{"id":49825,"date":"2022-12-15T15:09:36","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T20:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/admissions\/?page_id=143"},"modified":"2025-11-21T10:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:08:11","slug":"incoming-international-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/admissions\/youarein\/next-steps\/incoming-international-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Next Steps for International Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--media-float-right umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">Admissions<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">Next Steps for International Students<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Congratulations on your offer of admission to the University of Mary Washington!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Being an international student studying in the U.S. can be a great experience. You will meet new people, try new things and experience a new country. UMW is known for its rigorous academics, innovative master teachers, and supportive community for incoming international students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-new-students\">New Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To matriculate at UMW, you must obtain a Certificate of Eligibility I-20 form, which is the document you need to apply for an F-1 visa. The Center for International Education (CIE) will issue the I-20 as soon as a student submits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Admissions deposit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recent (within the past three months) bank statements or other proof of finances to pay for your first year of study at UMW<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy of your passport photo page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deadlines<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Deadlines to submit documents for a new I-20:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mid-June for attendance beginning in the fall term<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mid-October for attending beginning in the spring term<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transfer Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are an international student currently in the U.S. and will transferring your F-1 status to UMW from an American high school, college, university, or ESL program, you must submit the following before the I-20 from UMW is issued:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Admissions deposit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Request for <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/P2yvff-qOL%20\">SEVIS Transfer I-20 Form<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recent (within the past three months) bank statements or other proof of finances to pay for your first year of study at UMW<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deadlines<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Deadlines to submit documents transferring your F-1 status are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>July 1 for attendance beginning in the fall term<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>December 1 for attendance beginning in the spring term<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Note:<\/em><\/strong> If you are unable to scan and email supporting documents to <a href=\"mailto:cie@umw.edu\">cie@umw.edu<\/a>, mail them to: Center for International Education, 1301 College Avenue, Lee Hall, Rm. 435, Fredericksburg, VA 22401.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Please contact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/admissions\/contact-umw-admissions\/\">UMW Admissions<\/a> at (540) 654-2000 or email us at <a href=\"mailto:admit@umw.edu\">admit@umw.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations on your offer of admission to the University of Mary Washington! 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