Visa Types

You can use the Visa Types list to configure the types of visas. The visa types are displayed and selected when you specify the international information for students (Select the Students tile > select the name in the Students list > expand Contact Manager > select the International tile.).

Anthology Student complies with SEVIS requirements. The list contains system-defined visas for Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) processing. Only the students with one of these visas are transmitted to SEVIS: 

• F1
• M1
• J1

Any visa types defined by your school are not transmitted to SEVIS.

Prerequisites

To view the page, you must have Contact Manager - Configuration - View authorization.

To edit the page, you must have Contact Manager - Configuration - Manage authorization.

Access Method

Select the Configuration tile > locate Contact Manager in tree > select Visa Types.

Procedure to Add or Edit Items

The system-defined visa types use numeric codes. It is recommended that you also numeric codes for the visa types you add or edit here.

1. Review the values of the records in the grid.

2. If you want to:

   • Add a new list item, select the New button on the toolbar

   • Add a new list item by copying and modifying an existing list item, select the row in the list and the Duplicate button on the toolbar

   • Edit an existing list item, select the Name in the list

3. Review, specify, or change the following values.

   Active Specifies whether the associated record is active. Code The alphanumeric code assigned to the item by your institution. In most cases, codes must be unique.

   Name The descriptive name of the item.

4. If you want to save and: 

   • Continue making changes, select the Save button

   • Continue to add another item to the list, select the Save & New button

   • Close, select the Save & Close button

Limitations

You cannot edit configuration items that have a Yes in the System column. These items are defined by Anthology Student.