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 2 weeks (10 business days) to process.

Your Information

What is your first name on your I-20 *

What is your Last Name on your I-20? *

What is your GVSU ID Number? *

What is your SEVIS Number, located on the top right of your I-20 or DS-2019. Please provide the last 8 digits: N00XXXXXXXX? *

What is your email address? *

What is your Program/Major at GVSU? *

New School's Information

Name of new school you are transferring into: *

New School's SEVIS code (ex. GVSU's code is DET214F00543000): *

City where new school is based: *

State where new school is located: *

Please upload a copy of your Admission Letter to the new school. *
Please upload a file with the extension .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .bmp, .tiff, or .pdf with a maximum size of 10 MB.

Is the new school requesting a Transfer In form? *

Please upload the SEVIS Transfer Form, if provided by the new school. You should have completed the first half of this document BEFORE submitting it here.
Please upload a file with the extension .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .bmp, .tiff, or .pdf with a maximum size of 10 MB.

To which email address at your new school would you like us to send the completed Transfer Out form? *

Transfer Out Date Considerations

Are you currently authorized for OPT/STEM, or will you be authorized on/before your requested Transfer Out date? *

What is the end date of your OPT/STEM authorization? *

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.

Do you plan to travel outside of the USA before beginning your first semester at your new school? *

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)

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)

When do you estimate you will exit the USA? *

When do you estimate you will re-enter the USA? *

When does your current F-1 visa expire? *

Do you plan to renew your F-1 visa while you are outside the USA? *

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

Please indicate the day on which you would like us to transfer your SEVIS record to the new school. You should choose a day after our semester ends but before theirs begins, unless the school has told you which day to select. *

Since you are currently authorized for OPT/STEM, please confirm the Transfer Out date you have chosen. Keep in mind, if the date is during your OPT/STEM authorization, your OPT/STEM authorization will automatically end the day the record is transferred. *

*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. *
The new school offers a major/program that GVSU does not offer
I prefer the new school's location
The new school's academic standard is less demanding
The new school is more affordable
The new school is offering me a GA position
The new school is offering me more scholarship dollars
Not listed, please specify

What is the major/program that the new school offers that GVSU does not? *

Are there things that GVSU could have done better? *

If yes, what could GVSU have done better? *

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