To enter the United States as a student, you must apply at a US Embassy or Consulate for a student visa. Visa applicants must make an appointment for a visa interview and fingerprint collection. Drop-box service is discontinued. Visa applicants must make an appointment for a visa interview and fingerprint collection. In New Delhi, Chennai and Calcutta, applicants should make appointments on-line at www.ttsvisas.com, or by visiting the offices of TT Services in Chennai, Bangalore, or Hyderabad if applying from Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, or Tamil Nadu. Applicants from Maharastra, Gujarat, Goa, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh may make appointments on-line at www.visa-services.com or by visiting the office of the Visa Facilitation Service (VFS) in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, or Pune. Contact information and locations for TT Services and VFS offices can be found on the U.S. Embassy web-site.
You can apply for a visa only after you receive the requisite I-20 or IAP-66 form from the institution you have been accepted to. The information outlined below is designed to help you understand the visa process.

If you don’t provide this information, the school will respond with a preliminary application that requests it. Otherwise, if you meet their preliminary criteria, they will send you a full formal application for admission with instructions.