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."