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Agudelo Suarez

Jaime Agudelo Suarez ’09
Mexico

If you are still deciding on an LL.M. program at the University of Virginia or elsewhere, you are standing exactly where I was standing a year ago. Now I ask myself: “Would it have been better to study the master of laws somewhere else?” To answer this, I did not need to think much. There is no way would I have done an LL.M. program somewhere else, and, if possible, I would love to repeat the wonderful year that has just gone by. These are some of the reasons: selective recruiting, cultural diversity and equal treatment (we take J.D. classes).
Finally, the most important thing for me — at UVA Law I was not only able to develop my academic and practical knowledge of law, improve my language skills, learn about other cultures and share a year with an elite international group, but I also made dear friends for life. More

 

Visas

International students at the University of Virginia are subject to U.S.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations. Prospective non-immigrant students applying to enter this institution from abroad, or who are already in the U.S.A., are personally responsible for complying with DHS regulations. University policy states: "To enroll at the University a foreign national student must be lawfully present in the United States based on U.S. federal immigration law and any visa status held must not prohibit the desired University enrollment." Most international students attending the University of Virginia use either the F-1 or J-1 visa. Evidence of financial capability in support of a visa application will be requested only after an offer of admission is made to the applicant. After receipt of acceptable financial affidavits, the International Student & Scholar Programs Office of the University of Virginia will send the applicant a form I-20 (required for the F visa) or a form DS-2019 (required for the J visa). Visa applications are made at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in the applicant's country of residence. Students receiving Fulbright awards must work directly with their home country's binational or Fulbright commissions to receive a form DS-2019, the document necessary for the J-1 entry visa.

Questions related to entry visa matters should be directed to:

International Student & Scholar Programs
2nd Floor Minor Hall
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
Phone: (434) 982-3010
Fax: (434) 982-3011
E-mail: issp@virginia.edu




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