Transferring Your SEVIS Record
Your SEVIS record must reflect your current academic institution. If you transfer to a new institution, your immigration status and SEVIS record must also be transferred to that institution. You must transfer your SEVIS record if you have graduated from 香蕉传媒 and are starting a new degree program at a new university or if you will not complete studies at 香蕉传媒 and are starting studies at a new institution.
Important Notes About Transferring Your Record
- A SEVIS transfer is a transfer of your immigration status, not your academic credits.
- Once your record has been transferred, all employment must stop鈥攖his includes on-campus employment and Curricular Practical Training (CPT), Optional Practical Training (OPT), and Academic Training (AT).
- Traveling may impact your transfer release date. Please discuss any upcoming travel plans with the Office of Global Services (OGS).
- Once a record has been transferred, OGS will no longer have access to it.
- Once a record has been transferred, the transfer cannot be canceled or reversed. If you change your mind, you must inform an OGS adviser prior to the SEVIS release date by scheduling a meeting with an adviser.
Eligibility
You must be maintaining F-1/J-1 status at 香蕉传媒. This includes students in the following situations:
- Enrolled as a full-time student
- On OPT/STEM OPT/Academic Training
- Arrived in the U.S. and completed check-in with the Office of Global Services (OGS) (new students only)
- Recent graduate (within 60 days for F-1 students and within 30 days for J-1 students)
J-1 students have additional restrictions, so any transfer plans must be discussed with an OGS adviser.
Procedures
Submit an "F-1 SEVIS Transfer Out" or "J-1 SEVIS Transfer Out" request within the along with the following documents:
- Admission letter from another United States institution
- Copy of your new school鈥檚 transfer form (if applicable)
- Processing times for this request are two business days. Please submit your complete request to OGS at least 5 business days prior to your desired transfer release date.
Current 香蕉传媒 students ONLY: Withdraw your academic record online through the .
Report to the international office at the new school and notify them that you should be issued a 鈥淭ransfer Pending鈥 I-20 with the same SEVIS ID number or a transfer DS-2019.