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GETTING YOUR VISA TO STUDY IN THE
U.S.A. takes time but can be a surprisingly easy
procedure and well worth the effort.
Once you have been accepted in
a U.S. program, you will complete the official paperwork that
permits you to enter and study in the U.S.A. While the application
process for a student or exchange visitor visa can be confusing,
hundreds of thousands of students are able to meet the
requirements for a visa each year. Here are some guidelines to
help make your visa application process smooth and successful.
The U.S.A. issues different types of visas to students.
A full-time student would receive an
F-1 or M-1 visa.
Your spouse and children would receive
F-2 or M-2 visas.
An Exchange Visitor would receive a
J-1 visa.
Exchange Visitors come to the U.S.A. for consultation,
training, research or teaching, or for an approved Au Pair or
temporary work position.
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.
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.
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