After going through the complete process from studying for GRE all the way through visa stamping, occasionally due to family situations, financial situations or medical conditions you may not be able to attend the US school for the term you applied though you have visa. This post explains the process of deferring admission in US Universities and other commonly asked questions.
There are three scenarios where you would like to defer your admission.
- You have only applied to a US University, you do not Have an admission Confirmed
- You have admission confirmed and have I20. But, have not yet got Visa stamping.
- You have admission, I20 and have F1 visa stamping done for a particular University.
Let me try to explain your options one by one.
Scenario 1 : You have only applied to a US University, you do not have an admission Confirmed :
In this situation, you have only applied and would like to just defer the application. The idea is you want the school to consider you for a different term. Lets say you applied for Fall and immediately before their decision, you want to defer admission to Spring. You will need to have a reason for asking deferral. Could be anything. Just be honest.
Steps for Deferring admission and Consequences : It is very simple, all you have to do is ask the University admission office or Graduate school to defer your applications. Most of the times you do not have to pay extra fee. Your application is valid for one year. But, some schools want you to pay again. You will have to check with the Univeristy you are applying in specific. Ideally, you will email three people
1. Admissions coordinator at The Graduate School about deferring admission
2. Admissions coordinator at The actual school you applied to i.e., School of Engineering or School of Business etc
3. (If applicable) Depending on school. You will have to email the International students office or International admissions office. Some schools do not have this separate.
You do not have to do anything else. You should get a confirmation from the University official saying that your admission is deferred for Spring. You will be automatically considered for Spring.
Scenario 2 : You have admission confirmed and have I20. But, have not yet got Visa stamping :
This is a much more likely situation where you have applied and have the admission confirmed. The University have sent you an I20 confirming your admission. But, you have not gone for visa stamping. For some reason you have changed your mind and you would like to go to Spring instead of Fall. As always, you will have to state a reason. Be honest and you do not need to lie.
Steps for Deferring admission and Consequences : It is same process as above, all you have to do is ask the University admission office or Graduate school to defer your applications. You will also need to contact the International Student Advisor or the DSO ( Designated School official) who issues you the I20.
Typically, the Universities let you defer for next term or up to term anytime that ranges within one year since you applied. Ideally, You do not have to pay any extra fee But, some schools want you to pay again or ask for fee for reserving the admission. You will have to check with the University you are applying in specific. Here is what you do: you will email these four people
1. Admissions coordinator at The Graduate School about deferring admission
2. Admissions coordinator at The actual school you applied to i.e., School of Engineering or School of Business etc
3. International Student Advisor or Designated School official(DSO) who have sent you the I20.
4. (If applicable) You will have to email the International students office coordinator or International admissions office coordinator. Most schools have DSO and this office together, but in case they are separate.
Process after your email them about Deferral :
You should get a confirmation from the University official saying that your admission is deferred for Spring or next semester. Apart from that, you should get a New I20 from the school. The DSO sends you a new I20 with his signature. You will have to use this I20 for doing any F1 Visa stamping process when you intend to do for visa stamping. You will sometimes be asked by the University to send back the old I20, if so, you will have to send them back. Ideally, they just send you the new I20 and you will have to use this for visa stamping. In fact, what happens is your SEVIS record is updated and new I20 is released that suits for your New visa application. When you go for visa, you will have to have a valid reason if Visa officer asks you at F1 visa stamping in Consulate.
Scenario 3 : You have admission, I20 and have F1 visa stamping done for a particular University:
This is a sometimes a likely situation where you have done everything and something goes wrong. Lets say, you got your visa after the Orientation date due to some query issues or any other emergency. You have been to the F1 visa stamping and got F1 visa for 5 years and the visa states the University name on it. You will need a very good valid reason here because you will be asked the question at Port of entry. You should be able to tell the proper reason before entering US at the immigration checkpoint at Airport. Check Sample Visa and I94 How they look
Steps for Deferring admission and Consequences : It is similar process as above, you email all the three people as said above. And also, the University lets you defer for next term or up to term anytime that ranges within one year since you applied. Ideally, You do not have to pay any extra fee But, some schools want you to pay again or ask for fee for reserving the admission. You will have to check with the University you are applying in specific. Here is what you do, you will email these four people. You MUST mention you got F1 Visa.
