International Students

NEW International students are required to take at least three sessions with us. In order for us to consider your application, you must pay the full tuition of $2,725 for three sessions only. We have a payment plan available, but a 50% tuition deposit + $25 Registration Fee will still be required at time of registration.

International students who wish to study at the English Language Institute as a full-time student must APPLY HERE FIRST.   Please follow the process below and instructions emailed to you:

1. APPLY HERE. 

2. Once you have applied, our ELI office will send you a Next Steps Email with payment instruction, including creating a registration account, a payment plan, and taking an online English level testing.

3. Once you have paid tuition, we will send you an Admission Email and connect you with our Office of International Student and Scholar Services (OISSS). OISSS will send you an email with the Form I-20 application to complete. Please be prepared to submit the following documents: 

• A scanned copy of your passport photo page.

• Evidence of financial support and resources ($43,754). U.S. immigration authorities require colleges to receive satisfactory financial certifications from prospective students before issuing a Form I-20. Therefore, you must attach original documents for each source of financial support you indicate. The I-20 application will have more information on this matter.

It takes approximately 1-2 weeks to process your I-20 application. You will be notified via email when the process is complete.  After you receive approval of the immigrant certificate of eligibility form or Form I-20, apply for an F-1 student visa at the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate in your country.  Instructions will be included in the I-20 email.

International Transfer Students: If you are an international student with an F-1 visa looking to transfer to CCNY’s English Language Institute, please APPLY HERE  first. Make sure to check Yes to Question #22.  You have to follow the same instructions as above before we can process and update your Form I-20.   The I-20 process for new students also apply to transfer students.  Transfer students must show evidence of financial support and resources ($43,754).

Once admitted, please reach out to your current school to initiate the transfer of your SEVIS records to our Office of International Student and Scholar Services (OISSS).

All Form I-20, F-1 Visa, and other immigration-related questions must be directed to our Office of International Student and Scholar Services (OISSS).

Can you take a class while on Visitor's Visa?

"Per federal regulations, B-1 and B-2 nonimmigrants (i.e., visitors who are in the United States for business and pleasure purposes) are prohibited from enrolling in a course of study at a U.S. Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)-certified school." Please read more here: 

https://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/2017/05/b-1b-2-visitors-who-want-enroll-school

If you have any questions, please contact the English Language Institute via email at eli@ccny.cuny.edu .

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