FI Visa Approved at Hyderabad after 221(g)
Hello HSB, Firstly I would like to thank Happy schools blog admin and the members. I have attended my F1 visa interview on 28/10/2011 in Hyderabad Consulate. I was given 221(g) yesterday i.e on 23/11/11 i received my passport stamped.
Back Ground and profile:
- Stream : B.Tech Mechanical Engineering
- Academic percentage – 73.
- GRE : 990
- IELTS : 6.5
- Applied For : Masters program in Aeronautical Engineering, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Campus, FL.
Here’s my VISA Interview experience
VO : Gud Morning,
ME : Hello,Very good morning.
VO : which University?
ME : Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.
VO : Why Embry Riddle ?
ME : As it’s the one of the best university in the world of aeronautics. I chose ERAU.
VO : Why Aeronautical?
ME : I’m very much interested in this field.
VO : Why you are interested?
ME : Umm, aah.. Because I would like to know about the design of the modern aircraft’s and I love to fly.
VO : okay, Whats your GRE?
ME : 990
VO : Percentage?
ME : 73
VO : Any backlogs?
ME : 1,
VO : Show me your documents, I need to check.
ME : Okay, here they are.
VO : Okay, Whats your father?
ME : He is running his own business.
VO : what Kind of business.
ME : Business related to food industry, Catering.
VO : Catering? What is the specialty?
ME : said
VO : Whats Your annual income?
ME : It’s around 5 Lac’s.
VO : Okay, What all the other universities you have applied?
ME : ERAU, University of Alaska Fair banks and Florida Institute of Technology.
VO : Okay, I will send you an email please reply to that and with in few days you’ll come to know your status in the website.
ME : Okay, Thanks.
VO : Good Luck, Bye.
ME : Good Bye.
I was Quite confident through out my interview and I gave all short and straight answers. After 21 days of suspense I received my VISA.. 🙂 All the very best to all who are going to attend the interview’s and thanks to HSB again….
Its shopping time.. 😉 😛
Even i got the 221g form and VO took my passport and other documents. Should i need to submit any other extra documents other that resume? Because he didnt ask anything about the financial matters
i got score in gre 860 and in ielts 5.5 is it possible to get visa for usa
Its pretty hard to a get a visa with this profile, before you go ahead and make a trail, its better to improve your profile and then apply for the visa.. All the Best.
in my i-20 , i attached english program course so is their any chances to get visa
After my interview for F1 visa – I got a white 221(g) on June 4, 2012 without any further docs asked or any questionnaire requested. Vo said that he will send an email withih 5 business days and gave me a case number to check my status in the website. He has my I20 and other documents with him and he didn’t take my passport. It is with me. Do I get a visa in this situation?
Hey Suni,
Mine is the same situation as yours..had my interview today and he took my bank statements, i20, Passbook, DS 160, Confirmation receipt, Hdfc receipt, but he dint take my passport and said that he needs further verification and will mail me.
Will i get my visa..am worried as they handed me a white sheet with 221(g) stating further verification required.
Did you get ur passport or what are the next steps..Plz adivse
Hi Vamsi,I’ve got a pretty much similar profile to you…Gre-291,Ielts-7.0bands,B.e-71% and had 2 backlogs..my visa interview is on 17th of this month…Please give me some suggestions on what to expect in the interview…I’m goin for the University of Michigan,Dearborn for ms in ee…
Hi mohammed, I have couple of suggestions for you
* Don’t attach any kind of fake documents for the interview, They usually do a lot of background check for Muslims, If they find anything wrong then it may effect your visa chances, So be perfect and Don’t lie at any point.
* Your percentage and gre says that you are an above avg student, It helps in impressing VO, search for the Visa Interview experiences as many as you can, Just frame the questions and design the answers if you are not spontaneous.
All the best.(I watched hell lot of Hollywood movies to understand the VO’s english,lol )
hi everyone am b.com(comp) graduate 2011 pass out no backlogs i took my PTE test and i scored 54 do i need to take any other test am applying for m.b.a will they accept degree students am not aware of this so plz guide me……..:-)
I have no idea about any of these test’s..
Did he ask you anything about your annual income ? Is 5 lacs sufficient ??
Yes he asked about my family’s annual income, It’s 5 lac’s. May be its sufficient. And it depends on aspects also.
Is there anybody who got 221g and got approved in the 3rd and 4th week of november 2011. I have attended on 23rd Nov and still waiting for the visa. I need to attend orientation next week.
Hey Nag did u attend your orientation?
MY VISA EXPERIANCE:
time :9.00(reached there by 8;15) DEC 27TH 2011(FOR SPRING 2012)(THIS IS FIRST TIME VISA INTERVIEW FOR ME)
consolate : hyderabad
status: 221 g
VO: GOOD MORNING
ME: GD MRNING SIR
VO:WHY US
ME:TO PERCEIVE MY MASTERS IN PHARMACOLOGY FROM ST.JOHNS UNI,LOCATED AT NEWYORK.
VO:WHAT ARE THE UNIVERSITIES YOU APPLIED
ME: CLEVLAND STATE UNIVERSITY,LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY, NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
VO: THESE UNIVERSITIES DONT HAVE ANY MATCH(RELATION)
ME: NO SIR ALL ARE RELATED AND I APPLIED FOR PHARMA SUBJECTS IN ALL THESE UNIVERSITIES
VO:WHATZ UR PERCENTAGE?
