USCIS Publishes Revised SEVIS Forms
On November 25, 2025, USCIS published in the Federal Register notice of their revision to SEVIS Form I-17 (Petition for Approval of School for Attendance by Nonimmigrant Student) and Form I-20 (Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (F-1/M-1) Student Status).
Form I-17 will be revised as follows:
Adding the following fields:
previous schools codes associated with the school/owner;
School website links;
Emergency contact information for the school;
Additional school ownership information;
Remove fax number field;
Redesigning “Program of Study” page “to better capture the educational level, degree, program of study, time necessary to complete the program, assigned Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code, and mode of instruction;”
Schools must indicate whether a program of study is primarily conducted online or in a hybrid/”low residency” format and whether Curricular Practical Training is a component of a program of study;
New form options:
DSOs may now select “weeks” as an academic term length;
DSOs may now list annual costs by program of study or degree level;
DSOS may now provide additional contact information;
New form requirements:
DSOs must provide separate numbers for domestic and international students when listing the average annual number of students;
DSOs must indicate whether DSO works full-time or part-time; and
Changes DSO’s “Title” to “Job Title” “to better collect information on their position at the school.”
Form I-20 will be revised with the following additions:
Collect contact/other information for legal guardians of minor F and M students;
Date of student’s graduation/degree awarded;
Clarifying details on source and time of financial support provided for F and M students;
Information to indicate whether student is engaging in online education or on-campus employment; and
Information indicating whether a student’s employment/training is being conducted at an on-site location or remotely.
See USCIS’s notice in the Federal Register here.