The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through its U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is seeking public comments on its information collection system known as the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). This system collects data on nonimmigrant students and their SEVP-certified schools through forms I-17 and I-20. DHS is planning to add a new data field for the city of birth to help distinguish between applicants. Public comments are encouraged by April 12, 2021, and can be submitted online through regulations.gov using Docket ID ICEB-2021-0001.
Simple Explanation
The government is asking people what they think about a computer system that keeps track of students from other countries studying in the US. They want to add a new box to fill in where each student was born and they need everyone’s thoughts by April 12, 2021.