恢复信息
Maintaining status is important for F-1 students. 如果学生违反了他们的F-1学生身份，有两种选择可以重新获得合法身份：
- Reinstatement – an application to the U.S. Government
- Travel – Student must request a “new I-20 ", leave the U.S. 和 re-enter using the new I-20. This option may also require a new visa.
REINSTATEMENT BY APPLICATION TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
Reinstatement is an option for an F-1 student who fails to maintain status 和 wishes to regain status without leaving the U.S. The application can take several months to process, 和 the student cannot work on campus while the application is pending. If the application is approved, the current SEVIS record (I-20) is reinstated, 和 the student is immediately eligible once again for all F-1 benefits that they qualify for.
合格标准:
- 在申请恢复时，不能已经失去身份超过5个月（如果学生能够证明特殊情况或情况，并且他们正在尽快提交申请，则可以例外）。
- 没有多次或故意违反移民局规定的记录
- is currently registered or intending to register in a full course of study in the immediate future
has not engaged in unauthorized employment - 不能以任何其他理由驱逐出境； 和
- 通过一份详细的说明来证明以下两点，使USCIS满意：
- the violation of status resulted from circumstances beyond the student’s control (such as serious injury or illness, closure of school, a natural disaster, or a mistake made by the international student advisor) 或
- the violation relates to a reduction in course load that would have been in the international student’s academic advisor’s power to authorize, 和 failure to approve reinstatement would result in extreme hardship to the student.
申请过程:
- Submit a personal letter explaining circumstances that caused the out of status.
- Complete USCIS Form I-539 for “reinstatement” following USCIS instructions.
- Pay the $370 application fee 和 the $85 biometrics service fee (per person in application as an applicant or co-applicant); 填写表格G-1450，用信用卡付款或提交支票/汇票，抬头人为美国国土安全部。
- U.S. DHS will schedule 和 notify the student of their biometric screening appointment at a local application support center.
- 申请I-20表格并出示财务证明。
- Pay form I-901 SEVIS fee, if applicable (SEVIS fee is not required if applying for reinstatement 和 out of status is less than five months).
- 向美国政府（USCIS）提交完整的申请。 Processing times are unpredictable (can be 5~7 months).
好处:
- 如果恢复原籍，学生将保持其学生身份。
- 在复职申请过程中，学生可以并且应该留在美国。
后果:
- 如果复职被拒绝，
- 学生必须准备好立即离开美国。
- the visa used to enter the U.S. is automatically canceled, 和 the student may be permanently limited to applying for a nonimmigrant visa in the future in their home country.
REINSTATEMENT BY RE-ENTRY FROM HOME COUNTRY
If a student is not eligible or an unsatisfactory c和idate for reinstatement, they have an alternative method to regain student status by re-entry from their home country. 学生可以选择离开美国并尝试返回。 Prior to leaving the U.S., the student will need to obtain a new I-20 marked “Initial Attendance” 和 use the new I-20 to re-enter the U.S. After making a new entry, the student will start their student status all over again.
Process for 学生 Who Re-enter the U.S.:
- Request a new initial I -20 和 show proof of finances.
- 支付I-901表格$350 SEVIS费用。
- 在美国境外旅行并重新入境以获得合法的F-1身份。
好处:
- 如果学生已经计划回家，通过重新入境获得身份比通过向美国政府申请传统的恢复身份更快更容易。
- 不需要申请或费用。
- Upon re-entry 和 check-in with ISSO, the status is restored, 和 allows students to resume an assistantship or engage in on-campus employment.
后果:
- The student would not be able to apply for Optional Practical Training if they are close to completing their degree. With new entry the student must wait/maintain student status for one full academic year before regaining eligibility to apply for practical training or any off-campus work authorization.
- Risk of visa denial if student needs to apply for a new F-1 visa.
- Risk admission into U.S. being denied at port-of-entry (even if they are in possession of valid new I-20, passport, 和 F-1 visa).
- 在重新进入美国之前或在申请F-1签证之前（如果需要新签证）支付350美元的SEVIS费用。
- 重新入境美国的时间限制在新的I-20项目开始日期前不早于30天。