1. Admissions coordinator at The Graduate School about deferring admission
2. Admissions coordinator at The actual school you applied to i.e., School of Engineering or School of Business etc
3. International Student Advisor or Designated School official(DSO) who have sent you the I20.
4. (If applicable) You will have to email the International students office or International admissions office. Most schools have DSO and this office together, but in case they are separate.
Process after your email them about Deferral :
You should get a confirmation from the University official saying that your admission is deferred for Spring or next semester. Apart from that, you should get a New I20 from the school. The DSO sends you a new I20 with his signature. You will have to use this I20 at the port of Entry. It is very critical you have the updated I20 sent by DSO. You will sometimes be asked by the University to send back the old I20, if so, you will have to send them back. Ideally, they just send you the new I20 and you will have to use this at the Port of entry. In fact, what happens is your SEVIS record is updated and it is reflected in new I20. Be careful and you MUST mention to the DSO that you have F1 visa stamping complete. They will update that information in the SEVIS record. So, when you arrive at the port of entry, the immigration officer knows that you have deferred your admission and you have the right I20 reflecting the same. Here is a similar question asked and answered before : I got visa for Fall 2009. Can I come to US for Spring 2010 ? . Also, Some of you may have ideas to transfer Universities before first semester, if so you should read this article : Can I transfer to another US University before first semester? Transfer in first week? Issues ?
About F1 Visa validity if admission is Deferred:
[Updated with info from CBP response ] One of the most asked questions is, “I have got F1 Visa. But I got my admission deferred. Should I go for visa stamping again, after I get deferral”. Simple answer NO, if it is less than 5 months. One of our readers updated that 5 month rule does not apply to new students, it only applies to returning students. He has shared the email confirmation from CBP officer as well. What it means is that, if your F1 Visa is valid and you have I20 issued for the semester you plan to attend, you are good to go to the same school, without the need to go for stamping gain. Also, if you change schools, you may have to do visa stamping again and you should check with the new school you are coming too about the process. But, if you are going to same school, you must be good to go.
I always recommend that you check with the school DSO or the local US consulate office as these things keep changing.
hi,
Please give me guideline.
I apply for I-20 in 2 different university and i receive both university i-20. after that i choose 1 university and apply for the visa interview and i rejected 3 time. Now i plan that change the university. So there is any problem to change the university? If i change the university then my visa rejection chance is increase?
what will i do i go for the same university or change the university?
Please guide me…………
thank u.
hi friends
I did my first semester on h4 visa.after that I went India for stamping my f1 visa got approved for spring 2014.my reporting date is jan6th 2014 but my daughter visa is not yet approved I register for classes as well .my classes is starting in the month of Feb and march. Hear my concern is that if my daughter is approved by the end of Jan can I travel to USA in the month of Feb 2014.is there any problem at the port of entry if I go in the month of Feb. Please let me know your suggestions ASAP,
Hi Guys,
I got my F1 visa for 5 years till 2018. I’m suppose to join my university in Spring 2014 but due to my family reason I want to defer my admission till Fall 2014. That’s almost seven months late. My question is can I travel to US in Fall 2014 with the same visa I have right now or do I have to apply for a new visa?
Please reply fast. Thanks a lot.
BR//Malik
hi i have applied for admission in 12th grade in the us and have received an i20 from a private school. Is it difficult to get visa? ,and if yes ,how should you prepare for it?
I got my F1 Visa for 5yrs for MBA program (Ashland University ) through ESL July term 2013 , My Visa Issue date is April 10 , 2013 and my class start date was July 1, 2013 , but I want to go USA in October 14 , 2013 Term at the same University (Ashland University) I mean after 7 months of my Visa Issue date . So do I need new Visa or my existing visa will be remain valid if I want to go 7 moths later after my issue Visa date ? Please answer me I am very confusion . I have 1 confusion more whether there is any restriction to enter in USA within 5 months of the visa issue date. Please answer me as soon as possible .
