Many people all over the world dream of one day coming to the United States in order to receive their education and have it furthered and challenged. Whether it is because of a particular field of study they want to pursue, or they have always just dreamed of studying in the states, whatever their reasoning, coming to the U.S. for school is no simple process. Getting into a U.S. state college or university for a local person can be hard as it is, though they don't have to worry about proving to the government that their intentions for coming into the country are purely academic. If there is a foreign individual who desires to come into the U.S. for their colligate studies, or for any age at that matter, they are required to go through a detailed set of steps with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in order to physically enter into the country.

When pursing a student visa in the U.S. there are two different categories of student visas that you may be applying for. The first is the most common and it includes high schools, colleges, seminaries, universities as well as language training programs. The second option for a student visa is for those who are not seeking for purely an education but rather for vocational studies in order to pursue a specific profession that needs training. The necessary steps required do not stop there, however, there is still quite a ways to go for the non-immigrant visa to be approved by the government. First off, if a student plans on coming to the country as a student of some sort, they must be able to prove to the government that they are in fact a student who has been accepted for full-time studies at their location. Also, not only must the student be accepted, by the USCIS must also have accepted the validity of that particular school as meeting the requirements listed under the student visa guidelines.

Next, the government will require that they foreign national is actually prepared to take the selected coursework given by the school they have been accepted at. The USCIS does not offer exceptions to students when it comes to classwork requirements, so they will need to have proof that the incoming foreign student has already take the equivalent course work requirements as the average American student would have to. Also, the government also requires that a student coming into the county must be able to have enough of an understanding, and ability to speak, the language that they can handle the work given by the teachers. In the event that they are not able to meet these requirements of the language, though they have made arrangements with a tutor or a translator, then there is a possibility the UCSIS will approve the visa.

Lastly, the government wants to make sure that those who are coming into the U.S. for schooling from another country are going to be financial able to pay for the education as well as the other cost of living that they may encounter throughout there time here. These students must be able to prove during the application process that their finances are covered for and that they have some means of paying for all expenses associated with school and living.

For whoever is considering applying for a non-immigrant student visa, you must prove to the government hat you have the intention of leaving the country after a certain amount of time in the states. In the event that you are in need of an immigration attorney, use our website!