JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAYS SEVIS WON'T MAKE DEADLINE

According to Glenn A. Fine, inspector general for the Justice Department, the Immigration and Naturalization Service's (INS) new system to track foreign students will not be completed by the January 30, 2003, deadline originally set. Under the new system, schools must reapply for certification from the INS, and evaluations of those applications must be complete before the system can be fully functional. The technology components of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) are expected to be functional as scheduled. However, evaluations of school certifications will likely not be finished, and necessary training of school officials is also expected to fall behind schedule.

Washington Times, 19 September 2002
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020919-95477832.htm

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