deepkhajanchi
New Member
Hello all,
I am currently pursuing MS in Engineering Management started in January 2024. I completed my first 5 years of F1-visa in July 2023 and now I am in my home country to get the latest F1-visa stamped with current degree MSEM. I am about to complete 5-month outside of the USA in the first week of May 2025 and hence I am planning to proceed with Authorized Early Withdrawal before my SEVIS gets terminated by law, I will be scheduling OFC in the end of May-2025 and consulate interview in first week of the June 2025.)
My questions are:
1. How does SEVIS withdrawal and re-activation process look like?
- Will it be the same SEVIS ID once it gets re-activated or a different one?
- How long will it take for this process? I will need my SEVIS in activated status before OFC appointment.
- I have already submitted current DS-160 with current activated SEVIS ID. Once I will go through SEVIS re-activation process, I will need to bring updated DS-160 as well at both the appointments. Will these events impact my appointments? Or is it just that I need to bring updated DS-160 with new SEVIS ID (I am not sure if it will be new SEVIS ID or the same one)?
2. I am also transferring to DBA (Doctor of Business Administration) course from MSEM. And I will be appearing in interview as a DBA student (not MSEM student anymore). Shall I apply for transfer before proceeding with SEVIS authorized early withdrawal or should it be after SEVIS re-activation?
Eager to hear all my possible options. Thank you all in advance for reading through this post.
I am currently pursuing MS in Engineering Management started in January 2024. I completed my first 5 years of F1-visa in July 2023 and now I am in my home country to get the latest F1-visa stamped with current degree MSEM. I am about to complete 5-month outside of the USA in the first week of May 2025 and hence I am planning to proceed with Authorized Early Withdrawal before my SEVIS gets terminated by law, I will be scheduling OFC in the end of May-2025 and consulate interview in first week of the June 2025.)
My questions are:
1. How does SEVIS withdrawal and re-activation process look like?
- Will it be the same SEVIS ID once it gets re-activated or a different one?
- How long will it take for this process? I will need my SEVIS in activated status before OFC appointment.
- I have already submitted current DS-160 with current activated SEVIS ID. Once I will go through SEVIS re-activation process, I will need to bring updated DS-160 as well at both the appointments. Will these events impact my appointments? Or is it just that I need to bring updated DS-160 with new SEVIS ID (I am not sure if it will be new SEVIS ID or the same one)?
2. I am also transferring to DBA (Doctor of Business Administration) course from MSEM. And I will be appearing in interview as a DBA student (not MSEM student anymore). Shall I apply for transfer before proceeding with SEVIS authorized early withdrawal or should it be after SEVIS re-activation?
Eager to hear all my possible options. Thank you all in advance for reading through this post.