Hey I am going through same problem what should I do contact no 9922452405 please help me
hi, i have a trouble now, i just changed another school in america, and the school i studied before still dont give me back the i20 or i should say release me and let new school to pick me up. what can i do , cuz im going back to my country on friday ?! what can i do ??
Hi , i have a doubt , if i want differ my admission from spring to summer after getting the VISA,
is there any need to attend the visa interview again.
Hello Kumar,
I’m currently a new international graduate student (Literature) in the U.S starting from Aug, which means that I’ve got my I-20 stamped and accepted this school’s offer.
However, I applied to another university in another field last year, and the school is now asking if I’d like to defer my admission. I replied “yes”, and they agreed with my deferral.
Here comes my question:
If I defer my admission to another school to Fall 2013 but it turns out that I did not go to that university, would it causes any problem to my current I-20?
Just want to see if literature and critical theory suit me or not. If not, I’d like to change my major to another field.
Hi I want to defer my admit from FAll 2012 to Fall 2013.
I have F1 VISA approved for 5 years.
Do i have to re-appear for VISA? not sure as the gap is of complete 1 year… fall to fall….
most of the sites are saying “no need to apply from Fall to Spring” please help
Hello, i got accepted to Boston university and i got my i-20 and f1 visa stamping. And i will be in the u.s in a month. Can i defer the university WHILE IM IN THE U.S and get transferred to a language school to maintain my student visa? Thank you.
Hi.
I currently hold a valid F-1 visa which was issued for the Fall 2011 intake(valid from 9 Sept 2011-30 August 2016). However, due to administrative processing and consequent delay, I could not join. Now, I have the revised I-20 for the same university, same SEVIS no. and program. I wanted to know if I can travel to the US for the Fall 2012 term on the current visa, or do I need to get a new visa??
Thanks
Hi Vijay,
Were you able to get into USA with the old visa ? I have the same situation. Please reply soon.
hi,am planning to take gre in may last week and toefl in june ,am aiming for spring intake (aug/sept),i wil aplly to universities in mid of june i.e just before 2 months before intake..does 2 months enough to get i2o and to attend visa interview and all process?please guide me…
Please assist:
I have deferred admission and got my updated I-20. I informed my embassy who confirmed that I do not need a new visa. Now I got a better offer from another university with great financial aid. The school is also ranked better.
Am I allowed to take this opportunity and go for visa stamping again? Especially since I deferred admission to another program? Is it okay to apply and take a better opportunity?
Hi dude, i’m facing the same issue now. So, how exactly did you manage this during your intake time?
kindly let me know
Hello all, Request your help urgently!!!
I applied for a university and got an I20 acceptance.
I also got a job offer there soon after sending my university application a few months back and am more interested to work for a few years now.
Will this create a problem for my H1 visa application? Is there an official procedure I need to follow to cancel my I20?
Thanks a lot for going through my query!!
Alishia,
Are you currently outside of US or enrolled in the school program in US? If outside of US, then it will not impact your H-1 processing.
i get HND in tourism and hotel management, i need an 120 document so that i can further my career in the field. am from The Gambia and want to travel to the u.s to further
Hi,
I’m an international student on F-1 visa who is a senior in a high school in USA right now.
I will graduate in June 2012.
I have came to USA on an F-1 visa since 9th grade (high school) until now.
Here’s one simple question:
If I get accepted by a college or university (for undergraduate degree) this march, and I request for a deferment for a year (taking one “gap year” before going to college) promising to matriculate one year later and the college accepts it, then can I still stay in the USA for this whole gap year? I mean, in this gap year am I still considered a valid F-1 visa holder even though I’m not attending any school as a full-time student? Because I’m accepted by a college already, I’m just going to attend it one year later because of the deferment. So can I still stay in the US in this gap year? Or will they say I can’t stay in the US because I’m not a full-time student?
