F1 visa interview Experiences ❁

2022-05-13 10:30:45 Location: Delhi
12th May 2022
Universitiy of New haven, business analytics
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Status: Approved
Counter 15: American bald guy
Rejected 2 people and approved 1 before me
Me: Good morning
Vo: pass me your docs and which univ you are going to?
Me: Univ of new haven, business analytics
Vo: How many univ you applied
Me: applied 3 Univ got all admits
Vo: which stream you completed your undergrad
Me: complete my bachelor's in computer science in July 2021.
Vo: how are you gonna pay did you take any loan
Me: No i Haven't taken any loan. My parents are funding me with their annual income of 18 lakhs and secured savings of 46 lakhs, recieved scholarship and also have immovable properties.
Vo: let's not try to sell your father's property.
I'm approving your visa
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2022-05-13 10:15:03 Appointment date- 12th MAY, 2022
Status: APPROVED
Location : Chennai
Appointment Time: 9:30 AM
In time: 8:40 am
Out time: 9:40 am
University: Texas A&M University college station
Course: MS in Computer science
Counter No. 28
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VO: Good Morning
Me: Good morning officer
VO: Pass me your passport
Me: Here it is (i20, DS 160, Sevis fee, passport) tried taking rest of documents back but later vo asked me to give them all

VO: which college?

Me: Texas A&M college station

VO: why Texas A &M

Me- Texas A &M being tier 1 research university which has all 3 grants land, sea, space. But the main reason for me to choose this are the professors research which align with my area of interests

VO: what is your background

Me: Explained regarding my work experience

VO: Some questions regarding work
Me: answered them all

VO: Who is funding you?

Me: my brother

VO: what is his salary
Me: told

VO: any loans
Me: yes I have procured loan of xx amount from bank and have savings worth xx lakhs

Vo: place Your Right Hand 4 Fingers

Golden Words

I am Going To Approve Your Visa


Vo: Collect the passport after 7days.

Me: Thank You Officer, Have a nice day


Look straight Into VO's eye's ,Don't Fumble While answering. Be confident
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2022-05-13 10:01:55 Vi experience
Fall 2022
Ms in Finance
Stevens institute of technology
Location:delhi
Vac :10/05/2022
Vi:11/05/2022
Time :10:40
Status approved
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vi:wave hand to come forward
Me:good morning
vi :why Stevens institute of technology
Me:I started speaking and he didn’t hear that so he asked two more time and looking for something in computer
Vi:after some time what is main reason to go there ?
Me:said abt subjects of technology again looking something in computer after some sentence I paused then I realised to speak I stared he asked next que.
Vi:who’s funding your education
Me: stared to reply asked next question
Vi : what’s your father occupation
Me: told real estate
Vi:how many properties your father have
Me :i shocked for while then I replied
Vi:have you taken education loan?
Me : said yes
Vi : ohh you have a scholarship also
Me:yes officer from Stevens and worth of … ( he hold my passport upside and after completing put it to tray)
Vi:the golden words came out your visa is approved collect your passport in 5 days
Me:you made my day ( he even didn’t give a chance to say this a waved for next)i just ran from their with overwhelming joy
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I visited to tirupati balaji temple and chilkur balaji temple after approving my visa
Tips - just focus your things and add what’s lacking
Build trust that u can get this visa and they are also there for it
Answering loudly with confidence and eye contact ( maintained almost all the time)
Fumble in few word but loudly speaking benefited me
Wear a black jeans and light blue plain shirt with black sports shoes( i filled confident in it)
Lastly these group benefited me lot to understand the pressure and about questions .
Thank you all for sharing and give details all the best for others
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2022-05-13 09:45:07 Visa Experience (EA)
Date - MAY 12, 2022
Location - DELHI
Status - Approved
University - SANIT PERTER'S UNVIVERSITY
Counter number - 10
Time - Morning SLOT 10.30 -- IN TIME- 9.40 OUT--10.40

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VO was a man around 31 with specs years old.

VO- good morning sir
Me - Good morning sir!
VO - pass me your I20 and passport.

Looking at my I20 and typing...

VO - OH SANIT PETERS , why this university?

Me - Sir,there are two reasons for me to choose this university,primary reasons is that the university offers more elective compared to other university,
(vo interupts)

VO - what electives you want to take?

Me - Sir ill take (mentioned 3 electives)

VO - tell me about one elctive

Me -told ( i stumbled a liitle bit ,but was right back on track)

VO- do you have any work experience?

