This page is for applicants who are already in the United States in another nonimmigrant status — for example a B-1/B-2 visitor, H-4 dependent, or similar — and want to switch to F-1 student status so they can study at Nobel University without leaving the country. This is called a change of status (COS), and it must be approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

Already on an F-1 visa at another U.S. school? Use the F-1 Transfer-In Applicant page. Coming from your home country for a brand-new F-1 visa? Use the International Applicant page.

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What you need to submit

1. All standard admission and international student documents. These are the same documents required of every international applicant — see the full list on the International Applicant page (passport, proof of English proficiency, financial documents, and so on).
2. Request to Defer Enrollment / Reissue of I-20 Form.
3. A copy of your most recent Request for Evidence (RFE) from USCIS, if you have received one.

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How the change of status works

1. Apply and get admitted. Complete your Nobel University application and submit the documents listed above.
2. Receive your I-20. After you are admitted, Nobel issues your I-20 marked for “change of status.”
3. File with USCIS. Submit Form I-539 (Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status) to USCIS and pay the I-901 SEVIS fee.
4. Wait for approval. You may not begin full-time F-1 studies until USCIS approves your change of status.

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Forms

• I-20 Request Form — provides the information Nobel needs to issue your change-of-status I-20.
• Request to Defer Enrollment (Re-issue I-20 Form) — use this if you need to defer your start date or have your I-20 reissued.

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Questions? Contact our Admissions Office