY TYPE OF REQUIRED INTERNSHIP OR PRACTICUM WHICH IS REQUIRED INTERNSHIP OR PRACTICUM WHICH IS OFFERED BY SPONSORING EMPLOYERS OFFERED BY SPONSORING EMPLOYERS THROUGH COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH THROUGH COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH THE SCHOOLTHE SCHOOL

NO SPECIFIED LIMITS ON NUMBER OF TIMES OR NO SPECIFIED LIMITS ON NUMBER OF TIMES OR LENGTHLENGTH

PART TIME CPT DOES NOT COUNT TOWARDS 12 PART TIME CPT DOES NOT COUNT TOWARDS 12 MONTH FULL-TIME LIMIT OF FULL-TIME CPT, MONTH FULL-TIME LIMIT OF FULL-TIME CPT, WHICH ELIMINATES ELIGIBILTY FOR OPTWHICH ELIMINATES ELIGIBILTY FOR OPT

EMPLOYMENT MUST BE INTEGRAL PART OF EMPLOYMENT MUST BE INTEGRAL PART OF ESTABLISHED CURRICULUMESTABLISHED CURRICULUM

DSO MUST AUTHORIZE IN SEVISDSO MUST AUTHORIZE IN SEVIS

SEVIS-OPTIONAL PRACTICAL TRAININGSEVIS-OPTIONAL PRACTICAL TRAINING(OPT)(OPT)

TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT FOR PRACTICAL TRAINING TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT FOR PRACTICAL TRAINING DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE STUDENT’S MAJOR AREA DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE STUDENT’S MAJOR AREA OF STUDYOF STUDY

12 MONTH LIMIT PER EDUCATION LEVEL12 MONTH LIMIT PER EDUCATION LEVELEMPLOYMENT MUST BE COMMENSURATE WITH THE EMPLOYMENT MUST BE COMMENSURATE WITH THE

STUDENT’S EDUCATIONAL LEVELSTUDENT’S EDUCATIONAL LEVELBEFORE COMPLETION OF COURSE OF STUDYBEFORE COMPLETION OF COURSE OF STUDY

- RESTRICTED TO 20 HOURS PER WEEK- RESTRICTED TO 20 HOURS PER WEEK - FULL-TIME DURING ACADEMIC BREAKS- FULL-TIME DURING ACADEMIC BREAKS

POST COURSE OF STUDY OPTPOST COURSE OF STUDY OPT - MUST APPLY BEFORE 60 DAYS AFTER - MUST APPLY BEFORE 60 DAYS AFTER PROGRAM PROGRAM COMPLETION DATE OF COURSE COMPLETION DATE OF COURSE OF OF STUDYSTUDY - CAN ONLY BE FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT - CAN ONLY BE FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT

SEVIS (OPT)SEVIS (OPT)

BORDER COMMUTER STUDENTS (F-3) ARE ELIGIBLE BORDER COMMUTER STUDENTS (F-3) ARE ELIGIBLE ONLYONLY FOR OPT FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF STUDIES FOR OPT FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF STUDIES

DSO RECOMMENDS APPROVALDSO RECOMMENDS APPROVALNO APPLICATION GRACE PERIODNO APPLICATION GRACE PERIODUSCIS ISSUES I-765 EADUSCIS ISSUES I-765 EADOPT AUTOMATICALLY TERMINATES UPON TRANSFEROPT AUTOMATICALLY TERMINATES UPON TRANSFER

SEVIS-SOCIAL SECURITY SEVIS-SOCIAL SECURITY AMINISTRATION AMINISTRATION

(SSA)(SSA)EVIDENCE OF EMPLOYMET OR OFFER OF EVIDENCE OF EMPLOYMET OR OFFER OF

EMPLOYMENT REQUIRED FOR ASSIGNMENT EMPLOYMENT REQUIRED FOR ASSIGNMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS TO FOREIGN OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS TO FOREIGN ACADEMIC STUDENTS IN F-1 STATUS ACADEMIC STUDENTS IN F-1 STATUS

REDUCED PROLIFERATION OF SSN’S USED REDUCED PROLIFERATION OF SSN’S USED FOR PURPOSES THAT ARE NOT RELATED TO FOR PURPOSES THAT ARE NOT RELATED TO WORK AND THEREBY DECREASED WORK AND THEREBY DECREASED POTENTIAL FOR SSN FRAUD/MISUSEPOTENTIAL FOR SSN FRAUD/MISUSE

AFFECTS ALL F-1 STUDENTS SEEKING AFFECTS ALL F-1 STUDENTS SEEKING SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS FOR EMPLOYMENTSOCIAL SECURITY CARDS FOR EMPLOYMENT

SEVIS - SSASEVIS - SSA

REQUIRED DOCUMENTATIONREQUIRED DOCUMENTATION- EVIDENCE OF AGE- EVIDENCE OF AGE- EVIDENCE OF IDENTITY- EVIDENCE OF IDENTITY- IMMIGRATION STATUS- IMMIGRATION STATUS

- EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION- EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATIONDOCUMENTS (EAD) DOCUMENTS (EAD)

SEVIS – SSA – EADSEVIS – SSA – EADEMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENTEMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENT

OPT REQUIRES I-765 FORM ISSUED BY USCIS OPT REQUIRES I-765 FORM ISSUED BY USCIS ON-CAMPUS AND CPT REQUIREMENTSON-CAMPUS AND CPT REQUIREMENTS

- PDSO/DSO AUTHORIZATION MEMO - PDSO/DSO AUTHORIZATION MEMO AND,AND, - PROOF OF SECURED EMPLOYMENT- PROOF OF SECURED EMPLOYMENT

OROR - WRITTEN PROMISE OF EMPLOYMENT- WRITTEN PROMISE OF EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION MEMO STATESAUTHORIZATION MEMO STATES

- STUDENT IN STATUS AND AUTHORIZED - STUDENT IN STATUS AND AUTHORIZED EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT - NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT- NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT - IDENTIFICATION OF EMPLOYER- IDENTIFICATION OF EMPLOYER

SEVIS - DEPENDENTSSEVIS - DEPENDENTS

FULL-TIME F-1 STUDENTS RESIDING IN U.S. AUTHORIZED FULL-TIME F-1 STUDENTS RESIDING IN U.S. AUTHORIZED DEPENDENTS (ISSUED I-20 FOR F-2 VISAS)DEPENDENTS (ISSUED I-20 FOR F-2 VISAS)

NOT AVAILABLE TO BORDER COMMUTER STUDENTSNOT AVAILABLE TO BORDER COMMUTER STUDENTS

F-2 STUDENTS MAY STUDY PART-TIME (AVOCATIONAL OR F-2 STUDENTS MAY STUDY PART-TIME (AVOCATIONAL OR RECREATIONAL)RECREATIONAL)

F-2 STATUS TERMINATES UPON TERMINATION OF PRINCIPAL F-1 F-2 STATUS TERMINATES UPON TERMINATION OF PRINCIPAL F-1 ALIEN STATUSALIEN STATUS

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