A student who has failed to maintain F-1 student status and who wishes to return Montclair State must apply for and be granted reinstatement to F-1 student status by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).<\/strong>\u00a0If you violated any of terms of your legal F-1 student status, please\u00a0consult with OGE immediately<\/a>.<\/p>\n The following are ways a student might violate their F-1 status:<\/p>\n Students may accrue unlawful presence and be subject to deportation from the U.S. The Office of Global Engagement recommends that students work with an immigration attorney when filing for reinstatement. Reinstatement is an application submitted to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) by a student who has violated their F-1 status to request return to legal student status. A reinstatement application can take approximately five months to be processed by USCIS and students are responsible to pay any associated costs that come with applying. If approved, the student is reinstated and will resume active F-1 status. OGE recommends that any students applying for reinstatement work with an immigration attorney.<\/p>\n A student may choose to travel and re-enter the United States. The violation would remain on the previous F-1 record and could affect the ability to obtain a new F-1 visa to return to the U.S. The benefit of this option is that it is the fastest way to reinstate F-1 status. There are several considerations with re-entry:<\/p>\n Please mail your application to the correct\u00a0filing address for Form I-539<\/a> on the USCIS website.<\/p>\n As with all immigration applications, you should keep copies of all documents submitted. A decision to reinstate an individual to F-1 student status is completely at the discretion of the USCIS. If the application is approved, USCIS will mail a confirmation form with the approval decision. F-2 dependent status is automatically reinstated with the reinstatement of the F-1 student. Please inform OGE of the outcome.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n Students who plan to transfer should inform the new school that they need to file for reinstatement and ask if the school will accept their SEVIS record in terminated status. If the school is willing to accept the terminated SEVIS record, the student would need to complete the transfer process with OGE prior to applying for reinstatement. OGE will then release the terminated SEVIS record to the institution where the student will be attending.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n Reinstatement After Violation of F-1 Status Overview A student who has failed to maintain F-1 student status and who wishes to return Montclair State must apply for and be granted reinstatement to F-1 student status by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).\u00a0If you violated any of terms of your legal F-1 student status, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":285,"featured_media":1686,"parent":0,"menu_order":22,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2539","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/285"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2539"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4132,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2539\/revisions\/4132"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
Consequences of Failing to Maintain Status<\/h3>\n
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Options Following Violation of F-1 Status<\/h3>\n
Option 1: Apply for Reinstatement<\/h4>\n
Option 2: Travel and Reenter<\/h4>\n
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Eligibility for Reinstatement<\/h3>\n
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