International Student Requirements for Maintaining Student (F-1) Status

The requirements listed below contain information concerning the rules and regulations you will be expected to abide by while you are in the United States and attending Greenville Technical College.  The Citizenship and Immigration Services of the United States REQUIRES that if you are attending United States schools on a student (F-1) visa you must:

1. Have a passport that is kept valid at all times.
2. Attend the school that you were authorized to attend.  When you enter the
   U.S. using the I-20 of one school and attempt to attend another, you are committing an unlawful act and are considered "out-of-status" by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
3. Continue to carry a full course of study. You must be enrolled in 12 credit hours for the entire semester. When you drop below 12 credit hours during a semester, you are "out-of-status" with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and Greenville Technical College and will be reported.
4. Leave the U.S. by the anticipated completion date shown on Form I-20 (no
   more than 60 days after graduating from your program), or apply to the DSO for a program extension. School transfer process must be started prior to end of current program.
5. Apply to the Designated School Official (DSO) to move from one educational
   level to another at the same school within the appropriate time
6. On-campus employment and internships must be approved by the Greenville Technical College Designated School Official (DSO). Unauthorized employment
   is considered a violation of status by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
7. Employment off-campus must be approved by the United States Citizenship
   and Immigration Services and Greenville Technical College’s Designated School Official (DSO). Unauthorized employment is considered a violation of status by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
8. Immediately report any change of address to Designated School Official (DSO).  The DSO will notify the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
   within 10 days of the change.