Moving to america and confused about schools?

hi i%26#039;m sixteen from england and i will be moving to america in august this year. i will be with my boyfriend who will be training as a pilot and also his mother and sister who are starting up a catering company but i need my own visa. i dont know how to get this visa and i also don%26#039;t know which type i will need?

also, my predicted grades for my GCSE%26#039;s are all above B%26#039;s. i know that five or more good gcse grades equal an american high school diploma but even though i will definately have this i dont know if i am too young or underqualified to apply for college. will i have to do another kind of course untill i am 18 or will they accept me because my grades are good?

finally, are american schools free like they are in england and also is college free or are there student loans like in england?

i know this is alot but any answers at all will be appriciated as i am totally confused and running out of time! thanks.

Moving to america and confused about schools?

As you are classed as a minor in England, are your boyfriend%26#039;s parents taking legal and parental responsibility for you? If not then you will not be issued a visa, to a minor who has no adult to be responsible for you till you reach the age of majority they will not hand out a visa to someone who is a minor and no USA family to look after them.

For his mother and sister to start up their own business again they have to have certain financial requirements to do so, it is not just as simple as opening a small business in the UK.

You need your A levels to go to college here. The colleges will not accept you with just GSCE%26#039;s under your belt. As regard to going to regular school well if you are a minor then you will be eligible for school till you reach 18. However going to college will be a different matter.

Are your parents moving to the US? As you would be dependent on them, if that was the case.

You can not be classed as a dependent on your boyfriend or his family unless they adopt you basically., or acknowledge responsibility for you legally. But the way you have written your answer you are doing this own your own.

Moving to america and confused about schools?

You need to have your transcript evaluated by a professional so that you can be correctly placed here in the USA. It%26#039;s possible that you can take a GED test and receive the equivalent of a high school diploma. That would allow you to move on to a college or university, or begin your studies at a 2 year junior/technical college.

In any case you%26#039;ll need a student visa. This will require that you be accepted by, and enrolled in, a qualifying educational institution. Once you do that the school will send you a document called an I-20. You can use the I-20 to apply for the student visa there in the UK at our embassy or one of our consulates.

To get the student visa you%26#039;ll have to %26quot;prove%26quot; to the American consular officer who interviews you that you have strong ties to the UK and that you will return to the UK after your school is finished. You%26#039;ll also have to prove that you have the means to support yourself, including paying for all your educational expenses, while in the United States.

The only way you could attend for %26quot;free%26quot; is if you were a part of some qualified exchange student program in the public school system. You can only do this for 1 year. You normally don%26#039;t get to pick where you are assigned and you are required to live with an American host family. Other than that, you%26#039;ll have to pay the full cost of your education.

You would not qualify for a student loan because you have no ties to the United States.

College for a foreign student is INCREDIBLY expensive. Plan on $20,000 per year, minimum. Even attending a public high school with a student visa will cost you $8,000 to $12,000 for a year, depending on the location.