The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS)
SEVIS is a web-based system for maintaining information on international nonimmigrant students and exchange visitors in the United States. UC Berkeley Extension has been approved by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to accept F-1 and J-1 students and we are required to report the following information through SEVIS:
- Your name*
- Foreign address
- Email address
- Date and city of birth*
- U.S. address
- Phone number
- Country of citizenship*
- *Schools are required to report this information for all dependents in the U.S. as well.
- U.S. schools are also required to notify SEVIS if:
- there is a change in your U.S. address.
- there is a change in your present full-time status.
- you withdraw from school or stop attending courses.
- you fail to maintain full-time status.
Students are required to pay the SEVIS I-901 fee which helps fund the Student and Exchange Visitor Program that makes it possible for international students to pursue their studies in the United States.