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How do you get an F-1 Student Visa and study in the USA? – GoUSAVisa
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How do you get an F-1 Student Visa and study in the USA? – GoUSAVisa
Once you have a SEVIS-generated I-20 issued by an educational institution approved by DHS, you will then submit it when you apply for your student visa...

How do you get an F-1 Student Visa and study in the USA? - GoUSAVisa

How do you get an F1 student visa and study in the US? The first step for an international student, meaning you don’t live here in the USA but you want to continue your studies here, is being accepted for enrollment in an established school which is SEVP certified.What is SEVP Certification? (get ready for a lot of acronyms!):The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) is designed to help the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of State better monitor school and exchange programs and F, M and J category visitors. Exchange visitor and student information is maintained in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). SEVIS is an Internet-based system that maintains accurate and current information on non-immigrant students (F & M visa), exchange visitors (J visa), and their dependents (F-2, M-2, J-2).SEVIS enables schools and program sponsors to transmit mandatory information and event notifications via the Internet, to the DHS and Department of State (DOS) throughout a student or exchange visitor’s stay in the United States.Tip: To learn more about SEVIS, click SEVIS to go to the DHS, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Internet site and learn more.So once you have a SEVIS-generated I-20 issued by an educational institution approved by DHS, you will then submit it when you apply for your student visa. The school you select is responsible for entering your information for the I-20 student visa form into SEVIS.A Consular Officer (Officer working for the U.S.A. in a Consulate located in, or near, your hometown in your home country) will verify your I-20 record electronically through the SEVIS system in order to process your student visa application. Unless otherwise exempt, all F-1 or M-1 principal applicants must pay a SEVIS I-901 fee to the DHS for each individual program. See SEVIS-901 Fee for further information on how to pay the fee.What Type of Visa Will You Need? F Visa – In general, for academic students attending a university, college, high school, private elementary school, seminary, conservatory or other academic institutions, including a language training program, an F visa is the appropriate category.M Visa – For students attending vocational or other recognized nonacademic institutions, other than a language training program, an M visa is generally the appropriate category.B Visa – If you are coming to the U.S. primarily for tourism, but want to take a short course of study that is recreational, and the course is less than 18 hours per week, you may be able to do so on a visitor B visa.If your course of study is 18 hours or more a week, you will need a student visa and/or when traveling to the U.S. to attend seminars, conferences or a program of study for academic credit then you will need a student visa.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.