A form issued to applicants for F-1 visas, which documents that they have been accepted into a program offering a full course of study. This form is issued by the school administering the program and must be presented when applying for an F-1 visa. This form is issued by the school or other institution, such as a hospital, and must be presented when applying for a J-1 visa. The type of visa issued to family members of a person holding a 3-i visa. A designation used in China identifying the institutions of higher learning considered most vital to the modernization of China.
Key institutions receive more money and preference in acquiring personnel and high-quality students.
Most 3-i visa holders are officially sponsored, but some are not. And while most F-1 visa holders are not officially sponsored, there are also a few exceptions. A category of J-1 visa holder who comes to the United States to study and do research but who does not enroll in a degree program. Research or visiting scholars may go to research institutions rather than to universities. Students and scholars who come to the United States from China without being chosen by the Chinese government.