Hello from IENA,
As of this morning, there is no record of your SEVIS validation. It is VITAL that you do this IMMEDIATELY. Validation is the official start of your program and requires that you provide us with your current physical address and contact phone number. Please be sure to provide a valid street address; PO boxes are not acceptable.
**If you have not yet arrived in the US, please respond to this email and tell me when you will arrive.**
DO NOT report your US address until AFTER you arrive.
To validate SEVIS:
1) Log-in to your IENA account at www.iena.org and click on "Validate/Update" on the left side of the page.
2) Read the program conditions and click "Continue"
3) Confirm that you are in the US by clicking on "Yes"
4) Look at the address examples and then enter your address.
5) If you don't have a telephone number, use your employer's number.
6) Enter your supervisor's information.
7) Click on "Submit"
You can log-in to your account in 1-2 days and check to see that your status is "Active" in SEVIS.
If you are not sure about any of this, please call me at 347-560-1789.
Thank you and have a great summer!
Scott
Scott Curry
Program Development and Liaison
International Exchange of North America
Tel: 347-560-1789
Fax: 347-562-1083
Email: scott.curry@iena.org