USA Student Visa Guide
USA āϏā§āĻā§āĻĄā§āύā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāϏāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻĄ
Complete F-1 Student Visa information for Bangladeshi students who want to study in the United States.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϝā§āĻā§āϤāϰāĻžāώā§āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻā§āĻāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ F-1 Student Visa-āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻāύā§ā§ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāϞāĻžāĻāύāĨ¤
đēđ¸ Study in the USA
đēđ¸ āϝā§āĻā§āϤāϰāĻžāώā§āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻā§āĻāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻž
The United States is one of the world’s leading destinations for international students. Students accepted by eligible schools generally need the appropriate student visa, such as F-1 for academic study or M-1 for vocational study.
āϝā§āĻā§āϤāϰāĻžāώā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϤāϰā§āĻāĻžāϤāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻ āύā§āϝāϤāĻŽ āĻāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋā§ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝāĨ¤ Academic Study-āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ F-1 Student Visa āĻāĻŦāĻ Vocational Study-āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ M-1 Visa āĻĒā§āϰāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
đ Academic Requirements
đ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāĻāϤ āϝā§āĻā§āϝāϤāĻž
SSC / HSC
SSC / HSC
Prepare your SSC/HSC certificates, marksheets and complete academic records.
SSC/HSC Certificate, Marksheet āĻāĻŦāĻ Complete Academic Records āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āϰāĻžāĻā§āύāĨ¤
Bachelor’s Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
Graduate and postgraduate applicants should prepare their degree certificates and transcripts.
Graduate āĻ Postgraduate Applicant-āĻāϰ Degree Certificate āĻāĻŦāĻ Transcript āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āϰāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
SEVP-Approved School
SEVP-Approved School
Select an eligible U.S. institution that can enroll international students through SEVIS.
International Student Enroll āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ SEVP-Approved U.S. Institution āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
đ English Language Requirement
đ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāώāĻžāĻāϤ āϝā§āĻā§āϝāϤāĻž
IELTS / TOEFL / PTE
IELTS / TOEFL / PTE
English language requirements depend on the university, college, program and applicant profile.
English Requirement University, College, Program āĻāĻŦāĻ Applicant Profile āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžā§ā§ āĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
Meet School Requirements
School Requirement
Check the exact English score and academic requirements of your selected U.S. institution.
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāϤ U.S. Institution-āĻāϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ English Score āĻ Academic Requirement āϝāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
đ University / College Admission
đ University / College Admission
Admission & Acceptance
Admission āĻ Acceptance
Apply to a suitable U.S. institution and receive an admission decision. After acceptance, the school can provide the required Form I-20 for eligible students.
āĻāĻĒāϝā§āĻā§āϤ U.S. University āĻŦāĻž College-āĻ Apply āĻāϰ⧠Admission āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤ Eligible Student-āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ School āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻāύā§ā§ Form I-20 āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
đ Form I-20 & SEVIS
đ Form I-20 & SEVIS
Form I-20 â Certificate of Eligibility
Form I-20 â Certificate of Eligibility
After admission, an eligible F-1 student is entered into SEVIS and receives Form I-20 from the school. The Form I-20 is required for the student visa process.
Admission-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ Eligible F-1 Student-āĻāϰ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ SEVIS-āĻ Register āĻāϰāĻž āĻšā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ School āĻĨā§āĻā§ Form I-20 āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž āĻšā§āĨ¤ Student Visa Process-āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ Form I-20 āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
The I-901 SEVIS fee for F and M students is currently US$350. Keep the SEVIS fee payment receipt for your visa application.
F āĻ M Student-āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ⧠I-901 SEVIS Fee US$350āĨ¤ Visa Application-āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ SEVIS Fee Payment Receipt āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
đ Important Documents
đ āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻāύā§ā§ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻĄāĻā§āĻŽā§āύā§āĻ
đ° Financial Requirement
đ° Financial Requirement
Students should be prepared to demonstrate how they will pay for tuition, living expenses and travel costs during their studies. Schools also consider financial evidence when preparing the student’s Form I-20.
Student-āĻāϰ Tuition Fee, Living Expenses āĻāĻŦāĻ Travel Cost āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ Financial Evidence āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āϰāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤ Form I-20 āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§ School-āĻ Financial Support-āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
Important Financial Note
āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ Financial Note
There is no single government-set living-expense amount that applies to every F-1 student. Financial requirements depend on the school’s estimated tuition, living costs, insurance and other expenses shown in the student’s financial documentation and Form I-20.
