Compliance Management

(GAO) report on the F-1 and M-1 OPT recommends that “identify and assess OPT-related risks and require additional employment information from students and schools."

This resource discusses the “SEVIS Certification" exception to the general rule requiring the submission of original passports when applying for an ITIN, and notes IRS policy regarding expiration of ITINs that have not been used on a federal tax return for five years.

Stay tuned to this page for any updates NAFSA receives regarding the second round of F and M school recertification.

The Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council (HSAAC) met on March 19. 2014. The Subcommittee on International Students, co-chaired by NAFSA Executive Director and CEO Marlene Johnson and New York University President John Sexton, submitted the following findings and recommendations.

On April 3, 2014 NAFSA hosted a virtual brown bag, "How SEVP Field Representatives Will Interact with Designated School Officials." During the event, Steve Acton, Unit Chief, SEVP Field Representative Unit, explained the role of the Field Representatives and what Designated School Officials (DSOs)

SEVP resources for schools to assist in the one-time conversion of the school accreditation/recognition information on fields 10 and 11 of their electronic Form I-17. All SEVP-certified schools had to participate by updating their Form I-17 by July 18, 2014.

In a May 8, 2014 letter to exchange program sponsors, Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Private Sector Exchange Robin Lerner provided a recap of new directions and focuses of the J-1 Exchange Visitor Program.

On September 8, 2014, NAFSA submitted comments on the Student and Exchange Visitor Program's (SEVP) Draft Guidance for Adjudicators 1402-07: The Form I-20 and the English Proficiency Field. The draft guidance is part of SEVP's multi-part development of guidance on the topic of conditional admission

This liaison call conducted by NAFSA's ISS-RP Travel Subcommittee addressed a number of topics.

This SEVP Broadcast Message informs SEVIS users of SEVP's initiative to review STEM OPT data in SEVIS, which might result in "Remedial Action Plans" (RAPs) being sent to schools.