SEVP Form Series: Understanding the Form I-20
July 22, 2025
The Form I-20, “Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status,” is a critical document for both nonimmigrant students who obtain an F or…
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If you are an F-1 or M-1 student with children and/or spouses in the United States as F-2 or M-2 dependents, your dependent may now study part time in any certified program at a school certified by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), so long as the study does not amount to what…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amended its regulations in a Final Rule posted in the Federal Register. The regulations took effect today, May 29, 2015 and allow for increased opportunities for study by spouses and minor children of F-1 and M-1 students, they also offer greater…
Interested in Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) resources to help maintain your school and student records? Have SEVIS enhancement-related questions? Check out the new SEVIS Help Hub on Study in the States.The SEVIS Help Hub is a new Study in the States tool that serves as a…
Are you an F-1 student who was granted a change of status to H-1B? If so, it is important that you know about the cap gap and the cap gap extension, as it can affect your legal status in the United States. The cap gap refers to the period between the end of your F-1 status and the…