SEVIS - Transfers

ALL Tseng College students – every F-1 student in the Tseng College including IEP students: Submit transfer requests to the Office of Admissions, Registration and Client Services (ARC) in EU 200.

Required Documents to Transfer in SEVIS to a New School

1. Submit a Transfer-Out Request form (Students must login using their CSUN credentials to access the form) and
2. WRITTEN PROOF OF ADMISSION TO THE NEW SCHOOL.

When transferring from the Tseng College to CSUN, written proof of admission is not necessary. A DSO in ARC simply checks SOLAR to make sure you are admitted. But you must request a SEVIS transfer.

Tseng College students transferring to CSUN use this SEVIS Transfer, Tseng to CSUN form.

To learn CSUN admission requirements and transfer process, see Checklist - Tseng College to CSUN, Admission & SEVIS Transfer.

• After deciding on the ONE school you definitely want to transfer to, request a SEVIS transfer. After you have proof of admission to the new school, you can submit your transfer request as early as possible. OK to submit it before the current session ends.
• The transfer request is entered into SEVIS with a future release date (usually the last day of session). Although it is not possible for the transfer-in school to issue your I-20 until the release date, they see your name in their SEVIS database and know you plan to attend their school.
• Once your transfer release date arrives, the DSO at your previous school will not have access to your SEVIS record, and your new DSO can create a transfer Form I-20, “Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (F-1) Student Status,” for you.
• To maintain your status, register for classes and/or contact your new international office within 15 days of the program start date listed on your new Form I-20.

If traveling while between schools, you must use the new school’s I-20 to re-enter the United States.

The school name on your F-1 visa will no longer match the school name on your I-20, but that is an acceptable and normal occurrence as long as:

• You are in status in SEVIS (your I-20 is not Terminated),
• Your F-1 visa is not expired,
• You have been out of the country less than 5 months, and
• You are re-entering the US to begin studies at your new school before the start date on your I-20.

• Students often investigate a few schools before deciding on which one to transfer to. Some schools ask for a transfer verification form to be filled out in the early stages of applying.
• If you have a form ONLY – not an admit letter – just a form, contact ARC to assist you with the form.  We will fill out and sign the form if your (possible) new school requires it.
• You will NOT be transferred in SEVIS.
• You must request a SEVIS transfer to actually be transferred in SEVIS

I-20s in Terminated or Completed status will only be transferred out if the transfer-in school clearly gives its consent to a Tseng College DSO (in ARC, in EU 200) to accept a student in Terminated or Completed status.

• If you have recently arrived in the United States but want to transfer to a new school before you begin classes at the school listed on your Form I-20, request a SEVIS transfer at the school listed on your I-20.
• You must show proof of acceptance to your new school in order to request a SEVIS transfer.
• A transfer under these circumstances is only possible if the new school begins within 30 days of your arrival into the U.S.
• You must report to your new school and enroll in a full course of study within 30 days of arriving in the United States.
• Many schools, including this school’s IEP, will not refund tuition payments if a student used their I-20 to enter the United States.

If traveling while between schools, you must use the I-20 issued by the Tseng College (your ‘transfer I-20’) to re-enter the United States.

• The school name on your F-1 visa will no longer match the school name on your I-20, but that is fine. See ‘Traveling and Transferring’ above.