Transfer Out Procedure Guide

ELIGIBILITY:

You must be in good status with immigration (have been enrolled full-time, made academic progress, and not engaged in unauthorized employment).

If you are 'out-of-status', please consult the new school's Immigration Advisor regarding your options. We can only transfer your record out ONLY IF you choose to apply for reinstatement.

STEPS:

1. Apply to a new school (submit application, financial documents, transcript, etc.) and get accepted!
2. Bring the following document from the new school to us:
       - Transfer/ Status Verification Form (if applicable)
   
3. Submit:
       - the SEVIS Release/Transfer Out Request Form *
       - A copy of the Acceptance Letter *or admission confirmation.
       * The school's name you indicate on this form MUST be the school that you
          are "ACCEPTED" into and will definitely attend.
4. After you completed ALL these 3 steps above, your SEVIS record will be released to the new school. Then, an advisor at your new school will issue your "Transfer Pending" I-20.

REMEMBER: your record will not be released unless we receive both a Transfer Out Request and an Acceptance Letter (or official confirmation).

DOCUMENTS:

• AN ACCEPTANCE LETTER (from the new school):
  states the admission acceptance as well as quarter/ semester of your admission to the new school.
• TRANSFER/ STATUS VERIFICATION FORM (from the new school):
  International Student Advisor at the new school need to confirm your immigration status with us.
• SEVIS RELEASE/TRANSFER OUT REQUEST FORM (from /SCCC):
  to inform us of your intention to transfer to other school and to officially request a SEVIS record "Release Date", which is usually your last date of attendance at SCCC.
• NEW "TRANSFER PENDING" I-20 (from the new school):
  will be issued by the new school once your SEVIS record is released upon your official request.

TIMELINE:

- To obtain new I-20:

• If you are completing your program of study, you have 60 days from the last day of attendance to complete the steps above and obtain a new I-20. If you are NOT completing your program of study, you must request a transfer BEFORE the first day of the following quarter at the new school.
• If you plan to travel back home in between transfer, you MUST reenter the U.S. with a new school's I-20. You could request the new "Transfer-Pending" I-20 to be sent to your home address.
• If you will be outside of the U.S. more than 5 months, it is not necessary to request a transfer. Please consult an advisor of the new school you are applying to regarding new "INITIAL" I-20.
  
  *Note that you could no longer use SCCC's I-20 to re-enter the U.S. as it becomes invalid as of the last day of your attendance.*

- To complete transfer process:

An International Student Advisor at the new school will complete transfer in status during the first 2 week of your new program start date. A new I-20 (marked "Transfer Completed" on page 3) will be issued.