• Affordable Education
• Diversity and Flexibility
• Outstanding support system for overseas students
• Healthy and Safe Communities
• Access to internships
• Exciting Campus Lifestyle

• Students must be over 18 years of age.
• International students can work on-campus up to 20 hours/week or less during the academic terms and full-time during the academic break periods including the summertime.
• Off-campus employment requires some form of written or documented authorization issued by either the USCIS or OISS.
• You must be currently in legal status and have been enrolled as a student on a F-1 student visa in the US for a minimum of one academic year to be eligible for any form of off-campus employment.

• A valid passport with a validity date at least six months beyond your period of stay.
• Recent passport size photograph.
• Confirmation page of DS-160.
• Form I -20.
• Payment of application fees for SEVIS.
• Application as a non-immigrant.
• Your University will make you aware of additional requirements if any prior to your application.

STEPS TO APPLY

Step 1: Apply to a US school and get accepted

The first step is to apply to (and eventually be accepted to) a US university. In the United States, most full-time undergraduate and graduate programs demand applications by December or January of each year. Admission notices are usually sent out in March and April.

Step 2: Get your school’s Form I-20 or DS-2019

After being accepted to a school, you’ll receive one of two forms: Form I-20 (Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status) for F-1 and M-1 students, and Form DS-2019 (Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor (J-1) Status for J-1 students.

Step 3: Pay the SEVIS I-901 fee

Go online and pay the I-901 SEVIS fee once you receive your I-20 or DS-2019 form from your school. The price is 350 USD for F-1/M-1 students and 220 USD for J-1 students once again. (Those in short-term J-1 visa programs will only have to pay $35 USD.)

Step 4: Locate a US Embassy or Consulate in Your Area

You must apply for an international student visa at the US embassy or consulate nearest to you (ideally, in the city or region in which you live). The US Department of State offers an online search for US embassies and consulates.

Please know that depending on which embassy you apply through, the process for obtaining a student visa in the United States may fluctuate slightly.

Step 5: Fill out the DS-160 form online

After that, fill out the Online Non-immigrant Visa Application (Form DS-160).

You will also select the US embassy where you will interview for your visa on this application.

Step 6: Make an appointment for your visa interview

Contact your nearest US embassy or consulate (preferably, the one you listed on your online application) to organize your visa interview after you’ve filed Form DS-160.

Step 7: Make payment for your visa application fee.

After that, pay the application fee of 160 USD. This charge is the same regardless of where you apply or where you are from.

It’s important to note that the exact date you pay this charge will differ based on your embassy.

Step 8: Attend your visa interview

The interview is the final major step in the visa application process. This interview will determine whether or not you are granted a student visa in the United States.

Step 9: Pay the visa issuance fee

After being authorized for a student visa in the United States, certain students are required to pay a visa issuance fee. Whether or not you must pay this fee is determined by your nationality and the reciprocity agreement your country has with the United States. You can use a chart on the US visas website to discover if you have to pay a visa issuance fee.

Step 10: Get Your Visa

Your embassy will return your passport to you with your new visa in it if you’ve completed all of the requirements above and gained approval for an international student visa to the United States. It’s worth noting that certain embassies will ask you to pick it up in person, while others will simply ship it back to you.

The length of time it takes for your visa to be processed varies by embassy.

• F1 Student Visa holders are eligible for up to 12 months of OPT (optional practical training) on completion of graduation. That means you can work for a year after you finish your studies.
• It is temporary employment permission allowing students the opportunity to gain practical experience in their field of study.
• After that, you’ll be required to apply for a work visa if you have to continue working in the US. You can remain in the US up to 60 days after the completion of your course in US universities even if you don’t have a job offer or haven’t applied for OPT

• Must be the spouse of an F1 student visa holder.
• Must be the dependent child (under 21 years and unmarried) of an F1 visa holder.
• Applicant must have enough financial resources to support the family in the US

• Passport (both original and photocopies)
• Visa application confirmation (DS-160)
• A photograph conforming to U.S. visa rules
• Birth certificate for dependent children
• Marriage certificate for spouses
• Visa fee payment receipt
• Applicant’s I-20 form
• Copy of F1 visa holder’s I-20 form
• Applicant’s bank statements, tax records, and employment documents as proof of financial stability

• No permission to work
• Not eligible for Social Security Number
• Not allowed to pursue higher education
• Cannot enter the U.S. before the F1 student visa holder
• As you are not eligible to work, you can’t get a Social Security Number (SSN).
• You can’t get employment in the United States on an F2 visa. But you’re allowed to do unpaid voluntary work
• You cannot do a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program in US universites on the F2 visa. Yet you are eligible for recreational and vocational training courses. Dependent children on an F2 visa can complete primary, middle and high school education. If you are looking to pursue higher studies, you must first apply for a visa status change.
• You must either be accompanied by the primary F1 visa holder or fly later after the F1 holder for first-time travel to the U.S. on an F2 visa. You can’t enter the United States before the F1 visa holder. This only applies when you are first entering the U.S. and not for subsequent travel

• You cannot apply for non-academic or vocational training courses in the US
• You meet the minimum education qualification required for admission into the vocational course.
• You were admitted by a U.S.-based educational school and got the Form I-20.
• You have the appropriate level of proficiency in English
• You’ve shown you’ve got enough funds to cover your expenses while you’re in the US
• You have permanent residence in your country of origin
• You have no intention of remaining in the US and will leave after your education is complete
• The institution is convinced that the education you are receiving will benefit your country of origin

• Passport valid for at least six months
• DS-160 confirmation
• Visa appointment letter
• Recent photographs
• Fee receipts
• Educational certificates
• Proof of financial stability

Apply for full-time employment outside the campus