For those of you sponsoring Exchange Visitor (J visa) Program 
participants, full implementation of the Student and Exchange Visitor 
Information System has been postponed until February 15, 2003, by the INS.  
I have included a link to a brief INS statement and the text of a related 
State Department cable below.  The ISEAS system will remain available for your 
use until the full implementation of SEVIS. Electronic authentication 
requirements remain in effect. 

Regards, 

Laura Shane
IAWG Staff
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Link to INS Statement: http://www.ins.gov/graphics/services/tempbenefits/sevisextension.pdf

Text of State Department ALDAC STATE 026911

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INFO  LOG-00   NP-00    AF-00    AIT-03   AMAD-00  AOP-00   AEX-00   
      AS-01    A-00     CA-01    COME-00  CCOE-00  DIM-00   ANHR-00  
      WHA-00   MEDE-00  EAP-00   EB-00    EUR-00   UTED-00  VC-00    
      FSI-00   OBO-00   H-01     TEDE-00  INSE-00  IO-00    VCE-00   
      MMP-00   MOFM-05  M-00     AC-01    NEA-00   NSAE-00  OIG-03   
      PER-00   PM-00    ACE-00   SCT-00   IRM-00   SSO-00   SS-00    
      TEST-00  USIE-00  SA-00    FMP-00   ECA-00   SDBU-00  PMB-00   
      PRM-00   ALM-00   SAS-00   PMA-00     /016R

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TO ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS IMMEDIATE
SPECIAL EMBASSY PROGRAM IMMEDIATE
AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE IMMEDIATE 
AMEMBASSY KABUL IMMEDIATE 
AMEMBASSY CARACAS IMMEDIATE 

UNCLAS STATE 026911


VISAS, FOR CONSULS, ALSO FOR PAO'S

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: CVIS
SUBJECT: SEVIS

REF: A) STATE 1452 AND PREVIOUS

1. INS HAS INFORMED THE DEPARTMENT THAT THE SEVIS FULL IMPLEMENTATION DATE 
ORIGINALLY SET FOR JANUARY 30, 2003, HAS BEEN POSTPONED FOR TWO WEEKS.  UNTIL 
THE VISA OFFICE GETS A LOOK AT THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM INS WE CANNOT SAY 
WHETHER A NEW FULL IMPLEMENTATION DATE HAS BEEN SET.

2. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE THE DEPARTMENT'S INTERIM STUDENT AND EXCHANGE 
AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM (ISEAS) WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE TO INSTITUTIONAL USERS 
AND CONSULAR SECTIONS IN THE FIELD.  ALL ESTABLISHED ISEAS PROCEDURES REMAIN 
IN EFFECT.

3. DETAILED SEVIS INSTRUCTIONS PROMISED IN REFTEL A WILL BE PROMULGATED IN 
THE COMING DAYS.

4. MINIMIZE CONSIDERED.
POWELL


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Laura Shane
Deputy Staff Director

Interagency Working Group on U.S. Government-
Sponsored International Exchanges and Training (IAWG)