美国护照签证

我需要F-1签证吗?

A person who lives outside the United States and who comes to the United States temporarily for the sole purpose of attending an academic institution or an English Language institution, 比如 黄金城电子游戏,必须获得F-1签证. 黄金城电子游戏是授权的, 根据联邦法律, 招收持有F-1学生签证的个人. The 黄金城电子游戏, however, does not require students to have student visas.

我怎样才能获得F-1签证?

你可以在美国移民局申请F-1签证.S. 驻贵国领事馆. 您将需要携带I-20表格(由我们签发) i - 901 SEVIS payment confirmation (see below) and your 财务支持文件. 更多详细信息和链接,请阅读我们的 F-1签证申请程序.

我如何取得I-20表格?

申请I-20表格的程序如下:

  1. 提交申请 在线 报名参加"强化黄金城电子手游.“选择”是的“回答问题”你是要I-20表格吗?”. 选择您希望如何收到I-20表格. 您可以选择电子邮件、上门取件或快件. The cost for express mail (via DHL) varies from $40 to $150.
  2. 提交一份 护照照片页 与您的在线申请或通过电子邮件到 (电子邮件保护) (最大. file size 1MB) after you submitted your 在线 application.
  3. 提交你的 财务支持文件 (see below) 与您的在线申请或通过电子邮件到 (电子邮件保护) (最大. file size 1MB) after you submitted your 在线 application.
  4. 支付75美元的申请费和任何额外费用. 你可以用信用卡在网上支付. We also accept cash, check, money order, 支付Pal, Western Union, and bank wire. Once you submit your application, we will email you the instruction. Your application will not be processed until we receive your payment.

Once we receive the required payments and 文档s, we will decide if we can issue the I-20 form. Not all applications 是 accepted and we reserve the right to reject applications based on the 文档s submitted. 我们的决定会通知你的. I-20表格准备好后,我们会给你发邮件. 如果您选择并支付快件, you will also receive the DHL tracking number of your shipment. 航空邮件没有运单号. 请注意,由于美国.S. 禁运, express mail for the I-20 form is not available to Burma (Myanmar), 古巴, 朝鲜民主主义人民共和国(朝鲜), 伊朗, 苏丹, 和叙利亚.

I-20表格的快递费

地区
非洲$150
亚洲$100
北部和西部/欧洲南部$50
东欧/蒙古$100
中东$100
墨西哥/加勒比$45
南/中美洲$80

一旦你收到I-20表格, 请核实所有个人资料是否正确, 签字, complete the 在线 visa application and schedule your visa interview appointment at the U.S. 大使馆. 在你去签证面试之前, make sure you have all the required 文档s including your SEVIS payment receipt. Every country has different requirements and you should check with your 大使馆 to find out what is necessary to bring to your appointment.

Instructions for obtaining an I-20 form in different languages:

需要什么类型的财务支持文件?

在ILI学习的每个月, you or your sponsor must show proof of financial support in the amount of $2,你估计每月的开支是5000美元. 如果你是自己赞助, please submit a bank statement in your name with the date the account was opened, 当前余额和报表日期. 声明不得超过3个月.

如果你有一个担保人居住在美国以外.S., please submit a letter certifying that your sponsor will support you financially and your sponsor’s bank statement.  您可能会发现完成此通用文件很有帮助 赞助的信.

如果你的担保人居住在美国.S. 和一个U.S. citizen or permanent resident, he/she will need to fill out an official I-134 Affidavit of Support. 经济支持誓章表格可在以下网址下载 http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-134.pdf.

All 文档s must be translated into English and the amounts 所示 在你.S. 美元.

什么是SEVIS?

SEVIS is the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System of the U.S. 入境及海关执法. It is an automated system that keeps track of students and exchange visitors and ensures that they maintain their status while in the United States. Each student or exchange visitor issued an initial Form I-20 or DS-2019 on after September 1, 2004 谁负责支付350美元的费用. 网上付款可于 http://www.fmjfee.com/i901fee/ or ILI can make the payment for you if the fee is paid to us in advance. 有关SEVIS的更多信息,请访问 http://www.ice.gov/sevis/i901/.

I-20处理时间

Once we have received all required 文档s and payments, we usually issue and ship the I-20 within 1-5 business days. 如果您选择快件递送, most 文档s 是 usually delivered within 2-3 business days after shipment. 如果您选择航空邮件, no estimates can be made as the local delivery times vary greatly from country to country. Please note that we do not issue an I-20 for students enrolling for less than 1 month.

F-1学生签证限制

  • Students must enroll in the 强化黄金城电子手游 for a minimum of 4 weeks.
  • Initial F-1 visa students need to study in person (在线 study is not allowed.)
    美国签证申请及护照
  • 学生不能报名参加我们的半强化黄金城电子手游, Foreign Language or TESOL Certificate Program unless they 是 also enrolled in the 强化黄金城电子手游.
  • 学生必须每天上课.
  • 最低出勤率为80%,缺勤不可原谅.
  • 只有在ILI事先批准的情况下才允许休假.
  • 学生不允许在校外打工.
  • 学生必须始终保持护照有效.

转F-1学生

If you 是 a student who wants to transfer to the 黄金城电子游戏 from another school, 请按照 转学手续. Your application can be submitted and paid 在线 and in addition to the above-mentioned 文档s, 我们还需要一份您当前的I-20表格的复印件, 你的i - 94, 你最后就读的学校的名字, 最后一次出席的日期.  一旦我们有了所需的文件和付款, we will issue you an acceptance letter and transfer form with which you can request a release at your current school. Once your old school has released you, you will need to start at ILI at the next official start date. Please note that you have to make sure your old school is transferring you before your 60-day grace period is up.

If you 是 a student who wants to transfer from the 黄金城电子游戏 to another school, 你必须在ILI完成一个为期4周的课程, be in good financial standing and provide us with a copy of the acceptance letter of the new school.

更改身份申请人

If you 是 an individual with another immigration status, you may wish to change your status to F-1 to be eligible for certain student benefits. 更改身份申请 submitted to and adjudicated by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Serv冰s (USCIS, 以前INS). The success of this application depends on your particular situation as well as your current visa status. If 你的i - 94 has expired you can not apply for a change of status. 也, if you 是 in WT (visa waiver) status or in J status with a two-year home residency requirement you may not apply for a change to F-1 student status in the United States. To apply for a change of status, 请按照 instructions on our 状态信息变更 文档.