| The 4 most common problems that affect students | | | | allow you to take some classes. Serious students |
| from getting to the USA on student visas, English | | | | have good grades and they take lots of classes in |
| skills, not a serious student, money & they have | | | | their home countries before they try to go the USA. |
| a relative who lives in the USA all ready. These | | | | 3 Money It is expected that most students will work |
| problems are associated more with students that are | | | | when they are in the USA, but you must have |
| from developing countries, developed nations | | | | enough resources to support yourself and to pay |
| students are not usually scrutinized to the same level, | | | | your tuitions and book fees before you get the visa. |
| as the likelihood that they will stay illegally in the USA | | | | The work that you would seek would be the |
| is much less. | | | | traditional college experience, part time pizza money |
| 1 English skill; you need to be able to do the school | | | | type job. |
| work in English. It is OK that you will need to get | | | | 4 You have a relative that lives in the USA all ready. |
| some additional English skills when you get to the US, | | | | There is a high incidence of people who have |
| but for most potential students you cannot go to | | | | relatives in the USA that they will go to work for |
| the USA to study English. The higher your TOEFL | | | | that relative; you would think that it would help the |
| score, the better your chances of getting a USA F1 | | | | applicant, but it is the other way around. |
| Visa, if it is real low under lets say 200 you might | | | | Any of these 4 problems are easy to fix if you feel |
| want to study English at home and bring that number | | | | that one of these problems affects you it is best to |
| up as is true for most USA Visas, the first time you | | | | talk to a immigration lawyer or immigration specialist |
| apply has the highest likelihood that you will get | | | | before you file your application; again your first |
| accepted. | | | | application is going to have the best chance of |
| 2 You are perceived as not being a serious student. | | | | success, so getting it right the first time is a big step |
| The thought is if you are not a serious student then | | | | towards achieving your goals. |
| you should be applying for a tourist visa which will | | | | |