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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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.…
English language training programs enroll F-1 international students who want to pursue a full course of study to learn English while in the United States. Different rules apply to English language training programs because they are unique from most of the other programs of study in which F-1…