Answers to Top 3 F1 Visa Interview Questions for USA

The most important way to ace the Student Visa interview for the U.S.A. is to Plan, Prepare, and Practice.

There are over 100 F1 Visa interview questions that you could be asked by a consular officer during the interview. Or you may be one of the lucky few who can get the Student visa stamp in your passport without a single question.

Here are the most puzzling three Student visa questions for the USA that you could be asked during the F1 Visa Interview by Visa Officer.

Why Study in America?
Why do you want to study in this university?
What is your plan after completing this degree?

1. Why Study in America

There’s another article on how to answer the exact same question – 2 Most common F1 Visa Interview Questions you could be asked. Here’s another take on the same question.

What they are looking for: They know this answer way better than you and I. So don’t make a fool of yourself with lame answers.

They want to hear from you directly: Why you have decided to Study in America.

Here are a few ways to answer

The USA is widely known for its well-structured education system throughout the world.
US education system is heavily emphasized on Practical knowledge.
Moreover, I will get an international exposure, a different perspective of the people towards technology and many more a lot of people come to study in the US around the globe. This will add a huge advantage when I will be back in India after 2 years.

Now, if you memorize that, you will be in trouble. You have to sound natural and add your flavor to that answer.

If you look, students who don’t get a visa, you can sometimes figure out that they memorized the answer without adding your spin. Don’t make that mistake.

2. Why This University

What they are looking for: They want to know about the university, as they only know the data provided by Homeland security about the university. So, tell them what you have applied and got admitted to this specific university.

SDSU has superior coursework in Computer science field.
The Computer Science department has a very good research and development in the compiler design area.
Widely recognized professors in the computer science community are teaching this coursework at SDSU.
I have completed 2 research papers on compiler design in IEEE.
After exchanging a few emails with the Professor, she accepted me into her research lab.

That is why I chose this university study in SDSU.

3. Plans After Graduation:

What they are looking for: The most obvious thing they wanna know is your future plan.

The second thing they wanna know is how determined you are about your future career.

They are expecting you to prove by someway that you are not a potential immigrant means you are coming back.

Your answer should prove

You are not a potential immigrant
Your family ties
Your property ties

Here’s one sample:

After completing my studies, I want to come back to India and settle down in Bangalore as lots of technical companies reside here.

They know the facts. Indian students going to study in America might not come back to home country. They would get OPT, H1B Visa and then apply for Green Card. So, you need a convincing answer to prove “strong ties” to your home country.

“Sir, I plan to come back after Graduation” might be a simple answer, but if the consular officer is not convinced, your student visa to the USA could be denied as Potential Immigrant 214 (b).

What is 214 (b) Visa Denial?

Every alien shall be presumed to be an immigrant until he establishes to the satisfaction of the consular officer, at the time of application for admission, that he is entitled to a nonimmigrant status..

It’s really difficult to prove “strong ties” to your home country as a student.

Here’s some tips from an U.S. Embassy about that “strong ties”

[alert type=”info”]In cases of younger applicants who may not have had an opportunity to form many ties, consular officers may look at the applicants specific intentions, family situations, and long-range plans and prospects within his or her country of residence.[/alert]

When you plan your answers, see what makes your answer unique or how to make your answer to this question unique.

Summary:

Now, you know how to answer the three most important student visa questions for USA.

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