Revised Certification Expiration Date (CED) Notification Process

Effective March 1, 2020, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) will change the timeline for the recertification notification process. Any school that is certified or recertified after March 1, 2020, will receive its next recertification notice 180 days before the school’s certification expiration date (CED). As before, schools will receive their CED notification through an automatic Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS)-generated email. 

Previously, SEVP notified schools for recertification two years after the date of their certification or last recertification. SEVP then gave schools 180 days beyond the two-year mark to submit for recertification. Moving forward, SEVP will work to ensure all schools are notified and submit their complete recertification petition and supporting documentation within the 2-year timeframe, as recommended in the GAO audit and as required by the law.

As your institution’s CED approaches, read the Recertification Series on the Study in the States blog for information, reminders and helpful resources that you can reference during the recertification process.