maintaining non-immigrant status
Have you been maintaining your non-immigrant status? If you are an F-1 or J-1 student, this means maintaining full-time registration each semester at the school you are authorized to attend, reporting changes of address to the Center for International Programs within 10 days, refraining from unauthorized employment, not letting your I-20 or DS-2019 expire, and following the appropriate procedures for school transfer and extensions. J-1s are also required to have health and accident insurance for both themselves and their J-2 dependents, and the insurance must include a medical evacuation and repatriation benefit. If you think you may have violated the conditions of your status, be sure to speak to staff in the Center for International Programs BEFORE departing the United States, as you may risk being denied permission to return.
