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This page will explain how to transfer a student who has entered the United States for the fist time using a Form I-20 from a school she no longer wants to attend.
If you receive a request from a student who has recently arrived in the United States under your school’s Form I-20, “Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status,” to immediately transfer their record to another Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)-certified school, use the following resources to learn how to complete this request in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS).To start, the student will first need to report to you either in person or by telephone, fax or email to request a transfer.
If your F-1 students will graduate this semester and plan to continue their education at a different Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)-certified school, as a designated school official (DSO), you are responsible for transferring student records in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS).Visit these resources for useful information and instructions on how to:
If you are an F or M student interested in transferring to a different Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)-certified school, you must consistently maintain your student status, follow the correct transfer procedures and can only transfer to an SEVP-certified school.For more information about transferring, visit these resource pages:
An M-1 student may only transfer programs within the first six months of arriving in the United States. The only exception to this is if you are unable to stay at a school because of circumstances beyond your control, such as if a school closes.
If you are an F or M student studying in the United States, you may be eligible to transfer to a new school.
An F-1 student is eligible to transfer to another school or program of study.
To start the process of transferring, you must bring the following to your designated school official (DSO):
Written confirmation of acceptance to another Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)-certified school
Contact information for the new school’s DSO
The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) school code for the transfer-in school