How To Obtain A Student Visa

In order to attend a boarding school in the United States, all international students must obtain several government documents from both the student's home country and from the U.S. Consulate.

To leave your country:
1. Apply for a passport. (This process may take several weeks.)

2. Inquire as to what other documents are required, such as:
• Legal agreements requiring you to return to your country at a specific age, at the completion of your academic schooling, or for military service
• Financial disclosures
• Educational agreements

To enter the United States:
1. Obtain an I-20 form (Certificate of Eligibility) from MCI after being accepted for admission.

2. Apply for an F-1 student visa at your nearest U.S. Embassy or Consular Office.  Please visit the U.S. Department of State's website for more information at http://travel.state.gov/visa/.

You may also need to show proof of good health, English competency, educational attainment, and guardianship; your enrollment contract from MCI; photographs, police certificates; intent to return home after completion of your education.

3. A fee will be charged for obtaining a visa.

4. If you are turned down the first time, please try again.

**Please note:  The process of obtaining a Student Visa may take only one day, but it can also take several weeks.  We encourage you to begin this process as soon as you are accepted at MCI.

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