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USAnaru™ — Your crossing to the right U.S. school.
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Documents, forms & rules

Every official step from admission to the F-1 or J-1 visa, explained in plain language with the official link and the date we last checked it — plus our own free templates for letters families usually have to write.

Information, not legal advice. Rules and fees change — confirm with the school’s DSO (F-1), your exchange sponsor’s Responsible Officer (J-1) or the U.S. embassy or consulate before you act.
Calendar

Test calendar 2026–27

SSAT, ISEE, TOEFL, Duolingo, IELTS, PSAT, SAT, ACT, AP and AMC — official dates, deadlines and fees, with calendar files.
Guide

Grade placement & acceleration

Which grade your child joins, school years compared with Korea, China, Vietnam and Mexico, and state rules on credits and credit by exam (incl. Texas CBE).

The F-1 process, step by step

  1. 1 Choose & apply Pick schools, take tests and send applications
  2. 2 Admitted Accept an offer and send proof of funds
  3. 3 I-20 / DS-2019 Get and sign the I-20 (F-1) or DS-2019 (J-1)
  4. 4 SEVIS I-901 fee Pay the I-901 fee online: $350 F-1, $220 J-1
  5. 5 DS-160 & visa interview Fill in the DS-160, pay $185 and attend the interview
  6. 6 Travel Carry passport, visa, I-20 and funds; land ≤30 days early
  7. 7 Arrival & I-94 Check your I-94 online and report to your school
  8. 8 Maintain status Study full time; extend or leave before your I-94 date
All steps Choose & applyAdmittedI-20 / DS-2019SEVIS I-901 feeDS-160 & visa interviewTravelArrival & I-94Maintain status

Choose & apply

TemplateF-1 · J-1

Template: request for school transcripts and records

A polite request to the student's current school for official transcripts (grade reports) for the last two or three years, in English or with a certified translation, ...

Checked 2026-10-10
TemplateF-1 · J-1

Template: e-mail asking a teacher for a recommendation

A short, respectful e-mail a student can send to a teacher (usually English and math, sometimes a counselor) asking for a recommendation for U.S. boarding-school appli...

Checked 2026-10-10

Admitted

TemplateF-1 · J-1

Template: request to your bank for a balance / sponsorship letter

A ready-to-copy request asking your bank for an English-language letter confirming the account holder, balance and currency, for a U.S. boarding school's I-20 file or ...

Checked 2026-10-10
TemplateF-1 · J-1

Template: financial support statement (parent or sponsor)

A generic statement in which a parent or other sponsor promises to pay a student's tuition, boarding and living costs, to go with bank letters in a school's I-20 file....

Checked 2026-10-10

Arrival & I-94

TemplateF-1 · J-1

Template: letter appointing a U.S. guardian for a boarding-school student

Many U.S. boarding schools ask families of international students under 18 to name an adult in the United States who can act for the parents on holidays, school breaks...

Checked 2026-10-10

Find a school that can issue an I-20

Only SEVP-certified schools can issue the Form I-20 for an F-1 visa. Boarding schools with F-1 (I-20) → · Visa news & guides →

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USAnaru™ — Your crossing to the right U.S. school.
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Named by what the crawler says it is; look-alikes we detect are counted under Others. Google · Gemini includes Googlebot, Google’s search crawler, whose index Google also uses for its AI features; other search engines and bots are in Others.