Definitions for "SEVIS"
Keywords:  visitor, visa, isitor, tudent, xchange
Abbreviation for the Student Exchange Visitor Information System. SEVIS is a computer-based system that requires institutions to report various data regarding students on F and M visas as well as exchange visitors on J visas. Primary visa holders and their dependents in these visa classifications are required to report their home address, school registration information, and other data to their schools.
Student and Exchange Visitor Information System. An online reporting database for tracking and reporting F, J, and M students in the U.S..
Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (the acronym SEVIS refers to both the actual software system and to the overall F and M student program that the software supports).