Get accepted and enrolled in a Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)-approved school in the US (six to twelve months before studying in the US).

• Register with the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS);
• Submit your US student visa application along with a recent photo;
• Submit the visa application fee;
• Attend a visa interview

In addition to providing information and support to organizations using IELTS to determine the proficiency of international applicants in English, IELTS USA works with US stakeholders to increase the number of US institutions and programs utilizing the test. More than 3,400 institutions in the USA accept IELTS for boarding schools, undergraduate, graduate, professional, and law programs.