Below are experiences from November 6th, 2021 for F1 Visa Stamping.
Experience 1 : F1 at Hyderabad
Date – 1st november, 2021
Time- slot at 8:15 am but I had interview around 9:00 I guess.
Counter- 12 ( American VO) middle aged
Time – around 1 minute
Status- approved
Before going in, I had my semester transcripts in a sealed envelop which I took directly. Then they told me I should remove seal and should take in. They sent me out of the main gate just to open the seal. Make sure not to take sealed envelops to the interview.
Vo : goodmorning, please come forward
Me: goodmorning sir
Vo : please pass me ur passport
Vo : why are u gng to the Us.
Me : to pursue my masters in plant science at the University of Idaho
And I added that I am frm agriculture background
Vo was surprised I guess.. I saw question mark on his face
Vo : when did u graduate?
Me : 2020 sept
Vo: what were u doing since then?
Me: I did some field work to gain practical experience which will be..( interupted)
Vo : what projects have u done in under grad?
Me : told something about rural work experience , and some related projects ( which I didn’t prepared)
Vo : ok so who is your sponser?
Me : I have got full funding from the department. They are offering me an assistantship of 47k dollars which covers my tuition, living expenses and all. ( again he surprised 😅) Besides this , I have savings of 10 lakhs and immovable assets worth 1.7 crores ( he didn’t listened, busy checking I -20)
Here he took my passport and kept aside.. ( I guess my approval is fixed there only)
Vo : what after masters?
Me : My long term career goal is to become a researcher at an academic instituition after coming back to India here in ICAR -NIPB national institute for plant biotechnology… he stopped me and asked to place right hand 4 fingers and said Ur visa is approved…😊
Me: Thank you sir
Vo : Have a great day..
Tips : be confident and maintain eye contact. Apart from that , speak louder so that visa officer can hear u clearly. Vo’s voice is clear and louder. We should make sure he gets our voice clear and louder.
They are stressing on financials so make sure u r perfect in explaining ur funds, etc.
Hyderabad visa’s approval rate 99%. I saw only few people got rejected.
Experience 2: F1 at New Delhi
University: Wichita state university
Course: Supply chain management
Date : 3rd November, 2021
Slot time : 8:30
Intime: 8:15
Out time: 9:00
Status approved✅
VO: American lady in 30’s age looking like Kalki koechlin 🤭, counter no 21
Me: Good morning mam.
VO: very good morning with a great smile, pass your i20 and passport.
Me: Passed.
VO: Where are u going?
Me: Tensed a little bit.
VO: Take a breath and be cool.
Me: With a smile Answered the questions
I am going to Wichita state university to pursue my master’s in supply chain management.
VO: why this university?
Me: Because of the flexibility of the curriculum that gives me an option to choose courses and specialization, with this flexibility I can choose supply chain analytics track and this aligns with my area of interests. And the research… VO interrupted and asked next question.
VO: when did u completed your graduation?
Me: I completed my graduation in may 2018
VO: what are u doing since then?
Me: I have been working in xx company as a logistics executive.
VO: what about funding?
ME: I have an education loan of 30lakhs, on top of that my father is going to sponsor me with his savings of 15lakhs and got selected for global select scholarship of 10000$.
VO: ohhh great, what does your father do?
Me: Told about father’s business
VO: Asked to explain about business
Me: Explained
VO: What’s his annual income
Me: xxx lakhs.
VO: place your left hand four fingers.
ME: placed and waiting for her words
VO: kept passport in the basket, Finally with a smile, congratulations
I am approving your visa, Enjoy the day, have a great stay, happy journey.
Me: very happy to hear that, Thanks a lot mam with a smile and ran out with happiness.
Maintain eye contact and answer them loudly with confidence😊
Experience 3: F1 at Chennai
Slot: 28th October 9am
VO: White American female in mid 30s with blonde hair
Status: Approved
Me: Good morning mam.
VO: (I don’t remember if she said good morning) pass me you passport please.
Me: Ok.
VO: And your I20 also.
Me: Here mam.
VO: Where are you going?
Me: University of Florida mam.
VO: Ok, and what is your course? (She was expecting I would say Masters).
Me: CISE Senior Certificate Program.
VO: (Surprised and checks I20 to confirm) Please explain about the program.
Me: It is a non-degree program where I would be studying 12 credits of courses. (Little pause to see if she is satisfied) And I would also be working on my final semester project. (Little pause) I would be returning back to submit my project and will search for research positions at startups in India.
VO: Could you explain what CISE is?
Me: It is the department name. Computer and Information Science and Engineering.
VO: Ok.
(Typing)
VO: So, you’re still in under graduation?
Me: Yes mam.
VO: Which course?
Me: Computer Science and Engineering.
VO: Ok. What is your CGPA until now?
Me: 8.85 on a scale of 10.
VO: Ok. What do you plan to study?
Me: I currently have a published research paper and I wish to work on similar topic for my project while studying the courses.
VO: Explain me about your project. (I was confused if she was asking me about my future project) The one you worked on. (She meant my research paper)
Me: I worked on XX.
VO: Explain what did you do?
Me: (Explained in an elaborate manner. She was satisfied)
VO: How do you plan to fund?
Me: both my parents are sponsoring me.