ME -no sir (i passed out in june 2021)

VO - Okay, who is sponsring you

Me - my parents with xx of fixed deposit

VO- what do your parents do and whats their annual income?

ME-told occupations of parents and annual income of 20lks

VO-did you take loan?

ME- no sir

VO-sir your visa has been approved, have a nice stay in US

Me - Thank you sir! Thank you so much! You made my day!

***
VO was typing so busy he didnt he even maintain eye contact for a sec.
Approval rate in delhi is very high
indian vo rejected some others almost all approved till the time i was there
NO document checked.
no special cheking of financials of hyderbad students or strict checking for south indian students for finance all are false rumors


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2022-05-13 09:30:58 Biometric - 11th May 11:15am
VI - 12th May 10:40am
Consulate - Delhi
First attempt.
In time: 9:30am
Out time: 10:00am
Counter no: 10

American guy in his 30s with glasses, brown hair (calm and composed )
Interview time - 90 seconds

University - University of Central Missouri

Course - Masters in Computer Science
Fall 2022.
Course start date - 15th August
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Approved

Me - Goodmorning Officer,How are you doing.
VO: asked me to pass passport and then I20 and sevies ,I did.
VO - why this university?
Me - ucm is a public research university, the teacher student ratio is also so good which is 12:1, state governor alloted 45 million for research which made me feel there will be alot of reasearch going on in future.
VO - inturrepted and said, say the reason why you choose this university over others!!
Me - ( I understood he doesn't have time and came straight to point) The course carriculam is more inclined towards my interests and it offers wide range of electives which allows me to choose subjects that are directly related to my undergrad which adds more value to my profile
VO - what subject as elective?
Me - It offers software development as elective officer.
VO - funding?
Me - My parents got 21 lakhs for me as savings and iam secured with an educational loan of 20 lakhs
VO - what do ur father do?
Me - My father is working as sales manager in xxxxxx company in Vijayawada which supplies mi mobiles to shops in Vijayawada and districts surrounding Vijayawada.

VO - what do ur mother do?
Me - she is a teacher xxxxxx High school that is situated in Vijayawada and has an experience of 20 years in this field.
Said APPROVED

Approved all the people before me .My observation is be conscious think nothing and listen and answer by remember information and practice before going randomly with someone whose validation gives u confidence.

Went to "Sarkaru Vari Pata " after interview
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2022-05-13 09:15:11 OFC - 8th May 12:00 PM (Delhi)
VI - 10th May 8:00 AM (Chennai)

First attempt for F1 (Had rejection for B1/B2 previously).

In time: 8:05am
Out time: 8:25am
Consulate - Chennai
Counter no: 28
American lady officer in her 30s with glasses
Interview time - 120 seconds

University - Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
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Course - Masters in Computer Science
Fall 2022.
Course start date - 22nd August

Approved

Me - Goodmorning Officer.
VO asked me to pass my passport and then I20 and I did.
VO - Oh Texas A&M Corpus...why this university?
Me - I have been looking for universities who provide me an opportunity to do my masters with thesis and also subjects which will cover my past experience where this university is providing me both and also I have been in contact with professor XXX and spoke with him regarding the idea I have on thesis.
VO - What is your idea?
Me - Explained about my thesis idea
VO - What did you do in your bachelors
Me - I did my bachelors in Computer Science at XXX University and my final year project is regarding XXXXXXXX, also this project is linked with my thesis.
VO - I see that you have work experience, tell me about it
Me - I have 3 years 4 months of experience from XXX company designated as Senior Software Engineer with a package of 28LPA. I had joined this company a few months back and before I used to work in XXX company where I got placed during my final year and joined as intern where the work here is completely regarding my bachelors final year project. I got the project idea from my internship.
VO - Nice, who is funding your education?
Me - My parents are funding my education with a savings of 35 Lakhs and I also have a secured loan of 40lakhs from HDFC Credila and we also have immovable assets worth 2.5Cr.
VO - What do your parents do?
Me - My father is into business where he is in partnership with super markets and he is also into real estate. My mother runs a private boutique.
VO was typing for 20 seconds
VO - Please put your left hand four fingers
VO puts my passport in the tray and says the golden words.

YOUR VISA IS APPROVED. Please collect it after 5-7 days.
Me - Thank you officer.

