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New I-901 (SEVIS fee) International Telephone Number
The toll telephone number for international I-901 SEVIS fee customers will be (212) 620-3418. International Students may call the toll number for all questions regarding the SEVIS fee (I-901). More information click here.
F-1 student status is appropriate if you intend to pursue full-time studies in the United States. If you are currently in the United States as a F-1 student and you want to change your status come to our offices and talk with our advisors to check the viability of the change. [Back to Top]
F-1 student status is appropriate if you intend to pursue full-time studies in the United States. If you are currently in the United States as a F-1 student and you want to change your status come to our offices and talk with our advisors to check the viability of the change.
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Reinstatement to F-1 Status An F-1 student who has overstayed his or her authorized period of stay or has otherwise failed to maintain F-1 student status may be reinstated to lawful F-1 status at the discretion of the INS/USCIS District Director. The following documents are sent by certified mail, return receipt to: ExaminationsUSCIS Omaha District Office3736 South 132nd StreetOmaha, NE 68144 Bring the following documents arrange in the order listed below to the International Student Services office: Money order or Cashiers Check (only, no personal checks) for $340 to USCIS. Write the Admission Number as printed on I-94 on the check.Form I-539 (Application to Extend Status/Change Non-immigrant Status.)Original Form I-94 (Arrival/Departure Record.) Photocopy of passport (photo page, expiration page and visa page.) Original SEVIS I-20 issued for REINSTATEMENT, signed and dated. Copies of all previously issued I-20s. Copy or original of Financial Support documents. Copy or original of academic transcript (obtain from the Office of Student Records and Registration, Founder’s Hall.) A written statement from the student explaining the reasons how why the violation occurred, how the situation was beyond your control, and the adverse effects in you are not reinstated. Any supporting documentation (optional.) SEVIS fee payment required for application for Reinstatement. If you already paid this fee once you do not have to pay it again. Receipt must be included with application (More Information about SEVIS). The INS District Director may reinstate the student to lawful F-1 status, if he or she:(A) Establishes to the satisfaction of the INS/USCIS Director that the violation of status resulted from circumstances beyond the student’s control or that failure to receive reinstatement to lawful F-1 status would result in extreme hardship to the student; (B) Is currently pursuing, or intending to pursue, a full course of study at the school which issued the SEVIS I-20; (C) Has not engaged in unauthorized employment; and (D) Is not deportable on any ground other than section 241(a)(1)(B) or (C)(i) of the Act (overstaying or failure to maintain status). (8CFR214.2(f)(16)(i) [Back to Top]
An F-1 student who has overstayed his or her authorized period of stay or has otherwise failed to maintain F-1 student status may be reinstated to lawful F-1 status at the discretion of the INS/USCIS District Director. The following documents are sent by certified mail, return receipt to:
ExaminationsUSCIS Omaha District Office3736 South 132nd StreetOmaha, NE 68144
Bring the following documents arrange in the order listed below to the International Student Services office:
SEVIS fee payment required for application for Reinstatement. If you already paid this fee once you do not have to pay it again. Receipt must be included with application (More Information about SEVIS).
(A) Establishes to the satisfaction of the INS/USCIS Director that the violation of status resulted from circumstances beyond the student’s control or that failure to receive reinstatement to lawful F-1 status would result in extreme hardship to the student;
(B) Is currently pursuing, or intending to pursue, a full course of study at the school which issued the SEVIS I-20;
(C) Has not engaged in unauthorized employment; and
(D) Is not deportable on any ground other than section 241(a)(1)(B) or (C)(i) of the Act (overstaying or failure to maintain status). (8CFR214.2(f)(16)(i)
F-2 Dependents
Employment by F-2 dependents Individuals in F-2 status may not accept employment or engage in business under any circumstances. Study by F-2 dependents The F-2 spouse of an F-1 student may not engage in full time study, and the F-2 child may only engage in full time study if the study is in an elementary or secondary school. The F-2 spouse and child may engage in study that is vocational or recreational in nature (for your enjoyment, not a program of study toward a degree.) An F-2 spouse or F-2 child desiring to engage in full time study, other than allowed as above, must apply for and obtain a change of nonimmigrant classification to F-1. An F-2 spouse of F-2 child violates his or her nonimmigrant status by engaging in full time study. Extension of stay for F-2 dependents Dependents in F-2 status are permitted to stay in the United States only to the extent that the F-1 student is authorized to stay. F-2 dependents maintain their status through the F-1 principal maintaining his or her status. Like F-1 students, F-2 dependents are required to keep theirpassports valid at least 6 months into the future. Visits abroad and reentry AN F-2 dependent leaving the United States temporarily must have the documents needed both to enter the country to be visited as well as to re-enter the United States. F-2s also need a valid passport and visa, and a properly endorsed Form I-20. F-2s are eligible for automatic extension of validity of visas on the same basis as F-1 students.
Employment by F-2 dependents
Individuals in F-2 status may not accept employment or engage in business under any circumstances.
Study by F-2 dependents
The F-2 spouse of an F-1 student may not engage in full time study, and the F-2 child may only engage in full time study if the study is in an elementary or secondary school. The F-2 spouse and child may engage in study that is vocational or recreational in nature (for your enjoyment, not a program of study toward a degree.) An F-2 spouse or F-2 child desiring to engage in full time study, other than allowed as above, must apply for and obtain a change of nonimmigrant classification to F-1. An F-2 spouse of F-2 child violates his or her nonimmigrant status by engaging in full time study.
The F-2 spouse of an F-1 student may not engage in full time study, and the F-2 child may only engage in full time study if the study is in an elementary or secondary school. The F-2 spouse and child may engage in study that is vocational or recreational in nature (for your enjoyment, not a program of study toward a degree.)
An F-2 spouse or F-2 child desiring to engage in full time study, other than allowed as above, must apply for and obtain a change of nonimmigrant classification to F-1.
An F-2 spouse of F-2 child violates his or her nonimmigrant status by engaging in full time study.
Extension of stay for F-2 dependents
Dependents in F-2 status are permitted to stay in the United States only to the extent that the F-1 student is authorized to stay. F-2 dependents maintain their status through the F-1 principal maintaining his or her status. Like F-1 students, F-2 dependents are required to keep theirpassports valid at least 6 months into the future.
Visits abroad and reentry
AN F-2 dependent leaving the United States temporarily must have the documents needed both to enter the country to be visited as well as to re-enter the United States. F-2s also need a valid passport and visa, and a properly endorsed Form I-20. F-2s are eligible for automatic extension of validity of visas on the same basis as F-1 students.