Once you are officially accepted into an ISA program you will receive an acceptance call or email from your Admissions officer, followed by an acceptance package by regular mail. Be sure to include your email address on your application as we send a lot of additional information via email. The forms received in your acceptance package, as well as full payment for the program, are due by the final forms and payment due date. See below for program due dates. If you are receiving financial aid or loans through your home university you will be required to submit your verification of award by the program due date, as well as a good faith payment if your university is not releasing the funds directly to ISA. If you have not yet done so you will need to apply for a passport immediately. You will also find information in your acceptance package regarding applying for a student visa, if applicable. This is a process that you will need to start immediately, as it may take up to 70 days for any given consulate to process your student visa application and you may likely have to appear in person at the consular office in your jurisdiction.

After the final forms and payment due date has passed you will be mailed an Orientation Handbook for your site. At this point all of your paperwork should be handed in to ISA. It is at this time that we begin the lengthy process of assigning students to host families. You should expect to receive your housing assignment, as well as a description of your host family and a list of the other ISA students on the program, approximately 1 month prior to departure. Approximately 2-3 weeks prior to departure you will receive a final letter that details airport pick-up times and instructions. Be sure to reconfirm your flight and let us know if you have any last minute changes. If you have any questions at any time you should contact ISA either by phone or by email, and speak to either your Admissions officer or a site specialist for your program.

• Program Due Dates
• Using Financial Aid
• Embassies & Consulates