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The Change of Personal Data Form is used by students in F-1 status, including those on medical leave, to report changes of personal data. Changes must be reported to two offices on campus, the International Office and the Registrar’s Office. The procedures for reporting to the two offices are NOT the same as explained below.
Reporting to the International Office to meet Department of Homeland Security (DHS) SEVIS requirements – For proper maintenance of you DHS/SEVIS record, all students must report changes of location address and home country address to the International Office within ten days of the change, and we in turn report to DHS through SEVIS according to DHS regulations. You must report an accurate location address where you are actually located (not a post office box number). Upon receipt of the update, we update our own office records, and in accordance with DHS regulations, we report those changes in SEVIS, thus relieving you of any obligation to report directly to DHS.
You can report the change of personal data by submitting the Change of Personal Data Form using one of the following methods:
Reporting to the International Office to meet Department of Homeland Security (DHS) SEVIS requirements – For proper maintenance of you DHS/SEVIS record, all students must report changes of location address and home country address to the International Office within ten days of the change, and we in turn report to DHS through SEVIS according to DHS regulations. You must report an accurate location address where you are actually located (not a post office box number). Upon receipt of the update, we update our own office records, and in accordance with DHS regulations, we report those changes in SEVIS, thus relieving you of any obligation to report directly to DHS.
You can report the change of personal data by submitting the Change of Personal Data Form using one of the following methods:
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Email: The fastest and most preferred method of submitting this form is by email attachment to
International@txstate.edu - Fax: Send to 512-245-8264
- In person: Bring it to our office
- Post: Those who choose to use the postal service should address the envelope as follows:
Dr. Robert Seese, Director
International Office-Hill House
601 University Drive
601 University Drive
San Marcos, Texas 78666
On our form, we also request that you provide various phone numbers and alternate email address such as Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail, etc. This additional information is NOT reported in SEVIS. It is used only by our office in case we need to contact you.
Reporting to the Registrar’s Office (CatsWeb) – For proper routing of your university mail such as grades and bills, all students must report address changes to the Registrar’s Office through CatsWeb. CatsWeb uses the terms “temporary address” and “permanent address.” They do not have a specific place for you to report your home country address as the International Office does, and we recommend you do not put your home country address anywhere in CatsWeb. We recommend you use your United States address in BOTH the temporary and permanent address fields in CatsWeb because your university mail is sent to your CatsWeb permanent address.
Reporting to the Registrar’s Office (CatsWeb) – For proper routing of your university mail such as grades and bills, all students must report address changes to the Registrar’s Office through CatsWeb. CatsWeb uses the terms “temporary address” and “permanent address.” They do not have a specific place for you to report your home country address as the International Office does, and we recommend you do not put your home country address anywhere in CatsWeb. We recommend you use your United States address in BOTH the temporary and permanent address fields in CatsWeb because your university mail is sent to your CatsWeb permanent address.
Note that only you can update CatsWeb. Our office CANNOT do this for you. To access CatsWeb, log in at CatsWeb
If you have any questions about reporting changes in personal data, please contact our office.