F-1 Compliance Toolkit

Turn regulatory complexity into institutional confidence.

F-1 compliance doesn't fail at the level of the regulation. It fails in the gaps between the three layers that govern your work: what 8 CFR § 214.2(f) actually says, what SEVP guidance says about how to apply it, and what your institution's policy says in practice.

The F-1 Compliance Toolkit is a practical audit tool for ISSS offices, built to make those layers visible and to show you where they drift apart. It is organized by subsection of 8 CFR § 214.2(f), and each module is a fillable PDF that walks DSOs and PDSOs through a systematic review of their F-1 workflows. For each topic, you can see what the regulation requires, where SEVP guidance adds or clarifies, and whether your office's own policy and daily practice match both. Where they don't, the worksheets help you name the gap and decide what to do about it.

Because the Toolkit is a set of working documents rather than software, it also sidesteps institutional IT procurement. There is nothing to vet, no vendor contract, and no security review. Your office can open the files and start using them the same day you buy them.

Pricing & Options

Modules are available à la carte or as a complete Toolkit at a discounted rate. Toolkit + Workshop bundles, which include a full day working on-site with your compliance office, are also available.

A few things to note:

  1. Try before you commit. If you'd like to try the Toolkit before purchasing the complete set, start with a single module. If you purchase the complete Toolkit within 6 months of that purchase, the cost of the individual module will be credited toward the bundle price.

  2. Travel expenses. The Toolkit + Workshop price covers the workshop itself; it does not include travel expenses, which the institution is responsible for covering.

  3. Consortium pricing. For groups of 5 or more schools purchasing the Toolkit plus Workshop as a group, workshop fees are waived when all participating schools purchase the complete Toolkit (travel expenses still apply). Contact me directly to arrange consortium pricing.