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STUDENT
AND EXCHANGE VISITOR VISAS (F, J, and M visas)

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F1,
J1 and M1 visa applicants will receive the next available
appointments through the visa appointment system 0900 70600.

For your visa interview, you will need the following
information:

I. EVIDENCE OF ACCEPTANCE BY THE
SCHOOL: The first step in applying for a student visa is
to be accepted at a U.S. academic institution, and obtain from
the school a Certificate of Eligibility for Non-Immigrant
Student Status (I-20 form). Exchange visitors and many
graduate students will need a DS-2019 Form. These forms are
issued by the institution, school or university and show that
you have been accepted for study there. These forms are
obtained by the student directly from the sponsoring academic
institution and should not be sent to the Embassy.

Sponsoring academic institutions are required to enter
accepted foreign students’ names into SEVIS, the Student and
Exchange Visitors Information System. No student or exchange
visitor visas may be issued until the sponsoring institution
has entered the student’s name into the database, and it is
confirmed by the Embassy. Students should verify with their
sponsoring academic institutions that they are entered into
SEVIS before they apply for a visa.

Students are
required to pay the SEVIS fee online at https://www.fmjfee.com/index.jhtml%20http://www.fmjfee.com
before the visa may be issued.

Flight
Training – Most students who wish to attend flight
training in the U.S. must obtain a security clearance through
their flight schools before a visa may be considered. Please
contact your flight school for detailed information on this
process.

II. APPLYING FOR A STUDENT [F1] OR
EXCHANGE VISITOR VISA [J1]:

New regulations
mandate that all applicants renewing/applying for US visas
appear for interviews. To apply for a student visa, each
applicant needs to schedule an appointment for an interview in
advance, depending on availability of appointments, by calling
0900 70600 [from a landline within Egypt ONLY] or 2100 [from a
call center line ONLY]At the time of the interview, applicants
MUST bring the following to the Embassy:

* A passport
valid for travel to the United States.
* Receipt from any
CIB branch in Egypt showing payment for each applicant
(nonrefundable).
* Fully completed CEAC
Application for each applicant.
* I-20 Form for F visa
applicants and DS-2019 Form for J visa applicants. (Original and a copy)
* Proof of payment
of SEVIS fee.
* One photograph -against a plain light
background- for each applicant.
* Prior passports, if
any.
* Proof of financial ability.
* Original marriage
deed (required for an F2 visa).
* Complete and updated CV
and list of publications
* Transcripts from your high
school for F1 and M1 applicants
* Transcripts from
post-high school education for graduate-level applicants and
applicants planning scientific and technology-oriented
visits.
* Any other documents that maybe deemed pertinent
to the application.

III. FINANCIAL SUPPORT:
Foreign students are not normally permitted to work while in
the United States. Sufficient funds must therefore be
available for transfer to the student in the US. You must
present documentary evidence of sufficient funds for the
entire period of study in the US.

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