KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT
NOTIFICATION OF REGULATIONS
(From Certificate of Eligibility, Form I-20 AB, page 2)

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Please read everything on this page carefully.  Your signature below indicates your understanding of the terms and conditions concerning your admission and stay in the United States and authorizes Kalamazoo Valley Community College to release any information about you to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

FULL-TIME F-1 STUDENT. As required by the USCIS, all F-1 students must enroll in at least 12 credit hours of college work each Winter and Fall semester and make progress toward completion of their program. The Summer semester is considered a vacation period and you are not required to enroll in classes.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT. You must demonstrate that you are financially able to support yourself for the entire period of stay in the United States while pursuing a full course of study (from your report date to completion date as shown on your I-20, item number 5). You are required to attach documentary evidence of means of support.

DROPPING BELOW A FULL COURSE OF STUDY (12 credit hours).  A student who drops below a full course of study without the prior approval of the Designated School Official (DSO) will be considered out of status.

EMPLOYMENT. As an F-1 student you are not permitted to work off-campus or engage in on-campus work without specific employment authorization. After your first year in F-1 student status, you may apply for employment authorization based on financial needs arising after receiving student status, or the need to obtain practical training.

NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS. A student must inform USCIS and the DSO of any legal changes to his or her name or of any change of address, within 10 days of the change, in a manner prescribed by the school.

EXTENSION OF STAY. An F-1 student may be granted an extension by the DSO if the DSO certifies that the student has continually maintained status and that the delays are caused by compelling academic or medical reasons. An application for extension of stay should be requested and mailed to the USCIS district office prior to the program end date listed on the original Form I-20.

TRANSFER. To Transfer from a SEVIS school to a SEVIS school, the student must first notify his or her current school of the intent to transfer and must indicate the school to which he/she intends to transfer.  The student must also indicate a transfer out date.

PENALTY. To maintain your nonimmigrant student status, you must be enrolled as a full-time student at the school you are authorized to attend. You may engage in employment only when you have received permission to work. Failure to comply with these regulations will result in the loss of your student status and subject you to deportation.

AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE INFORMATION BY SCHOOL.  To comply with requests from the United Sates Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for information concerning your immigration status, you are required to give authorization to the named school to release such information from your records.  The school will provide the Service your name, country of birth, current address, and any other information on a regular basis upon request.

I have read, understand and agree to the above.
 

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Signature of Applicant                                                                Date

Revised July 2004
Admissions, Registration and Records Office