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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

ChecklistF-1 · J-1

Boarding-school application checklist: a 12-month timeline

A month-by-month plan for international families applying to U.S. boarding schools for a fall start: research and tests about 12 months ahead, applications and intervi...

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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, ...

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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...

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RuleF-1

F-1 at a U.S. public high school: 12-month limit and full-cost reimbursement

U.S. law (INA 214(m)) lets an F-1 student attend a public high school (grades 9–12) for no more than 12 months in total, and only after paying the school district the ...

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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.