F1 Visa Stamping Experience

F1 Visa Stamping Experience – MS Mechanical Engineering

by HSB on July 17, 2010

in F1 Visa

By the grace of eternity and through the impeccable guidance ‘happy schools blog’ rendered me I successfully got my F1 visa. The interview was at the Chennai consulate. I have attached my visa experience with this mail. you can post this in our blog so tat the followers of this esteemed forum would get benefited.

Besides the guidance offered i also got a good friend who is admitted to my university, through this blog. So i thank you wholeheartedly for your advice and assistance.

With immense gratitude – Muthu

My F1 Visa Experience

My interview at Chennai consulate at 0745 hrs

After security check and initial review I was directed towards a counter. The interview must have lasted less than 2 minutes.

ME: Good morning Sir!
VO: Good morning… so how’s your day?

ME: Perfect Sir.
VO: pass your documents (I passed it)

VO: So why Missouri University of Science and Technology? (Started working on his computer)
ME: I said about the university, department, and labs available… (I used a word “prestigious university” to describe the university)

VO: MST is not a prestigious university!!! (With a Sarcastic tone)
ME: sir….prestige depends on each individual’s perspective … according to me MST is one of the finest institutions offering best program in mechanical engineering …
(Gave a broad smile)

VO: ok (Smiles)… so …what’s your academic percentage?
ME: 87.1% … sir

VO: Backlogs?
ME: None…sir

VO: How’ll u pay your fees?
ME: My father is sponsoring me. Besides I have a bank loan worth $20,000.

VO: I see that u have personal funds worth $10,000 (looking at i-20). Can u explain it?
ME: I inherited a part of my grandfather’s property…. which was sold to raise funds for my education. (While I was answering him… he took a circular from his right side)

VO: (After writing something) Ok… Ur Visa is approved and you’ll get it in a week’s time.
ME: Thank you sir.

VO: I have some additional information for you. (Passing me my documents and the circular). USIEF is going to conduct a pre departure orientation program on July 31st.

ME: Thank you sir. But I already attended the 1st pre departure orientation program held on July 9th.

VO: Good to u. (smiles from ear to ear)
ME: Thank you sir … and have a nice day.

The questions as u can see were pretty straight and with some preparation u can easily succeed.

• Suggestion No1: don’t carry any bag or umbrella… if u end up having one… You can deposit it in a counter located outside the embassy (Chennai) for which off course Rs.10 is charged. So have your wallet to pay any services like this. You can carry your wallet inside the embassy… There is no harm (so leave your bags and take your wallet… irony is that I left my wallet and took my bag along wit me which resulted to a commotion as the security blocked me from entering)
• Suggestion No 2: open the conversation with good morning and fill it with truth and “thank you”. It’ll help a lot.

Hope the followers of this wonderful blog get benefited through this post and come up in life with flying colors…