International students (applicants who are not U.S. Citizens or permanent residents) are encouraged to apply well in advance of their antipcated enrollment date. We accept appliations up to one year in advance of the semester for which you intend to enroll.

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International Student Transfer Admission Requirements:

If you attended school inside the United States: Admission requirements will require a Transfer In form your existing F1 school to our school, transcripts from current school, acceptance from our school.

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If you Attended School Outside the United States:

You must meet the following requirements for admission:

• Must demonstarte strong English skills, TOEFL score,  SKYPE intervew with principal is required as all classes are taught in English. No English as a Second Language (ESL) classes are offered.
• Acceptance letter from one of our schools and pay an application fee to school.

• Complete our Diocesan International Student Admission Packet

• Email completed packet to: trujillo@davenportdiocese.org 

      or send completed packet and payment:

     Diocese of Davenport, Attn: Internataional Student Office, 780 West Central Park Ave.,        
     Davenport, Iowa USA 52804
 
     If any items are missing, the student's application will not be reviewed for an acceptance    
    decision until the application is complete.

• Provide the required supporting documents

• Payment is required to the Diocese of Davenport
  You can pay by PayPal with credit card, once payment is received and proper documents an I-20 will be sent to the student. 

• *Immunizations are required by state law and this is the list of immunizations the student should have at the time of registrations with proof, if they do not have these immunizations they can not start school until proof is provided to the school office and/or International Student Advisor

• All host family members over the age of 18 are required to complete our Safe Environment Program which includes a background check please use the packet.

• Host Families should read of the packet of information in this manual to help them understand the process and what is expected of them.

• Health Insurance is required at the time of registration so proof of insurance needs to be provided to the school and/or Internataional Student Advisor. http://www.estudentinsurance.com/international-student-health-insurance

• If all documents and paperwork are correct, your I-20 will be processed within a week. We will mail directly to the student with the address you provide. We will provide you the tracking number.

• When you receive your documents please make your consulate appointment and pay your I-901 fee online. If you get your visa please send an email to trujillo@davenportdiocese.org so we are aware of your progress.

  • No payment process fee if paying by credit/debit card, check or money order.

  • Western Union now accepted www.fmjfee.com

• You have 30 days before the start date on your I-20 (Ex: August 15th, means you can arrive July 15th or after) to arrive in the United States. If for some reason you will be arriving late please let us know so we can let the school know.

• If you are living with a host family, please make contact with them so they know when you are arriving and if they need to make arrangements for your pick up from the airport.

• Please provide the following at the time of school registration:
  • Copy of F-1 visa
  • Copy of Passport
  • Copy of I-901 fee receipt (student has to do this online after arrival)
  • Copy of original I-20 with 3 signatures on it
  • Any additional items we are missing

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Application Payment:

Part of the application process requires a $550 fee to be included with the documents. This can now be paid online with a PayPal account or using your credit card. 

If you want to use PayPal or Credit Card, please use the PayPal link, complete the form and payment. 

Our office will be notified of the payment and will then generate the I-20 and send to you usually Federal Express with a tracking number.

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After you Apply:

Academic acceptance will be sent from the school to our office and to you.
After receiving all your required documents and payment,

• We will send you an email to let you know we received it and let you know when the I-20 will be generated.
• You should let us know where you want your documents sent.

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