I-20 Document Application: (Certificate of Eligibility For International F-1 Student Status)
I-20 Document Application: (Certificate of Eligibility For International F-1 Student Status)
I-20 Document Application: (Certificate of Eligibility For International F-1 Student Status)
The information on the following pages carefully explains how to qualify for your Caldwell College I-20. Please read the instructions and answer all the questions. If your application is not complete, you will not be considered for a Caldwell College I-20. Please note that your I-20 document cannot be issued until you are accepted for admission. Caldwell College Office of International Student Services 120 Bloomfield Avenue Caldwell, NJ 07006 Phone: 973-618-3248 Fax: 973-618-3444 international@caldwell.edu
IMPORTANT Pages 7 through 15 must be filled out completely and returned with Financial Documentation to be considered for a Form I-20.
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NOW THAT YOU ARE PLANNING TO BE A STUDENT THERE ARE TWO THINGS YOU CANNOT DO!
1) DO NOT ENTER THE U.S. WITH A B-1, B-2, OR B-1/2 VISA UNLESS IT IS MARKED PROSPECTIVE STUDENT.
If you use a B visa to enter the U.S., you could be guilty of fraudulent entry and refused permission to stay longer than six months or to extend or change your status. Do not listen to people who say it is easy to enter the country as a visitor and change your status. It is not true! If you do not think there is enough time to obtain a Form I-20, in some countries you can ask the visa officer for a B-2 visa with the words Prospective student noted on it or have the words added to your B visa if you already have one. The officer will need to see that you are qualified for a Form I-20 but cannot get it in time. You will need to prepare evidence of your financial responsibility and ask us for a letter to take with you.
2) DO NOT ENTER THE U.S. WITHOUT A VISA (Unless you are Canadian)
If you are from a country from which you can enter the U.S. as a visitor by showing a round trip airline ticket, do not do this. If you enter without a visa, you will be permitted to stay for only 90 days. You will not be given more time or allowed to change to student status.
* You need a Form I-20 to obtain an F-1 student VISA and status, or to keep lawful F-1 status when transferring/changing schools within the U.S.
(Transfers-If you qualify, we will send you our I-20 before you travel, if you tell us that you are traveling outside the U.S. before classes begin.)
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Caldwell College Office of International Student Services 120 Bloomfield Avenue Caldwell, NJ 07006
3) U.S. Law requires that you prove your ability to support your estimated annual cost for every year of your program of study. (Estimate 2 years for a Masters and 4 years for a Bachelors.) You must provide documents that will convince the U.S. Government that you have: CASH TO COVER YOUR FIRST YEAR IN THE U.S. SUFFICIENT AND DEPENDABLE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO COVER EVERY ADDITIONAL YEAR YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT CAN COME FROM ANY COMBINATION OF SOURCES EXPLAINED IN NUMBERS SIX, SEVEN, AND EIGHT BELOW. 4) Do not expect that you will be able to work in the U.S. to help meet your annual costs! The Immigration Service strictly controls off-campus employment and opportunities on campus are very limited and competitive. In order to qualify for a Caldwell College I-20, you must be able to prove all your finances for studies prior to receiving approval for a Form I-20. 5) All documents you give us MUST be less than two months old and in English. (We cannot review documents that are not in English!) Send us photocopies or faxes, NOT originals. You will need the originals of all the documents you have sent us to give to the American Embassy when we send you your I-20. 6) You can support yourself with your own personal funds, which comes only from your own income or resources. Unless you presently have enough cash to support yourself for your entire program of study or can prove other sources of personal income, you will need a sponsor with an income sufficient to support you. Prove your personal funds with the following documents: Bank Statements in your name only, which state the date the account was opened, current balance in U.S. dollars, average deposits and average balances. We cannot accept statements that do not specify balances unless it is stated to be a minimum of six figures in U.S. dollars. If your statement shows that your funds are fixed, meaning that they do not produce substantial income, your balance will be divided by the number of years in your program of study to determine the amount you will have available to you for each year of study. Employment Letter certifying your salary -- if you will be paid by your home country employer while studying here in the U.S. Statement of Liquid Investments 7) You may support yourself with funds from this school such as an academic scholarship or an athletic scholarship. Caldwell College support does not cover all expenses, so you will need additional resources to meet your minimum annual costs.
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Provide us with a copy of your award letter or contract to prove that you will receive this form of support. 8) You may support yourself with funds from other SPONSORS such as parents, relatives, or organizations. You may have as many sponsors as you need. It is highly recommended that at least part of your financial support come from your home country for purposes of visa issuance. Sponsors may provide you with support in the form of cash and/or room and board. Free room and board is determined to be when you live with someone and do not have to pay for your room or food.
