SEVIS Release 6.57 Planning Guide

Last updated: March 11, 2021

Functionality	Affects F/M SEVIS	Affects J SEVIS	Affects Batch
Cap-Gap Extension link removed from Student Information page. (If the cap gap extension is not automatically added via the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) interface, DSOs must request the extension via SEVP Resource Center (SRC) after the Form I-129 has been receipted by USCIS.)	Yes	No	No

SEVIS Release 6.57 Planning Guide
The following SEVIS Help Hub resources will be updated with changes after the release:
- F-1 Cap Gap Extension

Outage Begins	Outage Scheduled to End
Friday, March 26, 2021 at 8:00 PM (ET)	Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 12:00 AM (ET)

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, March 26, 2021 at 8:00 PM (ET) to Saturday, March 27, 2021 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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