F1 Stamping- After Visa

F1 Visa Stamping Experience – Islamabad, Pakistan

June 9, 2012

One of our readers Amir Shah shared his F1 Visa stamping experience with us.  Thanks to Amir ! You can share your experiences here Background – F1 Visa to attend University of Houston for MS – Computer Science I gave my F-1 visa interview at Islamabad embassy for going to University of Houston for MS [...]

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Who is Academic Advisor ? Why should you talk to them after you reach USA ?

May 25, 2012
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In American Universities every student ( including international students) is assigned to an Academic advisor by the school. Let me share some of the tasks they help you with and the importance of talking to your academic advisor in this article. What does an Academic Advisor help you with ? Academic advisor is  someone from [...]

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First time in USA as F1 Student – Airport Pickup – How to arrange transportation ?

May 22, 2012
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I still remember my first airport pick up experience as international student, it was crazy…I was very happy that I scheduled an airport pickup with International students office and Indian Students association… I would have been totally lost without it…Let me share the importance of arranging for an airport pickup and how to get that [...]

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Detailed F1 Visa Stamping in Chennai with Tips

November 16, 2010
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Below is a detailed F1 Visa stamping experience at Chennai, India from one of my friends.  This is not from 2010 and written some time ago…some of the administrative procedures might have changed so double check on that stuff, but it is very well articulated and help anyone going for F1 Visa stamping. Thanks to [...]

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F1 Visa Stamping Experience Oct 2010 for Spring 2011 in Hyderabad, India

November 4, 2010
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Ramesh had F1 visa interview at Hyderabad on October 25th, 2010.  He is gracious to share his F1 visa stamping experience with our readers. Congrats to Ramesh on getting visa and  Thanks to him for taking time to write his experience !  You can also share your visa experience with our readers, it will help others get some [...]

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Things to do in Home Country before coming to USA – Dental, Vision, Health ?

October 22, 2010
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After I got my visa to come to USA, I searched up online and also looked at some of the documentation that I collected at that time to identify things I have to do in home country before I arrive in US…just because either they were expensive in US or they were required. Let me [...]

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F1 Visa Experiences – Visa Interview Questions

February 27, 2010

F1 Visa Interview Experience with the questions asked by the Consular officer. Three actual Visa experiences with Suggestions for each of them.

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F1 Visa Stamping Experience 2010 – NO GRE, only IELTS and 3 years Work experience

February 13, 2010

One of our readers attended F1 visa interview on Feb 12th, 2010. He would like to share his experience with all our readers. He would like to keep his name and information anonymous.  Firstly, Congrats to our reader on getting F1 visa with just IELTS and No GRE. Thanks to him for taking time to [...]

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F1 Visa stamping interview Experience. Actual F1 visa questions asked.

February 4, 2010

One of our readers Vishal would like to share his F1 visa stamping experience of 2006. It is a little dated; some of the logistics and visa procedures might have changed, so be aware of it and verify the information on procedures. Nevertheless, the essence of visa experience and questions asked are always fresh and [...]

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F1 Visa Defer admission in US schools. I20, Visa issues, Fees? Process – How to Defer?

January 20, 2010

After going through the complete process from studying for GRE all the way through visa stamping, occasionally due to family situations, financial situations or medical conditions you may not be able to attend the US school for the term you applied though you have visa. This post explains the process of deferring admission in US [...]

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