Helpful Information to Prepare for Your Arrival in US

You may want to prepare for your entry into the U.S. by visiting the website of Customs and Border Patrol. Additionally, when you enter the U.S., an immigration officer (at the port of entry) will review your immigration documents (visa, I-20, valid passport).

You will be issued Form I-94, which is an Arrival/Departure card. This is a small white card which indicates the length of your authorized stay in the U.S. For F-1 students, this should indicate an authorized stay of D/S (Duration of Status), which allows you to stay in the U.S. as long as you maintain your student status.

Page 1 of Form I-20 will be stamped, indicating the date in which you entered the country, your immigration status (e.g. F-1) and your authorized length of stay D/S (Duration of status). Please verify this information before you leave the "check-in" area.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has developed a system called the U.S. Visitor and Immigration Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT). This system records the entry and exit of all foreign visitors to the U.S. An immigration official scans each visitor's fingerprints, takes your photograph, and checks them against national security and law enforcement databases.

After you pass through immigration, you've officially arrived. Welcome to the U.S.!

• You are required to arrive at Target International Student Center and enroll within 15 days of your admission to the United States.
• Meet with the admissions Services
• Attend placement test. You will be placed in classes according to your level of English ability.
• Participate in Target International Student Center WELCOME CLASS.
• Meet with the Academic Coordinator.
• Select your schedule and Start your classes.

*You must contact Target International Student Center within 15 days of arriving in the US or your visa status will be terminated as Failure to enroll, registrar@targetschool.com
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