https://isss.oie.gatech.edu/content/visa-revocation (mirror):
Note: The government will not inform OIE or Georgia Tech if your visa is revoked and we do not have any way to verify whether or not your visa was revoked.
However some universities saw that some of their student visa for cancelled visa via SEVIS. E.g. https://iss.washington.edu/immigration-update-sevis-records-cancelled/ (mirror):
ISS became aware of these terminated F-1 student records during recent checks of the Student & Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). The SEVIS record simply states the visa revocations were due to an immigration status violation. No additional information or details for the termination reason were provided by the government. We were not asked to provide any information to SEVP and we were not notified of this action. We are also not aware of any immigration officials coming to any of the UW campuses related to these terminations.
Therefore I’m confused: Can a university check if one of their F1 students’ visa has been revoked?
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Yes, they can, should and do. My institution runs daily checks (sometimes more frequently) and has immediately informed affected students. It does require the designated member of staff who has been approved to access the SEVIS system to run the check though.
Lmao I go to GT and OIE is the most incompetent piece of shit on campus. And they should be able to do it.
F1 visas and SEVIS are different.
Your visa can be revoked without it affecting your SEVIS status (it can be triggered by the revocation of your F1, but it’s still not the same thing). If your visa is revoked, you can still be in valid F1 status, but you wouldn’t be able to leave and re-enter the country (so your SEVIS would still be valid in this case and you would still be considered “in valid student status” within the US, but you would need a new visa to cross the border and maintain F1 status)
If your visas is revoked, you should receive an email at the address you provided, but it’s not guaranteed. But, I repeat, as long as your SEVIS is active you are legally in the US as your F1 status is still active.
Your DSO can absolutely checked your SEVIS (it’s a really easy check) and schools should be monitoring them. However, your visa can be cancelled while your SEVIS remain active, and your DSO cannot check the status of your visa.
They check that, yes. The university will quickly know.