The Durham Tech Foundation Scholarship Application is now open! Apply by Wednesday, April 15 to be considered for over 200 scholarships.
Current F-1 Student Requirements
All students holding the F-1 student visa are required to maintain their status according to federal immigration law. Please review the documents listed below:
Responsibilities of F-1 Students Under SEVIS
Important: You must return the signed Student Responsibility Checklist Under SEVIS to International Student Services in the Center for the Global Learner (White Building (Building 1, room 1-148). Please retain a photocopy for your records. Please show the copy to your academic advisor.
All students holding the F-1 student visa are required to maintain their status according to immigration law.
SEVIS is the national database maintained by the United States government to keep track of international students attending US schools. Durham Technical Community College is required by law to regularly update all F-1 students’ records in SEVIS. Only staff in International Student Services (ISS) are Designated School Officials (DSOs) for SEVIS.
Durham Tech F-1 students come from 34 countries!

List of countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Israel, Kenya, Korea (south), Malaysia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Peru, Portugal, Rwanda, South Africa, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe