Reinstatement Guidelines Rev.(10/2017) Page1of2
ProcedureforReinstatementofStudentStatus
IfyouhavefailedtomaintainstatusyoumayrequestfortheDepartmentofHomelandSecurity(DHS)/UnitedStates
CitizenshipandImmigrationServices(USCIS)to“reinstate”yourF‐1status.Youmustprovethefollowing:
Youhavenotbeenoutofstatusformorethanfivemonths.Iftheviolationoccurredmorethanfivemonthsago,you
wouldneedtoprovethattherewereexceptionalcircumstancesthatpreventedyoufromfilingpriortofivemonths.
After
fivemonths,youmayalsoberequiredtopayanadditionalSEVISfee(notlistedintemplateletter).
Youdonothavearecordofrepeatviolations.
Youareorwillbepursuingafullcourseofstudyforthenextavailableterm.Youmustbeabletoregisterfull‐time;
therefore,thereshouldnotbecircumstancesthatwouldpreventyoufromregisteringsuchasacademic
suspension/probation,holds,etc.
Youhavenotengagedinunauthorizedemployment.
YouarenotdeportableonanygroundsotherthantheF‐1statusviolation.
TheF‐1statusviolationresultedfromcircumstancesbeyondyourcontrol.
A n F 1 s t u d e n t a p p l y i n g f o r r e i n s t a t e m e n t m u s t c o m p i l e t he f o l l owing:
CompletedFormI‐539(
https://www.uscis.gov/forms‐Clickon“I‐539”
)with“REINSTATEMENT”writtenontopofdocument
SEVISI‐20(tobecompletedbytheInternationalStudentAdvisoratyourreinstatementappointment)
I‐94Record(printathttps://i94.cbp.dhs.gov)
ProofofFinancescoveringaminimumofoneyearofstudyinyourprogramatNSU
Official t ranscriptdemonstratingenrollmentinnextterm
PersonalStatementoutliningfactswhichresultedinyourstatusviolation
(seetemplateonsecondpage)
Copyofpassportthatmustbevalidforatleastsixmoremonths
CheckormoneyorderforcurrentI‐539filingfee,payab
letothe“U.S.DepartmentofHomelandSecurity”(referto
https://www.uscis.gov/formsandclickon“I‐539”
forcurrentfilingfee.)
Remember:Youalsohavetheoptionofreturningtoyourhomecountrytohavethisprocedurecompletedwithamuchfaster
turnaroundtime.
PleasebeadvisedthatyoucannottraveloutsidetheUnitedStateswhileyourreinstatementisinprocess.
TheUnitedStatesCitizenshipandImmigrationServices(USCIS)hasthefinaldetermination
regardingyourreinstatementprocess.TheOfficeofInternationalAffairshasnocontroloverthe
lengthofprocessingtimeorfinaloutcome.
StudentName NSUN#
StudentSignature Date
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Reinstatement Guidelines Rev.(10/2017) Page2of2
YourreasonsmustbedocumentedtoexplainhowyourF‐1statusviolationresultedfromcircumstancesbeyondyourcontrol.The
letterbelowisonlya“template”tohelpyouwriteupyourindividualcircumstances.Youmayalsowishtoincludeanyreasonthat
failuretomaintainstatuswouldcausesomeextremehardshiptoyou.Notetheareasin[bracketsanditalicized]mustbetailored
tofityourcurrentsituation.
[Date]
USCIS
ATTN:I‐539
2501S.StateHighway121Business
Suite400
Lewisville,TX75067
ToWhomItMayConcern:
IamastudentrequestingreinstatementtoF‐1studentstatus.I[plantoenroll/oramcurrentlyenrolled]atNovaSoutheasternUniversityforfull‐time
studyduringthe[Fall/Spring/Summer]semester.
IrealizethatIhavefailedtomaintainmyfull‐timeF‐1studentstatusandwouldliketoexplainthecircumstances,beyondmycontrol,whichprevented
mefrommaintainingfull‐timeenrollmentlastsemester.
[ExplanationofCircumstances]:
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
IwouldliketostatethatIhavenotbeenemployedduringthistime,asIdonothaveauthorizationtodoso.
Yourconsiderationofmyrequestforreinstatementwillbegreatlyappreciated.IwouldverymuchliketocontinuemyeducationintheUnitedStates
andcompletemydegreein[major].
Iamenclosingwiththisletter:
FormI‐539
FilingFeeof[currentfee–seewww.uscis.gov/i‐539]
CopyofI‐20forReinstatement
Copiesofimmigrationdocuments[formeandmyF‐2dependents]:I‐94record,previousI‐20,passport
Evidence/documentstosupportmycase
FinancialDocumentstoproveIhavesufficientfundingtostudyatNSU
NSUtranscriptshowingfull‐timeenrollment
Sincerely,
[name]
[signature]