Hi,
I got admission into a university and got my visa, but decided not to attend the university. The problem is i am now in the US and will like to defer my admission and later transfer to another uni but i do not want to go to my original school because i would need to pay part of the fees? How do i go about deferring and later transferring without incurring the wrath of the uni?
can i defer my admission in my first year and first semester and still remain in the u.s till the next semester and have no problem with immigration services
Dear kumar, i have been following your write ups for a while now,and i would like to say keep up the Good works. I have some problems i would like to share with you. i am an international student from Nigeria and am still expecting my I20 from a school in the US for my MS. Classes begin on the 17th of january and i know its going to take a long time before i get a visa interview date possibly around the time am suppose to have resumed for classes, i need to know if the embassy still grants visa after the schools start date, and even if am granted visa what are the possible problems i might encouter at the port of entry.
you need to let the school know that you cannot get appointment early so they will deffer your admission to a later term and send you a deferred i-20 which you will use. also thers a chance for emergency appointment you can after getting a later date apply for this and wait for their mail. or meet agents that can help you get such.
Hi friends
i have attend my visa on 9th dec,visa officer gave me 221g(that time he was ask me to submit ur gre score at vfs office).that day i have submitted my gre score online printout at visa.within 3 days my passport dispatched with rejection and i got HDFC blue slip.I didnt get current reason. please give me reply.
Hi,
sir i have got my F1 visa after my passport went in to administration process for 4 months till i got the visa my i-20 time was over when i requested the college to differ my term they are telling that they are no more having the program so they will not issue the i-20.so i request you to please tell me can i apply for other university and using that i-20 can i go to u.s ?? or what should i be doing for attending other university.
Hi, I have a problem and it is really very important for me now to know this ASAP. I have done 3 yrs of Btech and discontinued for some reasons but have a job experience of 2 yrs. So now i need to do my MASTERS in USA. is it possible in anyway?
If it is not possible for masters, is it possible that i get my courses transfered from my undergrad and continue my undergrad(preferably anything which can be completed in 1yr) or is it possible for a 1yr diploma. please give me the details.please please please. I dont have more than 1yr time to finish my studies for some reasons. please show me a way
im here on an f1 but never attended school but i want to apply for residence what can i do
If you didn’t maintain your status while being on F-1 (i.e. not attended school), then residency is close to impossible.
Hii… I got F-1 Visa on 29th june,2011 but unfortunately i was unable to attend school for fall 2011 so I deferred my adm to spring 2012..Now my doubt is how many months my visa is valid ? and I didn’t intimate the school that I already got F-1 Visa, will that be a problem ?
Pls help me out….
I was supposed to reach my university on 21st August for the fall 2011 session. But my F1 visa got stuck in administrative processing (221g) and I received it on 13th september. The Visa is valid for 4 years. Needless to say I couldn’t go to my university after such a long delay. Therefore I deferred my admission to fall 2012. Now since I have this year off I’m planning to reapply to other better universities in USA. I wanted to know will this visa cause any problem next year… like will I need a separate visa for the new university to which I get admitted next year? What will happen to this visa? Or can I go to a new university with this same visa (because its valid for 4 years)?
hey what did u do with your situation ? i have a similar one , thanks
hello,
really in great trouble, pls help me if one can.
my fiance had student visa of 5 years from august 2010.
he took transfer from university to ESL college after 1st semester.
due to ESL he cant travel INDIA back for the marriage.
he is trying to get back to same university from ESL college, so that he can marry me in November 11.
so he probably transfer twice to different colleges.
My question is
1) will he have problem at the port by officer asking the reason to change the universty.
2) will he have problem for applying his H1 visa this december.
3) what if he comes on pc-tech (ESL) college status instead of University status to INDIA for marriage, will he have any problem.
Please some one help me…………its really really urgent.
pls…………………….
hi
I have been issued f1 visa on 17 th june. after that my university by mistake(bcoz they thought that i m deferring admission) deleted my sevis record and issued new i-20 with new sevis id for same semester, program, university.
Should i need to reaply for visa?
I had to wait about 76 days for my F1 visa (got it on 8th August). I missed my orientation and we also have a rigorous pre-training program before classes start. My actual classes start on Aug 16 so my I20 is still valid. But I do not want to start the program in such an unprepared manner. the admission team might understand and allow me to defer admission. My school’s intake is in every fall, so id have to wait till fall 2012. Do you think this is a valid reason that officers at PoE will allow?
Please advise urgently!
