Obtaining Your Student Visa

If you intend to study at Lee University as a nonimmigrant student, you must obtain a student visa. With your admission letter, you should have received a Form I-20 (for an F-1 student visa) or a Form DS-2019 (for a J-1 student visa) which you will use in obtaining your visa. Before making a visa appointment, the US government requires that you pay a SEVP I-901 fee. To pay the I-901 fee go to the following link: http://www.ice.gov/sevis/i901/faq3.htm. This fee can be paid by mail or over the internet. For specific instructions on applying for a visa please visit the following website: http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1268.html. Take your Form I-20 or Form IAP-66, passport, and statement of funds to the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate to apply for a student visa. You cannot enter the U.S. to pursue studies on a B-2 (tourist) visa or a visa waiver and expect to change to a student visa category after you arrive. The U.S.Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) will deny this request, and you will have to leave the U.S. to obtain a proper visa.