Reinstatement

Information for F-1 students who failed to maintain their status

If an international student fails to maintain their status, or if there is some question as to whether they have, and their designated school official (DSO) terminates their Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) record, the student must file for reinstatement with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) or depart the United States immediately. If a DSO or SEVIS terminates a student’s record and the student wishes to remain in the United States and plans maintain the conditions of F-1 status, the student should ask their DSO to recommend them for reinstatement in SEVIS. If a DSO makes the recommendation, they will print, sign and issue a new Form I-20, “Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status,” to the student.

If an international student fails to maintain their status, or if there is some question as to whether they have, and their designated school official (DSO) terminates their Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) record, the student must file for reinstatement with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) or depart the United States immediately.

If a DSO or SEVIS terminates a student’s record and the student wishes to remain in the United States and plans maintain the conditions of F-1 status, the student should ask their DSO to recommend them for reinstatement in SEVIS. If a DSO makes the recommendation, they will print, sign and issue a new Form I-20, “Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status,” to the student.