<p>Hey, Im an international applicant to Yale.</p>
<p>I was wondering if I need to apply for student visas on my own, or is it kind of 'built in' to my application/acceptance package?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I’m pretty certain that you need to get your visa from the nearest US consulate/embassy ASAP. It’s up to you to be qualified. If you don’t get one, no US college will admit you.</p>
<p>Maybe look at the US Dept of State website?</p>
<p>[U.S</a>. Department of State](<a href=“http://www.state.gov/]U.S”>http://www.state.gov/)</p>
<p>There’s nothing “built in” about your application to US colleges – they are totally separate. You need to call immediately</p>
<p>As far as i know after you get acceptance letters, then you go to the embassy and apply for a student visa. I dont live in the US and I have classmates who have gotten accepted at colleges and havent applied for their us visas yet.</p>
<p>[EducationUSA</a> - Apply & Be Admitted](<a href=“http://www.educationusa.info/pages/students/visa.php]EducationUSA”>http://www.educationusa.info/pages/students/visa.php)</p>
<p>from above link</p>
<p>The U.S. academic institution or program sponsor will provide you with the appropriate SEVIS-generated form only when you have been academically admitted to the institution or accepted as a participant in an exchange program</p>
<p>lizzy: thanks for that. My reply was only guesswork. My apology to you TG1000 if I made you panicked. I thought one had to have been approved with visa in hand before applying.</p>
<p>as far as i know, you will get some supporting document from the college you choose to attend. you’ll need the document to apply for visa at the nearest us embassy</p>
<p>Upon acceptance, your college will send you your I-20. Without this document, you cannot apply for an F-1 visa.</p>
<p>The Office of International Students at Yale seemed really committed to helping the students here with any problems they might have (including free dinners during spring break)</p>
<p>You might wanna contact them.</p>
<p>thanks for all the help and the links everyone! its been a huge pressure-release cause at least now i know what im doing lol</p>