Application Checklist

Before you begin make sure you understand the Student Visa Process. This process takes at least 6 weeks. Apply early in case there are any difficulties!

To attend the Intensive ESL Program (IEP) for Fall or Spring, you will need an F1 study visa. 

 

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First Steps:

To start an application, please complete our online application and pay the $40 non-refundable application fee. To complete an IEP Application you will need to email documents to Admission at admissions@uwyo.edu.

• Current valid passport at least 1 year available before the expiration date

• Completed IEP Confidential Financial Statement (CFS Form)

• Financial documents

• Transcripts (Unofficial copies acceptable for IEP. Official copies are needed for UW degree applications)

Conditional Admission:

Apply to both IEP and an undergraduate program and you will receive a letter of conditional admission for your undergraduate program when you receive your English study I-20:

• Complete an undergraduate application for your program of interest at the same time as applying to the IEP.

• Only pay the application fee one time (if you have already paid the fee for the IEP application or the undergraduate application, the one fee covers both applications).

• You MUST have official transcripts sent to University of Wyoming Admissions by your previous schools (email admissions@uwyo.edu for details regarding your country).

• Make the degree application for the semester FOLLOWING the date on your IEP application:

  • For example: IEP application for FALL 2019 and then Computer Science degree application for SPRING 2020.

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Next Steps:

• You will be accepted to the IEP with a welcome email.

• Your documents will be e-mailed directly to you. 

• The IEP will send you a Form I-20 and invitation letters for the University of Wyoming (UW) IEP for your visa interview.

• When you have received these documents, go online and pay the $200 I-901 SEVIS Fee .
  

• Make an appointment for a "non-immigrant student visa" interview at the U.S. embassy or consulate in your country.

• Complete a Form DS-158 and DS-156 Non-Immigrant Visa Application. Print and bring to your interview. Pay any required fee.

• You will need official passport photos with your visa application.

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About United States F-1 Student Visas

The I-901 SEVIS Fee is required for all F and M students, as well as J exchange visitors, and is the same for every school. Paying your I-901 SEVIS Fee is very important. Without this fee, you will not be eligible to apply for a visa. To learn more about the I-901 SEVIS Fee visit the SEVIS I-901 Fee page.

• • Make sure your Form I-20 information matches that on your I-901 SEVIS Fee form.

  • FMJfee.com – This is the website to pay the I-901 SEVIS Fee.

  • Remember to make copies and take these important documents with you:

    • Passport

    • Form I-20, "Certificate of Eligibility for Non-immigrant Student Status"

    • Form DS-158 and DS-156 "Application for Non-Immigrant Student Visa"

    • Financial records and UW Confidential Financial Statement and Affidavit of Support, if applicable

    • Your UW admission letter as proof of admission to or enrollment in U.S. school