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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Only schools that are certified by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) are authorized to accept F and M students. Other than English as a second language (ESL) schools, SEVP does not require a school to be accredited before it can be SEVP-certified. However, evidentiary requirements to…
On October 1, 2013, the cap gap extension will expire. The cap refers to the number of individuals to whom U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services can grant H-1B status every fiscal year.An F-1 student may apply to change nonimmigrant classification from F-1 to H-1B temporary employment…
President Barack Obama has proclaimed September 15, 2013, through October 15, 2013, to be National Hispanic Heritage Month to celebrate the culture’s important contribution in the United States. Students from Hispanic countries are also essential members of the international education…
President Barack Obama and the White House have proclaimed this week as National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Week. Have you seen this school type while researching schools in the United States?The U.S. Department of Education (ED) explains that an HBCU is a school that meets…