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U.S. Department of Homeland Security Address Notification Requirement
SEVIS Guidelines for F-1 and J-1 Students, Scholars and Employees
SEVIS address guidelines recognize and require the proper formatting of two addresses:
For F-1 students: your current address and your permanent address.
For J-1 students, scholars, and employees: your current address.
Your CURRENT Address must be your address in the USA.
Your PERMANENT Address must be your address in your HOME COUNTRY.
Your address information must conform to SEVIS guidelines for the duration of your
program regardless of whether you are currently in the United States or temporarily
outside the U.S., for example, on vacation. If you are temporarily outside the U.S. and are
maintaining your SEVIS status, you can use the U.S. address of a close family member or
friend, your previous US address, or your new U.S. address.
For both Current and Permanent addresses, verify and/or update your address information
in Wolverine Access following the instructions below:
- Enter the street address in Address Line 1.
- Enter additional address information on Address Line 2 if necessary.
- Do NOT enter a P.O. box or departmental address in either line.
- Do NOT enter address information in Address Line 3.
- Enter the city.
- Enter the state and postal code. (These are required for Current Address but are
optional for Permanent Address).
- Select country from the drop down list. (Click on “Choose Different Country” then
click on “Change Country”.) Remember - Current Address country must be USA and Permanent
Address country cannot be USA.
- Click “SAVE” whether you make changes or not. Do not “future date” either address.
Updating Your Address
- F-1 Student
- Go to Wolverine Access Students > Student
Business > Login >My Personal Information -> Address
- J-1 Student
- Go to Wolverine Access Students > Student
Business > Login > My Personal Information > Address
- J-1 Employee
- Your DS-2019 was issued by U-M and you are paid by U-M.
Go to Wolverine Access -> Faculty & Staff >
Employee Business > Addresses.
- J-1 Scholar
- Your DS-2019 was issued by U-M and you are funded by an organization in your home
country, i.e., you are NOT paid by U-M.
Go to Wolverine Access > Students > Student
Business > Login > My Personal Information > Address
Note: You may experience a delay of up to 2-3 weeks after you attend the Mandatory
Checkin before you can access Wolverine Access. To update your address during this time,
go to the U-M Office of the Registrar at 500 S. State Street, in the LSA building. Once you are able to access Wolverine Access, you should update your address online.
- J-1 Scholar
- Your DS-2019 was NOT issued by U-M, but issued by, for example, Fulbright.
You should follow the address updating guidelines of the organization that issued your
DS-2019. You do not need to maintain your address information with U-M.
Last reviewed: 5/07
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