VO: What do they do and name their companies?
Me: My father runs XX business called XX and my mother runs XX business called XX.
VO: What is their income?
Me: Last year, it was 6 lakhs.
VO: (Surprised) 6 lakhs combined? (Depicting with hand gestures)
Me: Yes mam, but I also have an education loan of 15 lakhs for my undergraduate and 10 lakhs for this program.
VO: What plans do you have after completing this course?
Me: I want to find research positions in India (she did not look satisfied) like Data Scientist and work in machine learning fields.
VO: How can you assure that you will be coming back after this course?
Me: I would have to go to my college and submit my project to finish me degree.
VO: (typing) Ok. I’m approving your VISA. Have a great journey.
Me: Thank you very much mam.
No other documents were asked. Just my passport and I20. I tried typing all the questions exactly but their meaning is the same. The order of the questions may vary a little.
Experience 4: F1 at Chennai
Date: 03-Nov-2021
Counter: 21
Time in: 11:00am
Time out: 12:00pm
Term: Spring 22
University: Arizona State University
Status: Approved ✅
Vo was a semi bald guy in his early 30’s
Duration: about 1 min
Vo: good morning
Me: Good morning officer
Vo:please pass me your passport and i20
Vo: What do you plan to do after completing your master’s
Me: Being the only child, I need to take care of my parents who are gonna retire in couple of years. So I’ll come back to India and join Top MNCs as data scientist.
Vo: Who’s going to sponsor your education.
Me: My father with savings of XX lacs.
Vo: what do your father do?
Me: My father is a wholesale distributor of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Vo: what’s his annual income
Me: His annual income is XX lacs
Vo: Do you have an education loan?
Me: Yes officer, I have an education loan from Avanse Financial Services
Vo: Is it secured or unsecured
Me: Unsecured officer
Vo: So on what basis did they give you loan?
Me: officer, based on my salary slips and my father’s IT returns
Vo: What do you do?
Me: I’m a backend developer at XX Company
Vo: For how long have you been doing that?
Me: For 3 yrs officer
Vo: congratulations your visa is approved have a safe journey..
Me: Thanks officer you made my day.
Key notes:
*Confidence is the key
*Be precise with your information
*Anxiety kicks in but try to maintain your calm
Everyone will get visa approved easily, all the best.
Experience 5: F1 at Hyderabad
Slot 9:15 5th Nov
Intime 8:15
Outtime 10:30
Status : Approved ✅
Vo: good morning passport pls
Me: good morning, passed
Vo: place i20 on glass
Me : placed
Vo: sjsu, which course
Me: ms in se with cloud and distributed computing as specialization
Vo: distributed computing… Explain to me as if iam 5 yrs old
Me: told using non tech terms in simple framing
Vo: graduated in?
Me : 2020
Vo: work exp?
Me : told working as software developer at TCS
Vo: sponsors?
Me: told
Vo: what is ur mother?
Me :told
Vo: loan?
Me : yes and amount
Vo: place right hand fingers on scanner
Me : done
Vo: congratulations sir, i am approving, have a great day
Note: Rejected 2 persons in front of me. Counter 12. As they fumbled. Vo is lady
Experience 6: F1 at Hyderabad
Northeastern University
Khoury College of Computer Sciences
Course:- Computer & Information Science, General
Window:-14
Date:- 05/11/2021
Status:- Approved
VO:- Brown Indian American male in mid-30s
Slot Time:- 9:15 AM
In Time:- 8:30 AM
Out Time:- 10:35 AM
I Don’t know why people don’t talk about the wait time much, but I had to wait for almost 100-120 mins(1.5 -2 hrs). I went in for an interview at around 10:15 AM.
I was asked to go to the 14th counter. There were 2 guys standing in front of me, one of whom got rejected and the VO asked him to take the green form (214b).
Green form at Hyderabad consulate is 214b. I was actually a little tense because there were only a few people coming out with a green slip.
Interview Duration:3-4 Minutes
VO: Good Morning, young man!
Me: Good Morning Officer, Hope you’re doing fine today!
VO: Yeah, pass me your Passport and hold the I20 to the screen!
Me: Gave him the Passport and I20
VO: So… You are Going to Northeastern University to pursue Computer Science.
Me: (Corrected him) Computer and Information Science at NEU, Boston. (They are basically the same, but I have entered Computer and Information Science on my DS160)
VO: Okay. Tell me about your background.
Me: I have pursued my bachelor’s in Electronics & Communication Engineering at Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology it’s affiliated with Osmania University. During my bachelor’s, we had a lot of CS subjects like ML, IoT, CO, DSA, etc. We were also taught programming languages like C, Java, Py since these are also used in electronics.
VO: (Interrupted) So when did you graduate?
Me: I passed out in Nov 2020.
VO: Passed out? (I don’t know why he was so shocked because he must have taken a lot of vis that day and in India people generally use the phrase passed out instead of Graduated)
Me: I have Graduated in Nov 2020
VO: What have you been doing since then?
Me: I have been working as a Full Stack Web Developer at XYZ for almost a year now officer.
VO: So what’s your role in this organization.
Me: I design Web Pages and maintain Backend & DB for a New York-based Insurance Company. We use Angular to design the frontend and Mongo & Express on the Backend.
