Haho

Hello! 

I am from South Korea and I applied to Los Angeles English Language School. I just finished with the military and I am looking to improve my english to take the test for a job in Korea. The fastest way is fully immersing myself in American culture and environment. I am planning to start school on July 1, 2019 and I just got approved for the school. They sent me an I-20 so I need to pay the Sevis fee to make an appointment for the interview.

Do anyone have any tips for the F-1 interview?

Is there anything I specifically need to prepare for the interview?

My ties to South Korea are my elderly parents that I need to come back to support. What other strong ties can I use for the interview?

Thank you!

On 9/12/2018 at 11:51 AM, Ben&Zian said:

 

That is a good idea honestly. Some schools (least some higher universities) actually request an ESL course be done before hand unless the person can show proper English skills. I know USC for instance (Univ. Southern Cal) is wanting one from my husband who is trying to enroll for online course for his master's degree in Psychology. Now they probably will bypass it for him because he isn't technically a foreigner anymore and also is fluent in English; but for yourself and for something like aviation, definately may be some sort of requirement depending on the school.

On 9/12/2018 at 12:18 PM, Roel said:

As long as you'll be able to show non-immigrant intent and finances to cover your school ( can be anywhere about 20,000$ or more) you should get F1 visa without much issues.

Yeahs because I was thinking aviation would require more fluent knowledge of English so that’s why I thought about that. I have a Aviation maintenance degree from South Korea but I’m trying to get certified to get an FAA in USA. I would think that’s the best idea. 

1 minute ago, arken said:

Getting a F1 visa to study English for 6-12 months will be very difficult. Why don’t you try directly for the aviation degree?

Well I just wanted to brush up my English and get comfortable in the area before I start aviation school. It is quite expensive so I would like to do well without having problems with English. I figured it is a good way and I did contact a few schools that have Korean representatives. I just wanted to see if it is a good idea and would transferring to aviation school be a problem in the future 

1 minute ago, Ben&Zian said:

 

You're thinking F-1(student) visa. J-1 is for work internships.

 Oh sorry I just corrected it, I was researching about visa and i got it a little mixed up. 

Hello,

I am from South Korea and I am interested in applying to English school in San Francisco. I was doing research and saw that there are many English schools in San Francisco. I was wondering would this be eligible for F1 visa. I was thinking of taking half a year to a year worth of English classes and then apply for community college to get a aviation degree. Would this be possible and can you tell me where I can start for this? Thank you!