Best F1 Student Visa Experience | Visa Interview Questions & Answers

Hyderabad Consulate Date: May 2018 Status: Approved Counter No: 33

Visa Interview Encounter:

A volunteer directly passed my passport and I-20 to the visa officer.

ME: Good Morning Sir. VO: Good Morning, How are you? ME: I am good. How are you?

VO: I am good. So have you been to USA before? (Was anticipating this inquiry for sure.) ME: Yes sir, way back in 2012, to attend a family function (I thought to myself, oh no, I used the word family, but fortunately no further questions were asked), I went for a month.

VO: Did you go with your parents? Has the Visa expired? When did it expire, if yes? ME: Sir I went with my mother, and yeah my visa has expired really long time back so I don't remember exactly when it expired. (I was extremely nervous at this point, as I could not recall the expiration date.) (Types something for 20 seconds)

VO: So you will be pursuing Masters in US? ME: Yes sir.

VO: Okay, who are your sponsors? What do they do? ME: My parents are sponsors, and I have a 30L education loan sanctioned additionally, dad realtor and mother housewife.

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VO: What is your dad's income and how much are the savings? ME: My dad's income 5L sir (was hesitant here, because of low income so added about mother too) mother has 5L income and hence a combined amount of 10L.

VO: Do you have any siblings? ME: Yes sir an elder brother, working in Hyderabad itself.

VO: When did you pass out? ME: I will finish my undergrad this year.

VO: Did you write your final exams then? How much are you expecting you Percentage? ME: Yes Sir I have, and recently received my results too, I am expecting 72% sir.

VO: Have you written GRE or any other exam? If yes, what's your score? ME: Yes sir I have, 303.

VO: Do you have your loan sanction letter, may I see it? ME: Yeah (passed the document.)

VO: Are you waiting for any other admits/decisions? ME: No sir, I applied to 6 and received admits from all the 6 universities.

VO: So Houston is your first preference right, what was your second preference? ME: RIT was my second preference sir.

VO: Wow RIT? That's a good one, why not that? ME: RIT does have a better reputation, but I couldn't receive any financial aid i.e. scholarship so had to look at all options and hence Houston was best fit.

VO: How much is RIT's 1st year fee? (Was surprised that this was asked too.) ME: Sir it's roughly around 48K dollars for the 1st year. (Types something for 20 seconds)

VO: Visa Approved, good (yeah that's what I heard, couldn't hear what he said at all) ME: I'm sorry sir I couldn't hear you.

VO: (Looks straight into my eyes) your visa is approved sir, good luck. ME: Thank you so much, have a good day sir. (Handed me the I-20 and took the passport)

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