When you get a visa, you must follow a set of requirements. 那些 follow the requirements maintain status and ensure their ability to remain in the United States. 那些 do not follow the requirements are considered out of status, could be required to leave the United States and might not be readmitted to the country.
If you fall out of status for reasons beyond your control, you may be eligible to apply for a reinstatement of status. 联系 the Office of 国际服务 to learn if that is an option for you, or if you have questions about the rules of 你的签证.
到达博彩网址大全后
- 到达St后. Louis, F-1 and J-1 visa holders should stop by the Office of 国际服务 to be registered in SEVIS, the national 数据库 for international visitors. Please bring 你的签证 paperwork, 护照和本地地址.
- F-1 students arriving in time for orientation will complete their check-in as part of International Student Orientation.
在博彩网址大全学习期间
- 移动时通知OIS so we can update your address in the SEVIS 数据库.
- Maintain a valid passport at all times.
- Do what you’re here to do: 学生 must take a full-time course load. 教师和 research scholars on J-1, H-1B or TN visas must engage in the teaching, research or 就业 described in their visa documents.
- 遵循以下要求 就业. Notify us two weeks before you plan to travel out of the United States; we must sign your I-20 or DS-2019 form before you leave the country.
- Obey all state and federal laws.
全职状态
All international students are required to enroll in a full course load during the academic year with only a few exceptions. 全部课程负担:
- Undergraduate students: 12 credit hours per 学期
- Graduate students: Six credit hours per 学期 or as determined by the program
- Academic English and Pathway students: As determined by your academic program
学生 enrolled full time for a fall or spring term are not required to take classes
在夏天. If you arrive for a summer term, you will be required to enroll
那个夏天全职工作. If you are enrolled in an Academic English or Pathway program,
your academic program might require you to take summer classes.
International students are permitted to count only one online course (three credits)
per 学期 toward the required number of credits to be enrolled as a full-time student.
(一个学生 may be enrolled in more than one online course, but only one course counts
toward the full-time course load.)
Dropping below a full-time status can only be authorized by the Office of International
Services under the following conditions:
You must provide current medical documentation from a licensed medical doctor, doctor of osteopathy or a licensed clinical psychologist. You may be authorized to be less-than-full-time for medical reasons for no more than an aggregate of 12 months in any degree program.
This includes initial difficulty with the English language or reading requirements, unfamiliarity with American teaching methods or improper course level placement. 学生 under this condition must still carry at least a half-time course load (for undergraduates, at least six hours per 学期). After dropping below full-time, you must resume a full course load in the next available 学期 to maintain student status. 一个学生 previously authorized for this reason is not eligible for a second authorization.
If you do not need a full-time course load to complete the program in the final 学期, you must receive approval from your international advisor at the beginning of the 学期. Simply being enrolled in courses is not sufficient to maintain your status. In addition, you must attend most classes. University professors will notify our office if you miss more than a few classes.
结束学业
- If you will not graduate or complete your program by the end date on your I-20 or DS-2019, request an extension before the end date.
- Notify us if you are transferring to a different school or program.
- 完成要求 纳税申报表, even if you do not have income.
其他需求
报告任何 家属 (spouse or children) to the Office of 国际服务.
Each individual with J-1 and J-2 visa status must prove insurance coverage. (圣
Louis University has an arrangement with Lockton公司 如果你需要买保险.)