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Note: The SEVIS Help Hub hosts the most up-to-date information on SEVIS functionality. The SEVIS Enhancements page provides quick access to information about changed functionality and resources in upcoming or past releases.
The SEVIS Release 6.51 Batch System Changes document describes the planned system changes for Batch File Processing (Batch). This release will impact batch for school officials and exchange visitor program sponsors. The following files are being provided in advance of the upgrade to SEVIS Release 6.51 to allow Batch programs and vendors to make necessary modifications. The outlined system changes were applied to the SEVIS ALPHA Testing environment via an upgrade to Release 6.51 on Friday, February 7, 2020. Please note that the SEVIS ALPHA Testing environment is a work in progress as we are working towards completing development for all functionalities for SEVIS Release 6.51. The SEVIS Alpha Testing environment will continually be updated as we complete development on different functions. The Production environment release is estimated for February 28, 2020 but this date is subject to change. During the upgrade of the Production environment to Release 6.51, these files will be placed in the correct schema locations. In addition, the Batch API has been updated to the Release 6.51.
| File Title: | SEVIS API |
| Description: | Specifies the batch interface between the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) and the institutions' internal systems (user systems). This file contains the all of the information through Appendix E referenced in the table of contents. Please see below for Appendix F and Attachments A through E. |
| File Date: | 07/31/2017 |
| File Size: | 3 MB |
| File Type: | |
| File Name: | batch_api_6.35_073117_main.pdf |
| File Title: | SEVIS API |
| Description: | Specifies the batch interface between the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) and the institutions' internal systems (user systems). This file contains the all of the information through Appendix E referenced in the table of contents. Please see below for Appendix F and Attachments A through E. |
| File Date: | 07/31/2017 |
| File Size: | 846 KB |
| File Type: | MS WORD |
| File Name: | batch_api_6.35_073117_main.docx |
| File Title: | SEVIS Lookup Tables |
| Description: | Appendix F of the SEVIS API. Contains the codes referenced in Create-UpdateStudent.xsd and Create-UpdateExchangeVisitor.xsd. |
| File Date: | 07/31/2017 |
| File Size: | 2.7 MB |
| File Type: | |
| File Name: | batch_api_6.35_073117_appf.pdf |
| File Title: | SEVIS Lookup Tables |
| Description: | Appendix F of the SEVIS API. Contains the codes referenced in Create-UpdateStudent.xsd and Create-UpdateExchangeVisitor.xsd. |
| File Date: | 07/31/2017 |
| File Size: | 323 KB |
| File Type: | MS Word |
| File Name: | batch_api_6.35_073117_appf.docx |
NOTE: The following XML schemas are for the Production environment. The version within the XML schemas reflects the release when each was last modified.
| File Title: | SEVIS Create-UpdateStudent |
| Description: | Attachment A of the SEVIS API. Defines the format of the data document containing student information uploaded to SEVIS. |
| File Date: | 12/19/2016 |
| File Size: | 57 KB |
| File Type: | .xsd |
| File Name: | Create-UpdateStudent.xsd |
| File Title: | SEVIS Create – Update Exchange Visitor |
| Description: | Attachment B of the SEVIS API. Defines the format of the data document containing exchange visitor information uploaded to SEVIS. |
| File Date: | 07/08/2016 |
| File Size: | 72 KB |
| File Type: | .xsd |
| File Name: | Create-UpdateExchangeVisitor.xsd |
| File Title: | SEVIS Common |
| Description: | Attachment C of the SEVIS API. Defines the generic data structures that are referenced in Create-UpdateStudent.xsd and Create-UpdateExchangeVisitor.xsd. |
| File Date: | 07/08/2016 |
| File Size: | 32 KB |
| File Type: | .xsd |
| File Name: | common.xsd |
| File Title: | SEVIS Table |
| Description: | Attachment D of the SEVIS API. Contains the codes referenced in Create-UpdateStudent.xsd and Create-UpdateExchangeVisitor.xsd. |
| File Date: | 07/08/2016 |
| File Size: | 145 KB |
| File Type: | .xsd |
| File Name: | SEVISTable.xsd |
| File Title: | SEVIS Transaction Log |
| Description: | Attachment E of the SEVIS API. Defines the format of the transaction log that is downloaded from SEVIS. |
| File Date: | 07/08/2016 |
| File Size: | 14 KB |
| File Type: | .xsd |
| File Name: | SevisTransLog.xsd |
