{"id":3040,"date":"2023-10-12T06:28:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T06:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gurukulgalaxy.com\/blog\/?p=3040"},"modified":"2023-10-12T06:52:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T06:52:50","slug":"exchange-visitor-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gurukulgalaxy.com\/blog\/exchange-visitor-number\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Exchange Visitor Number?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Exchange Visitor Number, often referred to as the &#8220;SEVIS ID Number,&#8221; is an unique identifier for participants in the Exchange Visitor Program in the United States. It&#8217;s found on the Form DS-2019, &#8220;Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor (J-1) Status.&#8221; The number is used to track and manage the stay of exchange visitors and their dependents in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some characteristics of the Exchange Visitor Number:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Format<\/strong>: The SEVIS ID Number starts with an &#8216;N&#8217; followed by nine numbers. For example, N123456789.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Purpose<\/strong>: This number is used throughout the J-1 visa application process and for various reporting requirements during the exchange visitor&#8217;s stay in the U.S.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SEVIS<\/strong>: Stands for the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System. It&#8217;s an online system used by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to manage and track foreign students and exchange visitors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Multiple DS-2019 Forms<\/strong>: If an exchange visitor has received more than one DS-2019 form over time (for instance, for different exchange programs or a program extension), each form will have the same SEVIS ID Number.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re applying for a J-1 visa or are participating in the Exchange Visitor Program, it&#8217;s essential to be familiar with the SEVIS ID Number and to use it accurately in all relevant communications and applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"778\" src=\"https:\/\/gurukulgalaxy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-19-1024x778.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gurukulgalaxy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-19-1024x778.png 1024w, https:\/\/gurukulgalaxy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-19-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/gurukulgalaxy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-19-768x583.png 768w, https:\/\/gurukulgalaxy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-19.png 1123w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/gurukulgalaxy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-20-1024x517.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gurukulgalaxy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-20-1024x517.png 1024w, https:\/\/gurukulgalaxy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-20-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/gurukulgalaxy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-20-768x388.png 768w, https:\/\/gurukulgalaxy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-20.png 1308w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Exchange Visitor Number, often referred to as the &#8220;SEVIS ID Number,&#8221; is an unique identifier for participants in the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gurukulgalaxy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gurukulgalaxy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gurukulgalaxy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gurukulgalaxy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gurukulgalaxy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3040"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gurukulgalaxy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3052,"href":"https:\/\/gurukulgalaxy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3040\/revisions\/3052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gurukulgalaxy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gurukulgalaxy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gurukulgalaxy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}