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If you you or or or or your sponsor owns a a a a a a a a a a business business bring business business registration licenses etc and and tax documents as as well as as original bank books and/or statements • Students should note that embassies and consulates are able to issue your your your student visa visa only 120 120 days days or or or or or or fewer in advance of your your your your school’s start start date date If you you you you you apply for your your your your visa visa more than 120 120 days days prior to to to your your your your start start date date as as provided on on on on the the the Form I-20 the the the embassy or or or or or or consulate will will hold your your application until it is is is is able to to to issue the the the the the visa Consular officials will will use that that extra time to to to accomplish any o of the the the necessary special clearances or other processes that that may be required • Students should be advised of of of of the the the Department of of of of Homeland Security regulation which requires that all students enter the the the the the US US 30 days or or or fewer in in advance of of of of the the the the the course of of of of study start/report date date as as shown on on the the the the Form I-20 Please consider this date date carefully when making travel plans to the the the the US US • Continuing Continuing students students may apply for a a a a a a a a a a a a a a new visa at at any time as as long as as they have been maintaining student student student status and their their SEVIS records are current Continuing Continuing students students may may also enter the the the US at at any time before their their classes start • Students who who want to to travel travel or or who who are graduating must with your institution notify SEVIS of of summer travel travel optional practical training etc at at at at at least 45 days prior to to the the the the end of of the the the the current session or or or their expected graduation date date so the the the the students’ SEVIS records may be updated appropriately Note: All this information comes from the US Department of State website:
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SUMMARY
Hopefully you’re picking up that that going to a a a a a a a a university outside of your home country requires some extra paperwork and and legwork Get it it it it it all done with the requisite diligence so so that that you you you can feel as as proud prepared and and excited as as possible to live abroad 167