{"id":7427,"date":"2015-01-09T18:45:35","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T23:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/isso\/?page_id=7427"},"modified":"2017-10-05T09:23:55","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T13:23:55","slug":"request-new-i-20","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/isso\/immigration-status\/maintaining-status\/interruption\/regaining-status\/request-new-i-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Request a New I-20 to Regain Status"},"content":{"rendered":"

Request a New I-20 to Reenter the U.S. in a New F-1 Status<\/h3>\n

If you have already consulted with an ISSO advisor and have chosen to reenter the United States on a new I-20 to regain lawful F-1 status, you must:<\/p>\n

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  1. Be eligible to continue studying at Boston University. (This can usually be verified by the ISSO advisor, but may require a letter from your academic department.)<\/li>\n
  2. Submit proof to the ISSO advisor that you have sufficient funds to cover the current expenses for tuition, fees and cost-of-living for one academic year (9 months).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For required documentation of financial support, see here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    If the funding is your own, you need only submit a bank letter or statement verifying funds.\u00a0 If you are sponsored (e.g. by your parents), your sponsor will need to provide their bank documentation, plus a letter of financial support that verifies they will provide funding for your tuition\/fees and living expenses while you are at Boston University. All financial documents must be originals, signed and dated, written in English, and currency amounts listed in US dollars.<\/p>\n

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    \nOnce the above information has been established, you will be issued a new I-20 marked for initial entry with a new start date in section 5.\u00a0 You must return to the U.S. on or before this new start date, otherwise the I-20 will become invalid for reentry.<\/p>\n

    BEFORE YOU TRAVEL<\/strong>: Please refer to the section “Immigration Requirements for Entry to the US (F-1 Students)<\/a>.”\u00a0 Your passport should be valid at least 6 months from the date you intend to reenter the U.S., and, unless you are a Canadian citizen, you must possess a valid F-1 visa.<\/p>\n

    Upon your reentry to the U.S., you must receive a NEW<\/strong> I-94 card and USCIS must stamp your new I-20.\u00a0 You must report to the ISSO immediately with your immigration documents to complete a New Student Check-In so that we can update your record to show you have returned in lawful status.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Request a New I-20 to Reenter the U.S. in a New F-1 Status If you have already consulted with an ISSO advisor and have chosen to reenter the United States on a new I-20 to regain lawful F-1 status, you must: Be eligible to continue studying at Boston University. (This can usually be verified by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9593,"featured_media":0,"parent":6317,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/isso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7427"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/isso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/isso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/isso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9593"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/isso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7427"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/isso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10189,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/isso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7427\/revisions\/10189"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/isso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/isso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}