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Maintaining Legal Status
It is the sole responsibility of all
international students to maintain legal status
in the United States.
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Register and attend class full time (the
undergraduate full-time course load is 12 credits; the graduate
full-time course load is 9 credits) every
semester with the exception of your last
semester.
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Do not work off campus without authorization.
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Report change of name, address, major and/or
academic level.
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Check the expiration date on Form I-20 (see
Form I-20, page 1, item
#5) and start the renewal process in a timely
manner (see
Form I-20
extension.)
All events that affect maintaining legal status
in the United States are reported in SEVIS and
some of these events include:
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Full time course of study reported each
semester.
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Change of address, major, academic level change,
employment off campus, Form I-20 extension,
suspension or withdrawal from school and reduced
course load.
Student information must be reported in a
timely manner. Failure to maintain status puts
you “Out of Status” and automatically you lose
all F-1 student status benefits.
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