Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Soumya Keshavamurthy, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Anurag Srivastava, Mississippi State University; Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

generated document (eitheran I-20 or DS-2019) issued by a U.S. college or university is required7. A SEVIS (Student andExchange Visitor Information System) generated document (I-20) is issued by a U.S. college oruniversity after proof for sufficient funds is established by the student. SEVIS, administered bythe Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within the Department of HomelandSecurity (DHS), is an Internet-based system that maintains data on foreign students andexchange visitors before and during their stay in the United States8. SEVIS was implementedafter 9/11 to expedite the tracking system that was incorporated in the Illegal Immigration andImmigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) law by the President in 19969. This SEVIS