If you are a student and no matter what your plan is to study in the United States starting from learning English in an ESL school or obtaining a degree from one of the American Universities on any subject under the sun, the bottom line is you would be required to obtain an F1 student visa for your self to get into the United States as a student.

It’s important that I mention that almost any one irrespective of the age of the person or his educational background might choose to apply for an F1 student visa. Also the procedure for the same is fairly simple and goes as per the under mentioned. Also you ought to understand that this is different than the exchange student visitor program that the United States patronizes by the recognized J1 visa program which is primarily a sponsored program and has a whole bunch of different details attached with it.

1. Download the F1 student visa guide for the purpose of application.
2. Now once that is done then you need t decide up on where in the United States you would choose to stay while you study
3. Now you need to choose up on the type of the school that you want to get an admission into. Like a college, a university, or may be a graduate school or an ESL school to learn English.
4. Now you need to get in touch with the school and initiate the admission process in to the same.
5. Once the school has accepted your admission request they would be issuing you a I 20 form. Please note that this I 20 form, is the going to be the most important part of the paper work that you prepare for the F1 student visa application.
6. Now you need to apply with the I 20 form to the United States embassy or Consulate for the F1 student visa, to the United States. Also please note that in case you are already in the United States than there are provisions that you would not be required to travel back to the home country. While your visa status is changed to that of a student.
7. While you travel to the United States on a F1 student visa for your studies. The United States government would allow you to work there legally too, for a limited number of hours every week to help you collect the money for the studies there.

L1 is a working class visa for the United States of America. Upon receipt of the approval on the L1 visa petition, your original documents would be required to be submitted. Under mentioned are the list of documents that would be required for the same.

1. The first requirement for the L1 visa would be a completed DS 156. This is the non immigration visa application form.
2. The next document in line that would be required would be the DS 157. This should also be completed in all respect.
3. Original receipt of the visa fee paid. This receipt would be issued by HDFC bank. (The HDFC bank would be applicable only if the application is from India).
4. A copy of the appointment letter for the interview at the embassy. This should be obtained at the time when the appointment was set up originally at the VFS.
5. A valid passport would also be required. Please note the passport should have a validity of more than six months at least.
6. A copy of the latest resume of the applicant would be required.
7. A copy of the original L1 petition that was submitted to the USCIS at the time of applying for the L1 visa.
8. A letter would also be required from your employer to the consulate would also be required, requesting for a L1 visa for your, it should also have details about your employment in the United States.
9. The above mentioned letter should be accompanied with all the other legal paper work that you should have received from your employer in the United States.
10. 2 photographs would be required, the specification for this is that, the photos should be 2” by 2” (50mm) square in shape, there should be no head covering, the background should be absolutely white in color. Please note that the United States consulate is extremely particular about these photographs. But you need not worry; any photo studio you visit would be doing it for you, if you tell them that it’s for the United States embassy.
11. Last but certainly not the least; you would be required to attach the demand draft for the visa issuance fee. You can know about the latest applicable rates either from the bank or from the net.

Being prepared with the above mentioned documents, would make your experience smooth at the United States consulate.