Short Term F-1 Programs

Summer Non-Degree

Full-time students (six credits per session) may request a Form I-20 to apply for an F-1 visa.

Each year some students study at Georgetown while maintaining F-1 status with another school’s Form I-20 by continuing the same program from Spring to Fall. No F-1 transfer is required for incidental study in a vacation term, and part-time study is permitted.

GU-Q Study Abroad

Doha-based students who come to Washington, DC, for study abroad in the summer (six credits per session) or Fall/Spring (minimum 12 credits per semester) are eligible to request Form I-20 and apply for the F-1 visa.

F-1 status includes authorization to work as U.S.-based Georgetown student employee. Students are not authorized to affiliate with non-Georgetown organizations while physically present in the U.S. for internships or employment (i.e. no eligibility for CPT or OPT).

U.S. Module or Residency of Global Masters

These degree programs happen primarily outside the U.S. with brief visit(s) to Washington, DC:

Students in these programs are eligible to request F-1 status only for required in person attendance on campus in Washington, DC.

Students who request a Form I-20 must travel to the U.S. only after completing any adjacent non-U.S. program components, and must exit the U.S. before subsequent program components begin.

Work/employment of any kind – paid/unpaid, in-person/remote/online, whether for a non-U.S. employer or a non-Georgetown U.S. employer – is strictly prohibited while physically present in the United States on a Form I-20 for these programs.