Students on post-completion practical training who depart the U.S. for short periods, must present a valid passport with a valid F1 visa stamp (Canadian citizens do not need the visa stamp), a valid EAD card, evidence of appropriate post-completion practical training employment in the form of a job offer letter or employer's letter verifying employment, and a valid I-20 with the practical training period noted on page 3, that has been *signed for travel on page 3 by a Foreign Student Advisor within the past 6 months.

*If you need such a travel signature for re-entry, mail your I-20 to Bechtel International Center, Attn: Foreign Student Advisor, PO Box 20227, Stanford CA 94309. If you prefer to use a courier service, use the street address instead of the PO Box number: 584 Capistrano Way, Stanford CA 94305. Be sure to include the address to which you would like the document mailed after it has been signed.

It is the student's legal responsibility to provide the I-Center with the following information so that it can be reported to SEVIS:

1. Any change in the student’s residence address or name within 21 days of the change occurring. Address changes must be reported through Axess. Name changes must be reported to the Registrar’s office and to the I-Center. (In cases of name change a new I-20 must be made to reflect the name change and the student should inform the I-Center of the address to which the new I-20 should be sent.) For details, see: 'Address changes'

2. A student’s departure from the U.S. prior to the end date of the practical training period WHEN THE STUDENT HAS DECIDED NOT TO RETURN OR WILL RETURN IN ANOTHER VISA STATUS. For details, see: Departure from U.S. prior to end of practical training

3. Any change of visa status. For details, see: Change of visa status

4. A student’s starting a new degree program after a period of post-completion practical training. For details, see: Starting a new degree program

5. A student’s adding an F2 dependent or termination of an F2 dependent’s F2 status. For details, see: Adding a new F2 dependent or terminating the status of an F2 dependent

Address changes

Address changes should be made through AXESS. The HOME address must ALWAYS be the residence address outside the U.S. The DIRECTORY address must ALWAYS be the residence address within the U.S even after you depart the U.S. (either temporarily or permanently). It cannot be a P.O.,Box address or an office address.

Follow these instructions for updating your address in AXESS.

Departure from U.S. prior to end of practical training

Report this departure to the I-Center ONLY if you will not return to the U.S. prior to the end of your practical training period or you will return in another visa status. Email the following information to post-completionopt@lists.stanford.edu and use DEPARTURE in the subject line:

1. Your SEVIS ID number

2. Your Stanford ID number

3. Your full name, LAST name, First name

4. Date that you departed

You can also mail this information to: Bechtel International Center, Attn: Foreign Student Advisor, PO Box 20227, Stanford, CA 94309

Change of visa status

Mail to the attention of the Foreign Student Advisors at the I-Center a photocopy of the evidence (I-94 card, Approval Notice, or Green Card) of your visa status change and include your Stanford ID number, your SEVIS ID number (or photocopy of your SEVIS I-20), and your email address in case more information is needed. You may also FAX this information to the I-Center, Attention: Foreign Student Advisors. The FAX number is (650) 725-0886.

Starting a new degree program at a new school after a period of Post-Completion practical training

If you will begin a new degree program at another U.S. school either prior to the end of your post-completion practical training period, or up to 5 months after the end of your practical training period, you must provide the I-Center with the following information so that an I-Center advisor can properly transfer your SEVIS record to the new school, enabling the new school to issue you an I-20:

1. Your SEVIS ID number

2. Your Stanford ID number

3. Your full name: LAST name, First name

4. The name of the school to which you will transfer

5. The end date of your practical training period

6. The start date of the term you will begin at the new school

7. Your email address

If you plan to start your new degree program after the end of your practical training period, keep in mind that the I-Center must input the transfer information into SEVIS not later than 60 days after the end of your practical training period, or the new school will not be able to issue you the new I-20. Report the above information to the I-Center by emailing it to post-completionopt@lists.stanford.edu and use TRANSFER in the subject line.

If you add a new F2 dependent while you are on post-completion practical training,, a new I-20 must be made for you and a separate one for your dependant showing the additional expenses of the dependent and additional funding you must provide to support the dependent. To apply for a new I-20 for an additional dependent, mail the following to the I-Center:

1) A photocopy of your current I-20

2) Proof of funding in the form of a bank statement showing you have access to an additional $13000, for a spouse, and, if your additional dependent is a child $3000 for the child (NOTE: Children born in the U.S. are not F2 dependents and therefore do not need an I-20.)

3) Dependent information:

• dependent’s name: LAST NAME, First name
• dependent’s date of birth (month/day/year)
• dependent’s country of birth
• dependent’s country of citizenship
• dependent’s gender
• whether dependent is a child or spouse

4) The address to which the new I-20s should be sent.

If your current F2 dependent has departed the U.S. and will not return in F2 status, or has changed status to another visa type, the dependent’s SEVIS record must be terminated. Email the following information to post-completionopt@lists.stanford.edu and use DEPENDENT in the subject line:

a) Your SEVIS ID number

b) Your Stanford ID number

c) Your full name: LAST NAME, First name

d) Your dependent’s name: LAST NAME, First name

e) Your dependent’s SEVIS ID number

d) why dependent’s SEVIS record should be terminated (dependent left the U.S., has changed visa status, etc)