2023-06-16 23:10:59
05:29 PM
The North American consulate opens its doors once once more to students from Latin America and the world who wish to pursue an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in that country, but first, they must have one of the types of student visa that the United States has and that is usually be subject to the training program.
It will also be extremely important, the entity in charge of procedures for foreigners has said, that the student first verify if they have some of these requirements before applying for their visa: You must demonstrate that you have sufficient resources to pay for the academic program of your interest, and your intention to return to your country as soon as you finish your studies.
Types of visa and how to process them
There are two types of student visa in the United States: the F-1, for those who will study undergraduate and graduate degrees, and the M-1, for vocational studies. Therefore, the first step is to establish in which of the two the studies to be carried out are accommodated, and then request an I-20 form from the educational institution in the United States, which must be filled out, and which will be part of the the documentation required to apply for life. In addition, fill out the DS-160 form, a document that will allow you to establish the stage of your academic application.
Through the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), you can check the status of your application, which must go from “initial” to “active” status.
The procedure, as explained by the US Embassy on its website, is that the student visa as of June 17, 2023 will have a value of $185 dollars, and that the SEVIS process will be between $30 and $350 dollars, and that It will depend on the study program. Likewise, during the application process, the passport must remain valid, have a current photo that meets the size and other required characteristics.
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After you have finished processing the documentation described above, you are ready to schedule an appointment with the Embassy of the United States. Although, do not lose sight of the fact that appointments are increasingly limited at this time, and the process might take longer than expected. Therefore, it is recommended that the application be made at least two months in advance, and as soon as you have the I-20 form.
Although, as soon as the process is approved, the visa will be processed in a minimum of two weeks, and that the student will not be able to lose sight of, so that it coincides with the dates of his flight, and the start of his classes. Therefore, it is recommended that until you have the visa in hand, do not buy any plane ticket.
And finally, The Embassy asks its applicants not to go to any processor, but to make use of the tools that the entity has, and to approach the respective face-to-face and online information points.
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