Summer Arrival Info: Applying for a Student Visa Your Form I-20 (for F-1 students) or Form DS-2019 (for J-1 students) will be mailed to you after we receive all required materials. If another agency will provide the Form I-20 or DS-2019 to you, or you have another visa type such as E, L, H or TN, you will not receive an immigration document from Purdue. Students who have the Form I-20 or DS-2019 for “Initial Entry” to the U.S. must pay the SEVIS fee before their visa appointment. View the pamphlet “Applying for Your Student Visa” for details about paying the SEVIS fee and making an appointment for a student visa. You can view this pamphlet online at: http://www.iss.purdue.edu/Resources/Docs/Orientation/ApplyingStudentVisa.pdf After paying the SEVIS fee online, print out and take the SEVIS fee receipt and other required items listed in the pamphlet to a U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate closest to you to apply for an F-1 visa with Form I-20 or a J-1 visa with Form DS-2019. Carry all documents on your person when you come to Purdue; do not place documents in luggage to be checked on the plane. You should also carry original financial documents as proof to support the funding listed on your Form I-20 or Form DS-2019. A United States immigration officer will review your documents when you enter the U.S. Before you leave the officer’s counter, check to be sure you have a port-of-entry stamp on both the I-20 or DS-2019 and I-94 Arrival /Departure card with a notation F-1 D/S or J-1 D/S. (Dependent documents should be stamped & notated F-2 D/S or J-2 D/S.) |
