DSO Student attestation, signed and dated by the student Page 2 contains the following (this is information that appeared on Page 3 in the previous I-20): Employment authorization (such as for Optional Practical Training or Curricular Practical Training) Information on change of status or the cap-gap extension (for post-completion OPT) Event history (as a table) Other authorizations (as a table) Travel signatures In the case of long event histories, Page 2 could spill over to multiple pages. Page 3 contains instructions. Structure of I-20 until June 2015 The Form I-20 used until June 2015 has three pages, of which the second page was an instructions page, so that only the first and third pages contained information specific to the student's SEVIS record. Page 1 contains the following: SEVIS number Student's biographical information (name, country of birth, country of citizenship) Information about the school and Designated School Official who needs to be informed upon the student's arrival The student's degree program, reporting date, and program end date. How the student intends to meet his/her first year of expenses. Name and signature of the DSO, along with the date. Name and signature of the student, along with the date. Page 3 includes the following: The student's name Information on any work authorization, including Optional Practical Training and Curricular Practical Training A section for travel signatures. A travel signature at most 1 year old is necessary whenever re-entering the United States An additional Page 4 may be included for information on the student's dependents, if any. Overall role SEVP-certified institution The Form I-20 is issued by a Designated School Official (DSO) at the institution (college, university, or vocational school). Only institutions that are SEVP-certified can issue Form I-20s. An institution can acquire SEVP certification by filing Form I-17 with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (this is a one-time process). Note that an institution can be SEVP-certified despite not holding national or regional accreditation. Conversely, an institution may hold national or regional accreditation but may have chosen not to obtain SEVP certification if it does not intend to admit international students in the F, J, or M status. A large university typically has an international office that manages its participation in the SEVP, and all the DSOs work for this office. The international office manages updates to the SEVIS record and issuing of new paper Form I-20s. Students who have any change to their