SEVIS Transfer Out

F-1 students submit this form if transferring to a new school. All information must be complete before we can transfer your SEVIS record.

Processing Time: all immigration requests are expected to take about 1 week (5 business days) to process.

* denotes a required field

Your Information


New School's Information



Transfer Out Date Considerations



Please note, the day your SEVIS record is transferred, your OPT/STEM authorization will automatically end.  

You can choose to transfer your record out during the 60-day grace period after OPT ends.  


Please note that F-1 students traveling while between schools should ensure that their travel is:

  • Started and completed before GVSU transfers their SEVIS record to their new school (student travels with GVSU I-20)

OR

  • Started and completed after GVSU transfers the record and the new school issues the new I-20 (student travels with new school's I-20)





If your F-1 visa stamp expires while you are outside the USA, please plan ahead to apply for a new visa stamp. You will need a valid visa stamp in order to re-enter the USA (unless a citizen of Canada who only needs an updated I-20).

Transfer Out Date



*As a reminder, you can select a transfer date up to 60 days after your OPT/STEM authorization ends so that the transfer doesn't interrupt your work authorization.  

Transfer Survey

Please let us know why you are choosing to transfer to another school. Your response has no impact on your request or record.We use this information within GVSU to better our services and support for our iStudents. Please select all answers that apply. *







Human Verification *



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