accredited member
Spanish-American Institute
A Not-For-Profit, Equal Educational Opportunity Language School
voice: 212.840.7111 fax: 646.766.0302 info@sai.nyc skype: StudentClub
240 West 35 Street, 2nd Fl (between 7 & 8 Avenue) Manhattan, New York 10001
Serving International Students In New York City Since 1955
In order to pursue a full-time ESL-Plus course of study eligible for F-1 student visa application, students must:
Ø attend twenty hours per week
Ø maintain satisfactory academic progress
Ø have English language skills acquisition as their primary educational objective
Ø consult with a Faculty Student-Services Associate to select an appropriate sequence of
courses from among those ESL-only and ESL-plus courses listed in the following “Course Description” section.
The Institute is authorized under federal law to enroll non-immigrant foreign students.
A foreign student may register by mail, email, online or through a relative or friend in
the United States.
Please provide the following:
· a copy of the passport page (or national identity document)
which shows student's full name, birth date, country of birth and citizenship
· address in the United States
· permanent address abroad
· duration of initial session course of study desired
· information showing the student's means of support for an academic term.
·
payment of the required tuition
deposit.
(This amount is deducted from the total tuition for the course selected.)
· certificate or transcript from the last school attended. Transcripts and certificates are not returned.
The Institute will complete the Form I-20 (Certificate of Eligibility) and send it to the student
for presentation to the proper consular officials. Upon providing this information, the student will receive a
copy of the Enrollment Agreement for his/her signature.
A copy of the Enrollment Agreement is retained by the Institute.