Hawaii English Language Program
1395 Lower Campus Rd. MC 13-1
Honolulu, HI - 96822
(808) 956-6636
(808) 956-5100 (fax)
eslhelp@hawaii.edu
www.hawaii.edu/eslhelp
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                                        Application Requirements

We welcome all applicants 17 years or older who have completed high school or its equivalent. No minimum test score is required for application.

Student Visa:

During the academic year (September through the middle of May) each term at H.E.L.P. is 8 weeks long and requires a student visa. Summer terms, however, are only 4 weeks long. If you will study for only 4 weeks you do not need a student visa. Studying longer than 4 weeks requires a student visa.

This school is authorized under federal law to enroll non-immigrant alien students.

HELP issues I-20AB forms (certificate of eligibility) for applicants who are accepted into any of our study programs that are longer than 4 weeks. Applicants should take the I-20AB form to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in their countries to obtain an F-1 (student) visa.

Please contact the HELP staff if you have questions about your application for a visa to study at HELP.



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How to Apply


Students applying for one or more terms

You can either download the HELP application forms below or e-mail us to request an application packet by mail.

To apply for admission to HELP, you will need to send:

   1. Completed and signed HELP Application Form.
   2. University of Hawaii Confidential Health Form. A doctor must sign page two.
   3. Full tuition payment (which includes a non-refundable application fee) in a cashier's check or international money order payable to the University of Hawaii.
   4. Two passport-sized photos.

Students who will be studying full time (more than 18 hours per week) need an I-20* so must also send:

   1. Bank statement dated within 6 months of application.
   2. Proof of medical insurance. (You can buy insurance from the HELP Office when you arrive, or from your home country before departure.)

* Permanent residents, U.S. citizens, and part-time students (16 hours or less per week) do not need an I-20.

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