Student Visa from South Africa to United States of America

Student Visa from South Africa to United States of America Description

For you to study in the United States, you need a student visa.
The school you intend to attend and the course of study determine what category of student visa you will be applying for.
The J-1 visa is meant for research scholars, exchange visitors and professors.
M-1 visa is for those attending a vocational or technical course or other non-academic institution.
If you want to attend a college, university, elementary school, high school, seminary or language training course, the appropriate visa type is the F-1 visa.
You should have applied to study in the institution of choice and must have been accepted before you can apply for any of the categories of the student visa.
The admission letter from the institution you have been admitted to is mandatory.
It is also necessary to provide proof of accommodation.
Those with an M-1 visa may not work until their have completed their study.
F-1 allows you to do on-campus work with restrictions.
Minors should ensure their parents sign the application form.

An application form (DS 160 for non-immigrant visas or DS 260 for immigrant visas) completed and signed by you
A passport expiring at least six months after your planned stay in the US. Your passport must also have at least one blank page.
Two photographs that must have been taken in the last 6 months. The photo size must be 2 x 2 inches (51 x 51 mm), with a plain white background.
Paid visa fee to be able to schedule an interview. Fees vary per visa type. See table of Visa Fees below.
If you have travelled to the United States before then you would be required to present your former visas.
Your travel itinerary showing your planned date of entry and exit in the US.
Proof of accommodation either at a hotel, rented house, friend’s house or relative’s house e.t.c.
You must also provide proof of strong ties to your home country such as family, job contract, lease, or property deed, which prove you will return once your visa has expired.
Sponsorship documents are required if you are planning to go to the US sponsored by another person who is a resident in the country.
Fingerprints are mandatory for anyone applying for a US visa, except they belong to one of the following categories; children under 14, elders over 79, or fall within & NATO applicants. People who physically are not able of giving their fingerprints are also exempt from giving their fingerprints.

Validity: 90 days
Processing Time: 5 - 15 days
Cost: Not available

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