@Clawhammer…
hey if they issue new I-20 with same sevis id u can travel with same visa..even this is not a rule…it depends on ur consulate…
@gam: I’ve been told by my International Student Services department in my university that if I do not use my student visa for 5 months then I need a new visa stamping. I asked them if that was only the case for students on ‘break’, they again confirmed that I would need a new visa. Since I can only defer to Fall (1 year) I’m confused if a new visa is must now!
– can anyone please assist on this?
@Prang: I applied from a South Asian country. Request to keep details private.
Where was the office that you applied? Vermont or California.
So, I entered USA with a diplomatic visa since my mom was and still is working at the Honduran consulate. Now, my mother is on her second term with the consulate but when the first term ended I was forced to change my status from a diplomatic visa to a international student visa graduated high school and then transferred my visa to a college that one recently expired got my associates and transferred my i-20 to my current university all of them changed properly. I’ve kept all my i-20’s now my question is I want to go back home to visit my dad but I don’t have my passport stamped what’s the process to follow since I already have my visa here?
Please help
You will have to get F-1 visa stamped in your passport, and then return to US on that visa stamp to complete your studies as an international student.
I got I20 from university and I have an interview date to apply for US embassy . I would like to know whether my visa will be ready and I will not pick up it due to some family problems.
What are the effects of getting visa and not going to the US embassy to pick up it? What about Stamping F1 visa and not going to US for some family problems ?
Are there any negative effects on my plan to go to the US or another country in the future?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Negar, I do not understand what you mean. You should book a date and go for F1 visa stamping…
Hi every body,
I have an important question about F1 visa clearance.
I have a bachelor of Mechanical Engineering ,also I have a Master of Nuclear Engineering.
Now, I have been admitted for Master of Mechanical Engineering in a U.S University.
I have sent both mechanical and nuclear engineering transcripts for the university for getting admission and the U.S university has my transcripts, and now I intend to apply for F1 visa. I think my master of Nuclear engineering will cause a long clearance (if they do not reject me!)!
So I intend to Not saying my master degree to the embassy and I would like to remove the master of nuclear engineering from my resume and I wont write it in the Ds-160 visa form. However, my main concern is that whether the embassy compares my resume and my information with the resume which I have sent to the university already or not? dose the embassy checks my resume and my records with the university?
Thank in advance for your help,
I look forward to hearing from you.
Ahmad,
You should never misinterpret facts in your visa papers or DS-160 forms . It is illegal.
Hi,
I have been staying in United States from April 2005. I came to United States on H-4 visa, as a dependent on my Mom. I did my high school here. I went to a U.S college for three years studying bachelors in Electrical Engineering. When I was in third year I became 21, so I could no longer stay as a H4 visa and study, so I applied for student visa on February 2011. My student visa got approved, and i got I-20 in June and a letter from USCIS stating that my visa was approved. In the same June month I realised that I could no longer study at the college I have been attending due to my previous semester’s academic performance. My poor academic performance is due to my poor health conditions. I got my I-20 until August 2012. I did not know my university would deny me in the last minute.
What should I do? Can I still study in United States at other Institution?
If so, do I have to apply to that Institute and get in first?
Could I get my student visa deferred to Spring semester (next semester) until I get my admissions guarenteed at another University?
I am not going to fall out-of-status right?
Or can I go to India finish my Bachelors up there and come back to United States on student Visa for Masters?
Please let me know. I am terribly confused and terrified as of what is going to happen next in my life. Please reply.
It looks like a complicated situation. It’s best to consult an experienced knowledgable attorney about your options.
Hi,
When I contacted the US consulate, they say that “Any student with a valid visa who has chosen to defer admission to the very next semester need not re-apply for a new visa, provided he/she is going to the same University and has a valid I-20, even if the SEVIS number differs on the new I-20”
So if I defer my admission by one year, then I should reapply for the visa?
Thanks a lot in advance !
Srihari
In their response they mentioned admission that has been deferred by 1 semester. As you are deferring it to for 1 year, it may not be applicable to you. You can try to ask them about your specific period.
In my case, Currently in US, I applied COS to F1 as got admission in college but starts date is sep 2011
and as per Visa Wait Time COS will be in Oct 2011
And meanwhile current VISA will expire.
