Special Registration or NSEERS (National Security Entry/Exit Registration System), which began in fall of 2002, has recently been updated. The Department of Homeland Security announced in December 2003, that it will suspend the requirement for re-registration 30 days after arrival and one year of continuous presence in the United States. To read the announcement, please click on the link below:
http://www.ice.gov/sevis/factsheet/100104ent_stdnt_fs.htm

Designated Ports of Departure:

Those students who fall under the Special Registration requirement must also depart the U.S. through a designated port of departure. To obtain information on those designated ports, click on the link below:

http://www.ice.gov/graphics/enforce/imm/specreg/WalkawayMaterial.pdf