VO: (Interrupted) How do you plan to fund your education?
Me: My father is going to Help me fund my education. My father is a Govt. Physician, Head of general Medicine dept. He earns XYZ Lakhs. Apart from these, we get XYZ lakhs in rent from a residential complex. Over the years my dad saved up a sum of XYZ lakhs.
(I wanted to tell him about my loan. since I went through hell to get that loan approved but he interrupted).
VO: So, What after Masters?
Me: I will come back to India and work at a product-based company here in India.
VO: Your Visa is issued! (He turned down his Mic I didnt hear the rest of the sentence)
Me: Should I take the Green slip(214b). he said no!
Tips:
You might have to wait hours in the consulate so be prepared.
Don’t give 1-word answers or don’t stretch your answer too long(Vo will just interrupt you). Be Clear and Concise.
Be Confident and Maintain Eye Contact.
Experience 7: F1 at Hyderabad
Date : 5th November.
Slot time : 8:45
in time 8:15
outtime : 9:30
duration : 5 mins
status : Approved ❤️
Vo office was an american lady in between 25-30( she was very chill 😁).
Course : Masters in Engineering management
University : Christian brothers University
Me : Very good morning mam !
Vo : good morning please pass me your passport
Me : ( Passed)
Vo : When did you complete your undergrad ?
Me : Recently in the month of July 2021
Vo : Why masters ?
Me : As i have completed my bachelor’s in civil engineering recently ,this masters degree will help me to gain in depth knowledge in both technical and manergical aspects of civil engineering.
Vo : How much is your undergrad gpa ?
Me : Mam 8.39Cgpa on a 10 point scale
Vo : Is it😳!! show them.
Me : Sure mam( passed the memos including cmm and provisional )
Vo : very good , have you written GRE ?
Me : No mam i haven’t taken gre as my university waived it off for me.
Vo : Whos sponsoring you ?
Me : My parents are my primary sponsors with their savings of 20,10,000 rupees
Vo : whats does your parents do ?
Me : They are into agriculture business,they produce different food and commercial crops
Vo : How many acres of land do you own ?
Me :14 Acres
Vo : What’s their annual income ?
Me : Their combined annual income is 12,60,000
Vo : You said 14 acres right ?
Me : Yes mam with confidence
Vo : any loan ?
Me : Yes mam i have secured education loan of 25 lakhs for SBI
VO : Place your right hand four fingers on the scanner
Me : Placed and looking at the officer
Vo : Congratulations I’m approving your VISA
Me : Thank you so much mam!! You made my day😁.
Experience 8: F1 at Mumbai
Date: 5th November 2021
Course : MS in Project Management
University: Northeastern University
Interview time: 20-30 secs
Status: Approved✅
VO was a American guy maybe in early 30s
Many counters were open , and all of them were conducting student visa, H1B and travel interviews.
Mine was Counter no: 35
My slot was of 10 am. But i reached at 8.30. They took me in and I was out by 9.30 am.
Me: Good morning Sir
VO: Good morning. Pass me your i20 and passport
Me: Passed the documents .
VO: What are your plans in the US?
Me: In US, I plan on doing my masters in Project Management from Northeastern University
VO – How many universities have you applied to?
Me- I have applied to 4 universities out of which I got admit from 3, and I Named them.
Vo- What have you done your bachelors in?
Me- I have done my Bachelors in Architecture in 2020 with CGPI 8.4.
Vo- Who is going to fund you?
Me- My parents are going to fund me with reserved savings of XXX RS. Apart from that I have secured education loan of xxx rs
Vo- What does your sponsors do?
Me- Told about Job profile of Mom and Dad and their annual income
Vo- was typing for 10 secs and asked me to keep my right 4 fingers saying your accepted.
He was keeping a continuous eye contact while talking. The guy before me was rejected but I kept my calm and answered
Experience 9: F1 at Hyderabad
University: Missouri s&t
Status: approved
Slot time : 10:15
In time : 9:45
Out time : 11:30
Counter No : 14
VO was an American in mid 30’s
VO asked my passport
Placed my i 20 on the glass
VO: looked into computer and said so you’re going to comp sci
Me: yes
VO: tell me abt your background
Me: completed undegrad from * univ in information technology stream, working as SDE1 in * company.
Vo: tell me about your job duties
Me: explained
VO: how are you gonna fund the course
Me: told about savings and education loan
Vo: what does your parents do
Me: explained about occupations with their annual income
VO: what are your plans after master’s
Me: I’ll come back to India and work for tech gaints like Amazon or Google
Vo: I’m approving your visa, (kept passport aside)
Thanked him and left
Vo checked only i20 and passport he didn’t verify any other docs
I fumbled a bit when I was explaining about my parents jobs, he looked at me and waited for me to finish
I saw many acceptances today, heard there were few rejections in earlier slots.
Experience 10: F1 at Hyderabad
Date: 5th November, 2021
Slot time: 9:45
In-Time: 8:45
Out-Time: 11:00
Counter: I didnt see (sorry😬)
VO: American Lady 30-35 year old
University: University of North Texas
Status: APPROVED✅
Time : approx 1 min
Me: Good morning Officer. How are you?
