Admissions
POLY Languages Institute admits students 18 years of age or older. For a student
under 18 years of age, the applicant must have completed high school. In all cases,
the applicant must have successfully completed at least one year of English as a
foreign/second language or its equivalent.
All applicants must complete the application form and submit it along with applicable
fees and a photo identification (ID) online, in person, or by mail to the applicable
POLY center. An acceptable form of ID is a passport, or any U.S. state issued driver’s
license or identification card.
For a student wishing to attend the school as an F-1 student, the Documentary Evidence
of Financial Support (DEFS) is required - showing ability to pay for education and
living expenses of the student and the living expenses of his/her spouse and children,
if any, traveling with F-2 visas (dependents of student). For each term, the estimated
Total Expense (TE) is $2000 (sum of tuition, books, and living expenses) for the
student and $1000 (living expenses) per dependent.
For an initial student, an initial student applying for change of status, or a transfer
student in need of reinstatement, the DEFS fund for the student must cover at least
6 terms of the estimated total expense for acceptance.
For a transfer student released in status, the DEFS fund for the student must cover
at least 2 terms of the estimated expense for acceptance. Additionally for the transfer
student, 2 or more bank statements showing regular deposits, along with a letter
from the student explaining the sources of the funds to the account, will suffice.
Acceptable forms of financial documentation to satisfy the DEFS requirement are
as follows:
- a personal bank statement;
- an affidavit of financial support from a sponsor with a bank statement;
- a letter guaranteeing financial support from the student's employer;
- a scholarship letter from the student's government or other organizations.
In addition, applicants must follow one of the following procedures:
- Applying for a Student Visa outside the U.S. (Initial)
Upon obtaining a Form I-20, the student must pay the SEVIS I-901 fee prior to applying
for an F-1 visa. Please visit http://www.fmjfee.com
for details. The student must then have a visa interview with the local U.S. consulate
for an F-1 Visa. For the interview, the student must bring the Form I-20, evidence
of the SEVIS I-901 fee payment, a signed passport which must be valid for at least
six months, a completed Form DS-156, and other applicable documents.
- Changing Status to F-1 in the U.S. (Initial - Change
of Status)
Upon obtaining a Form I-20, the student must file a Form I-539 (available online
at http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-539.pdf)
with USCIS to change from the student's current non-immigrant status to an F-1 status.
The payment of SEVIS I-901 fee is also required.
- Transferring with an F-1 visa
If a student already has an F-1 visa, our administrative staff will fax the Notice
of Intention to Transfer to the school the student is exiting for release
of the student's record. However, it is the responsibility of the student to notify
the school about his/her intention to transfer for a proper release. Upon release
of the record, the new Form I-20 will be prepared.