F-1 Students New F-1 Students Transfers Dependents Maintaining Status Terra Dotta Updating Contact Information Continuing Student Reporting Reduced Course Load Driver's License Employment Travel Extensions Completion Open Full Site Menu Go to the home page Menu Toggle Menu MUSC Home F1 Students Maintaining Status Continuing Student Reporting Contact MUSC Immigration Mandatory Continuing Student Reporting & SEVIS Registration All F-1 students sponsored by MUSC are required to submit the F-1 Continuing Student Reporting record to CGH at the beginning of each academic term (Spring, Summer, and Fall). The report is submitted through your Terra Dotta portal. The purpose of this report is to ensure that you are actively registered for a full course load for the upcoming term and that you are maintaining progress in your program. F-1 Continuing Student Reporting CGH will send out an email reminder to all of our F-1 students at the beginning of each term when it is time to submit the F-1 Continuing Student Reporting record (accessed by clicking this link). Refer to the Terra Dotta page on this website for more information and tips on submitting requests in Terra Dotta. It is very important that you get this record completed as soon as possible in order to prevent any issues with your F-1 status. The record form is very short and will only take a few minutes to complete. If you fail to submit the F-1 Continuing Student Reporting record by the required deadline, you may be unable to remain in the US in F-1 status. SEVIS Registration SEVIS is the federal government database that manages all F-1 international students. CGH staff are responsible for providing certain information in the SEVIS system so that you, the F-1 student, can remain in the US in valid F-1 status. SEVIS requires that we provide a registration confirmation for each F-1 student at the beginning of each academic term. Therefore, after we receive your F-1 Continuing Student Reporting record, we will then report your continuing student registration status in the SEVIS system. This process is also known as “SEVIS registration.” The SEVIS registration process is very important in allowing you to remain in the United States in valid F-1 status. As soon as the SEVIS registration process has been completed for you for a specific term, you will see a record on your Terra Dotta User Home Page titled SEVIS Registration. You will see a SEVIS Registration record in Terra Dotta for each term, as long as you complete the F-1 Continuing Student Reporting record and you are an actively enrolled F-1 student at MUSC. Contact Us 843-792-2300 Facebook social link Twitter social link Blog social link Skip Footer Utility Navigation About Us Careers Contact Us Find a Person Giving MUSC A to Z Public Affairs & Media Relations Wellness Center Our Services All Medical Services Education Alumni Apply Check My Application Colleges Degrees & Programs MUSC Libraries Research & Innovation Clinical Trials Research Offices SCTR Patient Care Schedule an Appointment Adult Medical Services Pediatric Medical Services Locations Find a Provider Patients & Visitors Patient Billing Health Professionals Jump back to top of page Confidential Hotline Patient Complaint or Concern © Medical University of South Carolina 171 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC 29425 Disclaimer Privacy Policy Web Accessibility Statement