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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!

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1 minute ago, Haho said:

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 j1 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!

 

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

 

Have to try by simply applying to schools really. Seeing if they one, accept such students, secondly, do you qualify at that school or for the F-1 in general.

 

If the school takes international students they will have an international assistance person(s) who can help you through the process generally.

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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?

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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 

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9 minutes ago, Haho said:

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 

 

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.

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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.

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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. 

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A word of caution...many aviation programs require an M-1 visa, not an F-1.  If you need the M-1, the timing for a change of status would be very difficult, if not impossible.  You need to be prepared to return home and apply for an M-1 visa, depending on your program.

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