VO:Good Morning,Pass me your Passport and place your I-20 on the screen
Me:Yeah Sure, Passed passport and placed I-20 on the screen
VO: So, University of North Texas?
Me: Yes, mam.
VO: What is your course and why did you choose it?
Me: I am going to pursue masters in Information Systems and Technology to enhance my skills. As I did my bachelors in Information technology there were similar modules in which I want to excel.
( I just gave this answer and stopped but, VO was typing and didnt asked next question)
So, I continued…. and I have more than 1 year experience as Asst. Software Engineer So , I chose IST as my masters to upgrade my skills.
VO: Any one in US?
Me: Yes, My brother is in USA
VO: Is he still living there?
Me: Yes ( I didnt tell since when, i was about to tell that he is on h1b and his profession she asked next question)
VO: I see that you have been to USA.
Me: Yes mam, I travelled to USA ….( about to tell when i travelled she asked next qstn)
VO: How long did you stay?
Me: It was 37-day vacation.
( She laughed saying 37!!! as i mentioned specifically)
VO: Who is sponsoring for your education?
Me: My father is sponsoring for my education with his savings of 40lacs and i got 40lacs loan sanctioned from HDFC Credila.
Scan right hand four fingers and said your visa is approved.
Be confident and look into VO eyes and speak.
I saw so many rejections in Hyderabad today. Be prepared for everything. Just go with the flow with confidence. Dont stop even if you fumble just convey you info until they stop.
This group really helped me. I didnt prepared my answers from any other websites. Just went through all the experiences and prepared according to that.
Experience 11: F1 at New Delhi
Biometrics :16/10/2021 (Hyderabad)
Interview Date : 29/10/2021
Location : DELHI
University: UMKC
Course: Computer Science
Counter No : 16
Time slot : 11AM
In time : 10 AM
Out time : 11:40 AM
Status : Approved✅
Duration : 2 mins
VO was an American Bald guy was very friendly and super chill to everyone
Me : Good Morning officer
VO: Good morning young man, pass me your passport and I20
VO: Which University?
Me : UMKC in specialization of Data Science
VO: Why this University?
Me : Explained clearly which I thoroughly researched through the website in a very interesting maneer like using some tough vocabulary
Vo: When did you graduated?
Me : In the year 2019
Vo : What are you doing since then
Me : I have been working as a software engineer in xxxx company
Vo: Who is your sponsor?
Me: My father is my Primary sponsor officer
Vo: what he will do?
Me : He is working as a xxxxz in xxxx govt department
Vo: Good, Tell me about your funding??
Me: Yeah officer, I took XX lakhs of loan from xxx bank and have savings worth xxx Lakhs and Immovable assets worth xxx CR
( Please carry your Loan letters, Bank statements &CA,CE documents)
Vo : What are your plans after masters?
Me : Will come back to India and work from here as xxx position in Tier 1 companies like Google , Facebook etc.
Vo: ok , Place your right hand four fingers on scanner, and the positive words …. Your visa is approved… Follow all the COVID protocols and u will get the passport in an week
Me : Thank you officer.
Delhi Consulate approval rate was good.
1) 💯% Approvals – American Bald guy, Chinese American Guy , Old American Lady a bit fat
2) 💯% Rejections – Dangerous Indian Lady who is famous for Rejections is always rejecting
3) All the other counters are 50-50 Approvals based in your confidence and answers
All d best Guys!!
Experience 12: F1 at Mumbai
After entering into consulate
counter 34 bald china guy who is famous for rejections, I pray to god my interviewer won’t be china guy.
luckiely one security member she asked about what’s your interview language i said English then move on to counter:35
Date : 05-11-2021
Status: Approved ✅
Slot time: 9:30
In time: 8:05
Out time : 8:40
Time : <1min
VO Handsome american Guy
age: likely 30-35
Counter No: 35
Bradley University
Me: Good Morning Officer
VO: Good Morning
VO: Pass me your passport
Me: Passed
VO: i-20, Please.
Me: passed my i20
VO: what are your plans?
Me: I completed my UG in CSE and i am goint to pursue masters in CSE from bradley university.
VO: Why this University ?
Me: Officer Bradley university offers wide range of courses as well as research oriented programs. I choose master’s in computer science, In this course we have 33 credit hours 21 are based on masters in CS and rest of them 12 are based on my area of intrest this flexibility of course is offering from the university.
VO: Who is funding for your education ?
Me: My parents are sponsering for my education they have savings of 25 lakhs, i secured education loan of 25 lakhs apart from that we have immovable asserts its worth of 6cr inr.
VO: typing for 10 sec.
and
VO: place you left hand four fingers on scanner.
Me: sure officer.
(Golden words)
VO: I’m approving your visa.
Me: Thank you officer you made my day.
There are 3 rejections in front of me 2F1 and 1 workvisa
confident is a key to get visa because in front of me all 3 fumbled alot. By watching them i decided i need to be confident.
Key point : what you are expressing please express loud then you can’t fumble during interview
Be prepare for what about project ? what about internships?
All the best to everyone🙏
Experience 13: F1 at Hyderabad
Date: 5th November, 2021
Slot time: 10:00AM
In-Time: 9:45, Out-Time: 11:30
VO is American Female
University of central missouri
Status: Approved
Time : around 1mins
Me: hello. Good morning
VO: Pass me your Passport and place I20 to glass.
