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Student
and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) Updates
In
order to comply with SEVIS immigration regulations, F-1 and J-1 students
will need to familiarize themselves with instructions on this page:
1.
REQUIRED REGISTRATION REPORTING
SEVIS regulations
require that Princeton reports the full-time status of all F-1 and J-1
students each semester. Completion of the online registration page
(Academic Year Registration) in SCORE fulfills the requirement of
full-time registration at Princeton. SEVIS reporting will be done by
students registering in SCORE; the Office of Visa Services (OVS) being notified of each student
registration; the OVS reporting it in the SEVIS database. The OVS is required to report within 30 days of the registration date
identified by the Registrar:
THEREFORE, ALL F-1 AND J-1
STUDENTS MUST REGISTER USING THE SCORE SYSTEM.
Failure to
register will result in you not being reported as a full-time student to
Immigration. You will be considered out of status by
U.S. Immigration and Citizenship Services (USCIS).
In Absentia
Students
This also applies to any student in absentia. Students
in absentia are considered to be full-time students by the University, so we
must report that status to Immigration within the 30-day period.
Students
Authorized for OPT or AT
*Since students
authorized for Optional Practical Training or Academic Training (after
completion of program) are no longer required to maintain full-time student
status, they are not required to register using SCORE. However, the
OVS will report their status appropriately to SEVIS. These students
need not contact the OVS to report their status. Students on OPT and AT do need to continue to report address changes (see
below).
2.
ADDRESS REPORTING
SEVIS regulations
require that you report a change of address (excluding
temporary summer addresses) to the USCIS. At Princeton, the process is
that students report changes of address in the SCORE system; the OVS
is notified of the change of address; the OVS reports it to USCIS through SEVIS database.
Students are required to report any change of address
using the SCORE system within 10 days. The OVS is required to
report the change to SEVIS within 21 days. If you report your
change of address through SCORE you do not need to complete and send the AR-11 form. However, students subjects to
NSEERS must update their
addresses in SCORE AND complete and send the AR-11SR to USCIS.
The
address currently listed in SEVIS for an F-1 or J-1 graduate student is the address
you either submitted in SCORE or via email (students on OPT/AT). Because you
must report your change of address to SEVIS each time you move, you will need to update and maintain the
correct address information in SCORE (except for students on
post-completion OPT or AT - see instructions below). The OVS cannot
accept individual addresses emailed to our office. Immigration
requires both:
Please make sure that these addresses are current in SCORE.
We will report any change of address to SEVIS on your behalf.
Reporting a change of address to SEVIS does not result in the issuance of a new I-20/DS-2019.
If
you have any problems with SCORE, please contact the Help Desk
or the
Registrar’s Office.
Students
Authorized for OPT or AT/Address Reporting
*SCORE is not
available to students on post-completion OPT/AT.
Change of address should be reported to
Mladenka Tomasevic, the
International Graduate Student Advisor, directly by email
(refer
to the OPT website).
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