If you are currently studying in the U.S. in a nonimmigrant student status, you must have your Sevis record transferred from your current school to Temple University. Do not request that your record be transferred to Temple unless you are notified that you have been admitted.
The OIS does not handle applications for admissions and admissions materials (test scores, transcripts, etc) should not be sent directly to this office.
If you have any questions about your admissions status, please contact the department to which you applied. A listing of departmental e-mails can be found at http://www.temple.edu/info/email.html.
Once you submit your application for admission, you can check the status of your admissions application and I-20 application at http://owlnet.temple.edu/.
You will need your AccessNet username and password that was issued to you by Temple University. If you do not have your password, contact the Temple University Help Desk by telephone only at 215 204-8000. During the semester, they are normally open 24 hours a day. If you don’t get through to them, they will call the phone number, even overseas, that you give them. You must leave them the following information: 1) Telephone Number (Country Code/ Number) 2) Time Difference 3) time when you are available to receive their call.
Transferring Your Sevis Record
F-1 Visa Holders:
- Tell the international student adviser at your current school that you are transferring to Temple University. S/he must "release" your SEVIS record to Temple University. You must wait until you know you're admitted to Temple to request the
release of your SEVIS record.
- Fax the Office of International Services a copy of your current I-20 and I-94 card to 215-204-6166. If possible, include your Temple University ID number along with an indication of the "Sevis Release Date"
- The I-20 from Temple University can only be issued upon reaching the "release date" specified by your current school.
- Your I-20 will be mailed to once we have a completed application and have reached the release date.
When you arrive at Temple, you must check in with the Office of International Services first. You must bring your passport and your I-94 (the white card in your passport) to the Office of International Services. You will be asked to complete a form and then you may register for classes.
Within 15 days of the beginning of the term, you must have Temple University's have completed an immigration transfer.
The I-20 must indicate "continued attendance" on page one instead of "initial-transfer pending" If the I-20 says "transfer pending" the immigration transfer has not been completed.
The Office of International Services must promptly report school transfer to the INS.
Failure to report to Office of International Services by the stated deadline violates your F-1 (student) immigration status and terminates your legal status in the United States.
J-1 Visa Holders
You must tell the Responsible Officer/Alternate Responsible Officer that you plan to transfer to Temple University. The Responsible Officer/Alternate Responsible Officer will have to release your SEVIS record so we can issue the DS-2019. If you are traveling outside the United States, you must re-enter the United States with the DS-2019 that will be prepared for you by Temple University.
When you arrive at Temple, you must check in with the Office of International Services first. There will be a "hold" on your record which will prohibit your registration until you have come through out office. You must bring your passport and your I-94 (the white card in your passport) to the Office of International Services. You will be asked to complete a form and then you may register for classes. |
