This is How Visa Officers Make Decision in Few Minutes of Interview

We have seen so many comments and complaints from folks who have Visa Rejected. How can USA Visa Officers decide on a person within few minutes or seconds without even looking at documents? I’m sure there  several others who wants to know the answer. I was able to find Official Answer (from US Embassy Site)…

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 :…

F1 Visa Approved for Spring 2012 – University of Florida

Status: F1 Visa Approved Venue: Hyderbad consulate Date: 23rd Nov 2011 Appointment Time: 08:00 Semester – Spring 2012 Reached there at 0730 hrs exactly (as i was asked to be there 15 mins before the appointment time ). There was a short queue to which the security guided me. My DS 160 confirmation page was…

F, M & J Visa Issuance Halted Temporarily – All US Embassies and Consulates

On 11/18/11 SEVP broadcast message announcing that Department of State has temporarily halted the issuance of all F, M, and J visas at all U.S. Embassies and Consulates due to communication difficulties between the Consolidated Consular Database and SEVIS. I got access to the following report published in NAFSA. To: All SEVIS Users Date: November…

F1 Visa Approved After Completing MBBS in India for MS in Neuroscience

One Minute F1 Visa after MBBS in India for Spring semester in US Consulate Hyderabad – Shared by Raghav. Note – This is the first time a Doctor (after completing MBBS in India) has shared F1 Visa Interview experience here in the blog. As you may know, options for Indian doctors in US is pretty slim…

F1 Visa Interview at Mumbai – UNC Charlotte. Bad Acads, Good GRE

F1 Visa Experience by Rohan. Date – 8th Nov 2011 Place – Mumbai. Interview Time – 9:30 AM Profile : Academics :  58% with as many as 7 KTs GRE – 1350 (790+560) TOEFL – 105 Reached consulate at 8:30. There were separate lines for various visa slots. Different line for those who had it…

Shortest F1 Visa Interview Ever – US Consulate, Kolkata

Shortest visa interview – Shared by Payel. I believe my visa interview is pretty unique and so I thought of posting it. My interview was scheduled on 4th Nov 2011 at the US Kolkata Consulate. I had made a spelling mistake while applying for a date and the name came out wrong in my visa…

F1 Visa Interview at Chennai Consulate – Spring 2012

F1 Visa Interview Experience shared by Deepa. I have been following HSB from about a year, it has really helped me with my visa process. Here i am posting my F1 Visa experience Chennai Consulate, which I gave on September 8, 2011, the most memorable day of my life..:) As soon as i got my…