Introduction:
Who doesn’t dream of going to the USA? You must see, right? Different people want to go to the USA for different reasons. Maybe it’s for the job, for business or study. But some want to settle there permanently. If you want to go to the USA, you have to decide first why you will go there.
If you have interest to study in the USA, the first thing you need to consider is how to apply for a USA visa. Moreover, you can never go there without a USA visa. Not only study but also the purpose for anything you want to go there, you have to confirm the visa issue.
But do you know how to apply for a USA visa? If you don’t know, you’ve come to the right place. We will now discuss in detail what is essential to do for USA Visa in this article. So let’s get started with it.
Since you want to study visa in the USA, you need to apply for the F1 visa. Therefore, you need to follow four steps to get a visa. These are:
(1) I 20 document (2) After that, pay your SEVIS fee (3) Fill up your DS 160 form (4) Apply for the visa interview and fulfill the payment
Now let’s discuss these detail.
I 20 Document:
The most necessary and vital step for the F1 visa is the I 20 document. You will get this document after applying to the University or college you want to study in the USA.
The importance of this form is undeniable because when you enter the USA, you need to show your F-1 visa and I 20 form as well to the immigration officials. Therefore, you need to be very careful while filling up this form.
What are the requirements for the I 20 document:
As I 20 document is an essential thing that’s why you need to have something those are necessary for this document.
(1) A valid passport
(2) DS 160 confirmation page
(3) the payment receipt of application fee
(4) I 20 form that you get from University
Though you may also find some more things but those will be mentioned in your form, and you will need to arrange them.
What I 20 Document Includes:
This form is issued to you automatically because you will admit to a university in the USA. Therefore, the international organization is responsible for giving you this form. Through this form, they collect different types of information from you.
Here are the things that are included:
(1) Undergraduate degrees with reports
(2) TOEFL certificates with GRE or GMAT results
(3) Acceptance letter
(4) Scholarship for loan letter
(5) Bank statement
(6) Statement of intent to return
(7) Your parent’s documents
At the last stage of this form, you have to fill up some financial sections in four steps. These are:
(1) Tuition and fees
(2) Living expenses
(3) Expenses of dependents
(4) Other expenses
The two most important things in this I 20 documents are the SEVIS ID and the college code. The I 20 document contains those things. These two things are crucial for the next step of the f1 visa.
Fill up the DS 160 Form:
The full form of DS is Online Non-immigrant Visa. All non-immigrants must fill-up the DS 160 form who want to go to the USA. This means that if you want to study in the USA, you have to fill it. It is an essential step for the f1 visa.
What is required for the DS 160 Form:
(1) A valid passport
(2) Digital Image of Your Photo
You need to fill up some things based on what type of visa you are applying for. Since you have now applied for a visa for the study, you need to fill in some things accordingly.
Some important points:
You must complete each answer in English when filling up the ds-160 form.
Secondly, each answer must be accurate and complete.
Here are some common things you need to do:
(1) Name
(2) Other names
(3) Gender
(4) Date of birth
(5) Nationality
(6) Purpose of travel
(7) Previous US travel
You will also need to provide your personal data, contact information, and passport information in this form.
All this process will take about 20 to 40 minutes to complete.
After filling out each question, you need to print out a DS 160 form that contains the barcode.
You can successfully complete your DS-160 form by following the above processes.
Apply for the Visa Interview:
Once the first three steps of the f1 visa are completed, you can prepare for the visa interview. Now, you can schedule your visa interview by contacting the US Embassy or Consulate. The time of visa interview is determined based on location, season, and visa category.
However, in the case of an F-1 visa, you can apply for a visa interview 120 days before starting the course at your college or university.
Requirements for Visa Interview:
At first, a valid passport
Secondly, Non-immigrant Visa Application obtained from DS 160 form.
Thirdly, the payment receipt of the application fee
After that, a passport size photo
At last, Eligibility for Non-immigrant certificate
In addition to these, you may need some more documents that you need to display as needed.
Visa Interview Fee:
You will have to pay BDT 13,760 for the visa interview. However, you cannot send this money by debit or credit card as before. Since you will apply for the F1 visa from Bangladesh, you will have to go to any branch of Eastern Bank and pay the money.
To pay the fees you can visit to ustraveldocs.com/bd. You can create an online profile in this site. Once the profile is created, you can fix your visa interview date in the F-1 visa category.
As soon as you fix the visa interview date, you will move to another website where you can find an option for a deposit slip.
You can pay the money from any branch of EBL. After paying the money, it will take 24 hours to get approved. Once approved, you will receive your appointment confirmation. After printing out the appointment confirmation, the whole F1 visa process will be completed.
