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If you are not a Citizen or a Permanent Resident
of the United States of America, and want to
study within the U.S. , you are required to
obtain a Student Visa to enter the United
States.
If you are planning to come to the United States
with the intention of going to an academic
institution as a student, you must obtain an I20
document from your desired institution stating
that you have been accepted. Once you have
obtained that document, you will have to go to
your local U.S. Consulate or U.S. Embassy and
apply for an F1 non-immigrant student visa. This
is the visa that will grant you entrance and
non-immigrant student status to the United
States.
If you are planning to come to the United States
with the intention of teaching, studying,
researching, consulting, and/or receiving
training at an academic institution, you must
obtain a I20 document from your desired
institution, stating that you have been accepted
there, and go to your local U.S. Consulate or
U.S. Embassy and apply for a J1 non-immigrant
exchange visitor visa. This visa will grant you
non-immigrant exchange visitor status within the
United States.
For more information, please
visit
http://www.unitedstatesvisas.gov/studying.html
and for a list of U.S. Consulates and Embassies
worldwide, please visit the U.S. Department of
State website at
http://www.state.gov |
