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M-1 Visa
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The M-1 visa
offers a great opportunity for students
to train in a positive U.S. environment
and strengthen their technical and
non-academic skills. The M-1 visa is
offered to students who wish to pursue
full-time study at an INS approved
vocational or non-academic school in the
United States.
These schools are usually community and
junior colleges that offer vocational
and technical training or vocational
high schools. The schools must prove
their international students program
will reach certain educational
objectives and will not be used to make
students work.
Your spouse and unmarried children under
the age of 21 are allowed to join you in
the U.S., under M-2 status. A
prospective student's Form I-20M-N may
be used to request an M-2 visa.
If your spouse and/or dependant children
are joining you later, they will need to
submit Form I-20M-N, endorsed from the
school you are attending. M-2 visa
holders can not work while in the U.S.
Steps
You must first apply and be accepted to
an INS-approved school in the U.S.
If admitted, the school will issue you
an INS Form I-20 M-N/ID (Certificate of
Eligibility).
You must submit your visa application
form, Form I-20M-N and other required
documents at the U.S. Consulate,
Consular Office or U.S. Embassy with
jurisdiction over your permanent
residence.
Forms
To apply for an M-1 Visa, you must
supply the following documents:
- A filled-in visa application Form OF-156. Separate applications for
each person are compulsory.
- One recent photograph 1 & 1/2
inches square (37mm x 37mm) of each
applicant, with the entire face
visible. The picture should be taken
before a light background and
without head covering.
- A passport, valid for travel to
the United States for at least six
months longer than your intended
visit.
- A letter of admission from the
school you plan to attend.
- A signed Form I-20M-N.
- Proof that you have the economic
funds to partake in study in the
U.S.
- Demonstration of nonimmigrant
intent.
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Temporary Visas
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Student Visas
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Work Visas
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Visitor Visas
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Other Visas
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