My VISA EXPERIENCE: VISA status: APPROVED University: University of Washington, Seattle, MSME Fall 14 Profile : 313/8/79.2% UG Consulate: Hyderabad Counter : 15 Date and time: 20/5/14 , 11:00 am The VO was really very friendly and was smiling throughout the interview! :D Me: Good Morning!!!! VO: Good Morning :) Please pass me your passport and I20 Me: Passed them VO: When did you pass out? Me: Sir, I will pass out this June! VO: How did you get to know about this Uni and why did you choose it? Me: Sir it is one of the highly funded Unis throughout the US and one of my friends suggested it VO: What is your GRE Score? Me: 313 Sir Vo: Thats a Very Good score! :) Me: Thank you sir! :D VO: What is your undergrad score? Me: 79.2% VO: Please place your left hand on the scanner! :) Me: Placed it VO: :D Do you know the Mascot of your Uni? Me: yes sir, its the Husky! :) VO: Yes, Go Huskies :D VO: Have a nice stay at Seattle Me: Thank you sir!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D Just came out of there with a beaming smile! Even the security people were smiling at everyone! Altogether it was an awesome experience!!! Thanks to the members of this group for their valuable info and suggestions!! I have written down the basic steps and a few questions and info I compiled and also see the attachment! Hope its of help! Plz dont mind the length! :P For VISA related Qs: These are really helpful! Please utilize the services! Call: 040- 4625 8222 ; 0120-4844644 email: [email protected] Steps to complete before going to US F1 VISA Interview: After you receive your I20 from your SEVIS recognized university, 1. SEVIS - Pay your 200$ SEVIS fee online : https://fmjfee/i901fee/index.jsp (Take a PRINTOUT of the receipt of payment) 2. DS 160 - After 2-3 days of paying the SEVIS fee, fill out the DS 160 document which will cover all the aspects regarding your background and your previous US travel etc : https://ceac.state.gov/GenNIV/Default.aspx 3. VISA - After filling this out, register for an account at ustraveldocs/in/in-steps.asp 4. Visa fee payment - I paid my Visa fee through the NEFT option available, its thro Net-banking . The steps are as follows, a) when you reach the stage of Visa fee payment, select NEFT b) You will get your Unique bank account number (TIER......) in separate tab along with the details about the amount you have to pay (160$) and the Beneficiary name. (TAKE A PRINTOUT OF THIS PAGE) c) Then add a third beneficiary in our bank account i.e, BANA ( Bank of America NA) Mumbai... Itll be given in the tab above d) wait for 1 day before the beneficiary gets activated. you will receive a mail regarding activation thro the email (TAKE A PRINTOUT OF THE EMAIL TOO AS ITS THE ONLY RECEIPT WE CAN GET) e) pay your fee after it is activated thro net-banking. f) After 3-4 hours paying the VISA fee, the receipt number gets filled up automatically in the ustraveldocs site and all we have to do is continue in the profile and book our 2 appointments 4. OFC and Interview - After completing your profile in the ustraveldocs site, you have to book two appointments a) For the OFC - Its basically a short process where your fingerprints and your photo will be taken prior to the consular interview Make sure to get back all your documents with the stamp on the DS 160 confirmation as these docs will only have to be taken to the consular interview later. b) Consular interview - Book the OFC at least 1 day prior to this consular interview c) Take a printout of the Visa appointment confirmation Documents required: (I) For the OFC : a) Passport b) Visa Appointment confirmation c) DS 160 confirmation page (II) For the Consular Interview: I arranged the docs as per my convenience, you could arrange it in your own order, but the FOLDER 1 contains all the important and mostly required docs so make sure to keep them for sure and in a very accessible place. A piano folder with multiple pockets would be ideal and easy to handle. :) FOLDER 1: Passport (old + new) Visa appointment confirmation I20 Admit letter from the university Scholarship letter (if applicable) Visa fee payment receipt SEVIS fee payment receipt DS 160 Confirmation (Previously stamped during the OFC) FOLDER 2: GRE score report IELTS/TOEFL score report CCC/PC/CMM 10th memo Inter Memo B.Tech Transcripts (Even if you dont have your 4-2 transcripts, its not a problem. You can still apply) FOLDER 3: CA certificate CE certificate Affidavit of support Passbooks of Banks + Respective bank statements updated Salary Certificate of your working parent(s) Parent(s) employer certificate IT returns of parent(s)- Form 16 Letter from bank manager stating all the available funds in various accounts PF statement LIC (if applicable) FOLDER 4: SOP Resume Other Admits/Reject letters Certificates of internships/Projects Major project abstract Mini project abstract FOLDER 5: All property documents and related docs Extra Docs: Take the following docs with your own discretion. Photographs (2) FD Postal savings Extracurricular certificates Car docs (RC book etc) These are a few Interview questions I compiled from the previous interviews! :) Hope they are of any use to you. University related: 1. Method of teaching 2. Courses you will be taking ( semester wise if u can remember :P ) 3. Names of a few professors in your department 4. Why this Uni? 5. How did you find out about this Uni? 6. Total international admissions in your Uni 7. Department activities, research etc 8. How is the course curriculum different in this Uni from others? 9. Climate in the city 10. Location of the Uni in USA 11. Mascot of the Uni? 12. About the program you applied to (MS or PhD...) 13. How will this program help you in the future? 14. Specialization 15. Statistics of your Uni - Forbes ranking, Founded in the year, area .... etc 16. Tuition amount 17. Scholarship details (if applicable) Financial related Questions: 1. What will you do if you lose your scholarship? 2. have you got any loans? 3. What is your Fathers income? 4. Who is sponsoring your education? 5. How long has your father been working? 6. What is your Father? Other Questions: 1. Tell me about your Major project 2. Tell me about your Mini project 3. What are your other Admits/Rejects 4. In what way will Masters help you in India? 5. Why only this Uni when you have better admits? 6. Why MS? 7. Undergrad % 8. Any backlogs 9. Why USA? Why do you want to go the USA? 10. Purpose of Visit? 11. How long will you study in the USA? 12. What is your academic background? 13. What is your GRE Score? 14. What is your IELTS/TOEFL Score? 15. Do you plan to study PhD after MS? 16. Are you planning to work after you graduate? All the Best to everyone who are yet to attend and get their VISA and congrats to all those who already got their Visa!!!! :D ;)
Posted on: Tue, 20 May 2014 18:44:09 +0000
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