December 23, 2009

SEVP Announces New Mailing Address, Phone Number

The Student and Exchange Visitor Program office has a new mailing address. All correspondence should be mailed to: Student and Exchange Visitor Program, Attn: (Branch Name or Job Title), SEVP MS 5600, DHS/ICE, 500 12th Street, SW; Washington, DC 20598-5600. The new main telephone number is (703) 603-3400. E-mail addresses have not changed, so inquiries may be sent to SEVP via its previous e-mail address or via SEVIS.Source@dhs.gov. Also, the ICE Web site layout has been updated, including the SEVP pages.

For a "faster resolution and response," SEVP recommends the following:

• For I-901 fee questions, payment issues, transfer fee issues, and chargeback issues, visit the I-901 section of the SEVP Web site, then e-mail fmjfee.SEVIS@dhs.gov.
• For I-515A issues, visit the I-515A Tool Kit on the SEVP Web site for quick tips, or e-mail SEVIS.I-515@dhs.gov to ask about documents.

Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) acts as the bridge for varied government organizations that have an interest in information on foreign students. SEVP uses web-based technology, the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), to track and monitor schools and programs, students, exchange visitors and their dependents throughout the duration of approved participation within the U.S. education system.

SEVP collects, maintains and provides the information so that only legitimate foreign students or exchange visitors gain entry to the United States. The result is an easily accessible information system that provides timely information to the Department of State, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (source www.ice.gov)