Checklist for International Applications

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1 Checklist for International Applications Secure website: click under Department Resources on the right hand side and sign in. If you do not have access please me at 1. Financial Affidavit of Support good for a 12 month time frame (12 months starts from the date on the financial affidavit of support next to the student s signature. Starting August first there will be three locations Affidavit of Financial Support Forms (Manhattan, Salina and Olathe) here is where you can find the forms: If the applicant will be applying for a J1 or F1 visa, they will be required to complete the affidavit form. If they are bringing dependents, funds must cover for them. Applicants who will not need to submit the affidavit of financial support form are: H1 visa holder employed full-time and does not plan to change visa type Dependent of an H1 visa holder (H4) and does not plan to change visa type F1/J1 student visa holder enrolled full-time at another accredited U.S. University who will not be requesting an I-20 or DS-2019 from Kansas State University now or in the future. Applicant residing in another country and does not need a student visa (applying as a distance learning applicant) Has a current I-20 or DS-2019 at K-State and is applying for a certificate program in conjunction with their current master s or doctoral program at K-State. F-2 visa holder who does not plan to change their visa type. 2. Bank Statement good for 12 months from the date the student signed (if they mark no funds on the affidavit the bank document is not necessary). 3. TOEFL/IELTS/PTE required for all international students (if English is not the native language in that country). Permanent Residents are also required to submit TOFEL/IELTS/PTE scores if English is not the native language in the country. This requirement helps you ascertain English proficiency so you know they will thrive in your program. List of English Speaking Countries is attached. 4. Transcripts (unofficial transcripts are needed for the initial review if the student is admitted the official transcripts will be requested in their admission letter).

2 5. Assistantship Form: if your program is offering an assistantship please indicate this on the decision tab within CollegeNET and upload the assistantship form: Manhattan Campus: Salina Campus: Olathe Campus:

3 List of English Speaking Countries Countries with the asterisk (*) have English as their official language. American Samoa Anguilla* Antigua* Argentina Aruba Australia* Bahamas* Bangladesh Barbados* Barbuda* Belize* Bermuda* (UK territory) Botswana* Brazil British Guyana British Virgin Islands* (UK Territory) Brunei Caicos Islands* Cameroon* Canada* (except Quebec, French is the official language) Caribbean Cayman Islands* (UK Territory) Christmas Island* Cocos (Keeling) Islands* Cook Islands* Costa Rica Cyprus Denmark Dominica* Eritrea Ethiopia Falkland Islands* (UK territory) Fiji* Gambia* Ghana* Gibraltar Grand Cayman Islands Grenada* (US Citizens) Grenadines Guam Guernsey Guyana Hong Kong India Indonesia Ireland Israel

4 Jamaica Jersey* Kenya * Kiribati* Kuwait Lebanon Lesotho* Liberia* Malawi* Malta* Marshall Islands* Mauritius* Micronesia* Monaco Montserrat* Namibia* Nauru Netherlands Antilles New Zealand* Nigeria* Norfolk Islands* Northern Mariana Islands (US Citizens) some will be Spanish and some English Palau* Philippines* Pitcairn Islands* Puerto Rico (US territory) Rwanda Samoa Seychelles* Sierra Leone Singapore Somalia South Africa* South Korea Sri Lanka St Christopher-Nevis* (St Kitts-Nevis) St Helena* St Lucia* St Vincent Suriname Swaziland Tanzania Tokelau Tonga Trinidad-Tobago* Turks & Caicos Islands* Tuvalu Uganda* United Kingdom* (includes England, Scotland & Wales) Vanuatu Vietnam Virgin Islands* West Indies

5 Zambia* Zimbabwe*