Log In and Out of SEVIS

Last updated: April 1, 2025

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The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) is the web-based system used to monitor F and M students in the United States, as well as the schools that enroll them. Users access and exit SEVIS by a series of log in and log out steps.

SEVIS users must log in to SEVIS at least every 45 days to avoid having their SEVIS accounts locked.
For more information on how to unlock a locked DSO account, see the PDSO Password Reset for a DSO section of the SEVIS Passwords Help Hub article.
After 18 minutes of inactivity, SEVIS warns that your session is about to expire. Click OK to continue working in SEVIS.
If you are inactive for more than 20 minutes, SEVIS displays a message that your session has already expired. Click OK to return to the SEVIS Sign In page.
Any unsaved data will be lost.

All users see the following pages. To log into SEVIS:

1. Go to the SEVIS Sign In page.

The Sign In page displays two links for functionality, which are described in other SEVIS Help Hub articles:

Register for New Account: Opens the Register for New SEVIS Account page that allows:

Potential school users to start the initial school certification process.
Potential sponsor users to start the program designation process.
Potential government users to learn how to gain SEVIS access.

Forgot Your Password: Initiates the process for resetting your password.

The Sign In page displays System Notices, which features important system-related events surrounding SEVIS availability.

2. Enter your:

User Name (for example, asmith1234)
Password

SEVIS locks the account when you incorrectly enter a password three times. Click the Reset Your Password link to use the password reset functionlity.

3. Click Login. The SEVIS Warning page opens.

4. Click either Continue or Log Out:

Log Out: Cancels the SEVIS log in process. The SEVIS Sign In page opens.
Continue: Shows you understand the penalties for entering false data. The following steps will differ based on SEVIS user roles.

School Officials Only

If you only have a principal designated school official (PDSO) or designated school official (DSO) role assigned to your SEVIS username, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Privacy Act Statement Acknowledgements page opens.

Click either I Have Read and Understand This Notice or Cancel:

Cancel: Stops the SEVIS log in process. The SEVIS Sign In page re-opens.
I Have Read and Understand This Notice:
- Shows you understand that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have the right to collect user data from Forms I-983, I-17, and I-20.
- The Listing of Schools page opens.

Exchange Program Sponsor Users Only

If you have a responsible officer (RO) or alternate responsible officer (ARO) user role tied to your SEVIS username, the U.S. Department of State Use of Information Acknowledgements page opens.

Click either I Have Read and Understand This Notice or Cancel:
- Cancel: Cancels the SEVIS log in process. The SEVIS Sign In page re-opens.
- I Have Read and Understand This Notice:
  - Shows you understand the U.S. Department of State’s requirements and use of information from Forms DS‑3036, DS‑3037, DS‑2019, and DS‑7002.
  - The Listing of Programs page opens.

SEVIS Users with School Officials and Program Sponsor Roles

If you have both the principal designated school official (PDSO) or designated school official (DSO) and the responsible officer (RO) or alternate responsible officer (ARO) user role tied to your SEVIS username, the following happens:

First the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Privacy Act Statement Acknowledgements page opens.

Click either I Have Read and Understand This Notice or Cancel:

Cancel: Stops the SEVIS log in process. The SEVIS Sign In page re-opens.
I Have Read and Understand This Notice:
- Shows you understand that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have the right to collect user data from Forms I-983, I-17, and I-20.
- The U.S. Department of State Use of Information Acknowledgements page opens.

Click either I Have Read and Understand This Notice or Cancel:

Cancel: Cancels the SEVIS log in process. The SEVIS Sign In page re-opens.
I Have Read and Understand This Notice:
- Shows you understand the U.S. Department of State’s requirements and use of information from Forms DS 3036, DS 3037, DS 2019, and DS 7002.
- The page Click one of the following for Listing of Schools or Listing of Programs opens:

Click Listing of Schools for your role as a PDSO or DSO. The Listing of Schools page opens.

Click Listing of Programs for your role as a RO or ARO. The Listing of Programs page opens.

To exit the SEVIS application at any time:

1. Click Logout on the Navigation Bar.

2. The SEVIS Sign In page opens.

When you close the web browser without logging out, and then try to log on again within 20 minutes, the following occurs:

First log on: Closes the previous session. The message, “Previous session is now closed. Please login again,” displays on the SEVIS Sign In page. (See below.)
Second log on: Normal log on process.

See the SEVIS Help Icons on the SEVIS Help Hub for a quick-reference of the icons used in this user guide.

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