Me: Done
VO: When have you graduated
Me: 2019 since then I am working in XXX as XX
VO: what about fundings
Me: My family is going to sponsor me with there part of the savings
VO: what’s your father?
Me: Into business and explained about the business.
VO: Income?
Me: 16-17lpa (at this moment my spects were covered with fog so I have pulled my mask down below my nose Immediately VO told to keep mask properly 😅)
VO: Scan your left hand 4 fingers.
Me: did
VO: Any loans?
Me: No, as we are having sufficient fund. So we didn’t took any loans.
VO: Your visa is approved.
Me: thank you!!!
One persone in front of me got rejected as she was fumbling a lot. In Hyderabad it’s totally depends on your performance. Confidence is the key.
Experience 14: F1 at Hyderabad
Status : Approved 🥳✅
Course: MS in Computer Science, University of Missouri, Columbia
I20 amount : 40K $
Date : November 5th 2021
Slot Time : 9:15 AM
In time : 8:30 AM
Out time : 10:10 AM
Counter : 14 I think
VO is an American guy in his late 30s and he is very calm.
Duration : <1min
Me: Good Morning Sir, How are you doing today?
VO : Good Morning and pass me your passport.
VO: Place your I20 against the glass. Missouri, Columbia Hmmm. Masters in Computer Science Hmm.
VO: Tell me about your background
ME: I did my Bachelors in ECE with CGPA of 9.69, graduated in 2020. Currently working
as an Associate Software Engineer in Accenture since 1 year. (He raised his eyebrows 😯 and I think he is satisfied)
VO: Funding?
ME: My father and my Elder sister are sponsoring my education. We have..(interrupted)
VO: What is your father?
ME: He is a central government employee working in XX as XX.(around 8LPA)
VO: Tell me about your SISTERS
ME: I have 2 sisters. My elder sister is working as XX in XX, Hyd.(8.4LPA and she is my Co-sponsor) and my eldest sister is working in USA. She is on H1B visa and she is working as a Full Stack Developer
in xxx.
VO : What is her salary?
ME : around 90k$ yearly.
VO: What after Masters?
ME: I will come back to India and I want to see myself as a Full Stack Developer in companies like..(Interrupted)
VO: Place your right hand four fingers
ME: Placed!
VO: You visa is Issued.
ME: Thankyou and have a nice day!
I have mentioned my sister in DS160, who is living in USA.
Before me he approved 3 members. 2 of them fumbled a lot, but still he approved. Man with golden heart!! 💯
I heard 2 rejections in other counters and I can hear there voice shaking while speaking.
Please be confident, don’t worry about other people.
In Hyderabad, Greens slip are given to rejected candidates and no slips are given for approved candidates.
When I was in waiting area, I saw more than 10 people carrying green slips. It frightened me a lot 😱, but I kept my calm and I was very confident.
It was very painful to watch them. 😢💔
I would say 70-30 visa rate in Hyderabad, but don’t worry you will get!!
Every consulate have rejections, but most of them don’t share their experience, It is very hard to post rejected exp.
Finally, don’t worry about the number of candidates in waiting area, don’t worry about rejects. Just give your best.
All the best to everyone.
Experience 15: F1 at Hyderabad
Spring Intake
Date: 2nd November 2021
University: Northern Illinois university
Ms in computer science
Slot Time : 8.00 am
In time: 7.35
Status: approved
Out Time : 8.30
Interview duration: hardly 1 min
Counter 10(everyone are getting visa)
Me: Good morning officer
Vo : very good morning. Please pass me your passport and i20
Me: passed
Vo: who suggested this university
Me: (got some nervous here) my senior
Vo: A part from niu which universities did u apply?
Me: Wichita state university, university of new haven, Cleveland state university
Vo : why niu
Me: It is public research university. It offers best course curriculum for masters in computer science. It also offers the courses that are inclined towards machine learning. Currently professor hameed alhoori is working under this field i want to explore under him and gain technical knowledge which would help me further to find the job in top mnc after returning to India.
Vo: who is sponsoring u?
Me: My father is sponsoring me
Vo: what does your father do?
Me: he is cheif master technician in prithvi division At Bharat Dynamics Limited
Vo: what’s his income?
Me: 16 lacks per annum
Vo: do u have any educational loan?
Me: yes i took educational loan of 40 lacks from hdfc credila
Vo: please place your right hand 4 fingers.
Me: did the same(got nervous again because she is holding the passport in hand as if she is returning)
Vo: ok thank you your visa is approved.
Me: Thank you
Status approved.
Experience 16: F1 at Hyderabad
University: University of North Texas
Major: MS in Computer science
Date: Nov 5th
Slot:9:45
In time:9.00
Out time:11:15
The VO was very chill and polite.
Interview length: 2min
Status: APPROVED ✅
VO:Please place your passport on glass.
Me: Good Morning Mam.Hope you have a good day.
VO: Good morning! Please place your i20 on glass
Me: Sure.Here it is.
VO: In which year you have graduated?
Me: I have graduated in the year 2018
VO: How long have you been working ?
Me: I have been working as front end developer from past 3years.
