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Transfer of Schools
When to apply:
- It is necessary to notify USCIS of any transfer of schools.
- You must enroll in the new school in the first available term after
leaving the previous school or in the first term following an authorized
vacation.
What you need to do:
- Tell an adviser in ISSS that you are planning to transfer to a new
school. The new school may have a transfer form that you and ISSS
will have to complete.
- Complete the CU-Boulder transfer
out form (PDF) and hand it in to ISSS.
- ISSS will then release your SEVIS record to the new school.
The new school cannot make a new I-20 for you until they have control
of your SEVIS record.
- You must go to the international student office at the new school
within 15 days of the start of classes!
What the international student advisor at the new school will do:
- Verify that you are enrolled at the new school
- Update your SEVIS record to show that you reported to the new school
and completed the transfer within the 15 day deadline.
- Give you a new I-20 for the new school showing that the transfer is
complete.
IMPORTANT:
- If you are not maintaining status or are otherwise ineligible for
the transfer procedures, the regulations require that you apply to USCIS
for reinstatement to F-1 status. See the handout on reinstatement procedures
and consult an international student advisor.
- If you accomplish the transfer by re-entering the US with the new
I-20, and you have been out of status, you will be reinstated to the
proper F-1 status when you re-enter. You must have a valid passport,
valid visa, and otherwise be eligible for entry to the US.
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