Requesting Your I-20 for F-1 Visa
- Once you have received your acceptance letter and paid your enrollment deposit, you must request your I-20 from UMW.
- Students requesting a new I-20 should submit the I-20 Request Form and proof of finances. (Deadlines are June 15 for the fall semester and October 15 for the spring semester)
- Students transferring from another school in the U.S. should submit the SEVIS Transfer I-20 Form and proof of finances. (Deadlines are July 1 for the fall semester and December 1 for the spring semester.)
- Your I-20 will be sent to you by airmail free of charge (overseas mail takes approximately 4-6 weeks or longer). Express mail services via eShipGlobal are available at your own expense.
Requesting Your DS-2019 for J-1 Visa
- Once you have received your acceptance letter to be at UMW as an Exchange Student (ES), a Visiting Language Coordinator (VLC), a Visiting Language Instructor (VLI) or a Visiting Scholar (VS), you must request your DS-2019 from UMW.
- Students requesting a new DS-2019 should submit the DS-2019 Request Form and proof of finances. (Deadlines are June 15 for the fall semester and October 15 for the spring semester)
- Students transferring from another school in the U.S. should contact cie@umw.edu. Deadlines are July 1 for the fall semester and December 1 for the spring semester. The program end date on a DS-2019 determines when the exchange visitor (EV) is obligated to complete the program and cease all relevant activities. If transferring, EV’s must do so to another program, within 30 days of the program end date, known as the grace period.
- Your DS-2019 will be sent to you by airmail free of charge (overseas mail takes approximately 4-6 weeks or longer). Express mail services via eShipGlobal are available at your own expense.