applying for US working visa

[Cale]

This might be helpful...from www.uscis.gov
Student Information
School Information
Student and Exchange Visitors Program, or SEVP on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement website

The Immigration and Nationality Act provides two nonimmigrant visa categories for persons wishing to study in the United States. The "F" visa is reserved for nonimmigrants wishing to pursue academic studies and/or language training programs, and the "M" visa is reserved for nonimmigrants wishing to pursue nonacademic or vocational studies.

F-Academic Students and M-Vocational Students Requirements

Foreign students seeking to study in the U.S. may enter in the F-1 or M-1 category provided they meet the following criteria:


The student must be enrolled in an "academic" educational program, a language-training program, or a vocational program;
The school must be approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS);
The student must be enrolled as a full-time student at the institution;
The student must be proficient in English or be enrolled in courses leading to English proficiency;
The student must have sufficient funds available for self-support during the entire proposed course of study; and
The student must maintain a residence abroad which he/she has no intention of giving up.

Click to find out more specific information about becoming an academic student in the United States.

Click to find out more specific information about studying the English language in the United States.

Click to find out more specific information about becoming a vocational student in the United States.

Information on How to Apply for the Student Visa, Visa Ineligibility/Waiver, Student Employment can be obtained via Visa Services at Department of State Website.

Also see Sec. 641 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-208). Section 641 of IIRIRA is one of the catalysts behind a new interagency initiative known as the Student Exchange and Visitors Program, or SEVP program. SEVP is designed to improve processes for foreign students and exchange visitors holding F, J, and M visas, and schools, colleges and other organizations sponsoring programs for these visa holders.

SEVP will facilitate and automate several processes affecting foreign students, such as:

Visa issuance
admissions to the U.S.;
benefit requests; and
information reporting.
Please visit the Student and Exchange Visitors Program, or SEVP website at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for more information.



Useful information for Schools

Obtaining Approval to Receive Nonimmigrant Students

Petition for Approval, Form I-17, must be filed with the district office with jurisdiction for the the locality where the school is located. There are two types of foreign students, F-1 and M-1 nonimmigrants. A school may be approved for F and/or M students, as described below. However, an individual student's classification depends on his/her principal educational goals.

F-1: Approval for attendance of academic students may be solicited by an accredited college or university that awards bachelors, masters, doctorate or professional degrees; an accredited community or junior college that provides instruction in the liberal arts or the professions and awards associate degrees; a seminary; a conservatory; an academic high school; a private elementary school; or an institution that provides language training, instruction in the liberal arts, the fine arts or the professions, or instruction in one or more of these disciplines.

M-1: Approval for the attendance of non-academic students may be solicited by a community college or junior college that provides vocational or technical training and awards associate degrees; a vocational high school; a trade school or a school of nonacademic training other than language training.


Current USCIS regulations recognize the following as approved schools:

A school operated as a public educational institution by federal, state, or local government; and

A school accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency.

If an institution of higher education does not fall into one of these two categories, it must submit evidence that its course credits are accepted by at least three accredited schools.

If a private elementary or public or private secondary school does not fallinto one of these two categories, it must submit evidence that it satisfies the compulsory attendance requirements of the state in which it is located and that it qualifies graduates for acceptance by approved schools at a higher educational level, and in the case of a private elementary or secondary school, that it is accredited by an accrediting organization, certified by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Non-Public Education.


Approval Process

Petition for approval (Form I-17) is filed in duplicate with the district director in the school's locality. The following requirements must also be met:

The Form I-17 must be signed by an officer of the institution who has authority to sign contracts.

The petitioning school must submit certification indicating that it is licensed, approved, and/or accredited.


Where to apply?

All applications submitted by schools and institutions wishing to accept nonimmigrant students, should be mailed to the "Attention of the USCIS Schools Officer" at the USCIS District Office having jurisdiction over the geographic area in which the institution is located.

