HOW TO TRANSFER YOUR SEVIS RECORD FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN TO ANOTHER UNIVERSITY

To attend a new University other than the University of New Haven, you must request that the UIS transfer you SEVIS Record to the new school. The following information only refers to the SEVIS process. The student must first be admitted to the new school and provide evidence of acceptance to the UIS. When the SEVIS record has been released to the new school, UIS will no longer have access to the record, and the student must communicate with the DSO at the new school.

There are different scenarios for transferring out to another school, and the procedure varies somewhat based on the scenario.

Scenario One:  Immediate Transfer Out

F-1 visa regulations require students enter the U.S. using the I-20 on which they paid the I-901 SEVIS fee and acquired the visa stamp. For their first entry to the U.S. in F-1 status, the school name on the visa and I-20 must match. If subsequent to getting the visa using the University of New Haven I-20 the student decides to attend a different university, the student must travel on University of New Haven I-20 and report in to their admissions counselor at the University of New Haven. When reporting in, the student may request an immediate transfer out of their SEVIS record to the new school. The student can accomplish this in their Slate student portal, but must do so prior to the start of classes to avoid having to pay tuition. Then the Registrar will consider this to be a cancelled enrollment.

This option may not be available to J-1 students, depending on the conditions of their program.

Scenario Two: Transfer Out Before Completing Your Degree Program

Occasionally a student will start their academic program with the University of New Haven but later decide to transfer to another school for personal, financial, or academic reasons. Such a transfer must take place after the student completes the current semester and before the start of the subsequent semester. In this scenario, the student must pay off their student account and withdraw from the University via the Registrar’s process. Submit the UIS Transfer Out Form along with the required evidence: Admission letter from the new school, new school’s transfer-in form, completed Registrar’s withdrawal form. Please indicate the date you wish UIS to release your SEVIS record to the new school.

This option may or may not be available to J-1 students, depending on the conditions of their program.

Scenario Three: Transfer to a New School upon Completion of Your Degree Program

When a student completes their academic program at the University of New Haven and continues directly to a new academic program at the same or higher educational level at a different school, the student must request that UIS transfer the SEVIS record to the new school prior to the end of the 60-day grace period. The new school will provide a transfer-pending I-20 for the interim period of no more than 5 months. If there are more than five months until the academic program begins at the new school, the student will have to depart the U.S. and return on the new school’s I-20 in the future. The student should consult with the DSO at the new school. 

Submit the UIS Transfer Out Form along with the required evidence: Admission letter from the new school, new school’s transfer-in form. Please indicate the date you wish UIS to release your SEVIS record to the new school, which must be before the end of the 60-day grace period.

This option may or may not be available to J-1 students, depending on the conditions of their program. 

Scenario Four: Transfer to a New School during OPT/STEM

Often, a student will decide to start a new academic program during or after OPT if they have used more than 90 days of unemployment or their EAD is expiring and they were unable to get the H1-B visa. Transferring to the new school prior to the end of OPT/STEM period will keep the F-1 visa status alive to allow the student to stay legally in the U.S.  Submit the UIS Transfer Out Form along with the required evidence: Admission letter from the new school, new school’s transfer-in form. Please indicate the date you wish UIS to release your SEVIS record to the new school, which must be before the end of the 60-day grace period.

Please note that if you have already applied for OPT or the STEM extension and/or you are currently  employed on OPT/STEM, transferring the SEVIS record will terminate your employment authorization regardless of the date on the EAD, so choose your release date carefully. Again, there can be no more than five months between the EAD expiration and the start of the new program. You can not work during the interim when the record has been released and the transfer is pending.

This option does not apply to J-1 students because Academic Training, if awarded, is considered part of the program. See Scenario Three.

UIS Transfer Out Request Form

Registrar Withdrawal Form

If after reviewing this information, you still have questions, submit your inquiry to UIS via the General Inquiry Form. UIS will answer inquiries in the order they are received.