Form 1-17 - Petition For Approval Of School For Attendance By Nonimmigrant Student (Page 4 of 11) in pdf

(1)

For institutions seeking F-1 approval and

publicly owned and operated, nor owned and operated by

vocational schools that award recognized

an accredited post-secondary institution, must submit

associate degrees: letters from at least three

evidence that attendance satisfies the compulsory

accredited institutions attesting that graduates

attendance requirements of the State in which it is located.

from the petitioning institution have been and are

Such evidence must state also that graduation from the

accepted unconditionally. Such letters must be

petitioning school qualifies students for acceptance by

written on institutional letterhead and state the

schools of higher educational level that are either publicly

name of the petitioning school, name(s) of the

owned and operated or accredited, or owned and operated

graduate(s), date(s) of enrollment and the new

by an accredited institution. The following documents

program(s) of the graduate(s).

meet this evidentiary requirement:

(1)

a certificate of accreditation or approval from

(2)

For all OTHER institutions seeking M-1

the appropriate local educational agency, if such an

approval that do not award recognized associate

agency is required by the State to approve private

degrees: letters from at least three employers

schools through an on-site team visit using local or

attesting that recent graduates of the school

State approved standards; or

(within the last two years) are fully qualified in

the field of training. Such letters must be written

on company letterhead and state the name and

(2)

a certificate of accreditation or successful

title or position of the graduate, the school from

evaluation by an organization holding membership in

which he or she was graduated and dates of

the Council for American Private Education (1726 M

employment with the firm. Letters from

St., NW, Washington, DC 20036, tel. 202-659-0016), or

self-employed graduates are not acceptable.

the American Association of Christian Schools (PO

Box 2189, Independence, MO 64055; tel. 816-795-7709,

fax 816-795-7462); and

(b) A post-secondary institution that is not publicly

owned and operated or accredited by a nationally

(3)

letters from at least three institutions of higher

recognized accrediting body must submit evidence that

educational level that are either publicly owned and

its credits have been and are accepted unconditionally

operated or accredited, or owned and operated by an

by at least three accredited institutions of higher

accredited institution attesting that graduates from the

education. Submit evidence described in (1) or (2)

petitioning institution have been and are accepted

immediately below to meet this evidentiary requirement.

unconditionally. Such letters must be written on

institutional letterhead and state the name(s) of the

(1)

For institutions seeking F-1 and/or M-1

petitioning school, the name(s) of the graduate(s),

approval, letters on institutional letterhead from at

date(s) of enrollment and the new program(s) of the

least three accredited institutions attesting that the

graduate(s).

accredited institution unconditionally accepts and

has accepted credits from the petitioning institution.

Such letters must state the name of the petitioning

school, name(s) of its graduate(s), date(s) of

VII. Eligibility for Approval.

enrollment at the accredited institution, and the

program(s) in which the petitioner's graduate(s)

enrolled at the institution.

A school petitioning for approval must demonstrate that:

(1) it is actually engaged in instruction of the

courses listed on this form; and

(2)

Evidence that the institution or program has

(2) it provides sufficient class hours to enable

established satisfactory assurance of accreditation

students to pursue a full course of study,

from the appropriate accrediting body. (Often referred

according to the regulations at 8 CFR 214.2(f) and

to as "pre-accreditation" or "candidate for

214.2(m).

accreditation" status, such assurance is only available

from a very limited number of nationally recognized

agencies.)

Form 1-17 Instructions (Rev. 04/05/02)Y Page 4

Form 1-17 - Petition For Approval Of School For Attendance By Nonimmigrant Student Page 4

Related Articles

Related forms

Related Categories