Download Program Sponsor User Manual, vol II

User Manual for Exchange Visitor Program Sponsor Users
(RO/ARO) of SEVIS Version 6.10: Volume II Form DS-2019
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Numeric Keypad—If using the numeric keypad to enter numbers, be sure to turn on
the Num Lock key. Otherwise, enter numbers using the keys above the top row of
alphabetic characters on the keyboard.
5. Press the Enter key or click the Login button. The system displays the Paperwork
Reduction Act notice.
6. Read the information and then click the I Have Read and Understand This Notice button
to continue. One of the following will occur:
 If there are message board postings, the Message Board screen will display.
 If there are no message board postings and you are authorized as an:
– RO or ARO only, the Listing of Programs screen will display.
– RO or ARO and a school official (that is, PDSO or DSO), the Main screen will
display. You must select a link to view the Listing of Programs screen or the Listing
of Schools screen.
Note: After 18 minutes of inactivity, a message will display informing you that your session is
about to expire. Click OK to continue working in SEVIS. If you click this button after 20
minutes of inactivity, a message will display to inform you that your session has expired. Click
OK to display the SEVIS Login screen. Any unsaved data will be lost.
REMINDER: You must log into SEVIS at least once every 45 days to keep your SEVIS user
ID active.
Note: In Exhibit 5: Listing of Programs Screen, the user is an ARO. If he or she was also
authorized as a PDSO or DSO for a SEVIS school, two additional links would display on the
navigation bar: Listing of Schools and Listing of Programs.
Exhibit 5: Listing of Programs Screen
2.2.4
Log Out of SEVIS
To exit SEVIS at any time, click the Logout link on the navigation bar as shown in Exhibit 6:
Navigation Bar—Logout Link.
WARNING: If you click the Close ( ) button in the upper-right corner of the browser
window, you must wait 20 minutes before you can log back into SEVIS. If you try to access the
system before the end of 20 minutes, the following message will display: “A user is already
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