Transferring from Another Institution to Bell Language School If you have maintained your student status you may transfer to Bell Language School as long as you follow the following procedures: Speak with your current foreign-student adviser about your possible transfer to Bell Language School. Make sure you have completed your current program and do not have an outstanding balance or any other issues with your current institution. Obtain the transfer form from Bell Language School. You can have it faxed, mailed or emailed to the address you provide. You can also download the transfer form from Bell Language School's web site at http://www.bellschool.org/adobe_forms/forms.html Submit the transfer form to your current foreign-student adviser. Once the transfer form is filled out and signed, your current foreign-student adviser should first fax and then send it over to Bell Language School. Provide copies of statements of your financial support. You can either fax them, or send as scanned images to info@bellschool.org, or mail them to the school's address. These documents are required by US Immigration and Naturalization Service from the school to issue you a new I-20 form. You can use one of three possible ways of stating your financial support. Please note that in any case available funds should have a minimum balance of $1000 per month of duration of your intended study (For instance, if you intend to study 6 months, your balance should be no less than $6,000): Submit an original statement from your bank account. if you have an American resident or citizen as your sponsor, have him or her fill out an affidavit of support, I-134 form, (You can download this form here in free Adobe Acrobat Reader file) and submit his or her bank statement. if you have a sponsor who resides in your country, have him or her write a sponsorship letter (in English) and submit his or her bank statement. In the sponsorship letter your sponsor should clearly state that he or she will cover all your tuition, and living and medical expenses. Speak with a foreign-student adviser at Bell Language School to learn what information and papers may be required from your current institution. The Bell Language School's foreign-student adviser will notify INS of your transfer. If you plan to leave the United States during the transfer, consult your foreign-student adviser. After completing your transfer you may register for your classes in Bell Language School. Please refer to Bell Language School's program and tuition guides for the latest information about your classes. You can also transfer from Bell Language School to a new institution as long as it is permitted by the INS to enroll F-1 students. If you want to transfer from Bell Language School to another institution, you have to notify a Bell Language School's foreign adviser at least a month before your transfer. You also have to make sure that you complete the program you enrolled in before your transfer. Bell Language School, 1535 McDonald Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11230, USA tel. 718-998-6060 or 718-787-1717, fax. 718-998-0602, email info@bellschool.org The school admissions office is open Monday - Friday, 9 am to 6 pm; Saturday, 12 pm - 3 pm. copyright © 2003 bell language school, all rights reserved.