{"212011":{"#nid":"212011","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New International Student \u0026 Scholar U.S. Entry Policy","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDue to heightened concerns related to the admission of foreign students to the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced recently that all students entering the U.S. on a student visa will automatically be sent to secondary inspection for a Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) official to verify their student status in SEVIS before being admitted to the U.S. This is to ensure the student\u2019s SEVIS record (I-20 or DS-2019) is in active status prior to admitting the student to the U.S.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat this means for you: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll individuals arriving to the U.S. with a SEVIS record should prepare for possible long delays at the inspection point and consider this when scheduling connecting flights. Students and scholars returning to the U.S. should be certain to carry their passport and I-20 or DS-2019 with them on the plane. Carrying unofficial transcripts, admission letters, letters of invitation, or other evidence demonstrating intent to enroll full-time in classes or return to resume full-time classes is recommended to minimize delays.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf students have ever had a terminated SEVIS record, they should be sure to have documentation with them to identify the circumstances of the previous termination and evidence of intent to enroll full-time in classes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Department of Homeland Security communicated that this change is temporary until Customs and Border Patrol officials at the primary point of inspection make changes to their verification process to check a student\u2019s status. However, little information has been published by DHS or CBP. OIE will continue to update information as new details become available.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlease find more information at NAFSA\u0027s website on \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nafsa.org\/Find_Resources\/Supporting_International_Students_And_Scholars\/SEVIS_Status_Verification_At_Ports_of_Entry\/\u0022\u003EStatus Verification at Ports of Entry\u003C\/a\u003E or from \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/david-ware.com\/newsletter\/breaking-news-30\u0022\u003EWare Gasparian\u2019s Breaking News website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Due to heightened concerns related to the admission of foreign students to the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced recently that all students entering the U.S. on a student visa will automatically be sent to secondary inspec"}],"uid":"27787","created_gmt":"2013-05-09 10:08:25","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:12","author":"Emily Dolezal","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-05-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-05-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1297","name":"Office of International Education"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"14555","name":"airport"},{"id":"4374","name":"international students"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}