English Language Institute UNK Home Page Immigration Information Laws concerning immigration can be very confusing to international students applying for admission. This page will give you general information about how to become a student and how to remain a student in good standing at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. When you receive this form you must take it to an American embassy or consulate. A visa is a document that is permanently attached to your passport that permits you to enter the United States.
Most visas are valid for five years.
On the airplane you will be given another document that is very important to you, the I-94. Be very careful when you complete the information on the I-94. It is expensive and very time consuming to obtain a new I-94. When you pass through U.S. immigration, an immigration officer will grant you permission to stay in the U.S. for a pre-determined length of time. The length of time will then be written on the I-94.