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May 6, 2025

Policy Matters – The Immigration Lens, Episode 4: Understanding F-1 Visa Challenges: SEVIS Termination and Visa Revocation

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Policy issues often have long term widespread and pervasive impact on businesses. Not only can new governmental policies significantly affect the climate for business innovation and growth, they create precedents that affect future legislation and potentially spread across jurisdictions.Each installment of the Policy Matters Podcast will provide timely updates regarding potential adverse impacts on benefits that policy changes can have on industry growth and offer a preview of what’s next in the competitive marketplace.


Policy Matters – The Immigration Lens, Episode 4: Understanding F-1 Visa Challenges: SEVIS Termination and Visa Revocation

Join Seyfarth Immigration attorneys Leon Rodriguez and Dani Mayer as they unpack the complexities of F-1 visas. Learn more about F-1s, SEVIS records, the lifecycle of students, and the impact of SEVIS termination or visa revocations on students and employers. Tune into the discussion on how employers can prepare for impact on their employees and understand the background of the F-1 visa classification. Since recording this episode, many international students have had their F-1 status restored; updated guidelines for status revocation is being issued.

Read the full transcript of today's episode here.