Review the following options for maintaining your F-1 Status

• Enrollment Requirements
• OPT
• 阀杆OPT
• Exceptions to Full-Time Enrollment
• 其他资源

Enrollment Requirements

• Pursue a full course of study (i.e., 12 units for UGRD and 9 units for GRAD).
  • Unless authorized by 国际空间站 for
    • 减少课程负担
    • 并发招生
    • 终极体验
  • Be mindful of allowable online credits. Only 一个 course per a student's full-time enrollment can be online. The other remaining courses must be in-person or hybrid.
• Make progress towards degree completion. 
• 保持有效的I-20.
  • Know your expiration date.
    • Extend in a timely manner.
    • Shorten - if finishing degree program earlier than expected. 
  • Update if major changes.
• Maintain a valid travel signature.
  • Validity of 12 months, when pursuing degree.
  • Validity of 6 months when on OPT/阀杆OPT.
• Report a change of address within 10 天 of moving via My利记.
• Do not engage in off-campus 就业 (paid or unpaid) without the proper 就业 授权(我.e.CPT).

OPT

• Work within the dates of the authorized (EAD) 就业 Authorization Document.
• 所有 就业 (paid or unpaid) must be related to your major field of study.
• 就业 must be at least 20 hours per week, in order not to accrue un就业 天.
• Do not exceed an aggregate of 90 天 of un就业.
• Report 就业 via the SEVP门户 or directly to 国际空间站 within 10 天.
• Report a change of address within 10 天 of moving via the SEVP门户.
• Maintain a valid travel signature.
  • Validity of 6 months, when on OPT.

阀杆OPT

• 所有 就业 must be for an e-verified employer, related to your major field of study, paid, and at least 20 hours per week.
• Report 就业 and changes in 就业 within 10 天 of the change, via the 阀杆OPT 就业 Update 电子表单.
• 报告要求 at the following times: 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months.
• Maintain a valid travel signature.
  • Validity of 6 months, when on 阀杆OPT.
• Do not exceed 150 天 of un就业, applied to the entire period of standard Post-completion 和阀杆OPT.

Exceptions to Full-Time Enrollment

• 减少课程负担
• 并发招生
• 终极体验

其他资源

• 旅行
• 休假
• Transfering In, Out, and Changing Degree Level