Only fresh students to get F1 visa to study in USA this summer – says Heflin

Here’s a heads up for international students who are planning to study in USA.  If any of you have been refused an F1 visa earlier, you are going to miss a slot when USCIS begins to accept applications for an appointment this summer.

"We want the summer season to be for fresh applicants. People who have never applied before, students who have just finished high school and want to go for graduation studies or students who have just graduated and want to go for Masters. This summer when we open for appointments, if you have been refused before, you will not get a slot,"

Donald L Heflin - Minister Counsellor for Consular Affairs at the US embassy

Quote sourced from reliable sources

There was more about this new decision that Heflin said.

“Later in the summer from August 15 to September 1, around 15,000 appointments will be available for people who have either been refused this summer or last year. I know lot of people freaking out about it but we have been shut down for long in view of the pandemic. We didn’t have bunch of people who have been refused before applying again, we have got a lot of them now … hence the decision”

Donald L Heflin - Minister Counsellor for Consular Affairs at the US embassy

*Quote sourced from reliable sources

About F1 visa

The F1 Visa (Academic Student) is for you if you want to enter the USA to study in USA as a full-time student. They will be studying at one of the following:

• University
• An accredited college
• Seminary
• Academic high school
• Conservatory
• Elementary school
• In a language training program
• Other academic institutions

You must get enrolled in a study course/program that gets you a diploma, degree, or certificate. The school you join must have the authorization of the US government, being permitted to accept international students.

To enter the USA on a USA student visa, you will need an F or M category of visa. To apply for such a visa, you must meet these criteria:

·        You have to be enrolled in an "academic" educational program, a vocational program, or a language-training program ·        The school you joined must have approval from the SEVP, Immigration & Customs Enforcement ·        You have to get enrolled as a full-time student at the institution ·        You must have English language proficiency or you must get enrolled in courses that build your English proficiency ·        You must have enough funds at your disposal to support yourself during the whole proposed study course ·        You have to maintain a residence abroad. Your intention mustn’t be to give it up.

 

If you are willing to study in USA, talk to Y-Axis, the leading immigration and career consultant in the UAE.

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