ME:70%
VO:WHEN YOU PASSED OUT?
ME:SEP 2010
VO:WHAT ARE YOU DOING FROM THEN
ME:JOINED IN A PHARMA COMPANY AND NOW I GAINED 1 YEAR EXPERIENCE
VO:WHY ST.JOHNS?
ME:THE CORECORRICULUM SUITS MY PROFILE PARTICULARLY THE SUBJECTS LIKE CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY****VO INTERRUPTED ME
VO:WHATZ YOUR GRE?
ME:1180,WITH 730 IN QUANT
VO:WHAT ARE YOUR*****(I DIDNT UNDERSTAND HERE)*******UNDERGRADUATE
ME:SIR EXCUSE ME(HE KEPT WEIRD SMILE,HIDING HIS IRRITATION)…MY SUBJECTS..?
VO:HE NODED HIS HEAD
ME:PHARMACOLOGY,P.CEUTICS,MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY(HERE I FORGET OTHER SUBJECTS NAMES AND CONTINUED WITH CHEMISTRY SUBJECTS) ORGANIC CHEMISTRY,INORGANIC CHEMISTRY,BIO CHEMISTRY….VO INTERRUPTED
VO:WHICH SUBJECT YOU APPLIED….P.COLOGY ..?
ME:YES SIR
VO:HE KEPT SILENT FOR 20 SECONDS(FOR ME 20 YEARS) LOOKING IN TO COMPUTER SCREEN…..AND THEN HE SAID…”I AM KEEPING YOUR PASSPORT WITH ME…*********SOMETHING I DONT UNDERSTAND****** WE WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH YOU BY THE EMAIL YOU HAVE GIVEN..” AND HE GAVE 221G PAPER
ME:THANK YOU SIR
I FORGET TO MENTION HERE …..HSB IS VERY VERY VERY HELPFUL TO ME……AND KNOW I HAVE TO PAY BACK …SO I POSTED THIS HEARTILY……THANKS A LOT HSB.
Sri,
did you get your visa? I was given 221(g) on 23rd and it is still under process. I need to report at the University next week.
no but one of my friend got it after 15 days…i am hoping i will get it by 11 jan(15 days) or 18 jan( 21days)
When your friend attended the visa? Its been more than a month for me, still did not receive anything?
hi,this is murali,
i was rejected by two times and in first time i was nervous and unable to present my self in a good way and in second time i am confident than the previous time but the vo said that ur previous offiser feedback is not good abt u and also u have low gre ,thats why iam rejecting u ,so what should i do ,plz sugest me (gre -930 ,aggre-65.31&passout 2011) and one more dout by the time of fall 2012 ,if i try it once again visa with the new score ,if in case the visa officer ask me what u did u in this period?from ;last 1 yr ,it is a full headache for me ,plz do reply.
The major problem is with your GRE, and you must make the changes. If u get good GRE next time that may not be a problem.
fnd i also had one year gap…but i did job and vo asked me what u have done htis one year ….i said i did job and i gained one year experience….so try to do job ….check my visa experience above
Plz note thar rhis interview was for Spring 2012 intake..
I got my visa approved…on 14nov2011
its nt terrifying or scary for me….it totally depends on mindset….
here the questions are
vo hi hru?
Me Ian fine hru?(with smile)
Vo why uhcl?
Me I said abt my wrl exp n said courses in this univ r acting like extension to my exp….n said abt courses n professors n named them…
Vo ur percentage?
Me said
Vo ways ur father
Me said he is sr citizen n have rental income n huge savings …..
Vo I have approved visa
Me thanks have nice day
My strong advices
confidence talk with out stammering….lott of practice of and for FAQs….lot of confidence
Keep pleasant smiling face if possible atleast in starting…all the best…dnt forget conf n practice
congrats.
hey rajani,
could you please share your experience at uhcl ? n can you let me know the fee per sem , living expenses, and part time jobs ?? etc.. and all
Thanks,
hey congrats,
You said……………..
VO : Okay, I will send you an email please reply to that and with in few days you’ll come to know your status in the website.
ME : Okay, Thanks.
What was that? Don’t we know that we are issued visa at their itself!
what was website actually that VO said
VO directly tell us if we get visa, but if its 221(g), then our application must undergo further processing for some time.Mine was 221(g).
Hi, if 21 days, it takes for ur visa processing! then is not a problem for ur classes held at university. u miss ur classes right!
And what is 221(g), can u tell me pls I donn know!
Actually my orientation day is on jan 9,2012. So, Its not at all a problem for me, for some student whose classes starts with in a weeks time from the interview date, Then its gonna be a problem for them.
Go through this for more information about 221g
http://www.immihelp.com/visas/221grefusal/
ya, thanq..
Congrats dude…!!
I heard that Hyderabad Visa frequently rejects visas when compared to other consulates in India is that true ?
Its true but completely on our luck and the way we present aswell.
y 21 days 4 getting visa?
For processing it took 21days in my case.
So can you tell me the best way of practicing
Attend mock interviews, go through the previous visa experiences of those who got visa approved and denied.. so that U’ll come to know wat to say and wat not to say.. Luck is also plays a vital role, anyway all the very best.