{"414531":{"#nid":"414531","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Upcoming SEVIS Outage: Friday, June 26-Sunday, June 28","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe federal database for F and J student and scholar records in the U.S., SEVIS, is undergoing a major software upgrade process. The planned database outage starts 8 pm\u0026nbsp; Friday, June 26 and is expected to end 8 pm Sunday, June 28. The federal systems that will be affected during the outage include:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul type=\u0022disc\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESEVIS Fee Payment: The I-901 System will not be able to process SEVIS fee payments. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EVisa Applications: U.S. Consulates may experience delays in issuing visas until the SEVIS data feed is restored.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPorts of Entry: CBP may send F and J visa holders to secondary inspection for processing. If you can avoid traveling during these days, please do so or be ready for long waits.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESAVE:\u0026nbsp; Social Security Number and driver\u0027s license eligibility may be delayed.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EE-Verify: Verification of employment eligibility of F and J visa holders may experience delays.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf the outage lasts longer than the scheduled time, then there may be delays in OIE\u0027s ability to process any changes in SEVIS and could cause a delay in our normal five business day processing time. Please be assured that OIE will continue to process requests as soon as possible and we request your patience during this time of software upgrades.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou can find detailed information about the outage at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/studyinthestates.dhs.gov\/2015\/06\/be-prepared-for-the-june-26-sevis-outage\u0022\u003EStudy in the States\u003C\/a\u003E website.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"SEVIS, the federal database for F and J students and scholars in the U.S., will be receiving software upgrades."}],"uid":"27787","created_gmt":"2015-06-15 08:31:55","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:37","author":"Emily Dolezal","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-06-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-06-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1297","name":"Office of International Education"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"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":""}}}