As an F-1/J-1 international student, you are responsible for maintaining your status in the U.S. Below you will find information on how to maintain your status.
Introduction to the ISSO and Maintaining immigration Status (recording link)
Full-Time Enrollment Requirements
All international students are required to be enrolled full-time (12 credits) to maintain status unless they are in their final semester.
Keep track of the following information on your Form I-20/Form DS-2019:
All international students must update their address within 10 days of the change of address as a condition of maintaining status. Follow the instructions below to update your address.
Note: Reporting a change of address by either of the above methods does not update Brandeis Workday information. If you would like to update your address in Workday, you can do that directly in Workday.
Obtain employment authorization from before starting any type of employment.
All Brandeis students are required to be covered by health insurance. The student health plan provides adequate coverage. Check the health insurance page for more information.
All F-1 and J-1 students are required to have valid immigration documents when returning to the U.S. You can find more information on our travel page.
Immigration documents required for travel include:
If you are transferring to another U.S. institution, you must request a transfer of your SEVIS record to the new school. You can do this by submitting a Transfer Out Request in the ISSO Portal. For more information on the process see transfer your SEVIS record.
If you are completing your program after the program end date listed on your Form I-20/DS-2019, you must submit a Program Extension Request in the ISSO Portal. Check our Program Extension page for more information on extending your program.