Applying for an F-1 Student Visa
The following categories of students must obtain an F-1 student visa issued by the Department of State at a local U.S. consulate or embassy:
- International students outside the U.S. who are not citizens of a visa-exempt country
- International students in the U.S. but not in a legal status that allows them to study, except those from a visa-exempt country
Students must complete the online DS-160 visa application (https://ceac.state.gov/genniv) and schedule an appointment for a visa interview. The following documentation must be brought to the interview:
- I-20 Form from Fei Tian College, and any old I-20s
- Printed confirmation page from the Form DS-160 “Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application”
- Passport valid for at least six months after the student plans to enter the United States
- Recent passport-style photograph, two inches by two inches
- Receipt for the I-901 SEVIS fee payment
- Receipt for the visa application fee payment
- Evidence of sufficient funds to cover tuition and living expenses for at least the first year of study
- Admission letter from Fei Tian College
- Fei Tian College Catalog
- Official transcripts and diplomas from previous study
Students from visa-exempt countries need not apply for visas at their local U.S. consulates, and should instead bring the relevant documents to the U.S. port of entry and apply for F-1 nonimmigrant student status upon entering the United States.