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Consulate: Delhi
Biometric : 9th May
VI:10th May
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Attempt : 1st
Counter number : 18
American male
Status : Approved
Me: Good morning officer
VO: Documents please
VO: How many admits?
Me: 2. Apart from UOF i got an admit from NEC
VO: Then why this university?
Me: This university is offering a course curriculum that meets my requirements. It offers a speacialization in database systems which is my area of interest. It also includes a capstone project which is a realtime experience in health informatics where we will be doing research on topics like health reform, health information systems, health networking & security. Moreover, they have been running this program successfully for 10years. (He was continuously typing, it felt like he wasn't listening to my answer)
VO: What is your bachelors percentage?
Me: Cgpa 6.6 without any backlogs.
VO: When did you graduate?
Me: In dec 2020
VO: What have you been doing since then?
Me: I have 1 year of work experience at XXX where I was practicing as a dentist. I quit in XX 2022 to pursue masters.
VO: Your bachelors is in dentistry then why do you want to do masters in health informatics
Me: This program is designed for individuals from healthcare backgrounds who want to use advanced technology in their clinical practice to improve healthcare outcomes.
VO: So what are your plans after graduation ?
Me: I would like to start my own dental clinic in India where I'll be using advanced technology to provide accurate diagnosis and quality treatment to my patients.
VO : Have you written GRE
ME: My university did not require me to take gre for this program so I didn't take it.
VO: Who is sponsoring you?
Me: My father is sponsoring me with his savings of xxlakhs and we have immovable assets worth xx lakhs
Vo: What does he do?
Me: Explained about my fathers occupation.
VO: Have you taken education loan?
Me: No officer because my father's savings are enough to cover my expenses and we also have immovable assets which will be utilised for my education if needed.
VO: Do you have any siblings?
I couldn't hear this question thrice so asked him to repeat. He was humble enough to remove his mask and repeat the question for me to understand.
Me: I have 1 younger brother
VO : Is he in school?
Me: No. He is doing his undergrad on full scholarship
Vo: In the U.S?
Me : No officer. Here in India.
Now he had separated my passport from i20
Vo: Are you taking this course online or on campus?
Me: On campus
Vo: Please scan your left hand four fingers.
Finally the words I had been waiting to hear since months
VO: Thank you maam. Your visa is approved!
Me: Thank you officer!

Took me a while to absorb what I had just heard. After months of hardwork I finally succeeded. Alhamdullillah!

Tips: Speak as clearly as possible so that they understand what you are trying to explain them. As everybody else says, CONFIDENCE IS THE KEY.

Also there is no way to avoid any counters so please dont stress yourself about unnecessary things. While waiting just keep revising your answers. Forget about approval or rejection. Just focus on answering in the best way possible no matter who the VO is.

All the best to everyone attending VI in future!
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