Approved
Schools for Student Visas Where to apply for Student
Visa Acceptance?
All applications
submitted by schools and institutions wishing to accept
nonimmigrant students, should be mailed to the "Attention
of the USCIS Schools Officer" at the USCIS District
Office having jurisdiction over the geographic area
in which the institution is located.
Current
USCIS regulations recognize the following as
approved schools for purposes of obtaining a student
visa:
A school operated as a public
educational institution by federal, state, or
local government; and
A school accredited by a nationally
recognized accrediting agency.
If an institution
of higher education does not fall into one of these
two categories, it must submit evidence that its course
credits are accepted by at least three accredited
schools.
IMPORTANT:
If a private
elementary or public or private secondary school does
not fall into one of these two categories, it must
submit evidence that it satisfies the compulsory attendance
requirements of the state in which it is located and
that it qualifies graduates for acceptance by approved
schools at a higher educational level, and in the
case of a private elementary or secondary school,
that it is accredited by an accrediting organization,
certified by the U.S. Department of Education's Office
of Non-Public Education.
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