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F-1 Students from Overseas

Information and Admission Requirements for F-1 Students and Those With Other Statuses

If you are a citizen of a country other than the US, reside abroad and wish to be a full time student at JCCC, you must obtain an I-20 form from us to be eligible to apply for an F-1 visa to enter the US as an international student.

Below is information on the requirements you must fulfill to be admitted to JCCC as a new, transfer, visiting or change of status F-1 student, what you need to know once you are accepted as an F-1 student and what admission requirements you need to meet if your status is other than F-1.

  • Arriving F-1
    Here's what you need to do once you're in the U.S.

  • New F-1
    You are living outside the US and want to be a full-time student at JCCC.

  • Transfer F-1
    You are an F-1 student at another US College and want to transfer to JCCC.

  • Visiting F-1
    You are an F-1 student at another US college and just want to take a class or two at JCCC.

  • Change of status to F-1
    You are in the US on a visa and want to change status to become an F-1 student at JCCC.

  • Minor age F-1
    What you need to consider if you are under age 18 and want to come to JCCC as an F-1 student

  • Current F-1 student
    What you need to know once you are an F-1 student at JCCC.

  • Statuses other than F-1
    Information about admission requirements for students whose status is other than F-1