Overview
This article outlines the steps to create and submit a SEVIS update for Program: Edit Subject update of an Exchange Visitor (EV) SEVIS record through the SEVIS batch. The Program: Edit Subject update will change the Subject/Field of Study.
Note: You may need to enter new remarks for the SEVIS field Subject/Field of Study. These remarks are entered in the Academic Objective Information Questionnaire (J) of the Academic Objective.
The Program: Edit Subject update has no new associated application. The information update will use the data in the Terra Dotta Profile on the Information tab to submit the required data to SEVIS. This information may update through the integration with your system of record and Terra Dotta, or you may update it manually. The manual update of this data is only necessary if the system of record is not integrated with Terra Dotta.
The record to associate with the batch update record will be the Academic Objective Application (J).
There will be no postback data from the SEVIS batch download. The Academic Objective will continue to display as SEVIS-Active. You can verify that the Program: Edit Subject update has been successfully processed by reviewing the completed batch updates in the SEVIS Profile.
Step 1: Verify the SEVIS-Required Data
Verify the updated information for Subject/Field of Study in the Terra Dotta Profile on the Information tab.
Step 2: Update the Academic Objective
If you need to enter new remarks for the SEVIS field Subject/Field of Study, go to the Academic Objective of the EV and click the edit pencil to edit the Academic Objective Information Questionnaire (J).
You will replace the old remarks with new remarks, then click Submit.
Step 3: Create a SEVIS Update Record
When you create the SEVIS Update Record, select the Academic Objective as the associated application for the Program: Edit Subject update.
For further instructions, see SEVIS Admin: Creating a SEVIS Update Record.
You may also wish to see SEVIS Admin: Assigning a SEVIS Update to a Batch.