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Hi Everyone,
I had my F1 visa interview a few weeks ago and I went there with everything I could bring. From records of farm land to residential plots to my ID card. I had a pretty big looking binder with me.
. I had to wait quite a long while till my turn, and by that time only one out of the 4 booths were open. Nevertheless, I went to him, smiling.
Hi and Hellos,
Why are you going to the US? I told him cheerfully, 'To go to college'
What college? I told him about the small college in a state less known for colleges.
He was interested, I told him about the merits of the college and my admission to their very prestigous honors program. And that the location was great for skiing and that I loved skiing. I stressed on the prestige of the Honors program.
He looked at my I-20 and asked who had told me about the college. I told him that it was my councelor, he said 'your councelor knew of a college in thais state? I answered that my councelor had lived in that state.
He then asked my and looked at my scholarship letter, I have a 75% tuition scholarship.
He then had a good look at my SAT scores and transcripts and asked how many siblings I had. I answered that I had 2 sisters. He asked me where they lived and I told him that they lived here with my family and that they are younger than me.
Then comes the tricky bit, he asked me who was paying the remaining costs, I told him that it was my grandfather who was also mentioned in the I-20. He then asked me what my father did and I told him that, after some struggling that he was at a high post at a good local university. He understood me. But then he asked me why my grandfather and not my father was paying and I replied saying that my father does not make that much money. He was unconvinced, and asked me how much my father and my grandfather made, I told him and then he said that both my father and my grandfather were making an almost equal amount of money, so why wasn't my father paying. I told him that my father had only just started making this amount and he was previously making much less money. ( He didn't look at the documents but he could see me looking at the bank slips etc). He asked what my grandfather did before retirement and I answered and said that he'd been saving. He gave me a little laugh.
He typed vigorously and then said to me,
Your visa is in administrative processing and we'll get back to you later.
He didn't say if it was accepted or rejected and DID NOT give me any slip or paper of any kind. And then I left feeling very stupid. I thought I could get the visa without a problem.
Where do I stand with this. Do you think I may be approved? My friend is in a somewhat similar situation. Most people in my S. Asian country are.
Thanks a lot for your help
I had my F1 visa interview a few weeks ago and I went there with everything I could bring. From records of farm land to residential plots to my ID card. I had a pretty big looking binder with me.
. I had to wait quite a long while till my turn, and by that time only one out of the 4 booths were open. Nevertheless, I went to him, smiling. Hi and Hellos,
Why are you going to the US? I told him cheerfully, 'To go to college'
What college? I told him about the small college in a state less known for colleges.
He was interested, I told him about the merits of the college and my admission to their very prestigous honors program. And that the location was great for skiing and that I loved skiing. I stressed on the prestige of the Honors program.
He looked at my I-20 and asked who had told me about the college. I told him that it was my councelor, he said 'your councelor knew of a college in thais state? I answered that my councelor had lived in that state.
He then asked my and looked at my scholarship letter, I have a 75% tuition scholarship.
He then had a good look at my SAT scores and transcripts and asked how many siblings I had. I answered that I had 2 sisters. He asked me where they lived and I told him that they lived here with my family and that they are younger than me.
Then comes the tricky bit, he asked me who was paying the remaining costs, I told him that it was my grandfather who was also mentioned in the I-20. He then asked me what my father did and I told him that, after some struggling that he was at a high post at a good local university. He understood me. But then he asked me why my grandfather and not my father was paying and I replied saying that my father does not make that much money. He was unconvinced, and asked me how much my father and my grandfather made, I told him and then he said that both my father and my grandfather were making an almost equal amount of money, so why wasn't my father paying. I told him that my father had only just started making this amount and he was previously making much less money. ( He didn't look at the documents but he could see me looking at the bank slips etc). He asked what my grandfather did before retirement and I answered and said that he'd been saving. He gave me a little laugh.
He typed vigorously and then said to me,
Your visa is in administrative processing and we'll get back to you later.
He didn't say if it was accepted or rejected and DID NOT give me any slip or paper of any kind. And then I left feeling very stupid. I thought I could get the visa without a problem.
Where do I stand with this. Do you think I may be approved? My friend is in a somewhat similar situation. Most people in my S. Asian country are.
Thanks a lot for your help
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