Guidelines For Getting Student Visa USA

If a student wants to study in foreign countries, the first and the foremost thing he wants is a Student Visa. If any student wants to get best education offered in the world, or want to build a strong base in the professional career, USA is the best option. But for getting a visa there are other formalities which a student should have to complete. The students intending to study in USA can directly apply for F-1 Visa from their home country or if the person who is already located in USA with any other non-immigrant visa can apply for the change of status as a student. Following are very essential general guidelines for Student Visa:

Points taken into consideration for getting F-1 Student Visa USA:

• Decide the location where you would stay and study in USA
• Finalize the graduate school, college, university or vocational school in which you want to study.
• Contact the school authorities and start your admission process.
• Once the admission is confirmed, the educational institution will issue Form I-20 which is the prime requirement for student visa.
• After completing all the above procedure, SEVIS and student visa application fees are to be paid.
• After paying the fees, an interview is called by the consulate or the US Embassy. If one is already located in USA, then apply to USCIS for change of status.
• One can work on-campus for 20 hours per week. In case of unusual circumstances, off campus work can be permitted during the period of F1 student visa.
• Students along with their dependents can travel to and fro to USA during their student visa period.
• For getting proper knowledge of best universities and visa it is better to consult a good overseas education consultant.

Students can enter in USA once they get their student visa from Immigration and Naturalization Department comes under the USA State Department. Following are the prerequisites for international students wishing to get student visa to USA:

Prerequisites for International Students:

• International students should abide all the legal rules and regulation of the USA.
• The student should be financially stable to support himself during his course of study.
• Getting visa is time-consuming process. Hence, the student should require spending more time towards the visa application process and thinking one step ahead to get visa on time.
• The student has to undergo physical test. If the student is HIV positive then he is refused to get visa.
• The US Consular in India takes the finger prints of all 10 fingers of visa applicants. The small children and adults above age of 79 are exempted from the finger-prints. While taking the fingerprints, the applicants have to cut their temporary skin injury or if any finger lacks. This scan is needed at the time of entry in USA. After taking finger prints, the applicants are issued Bio-Visas. Click Details on Finger print Requirements.
• While applying for student visa, applicant has to submit his photograph in the prescribed format. The applicant has to submit colored photograph with white background (mandatory) with the 2 by 2 (50 mm square meter) center frame covering around 50% of overall photo area with the full-face image. Click Details on Photograph Requirements.
• Passport is the second mandatory documents needed for student visa. The student full name (along with middle name and last name) and birth details should be same as mentioned in your birth certificate. To get non-immigrant visa for USA, passport should have minimum eight months of validity before date of issue of visa. Click Details on Passport Requirements.
• A student should be ready to leave USA as fast as possible after completion of his studies.
• There is no guarantee given that applying for student visa will get visa even if he fulfills are the necessary formalities. The decision of getting visa largely depends on the answers given by the student for the questions asked at the time of interview.
• Getting student visa is just an important step to study in USA. There are cases in which the student visa is canceled by the immigration department after entering in to USA. To avoid such situation, the student should follow and respect all the rules and regulations formed by the immigration department.
• After the attack on World Trade Center, the USA government has become more conscious about the safety of the citizens and the visitors of USA. So according to new rule, the student needs to follow two main steps on arriving USA. First, the student should register to the student tracking system as soon as he arrives USA and second is student should contact university international officer and get I-20 A and B form to indicate him as eligible for student visa.
• An International Student can go to school or college according to immigration laws, while the foreign students get I-20 form for getting the visa and document from USA Citizenship and Immigration Service. After getting this form, the applicant can apply for F-1 Student Visa.