Applying for a Student Visa

Are you interested in coming to America as a full-time student? You will need a student visa. There are two key types of student visas in the U.S.:

• F-1 Student Visa (Academic Student Visa) - allows you to enter the U.S. as a full-time student at an accredited academic institution or at a language training program authorized to accept international students, which culminates in a degree, certificate or diploma.
• M-1 Student Visa (Vocational Student Visa) - allows you to enter the U.S. as a full-time student at a vocational or other non-academic program, relating to education provided for a specific job or career.

To qualify in either category, you must meet specific criteria. The school must be approved by USCIS (United States Citizen and Immigration Services), you must be enrolled as a full-time student at the school, you must be proficient in English or must be enrolled in courses that will lead to proficiency, you must have enough money to support yourself while a full-time student, for the entire proposed course of study, and you must maintain a residence outside of the U.S. that you do not intend to give up.

Find out more about applying for an F-1 or M-1 student visa - contact an Orlando immigration lawyer at our law offices for a confidential consultation.