International Student Admission Requirement:

The College of Information Technology is proud to be able to offer training to the international student community. Since July 2003, CIT has been approved to enroll M-1 Students into our training programs. The M-1 category includes students in vocational and other nonacademic programs, other then language training. You are strongly encouraged to apply early. Typically, June, July and August are the busiest months to attempt to get a student visa, and you should plan ahead to avoid having to make "repeat" visits to the U.S. Embassy as interview appointments are difficult to get during this timeframe.

In general, there are serveral areas that the U.S. Consular Office will look at while they consider you application for a student visa.

	1. Evidence of Residence Abroad Student has a residence abroad Student has no intention of abandoning the residence, and Student intends to depart from the United States upon completion of their course of study.
	Evidence of English Proficiency
	Determining Financial Status M-1 students must present evidence that they have immediately available to them funds or assurance of support necessary to pay all tuition and living costs for the entire period of intended stay. Additionally, consular officers are authorized, at their discretion, to require evidence of payment of round trip transportation in advance of the students travel to the United States.
	Educational Qualifications Student has successfully completed a course of stuffy equivalent to that normally required of an American student-seeking enrollment at the same level. In the case of CIT, this would be evidence of your high school completion.
	Relationship of Education to Existence to Ties Abroad The fact that a student's proposed education would not appear to be useful in the homeland is not, in itself, a basis for refusing a M-1 visa. It may, however, be a relevant factor in the overall assessment of the likelihood of the alien's return. If an M-1 student wants to pursue a vocation that does not (and for the likely future will not) exist in the homeland, the prospect of his/her voluntary departure from the United States is diminished unless the applicant can show intention to work elsewhere abroad following the training.

In order to apply for admission at CIT while you are outside of the United States, you must first contact the school for more information. If you are accepted, CIT will send you a Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS) Form I-20 M-N/ID (Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (M-1) Student Status - For Vocational Students). Should you require a visa, you will need to take BCIS Form I-20 to your U.S. consulate to apply for a student visa. Remember to only bring the BCIS Form I-20 from the school that you are planning on attending. Additionally, you will also need to provide to the U.S. consulate that you have the financial resources required for you education and stay in the United States. Specifically, M-1 student visa applicants must have evidence that sufficient funds are immediately available to pay all tuition and living costs for the entire period of intended stay.

If you are currently in the United States and wish to change your Nonimmigrant Status so that you can become a student in the United States, you will need to obtain BCIS Form I-20 M-N/ID (Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (M-1) Student Status - For Vocational Students) from the school and submit this along with you I-94 (Arrival-Departure Record) and a completed BCIS Form I-539 (Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status) to the BCIS. Again, you will need to prove that you have the financial resources required for you education and stay in the United States.

For further information, please contact the Admissions Department or the designated school official (DSO).