• Curricular Practical Training (CPT)
• Optional Practical Training (OPT)
• Economic Hardship
• On-Campus Employment

Health insurance

• Overview and Requirements
• Waiving Health Insurance
• Access your HTH account

Immigration

• Applying for a new F-1 visa
• Canadian visa
• Extension of F-1 status
• Maintenance of Status
• Change of Local Address
• Change of Immigration Status
• Exception to full time requirement

Life in the U.S.

• Social Security and Non-Driver State ID
• Driver's license

Academic Issues

• Foreign Language Waiver

E-mail this page

Applying for a New F-1 Visa

Applying for a New F-1 Visa From Your Home Country

If you are a full-time student at SUNY-Plattsburgh and wish to visit your home country to apply for a new F-1 visa, ISS would recommend you to contact the American embassy in your home country before leaving the U.S to schedule an appointment and to check on the embassy's rules and requirements.

Please visit the United States Embassies and Consulates Overseas website to collect the contact information for the embassy you intend to submit your application for F-1 visa. You must present the following documents to the U.S embassy/consulate at your home country to apply for the F-1 student visa:

1. Valid Passport (for at least 6 months)
2. Original letter of enrollment at SUNY-Plattsburgh from the Registrar's office, Kehoe 3rd floor
3. Valid SEVIS I-20 signed by an International Student Advisor
4. Original copies of all financial documents [bank statement(s)]
5. Proof of ties to your home country (such as a job, ownership of a property, etc.)
6. Copy of your transcripts from Plattsburgh to show your history as a student
7. Copies of the old passports, U.S visas, I-94 forms, and I-20s

Please read these 10 Points to remember when applying for an F-1 or a J-1 visa . 

When you submit all of the above to the U.S embassy/consulate to apply for the F-1 student visa, the embassy will verify your information in the SEVIS system and decide to issue or deny you a visa.

Applying for a New F-1 Visa from Canada or Mexico:

If you are a full-time student at SUNY-Plattsburgh, and wish to visit Canada or Mexico to apply for a new F-1 visa, ISS would recommend you contact the American embassy in Canada or Mexico before leaving Plattsburgh to schedule an appointment and to check on the embassy's rules and requirements. You must present the following documents to the U.S embassy/consulate in Canada or Mexico to apply for the F-1 student visa:

1. Valid Passport (for at least 6 months)
2. Original letter of enrollment from SUNY-Plattsburgh, Registrar's office, Kehoe 3rd floor
3. Valid SEVIS I-20 signed by an international student advisor
4. Original copies of all financial documents [bank statement(s)]
5. Proof of ties to your home country (such as a job, ownership of a property, etc.)
6. Copy of your transcripts from Plattsburgh to show your history as a student
7. Copies of the old passports, U.S visas, I-94 forms, and I-20s

Once you are granted a visa, you will be able to return to the U.S. Yet, if you will be denied a visa, you will not be able to reenter the States even if you were in Canada or Mexico for less than 30 days.

Questions, Comments, Suggestions?

If you have any questions about international admission or financial aid at SUNY-Plattsburgh, please contact:

International Student Services
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
Kehoe Administration Building, Room 209
101 Broad Street
Plattsburgh, New York 12901 USA

Phone: (518) 564-3287
Fax: (518) 564-3292
E-mail: iss@plattsburgh.edu