International students transferring from other colleges/universities in the United States must follow the procedures required by ICE. Failure to adhere to the immigration regulations may lead to the international student’s status violation, termination and he/she may have to leave the United States, and re-apply for an F-1 student visa to be able to attend University of North America.

The following steps describe the procedure each international students intending to transfer to University of North America need to follow:

1. Students wishing to transfer to University of North America from another SEVIS-certified institution must first apply for admission and receive an acceptance letter and a Transfer Information Form from University of North America.  Students must inform University of North America of their acceptance of our admissions offer by signing and returning a copy of the acceptance letter by the due date.

2. Students should verify what documents are sufficient to complete their transfer-out with the appropriate Designated School Official (DSO) at their current school. The DSO in the international student office of the current school will assign a release date to the SEVIS record for eligible students who have decided to attend University of North America.

3. Following the release date, University of North America’s International Student Office will issue a SEVIS Form I-20. Transfer students must report to University of North America within 15 days of their program start date.

4. Students are required to start classes at University of North America during the term indicated in the acceptance letter issued by the Office of Admission. Students must begin classes at University of North America within five months of the last class attended at their transfer-out school.  Students unable to begin classes at University of North America within the five-month time limit are required to leave the United States and may re-enter within 30 days before the program start date indicated on University of North America’s    Form I-20.

5. After new transfer students have enrolled in classes at University of North America, the DSO at University of North America will update the student’s SEVIS record to reflect their enrollment and current address.

6. Please note, immigration regulations and procedures change frequently. Therefore, students should contact the DSO at their current school and at University of North America for any updates in transfer procedures.