[boybi]

Boybi,
can you please elaborate, anong program na applyan ng sis mo? she will earn 28k a year? sounds interesting, if my sis can qualify I might ask her to come over.

regarding the test, maybe TSE, GMAT?

parang 10 students per year lang yata ang ina-accept. i'll clarify this with my sis-in-law next time na mag YM kami.

Cale, thanks for the info, i'll tell my sys-in-law to read this thread.

[Karding]

she went to Beckman university ba yun? and was interviewed by one of the deans, and i think impressed naman daw sa kanya yung dean. she was required to take 2 exams, TOEFL yung isa and another 1 which i don't remember. yung TOEFL will be taken ata next month, then the other 1 will be taken here in the Phils. if i remember it right, she was offered $28K per year yata if she will be accepted. (parang 10 students per year lang daw ang kinukuha), plus house/dorm allowance pa.

bro, Beckman University is also known as Stanford School of Medicine galeng!

[Macky]

bro, Beckman University is also known as Stanford School of Medicine galeng!

[boybi]

bro, Beckman University is also known as Stanford School of Medicine galeng!

Backman Research Institute yung exact name ng school. City of Hope Medical Center and Research Institute yata yung complete name. baka iba yan sa Beckman University?

[Cale]

Of Topic...
It is called City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute, that is located in Duarte, California off the 210 Freeway at the San Gabriel Valley. A very good research and training hospital.

[tabets]

boybi ur sister is a doctor na di ba? got plenty of friends currently doing their residency training in the states. the two exams ur telling ung isa dun USMLE un a licensure exam for physician sa states it is a 3 step process step 1 it includes all the basic subjects then ung step 2 naman clinical stuffs na like surgery, pedia etc the third step naman ung CSA clinical skills assesment na i take nya sa philadelphia dun kasi ung center ng ECFMG..after passing steps 1 n 2 she can now wait for her to be match on wat field of specialization shes interested in. currently family med is the easiest kasi ung mga suregery n ob very competetive and u have to squeeze ur way with other foreign med grads like those indians and pakistanis....

review here in the philippines is a lot cheaper than doin it in the states. she can try Kaplan review center it is located in makati at the back of prince towers ung old ateneo law school or dun sa quezon ave.i think ung cost ng review is 36K for step 1 then another 36K for step 2 dont know the current price. ang application fee for the said exam will cost around 750 dlrs/step i jus dont know kung how much is it now. pag ka pasa na nya she can now apply for matching and better choose ung place na medyo di city kasi mahirap mapa match ssa mga upscale city like NY,Chicago n Boston. Step 3 naman kahit pag katapos na nya ng residency pede pa din i take un.
btw a resident in the US will earn 30-35K/yr depende sa hospital compare sa pinas na 15K pesos/month.hope this one helps.

[Karding]

Backman Research Institute yung exact name ng school. City of Hope Medical Center and Research Institute yata yung complete name. baka iba yan sa Beckman University?

City of Hope in Duarte? pa din ako! Number 1 in Cancer research.

review here in the philippines is a lot cheaper than doin it in the states. she can try Kaplan review center it is located in makati at the back of prince towers ung old ateneo law school or dun sa quezon ave.i think ung cost ng review is 36K for step 1 then another 36K for step 2 dont know the current price. ang application fee for the said exam will cost around 750 dlrs/step i jus dont know kung how much is it now. pag ka pasa na nya she can now apply for matching and better choose ung place na medyo di city kasi mahirap mapa match ssa mga upscale city like NY,Chicago n Boston. Step 3 naman kahit pag katapos na nya ng residency pede pa din i take un.

Kapatid, the Tourist visa of boybi's sis is expiring. She doesnt want to go back to Pinas kaya sa City of Hope na lang sya derecho.

[tabets]

ah ok hehehe

[Karding]

Next thing we know, boybi's sis-in-law will be a member of tsikot and posting the pics of her new 7-series BMW