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International Student Transfer Information

Are you eligible to transfer schools?

• You must be maintaining status at your current school
  
• The start date at the new school must be within 5 months after the release date set by your current school, or within 5 months between completing at your current school and beginning studies at the new school. This means that you can remain in the United States for NO MORE than 5 months between completing your new school and beginning studies at the new school.
  
• For students on OPT, the course of study must begin within 5 months of the end of OPT, or the release date set by your current school, whichever is earlier
  
• You must be eligible for an I-20 at the new school
  
• The proper transfer procedures must be followed in SEVIS, within the required deadlines
  
• Canceling a transfer in SEVIS: Once the International Student Advisor (ISA) at your current school enters release date into SEVIS, you are locked into the transfer school. If you decide to cancel before the release date, the ISA at your current school cancels the transfer. If you decide to cancel after the release date, the International Student Advisor at the new school completes the transfer and then immediately transfers you to another institution if that is your request.
  
• You must report to the school and be registered at the school that issued the Form I-20, which you used for entry to the U.S.. Failure to report to the school is a violation of your nonimmigrant status. You may transfer to a new school shortly after you meet the reporting requirement (registration in SEVIS).
  
• The name of the school recorded on your visa must match the name of the school on your I-20 only for the initial entry to the United States in F-1 status.

Are you transferring to another school?

• You must inform the international Student Advisor at PMC of two things:
  1. Your intend to transfer
  2. The complete name of the school to which you will transfer
     
• The ISA at PMC submits the update to SEVIS and enters a "release date" ("release date" is the date that your SEVIS record will transfer to the new school and usually the end of the current semester)

Are you transferring to Pine Manor College?

• If accepted to Pine Manor College, notify your current institution that you intend to transfer to Pine Manor College.
  
• Ask the International Student Advisor at your current institution to complete the Transfer Verification Form (PDF) and mail it to the International Student Office at Pine Manor College.
  
• International Student Advisor at your current school must enter into SEVIS your intention to transfer to Pine Manor College and enter the "transfer release date."
• Pine Manor College will issue a new I-20 for you until the "Transfer Release Date" is entered into SEVIS by your current school and until Pine Manor College International Student Office has the following documents from you:
  • Completed Transfer Verification Form (PDF) from your current institution
    
  • Bank statement that will show the sufficient funds to cover your expenses at PMC
    
  • International Student Verification of Financial Support (PDF) form signed by you and your sponsor who will be paying your expenses at PMC.
    
  • Copy of your unexpired passport, F-1 visa and I-94 Arrival/Departure Record (see Visa Information for details)
    
  • Your address in your country of origin and your address during your studies at PMC
    
  • Your intended major
    
  • Copies of previous I-20s issued to you by other institutions
• If all documents are in order, the International Student Advisor will issue a transfer Form I-20. This becomes your current, valid I-20.
• You are required to contact the International Student Advisor within 15 days of the program start date listed on Form I-20, and the ISA must register you in SEVIS. The ISA must complete this registration no later than 30 days following the close of class registration. At this point, your SEVIS record will change from "initial" to "active" at Pine Manor College and the transfer will be considered completed.
• Failure to report to our office within this time period is a violation of your nonimmigrant status.

Contact:

International Student Office
400 Heath St. Chestnut Hill MA 02467
Tel: 617-731-7605
Fax: 617-731-7648