Version – 01/2023
I-20 Policy for International Students
The Admissions Office at Western New England University wants to ensure that
international students are issued student visas in a timely fashion. For this reason,
students are issued an I-20 upon acceptance, which will be sent to the students.
In order for an I-20 to be issued, a student must satisfy the following:
1) Be accepted to the University – this means that you have satisfied the
academic requirements for your program of study. This includes
providing copies of all official academic transcripts, standardized test
scores (SAT or ACT, TOEFL, IELTS, or EIKEN), and a letter of
recommendation.
2) Provide an official bank letter stating that you or your financial sponsor
has sufficient funds to support your education while you are enrolled at
Western New England University. The bank letter should bear the
bank’s seal on the bank’s official stationery. Please go to
https://www1.wne.edu/admissions/international/doc/bank-letter.pdf for
a sample letter.
3) Provide an Affidavit of Support, completed by your financial sponsor.
Please go to
https://www1.wne.edu/admissions/international/doc/affidavit-of-
support.pdf for an official copy of this form.
Students who have been accepted on the condition that any of the aforementioned
documents are received at a later date will not be issued an I-20 until ALL
documents have been received by the Admissions Office, and the student is fully
accepted to the University.
We encourage you to submit your Admissions Response Form with the $500.00
(undergraduate) or $1000.00 (graduate) Admissions Deposit to secure your spot
for the semester applied for. The paid Tuition Fee Deposit amount will be deducted
from the first-semester Tuition Fee.
Version – 01/2023
Tuition Fee Deposit Refund Policy:
1. Tuition Fee Deposit must be paid only through the approved method of
payment.
2. The Tuition Fee Deposit is non-transferable.
3. Tuition Fee Deposit [less the Administration Fee of $ 100], is refundable
ONLY in case the student visa application is rejected by the US consulate
and the evidence of refusal is timely submitted*. The refund amount will be
credited ONLY to the source account from where the deposit was paid
originally. In ALL other circumstances, the Tuition Fee Deposit is non-
refundable.
* It is the student's responsibility to notify Western New England University of the
DS-160 confirmation number, and date and place of the visa interview, prior to the
visa interview. No refund will be given if the visa refusal is due to falsified
documents.
As you have questions, please contact the Admissions Office at 413-782-1321,
or at [email protected].
Please notify the Admissions Office as soon as possible if you are no longer
interested in attending Western New England University.
