ASU-USA Pathways: How to Apply

Visa Information

If your primary purpose for entering the United States is to study, you must obtain an F-1 student visa. To get your F-1 visa, you must:

• Wait for your official I-20 document. This will be administered by ASU Global Launch after you apply to the program and pay the application fee. This form will be electronic. 
• After you receive our SEVIS form I-20, process your SEVIS Form I-901 and your SEVIS fee.
• Apply for a non-immigrant visa, DS-160. After you complete your DS-160, print and save the DS-160 barcode page.
• Schedule a visa interview at the U.S. embassy or consulate near you. Each consulate has different wait times. You can view the wait times in your area online.
• Pay your non-immigrant visa application fees before your visa interview.
• Prepare for your visa interview. Please read all information provided by the U.S. embassy or consulate that you will visit.

Transfer Students

Transfer students are F-1 students who are already studying in the United States and would like to change schools. If you who wish to transfer to the ASU-USA Pathways program, please apply to the ASU-USA Pathways program and then contact your student advisor at your current school.

Transfer Procedure

• Download and print the F-1 Status Verification Form sign it, and ask your current school's student advisor to complete it.
• Tell your student advisor that you want to transfer to the ASU-USA Pathways program. You should tell your advisor BEFORE you finish your current program.
• Submit your online application, non-refundable application fee, passport copy and statement of financial guarantee.
• Send a copy, or have your advisor send a copy, of the completed F-1 Status Verification form to Global Launch.

Defer Your Application

If you have been admitted to the Global Launch ASU-USA Earned Pathways Program but can not attend on campus during the session that you applied for, you can still move toward your goal of attending ASU. We encourage you to join the online program, which has the same teachers and learning outcomes as the on-campus program--from the comfort of your own home.

If you have been admitted to the Global Launch ASU-USA Pathways Program, but cannot attend the session you applied for, you can defer your application. 

What does "defer" mean?

When you defer your application, you change your admission to the next session. You will not be required to pay the non-refundable application fee again, and can attend during the next session. However, this will impact your student immigration status.

Your SEVIS I-20 document is only valid for 30 days after your SEVIS start date. You can find your SEVIS start date on the I-20 document you received from Global Launch. If you defer your application within 30 days of your SEVIS start date, we will change your status to the new date. If you do not notify us, you will be required to submit a new online application and pay the $125 non-refundable application fee again. 

To defer your application, you must email [email protected] and include the following information:

• Your full name as listed in your passport
• Your ASU ID number
• The session to which you want to defer your attendance

Session dates and deadlines

Global Launch offers 5 intensive English program sessions per year. Learn more about our upcoming session dates and deadlines.