{"id":1750,"date":"2021-11-23T21:59:48","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T21:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/msba\/?page_id=1748"},"modified":"2023-12-05T16:14:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T16:14:55","slug":"gettingstarted","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/mim\/international-students\/gettingstarted\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started with your I-20 Visa Process"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k617c5wn-bc0529e22e498734f65eadf11e378f8a\">\n.avia-section.av-k617c5wn-bc0529e22e498734f65eadf11e378f8a .av-parallax .av-parallax-inner{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/mim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/11\/boston-scaled-1.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n.avia-section.av-k617c5wn-bc0529e22e498734f65eadf11e378f8a .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.5;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-k617c5wn-bc0529e22e498734f65eadf11e378f8a main_color avia-section-small avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_layout_row  avia-builder-el-first  av-parallax-section avia-bg-style-parallax av-section-color-overlay-active av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-custom av-height-custom  container_wrap fullsize'  data-section-bg-repeat='no-repeat' data-av_minimum_height_px='300'><div class='av-parallax' data-avia-parallax-ratio='0.3' ><div class='av-parallax-inner main_color avia-full-stretch'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay-wrap\"><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay\"><\/div><a href='#next-section' title='' class='scroll-down-link  avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='down-open-mini' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-1' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-1' role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<title id='av-svg-title-1'>Scroll to next section<\/title>\n<desc id='av-svg-desc-1'>Scroll to next section<\/desc>\n<path d=\"M12.96 12.16q0.704-0.832 1.536 0 0.832 0.704 0 1.536l-6.272 6.144q-0.704 0.704-1.536 0l-6.272-6.144q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.768-0.768 1.6 0l5.44 4.992z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/a><div class='container av-section-cont-open' style='height:300px'><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1750'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='av-layout-grid-1'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-g8eo-cfbd53d77fe8a2a3d8c6c9f15118b23d entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  grid-row-not-first  container_wrap fullsize'  >\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k6hvi66f-c6d79062d956d6a159a3a88e9e946435\">\n.flex_cell.av-k6hvi66f-c6d79062d956d6a159a3a88e9e946435{\nvertical-align:top;\nbackground-color:#333333;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_cell.av-k6hvi66f-c6d79062d956d6a159a3a88e9e946435{\npadding:30px 30px 30px 30px !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av-k6hvi66f-c6d79062d956d6a159a3a88e9e946435 av-gridrow-cell av_one_fifth no_margin  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_cell_four_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  content-align-top'  ><div class='flex_cell_inner'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-epoy-1d831d97e8ea9b7805d525e2e2e7d984\">\n.flex_column.av-epoy-1d831d97e8ea9b7805d525e2e2e7d984{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-epoy-1d831d97e8ea9b7805d525e2e2e7d984 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-3  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-k6hv8n92-e4c2d5255eed77fdb1b7cf6bdcc3042a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4><span style=\"color: #e1e1e1;\">CONTACT THE GRADUATE ADMISSIONS &amp; 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Admitted international graduate students to Boston University\u2019s Questrom School of Business must provide documentation for the International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) to issue you appropriate immigration documentation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All critical details can be found on our Questrom World intranet pages. Please<a href=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/grad\/mba\/international-student-visa-process\/#tab-id-4\"> read through the content thoroughly.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24476 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/grad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/03\/Submission-Procedure.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"773\" height=\"386\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All the required documents (listed on <a href=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/grad\/mba\/international-student-visa-process\/#tab-id-4\">Questrom World<\/a>) are to be submitted electronically through our online gateway. Please be sure to adhere to all dates listed. If the gateway does not work or you run into issues submitting your materials, please email <a href=\"mailto:questromi20@bu.edu\">questromi20@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Students who do not submit all the required materials by the designated deadlines, may be at risk of losing their seat in the class<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>IMPORTANT NOTE<\/u><\/strong>: \u00a0ISSO recommends that all students have their I-20 in hand 120 days prior to the start of their program to allow time to successfully apply for a visa.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have submitted all the required forms, we will email you a confirmation that your documents have been delivered to the ISSO. The ISSO will be evaluating your required documents. If you are transferring your SEVIS code from a US institution, ISSO will contact you directly with the necessary steps for the transfer process. 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