How much time does it take, from the start of paperwork to actually stepping onto American soil for immigration united states?  I am just about ready to fill out my paperwork for a student visa from Finland.  I have been accepted to the University of Pennsylvania pending a visa.  I would need to be able to start this coming fall semester.  Do you think I could have everything situated and actually be in the United States by the end of august of this year?  Is this something that the university can help me with?  Do I start the paperwork here or get it all from the U.S.?