VO:Why masters now? You are already holding 3+ yrs of experience.
Me:My organisation has recently received projects that need the use of modern technologies such as data science and machine learning. I was a part of that project and faced a few challenges, so I decided to upgrade my skill set with current trending technologies; thus, this master’s degree will aid me in obtaining an in-depth understanding of current advancements and will accompany me in finding a suitable job when I return to India.
VO: Who does your father do?
Me:My father working as assistant marketing executive in xxxxxx company
VO: what’s his salary?
Me: 14lpa (I lied about this since my parents’ total pay is 18lpa, and my father’s salary is 7lpa. VO is holding my passport and is going to approve it, but she is anticipating a quick response, so after answering 14lpa, she just tossed the passport in her basket……and I expected that VO would not verify any documents, so I lied about this.)
VO:place your right hand four fingers on scanner.
VO: I’m approving your visa,Have a safe stay in US.
Me:Thanks mam .You made my day.
Maintain eye contact. Stay confident and answer to the point.
Experience 17: F1 at Hyderabad (3rd Attempt)
1st and 2nd attempts are in 2019
3rd attempt
Consulate: Hyderabad
Date : 5th Nov 2021
Status: Approved✅✅✅✅✅
In: 8am
Time: 8.15am
Out: 9am
Counter 14
VO: Male, American in his 30’s
I am basically on H4 and started my course in Aug 2020 and completed 15 credits.
He rejected a guy who have his father’s income 14lacs per annum and the guy little fumbled
What is ur background?
I told my undergrad Education, mba and job experience
You have applied for f1 previously? Yes
Why this university?
When did u get ur h4?
H4 visa related qns..
What is ur plan after masters?
Do u want to take opt or cpt? Not yet decided and my course is full time and our university doesn’t allow cpt.
Who is sponsoring u?
My husband
What is ur husband role and income?
Which universities did ur husband transfer?
When is ur h4 started
How many credits left for graduation?
I think acceptance was little good I felt on 5th Nov
When I heard most of the questions for fresh F1 are what is your project in undergrad? Please prepare well in advance so that you don’t have to pause in between. Do prepare your answers look into all interview experiences and prepare.
Be confident and they are mainly looking for funding and how much saving we have. Just be calm and confident
Thanks alot guys.. this group helped me alot…
Experience 18: F1 at Hyderabad
Date: 5th November, 2021
Slot time: 10:00AM
In-Time: 9:45, Out-Time: 11:30
VO is American Female
University of central missouri
Status: Approved
Time : around 1mins
Me: hello. Good morning
VO: Pass me your Passport and place I20 to glass.
Me: Done
VO: When have you graduated
Me: 2019 since then I am working in XXX as XX
VO: what about fundings
Me: My family is going to sponsor me with there part of the savings
VO: what’s your father?
Me: Into business and explained about the business.
VO: Income?
Me: 16-17lpa (at this moment my spects were covered with fog so I have pulled my mask down below my nose Immediately VO told to keep mask properly 😅)
VO: Scan your left hand 4 fingers.
Me: did
VO: Any loans?
Me: No, as we are having sufficient fund. So we didn’t took any loans.
VO: Your visa is approved.
Me: thank you!!!
One persone in front of me got rejected as she was fumbling a lot. In Hyderabad it’s totally depends on your performance. Confidence is the key.
Experience 19: F1 at Chennai
November 3rd
In time: 8:30am
Slot time: 9:30am
Out time: 9:40am
Counter 22
Interview time: <2 mins
Status: Approved.✅
American Bald Guy 30-35s
About Me: I’m a Final Year Student in X university in India and Going to US for doing final semester and continuation of MS.
University: University of Florida
VO: Come forward and pass me your passport and i20 please.
Me: Passed and How are you officer?
VO: I’m doing great (typing)
VO: What’s your course?
Me: CISE Senior Certificate Program.
VO: (looked at me) Please explain about the program.
Me: It is a non-degree program where I would be studying 12 credits of courses And I would also be working on my final semester project. I would be returning back to submit my project.
VO: Batchelors?
Me: Yes
VO: Why don’t you do it here?
Me: Actually UF is offering Grad level courses algorithms, Data Science and Human Computer Interaction and I can also do my final semester project.
I’m very tensed and I didn’t remember my points which I ‘ve prepared for this interview (In my mind: God please save me)
VO: He is continuously typing…..
VO: What do you plan to study?
Me: Currently I have, published a research journal and I wish to work on similar topic for my project while studying the courses and I want to do research under Professor Sartaj Sahani in the University of Florida.
VO: What about funds?
Me: My father is a businessman (elaborated) and my mother is a homemaker and the annual income is XY lakhs.
VO: Any siblings?
Me: I Have two elder sisters and one got married and other is preparing for UPSC
VO: (Looked at me) What she is doing?
VO: Preparing for UPSC in india.
I’m very tensed that he’ll reject me! (In my mind: I want to convince this guy)
Me: Sir, the only thing is after this program I have to come back to my college and submit my project to finish my degree.
VO: what plans do you have after completing this course? (typing…)
Me: I will come back to India and find my career as Data scientist (little gap for 3 secs) in top companies such as google, amazon or any MNC’s
VO: Place your left hand 4 fingers on the scanner
VO: (typing) I’m approving your VISA. Have a great journey.
