Transferring Out of WSU | On Campus | Washington State University

You can transfer directly from WSU to another U.S. college or university if you must have maintained lawful F-1 status throughout your program of study.

Visa Status

Graduating and Beginning a New Program of Study

After successfully completing your current program of study, you have 60 days to transfer your immigration status or apply for Optional Practical Training.

Transferring Before You Complete Your Program of Study

Before your last day of attendance at WSU, you must submit an “F-1 SEVIS Transfer Out” in myPassport. An advisor in International Student and Scholar Services will identify the transfer release date: the point when WSU transfers your SEVIS record to your new school.

You must begin your study at the new school in the next available regular academic term, and no later than 5 months after the date of your last attendance at WSU.

Transfer Procedure

To transfer to another U.S. school, you must first be admitted to that school as a new student. Please make sure you have an admissions letter that includes your name and the term for which you have been admitted. Then, follow these steps:

Meet with an advisor in International Student and Scholar Services to discuss your transfer plan.

After International Student and Scholar Services receives your transfer out request and admissions letter for your new school, WSU will release your SEVIS record to the new school. Typically, the SEVIS release date will occur after your last day of attendance at WSU, though there is some flexibility in this regard. Once your SEVIS record has been transferred, WSU will no longer have access to your SEVIS record.

Please note: Our office does not fill out Transfer-In forms from other schools. We can provide a letter stating our policy if requested.

Your new school will create a new I-20 after the SEVIS record has been transferred. Your new school may ask you to complete a transfer clearance form. In this case, a WSU International Student and Scholar Services advisor must sign the form before you are issued a new I-20.

Traveling Outside the United States

If you are traveling outside the U.S. prior to beginning the program at your new school, please be advised that you must re-enter the U.S. with the new school’s I-20. If your SEVIS record has been released to the new school, your WSU I-20 and travel endorsement will be invalid. When re-entering the United States with a “transfer pending” I-20 from your new school, you can use a valid F-1 visa issued for attendance at WSU or previous school.

F-1 Transfer-Out Request Form

Transfer-out Request Confirmation
It is my intent to transfer to the school below. I understand the following conditions of my transfer-out request.

I must be fully admitted at the school where I am requesting to transfer.

I must notify OISS prior to my transfer release date if I decide to cancel the school transfer or change transfer schools.

Once the release date has been reached, WSU no longer has access to my F-1 student record in SEVIS.

Once the release date has been reached, I am no longer eligible for on-campus employment at WSU or other employment authorization (e.g. OPT) granted while at WSU.
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- I Agree (please check box before continuing)
WSU ID Number*
Name*
First Last
Last Attendance Term at WSU or OPT Authorization End Date
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Email Address*
Phone
Transfer School Information
School Name*
Campus Location (City and State)*
Requested SEVIS Transfer Release Date*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Start Date (Start of classes at new school)
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Are you leaving WSU upon program completion
If No, Please indicate the reason(s) for discontinuing your program at WSU. Please check all that apply. This information is for OISS use only and will not be shared with your academic department.
- Moving with my major professor
- Better academic program at the transfer school
- Better funding offer at the transfer school
- Spouse accepted job/admissions elsewhere
- Academic difficulties at WSU
- Difficulty with department or committee
- Difficulty with campus climate
Notes

Graduating and Beginning a New Program of Study

Transferring Before You Complete Your Program of Study

Transfer School Information