For International Students

1. Contact Admissions 
The Admissions team is here to assist, answer your questions, and connect you to helpful resources. Email Admissions to get started.

2. Apply to IYRS
Your application includes the following required components:

• Completed application for international students
• Current resume
• Official evaluation of high school or college educational credentials (see details in Step 2 below)
• Two references or letters of recommendation (work or academic sources only)
• Declaration of financial resources

3. If you choose to, apply for scholarships
IYRS offers a variety of scholarship opportunities for all programs. Scholarships for international students are earned based on demonstrated merit. See Financial Aid, Scholarship & Grant information here.

4. Experience IYRS for Yourself
We encourage you to visit IYRS if possible. There’s no better way to understand what IYRS has to offer and how it can benefit your future career than by experiencing it for yourself. Whether in person or virtually, explore our three acre waterfront campus in the heart of downtown Newport, and meet our students, staff and faculty. Register for an event here.  

International applicants must submit an evaluation and translation of their official educational transcript to IYRS. IYRS does not reimburse students for this service. Prospective international students must submit their transcript evaluation and translation before they can be admitted or enrolled.

The agency you select should submit an official copy of the evaluation to:
Admissions
IYRS School Technology & Trades
449 Thames Street
Newport, RI 02840

Note: You do not need to submit a secondary school/high school evaluation if you provide an evaluation from a college or university where you have completed a minimum of thirty (30) credits.

Please contact one of the agencies listed below to complete the evaluation and translation of your transcript:

Education Evaluators International, Inc.
11 South Angel Street #348
Providence, RI 02906
Email: eval@educei.com
www.educei.com
Tel: 401-521-5340
Fax: 401-437-6474

World Education Services
Old Chelsea Station
PO Box 745
New York, NY 10113
 www.wes.org
Tel: 212-966-6311

Center for Educational Documentation
PO Box 170116
Boston, MA 02117
Email: info@cedevaluations.com
www.cedevaluations.com
Tel: 617-338-7171
Fax: 617-338-7101

An interview, either in person, via phone, or via video chat is required for enrollment. It is the student's responsibility to schedule their interview with Admissions. Please contact the Admissions team via email or at 401.848.5777 x203. 

• Upon admittance, IYRS will register you in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) and you must pay the SEVIS I-901 fee;
• IYRS will issue you a Form I-20;
• After you receive the Form I-20 and pay the SEVIS I-901 fee, you may apply at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate for a student visa (*It is recommended that you complete the visa interview in your home country prior to arriving to the U.S.). You must present the Form I-20 to the consular officer when you attend your visa interview.
• Students must complete the online Nonimmigrant Visa Application (Form DS-160), and print the confirmation page to bring to the visa interview. The order of steps and how you complete them may vary by U.S. Embassy or Consulate. Please refer to travel.state.gov for more information and contact Student Services to facilitate this process. Please note that IYRS is required to report to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) all students issued I-20s who have not reported to campus as scheduled.

It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of rules and regulations that dictate his or her stay in the United States. Students are also responsible for the submission of any additional applications associated with their status as an M-1 student, such as a request for an extension of stay.

English Language Proficiency

All instruction at IYRS is conducted in English. Non-immigrant international students are required to demonstrate English proficiency during the admissions interview process and comply with other admissions requirements as outlined in the Student Handbook.