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The '''Student and Exchange Visitor Program''' ('''SEVP''') is a program within [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]], which is under the [[U.S. Department of Homeland Security]], to manage foreign students and exchange visitors in the United States through the '''Student and Exchange Visitor Information System''' ('''SEVIS''').<ref name=official>{{cite web|url = https://www.ice.gov/sevis|title = Student and Exchange Visitor Program|accessdate = January 29, 2017|publisher = [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]]}}</ref> The SEVP encompasses the [[F visa|F status]] (for foreign students in the United States in academic programs and their dependents), [[J-1 visa|J status]] (for exchange visitors in the United States and their dependents), and [[M-1 visa|M status]] (for foreign students in the United States in vocational programs and their dependents). The exchange visitor part of the program (J visa) is managed by the [[U.S. Department of State]], although the SEVIS system is maintained by ICE.<ref name=official/>

Note that SEVP does not manage the issuance of the visas themselves. Visas are issued at United States consulates and embassies in other countries, which fall under the [[U.S. Department of State]]'s Bureau of Consular Affairs. However, having the correct status and information in the SEVIS system is necessary for a person to be able to receive a F, J, or M visa.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/study-exchange/student.html|title = Student Visa|publisher = [[U.S. Department of State]] Bureau of Consular Affairs|accessdateaccess-date = January 29, 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160603231159/https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/study-exchange/student.html|archive-date = June 3, 2016|dead-url-status = yesdead|df = mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/study-exchange/exchange.html|title = Exchange Visitor Visa|publisher = [[U.S. Department of State]] Bureau of Consular Affairs|accessdateaccess-date = January 29, 2017|deadurlurl-status = yesdead|archiveurlarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170129071309/https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/study-exchange/exchange.html|archivedatearchive-date = January 29, 2017|df = }}</ref>

Note that the SEVP does not cover some other statuses that can be used by foreign students in the United States, such as the [[H-4 visa|H-4 status]] and other statuses for dependents of people in non-student statuses.

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| Visa status for border commuter || [[F visa|F-3]] || M-3 || --

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| Designation of principal person at school or institution responsible for coordinating the program<ref name=sevis-glossary>{{cite web|url = https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/EDU0212.pdf|title = A Glossary of SEVIS-Related Terminology|last = Croom|first = Patty|last2 = Ellis|first2 = Jim|accessdateaccess-date = January 29, 2017|deadurlurl-status = yesdead|archiveurlarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170202080922/https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/EDU0212.pdf|archivedatearchive-date = February 2, 2017|df = }}</ref> || Principal Designated School Official (PDSO) || PDSO || Responsible Official (RO)

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| Designation of other people at school or institution responsible for coordinating the program<ref name=sevis-glossary/> || Designated School Official (DSO) || DSO || Alternate Responsible Official (ARO)

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=== Pre-origins: CIPRIS ===

In the [[1993 World Trade Center bombing]], a [[truck bomb]] was detonated below the North Tower of the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]] in [[New York City]]. In the aftermath of this incident, the student visa came under increased scrutiny when it was discovered that [[Eyad Ismoil]], one of the terrorists involved was in the United States on an expired student visa.<ref name="cis1">{{cite news | last = Suhler | first = Jayne Noble | author2 = Timms, Ed | title = Security worries putting spotlight on student visas | url = http://www.cis.org/articles/Katz/katz1999.html | work = [[The Dallas Morning News]] | date = September 20, 1998 | accessdateaccess-date = 2007-05-21 | deadurlurl-status = yesdead | archiveurlarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070512122504/http://www.cis.org/articles/Katz/katz1999.html | archivedatearchive-date = May 12, 2007 | df = }}</ref><ref name="cis2">{{cite news | last = Suhler | first = Jayne Noble | author2 = Timms, Ed | title = Cases highlight flaws in federal visa system | url = http://www.cis.org/articles/Katz/katz1999.html | work = [[The Dallas Morning News]] | date = November 8, 1998 | accessdateaccess-date = 2007-05-21 | deadurlurl-status = yesdead | archiveurlarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070512122504/http://www.cis.org/articles/Katz/katz1999.html | archivedatearchive-date = May 12, 2007 | df = }}</ref><ref name=shareok>{{cite web|url = https://shareok.org/bitstream/handle/11244/917/3187222.PDF?sequence=1|title = A Descriptive Case Study of the Impact of 9/11 on International Student Visa Policy in the 20 Months Following the Attacks|author = Mary Helen Reeves|accessdate = February 10, 2016}}</ref><ref name=ins-fsp-report>{{cite web|url = https://oig.justice.gov/special/0205/chapter6.htm|title = CHAPTER SIX. THE INS'S FOREIGN STUDENT PROGRAM|date = May 20, 2002|accessdate = February 10, 2016}}</ref>

A memorandum from the [[U.S. Department of Justice]]'s Office of Investigative Agency Policies to the Deputy Attorney General dated September 24, 1994, mentioned the need to subject foreign students to thorough and continuing scrutiny before and during their stay in the United States. On April 17, 1995, the Deputy Attorney General asked the INS Commissioner to address this issue. This led to the formation of an INS task force in June 1995 to conduct a comprehensive review of the F, M, and J visa processes. Besides the INS, the task force included members from the State Department and the United States Information Agency, and experts in the administration of international student programs.<ref name=ins-fsp-report/> The task force report, issued on December 22, 1995, identified problems in the tracking and monitoring of students by schools, problems in the certification of schools by the INS, and problems with INS receiving and maintaining up-to-date records from schools.<ref name=ins-fsp-report/> As a result of these findings, the [[Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996]] directed the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to develop and conduct a program to collect certain information on nonimmigrant foreign students and exchange visitors from approved institutions of higher education and designated exchange visitor programs.<ref name=ins-fsp-report/><ref name=shareok/>

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=== Fee for students and exchange visitors ===

In 2004, the United States Congress mandated that all international students and exchange visitors pay the I-901 SEVIS fee, which funds the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) and SEVIS. The fee can be paid online at fmjfee.com. As of June 24th24, 2019, the fees are as follows:<ref name=sevis-fee>{{cite web|url = https://www.fmjfee.com|title = I-901 SEVIS Fee|publisher = [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]]}}</ref>

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==Notes==

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==External links==

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* [http://www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/08/01/student.tracking/index.html International student registry deadline arrives], CNN, August 1, 2003

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