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DHS Proposes Significant Expansion of Data Collected on Forms I-17 and I-20

In an information collection revision to be published on September 3, 2025, DHS is seeking OMB approval to significantly expand the data collected through Form I-17, Petition for Approval of School for Attendance by Nonimmigrant Student, and Form I-20, Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (F–1 and M-1) Student Status.

You can read the public inspection version of the notice now. There will be a 60-day comment period beginning September 3, 2025.

Here is the language from the Federal Register notice, converted to bullet-point format for ease of reading:

"The Form I-17 will be revised to collect:

  • previous school codes associated with the school and/or owner,
  • school website links,
  • emergency contact information for the school, and
  • additional information on school ownership, as well as
  • to remove the fax number field, which is now obsolete.
  • SEVP will be redesigning the “Program of Study” page on the Form I-17 to better capture:
    • the educational level,
    • degree,
    • program of study,
    • time necessary to complete the program,
    • assigned Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code, and
    • mode of instruction.
  • In addition, SEVP will require schools to indicate:
    • whether a program of study is conducted predominantly online, in a hybrid or low residency format and
    • whether Curricular Practical Training is a component of a program of study.
  • Other updates to the Form I-17 will:
    • allow DSOs to select “weeks” as an academic term length,
    • require DSOs to provide separate numbers for domestic and international students when listing the “Average Annual Number of Students,”
    • allow DSOs to list annual costs by program of study or degree level,
    • allow DSOs to provide additional contact information,
    • require DSOs to indicate whether they work full-time or part- time, and
    • change a DSO’s “Title” to “Job Title,” to better collect information on their position at the school."

The Form I-20 will be revised to collect:

  • contact and other information on legal Guardians of minor F and M students,
  • the date of graduation/degree awarded,
  • clarifying details on the source and type of the financial support for the F and M student, as well
  • information to indicate whether a student is engaging in:
    • online education,
    • on-campus employment, and
    • whether any employment or training is being conducted on-site or remotely."