Me: I’m surprised
Me: Thank you so much sir…..and I took that green slip and started running to share the golden words with my parents who is waiting outside.
I’m so nervous and forgot the points prepared for this interview and For all questions, i’ve answered from my heart with a loud and confidence (But Behind the mask I’m so tense) and all I see during the interview is, his bald head and he is continuously typing………
and Guys, It is not possible to not be nervous, but be yourself and answer it and approved guys please don’t hide your green slip in your file😂. Hold it, so people after you can see that slip and it gives them confidence 🙂
Thank you and All the Best for everyone.!!
Experience 20: F1 at Hyderabad
Date: 5th November, 2021
Slot time: 9:15
In-Time: 8:00
Out-Time: 10:30
Counter: 12
VO: American Lady
University: University of North Texas
Status: APPROVED✅
Time : approx 1 min
Me: Good morning Officer. How are you?
VO:Pass me your Passport and place your I-20 on the screen
Me:Yeah Sure, Passed passport and placed I-20 on the screen
VO: What is your education
Me: I completed my masters in 2018 from Osmania university
VO: What are you doing since
Me: i am working as a senior software engineer in xxx company from 2.5 years
VO: What is your course
Me: I am going to pursue masters in Management Sciences and Quantitative methods which is popularly known as Business Analytics at university of North Texas Denton
VO: Who is sponsoring you
Me: My parents are sponsoring me with their savings of 20lakhs (VO interrupted)
VO: What will your father do
Me: My father is a business man and large scale agriculturist
VO: What type of business
Me: we have an businesses like import and export (VO interrupted)
VO: What is your father Annual income
Me: My father annaru income is 20 lakhs per annum
VO: Do you have an education loan
Me: I had an sanctioned education loan of 25 lakhs
Scan right hand four fingers and said your visa is approved.
Be confident and keep eye contact and speak.
Experience 21: F1 at Hyderabad (2nd Attempt)
1st Attempt: Hyderabad consulate
20th October
Status – Rejected ❌
Counter – 11
University: University of Texas at Dallas
Me – Good morning Sir. How are you?
VO- Good Morning. I’m good. Pass me your Passport.
VO – Which school are you going for?
Me – I am going to pursue my masters in university of Texas at Dallas
VO – Why this school?
Me – Told about the ranking of utd and explained it’s course curriculum (but I was tensed, anxious I couldn’t present myself with confidence)
VO – Who is your sponsor?
Me – my father is my primary sponsor. (Again fumbled)
VO – what’s his annual income?
Me – 17lpa
VO – Have you done any courses related to your masters course?
Me – said yes and explained about few courses I have done in udemy.
VO – show me your i20 through glass
Me – Shown ( but I didn’t signed on my i20 after my interview I got to know if there is no sign on i20 it remains invalid)
VO – (After typing for few seconds) Sorry, I can’t approve your visa this time. You can reapply if you want. And then handed me the 214b slip.
2nd Attempt: Hyderabad Consulate
02nd November
Visa priority: English ( fresher slot )
Updated about my refusal in DS160
Status – Approved ✅
Counter – 16
University: University of Texas at Dallas
Me – Good morning Sir. How are you?
VO- Good Morning. I’m good. How are you? Please pass me your i20 and Passport.
Me – I am good Sir.
VO – Who’s sponsoring your education?
Me – My father is sponsoring me
VO – What does he do?
Me – he is a businessman he owns a firm of furniture and two branches of furniture stores in Hyderabad
VO – What course have you done in your ug?
Me – I have done my under graduation in bachelors of commerce in computers
VO – Which school?
Me -Osmania university
VO – What is your ug score?
Me – it’s 7.12 cgpa on scale of 10
VO – what is your course in utd?
Me – it’s business analytics with specialisation of data science
VO – Okay. Your Visa is Approved. You will get your Visa in 4-5 Days.
Me – Thankyou so much Sir.
Best of luck to everyone who have their interviews in the coming days. Maintain eye contact and be confident.
Experience 22: F1 at Mumbai
Date: 25/10/2021
University: southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Program: Industrial engineering
Status: APPROVED🤩
VO is a Chinese guy
Vo was bit serious though
Who is famous for rejections
Duration: 4-5 minutes
Vo: purpose of your trip??
Me: to pursue masters in industrial engineering at southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Vo: why this University?
Me: I choose siue because of their course curriculum. They have courses like systems optimization, quality engineering, design and manufacturing engineering. They have very good infrastructure for IE. They have dedicated labs like motion capture analysis lab, CIM lab (interrupts)
Vo: How do you know about this University??
Me: I have researched a lot of universities on internet and came to know this University by my seniors and I looked into the official website. The university courses are aligning with my area of interest.
Vo: How many universities you applied to??
Me: I applied to 3 universities
Vo: Name them??
Me: TOLD
Vo: Have you written any admission requirement tests??
Me: yes sir I have written GRE and DUOLINGO.
Vo: Do you have score cards??
Me: yes sir
and passed my scorecards
Vo: what are the total scores?
Me: TOLD.
(He looked my scorecards like 1-2 minutes )
Vo: what about your funding??
