National Preparedness Month 2025: A Guide for Students and DSOs
September 12, 2025
September is National Preparedness Month, an annual initiative led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s Ready Campaign. This year’s…
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As a foreign student, it is important to ensure you have all required documentation when you arrive at a U.S. port of entry. If you do not have all required signed documents, have not paid the I-901 Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) Fee on your current Form I-20, “Certificate…
On Aug. 28, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will publish an Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register titled “Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives…
The Form I-20, “Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status,” is a critical document for both nonimmigrant students who obtain an F or M visa for admittance into the United States and designated school officials (DSOs), who are responsible for issuing and maintaining the form in…
Being nominated as a designated school official (DSO) at a Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)-certified school is a significant responsibility. As a DSO, you serve as a key point of contact between your institution, its F-1 and M-1 students and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.…