F1 VISA FOR AN INTENSIVE GRE PREP COURSE WITH KAPLAN

[rockris 0]

Hello everyone,

I would like to expose my case and I hope you can give me some suggestion.

I am 36 a years old italian trained physical therapist with a bachelor and master degree who would like to pursue a doctoral degree in the Us. The doctoral degree in physical therapy in my country is relatively new and, definitely, is not at the same level of the one in the Us.

I had already had a Us student Visa in the early 2000 for an esl course and my plans back then were to pursue a degree in physical therapy over there . Unfortunatelly, due to the health condition of my mother, after a year I left the Us and went back to my country where, later, l pursued my degree in physical therapy.

Today, I still would like to further my studies in the Us and last year I found a few universities with very interesting doctoral program. In order to be accepted in these universities, high toefl and Gre scores are required along with other requirements. I took the toefl, I got the score requested and now I am studying for the Gre. Personally, I think that the Gre is very hard to prepare without tuition and I do not like to spend money for online courses. Plus, there are not very good live courses in my hometown.

I recently found out that Kaplan has a very interesting Gre intensive course in different cities of the Usa and they can Issue the I-20 form for the F1 Visa. In my own opinion, this course could help me to get an high Gre score so that I could have more chances to be accepted in the doctoral program.

How many chances do you think I have to get another student visa for this Gre test prep with Kaplan?

I have different things that prove strong ties to my country : I work as freelancer in a rehabilitation facility and I work on my own. I own an appartment with my sister, some pieces of land, a car, few insurances, and a bank account over 100.000 $ . In addition, I have several people that could write references for me.

Unfortunatelly, there are a few things that could cast doubts about my strong ties. I am not married yet and I do not have children, my mother died a few years ago and I am not in good terms with my father.

Thanks very much for your attention. Looking forward to hearing from you.

[canadian_wife 1,822]

How long is the course?

You can apply for the F-1 visa, you have a strong background with being issued an F-1 visa and then returning to your home country.

good luck

[rockris 0]

How long is the course?

You can apply for the F-1 visa, you have a strong background with being issued an F-1 visa and then returning to your home country.

good luck

Thanks very much for your quick response!

The Gre prep course last for about 3 months, 18 hours per week.

Edited October 8, 2013 by rockris

[anusarma 0]

Kaplan can issue a Form I-20 A-B or Certificate of Eligibility for Non-Immigrant (F-1) Students. It is authorized under federal law for the same. So you are eligible to enroll for the International GRE (through Kaplan International) if you want to enroll as a F1 visa student and/or apply for a I-20. A good option for anyone who is a non-immigrant and wants to become an F1 visa student with Kaplan