Uni UAC USA US Visa Flow Chart -Final .pdf

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USA VISA FLOWCHART ! THIS!IS!!ONLY!A!GUIDE!!!YOU!MUST!CAREFULLY!READ!THE!FINE!PRINT!OF!EVERY!DOCUMENT!!!!! !

What!You!Do!

What!They!Do! !

Decide!Where!You!Are!Going! 1.!Pay!Deposit! 2.!Complete!B2!Form! 3.!Naviance—“College!I!will!be!Attending”! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Read!The!Fine!Print!!!&!!! complete!all!forms!for!your!university.!

Receive!deposit!&!send!forms!for! you!to!complete!(Visa,!Housing,! Medical,!!etc..)!

Enter!information!into!SEVIS.! Send!your!IP20!with!a!start!date.!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Read!The!Fine!Print!!!! Check!all!I=20!Details!Carefully! Complete!all!forms!online,!pay!fees,!and!set! !interview!time!at!US!Embassy.! ! Book!Appointment!well!in!advance,!but! Not!more!than!120!days!before!start!date.!

Read!The!Fine!Print!!!!&!Get!ready!for!your! interviewPPSee!website!sites!below!(1!&!2).! !Read!the!Fine!Print!!!!!&!pay!fees,!&!take! all!documents!to!your!appointment.! PPSEVIS!receipt,!appointment!confirmation,! !IP20,!school!transcript,!university!acceptance! letter,!all!visa!forms,!proof!of!financial! support,!photos,!fees,!passport,!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!and!!!! Bring!“any!information!that!proves!that!you! will!return!to!your!home!country!after! finishing!your!studies!in!the!U.S.!This!may! include!proof!of!property,!family,!or!other! ties!to!your!community.”(3)!

Determines!that!you!plan!on! returning!to!your!home!country! after!you!finish!your!studies!in! the!US!and!gives!you!a!visa!(this! can!take!a!while,!which!is!why! you!must!book!in!advance).!! Puts!F1!Visa!in!your!passport.!

Get!F1!Visa!in!your!passport.!Read!The!Fine!Print!!!Arrive!no!more! than!30!days!before!IP20!Start!Date.!Study!Hard!and!Obey!the!Law!!! ! ! (1)!Preparing!for!G1!Student!Visa!www.wesstudentadvisor.org/2014/10/studentPvisaPinterviewPforPusa.html! (2)!Visa!Denials!and!Why!They!Happen!! (3)Xwww.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/departments/slater/files/informational/general/preparin gPforPyourPvisaPinterview.pdf!

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COMMON%F1%STUDENT%VISA%ERRORS!

DON’T%APPLY%TOO%EARLY:!Students!should!apply!for!their!F1!student!visas!no!earlier!than!120! days!before!the!start!date!listed!on!their!I:20s. DON’T%ARRIVE%TOO%EARLY:!Students!should!plan!to!arrive!in!the!United!States!no!earlier!than! 30!days!before!the!start!date!listed!on!their!I:20s. SEVIS:!By!far,!the!most!frequent!problem!we!encounter!with!F1!student!visa!applications!in! Singapore!is!applicants’!failure!to!pay!the!SEVIS!fee!in!advance!of!their!visa!interviews.!If! applicants!cannot!prove!they!have!paid!the!SEVIS!fee,!we!cannot!interview!them.!Last!summer,! nearly!25%!of!F1!applicants!were!turned!away!for!this!reason.!Students%must%bring%hard% copies%of%their%SEVIS%receipts%to%their%visa%interviews. TRANSCRIPTS:!Students!should!bring!transcripts!from!their!most!recent!academic!year!in!order! to!answer!questions!about!their!academic!qualifications. FINANCIALS:!Students!should!bring!financial!documents!in!order!to!answer!questions!about! their!ability!to!fund!their!education.!!This!includes!information!about!scholarships!they!have! received,!especially!those!not!reflected!on!their!I:20s.!!Copies!of!the!information!provided!to!the! university!financial!aid!office!are!generally!acceptable,!but!the!I:20!by!itself!is!not!always! sufficient. CHECK%DOCUMENTS%FOR%ERRORS:!Students!should!carefully!check!their!I:20s,!SEVIS,!and! passports!to!be!sure!the!data!is!correct,!and!that!all!documents!match.!Common!mistakes! include: •

misspelled!names!(should(match(passport)

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date!of!birth!wrong!(month(and(date(reversed)

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country!of!birth!or!nationality!wrong

• the!program!start!date!is!wrong,!or!the!date!is!too!early!for!the!student!to! reasonably!arrive!in!time The!I:20!form!is!generated!by!the!student’s!university;!the!Embassy!cannot!amend!the! form.!Contact!the!school!to!correct!mistakes!and!to!issue!new!I:20s!if!necessary.! !! We!encourage!you!to!share!this!information!with!your!students,!and!encourage!your!students!to! carefully!review!the!online!resources!below!before!their!interviews.!If!you!have!any!questions! about!the!student!visa!process!not!answered!by!our!online!resources,!please!feel!free!to!contact! us.!!! ______________________________________________________________" For"more"info!about!U.S.!visa!policy!and!procedures,!consult!our!official!websites:!! Travel.State.Gov!–!www.travel.state.gov! !! Respectfully,! !! Consular%Affairs%Section! U.S.%Embassy%Singapore! [email protected]! !!

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