Application Procedure

Once you get familiar with our program and decide to apply, as a first step submit us this application form. After that await formal email response from an III officer, who will then lead you in detail through the procedures listed below. At first, you will be asked to complete a Questionnaire form. Our request to complete this form will serve you as an indicator that your application is in active review process. Check the FAQ area or email us for additional details.

After we review your Questionniare and decide to offer you a program position with III, then this page is designed to help you through the subsequent procedural steps: Overview Housing Payments Visa Options After you arrive Housing and Transportation Information

Overview

• Review our program conditions and policies.
• Complete and submit:
  • (1) Program Conditions and Policies Acceptance Agreement
  • (2) Program Challenges Agreement
  • (3) Housing Agreement
  • (4) Non-disclosure/Non-competition Agreement
  • (5) Liability Waiver Agreement
• Await confirmation email that these five forms have been received and approved.
• Make $150 payment as your housing reservation deposit and await confirmation that the fee has been received.
• Review your visa options (if applicable) and notify us of your desired visa choice.
• Allow one week from date of our confirmation email for your initial payment to provide you with visa application support documents.
• Apply for your visa.
• After securing your visa, send us a copy of your visa and passport.
• Make $600 payment for the first month of housing - this must be done prior to your arrival (if you are an international student, you are expected to cover this fee right after you get your visa.)
• Await our confirmation email that your first month housing fee has been received.
• Purchase medical/accident insurance and submit us an evidence.
• Submit us international drivers license (if you have any), which shows a minimum of 3 years driving, driving records, lists any accidents, court procedures, etc.
• Make travel plans and notify us of your arrival date/time and other details. Plan your arrival for a regular week day (Mon - Fri), not a weekend day (Sat - Sun).
• Follow our instructions regarding arrival procedure and a specific meeting point for your pickup.
• Make $750 payment for the second month of housing on the first day after your arrival to our program.

NOTE: If you have been accepted to the program, then it is important that you send us an email at least once every 2 weeks to confirm your continuing interest in the program. If we do not hear from you, then we will assume that your plans have changed and you do not seek program participation anymore. At that point your application will expire and you will need to contact us to consider reactivation of your application.

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Housing Payments

After you receive confirmation email that the forms (1) - (5) listed above were approved, you need to make $150 initial housing reservation deposit. We expect the $150 fee being covered within 2 weeks from our formal approval of the mentioned forms.

This $150 fee is non-refundable and must be paid in advance of any formal visa or other support paperwork processing starts. The purpose of this fee is to discourage students who are not serious about the program from consuming our staff time in documents preparation and to avoid housing vacancies due to students changing their arrival and departure dates frivolously. Be sure to follow the instructions for the payment process.

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Visa Options

If you are an international student and require a visa, then you will need to carefully consider the various visa options available to you. In selecting the final visa option, be sure that you fully understand the costs and procedures involved. Once you select a visa option, follow through the required processes you will be outlined step by step. You are responsible for tracking the overall progress and making sure that all forms are completed by III and submitted to you, appropriate sponsor or to the US Embassy. Find out locations of US Embassies worldwide and learn about existing visa options, how to make an interview appointment, fees involved and more useful information.

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After You Arrive

Immediately upon arrival to LaBelle, you will need to: notarize (3) Housing Agreement notarize (4) Non-disclosure Agreement notarize (5) Liability Waiver Agreement cover $750 as your second month housing payment provide copies of requested documents to the administartion All above named will need to take place during your Orientation meeting.

After starting the program, you will need to:

• get your Social Security Number (applies only to J-1 visa participants)
• get a Florida Drivers License (applies only to qualified participants)
• submit weekly reports of your program activities and monthly reports confirming your understanding of the program conditions and policies.

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Housing and Transportation Information You will be provided with housing in one of the various housing units. They have different rules and transportation issues. Study the housing and transportation information, so that you are able to live comfortably within their limits. The housing and house-office transportation is not a direct part of the program, but is available from our partnering organization as described in the (3) Housing Agreement.

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