Form 1-17 - Petition For Approval Of School For Attendance By Nonimmigrant Student (Page 3 of 11) in pdf

VI. Supporting Documents.

2. Catalogue and/or Written Statement.

A petition must be submitted with all supporting

All petitioning schools, except those listed below under

documentation required by 8 CFR 214.3(b). Please note that

NOTE, must submit a catalogue and/or written statement

a charter is not a license, approval or accreditation.

with the following information:

1. Certifications.

(a)

size of physical plant (e.g., description

(a) A school or school system owned and

of school buildings and grounds);

operated as a public educational institution or

system by the United States, or a State or a

political subdivision thereof, must submit a

(b)

nature of facilities for study and training (e.g.,

certification to that effect, signed by the

number and size of classrooms, size of library and

appropriate public official who must also certify

number of volumes it contains, specialized facilities,

that he or she is authorized to provide such

such as laboratories and practice rooms);

certification. This certification may take the form

of a state license or approval. Accreditation may

(c)

educational, vocational or professional

not be substituted for the required certification.

qualifications of the teaching staff (e.g., resumes or

curriculum vitae);

(b) A private or parochial elementary or secondary

school or school system must meet the requirements

(d)

salaries of the teachers (i.e., specific salaries or

of the State or local public educational system, and

hourly rates of pay);

must submit a certification to that effect, signed by

the appropriate public official who must also certify

(e)

attendance and scholastic grading policy (e.g.,

that he or she is authorized to provide such

when a student's enrollment is terminated for failure to

certification. This certification may take the form of a

attend classes, when a student is placed on academic

State license or approval. Accreditation may not be

probation);

substituted for the required certification.

(f) amount and character of supervisory and

consultative services available to students and

trainees (e.g., faculty-to-student ratio, office hours,

(2) directly below, must be licensed, approved or

counseling services, tutoring and mentor programs);

accredited and must submit a certification to that

effect, signed by the appropriate official who

(g) current finances, including a copy of accountant's last

must also certify that he or she is authorized to

statement of school's net worth, as well as total income and

provide such certification.

expenses certified to be true and correct, either by the

accountant or by the owner of the petitioning institution.

(1) In lieu of such certification, a school (other

than a flight school) that offers courses

NOTE: Petitioning schools exempted from submitting a

recognized by a state educational authority as

catalogue or written statement are: a public school or school

appropriate for study by veterans, under the

system, a school accredited by a nationally recognized

provisions of 38 USC 3675 and 3676, may submit

accrediting body, or a secondary school operated by or as

a statement of recognition for specific programs

part of a school so accredited.

signed by the appropriate public official, who

must also certify that he or she is authorized to

3. Other Evidence.

do so. The statement of recognition must be for

the same program(s) listed on Form I-17.

The INS, in consultation with the Department of Education, has

determined that certain categories of institutions must submit

the following evidence in addition to that described above.

(2) Flight schools must be licensed or approved

by the State and approved by the Federal

Aviation Administration (FAA) in the form of an

(a) A vocational, business or language school, or

"air agency certificate." Flight schools must

American institution of research recognized as such

include a list of authorized courses, instruction

pursuant to 8 CFR 316.20, must submit evidence that

ratings and flight hours, and an attachment

its courses of study fulfill the appropriate

certifying approval pursuant to FAA regulations,

educational, professional or vocational objective and

Part 141. Flight schools may also be accredited.

are not avocational or recreational in character.

However, accreditation may not be substituted

Evidence of accreditation is sufficient to meet this

for State licensure/approval and FAA approval.

requirement. Otherwise, these documents must be

submitted:

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