I can’t believe that our admissions cycle is coming to an end in a few months! It seems like we just started! I wanted to sharewith our international students, some valuable information regarding the international I-20 Visa process.
Once a prospective student has confirmed with the UB MBA, and completed the confirmation card with the 250.00 deposit, then it is Meghan’s and mine role to start the I-20. We gather your transcripts, official TOEFL scores and bank statements and create your I-20 information packet. Once we have all your official documents then our office sends your admissions application and packet to our International Education office.
After it leaves our office we unfortunately have to play a waiting game. Once it reaches the International Education office the packet must go through a rigourous process of validation. (I’m not so sure of all the steps that it takes to process the I-20, but I can tell you it takes between 6-8 weeks to do so).
International Admissions will then mail or courier the university’s official Acceptance Packet (including the Certificate of Visa Eligibility (I-20 form), Orientation Information, Housing Brochure and Application and Health Background From) to qualified accepted international students.
Once you receive the packet from International Education you may schedule your SEVIS appointment. This process can take up to three months to complete, so as we say in our office-patience is your best virtue!
I hope that this helps and we can’t wait to meet you in August!
Sincerely,
Jen Tsutsui
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