Record Termination
Record Termination
Why would my record be terminated?
Reason | Use when… |
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Absent from Country for Five Months | Both of the following statements are true:
Note: Do not use this reason for:
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Authorized Drop Below Full Course Time Exceeded | Both of the following statements are true:
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Authorized Early Withdrawal | The following statement is true:
This reason is also used if:
Note:
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Change of Status Approved | The SEVIS record is in Active status and any of the following statements is true:
Note: SEVIS will note this termination reason when the CLAIMS interface indicates USCIS approved a student’s change of status or adjustment of status application. |
Change of Status Denied | Students Changing to F or M Status: DSOs should not need to use this reason. Prospective F or M status students should not be registered in SEVIS until USCIS approves the change of status to F or M status. The student’s record should remain in Initial status until the adjudication is made.
Note: SEVIS will automatically terminate the nonimmigrant’s SEVIS record for the reason above when the CLAIMS interface indicates a denial of the change of status. If it does not, terminate the record, use the reason, and explain what happened. Students Changing from F or M Status to another: The SEVIS record is in Active status and all of the following statements are true:
Note: SEVIS will note this reason when it auto-terminates a record because the USCIS denial was received through CLAIMS. |
Change of Status Withdrawn | Students Changing to F or M Status: DSOs should not need to use this reason. Prospective F or M status students should not be registered in SEVIS until USCIS approves the change of status to F or M status. The student’s record should remain in Initial status until the adjudication is made.
Note: SEVIS will automatically terminate the nonimmigrant’s SEVIS record for the reason above when the CLAIMS interface indicates a withdrawal. If it does not, terminate the record, use this reason, and explain what happened. Students Changing from F or M Status: The SEVIS record is in Active status and all of the following statements are true:
Note: SEVIS will note this reason when it auto-terminates a record because the USCIS withdrawal was received through CLAIMS. |
Death | The student died.
Note: Do not use this reason if anyone else in the student’s family died. |
Denied Transfer | All of the following statements are true:
Note: SEVIS will note this reason when it auto-terminates a record because the USCIS denial is received through the CLAIMS interface. |
Expulsion | The student was expelled from his or her current program of study. |
Extension Denied | All of the following statements are true:
Note: SEVIS will note this reason when it auto-terminates a record because the USCIS denial is received through CLAIMS. |
Failure to Enroll | All of the following statements are true:
Note: SEVIS will note this reason to terminate a student’s record if:
Do not use this reason if a student cannot enroll because:
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Failure to Report While on OPT | The following statements are true:
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No Show – Manual Termination | All of the following statements are true:
Note: Do not use this reason if a student is a transfer student – use Transfer Student No Show. |
Otherwise Failing to Maintain Status | Both of the following statements are true:
Note: Clearly explain how the student failed to maintain status in the Remarks field on the Terminate Student page. |
School Withdrawn | DSOs should NEVER use this reason. SEVIS notes this reason when it auto‑terminates student records because a school loses SEVP certification and is withdrawn from SEVP. |
Suspension | The student is suspended from school and can no longer maintain a full course of study. |
Transfer Student No Show | Both of the following statements are true:
Note: SEVIS also notes this termination reason when it auto-terminates a transfer student’s SEVIS record because:
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Transfer Withdrawn | All of the following statements are true:
Note: SEVIS will note this reason when it auto-terminates a record because the withdrawal is received from USCIS through CLAIMS. |
Unauthorized Drop Below Full Course | Both of the following statements are true:
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Unauthorized Employment | Both of the following statements are true:
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Unauthorized Withdrawal | Both of the following statements are true:
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Violation of Change of Status Requirements | Both of the following statements are true:
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