After Munson

If you intend to continue your studies at Pratt Brooklyn, you will need to request a Transfer I-20. Your release date of the Munson I-20 will be the day after the last day of the semester at Munson. Email iss@prattmunson.edu to confirm that we will transfer your SEVIS record from Pratt Munson to Pratt Brooklyn.

Shortly after the last day of the semester, you will receive an invitation sent to your Pratt email to access the OIA Student Portal and request your Transfer I-20. We cannot start the I-20 process until after the semester due to the way SEVIS I-20s work. 

To prepare, please review our I-20 financial statement requirements and gather documentation. You will need to upload a picture of your passport, your financial statement(s), and an affidavit of support from your sponsor (if applicable) to request the Transfer I-20. You must submit your I-20 request within the 60-day grace period following the end of the semester. When we issue your Transfer I-20 it will say, “Transfer Pending – Pratt at Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute” at the top of page 1 under Form Issue Reason. This is normal and means that the transfer process is working. No further action is needed.

Later, you will also need to attend the OIA Mandatory Info Session, which will be offered several times in the summer, and complete OIA Arrival Check-in before the Fall semester begins.

If you travel in the summer, you will need to present the Transfer I-20 from Pratt Brooklyn to re-enter the U.S. You do not need a travel signature for the first re-entry. You only need to apply for a new F-1 visa if your F-1 visa has expired and you are traveling out of the U.S. You do not need to have a valid F-1 visa to remain in the U.S.

Additional resources for your review:

• Relocating to Pratt Info 
• Incoming International Students resources

If you plan to transfer to a school other than Pratt within the U.S., you will need to request that Pratt Munson transfer your SEVIS record to your new school. You will need to request an I-20 Transfer Out under the Control Center (3) through the OIA Student Portal.

You must request an I-20 transfer out by the end of your 60-day grace period. Please request the I-20 Transfer Out by July 1. Your SEVIS record can be released to your new school no earlier than the day after the last day of the semester and not after the last day of your 60-day grace period. Please note that your new program must begin within 5 months from your last day of classes at Pratt Munson. If you travel abroad in the summer, you have to use the new Transfer I-20 from the new school to re-enter the U.S. 

You will also need to withdraw academically from Pratt since you will not be continuing in a Pratt program. Please email iss@prattmunson.edu to notify us of your withdrawal and submit this form.

If you will not be transferring to another school within the U.S. or changing to another immigration status, you can stay in the U.S. for the duration of your grace period, which is 60 days after the last day of the semester. Within the 60-day grace period, you must depart the U.S. or apply for a change of status to another visa type.