I was told I CAN NOT transfer for day 1 CPT school because I dont have a non usa phone number contact. Has anyone experienced that?

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I was told I CAN NOT transfer for day 1 CPT school because I dont have a non usa phone number. Has anyone experienced that?

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Do you have any contact at your home country?

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You can also considering using your friends or families numbers

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do you mean you dont have a working us number? why would that have anything to do with school admissions. who told you this?

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I don’t have a working NON us number, I lived in states for a certain amount of years and don’t have a non us number, and was told I am not eligible to apply since I don’t have one, which sounds a little bit too extreme to me.

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If it’s me, I might just put on my previous Non-US number or a random number, I don’t think the school really care about it. If your parents or siblings are not in the US, you can also use theirs.

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Which university are you applying for? It’s my first time to hear a US phone number is required for university application.

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I think @user135 is saying that the school requires a number that is NOT a US number. OP, it might help to know which school this is and if they explained why they require a non-US phone number. Seems like a very strange requirement.

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hmmm it sounds like a really weird requirement.,…

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They said USCIS and SEVIS requires that, which I can’t find any info to confirm that. And now the whole process makes me suspicious of competency..

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Ottawa University MSN program

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I agree, I just think I should have been given an option instead of being told “well sorry, no phone no application for you”
The different representative was able to fix that but now I am sceptical.

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You were able to complete the process after speaking to someone else?

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I was, thank you. they suggested to add phone number from my friend or family memebr if I had one, but still I guess if I didnt have these sources I wouldn’t be able to apply.. go figure…

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I’m glad it worked out!

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Might come in late but a possible solution is to get a US Google Voice number with your own phone number.

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That’s an unusual situation. Generally, not having a non-U.S. phone number shouldn’t, by itself, prevent you from transferring to a Day 1 CPT school.

However, there are a few possibilities why the school might be saying this:

  • Some Day 1 CPT schools require students to prove ties to their home country for compliance reasons, and a non-U.S. number could be one (very weak) indicator of that.
  • It might be related to their internal policies for SEVIS transfer or initial I-20 issuance — sometimes, schools want to show stronger proof that students are maintaining “non-immigrant intent.”
  • Or it could just be a miscommunication with the admissions office.

In practice, most schools will accept a U.S. number and won’t insist on a non-U.S. number for a transfer. It’s much more important that:

  • Your SEVIS status is active or properly transferred
  • Your academic and immigration documents are in order
  • You meet their admission and CPT participation requirements

Suggestions :

  • You could ask them why exactly they require it — sometimes a simple explanation or a letter can satisfy their needs.
  • If it’s just about having a non-U.S. number for formality, you could easily get a virtual number from your home country through services like Skype, Google Voice (for some countries), or other providers.