SEVIS Student & Exchange Visitor Records Management 4

Question 1

When an F-1 student on post-completion OPT receives a STEM OPT extension, how must the employing company participate in SEVIS compliance?

Accepted Answer

The employer must register in E-Verify and submit a Training Plan (Form I-983) with the DSO

Answer

STEM OPT employers must be enrolled in E-Verify, and the student and employer must complete Form I-983 (Training Plan) which the DSO submits in SEVIS.

Question 2

What is the SEVIS consequence if an F-1 student's OPT employment authorization expires and they have not found a new job within the unemployment limit?

Accepted Answer

The DSO must terminate the SEVIS record

Answer

Exceeding the unemployment limit (90 days for initial OPT, 150 days cumulative for STEM OPT) is a status violation requiring the DSO to terminate the student's SEVIS record.

Question 3

A student's F-1 SEVIS record shows a program end date that has passed, but the student is still enrolled. What must the DSO do immediately?

Accepted Answer

Extend the program end date in SEVIS and issue a new Form I-20 before the student takes any further academic action

Answer

A SEVIS program end date must always reflect the student's expected completion; an expired end date must be updated promptly and a new I-20 issued to avoid a status lapse.

Question 4

Under SEVIS, what is the correct process for reporting an F-1 student who has been convicted of a felony?

Accepted Answer

The DSO must immediately terminate the SEVIS record and notify SEVP via the school's compliance reporting function

Answer

Schools are required to report criminal convictions of F-1 students to SEVP; the DSO terminates the SEVIS record using the appropriate termination reason and uses SEVIS reporting tools or contacts SEVP directly.

Question 5

An M-1 vocational student wishes to change to F-1 student status to pursue a degree program. What SEVIS rule applies to this change?

Accepted Answer

M-1 students may not change to F-1 status if the change is for a program they began studying while in M-1 status

Answer

Under 8 CFR 248.1(c), an M-1 nonimmigrant may not change to F-1 status to pursue a course of study for which the M-1 classification was obtained.

(SEVIS) Student and Exchange Visitor Information System Certification Practice Test

(SEVIS) Student and Exchange Visitor Information System Certification Practice Test

SEVIS Student & Exchange Visitor Records Management 4