Transfers No Longer Processed During 30-Day Grace Period
An exchange visitor may transfer between programs as long as:
- S/he is maintaining J1 status with current program sponsor
- The purpose of the transfer is to complete the objective for which he or she was admitted to exchange visitor status and
- The exchange visitor remains within the same participant program category (you cannot change from J1 Student Category to J1 Research Scholar category)
EV should not terminate research/teaching activities with current program sponsor until SEVIS record has been released to Temple University.
Temple's Program Number is P-1-02592.
EV should contact the Responsible or Alternate responsible Officer at her/his current school. EV should be able to provide him or her with a description of planned activities at Temple University. Current RO or ARO will determine:
- That the transfer is consistent with the goals of EV's exchange program
- That EV is currently maintaining status and
- That the transfer will not extend the exchange visitor's stay beyond the permissible time for EV's J-1 category.
If the RO/ARO at EV's current school requires Temple to complete a transfer form, please fax the form to the attention of Sharon Loughran, Immigration Services Specialist , International Student and Scholar Services. The fax number is 215 204 6166. Questions regarding the transfer should be address to sharon.loughran@temple.edu or by calling 215 204 3805.
