THIS HOW TO GET A VISA

1. Evidence of english
How to get a visa to

2. HOW TO APPLY FOR A VISA
 STEP 1: Select your type of visa
 STEP 2: Please complete the application form DS-160 Nonimmigrant Visa

3. • STEP 3: Cancel the rights of visa application and attend the appointment (if needed).
• STEP 4: Schedule Your appointments to attend to the center of attention to the
Applicant (CAS) in Bogota or Medellin (if applicable - check the information at the
bottom)

4. • STEP 5: Introduce Yourself in the center of attention to the Applicant (CAS) that you selected (Bogota or Medellin) on the date
and time of your appointment, for the photography and footsteps
• STEP 6: Introduce Yourself in the Visa Unit of the United States Embassy in Bogota
in the date and time of your appointment.

5. • STEP 7: Pick up your passport with visa in the DHL office or in the CAS you selected in step 4

6. HOW TO APPLY FOR A VISA
F-1 visa students, scholar
• Requirements
a student visa applicant must demonstrate the following:
• that you have been accepted into the school or educational institution
• that has the sufficient resources to cover the proposed studies
• that is prepared for the course or study proposed
• that has intentions to leave the United States once you have finished their studies at
• least that trip to participate exclusively in a program of study of the English language,
sufficient knowledge of the English language that allow him to study the proposed course.

7. Required Documents
 Valid Passport
 confirmation sheet of the Form DS-160
 a photo (see requirements for the TIPS for the DS-160)
 Form I-20, Certificate of Eligibility of the status of the Student
 Receipt of payment of the SEVIS Important News

8. Validity of the Visa
student visas for the Colombian citizens are granted for up to five years, depending on the duration of
the program.
Family members of the
spouses and children under 21 years of age may request and receive visas F-2 or M-2 to accompany
or join the principal applicant in the United States. The dependents receive the same validity of the
visa that the principal applicant.
Employment as a student
Students with visa F can work while studying under certain conditions and with a permit issued by the
Department of Homeland Security. Students who have F or M visas can work after you have finished
your studies under three different practical training programs (curriculum, optional, or STEM (science,
technology, engineering and mathematics).
Tourism
If you plan to travel to the United States mainly in sightseeing trip but you want to take a short course
of recreational nature, time and whose intensity is less than 18 hours per week, you can do it with a
visa (B-1/B-2. However, if your main purpose is to study, you need a student visa.

9. Links to research
 http://www.freetranslation.com/en/translate-english-spanish
 http://spanish.bogota.usembassy.gov/visafniv.html