This form is for current J-1 Scholars at UChicago. Submit this form to request your J-1 Scholar SEVIS record be transfered to a different institution. You and the Transfer Institution's J-1 Adviser will be provided updates on this request. Please review the J-1 Transfer elgibility:
- Must be Active in J-1 program
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Must have time remaining in J-1 status:
- Research Scholar/Professor: 5 years maximum participation
- Short-Term Scholar: 6 months maximum participation
- Specialist: 1 year maximum particpation
- Research or teaching field at new institution must correspond to current "Subject/Field Code Remarks".
- Must have legitmate offer from Transfer Institution.
- 212e waiver not initiatied