9) A SPONSOR should promise only as much money as he or she is able to give you
per year. Some sponsors believe that the more money they promise to give the easier it will be to get your I-20. THE MOST COMMON REASON FOR REJECTION OF FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS IS THAT WE DO NOT BELIEVE THE SPONSOR CAN AFFORD TO GIVE AS MUCH AS PROMISED. A sponsor should promise only what he or she intends to give and only as much as can be afforded.
10)
Each SPONSOR providing cash support must give us all the following documents to prove financial responsibility. If all these documents are not received, your SPONSORs support will NOT be considered. AFFIDAVIT OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT. This form may be photocopied for each sponsor in the presence of a notary public. The notary public will sign and affix the official seal on each affidavit. There are notary publics at all U.S. embassies and consulates. In the U.S., most neighborhood pharmacists, lawyers and accountants are notaries. There are notaries in all countries, though the names for them may be different. There are officials licensed by the national or regional government to take sworn statements for courts of law or to witness contracts and property deeds. If there is NO notary signature and seal, we will not take the support as being valid.
PROOF OF INCOME. (a) Individual Sponsor: this must be on the employers letterhead with a pay stub, on income tax returns or receipts, or estimated by a bank or private accountant when the sponsor is a self-employed businessperson or retired. The income of a company is not the income of the owner of the business and will not be accepted as proof of income. You must provide an official statement of the salary paid to the owner/sponsor. Income tax return receipts are preferred and normally ensure that more information will not be requested. (b) Company Sponsor: Submit the most recent Profit and Loss Statement for the company.
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BANK STATEMENT in the name of the sponsor only, that states the date the account was opened, the current balance in U.S. dollars, the average deposits and average balances and is signed by a bank official with title. We cannot accept statements that do not specify balances, unless it is stated to be a minimum of six figures in U.S. dollars. 11) A SPONSOR providing free room and board in the United States (free room and board is determined to be when you live with someone who gives you your room and food for no payment) A SPONSOR must provide all of the following evidence of financial ability: AFFIDAVIT OF FREE ROOM AND BOARD fully completed and signed in the presence of a notary public. PHOTOCOPY OF LEASE DEED, DEED, RENT RECEIPTS in sponsors name. PROOF OF INCOME. This must be on the employers letterhead with a pay stub, on income tax returns or receipts, or estimated by a bank or private accountant when the sponsor is a self-employed businessperson or retired. (Transfers- If you are presently in the U.S., you must be living with the sponsor at the time you file this application for this to be counted towards your means of support.)
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INSTRUCTIONS: CIRCLE ALL THAT APPLY & ADD ALL FOR TOTAL BOX ON PAGE 9
LIVING COSTS (for students living off campus, not with a sponsor) BOOKS & SUPPLIES TRANSPORTATION PERSONAL TOTAL (undergraduates under age 23) TOTAL (undergraduates age 23 and over) TOTAL (graduate students)
*Please note that the living cost is based on monthly rent and basic utilities (heat and hot water) and a conservative food budget for someone sharing a house or apartment with four or five roommates. Please add to your budget between $100 to $150 per month for your share of your apartment or house electric bill. Typically, apartments or rental houses in the US are unfurnished, so commuters will want to budget extra for purchasing a bed and furniture. Also, please plan to add $100 to $200 additional per month to your living costs if you know you would like internet service and cable television in your room of your house or apartment.
Resident Student Budgets are continued on next page
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This is a modest budget. It does not include such items as telephone calls, a wireless phone plan or any miscellaneous expenses. It is highly recommended that you budget more.
INSTRUCTIONS: CIRCLE ALL THAT APPLY & ADD ALL FOR TOTAL BOX ON PAGE 9
*Please note that all resident Adult Undergraduate students and resident Graduate students are housed in double rooms in apartment-style suites in Dominican Hall. All freshman and new Traditional Undergraduate resident students are housed in double rooms in Mother Joseph Residence Hall. All apartments and rooms on campus are furnished and the cost of cable television and wired/wireless internet service is included in the costs for housing. Use of washers and dryers in the residence halls is free for all resident students.
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Summer school tuition and living costs are not included in resident or commuter budgets.
IMPORTANT-DEPENDENT COSTS!
If you are going to be accompanied by a spouse or child, you must show an additional amount: $10,000.00 annually for your spouse and $4,000 for each child. These costs do not include medical insurance, which is estimated at an additional $3,000 per year for your spouse and $1000 per year for each child. It is very important to list all dependents- if you do not, they will NOT be listed on your I-20! Please submit a photocopy of the passport information page for each dependent to be included on your I-20.
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Name:_______________________________
Family (Surname)
_____________________
First (Given)
_____________________
Middle
Email Address: ________________________________________________________________________ Home phone number: ____________________________ Cell phone number: _____________________ Home Country Address:
N.B.: This must be your home address. It must be a street address. We cannot issue an I-20 with a PO Box , business or school address.
___________________________________________________________
Date of Birth:
Male
Female
Please attach a photocopy of your passport information page(s) with your I-20 application.
