F1 Visa
Day 1 CPT Students, Have You Accrued Unlawful Presence & Do You Have to Depart the USA?
Here’s a look at various scenarios and solutions, and discussed. Certain students on F1 Visa can potentially face 3 years ban starting Feb 5, 2019, due to the unlawful presence memo that went into effect on Aug 9, 2018. Let me ask you this – Do you know for sure you are not accruing unlawful presence? Here’s the…
Read More101 Student F1 Visa Interview Questions and Answers (& Rejection Reasons)
Are you looking for a long list of F1 Visa Interview Questions? Is a list of questions good enough to get the F1 Visa Issued? You need to know how to answer them. Right? And you need to make sure your answers would convince the Visa Officer. You have come to the right place. Not…
Read MoreH4 to F1 Visa Interview – Documents Required for the Stamping
Are you converting from H4 to F1 Visa by Consular Processing? Then, besides planning for where to attend the visa interview, you would be gathering the document for H4 to F1 Visa Interview. Here is a generic list for H4 to F1 Visa interview documents and you may need additional documents depending on your family, personal history and previous…
Read MoreH4 to F1 Visa Interview Experience, Questions and Answers
Are you ready to be taken on a roller-coaster ride with this H4 to F1 Visa Visa Interview experience? US Visa interviews are a nervous, nerve-racking and nail-biting experience for the person attending the interview and family members living through it. For every interview, there’s a story and journey behind it. For H4 to F1 Visa…
Read MoreH4 to F1 Visa Interview – 9 Risk Factors to Consider Before Stamping
Why would anyone want to change from their legal status in the US from H4 to F1 Visa? I can think for following reasons for converting from H4 to F1 Visa, either by Change of Status or Visa Stamping. Work Authorization – CPT, OPT and STEM OPT Mandatory Internship as part of the degree requirements…
Read MoreMistakes in DS-160 Visa Application Form. How to Make Changes in DS-160?
Applicants applying for the US visa are required to submit the DS-160 online application form. For first time applicants, it may take over two hours to complete and submit the information. It’s possible you may not have all the required information with you at the time of filling the form. And it’s possible for applicants…
Read MoreHere’s Why F1 Visa Approvals in India Declined by 27%
You have your I-20 from few universities. And you are getting ready for F1 visa interview. But, you have one pending decision from your Dream school. Then your phone rings! It’s your skeptical uncle. Your parents look-up to him for his advice. You convinced your parents against his advice to study in the USA. Your uncle…
Read MoreF1 Visa Refused After 9 Months on 221(g). What happened Next is MIND BLOWING!
We often hear students attending F1 Visa multiple times after rejections. You will be amazed to see 6 to 7 F1 Visa rejections in a span of 6 months. Most of the applicants don’t realize that they have to make major changes to their profile. If the student’s academic profile is weak with low scores…
Read MoreThis One Piece of Knowledge Will Get Your F1 Visa Approval
Let’s start with a story. I was coaching a student who had two admits out of 15 applications. His GRE Score is just above the average score of 300. But, universities he applied was way above his target universities. Guess what? He had college admission from one of the best universities in Univerity of California system.…
Read MoreHow Not to Prepare for F1 Visa Interview and a Mini Story [Video]
I was reading an F1 Visa interview experience, and it stuck to me that someone applying for Graduate School in the America doesn’t have the skills to answer some basic questions during the Student Visa Interview. As this Visa Officer put’s it nicely – Here’s why Indian students get the 214b rejection. So, I created this…
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