* I took my phone to the consulate and they didn't give me an option for any locker and I gave my phone to the auto driver who had taken 2 other mobiles. I put my complete faith and gave him my phone. Started worrying about my phone and forgot that I had an interview which helped me in the end and I was much focused with VO than being tense *
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2022-05-13 09:00:53 OFC - May 11th
VI - May 12th
First Attempt

Consulate: Chennai
Slot Time: 10:00 am

Status - APPROVED
Counter 29 - American Lady Officer in 30s
University: University of Dayton
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Course - Master's in Computer Science

Me - Good Morning Officer, How are you doing today?
VO- Good Morning, Pass me your passport and i20
Me - Sure officer, Here they are..
VO- Which university?
Me- Univ of Dayton officer
Vo- Why this University?
Me - Officer I've chosen this university based on few factors, the first one is definitely the course curriculum.. (interrupted)
VO- seems like you really prepared a lot for this question, Just tell me apart from the course work.
Me- told her about affordability, assistantships.
VO- typing typing.. ok cool.
Me - Officer, Can I tell you something regarding the University?
VO- (no response for few seconds, she was typing something)Yes go ahead. UD also offers Stem catalyst initiative where we get an opportunity to work under a professor on various projects , so this will really help me a lot.
VO- Oh nice okay,
Which other universities have you applied to?
Me- Officer I've applied to 4 universities - UT Arlington, Univ of Houston Main Campus, Central Michigan Univ , Dayton
Apart from Houston I got admits from other 3 universities.
VO - When did you graduate?
Me - Officer, I'm currently in my final year.
VO- So you haven't graduated yet..
Me- Officer, My project is under review. I'll be graduating this june.
VO- What's your Gpa?
Me - It's 8.13 on the scale of 10 with no backlogs
VO- Who's funding you?
Me - My parents are funding with their savings of.. (interrupted)
VO- What does your father do?
Me - Officer he owns a small scale manufacturing industry.
His annual income is 12 lakhs
VO- Any Loan?
Me - I've an approved loan of 40L from HDFC Credila.
And my parents are also sponsoring me with their savings of 18 lakhs.
VO- Place your left hand four fingers. Your visa has been approved.
Handed me green slip and my i20.
Me - Thankyou so much officer, you made my day!
Vo- Collect your passport in 3 to 4 working days. Open / Comment

2022-05-13 08:45:06 Finally approved my visa for THIRD Attempt.
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First two attempts i attended interview on behalf of Saint Leo university, for third attempt i changed my university to Auburn University at Montgomery.
My Visa slot is at 9Am,12th may
Counter no 10, new delhi embassy.
American young visa officer taken my interview

Vo: why you changed your university
Me: this is a public university providing me with flexible course curriculum and I have an internship in my course curriculum and university awarded me 5000 dollars merit schorship
Vo: what are the subjects you have in your course curriculum for first sem
Me: I have digital forensics and cryptography subjects in my first semester
Vo: what is cryptography and how it is useful
Me: cryptography is a secure communications techniques which used to send messages in encrypted format where recipient can only see the message after getting decryption
And cryptography technology is used in cash withdrawal from ATMS.
Vo: how this course helps you ?
Me: course helps me to understand about latest technologies and helps to understand about new IT and Cyber policies (here visa officer interrupted me)
Vo: who is your sponsor
Me: my father is my sponsor, he is a govt employee works in police department and having an annual income of 15lakhs per annum
Vo: do you have education loan?
Me: yes sir, I have education loan of 31lakhs and savings of 20 lakhs.
Vo: show me the loan letter and balance sheet

HERE visa officer checked my loan letter and balance sheet for about 20 seconds
Vo: congrats your visa is approved
Me: thankyou.
Finally approved my visa for THIRD Attempt.
First two attempts i attended interview on behalf of Saint Leo university, for third attempt i changed my university to Auburn University at Montgomery.

My Visa slot is at 9Am,12th may
Counter no 10, new delhi embassy.
American young visa officer taken my interview

Vo: why you changed your university
Me: this is a public university providing me with flexible course curriculum and I have an internship in my course curriculum and university awarded me 5000 dollars merit schorship

Vo: what are the subjects you have in your course curriculum for first sem
Me: I have digital forensics and cryptography subjects in my first semester

Vo: what is cryptography and how it is useful
Me: cryptography is a secure communications techniques which used to send messages in encrypted format where recipient can only see the message after getting decryption
And cryptography technology is used in cash withdrawal from ATMS.

