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SEVIS Release 6.69 Planning Guide

Last updated: June 12, 2023

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Scheduled Release Date: Friday, June 16, 2023

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Functionality

Affects

F/M SEVIS

Affects

J SEVIS

Affects

Batch

Updates to the following ‑ fields will no longer lock the Form I-17 or require adjudication:

  • Section 1: [School] Contact Information
  • 1.4 Mailing Address of the School
  • 1.5 Telephone Number
  • 1.6 Fax Number
  • 1.10 [Private School] Owner’s Address
  • Section 4: School Calendar, Costs, and Demographics
  • 4.4 Average Annual Number of Classes
  • 4.5 Average Annual Number of Students
  • 4.6 Average Annual Number Teachers or Instructors
  • 4.7 Average Annual Number of Non-Teaching Employees
  • Section 5: Campuses and Instructional Sites
  • 5.4 [Campus] Mailing Address
  • 5.6 [Campus] Telephone Number

 

Yes

No

No

Fix the following Production issues:

  • Stop system cancellation of optional practical training (OPT) when transfer‑out, transfer release date, and transfer‑in occur on the same day
  • Stop printing 69 pages when using browser print functionality on the Student Information page or the School Information page

Yes

No

No

Outage Begins Outage Ends
Friday, June 16, 2023 at 8 PM (EDT) Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 12 AM (EDT)

 

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, June 16, 2023 at 8 PM (EDT) to Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 12 AM (EDT) SEVIS is unavailable for batch uploads.

 

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