Visa Information

As an international student, you will need to obtain a visa from the United States in order to be allowed entry into the country. For most students attending the ñ, this is an .

To obtain your visa, you must schedule an appointment at your nearest Before booking, you will need to pay the U.S. government . Be sure to bring your passport, admissions offer, university-issued immigration documents (see below), and application materials to your interview. We recommend applying as soon as possible after accepting your offer of admission. 

Detailed instructions and your official immigration documents will be sent alongside your admissions offer.

 

Please note: U.S. permanent residents, refugees, asylees and undocumented students are not classified as international students and do not require an F-1 visa.

The F-1 student visa is used by most students.

If you are admitted, after we’ve received and reviewed your ‘Proof of Funding’, your completed ‘Financial Statement / Affidavit of Support’, your ‘Proof of English Proficiency’, and a scan of your passport, the ñ Office of Admissions will email you a Form I-20.

Information from the I-20 will allow you to pay the U.S. government SEVIS fee (online) and thus to make a visa appointment at the nearest US Embassy or Consulate. In addition to your application materials, passport and admission offer, you’ll need to bring this I-20 to your visa appointment. Both the F-1 student visa (stamped into your passport if approved) and the I-20 Form are necessary to enter the U.S.  

If you are an F-1 student already studying in the United States, you must complete the F-1 immigration transfer form and arrange to have your current F-1 immigration record transferred to us before your 'transfer pending’ I-20 can be issued. A link to this form is included in your formal admission email.

If you did not indicate a visa type on your application, we will assume you will be an F-1 student. If you indicated a visa type other than F-1 or J-1 on your application, we assume you will be attending ñ on that visa, and we will not be issuing a visa document to you. It is your responsibility to ensure you can attend ñ on your current visa type; if you would like to switch to an F-1 visa please contact us immediately at intladm@colorado.edu.

International students in F-1 status must coordinate with their designated school officials (DSOs) at their current academic institution to initiate the SEVIS immigration transfer process. You must follow the transfer out process required by your current school to transfer your SEVIS record to ñ.

  1. Work with your current school and ñ to determine your transfer release date. You will need to take into consideration any plans to pursue OPT and international travel before beginning your program at ñ. Your SEVIS release date should be no later than the first day of your ñ orientation.
  2. The SEVIS School ID # for ñ is: DEN214F00155000
  3. Please be advised and inform your designated school official (DSO) at your current academic institution, that you must be in active F-1 status to transfer your SEVIS record to the ñ. ñ will not accept the transfer of a SEVIS record that is in completed status or that has been terminated.
  4. When your SEVIS record has been released to the ñ, ñ will issue your updated “Transfer Pending” Form I-20. The updated Form I-20 will be delivered electronically by email, typically within two (2) business days of your F-1 SEVIS release date.
  5. When you arrive on the ñ campus you must check in with International Student and Scholar Services. Visit the ISSS Admitted/New Students website for details.

The SEVIS transfer process takes time to complete. Please do not wait until the last minute to make these arrangements.

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Sometimes those here on other visa types (or who have come as dependents on another person’s visa) are permitted to study full time at the university. These might include I-2s, L-2s and E-2s, among others. If you have one of these visas already, please indicate such on your admission application.

U.S. Immigration law prohibits any full-time study for students who enter the U.S. on the visa waiver program or on B1/B2 tourist visas. If you visited the US on a B-1 or B-2 visa, but are no longer here, please indicate "F-1" as your visa type on the application. If you’re here already and unsure of your visa type or immigration status, please indicate ‘Other’ as your U.S. citizenship on the ñ admission application.

Undergraduate Admission Information For:

First-Year Applicants
Transfer Applicants
International Applicants
Readmit Applicants
Veteran Applicants
Undocumented Applicants

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