View Rule

View EO 12866 Meetings Printer-Friendly Version     Download RIN Data in XML
DHS/USICE RIN: 1653-AA44 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: Clarification of Criteria for Certification, Oversight, and Recertification of Schools by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) To Enroll F or M Nonimmigrant Students 
Abstract: This proposed rule would clarify the criteria for nonimmigrant academic (F visa) and vocational (M visa) students and exchange aliens (J visa) to maintain visa status, and for the schools certified by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) to enroll F or M nonimmigrant students to fulfill their recordkeeping, retention, and reporting requirements to SEVP. The proposed rule would incorporate significant refinements in policy and procedures that have evolved since the last major regulatory update in 2002 and since the establishment of SEVP nearly 6 years ago. The proposed rule would remove obsolete provisions in the regulations used prior to and during implementation of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information Program (SEVIS). In anticipation of the implementation of a major reprogramming of SEVIS, referred to as SEVIS II, that will begin in late 2009, the proposed rule would incorporate language to support that transition. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103    8 CFR 214.3    8 CFR 214.4   
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1356(m)    PL 107-56    PL 107-173   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  10/00/2009    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 1653-AA42 
Agency Contact:
Katherine H. Westerlund
Acting Section Chief, SEVP Policy, Student and Exchange Visitor Program
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Potomac Center North, STOP 5600, 500 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20536-5600
Phone:703 603-3400
Email: sevp@ice.dhs.gov