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Student visa for USA are given to international students who are admitted to a U.S. college. Learn more about the requirements to receive one, how long it’s valid for, and if you can work on a student visa.

Study abroad in Spain offers numerous opportunities to learn a new language, culture, history and lifestyle. Find out the benefits and how you can study abroad in Spain today.

Semester at Sea is a unique study abroad program. Students take college courses while aboard a ship that is traveling the world. Learn more about the benefits and cost of Semester at Sea.

Living in Italy as an American was one of the most exhilarating parts of the entire trip. You are in all senses of the phrase in a whole new world. At first I thought it would be intimidating and that the Italians would dislike us. I was afraid I would insult them with one of my customs or with my lack of skill in the Italian language. But this proved unproblematic. I can honestly say I did not have a single incident in which someone mistreated me or I felt like the odd man out. The Italians were open and welcoming.

My study abroad program over the summer was coordinated through Florida International University’s Honors College. The Honors College is a separate entity within FIU that selects students based on merit (GPA, SAT, community service, extracurricular activities etc.), as well as an essay application in order to be part of the program. The six-credit course taken in Italy is actually one of the ways in which students can complete their fourth-year requirement.

This summer I participated in the Italy Study abroad Honors College program for Florida International University. My trip completely opened my eyes to a whole new way of life. Everything was different from the baths to the food. Yet, as they say, different isn’t always bad—and my experience proved just that.

This summer I embarked on the greatest adventure of my life. I was one of the 24 students who visited Italy for the entire month of May with Florida International University’s Honors College program. My study abroad experience was absolutely exhilarating and I would recommend it to all students. I don’t say this only because of the nights filled with fun or the breath-taking views, but also because of all I learned.

A University of Arizona student shares her experiences on being treated like a superstar; spitting on the dinner table and eating noodles ever day.

When asked to describe why I love being in Cape Town, South Africa for a semester of study abroad, I usually mutter something about the exchange rate and the scenery before whomever it is I’m talking to loses interest. But there is more to living in Cape Town than natural beauty and a currency that is so devalued it feels like I am shopping in 1990.   Here are some exceptional elements of life in South Africa.

We had just arrived in Stellenbosch, South Africa for an intervarsity rugby game between Stellenbosch University and the University of Cape Town, where I am spending a semester abroad. The bus ride over had departed an hour later than promised, which meant, by South African standards, it was on time. The Americans had been the first to arrive at the bus pickup on campus, punctual and sober. Half an hour later, South African students donning white construction outfits decorated, cast-like, with signatures, slogans, and profanities in blue paint marched loudly to the bus. Each carried his or her own two-liter of alcoholic cream soda.