Join Us for the Final Pre-Release SEVIS 6.21 Webinar
June 11, 2015
School officials – join the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) and the U.S. Department of State’s Exchange Visitor Program for a final pre-release discussion about the changes happening in the upcoming Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) Release 6.21—the largest SEVIS release in recent years.
This final pre-release webinar will take place tomorrow, Friday, June 12 from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. EDT. Pre-registration is required, so please sign up for the webinar at this registration link.
During this webinar session, SEVP will demonstrate and discuss the following enhancements that are included in the June 26 SEVIS deployment:
- Enhanced functionality included in SEVIS Release 6.21;
- Name standards;
- Address Validation;
- Redesigned Form I-20, "Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status;"
- Mass reprint of the Form I-20;
- Search feature;
- Email standards; and
- Ability to add more than 10 designated school officials to the Form I-17, “Petition for Approval of School for Attendance by Nonimmigrant Students.”
The webinar will close with a live question and answer session. In addition to learning about the updates, please be aware of the expected SEVIS outage as a result of this release. Read our recent blog post to find out how the outage may affect your school or international students.
Share this important information and encourage your fellow school officials to join us for the final pre-release SEVIS 6.21 webinar!
Missed a previous webinar or will be unable to attend this one? Visit the SEVIS Help Hub’s webinar page to find archived webinars.