SEVP Interim Final Guidance on Evidentiary Requirements for Schools Not Meeting CFR Eligibility Criteria

Interim Final SEVP Policy Guidance S1.2

Designed to help guide federal adjudicators, SEVP Policy Guidance S1.2 clarifies the acceptable additional evidence requirements for schools that do not meet the following criteria:

• Owned and operated as a public school or school system by the United States, a state or a political subdivision thereof, and confers upon its graduates recognized bachelor's, master's, doctorate, professional or divinity degrees.
• Accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting body and confers upon its graduates recognized bachelor's, master's, doctorate, professional or divinity degrees.
• A secondary school operated by or as part of a postsecondary school that is a public educational institution or is accredited.

The public may submit their comments on SEVP Policy Guidance S1.2 by emailing SEVPFeedback@ice.dhs.gov with the title of the guidance in the subject line. The open comment period will close on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016.

To download a copy of the interim final guidance, visit the SEVP Guidance for Comment page on Study in the States or refer to the link above. Once the public comment period closes, stakeholders will find the interim final guidance in the Operating Instruction section of ICE.gov/SEVP, under the Policy Guidance tab