Please advice, can I study in College As COS applied.
I have received my F1 visa on 9th June 2011, and my college classes are starting from
28th August 2011 as per college I-20. So Sir/Madam how much earlier can i leave for US. As my visa is from 7th june 2011 to 2nd june 2016.
As per CBP, “Students and exchange visitors entering the United States for the first time under their respective nonimmigrant visa classification may only be admitted up to 30-days prior to the program start date.”
Source: Arrival Procedures For Students Or Exchange Visitors
Hi,
I have applied for Fall-2011. I have admits from some universities. I wish to know the issues involved in getting an F-1 visa in case
I get married but show the older passport( with no marriage affidavit)?
Hello,
Everything seems perfect just that the us embassy took my Original Sevis I-20 form.They did not return to me after the interview. IS it supposed to leave it with them? or will they return it to me after I collect my passport?
Thanks
Once you complete your graduation, you would be eligible. However w/ no work experience, it may be an uphill task to find good employers and projects.
HI,
I AM B-TECH FINAL YEAR STUDENT.CAN I APPLY FOR H1B VISA.
Hello,
I’m enrolled at the first spring semester in my graduate degree university here in San Francisco the next semester is starting soon at May but I’m not able to cover all the tuition fees and it’s my first semester so can I defere the coming semester for the next one. is that possible in terms of the I-20 ?
Thank you
I had an admision,1-20 & visa stamping,on getting to us I change my mind to defer the admission till next session,can I be allowed,for how long & will I pay any money to defer it.
H i Kumar,
I am currently on OPT Extension(F1 Visa) and i will be getting married next month. I am planning to bring my wife on F2 dependent visa. i have few questions regarding the same.
1) Is it really difficult to get the F2 dependent visa now a days even though i have my pay stubs, W2 for the last 2 years and my employer letter as well.
2) when she goes for the F2 dependent visa interview do i need to show the entire amount what ever mentioned in the dependent I20 or some amount which shows that i have sufficient money for both of us.(Not to forget i am getting salary on a monthly basis here). please i need some inputs on this one.
3) If it is really difficult to get the F2 dependent visa, is it a good idea to go for visitor visa? if she goes for the visitor visa will it going to be a problem in the future, because in the future she has to go for the H1 dependent visa.
I really appreciate your help in answering my questions.
Thanks,
Kumar.
I am not sure if F-2 visa can be applied when the person has already completed the course and is now working on OPT. Assuming that it’s allowed, you shouldn’t have problems w/ F-2 stamping provided you have the salary slips, W-2s and employment letter from the employer.
When going for F-1/F-2 stamping, a person needs to show funds in order to prove they can support themselves even while being a full-time student. However, when you have already started working on OPT, the situation changes. You are no longer a full-time registered student, but a full-time worker (that is why I said I am not sure if she can go for F-2 stamping, when you are no longer enrolled in your school). So having funds really doesn’t matter, but you can carry your bank statements in order to show that you can support her.
I got I20 from university and have to apply for us ambessy for interview if I don’t want to go for study because change of my mind for personal reason what I have to do? Is it affect to my future if I reply to us or any other country in future please guide me.
one small Q !
I might be under Scenario 2
I had my I20 in 2009 and applied for F-1 Visa and got it in 2009 !
I changed my mind due to personal reason , and got me and I-20 which starts in january 2011 ! so am I ok with the Visa thing !? or do I need to E-mail someone ! ? Do I need a New Visa for that !!
My fellings tell me that I only need to state a good reason at the port of entry ! 🙂
thank u in advance !
Saeed,
If you are going to the Same University that you got visa stamped for, you must be fine…if not, you would have to go for visa stamping. Either case, you need new I20, which I think you already have it. Yeah, you may have to say your reasons for delay at POE.
thnx alot Kumar !!
Hi Kumar,
A very helpful post. Thanks.. But I have a question. The US DHS website states that if you are out of the US for more than five months, you may have to apply for a new visa.. Now I am not sure if they mean it only for returning students or anyone who has got an F1 visa but has not resumed their program within five months’ time.. I have an F1 visa issued in May 2010 but I couldn’t go last year. I am planning to go this year in July. I’m a little confused about what to believe.
