SEVIS Release 6.56 Planning Guide

Last updated: November 10, 2020

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Functionality in the Release
Release Resources
SEVIS Unavailability
Batch Users
SEVP Portal Users

Functionality	Affects F/M SEVIS	Affects J SEVIS	Affects Batch
Mass Reprint function will allow school officials to add Remarks to all Forms I-20 submitted for each reprint job.	Yes	No	No
Exchange visitor (EV) Event History will show details for: Financial Information update. Correct Minor or Technical Infraction event when changing the status of an EV from Inactive to Active.	No	Yes	No

Functionality

Affects
F/M SEVIS

Affects
J SEVIS

Affects
Batch

Mass Reprint function will allow school officials to add Remarks to all Forms I-20 submitted for each reprint job.

Yes

Exchange visitor (EV) Event History will show details for:

Financial Information update.
Correct Minor or Technical Infraction event when changing the status of an EV from Inactive to Active.

Yes

SEVIS Release 6.56 Planning Guide
The following SEVIS Help Hub resources will be updated with changes after the release:
- COE (Form I-20) Mass Reprint)

Outage Begins	Outage Scheduled to End
Friday, Nov. 20, 2020 at 8:00 PM (ET)	Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020 at 12:00 AM (ET)

Currently, SEVP expects the outage to last 4 hours (approximately).

Schools and sponsors that use third-party software to push data to SEVIS must plan their batch uploads carefully.

Critical Date/Time	What Happens
Friday, Nov. 20, 2020 at 8:00 PM (ET) to Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020 at 12:00 AM (ET)	SEVIS is unavailable for batch uploads.

The SEVP Portal will be unavailable during the SEVIS outage period. Students will not be able to make changes to their portal accounts.

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