If you have completed a secondary school education or its equivalent and are at 16 years old, you are ready to apply.

ADMISSION PROCEDURE

How to Apply:
If you have completed a secondary school education or its equivalent and are at least 16 years old, you are ready to apply. Please call the office at (703) 333-5904, 5905 or send an email to info@wbcs.edu

Prepare the following:
- Application form which you must sign.
- An official transcript and a statement of graduation of the last school attended
- A $200.00 nonrefundable application fee (check or money order in U.S. dollars made payable to WBU)

WBU ESL program is authorized to enroll foreign residents, who would enter the U.S. with a non-immigrant student visa (F-1). If you need the Immigration and Naturalization Service Form I-20 to apply for this visa, you will also need to send:

- A financial statement signed by you or your sponsor
- A bank letter showing a minimum of US$12,000 in a personal, family, or sponsor’s account, as indicated on the financial statement.

Advance payment of one Semester of tuition fees, to be received prior to issuance of the I-20 Form. This will be refunded fully if the F-1 visa application is rejected by USCIS.

Students who need the I-20 Form must send all the items to WBU by the application deadline, at least one month before the start of school.
If you wish your I-20 Form and acceptance letter to be sent by express mail, please include a $50.00 express mailing fee.

When you are accepted you receive the following:
- A letter of acceptance
- I-20 Form, only for students who need to apply for the F-1 visa.

To obtain your student visa (F-1), take the Form I-20 and information on your financial resources to the American embassy or consulate in your country.

If you are transferring from another U.S. school, you need a letter of good standing from your previous school.