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Transfer Out

Instructions for transferring your current SEVIS record to another US institution. 
Current F-1 Students

Students accepted to a new school in the U.S. you might be eligible to have your SEVIS record transferred. Having your SEVIS record transferred allows you to:

  • Keep the same SEVIS record and ID number.
  • Not pay the I-901 SEVIS fee again.
  • Remain in the U.S. while you wait for your new program to start.

To be eligible, you must maintain your immigration status at NJIT until the day you are transferred. Your new program must begin within 5 months of your last enrollment at NJIT or last day on your Employment Authorization Document (EAD) if on Optional Practical Training (OPT).

Be aware that transferring of your SEVIS record to another institution effectively ends any employment you may have associated with NJIT, including on campus employment and OPT or CPT. Students may not continue to work at NJIT or with NJIT approved CPT or OPT after their SEVIS record has been released to another institution.

Students may choose to transfer their F-1 SEVIS records to another US Institution in order to begin a new program of study at the following times:

  • After completing an NJIT program or period of Post Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT):  Request your transfer before the end of your grace period (60 days after completion of program).
  • Between semesters: Request your transfer before the start of the next upcoming semester at NJIT.
  • Mid semester: You must remain enrolled at NJIT until the day your SEVIS record is transferred. Students may not transfer an active SEVIS record after the semester has begun if full time enrollment has not been maintaining until the date of transfer. Failure to enroll full time after the semester start date will result in termination of your SEVIS record.
  • During OPT employment period: You can request a transfer at any point during your OPT or before the end of your 60-day post OPT grace period. Your employment authorization will end the day your SEVIS record is transferred. Classes must begin within 5 months of the day your SEVIS record was transferred or the last day on your EAD, whichever is sooner. If you choose to transfer your SEVIS record prior to the end of your OPT period, you will lose any remaining days of OPT work authorization.
  1. Submit a copy of your letter of acceptance to the new school, and submit the NJIT transfer out form to the Office of Global Initiatives.
    1. Documents must be submitted via the OGI Request Form, available HERE.
  2. Ph.D. students must meet with the Office of Graduate Studies and obtain the signature of the Vice Provost for Graduate Studies on the Transfer out form.

Processing time is 7 business days. Please keep this in mind when requesting your Transfer Release Date.

On Campus work authorization: You can continue to work on campus until the day your SEVIS record is transferred.

Traveling: If you are traveling outside the U.S. and plan to reenter after your SEVIS record is transferred, you must reenter with the new I-20 from your new school.

For more information, check out Study in the States’ Instructions for Transferring to Another School as an F-1 student and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s information on Transfers for F-1 students.

Students who have not started their program of study with NJIT should NOT enter the U.S. with the Form I-20 issued to them by NJIT.

Students should enter the U.S. using the Form I-20 from the institution they plan to attend.

If you are not in the U.S. at this time:

  • You should obtain a Form I-20 from the school you plan to attend.
  • You should use the Form I-20 from this school to enter the U.S.
  • You should contact the NJIT Office of Admissions to inform them that you will not be attending NJIT.
    • Email admissions@njit.edu
    • Your NJIT Form I-20 and SEVIS record will be canceled and will not longer be active for use.

 

If you are already in the U.S., and have entered using the NJIT Form I-20, or transferred your record from another school to NJIT:

  • You must follow the instructions on this page to request your record to be transferred from NJIT to the school you intend to enroll with.
  • All applications submitted to the OGI will be processed in the order they are received, within 4-7 business days.
    • If your new school required your record transferred sooner than this, then you must discuss this with your new school to inform them that you have submitted the request, and it will be processed within 4-7 days.
    • It is your responsibility to plan your enrollment and submit requests in a timely manner.
    • Applications to the OGI cannot be expedited. Our office processed all requests as quickly as possible.
  • Once your Transfer Out request is submitted, your SEVIS record will be transferred to your new school on the "Transfer Release Date" you have indicated on the form, or, on the date that this transfer is processed (if the release date has already passed). 
    • Students should contact their new school moving forward to obtain an updated Form I-20
    • There is no need to contact the OGI to verify this is transferred. As indicated above, your record will be transferred on the date requested, or the date it is processed
    • If you request a same-day, or next-day, transfer release date, then your record will be transferred on the date it is processed, within 4-7 days of your request submission.