Apply for a Student Visa

In order to receive a Tampa Language Center Acceptance Letter, you must submit the following 3 documents 15 days before our next program start date:

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THEN, pay Tampa Language Center the I-20 application processing fee of $100.00 (non refundable) plus $35.00 for your placement test. Please be aware that this fee is different from the registration fee. This can be paid by credit card, check, or on our website. 

Once we have received, reviewed, and verified the submitted documents, we will issue a letter of acceptance and your I-20. This process can take 3-5 business days. We can send you your documents internationally for an additional fee.

1. Submit a completed application form.
   
2. Submit a copy of your valid passport (valid for at least 6 months or more after the presentation day).
   
3. Submit one of the following:

• A current bank statement to cover tuition and living expenses for at least 3 months (1 quarter). Funds must show at least $6500.00 USD if you are single. If you are married or have children, call or email our office to ask how much you need to prove. We need to have original documents from your banking institution or electronic documents that are from your institution.

OR

• A financial guarantee statement from your sponsor with a current financial statement (original documents from your sponsor's banking institution or electronic documents from your sponsor's institution) and a picture ID of your sponsor. 

To obtain your visa, you must apply for one at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate in your country of residence.

For the F-1 visa procedures and requirements, contact the U.S. Embassy in your country. You can find your embassy here: https://www.usembassy.gov/

When you arrive in the United States, you need to present the following to the Immigration Officer:

• Your passport
• Sealed envelope with the SEVIS I-20 inside
• Form I-94 "Arrival and Departure Record"( including length of stay and departure date)

Please be aware that United States Department of Homeland Security regulations state that holders of F-1 visa will not be admitted to USA until a date thirty days or less prior to the beginning of the program date, or start date, as given on your Form I-20. Please consider that date carefully when making your travel plans to the USA.

Students who enter the USA earlier than 30 days before his/her program begins may do so if they are also holders of a valid B2 (tourist) or B1/B2 (business/tourist) visa. Students who enter the USA on their B2 or B1/B2 visas cannot begin their programs in B status. Therefore, you must depart the USA and re-enter using your F-1 non-immigrant visa no more than thirty days before your program start date.

For initial admission, you must attend the school specified on your visa. If you have Form I-20 a-B from more than one school, it is important to have the name of the school you intend to attend specified on your visa by presenting a Form 1-20 A-B from that school to the visa issuing consular officer, Failure to attend the specified school will result in the loss of your student status and subject you to deportation.

If you are planning to travel outside the United States while studying at the Tampa Language Center, an appointment must be made with the Principal Designated School Official to discuss travel arrangements. Your I-20 must be signed by your school in order to travel abroad.

Please note, your F-1 visa and passport must be valid in order to return to the U.S. If your visa has expired, you will need to renew it at the U.S. Embassy in your home country.

Other Resources:

*For more information please visit official website of the Department of Homeland Security:

www.uscis.gov

https://www.studyinstates.dhs.gov