āϏāĻŦ F-1 Student-āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻ Government-set Living Expense Amount āύā§āĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāϤ School-āĻāϰ Tuition, Living Cost, Insurance āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϝ Estimated Expenses āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžā§ā§ Financial Requirement āύāĻŋāϰā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
Students should demonstrate credible and sufficient funding for the planned period of study.
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ Study Period-āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϝā§āĻā§āϝ Financial Funding-āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āϰāĻžāĻā§āύāĨ¤
đ¯ F-1 Student Visa Eligibility
đ¯ F-1 Student Visa Eligibility
School Acceptance
School Acceptance
You must first be accepted by an eligible U.S. school for your intended course of study.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽā§ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāϤ Eligible U.S. School āĻĨā§āĻā§ Admission/Acceptance āĻĒā§āϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Financial Support
Financial Support
Demonstrate that you can cover your educational, living and travel expenses.
Education, Living āĻāĻŦāĻ Travel Expenses āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ Financial Support āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Visa Interview
Visa Interview
The consular officer will assess your eligibility, study plans, finances and other relevant factors.
Consular Officer āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ Eligibility, Study Plan, Financial Capacity āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāώ⧠āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝāĻžā§āύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύāĨ¤
đ USA F-1 Student Visa Process
đ USA F-1 Student Visa Process
Choose a School
School āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ
Select a suitable U.S. institution and academic program.
āĻāĻĒāϝā§āĻā§āϤ U.S. Institution āĻāĻŦāĻ Academic Program āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
Apply for Admission
Admission āĻāĻŦā§āĻĻāύ
Submit your academic, English language and supporting documents to the institution.
Academic, English Language āĻāĻŦāĻ Supporting Documents Institution-āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāύāĨ¤
Receive Admission
Admission āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻž
Receive your admission decision from the U.S. institution.
U.S. Institution āĻĨā§āĻā§ Admission Decision āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻš āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
Get Form I-20
Form I-20 āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻš
Complete the required school and financial steps and receive your Form I-20.
School-āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻāύā§ā§ Process āĻ Financial Requirements āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻāϰ⧠Form I-20 āύāĻŋāύāĨ¤
Pay SEVIS Fee
SEVIS Fee āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ
Pay the I-901 SEVIS fee and keep the payment receipt for your visa application.
I-901 SEVIS Fee āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ Visa Application-āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ Receipt āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
Complete DS-160
DS-160 āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāύā§āύ
Complete the online DS-160 form accurately and keep the confirmation page.
Online DS-160 āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ Confirmation Page āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
Pay Visa Fee
Visa Fee āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ
Pay the applicable nonimmigrant visa application fee according to local instructions.
Local Embassy Instructions āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžā§ā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϝā§āĻā§āϝ Nonimmigrant Visa Application Fee āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
Visa Interview
Visa Interview
Attend your interview with the required documents and answer questions clearly.
āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻāύā§ā§ Documents āύāĻŋā§ā§ Visa Interview-āĻ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§ā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύāĨ¤
Visa Decision
Visa Decision
After the interview, your application may be approved, refused or require additional processing.
Interview-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ Application Approve, Refuse āĻ āĻĨāĻŦāĻž Additional Administrative Processing āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
USA F-1 Visa Fee
USA F-1 Visa Fee
Current nonimmigrant visa application fee for F student visas: US$185. F-1 students also generally pay the separate I-901 SEVIS fee of US$350.
āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ⧠F Student Visa-āĻāϰ Nonimmigrant Visa Application Fee: US$185āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻžā§āĻž F-1 Student-āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž I-901 SEVIS Fee US$350 āĻĒā§āϰāϝā§āĻā§āϝāĨ¤
đēđ¸ Planning to Study in the USA?
đēđ¸ USA-āϤ⧠āĻĒā§āĻžāĻļā§āύāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§āύ?
Get professional guidance about university and college selection, admission, Form I-20, SEVIS, DS-160, financial preparation and USA F-1 Student Visa processing.
University āĻ College Selection, Admission, Form I-20, SEVIS, DS-160, Financial Preparation āĻāĻŦāĻ USA F-1 Student Visa Processing āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāϞāĻžāĻāύ āύāĻŋāϤ⧠āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
Important: U.S. student visa requirements, fees, SEVIS rules, school admission requirements, interview procedures and immigration policies can change. Always verify the latest information with the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy Dhaka, DHS/SEVP and your selected institution before submitting an application.
āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ: USA Student Visa Requirements, Fees, SEVIS Rules, School Admission Requirements, Interview Procedures āĻāĻŦāĻ Immigration Policies āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤ Application āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy Dhaka, DHS/SEVP āĻāĻŦāĻ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāϤ Institution-āĻāϰ āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻļā§āώ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āϝāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