Thanks,
Murali
Just to add: I am going to the same school for the same program and I have asked the school to maintain the same sevis id in my new I-20.. Now do I have to pay the SEVIS fees again?
Thanks,
Murali
I applied for an International student visa and received an I-20 from a university in the United States. I arrived in the United States in October of 2010. When i reported to the University, I was told my I-20 visa or SEVIS ID has been expired since i was supposed to be here in Jamuary 2010? But the only thing is I didn’t get my Visa interview unitl August of 2010 and got to the United States as soon as I could, how was I to enroll in Jan/2010 when i didn’t get my Student Visa until Oct. /2010? Now , the University won’t let me enroll, told me to enroll somewhere else and then transfer to where i had initially applied? The University won’t reinstate me and won’t let me re-apply . What can I do? What should I do?
Ahmad, I think you can talk to few other universities and see if they can give you admission with fresh I-20. You would have to file for re-instatement from the new school. It is a very tricky situation, be careful talk to the schools and get things sorted out. Talk to international student advisors and do it right…
hi i will like to know the courses or classes i will need to take before i can get the visa or to apply for the visa. pls help me thank you Sincerely grace.
I do not think you need to know all that for visa. If you are so curious, go to the department web page and check the course list for your program.
HI,
My visa is approved but I haven’t yet received the passport. The problem I am facing is that I’ll be late to attend the orientation and wont be able to register for classes. i don’t understand in which scenario i am in, 2 or 3? what should do now?
regards.
You fall under Scenario 3. Just email them and tell that you are waiting on passport and will not be able to make it for this term. They will defer and send you an new I20 or you can ask them what are your options. Because summer is held in two terms, Summer 1 and summer 2. So, just ask them. Possibly call them.
Hello iam just 18 years old just com inter.. I wat std my degre.. In us so plz hlp ne how 2 apply for i20..
Hi,
I am taking a transfer out from my current school to another. I intend to travel to India before my new course starts, what is the procedure that i need to take to enter back to United States. Do i need to get my F1 visa stamped again? I am confused.
Thank you,
Anu
You do not need to get F1 visa stamping. But, you need to carry a new I20. Typically, if you tell the international advisor that you are travelling, they will give you a new I20 and a letter stating that you are student. Sometimes they may not ask letter, but new I20 is Needed. If you remember, first time when you came to US, they stamped on your I20….thats what will happen. If you are transferring, you may ask the new school to give you the I20 or just get a new I20 from current school. Either case, you should talk to both the advisors about your travel plans and they will recommend you the best way to do it. Do not get confused reading online. Just ask the advisors.
Hi All.
I am planning to do Masters (Information Systems)in US.i would like to know about some universities or colleges in and around New Jersey,where most Indians go.Other locations New york,delaware,Baltimore,Philadelpia,Maryland,connecticut.I hold a Bachelors degree in electronics (Bsc) and have 4yrs work experience in IT.My marks is second class.Pls guide me.
Regards,
Suhas
Dear Mr. Kumar, I sincerly thank you for your suggestions. Regards, Deep
You are welcome Deep !
Can you also comment and advise on the fourth scenario as follows.
4. You had admission during 2007, valid I20 and have F1 visa stamping done for a particular University for 5 years, but had to withdraw my application becasue of family health reasons. Now I wish to get back to the school in the US. What should one do now taking this into consideration ?
Deep, It is a little more complicated issue. I do not know how long they usually keep your SEVIS active if you withdrew the application. If you withdrew your application, then things might have changed. I do NOT know. I do NOT want to give you any wrong information. If I were you, I would send an email to the Advisor asking for what are your options. Ask them if you will have to go to Visa stamping again. You can also call them if you think it is urgent. One important thing, you should email all the people as listed above in other scenarios and check the options. Ideally, you should not have any problem with admission, but Visa stamping is where I am not clear because of SEVIS and I20 involvement. Make sure you put in Subject of email as ” Prospective Student : Urgent visa and Admssion question “, you will get quick reply from them.