."If you transfer from the very first you will be OUT OF STATUS this law came in picture after 9-11" : I don't believe there is any law as such, it is upto the international office of the university. In general they require at least a semester enrollment before allowing transfer, so don't expect to change college in the first semester. But in one rare case, where the student was asked to take 4-pre requisites, which was not mentioned in his initial admission letter, he was allowed to transfer to another university in the very first month.