This form must be completed by the student and submitted to the International Admissions Office at Â鶹ӳ»Ó°Òô prior to having his/her SEVIS Record released. Request for Initial Transfer Requests need to be made within 30 days of arriving in the USA. The start date of the new school must also be within 30 days of initial arrival.
The following items must be submitted at the time of request:
SEVIS I-20
Passport/Biographical Page
VISA Documents/
I901 Receipt – SEVIS Fee
Dependents(s) passport, I-20, I-94 Card (if they are with you in the USA)
Copy of Acceptance Letter – The letter must contain the first day of class date.
Complete and submit the Transfer Out Form, along with the documents listed above – including the acceptance letter by the school to which you intend to transfer. Completion of this form authorizes Â鶹ӳ»Ó°Òô to release your SEVIS record to the institution indicated below.
The “new” school will issue an I-20 to you after the release date that you indicate below. (Provided that you have completed the other admission requirements.)
Please note: Although you may be applying to multiple new schools, Â鶹ӳ»Ó°Òô may indicate only one transfer school in SEVIS. If you decide to cancel your school transfer, you must notify the OISPS before your transfer release date. Once the transfer release date has been reached, Â鶹ӳ»Ó°Òô will no longer have access to your SEVIS record.
GUIDELINES FOR CHOOSING YOUR RELEASE DATE:
If you are currently enrolled or accepted at Â鶹ӳ»Ó°Òô (LU) and you plan to enroll at the new University/College in the next available semester, you should consider the following:
The release date should be no later than the first class day at the new school.
You can only work at the school that controls your SEVIS Record. You cannot work at Â鶹ӳ»Ó°Òô once classes begin at the new school or your release date arrives, whichever comes first.
Once the semester ends at LU and you leave the US, you must reenter the US on the new school’s I-20 and stop working at LU.