Social Security Information

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SEVIS is an Internet-based system that provides tracking and monitoring functionality, with access to accurate and current information on nonimmigrant students (F and M visa) and exchange visitors (J visa), and their dependents (F-2, M-2, and J-2). SEVIS enables schools and program sponsors to transmit electronic information and event notifications, via the Internet, to the DHS and DoS throughout a student's or exchange visitor's stay in the United States. SEVIS will be informed of status events for students and exchange visitors including, but not limited to, entry/exit data, changes of current United States address (residence), program extensions, employment notifications, and changes in program of study. SEVIS will also provide system alerts, event notifications, and reports to the end-user schools and programs, as well as for DHS and DoS offices.

First thing what student has to do after arriving to his/her employer  - register with SEVIS. Each and every sponsorship organization should provide their participants with link and information about how to register.

J1 Center has collected some information in order to help students out in case their sponsorship organization did not do this. Please follow link below to register with SEVIS, depending on your sponsorship organization: