• Authorized Drop Below Full Course Time Exceeded – Student received a temporary RCL but failed to resume full-time study by the end of the authorized period. • Unauthorized Withdrawal – Student stops attending or withdraws mid-term without DSO approval. • Authorized Early Withdrawal – DSO approved a formal withdrawal; student must depart the U.S. within 15 days. • Change of Status (Approved, Denied, or Withdrawn) – Status changes processed through USCIS (e.g., COS to H-1B, green card) that necessitate SEVIS termination. • Suspension or Expulsion – Student is academically or behaviorally removed from the program and can no longer maintain status. • Institutional Closure or SEVP Withdrawal – School loses SEVP certification, triggering auto-termination of all F/M student records. • No Show – Manual Termination – Student enters the U.S. but fails to report to school by the program start date. • Transfer Student No Show – Transfer student fails to report to the new school within 60 days. • Failure to Report While on OPT – Under 8 CFR § 214.2(f)(10)(ii)(C), students on post- completion OPT or STEM OPT extensions must submit employment details and validation updates. Failure to do so may result in termination. • Death of Student – DSO receives confirmation that the student has passed away. • Otherwise Failing to Maintain Status – A catch-all category used when the student violates immigration regulations, but no specific termination code applies. These reasons are codified within SEVIS and often result in automatic system-generated terminations unless corrected administratively. within SEVIS and often result in automatic system- generated terminations unless corrected administratively.
II. Terminations Related to SEVP and DHS Oversight
In addition to termination reasons manually entered by Designated School Officials (DSOs), certain SEVIS records may be automatically terminated by the system or by SEVP adjudicators at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). These terminations are generally initiated due to noncompliance, administrative triggers, or enforcement alerts, and fall outside the DSO’s discretionary authority.
Key system-generated and SEVP-enforced terminations include:
• Failure to Report While on OPT – System Termination
Under 8 CFR § 214.2(f)(10)(ii)(C), F-1 students participating in STEM OPT are required to submit validation reports every six months and update employment information. If SEVIS is not updated within 32 days of the reporting deadline, the system will automa tically terminate the student’s record. • No Show – System Termination (Transfer Students) If a transfer student does not report to the new school within 60 days of the program start
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