Student Visa (F1, F2, M1, M2)

Today, I had my F2 visa interview. I am sharing my interview as I can't find much information about F2 visas online. I gave my interview in Kathmandu, Nepal. My husband had got a visa from New Delhi, India a few weeks back.

Classes of my husband start from August 18, 2021.

Me: Good morning, ma'am.
VO: Good morning. Give me your I20, marriage certificate, and marriage album.

Passed the documents to VO.
Me: Here, they are, ma'am.

VO: So, you are applying for F2 visa.
Me: Yes, ma'am.

VO: When and where was your husband's VISA issued?
Me: My husband's VISA was issued from New Delhi, India on 12th July, 2021.

VO interrupted.

VO: Which university is he studying?
Me: Currently, he is here in Nepal waiting for me outside the gate. His flight is on 8th August, and he will be studying in YYYY from 18th August, 2021.

VO: So, he is here?
Me: Yes, ma'am. (VO interrupted again.)

VO: Who is funding him?
Me: The University of YYYY is funding him as he got a graduate research assistantship, covering his living expenses and waiving his tuition fees.

VO: Who is funding you?
Me: My husband is funding me. He has savings of YYYY USD while he was working in ZZZ.

VO: Where did he work previously?
Me: He worked at YYYY in the position of YYYY for three years.

VO (with exclamation): Oh, YYYY position!

VO: What is his plan after graduation?
Me: He will return back to Nepal and reapply for the organization he previously worked for.

VO: What is your plan after his graduation?
Me: I will also return Nepal with him and apply for YYYY in the role of ZZZ. [Reason why I want to work for YYYY in the role of ZZZ]

VO is happy with my plan and gives a cute smile.

VO: I am putting your passport here. Please take this green slip and I20, marriage certificate, and marriage album.
Me (confused): So, you are approving my visa, right?

VO: Yes, I am approving your visa.
Me: Thank you, ma'am (with smiling face).

So, my suggestions for F2 visa applicants:
0. Have ALL the documentation ready.
1. Be coherent in your answers and have as much clarity as possible in them.
2. Practice a lot and give mock interviews. I gave around 40 mock interviews.
3. Do not lie. Lying might create psychological tension in applicants.
4. DS 160 content and your answers MUST match.
5. Have confident body language and maintain good eye contact. Also, some amount of smiling might help.
6. Understand the purpose of VISA, its limitations, and how you can make it worth time spent even with the limitations.
7. Know as much as possible about your spouse.

For F2 VISA interview experiences, look up in Google. One site that was extremely helpful for me was immihelp. Please share your F2 experience with others as that might help others.

Hello,
I am currently studying masters at Uppsala University in Sweden. I have done with 2 semesters. Now I am planning to apply masters in the USA for Jan 2022 intake. my plan is to discontinue my master in Sweden by December 2021. I have B1/B2 visa till 2029 and I have travelled the USA in March 2019 for 24 days. so can I know what are the chances of getting an F1 visa if I apply for Jan 2022.

Hello,
      I have completed 1 semester on H4 and have 2 more to go. I am planning to convert to F1 visa just before my last semester as it is complicated to find visa slots right now. What are the odds of approval. Does anyone have similar experience?

Hi
1. I’m applying for F1 to study my MSC. electrical engineering in US in fall 2021
2. Previously applied for B2 visa in December 2018 got rejected on 214B (was attending my sisters graduation then...had only UAE as a travel history )

3.Traveling experience from 2018.....Germany, Austria, Switzerland,Italy,UAE & Maldives

4. I’m currently working with 6years working experience in a company in my country
Mom & dad in the USA on .....LPR
Sister married and in USA & a citizen and my sponsor for education in the states

What are my chances of grasping the visa this time ?

Please share your valuable feedback.

Hello
I have 15+ year of work experience and have got admit for a masters course in one of the US University. I have applied for F1 visa and wanted to get a feedback on whether i would face any difficulty during interview.
I have had H1B in the past around 16 years back where i stayed in US for about 3 months. Post that I have had a B1/B2 visa but never went or landed in US.

Appreciate if you can help and guide.

am an f1 visa candidate. I was hired by company xyz and company 123 is the parent company of company xyz. I have to file for STEM OPT Extension, which requires the following details:
1. "Employer name" as in E-verify account and "e-verify id number" of the employer

The "e-verify receipt document" after i-9 was filled and processed was received and it said "authorized to work". This document has the parent company e-verify ID and the case number pertains to the parent company.

The paycheck has the company xyz's name and this is the same for on W2 form. When I checked the EIN it pertains to company XYZ. Somehow the address on both shows the comp. 123 headquaters address and not the local site I was hired by.

Company 123 is registered on e verify program and xyz is not as of now (got terminated).

Since the e verify document i got after filing i-9 has the company 123 (parent company) in it. Shall I proceed with the name and ID of the parent company to fill the forms of my STEM OPT extension?

I am on F1 Visa doing my MBA. I will be graduating in May this year and have a job offer to work on my OPT. My wife is planning to come here to attend my graduation ceremony and stay with me during my OPT. She has her visa interview in two weeks.

I am confused what should we tell them as the reason for the visit. Should we tell them that she is visiting for a short duration to attend the graduation ceremony. in that case I would have to give proof of financial capability to sponsor her trip. Or should we tell them that she is coming here to stay with me for the opt period. I have my offer letter that i can show but i am waiting for my ead which will be given after my graduation. Do they specifically ask for ead if she tells them that i will be working after graduation on opt.

Any help would be highly appreciated. Thanks!!

I am on F1 visa and I had a problem where my teacher drop me from the class without even telling me. Unable to add another class, I figure there would not be any problem because I was going to pay for this class anyways. Turns out I fell out of status and my student coordinator came to know about too late. She ask me to apply for I-20 reinstatement and it is been a year since we summited that application. Does anybody know how long does it actually take to get a F1 reinstatement?

Biometrics: Chennai
Usual stuff(passport, DS -160 confirmation page, Appointment Letter - took photo and fingerprints(ten printed ) and was out in 15mins

Visa Appointment: Chennai
Time: 8:30am

Me: Good morning Mam!
VO: Good morning, pass me your passport and I-20
VO: Which university are you going to?
Me: University of xxxxxxx
VO: Why this university?
Me: I like the Computer Science course curriculum here and blah blah blah
VO: how many other admits do you have and what are they?
Me: I got 3 other admits. (named them)
VO: Visa Approved!
Me: Thank you!

Done in less than a minute or two.

Was out by 9:00am

Hi all,

I aspire to study MS in USA. My parent has a L1 visa and I hold L2. Due to covid we have not been able to travel to USA on these visas even once.
My visa L2 is valid till Mar 22. There is high chance that my parent will travel to USA in mid 2021 for work. My queries are:

1>Can I apply for F visa so I can apply to universties as international student irrespective of my L2 visa.