Maintaining your F-1 Student Visa Status
Once you have arrived in the United States, you must report to the international office at your college for SEVIS registration. As long as you remain a full-time student at Belmont you will legally maintain your student status. Other requirements to maintain F-1 Student Visa Status are:
- Attend the college listed on your SEVIS Form I-20
- Pursue a full-time course of study at the college you are authorized to attend, or have permission from the college’s designated school official (DSO) to study part time
- Make ongoing progress toward completing your course of study.
- Maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or better
- Report any change of address to your college’s international office within 10 days of the change
- Obey federal, state, and local laws
- Engage in employment only when specifically authorized under visa regulations