Do you plan on living on campus?________________________________________ What is your intended major? (must pick one)______________________________________________________ Admitted as (check one): _____Undergraduate
_____Adult Undergraduate
_____Graduate Student
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OR
______ Fed
Ex
Your Form I-20 will be sent Fed Ex and charged to the following account: Credit card #:____________________________________Expiration Date______________ Name on credit card:________________________________________ PRINT YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS IN ENGLISH, EXACTLY AS IT SHOULD APPEAR ON THE FEDERAL EXPRESS AIRBILL.
_______________________________________________ Name _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
OR
_____ HELD FOR PICK-UP The International Student Office will hold your I-20 for pick-up by someone local: __________________________
Name
________________________
Phone Number
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PART IV: YOUR STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT Do not complete this part unless you have read the 10 rules for getting your Form I-20 (pages 3-6)
What are your estimated annual costs from the Workbox on page nine? Must Enter Total Estimated Annual Costs
How will you support yourself for every year of your program of study? Please check off your means of support below and indicate how much will be provided or available to you every year: Source of my support: Personal funds. The amount available to me from my own resources every year is (divide this amount by number of years in your program) Funds from Caldwell College that are renewable every year Type_____________________________________ Cash funds from a first sponsor to be given to me every year. Sponsors name_____________________________ Cash funds from a second sponsor to be given every year. Sponsors name_____________________________ __ Cash funds from a third sponsor to be given every year. Sponsors name______________________________ Free room and Board from a local sponsor in the U.S. with whom I will live. Sponsors name______________________________ Annual Amount
$________________
$________________
$_________________
$_________________
$_________________
$_________________
My personal documents: Bank statement Pr oof of income Cash Sponsors documents: I understand that All three types of documents MUST be attached. Affidavit of Suppor t (with Notary seal) Pr oof of Income Bank Statement
Funds from this School: Awar d letter Copy of contr act Free Room and Board Sponsors Documents. All three MUST be attached Affidavit of Suppor t (with Notary seal) Pr oof of Income Lease, deed, r ent r eceipts
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U. S. $______________________ in cash FOR EVERY YEAR of the students program of study at Caldwell College to : __________________________________.
Full name of student
My address is ________________________________________________________
Phone_______________________
Fax____________________________
E-mail__________________________________________________________________ The following persons are fully or partially dependent upon me for their support.
(do not include the student named above).
_______________________________
Name _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________
________________
Relationship to me ___________________ ___________________ ___________________
_______________
Age __________________ __________________ __________________
My proof of income and bank statements MUST be attached. (If these forms are missing your support will not be counted!)
I swear that the information I have provided above is true and correct. _______________________ Signature of Sponsor Sworn and subscribed before me this day: __________________________ Date ___________________________________ Signature of Notary
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SPONSORS AFFIDAVIT OF FREE ROOM AND BOARD AND PROOF OF FINANCIAL CAPABILITY
WHAT DOES THIS AFFIDAVIT MEAN?
By completing this affidavit, you are swearing to the U. S. Government that this student will live with you free of any charge for room and food for every year he or she is studying at Caldwell College and living in the U. S. (The student cannot be required to provide you with any services such as, babysitting, cleaning, etc. in exchange for the room and board, as that in employment.) You are also proving that you are the person who owns or rents the property and can afford the support you are promising with the documents you have attached. Before signing it, you must understand that you are making a financial commitment to the student that should not be broken. Sponsors who fail to provide the promised support force students to drop out of school and cause pain and suffering. Do not expect that the student will be able to help support the costs through employment. Employment is strictly controlled by the Immigration Service and very limited.
PROVE THAT YOU ARE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THIS SUPPORT FOR EVERY YEAR OF THE STUDENTS PROGRAM BY ATTACHING: Documents must
be: 1) Photocopies or faxes, 2) Current (less than two months old) PROOF OF INCOME. This must be on your employers business stationery, on income tax returns or receipts, or estimated by a bank or private accountant if you are self-employed. The income of a company will not be accepted as proof of income. You must provide an official statement of the salary paid to you or it must appear on tax returns. PHOTOCOPY OF YOUR DEED, LEASE OR RENT RECEIPTS to prove that you are the person who owns or rents the property.
See Form on following of page
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will live free of any charge/service with me in my home at: Street Address________________________________________________________ _______________________________________
City, State, Zip Code
____________________
Phone Number
If presently in the U. S., does this student currently live with you? _______________ I will not require any type of service to be provided in exchange for this benefit. My relationship to the student is _________________________________________________.
i.e.: mother, father, spouse, brother/sister, friend
My proof of income and bank statements MUST be attached. (If these forms are missing your support will not be counted!) I swear that the information I have provided above is true and correct.
_______________________________________ Signature of Sponsor Sworn and subscribed before me this day: ______________________________________ Date _________________________________________ Signature of Notary