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8 capacity. If you do not have an F‐1 visa, reference the following table to see if you are eligible to study at Denver Seminary. Dependents (children and spouses) of F‐1 visa holders are issued F‐2 visas and may engage study on a part time basis. Canadian citizens Canadian Citizens do not need a visa to study in the U.S. You do, however, need to obtain an I‐20 from Denver Seminary. At the time you receive the I‐20, you will be registered with SEVIS, the student tracking system. You will be assigned a SEVIS number and be required to pay the SEVIS fee. When you cross the border to study you will need to provide the officer at the port of entry: Proof of identity and citizenship (a Canadian passport for example) The original I‐20 (or DS‐2019) certificate Proof that you have paid your SEVIS fee Proof that you have the funds to pay for the school that you plan to attend Proof of your ties to Canada Applying for a student visa Upon receipt of your I‐20, you will need to make an appointment with the United States consulate or embassy having jurisdiction over your place of permanent residence. Although you may apply at any U.S. consular office abroad, it may be more difficult to qualify for the visa outside the country of your permanent residence. Embassies and consulates are able to issue your student visa up to 120 days in advance of the program start date as provided on the I‐20. If you apply for your visa more than 120 days prior to your program start date, the embassy/consulate will hold your application until it is able to issue the visa. With this in mind, you should apply for your visa as soon as you are prepared to do so. Remember that you are required to show proof of having paid the SEVIS fee when you appear for your visa interview. The summer months are very busy at U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide, and it is important for you to have your visa early enough to arrive in time to get settled and attend orientation. Appointments are mandatory for all student visas, and some U.S. embassies/consulates require that appointments be made at least four to eight weeks in advance. All U.S. embassies/consulates have a website where you can read the latest information on visa procedures. Addresses of embassies and consulates are listed at the Department of State website. For information on waiting times for student visa appointments, click here. Before applying, you should understand the process and the rules governing visas. Many visa applications are denied because the student did not know the process or was not prepared. We do not want this to happen to you, so please read the following very carefully. During the visa application process, usually at the interview, an ink‐free, digital fingerprint scan will be taken. At your visa interview, the consular officer will take a very legalistic view of your application. In the United States, it is considered important to be impersonal when administering laws. The approach may appear rude or improper in many countries, but not in the U.S., where the ideal is to apply laws

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