Vo: how this course helps you ?
Me: course helps me to understand about latest technologies and helps to understand about new IT and Cyber policies (here visa officer interrupted me)

Vo: who is your sponsor
Me: my father is my sponsor, he is a govt employee works in police department and having an annual income of 15lakhs per annum
Vo: do you have education loan?
Me: yes sir, I have education loan of 31lakhs and savings of 20 lakhs.

Vo: show me the loan letter and balance sheet

HERE visa officer checked my loan letter and balance sheet for about 20 seconds
Vo: congrats your visa is approved
Me: thankyou.
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2022-05-13 08:30:46 Delhi Vac:11-5-2022 slot time: 5:15PM intime: 4:00 outtime: 4:25
Delhi Vo:12-5-2022 slot time: 11:20AM intime: 9:15AM outtime: 10AM
University: University of Oklahoma (Masters in computer science)
Interview time : 1 min
Indian VO officer
Status: approved
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Me: good morning officer
Vo: Good morning. Pass me your passport and i20.
Me: Here they are officer.
Vo: what is your course? Describe about it.
Me: Officer, I am going to pursue my masters in computer science from University of Oklahoma. The course consists of 33 credits. I need to select 11 subjects in 4 semesters to complete the course. 2 courses are mandatory courses and rest 9 courses are electives. We also need to select one presentation course (VO interepputed)
Vo: How are you funding your education?
Me: Officer I have secured an educational loan from Prodigy worth 27 lakhs (VO interrupted).
Vo: what does your parents do?
Me: my father died and my maternal uncle is my sponsor with (vo interrupted)
Vo: what does your maternal uncle do?
Me: he is working as a vice President at one of the reputed financial services company kotak securities limited. He manages the (VO interrupted)
Vo: do you have any siblings?
Me: Yes officer. I have a younger sister. She completed (vo interrupted)
Vo:- Your Visa is Approved. You will receive it in 5 days.
Me: thank you officer
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2022-05-13 08:15:04 Thanks to this group. Took many insights from this.

My VI Experience
Vac: 22 April 2022, Delhi
VI: 25 April 2002, Delhi
In Time: 10:30
Out Time: 11:50
1st Attempt

Officer: American Lady
Status: Approved by the grace of God.

University: University of Dayton (Masters in Business Analytics)

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Vo: Hello!
Me: Hello officer. How are you doing?
Vo: Good with a smile. Was drinking water.
Me: Was passing my passport and i20.
Vo: I will take them. Don’t worry.
Me: I took them back.
Vo: Now give me those docs.
Me: Passed my docs.
Vo: Ahh! University of Dayton.
Me: Yes Officer.
Vo: I see you’re working.
Me: Yes officer working with Google as a Sr.Associate.
Vo: What are your roles and responsibilities?
Me: I work on Google Analytics and Google Ads which are Google Marketing Platforms where in I need to strategise ads for the advertisers and make them get the right return on investment.
Vo: Interrupted by saying okay. I see you joined recently.
Me: Absolutely officer. However I have an experience of 7 years into operations. My previous job was also for the client Google.
Vo: Then why masters now?
Me: Officer, from the past three years have been working Google Marketing Platforms. It’s not only about product and process I was also looking for a growth. I want to become a product manager or a product analyst…
Vo: Interrupted by saying okay okay cool.
Me:
Vo: What does your father do?
Me: He is working as a School Principal from the past 25 years and also holds 30% of the share in one of the branch out in Hyd.
Vo: Who is sponsoring you?
Me: Officer, it’s my father who…
Vo: Interrupted by saying okay your father holds partnership in the school and will be investing for your education, right?
Me: Absolutely! Yes, officer.
Vo: I see you’re married. Any kids?
Me: I have a daughter.
Vo: Are you taking them with you?
Me: No, officer.
Vo: Why?
Me: Officer, my wife started supporting my father’s business from the last year in preparing curriculums and she wanted to take care of them and they wanted to take care of my wife and daughter. Vice versa.
Vo: Okay. A smile. Place your left hand four fingers.
Me: Placed. VO was turning on the chair and placing my passport in the tray or something couldn’t notice.. Was in air by then.
Vo: Congratulations with a smile.
Me: Thank you so much officer. Have a great day!
Vo: Thank you.
Me: Turned back and went in by breaking the lines of other counters with all happiness thanking the Almighty.

Suggestion: Be confident… Prepare as many times as possible. Go through every vi experience in this group and put your points before VO. Thanks again for this group.

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