Use this link to start the process.
Deposit Payment of $1,000 USD is upon the successful pairing of a host family. Final payment will be due when you bring your child to St Thomas More.
Step 2:
nce you have been accepted into the Exchange Student program, you will receive an email with further needed documents and a link for where to upload the documents. Exchange Parents and students must upload the following documents in order to be accepted into the exchange student program.
Form 2 – Student Essay
Form 3 - Requirements for Host Families Acknowledgement (Exchange student families sign this document to acknowledge that they are also aware of the responsibilities of the Host family)
Form 4 – Exchange Student’s Academic Status
A video of the Exchange student speaking in English and discussing the following points:
Why the student wishes to attend St. Thomas More School and what they hope to achieve during their exchange program
Their sports and hobbies – what they enjoy the most and what they hope to learn different through the program.
The video must be five to six minutes in length. The students may have written notes to address these points. But the more they speak without the notes the better.
I-20 SEVIS documentation will be given to family for application to Embassy
Step 3: Embassy
Go to the Embassy/Consulate and pay the SEVIS fee
THE VISA & I-20 MUST ACCOMPANY THE STUDENT AT THE BORDER CROSSING
Step 4 – Final forms
Form 5- Vaccination Record
Form 6 – Insurance Declaration Decision
Form 7 – Athletic Participation Form and Doctor Physical Examination
Form 8 – Concussion Form and Information
Form 9 – Medical Information and Release
Form 10 – Parent Permission to Family and to School
Form 11- Exchange Families and Host Families Compatibility Agreement