I received my acceptance letter and paperwork, but I did not get my visa. When do
I receive my visa?
As a new international student, you must apply for an F-1 visa at a U.S. Embassy/Consulate
in your home country. As a current F-1 student transferring from another U.S. school,
you must apply for a new F-1 visa at a U.S. Embassy/Consulate in your home country
if it expires by the time you re-enter the U.S. You can only apply or renew an F-1
visa at a U.S. Embassy/Consulate outside the U.S.
I am attending another school in the U.S. Can I use the same visa to come to Edmonds
College? Do I need to have a new I-20?
If you are accepted and do not travel outside the United States before attending Edmonds College, you do not need a new F-1 visa. After you register at Edmonds College, the Office of International
Programs will give you an Edmonds College I-20.
If you are accepted and travel outside the U.S. before attending Edmonds College and
are absent from the U.S. less than five months, you do not need a new F-1 visa if it is still valid by the time you re-enter the United States.
If you are absent from the U.S. for more than five months before attending Edmonds
College and your visa will expire by the time you re-enter the U.S., you must apply
for a new F-1 visa with an Edmonds College I-20 at a U.S. Embassy/Consulate nearest
to your home. You can only apply or renew an F-1 visa at a U.S. Embassy/Consulate
outside the U.S.