Travel and Visa Application
- Visa Application
- International Travel
- Form I-94
- Travel Signature
- Check in for SEVIS Activation
- U.S. Travel
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In order for international students to comply with Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) regulations, ISEO requires students who hold an Initial SEVIS record to submit the Check-In for I-20/DS-2019 Activation Form once they arrive to the United States. Activation of the SEVIS record allows students to remain in the U.S. and continue to maintain F or J status.
PLEASE NOTE: Your SEVIS Form I-20/DS-2019 may be activated after your program start date on your I-20/DS-2019. This will not negatively affect your SEVIS record or visa status. Upon successful submission of this request, ISEO will submit your registration/validation to SEVIS for record activation.
Students who submit this form will not receive an updated I-20 or DS-2019 reflecting the action taken on their SEVIS record. An advisor will contact you directly if more information is needed to complete your request. If you have submitted your Check-In Form, there is no need to follow up on it.
If you meet all of the following, you are required to submit this form:
The deadline to submit this form is no later than 10 days after your arrival to the U.S. Ensure that you've logged into Tritonlink and have updated your current address (U.S. address), your Permanent Address (foreign/home country address), and also your emergency contact information.
Login to iServices and find the Starting a New Program Menu Category. Submit the Check-In I-20 Request (F-1 students) or Check-In DS-2019 Request (J-1 students).
If at any time after submission of this form, you depart the U.S., log into Tritonlink and update your current address to a foreign/home country address to let us know you’ve departed. Review the Registrar's Office instructions on how to enter a foreign address in TritonLink.
If you are unable to arrive to the U.S. by the deadline to add coursework for the quarter start date listed on your document, do not submit the Check-In Request. Instead, login to iServices and find the Starting a New Program Menu Category. Submit the New Admit Updated I-20 Request or New Admit Updated DS-2019 Request so that ISEO can adjust your program start date to the quarter you intend to enter the U.S.