Transfer

F-1 or J-1 students may transfer schools before or after completion of a program. Students must maintain status at all times for transfer to be complete.

Transferring to Virginia Tech

Process:

• Acceptance to Virginia Tech
• Submit Financial Documents
• Submit SEVIS Transfer Form. The form must be completed by you and your international student advisor/foreign student advisor at current school.
• Current school releases SEVIS record electronically to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Extended Campus Sites WAS214F01228003 for F1
• Virginia Tech will issue a transfer pending I20/DS2019
• A completed transfer will be processed after reporting to Virginia Tech

Please note that you MAY NOT work at Virginia Tech until you have completed the transfer and been issued a new form indicating the completion of transfer (="Continued attendance" on the first page, "transfer completed" notation on the second page)

Transferring from Virginia Tech

Process:

• Acceptance by another school
• Submit Transfer Out Form to Virginia Tech
• Virginia Tech releases SEVIS record to new school pending eligibility
• New school issues an I20/DS2019