Types of visas for International Students? - Visa USA Expert

Types of visas for international students is an interesting question. The U.S.A. Department of State issues different types of visas to international students who want to come here to the U.S. for further education:F-1A full-time student would receive an F-1, after a college, university, or English language school has accepted you for admission to full-time study, the school will send you a document called an I-20 form, which is the application for an F-1 visa.M-1The “M” visa is for non-academic or vocational studies. M-1 visa holders for technical and vocational programs are not permitted to work during the course of their studies. The M-1 student visa applicants must have evidence that sufficient funds are immediately available to pay all tuition and living costs for the entire period of intended stay.F-2The F-2 dependent visa is a non-immigrant visa which allows dependent spouses and children (unmarried, under 21 years old) of F-1 student visa holders to enter into the U.S.M-2The M-2 non-immigrant visa allows the dependent spouse and children under 21 years old of a qualified M-1 student visa holder to enter the U.S.J-1An Exchange Visitor who comes to the U.S. for consultation, training, research or teaching, or for an approved Au Pair or temporary work position. If you will be an Exchange Visitor, the organization or U.S. Government agency that is sponsoring you will send you a DS-2019 form, which is the application for a J-1 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.