Requirements and Information of
Student Visa for United States
Who requires a student visa?
Required by all except the following:
citizens of countries under the Visa Waiver Program
nationals of Bermuda and Canada, provided holding
valid passports;
nationals of Mexico, provided holding a valid passport
and a US Border Crossing Card.
Note: (a)Landed Immigrants
of Canada and British residents of Bermuda who are
citizens of, and have valid passports from, Common
wealth countries or Ireland are no longer eligible
to enter the USA without a visa. (b) The Transit Without
Visa (TWOV) and International-to-International (ITI)
transit programs have been indefinitely suspended
as of 2 August 2003. All passengers using US airports
for transit purposes are now required to obtain a
transit visa. This does not affect qualified travellers
travelling visa-free under the Visa Waiver Program
(see below).
Restricted entry
The following are not eligible to receive a USA entry
visa:
people afflicted with certain
serious communicable diseases or disorders deemed
threatening to the property, safety or welfare of
others;
anyone who has been arrested
(except for very minor driving offences) or who has
a criminal record;
narcotics addicts or abusers
and drug traffickers;
anyone who has been deported
from or denied admission to the USA.
Note: Those who are ineligible
may be suitable candidates for a waiver of ineligibility.
What documents will be required?
Valid passport required by
all. Validity varies - for most countries a passport
must be valid for the entire duration of the stay;
check with the Embassy (see Contact Addressessection).
For nationals included in the
Visa Waiver Program, passports must be valid for at
least 90 days from date of entry (exceptfor nationals
of Andorra, Brunei and San Marino, who must hold passports
valid for at least six months beyond the intended
date of departure from the USA).
Introduced on October 26 2004,
all travellers entering the USA under the Visa Waiver
Program now require individual machine-readable passports.
Children included on a parent's passport also now
require their own machine-readable passport. Travellers
not in possession of machine-readable passports will
require a valid USA entry visa.
Passports issued on or after
October 26 2005 will need to have a biometric identifier
in order for the holder to travel visa-free under
the Visa Waiver Program (VWP).
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