Step 1: Complete FTS Application for Admission

Step 2: Pay the Application fee and the I-20 processing fee

Step 3: Send the following documents to:

• Completed Application Form with Two Passport Photos


• Application Fee of $50 paid online or enclosed (non-refundable)


• Personal Christian Testimony Statement


• Two Recommendation Letters (Pastoral & Academic)


• Academic Transcripts


• Completed Statement of Finances - Affidavit of Financial Support or Affidavit of Financial Support (I-134)


• Copy of your Passport Photo page


• I-20 Processing Fee of $100 paid online or enclosed (non-refundable)

Step 4: Application will be processed immediately after the receipt of all the above documents. FTS Director of Admissions will send you your Letter of Admission and I-20 form by mail.

Step 5: Pay SEVIS (I-901) fee

Step 6: Apply for Student Visa at the American Consulate/Embassy near you.

Step 7: After obtaining the visa, notify the Director of Admissions of your U.S. arrival date.




Note: F1 applicants currently residing in the US and not planning to depart the country before beginning a degree program at Faith Theological Seminary must complete the Transfer In Form for F-1 Students.