Here are some important instructions for the candidate to get a Study-Visa for USA:
Eligibility:
- To apply in Bachelors Course, you must have completed Intermediate degree.
- To apply in Masters course, you must have completed Masters in Pakistan because Masters in Pakistan is equivalent to USA bachelors degree.
- Must have a good Academic record.
- Should be financially strong to bear the expenses to live and complete your studies in USA.
- Must have good English Language skill. You should have passed TOEFL with at least 250 points.
You can pick any of these; Student Visa in USA:
- Self-Expense (F-1)
-You can work along for 21 hours a week, with 7.5$-10$ per hour wages if you go there at self-expense study-visa.
- Scholarship (J-1)
-You are not allowed to work along study when you get there at Scholarship, or can you work neither an anyone hire you.
(I-20) / (DS-2019):
You need to get a special document (I-20) or (DS-2019) from the host institute to get Study-Visa in USA. This document contains specific number of a particular Security Software. All of your information and details are available on that software.
You have to make sure 90% attendance in class. If you get absent for a specific time, your status on the Security Software is updated and you are considered to be illegal in USA.
Important pre-Visa Steps:
First of all decide your course and find an institute.
Here are two Websites to help you find a suitable institute for your studies:
It is a search tool. If you add Academic Course and other requirements, it will make a list of suitable institutes.
This website is also helpful to find required institutes
TOEFL and Admission Test:
During the selection of a University or College, start preparing for the Language test and admission test. To get information about test conduction and preparation, consult these sites:
- Test of English as a Foreign Language
- Scholastic Achievement Test
- American College Test
- Graduate Record Examination
Send ‘Admission Request’ to at least 3 institutes via E-mail and get enrolled. Send all your documents via E-mail. Some Universities and colleges demand ‘Recommendation Letter’.
At this moment you have to decide about your residence in USA:
On Campus Housing: means you have decided to live in the hostel within the institute. This way you’ll pay the Hostel charges with the college fee.
Off Campus Housing: means you will live outside , on your own. This way you’ll not pay any amount as an upfront.
If your admission is confirmed, the relevant institute will release I-20 or DS-2019 form. You’ll apply a Study-Visa on the basis of this form.
Meanwhile you will have to submit 200 US Dollars as for ‘SEVIS FEE” through online transaction here.
Take a printout of the Sevis Fee receipt.
Now you have to apply Study-Visa. Make sure to Start working according to these instructions, THREE Months earlier than the Beginning of the Chosen Academic Program. When you get all the important documents and receipts, Apply for the visa.
To read about the Procedure of Applying the Visa, Click here