Transferring From the School Specified on Your Visa

• One scenario that will result in your falling out of status is not attending the school you are authorized to attend if you are in the U.S. on a student visa.
  
  

Engaging in Unauthorized Employment

• If you are in the U.S. on an F-1 or J-1 visa, or another other form of student visa, you cannot work off campus without prior authorization. Doing so will result in you violating your status.
  
  

Overstaying Beyond the Date Specified on Your I-94

• Staying in the United States for longer than the date specified on your specific I-94 will also cause you to fall out of status. As a result, the visa used to enter the U.S. is automatically invalidated, even if it is unexpired.
  
  

Unlawfully Present

• If an individual stays in the U.S. longer than the date specified on his I-94 card, he is considered unlawfully present. After six months of unlawful presence, the individual cannot re-enter the country for three years.
  
  

Staying Beyond the Grace Period Specified on Your Visa

• If the individual is in the United States on a student or employment visa, he cannot stay beyond the grace period specified. Doing so will cause him to fall out of status.