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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.
SSAT, ISEE, TOEFL, Duolingo, IELTS, PSAT, SAT, ACT, AP and AMC — official dates, deadlines and fees, with calendar files.
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).
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...
Checked 2026-10-10A 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 2026-10-10A 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 2026-10-10The J-1 Secondary School Student program lets teenagers study at an accredited U.S. public or private high school for one or two semesters while living with a vetted h...
Checked 2026-10-10A 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 2026-10-10A 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 2026-10-10The DS-160 is the online application every F-1 and J-1 visa applicant completes and signs electronically on the State Department's CEAC website before the visa intervi...
Checked 2026-10-10F-1 and J-1 student visas are applied for at a U.S. embassy or consulate. The non-refundable visa application fee for F and J visas is $185 under the State Department'...
Checked 2026-10-10Many 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 2026-10-10The I-94 is CBP's record of when you entered the United States, in what status (F-1 or J-1) and until when you are admitted. There is no paper card any more for air ar...
Checked 2026-10-10Only 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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