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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The latest edition of the Student and Exchange Visitor Program’s (SEVP) quarterly newsletter, SEVP Spotlight, is available on Study in the States. This issue of SEVP Spotlight focuses on important Form I-17, “Petition for Approval of School for Attendance by Nonimmigrant Student,…
Beginning Jan. 8, 2018, designated school officials (DSOs) can deliver their evidence for correction requests directly to the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) using the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System’s (SEVIS) upload evidence functionality.DSOs can access the new…
Beginning Jan. 8, 2018, principal designated school officials (PDSOs) can deliver their Form I-17, “Petition for Approval of School for Attendance by Nonimmigrant Student,” evidence directly to the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) using the Student and Exchange Visitor…
After March 8, 2018, all evidence for the following actions must be submitted directly into the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) via the upload evidence functionality:Correction requests.Initial Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification.SEVP recertification.…