OFFICIAL DESIGNATION FOR NORTH PENN INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP COMMITTEE (NPIFC)
The North Penn International Friendship Committee is an official United States Department of State (DoS) designated sponsor of an exchange visitor program in accordance with the administrative regulations issued under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (Public Law 87-256 also known as the Fulbright-Hays Act). The program is identified as Exchange Visitor Program No. P-3-05781.
The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) is a part of the National Security Investigations Division and acts as a bridge for government organizations that have an interest in information on nonimmigrants whose primary reason for coming to the United Sates is to be students. The Department of State (DoS) manages Exchange Visitor Programs, nonimmigrant exchange visitors in the J visa classification. The SEVP and DoS use the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) to track and monitor schools and exchange visitor program while students visit the Untied States and participate in the U.S. education system.
The NPIFC is redesignated every two years and must abide by the guidelines of SEVIS and prepare reports periodically as required.