SEVIS Release 6.82 Planning Guide

Last updated: April 8, 2025

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Functionality in the Release
System Unavailability
Batch Users

Scheduled Release Date: Friday, April 18, 2025

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Functionality	Affects F/M SEVIS	Affects J SEVIS	Affects Batch
The principal designated school official (PDSO) password field for the Form I-17 Update and Recertification submission attestation will allow up to 64 characters.	Yes	No	No
For Responsible Officers and Alternate Responsible Officers (RO/AROs), the Cancel EV link will not display if an exchange visitor (EV) is in Initial status and the record contains port of entry information.	No	Yes	No
RO/AROs will receive an email if they have not submitted a Redesignation application three months before the Designation expiration date.	No	Yes	No

Functionality

Affects

F/M SEVIS

Affects

J SEVIS

Affects

Batch

The principal designated school official (PDSO) password field for the Form I-17 Update and Recertification submission attestation will allow up to 64 characters.

Yes

No

For Responsible Officers and Alternate Responsible Officers (RO/AROs), the Cancel EV link will not display if an exchange visitor (EV) is in Initial status and the record contains port of entry information.

No

Yes

No

RO/AROs will receive an email if they have not submitted a Redesignation application three months before the Designation expiration date.

No

Yes

No

Outage Begins	Outage Scheduled to End
Friday, April 18, 2025, at 8 PM (EDT)	Saturday, April 19, 2025, 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, April 18, 2025, at 8 PM (EDT) to Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 12 AM (EDT)	SEVIS is unavailable for batch uploads.