Application Steps
Step 1: Obtain a financial guarantee letter.
This letter must show proof of at least $29,000 USD or the equivalent in your country's currency to pay for tuition and fees upon arrival to the United States. This letter is required by the U.S. government to issue your visa documents.
Step 2: Submit the online application.
You must be prepared to submit the following documents with your online application:
- Financial guarantee letter
- Dependent (child or spouse) information
- Passport
- High school transcripts
- English proficiency test score
- Agent information
Step 3: Pay the $125 online non-refundable application fee.
The non-refundable application fee can be paid online with a credit card or via a bank transfer.
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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:
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.
Instructions
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.
