first step for student visa what do you do first for a student visa - Visa USA Expert

First step for student visa?What’s the first step for student visa? If you are interested in studying in the United States, you should be asking yourself what you need to do first.The first step is to research the school or program that is best for you. The school must be approved by SEVIS, the student and exchange visitors department run by our government’s Homeland Security. There is a great website for information on schools that can help you find out more about these schools and their programs: EducationUSAOnly schools that are certified by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program are authorized to accept international student visa students. To search for schools and see if they are certified, you can use the Department of Homeland’s school search page to make sure the school you are interested in is SEVP-certified.What if you are in the USA already?If you are already in the United States on a valid non-immigrant visa (student) for a purpose other than attending school, such as for tourism, and are interested in studying in the United States, you will have to change your visa status.You can read about changing your visa status here on this site.Go USA!– MikeAll information presented here is from my personal research and my attempts to save you time and money when pursuing your dream of coming to the USA to study. Do not take any of this information as LEGAL advice – I am not an attorney, nor do I play one on TV. This information is gathered from a variety of sources including many U.S. Government websites and I urge you to validate this information as much as possible, just as I do when posting on this blog.