International Student Transfer Recommendation Form (F-1 Status) printable pdf download

University of Dallas – International Student Office

Transfer Procedure For F-1 Students

You have applied to the University of Dallas (UD) and your application indicates you are or were previously enrolled in a

school in the United States. If you already have an acceptance letter from UD or if you have already been notified that

you have been accepted, and you have decided that you definitely intend to enroll here, then you must notify your current

International Office of your intention to transfer to UD. Because the records of your status in the U.S. are maintained on the

SEVIS system, it is necessary that your present International Office complete the reverse of this form and release your

SEVIS record to the University of Dallas. After your record is released, I will be able to issue you a new I-20 for transfer.

If you are presently on OPT, you are still considered a student of the institution you were attending when OPT was

recommended. Your SEVIS record is still maintained there.

o If your OPT is ending, you have 60 days from that end date to get a new I-20 from the University of Dallas. To

continue in legal status, you must enroll in full-time studies within 5 months of ending your OPT.

o If your OPT is not about to end, you should consider carefully if you want to transfer your SEVIS record to UD.

Transfer of your SEVIS record will cancel the rest of your OPT.

You should have your record released to the University of Dallas only if you have definitely decided to transfer here.

Complete the top portion of the form on the reverse and give it to the International Student Advisor at the school from which

you are transferring.

Give BOTH this TRANSFER FORM and your ACCEPTANCE LETTER to

the advisor where your SEVIS record is currently maintained.

They will complete the bottom portion and return it to the Office of International Student Services at the University of

Dallas. They will also release your SEVIS record so that this office can issue you an I-20 for transfer. This I-20 can then be

sent to you.

When you enroll at UD, bring your Passport, I-94, and your new I-20 and any previous I-20's to Orientation. Sign page 1 of

the new I-20. If for some unavoidable reason you cannot attend Orientation, then, within 10 days of the first day of classes,

you are to bring all the documents listed above to the International Office. When you enroll in a full course of study at UD,

your transfer to UD will be completed through SEVIS.

If you are traveling outside the United States, before attending the University of Dallas, use the I-20 issued by UD to re-

enter the country. Remember that your passport must be valid for at least six more months and your visa must also be valid.

If your visa has expired, use the new I-20 to apply for a new F-1 visa at the US Embassy or Consulate.

Revised: July 2008

International Student Transfer Recommendation Form (F-1 Status)