Maintaining Student Status

A student admitted to the United States of America with an F-1 visa status must follow and comply with the policies and requirements of USCIS. The following guidelines are set by the USCIS:

• Maintain and keep a valid passport.
• Maintain and follow the attendance policy at the school listed on the form I-20.
• Maintain a full-course/full-time study, which requires a minimum of 18 clock hours a week.
• Maintain current enrollment at the school listed on the form I-20.
• Follow all the rules and regulations of the school listed on the form I-20.
• Limit engagement of any employment to either 20 hours a week on or off-campus and obtain the required authorization to work if employed off-campus.
• Report any change in address and/or telephone number to the school and USCIS within 10 days.
• Meet Satisfactory Academic Progress, including attendance policy and program completion.

Hollywood Education Institute will automatically administratively withdraw/terminate a student after s/he has been absent for a maximum of 30 consecutive calendar days (excluding any scheduled breaks of the institution).

The student will be notified verbally and in writing, if he or she is being administratively withdrawn for unsatisfactory academic progress.

Hollywood Education Institute staff have sessions with international students at least once a quarter to communicate up-to-date information on maintaining nonimmigrant student status and institution rules and regulations.

Hollywood Education Institute records international student data electronically. The Administrative Manager reports data to PDSO/DSO, which monitors the up-to-date status of international students in SEVIS weekly.