Me: I have a education loan amount of 40 lakh my parents are funding me with their savings of 10 lakh and I have a scholarship amount of 8k dollars per year
Vo: what does your parents do??
Me: my father is a professor who teaches in a public university my mother runs a boutique store
( He didn’t get me so he said me to repeat my father profession again)
I said my father profession again
Vo: where does he teaches??
Me: Told.
Vo: what subject he teach??
Me: told.
Vo: scan your fingers.
Did
Vo: you have education loan right??
Me: yes sir I have a education loan amount of 40 lakh from hdfc credila Bank.
Literally,after scan I didn’t even listen to his words properly I was just watching my passport whether he is gonna give me or keeps it with him
Luckily, he gave me white slip and keeps my passport with him gave my scorecards and i20 back
I think he said: ” IAM APPROVING YOUR VISA HAVE A NICE STAY IN US”
ME: THANK YOU SIR YOU MADE MY DAY
Took my files and ran away I didn’t even look back.😂
Just speak confidently and make eye contact with VO don’t panic at all😁
Experience 23: F1 at Mumbai
The University of Texas at Arlington
Window:- 35
Date:- 01/11/2021
VO:- American guy
Status:- Approved ✅
Slot time:- 10.00 AM
In Time:- 09:00 AM
Out Time:- 12: 15 PM
Interview Duration ( 1-2 min)
Most are F1 candidates.
Me:- Good morning Officer. How are doing?
VO:- Good afternoon. I am doing great. How are you. Pass me your documents.
Me:- I am great thank you. Passes it.
VO:- For which course you are going?
Me:- Going for MS in Construction management.
VO:- which university?
Me:- The University of Texas at Arlington
VO:- Great! Undergraduate in?
Me:- Civil engineering
VO:- Undergraduate university
Me: Savitribai Phule Pune university
VO:- undergraduate marks?
Me: told
VO: Who is sponsoring you?
Me: My parents are sponsoring me. He is a businessman.
VO:- What kind of business does your father do?
Me:- Told
(Already he kept my passport in the box)
VO:- Annual income?
Me:- Told
VO:- Congratulations, Your visa is approved. Have a great day .
Me:- Thank you,u so much officer.
Experience 24: F1 at Chennai
Status : APPROVED✅, 1st attempt.
Date – 28 October, 2021
Slot time : 11:00 Am
University : University of Central Missouri..
( Vo was American male, and he was really good,cool, friendly and polite guy )
Vo : Good morning, please give me your passport.
Me : Here it is. ( While passing the passport I told him that nice to meet you )
Vo : Like wise.
Vo : sir, what will you do after getting this digree ?
Me : Sir, after completing this digree, I willl return back to India and I will join Tata and Mahindra group and I will start practice as professional accountant.
Vo : why Tata and Mahindra ?
( I didn’t catch this question properly, so, I told him that please repeat )
Me : sir, these are the Indian companies that paying more salaries to professional accountant as compared to other Indian companies.
Vo : why did you choose this school ?
Me : sir, my high school teacher recommended me and also I have good academic profile, I got 85% in my high school and I got 7 Bands in IELTS )
Vo : what are your parents do ?
( At this time he made eye contact with me )
Me : sir, my father is into construction business.
( I didn’t mention about my mother as she is house wife)
Vo : for how long is your father into this business ?
Me : 27 Years.
Vo : what is your father’s annual income ?
Me : sir, my father’s annual income is _ lakhs per year.
Vo : Do you have any siblings ?
Me : I have an elder brother, he is three years elder than me, ( At this time he made eye contact with me), and he has just graduated.
Vo : From where ? ( At this time he tore green sleep)
Me : Gujarat.
Vo : okay, place your right hands four fingers on scanner.
Me : okay sir. ( I put my fingers on scanner but I think it was not scanned properly)
Vo : please, put your fingers again on the scanner, I have to take your finger prints again)
Me : No problem sir. (I put my fingers again)
Vo : okay, your visa is approved and he gave me green slip.
Me : okay. (I put my green slip in my file)
Me : Thank you sir, you have a great day.
Vo : You too.
😇Believe in god, god is always with us😇. Happy diwali to all of you guys and I wish you all get your visa.
I also thankful to this group, thank you for making this group that helped me alot and greatful to all previous members that posted their visa experience.
Experience 25: F1 at Chennai
Status: Approved ✅
Course: MS in Marketing Analytics
University: Pace University
Date 8th November 2021
Slot time: 9:30 am
In time: 8:30 am
Out time: 9:50 am
Counter:30
VO is bald American guy
Duration: 20secs
Me: Good morning sir
VO: Very good morning
VO: Pass me your passport and i20
Me: Did
VO: What do you plan to do after completing your studies
Me: I plan to come back to India and work in MNC companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Google in field of marketing Analytics
VO: how are you planning to sponsor yourself
Me: i have education loan of 45lakhs, my father has savings of 51 lakhs and we have immovable assets of 1.2 Cr
By this time he already had his hands on green slip
VO: please put your right hand on scanner
VO: congratulations your visa is approved
Me: Thanks alot officer
He was very calm and chill. Just asked two questions and approved my visa. I was probably his first attendee of the day.
All the best everyone. Don’t panic. Be calm and confident 😊