Step 1 — Submit your application and documents
Download the Exchange Student Application, complete and sign it, and email it to prep.office@enlightiumacademy.com with your transcripts from the last two years (translated into English), a certificate of immunization and physical examination, a photocopy of the student's valid passport, and the $500 non-refundable annual application fee.
Step 2 — Complete your I-20 file
Once admissions reviews your application, provide copies of both parents' passports, a signed acknowledgment of the Exchange Student Guide, at least five color photographs of the student, and host family information. If you don't have a host family, the Enlightium Prep Office will help match you with a vetted local Christian family.
Step 3 — Receive your Form I-20
Once Enlightium accepts the student, we issue your Form I-20 A-B/ID. You then pay the SEVIS I-901 fee at ice.gov/sevis/students before applying for your visa.
Step 4 — Apply for your F-1 visa
Take your Form I-20 to the nearest U.S. consulate for your visa interview. When approved, your F-1 visa is stamped in your passport.
Step 5 — Arrive and check in within 15 days
Enter the U.S. and receive Form I-94 from the Immigration Inspector. Within 15 days of arrival, bring your passport, F-1 visa, and Form I-94 to the Enlightium Prep Office for photocopying and your official student file.
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