FAQ (1)

Attending an unaccredited university/college will deny the authentication and the evaluation of your transcript and diploma. Here is the list of approved institutions lists: Approved Universities List – Sponsored Students, Approved Universities List – Private Students

You have to withdraw/ during the Add/Drop period that the university specified. You must be committed to the courses you selected for each semester or quarter. You MUST maintain the minimum credit hours as required by the US immigration rules and regulations policy dictate that an undergraduate student is not allowed to register for less than 12 credits per a semester or 15 credits per a quarter. And, for the graduate not less than 9 credits per a semester or 12 credits per a quarter.

First find out why. Students can usually find out by checking their online school portal or by asking via phone or in-person. Holds may be placed for numerous reasons such as library fines, unpaid parking tickets, or unpaid tuition. If the reason you have a hold is because your tuition has not been paid, you must ask the following: Does the university have a valid Financial Guarantee Letter (FGL) for the current billing semester? Has a tuition bill already been mailed to the Cultural Attaché office? It is your responsibility to remember to check and see when the university needs a new FGL. Often, If you need a new FGL, please email your academic advisor and be prepared to provide the mailing address and/or fax number of the office where the letter should be sent.

Monthly Allowances entitlements / Amounts are disbursed in accordance with your scholarship Approval/ Contract/ Agreement with the Ministry of Education & Higher Education. If they consist of a monthly allowance entitlement then you will be entitled accordingly.
Once All your submitted (Required Documents) are reviewed and approved by your Academic Advisor, you should see your entitlement allowance credited to your Bank within 48 Business Hrs.

The Cultural Attaché Office makes every attempt that the monthly allowances will be credited to students accounts by the 23rd of the month before. However, regulation require only that students are paid no later then the first day of the month. Please note that monthly allowances will paid to the students via Electronic Funds Transfer.

You will need to open a bank account with a local or convenient bank and provide your academic advisor with the appropriate bank information to allow for the Electronic Transfer of funds directly in the student’s bank account.

Notify your academic advisor upon any change in address or telephone number. If any correspondence or checks need to be mailed, they will be sent to the last address that was provided to your academic advisor.

Inform your Scholarship Academic Advisor at the Attaché office. Then contact the main Embassy at 202) 274-1603 for instructions on renewing your passport. All Qatari passports are issued in Doha; however, students can request a travel document to the Qatar for newborn children.

At the beginning of each semester, you should make sure you have sent your Academic Advisor a list of the courses you have registered for, along with the total credit hours and schedule of courses. At the end of the semester, please send your academic advisor an unofficial transcript of your grades.

Please contact your academic advisor at cultural attaché. We will have to study your case and get approval from your sponsor.

Online, Distance Learning, Hybrid/blend, and correspondence courses must be completed upon prior approval by the Cultural Attache Office

You should attend the orientation session at your university/college on the date shown on your I-20 Form. It is recommended that students arrive to the US two weeks before a university/college’s starting date.