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DHS Department of Homeland Security                                Security (formerly called U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service) 

                                As  As of March 1, 2003, there are three Bureaus in the new DHS:

                                                BCIS (Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services)

                                                BICE (Bureau of Immigration & Customs & Enforcement)

                                                BCBP (Bureau of Customs & Border Protection)

        SEVIS               SEVIS: Student & Exchange Visitor Information System, a

A recently implemented electronic filing system of DHS for international students.

        DSO                DSO: Designated School Official

                At UNW: The International Student Advisor in the Registrar’s Office (N2134)

Form I-94      94: Arrival/Departure record

F-1                  1: Visa for student in academic or language program

Visa                 Visa: Used to enter the United States, and is stamped in the student’s passport

I-20 A-B          B: Certificate of eligibility for nonimmigrant non-immigrant (F-1) student status, pages 1& 3 of the form

I-539               539:  Application to extend status/change nonimmigration non-immigration status

I-688B            Employment 688B: Employment authorization document (EAD)

I-765               765:  Application for employment authorization