A step-by-step guide US Student Visas. Step 1: send financial documents to host university Step 2: wait for visa document (‘Certificate of Eligibility’)

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A step-by-step guide US Student Visas

Step 1: send financial documents to host university Step 2: wait for visa document (‘Certificate of Eligibility’) from host university - J1: DS F1: I-20 Step 3: appointment U.S. consulate (see rest of this presentation) First: wait

DS-2019

Pay the SEVIS I-901 fee through (J-1: $180 / F-1: $200) Choose ‘Submit form I-901 and fee payment’ Use a credit card Print payment confirmation After you receive your visa document (DS-2019 / I-20)

Fill out the online DS-160 visa application form: On website U.S. consulate Amsterdam immigrant_visas.html, save frequently! immigrant_visas.html Questions about: contact information, work and education history, (previous US) travel, family. Uploading picture not strictly necessary. Travel approval through online ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) not necessary for people with visa Before appointment consulate

Through online appointment system consulate (see previous link, this info is also in Dutch) Create account in order to: Pay the non-immigrant visa (MRV) application fee ($160) Give return address passport Select appointment date Appointment wait times on consulate website ( nl/niv/information/visa_wait_times) nl/niv/information/visa_wait_times Appointment consulate

A recent American style photo (Foto Verhoeff, Vredenburg 37, see consulate website for more photo places) Your (signed) visa document: I-20 (F-1 visa) or DS-2019 (J-1 visa) Passport Dutch passport: valid for the duration of your stay, others: 6 months after departure US Proof of SEVIS payment (‘I-901’) DS-160 form US consulate Copies of your financial documents (recommended) Bring to appointment

A mobile phone, camera, lap top or any other electronic equipment A (bulky) bag Jokes … Do not bring to consulate

Safety controls Long queues Videos A short interview Fingerprints Once you are there

Sticker in your passport + the DS-2019 / I-20 attached to your passport Passport returned to you in a few days Visa is valid 30 days before and 30 days after visa / program dates (‘grace period’) Visa

Is now done automatically from your electronic travel records. Except when you enter the US at land border points of entry (instead of via air or sea), then you need to ‘deregister’ yourself: hand in at airport small white / green card that is stapled inside your passport (I-94 arrival / departure record form): Registration departure US

$180 / $200 SEVIS $160 visa fee consulate +/- €10 photo about €300 TOTAL Total costs

SEVIS: US Consulate Amsterdam: every Friday visa question hour FAQ’s - US consulate: nl/niv/information/faqs - Dept of State: asked-questions.htmlhttps://ais.usvisa-info.com/en- nl/niv/information/faqs asked-questions.html Useful links