Job Title
SEVIS Compliance Coordinator
Agency
Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Department
Office of International Student and Scholar Services
Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate
Job Location
Kingsville, Texas
Job Type
Staff
Job Description
About Texas A&M University–Kingsville
Texas A&M University–Kingsville (TAMUK), the oldest institution of higher learning in South Texas and a proud member of the Texas A&M University System, stands as the region’s premier university. TAMUK offers the widest range of academic programs and degrees in South Texas, provides exceptional learning and residential facilities, conducts impactful research, awards substantial scholarships, and has awarded more than 80,000 degrees in the institution’s 100-year history. The university is recognized for its unwavering commitment to student success, meaningful research, and deep community engagement. With a welcoming campus culture and strong regional partnerships, TAMUK offers faculty and staff a unique opportunity to make a lasting difference in the lives of students and the broader South Texas region.
Location: The University is located in historic Kingsville, a friendly, safe city of 25,000 that is the home of the legendary King Ranch. Corpus Christi and its beaches are just 40 miles to the northeast, and the border with Mexico is 120 miles to the south at Brownsville or 119 miles to the west at Laredo.
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Position Overview
The SEVIS Compliance Coordinator serves as a core operational administrator for immigration compliance and student advising within the Office of International Student & Scholar Services. This dual-role position is responsible for overseeing SEVIS data integrity, monitoring routine system alerts, managing active student lists, and facilitating SEVIS data corrections with the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP). Additionally, the Coordinator acts as a Designated School Official (DSO) and Principal Designated School Official (PDSO) or Alternate Responsible Officer (ARO) as needed, providing direct immigration advising to prospective, current, and graduating international students regarding F-1 and J-1 status maintenance, employment authorization, and regulatory compliance.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Compliance, SEVIS Administration, and Regulatory Reporting
Perform daily and weekly reviews of SEVIS alerts, system notifications, and reporting deadlines to ensure compliance with federal immigration regulations.
Maintain, audit, and reconcile active and pending international student records in SEVIS and the institutional Student Information System (SIS/Banner) , including registration, address updates, and enrollment changes.
Identify data discrepancies, prepare and submit SEVIS Data Correction Requests and Help Desk tickets, and coordinate with SEVP to resolve technical and status-related record issues.
Oversee batch processing between the university's international student management system (Terra Dotta) and SEVIS to ensure accurate and timely data transmission.
Assist in preparing compliance reports, audit documentation, statistical analyses, and institutional reporting related to international student populations.
Maintain current knowledge of federal immigration regulations, reporting requirements, and policy changes affecting nonimmigrant students.
International Student Advising and Support Services
Serve as a Designated School Official (DSO), providing guidance to international students regarding maintenance of F-1 status, travel authorization, program extensions, transfers, reinstatement, and change-of-status requests.
Advise students on employment benefits and regulatory requirements related to Curricular Practical Training (CPT), Optional Practical Training (OPT), and STEM OPT Extensions, including application review and SEVIS reporting obligations.
Provide responsive, culturally competent, and student-centered advising through walk-in services, scheduled appointments,…