What does “failure to maintain status” mean?
• dropping from full-time to part-time enrollment without prior approval from a coordinator of international student services; • attending a school other than the one a student is authorized to attend; • failure to complete a timely school transfer procedure or program extension or change of educational level; • failure to renew I-20 document; • failure to make appropriate progress in degree program; • unauthorized employment; • failure to report a change of address. What are the consequences if a student fails to maintain status? The student’s record will be updated with SEVIS regularly. Students who fail to maintain status may even become subject to deportation. Specific consequences may include: • denial of re-entry to the United States; • inability to move from undergraduate to graduate status; • denial of requests for Practical Training; • denial of requests to change visa status; • possible denial of all future visa applications. Can a student who is “out of status” regain legal
