<p>I am very happy to offer my congratulations on your offers of admissions to colleges and universities in US. You must be very excited about the possibilities that life in the United States will offer to you. It's high time we begin making the transition to our new lives. Many of us will receive/have received the details regarding our travel to the United States, the International Student Orientation, life at our chosen college, and other important issues and procedures. </p>
<p>For now, we need to focus on what we all must do in order to get an F-1 student visa. The process of securing our VISAs might seem overwhelming and a bit dreary, but the process is something that all students must go through in order to enter the United States lawfully. </p>
<p>Now that we have been admitted to our chosen colleges, it is important to move quickly on the process of obtaining an F-1 student visa. </p>
<p>Important First Steps:</p>
<p>· Check the website of the American Consulate or Embassy in your homeland for instructions to obtain an F-1 student visa. You will probably be able to download the application and instructions. Be certain that you have the information. There are fees attached to the visa. You will also need to obtain photos of yourself.
· There will be certain documents that you will need to bring to the interview at the consulate. One of those documents will be the colleges admission letter that was sent to you. Be sure that you still have that letter.
· You need a passport. Your passport must be valid for at least six months beyond the initial period of admission.
· You should be prepared to produce an original high school transcript, test scores for the ACT, SAT, and/or TOEFL exams (if applicable).
· You must demonstrate that you can financially support your studies. You need to produce your financial aid award letter and/or your scholarship letter. You will need to prove that you and/or your family have sufficient funds to cover the cost of that portion of your education that is not covered by financial aid and scholarships. Proof of income can be demonstrated through a variety of documents, including tax returns from the past several years, an official statement of salary paid, a letter on employers business stationery or by a private accountant if you are self-employed, and/or a bank statement that states the date the account was opened, current balance in U.S. dollars, average deposits and average balances.
· A SEVIS fee of $200 must be paid at least three days prior to interview. Bring the receipt from payment with you to the interview. Payment in U.S. dollars by credit card over the internet at <a href="http://www.FMJfee.com%5B/url%5D">www.FMJfee.com</a> is the recommended payment option. A payment receipt will be available to you immediately.
Note: You may not pay the fee at a U.S. embassy or consulate or at a U.S. port of entry.
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· You will receive a SEVIS Form I-20 from your chosen college. This will prove to the Consulate representative that you are in the United States Immigration system.
An interview is required of all first time F-1 visa applicants, therefore you should schedule an appointment at the nearest American consulate or embassy as soon as possible. The consular officer who interviews you is required by law to assume that you intend to stay in the U.S. indefinitely. Thus the burden of proof is upon you to convince the consular officer that you will return to your home country upon completion of studies.</p>
<p>Here are some websites that will be helpful to you:</p>
<p>Great job nepaliwriter!!!This post is really helpful…</p>
<p>I have sheduled visa interview coming week and I am almost done with the application and documentation process. So, you can hit me up with questions if you have troubles or doubt. I will be more than happy to help fellow nepali friends :D</p>
<p>ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!
I quote:
“What documents are required? (Is a police report,
health report required? Do I need a No Objection
Letter?)
Please bring your original I-20 issued by the academic
institution where you intend to study, all academic records
(SLC, +2 certificate, etc.), and any evidence of financial
resources to show that you can afford your education. The
U.S. Embassy does not require police reports or medical exam
results for non-immigrant (including student) visas. No
Objection Letters are also not a requirement of the United
States.”</p>
<p>@Whomi1
My EFC is $ 800 only.
So,need I present any evidence of financial resources other than statement from bank showing saving of $2000 which will be enough to cover cost of the portion of my education that is not covered by financial aid and scholarships?
Do I still need to have a letter by a private accountant since my parent is self-employed?</p>
<p>Nepaliwriter,you will need to show the strong financial background,regardless of aid, just to remain safe;may be higher bank balance, because as I know, you will need to spend that $2000 during your departure to USA itself. As far as I know, you will definitely need to show the annual income from parents as well unless they do not have any.</p>
<p>Btw, from which date can we take the VISA interview dates, if our classes are starting from last week of August?</p>
<p>@batuli: you can take VISA appointments 120 days, i.e. 4 months prior to when your classes officially start. For late August, you can start your VISA appointments in late April. You can goto the Embassy now if you have the documents ready.</p>
<p>And you can enter the USA 30 days prior to when your classes start.</p>
<p>@Whomi1
The $800 EFC I mentioned above is the NET amount I need to pay per annum which WILL be covered by my $2000 savings.
What other expenses are you talking about? Health insurance,travel expenses,living expenses,expenses meant for books and supplies and all other miscellaneuos expenses have been covered by grants ant scholarship.
Do I STILL need to have any other financial documents?</p>
<p>@NEPALIWRITER
If that is the case, you can only present few amt. as bank balance and other income if available. However, there is no harm in showing the parents income sources and property. This is just a suggestion. If the income sources are legal there is no reason for not showing it.
btw which colz are u going to?</p>
<p>@Neroketo… I doubt if one can get information out of nowhere.
Adding to that,had I known that guidelines Wesleyan e-mailed me were already on the website,I would have kept myself away from getting into the tedious job of editing the whole text and pasting it here(SINCE i couldn’t have possibly made WES make a post on their own,I had to change those subjects/objects).
If it occured to you that I am taking the credit of starting an absolutely essential thread,I beg your pardon,dude.</p>
<p>I seriously doubt that Neroketo’s problem was with the importance of the thread. What he actually pointed out was that if you are going to get your information from somewhere else, you need to give the source its due credit. Something to consider when you’re writing papers in college? :)</p>
<p>@neroketo: A word of advice - the next time you give an advice, please get rid of the accusatory tone. </p>
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<p>Seriously? nepaliwriter was certainly not trying to “take the credit” for the posted information as his creative work. I don’t understand how it occurred to you otherwise. (Grudge from another thread, maybe?)</p>
<p>Your said advice would’ve been welcome had you given any real advice without requiring Nepaliketo to clarify on what you twistedly meant. </p>
<p>Your point is appreciated, however. </p>
<p>@nepaliwriter: Thanks for this very thoughtful thread.</p>
<p>Need some help. Can I carry attested score reports of SAT and TOEFL when I go for F1 visa interview? I will get them attested from my school. I didn’t order the paper reports earlier.</p>