Step 1 | pre-departure to-do list

Secure Your Space at CLI

Congratulations, and 欢迎你 (huānyíng nǐ), welcome!

Questions? Ask Mira VanceYour Admissions Manager. Reach out anytime.

Within 3 weeks of acceptance

Pay your deposit

$300 USD

Once it arrives, your place is confirmed, and we secure your housing, start your visa process and assign your teachers.

Please input the same email address you used when completing your CLI application form (link opens in new tab). If you are unsure which email address you used in your application, please search "application form" in your inbox to review your application responses.
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Your payment goes securely through Stripe, and your card details never reach CLI.

After you pay

What's next

  1. Right away

    Your receipt

    It lands in your inbox as soon as your payment goes through.

  2. Within one week

    Your tuition invoice

    Mira emails a secure link for the rest of your tuition, plus other ways to pay if you'd rather.

  3. 3 weeks before you start

    Tuition balance due

    Pay the rest of your tuition by then using your preferred method.

While you wait

Keep making progress on your to-do list

You don't need to finish everything today, but it's good to get started. The list walks you from your visa to your first week in Guilin, one step at a time.