The new Student Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) program is an Internet-based system supporting the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), a partnership project between the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), the Department of State and the Department of Education. Jenzabar, a software solution provider for higher education, developed the program.
"Complying with SEVIS requirements will help higher education develop policies that protect United States citizens," said Bob Maginn, CEO of Jenzabar. "Jenzabar is committed to providing the technology that our customers will need to comply with the SEVP requirements. With SEVIS, schools and the government will now have a means to ensure that international students are using the American educational system for what it is intended-to receive a world-class educational experience."
The SEVIS system enables schools and program sponsors to transmit electronic information and event notifications via the Internet to the INS and the Department of State for the duration of a student or exchange visitor's stay in the United States. SEVIS also allows printing of the appropriate forms and provides reminders, alerts and basic reporting capabilities.
The Internet-based SEVIS product operates both within Jenzabar ERP systems and Jenzabar's Internet Campus Solution. Jenzabar will enable its customers to pull SEVIS data from the ERP system where it is tracked and include it in the SEVIS Batch Interface file layout.