I'm a New DSO. What Now?
June 18, 2025
Being nominated as a designated school official (DSO) at a Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)-certified school is a significant…
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Recently, Study in the States deployed a new tool for stakeholders — a Resource Library that houses 22 visual aids that help explain the U.S. rules and regulations governing the international student process.We designed these resources specifically for students and school officials. All of…
Beginning April 1, 2016, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) will send an “Intent to Terminate” notice to all F and M international students and J exchange visitors who have not complied with their Form I-515A, “Notice to Student or Exchange Visitor,” within the…
Students and school officials, please email your questions about the new science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) optional practical training (OPT) regulation to SEVPOutreach@ice.dhs.gov by April 1, 2016.The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) will answer these pre-…
As an F or M student, you must regularly report any changes to your designated school official (DSO) to ensure that your information is correct in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). Federal regulations require that you report a change of address to a DSO to maintain your…