SEVIS Release 6.83 Planning Guide

Last updated: July 11, 2025

Scheduled Release Date: Friday, July 18, 2025

Functionality	Affects F/M SEVIS	Affects J SEVIS	Affects Batch
*All SEVIS data fields labeled Gender will be changed to Sex.	No	No	Yes
*The ‘Other’ option will no longer be available for the Sex data field when creating or updating an Initial F/M student, Exchange Visitor (EV), and dependent SEVIS record.	No	No	Yes
Updated the Disciplinary Action page fields: Explanation of Disciplinary Action Taken: Added 1000-character limit countdown to open text field. These comments will appear on the Form I-20, “Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status.” Was this disciplinary action taken as the result of the conviction of a crime: Changed response options to Yes or No radio buttons. Changed to a Required field.	No	No	Yes

* In accordance with Executive Order 14168, Defending Women from Gender Ideology, Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.

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

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