Visa Interviebvw

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Hi ppl>>got my vi sas on monday 9th j une - t o suny bi nghamt on>f or MBA.>>Thi s i s how i t went>>i was i nt er vi wed by a t al l , t hi n, bl onde hai r guy on>count er 7>>he asked me a f ew quest i ons. . . al l of t hemi n a mat t er>of 60- 90 seconds.>t hi s i s t he sequence of qst s : ->>1) . how many uni vs di d u appl y t o>2) . whi ch ones>3) . how many admi t s, r ej ect s, wai t l i st>4) . why bi nghamt on>5) . wht does ur f ather do>6) . whts hi s annual i ncome

>7) . how much bal ance do u have i n ur bank r i ght now>>t hat s i t . n he sl i d my I - 20 across.>he di n' t ask f or any document . . no schore sheet s. . no>bank st at ement s not hi ng.>

Hi ,Got my vi sa on the 9t h J une. I ' m goi ng f or MS i n Comput er Sci ence.

The i nt er vi ew l ast ed f or about 2- 3 mi ns. . . t he quest i ons asked were

1. Pur pose of ur vi si t2. Where and when have u done ur graduat i on ?3. What wer e u doi ng af t er ur gr aduat i on ? ( I ' m worki ng i n a sof t warecompany . . )4. Di d u appl y to other school s?5. what does ur f ather do ?6. Do u have a br other / si st er ?

The i nt er vi ew was t aken by a l ady . . and none of t he documents wereasked f or . Ot her st udent s, al ong wi t h me were al so asked si mi l arquest i ons . . So I n gener al I f eel t he si t uat i on i s not as t ense as i ti s made out t o be . . j ust be cool and conf i dent when u ans t hequest i ons."Al l t he best " t o ot her s schedul ed f or i nt er vi ew.

Ni khi l .

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Hey everyone, I just got my visa....

Most people are getting their visa, so I dont think its much of a worry.

They asked me...

1) What course


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2) Who are your sponsors, and why are they willing to sponsor you

3) how many places did you apply to

4) how many admits and rejects have you gotten

thats it.....

anyway, best of luck to thew rest of u'll....i'll c ya at binghamton

will get in touch...

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My Vi sa exper i ence on 19t h J une 2003 at Chennai Consul ate

Ther e i s no poi nt i n expl ai ni ng t he i ni t i al procedure . Bel i eve me !I had r ead so many mai l s f r om st udent s who had got t hei r vi sa butwhen I went t her e I f or got al l about i t , i t ' s t he si mpl est ofpr ocedur e so don' t even bot her about i t . . j ust f ol l ow t hei r

i nst r uct i ons and you wi l l be i nf r ont of t he VO i n no t i me wel ldepends on when your t oken number i s cal l ed! ! ! ! Anyways t he i ntervi ewi s as f ol l ows:Me: good morni ng si r !Vo: good morni ng, whi ch uni ver si t y ?Me: sout her n Met hodi st uni ver si t yVo: whi ch one?? ( gi ves me my t oef l and gr e sheet )Me sout hern Methodi st uni ver si t y ( vo r ai ses hi s eye br ows don' t knowwhy . . maybe bcoz i t ' s a ver y good school or bcoz i t s ver yexpensi ve . . i hope i t ' s t he f i r st one)Vo: why thi s uni ver si t y ?(gi ves my degr ee cer t i f i cat e )Me: ( don' t worr y I wont say bl ah bl ah . . i know t hat answer sucks )si r I t of f er s some ver y good cour ses on VLSI whi ch I am i nt er est edand al so I have a f r i end i n the uni ver si t y i n t he same dept . t he

uni ver si t y i s ver y resour cef ul i n t er ms of f acul t y, l abs and t heyhave some good reaseach goi ng on i n VLSI . t hey al so have a t i e upwi t h Texas I nst r ument s. ( not sur e i f he heard al l t hat but he keptnoddi ng hi s head)Vo: have u f ai l ed any cour se ?Me: no si r ( he checks my mark sheet s . . i di dn' t have any ar r ear s )Vo: who i s goi ng to sponsor u ?Me : my f at herVo: what does ur f ather doMe : busi nessVo: what ki nd of busi ness?Me: deal er i n i ndust r i al t ool sVo: what s hi s annual i ncome?

Me: about x l akhsVo: how much money does he have i n t he savi ngs account ?Me : about x l akhsVo: can I see t he bank l et t er ( I gave hi m t he l et t er he saw t heamount and gave i t back t o me )Vo: how di d he accumul at e t hi s amount ??Me: he saved t he excess money whi ch he earned f r om hi s busi ness anddeposi t ed i n t he bankVo: f or how l ong i s he doi ng t hat ?Me : about a year and a hal fVo: how much di d he use t o deposi t ??


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Me : about x t housandsVo: ever y mont h??Me : yesVo: can I see ur passbook??Me: ( I was sear chi ng f or i t . . )Vo: do u have i t ( I j ust nodded my head )Me: ( I f ound i t f i nal l yand gave i t t o hi m)Vo: ( he l ooked at t he ent r i es and seemed sat i sf i ed . . and gave i tback t o me)Vo: do u have any ot her i ncome ot her t han ur dads?Me: yes my mom earns about x t housandsVo: so what s t he tot al i ncome ?Me: ( I added t he i ncome and t ol d hi m . . i t came t o some y l akhs . )Vo: t hat ' s i t j ust y l akhs . do u have any ot her r ent al oragr i cul t ur al i ncome or any ot her sour ces of i ncomeMe: ( I di dn' t know how much more one can earn . . i st art e t ost ammer ) do u want me t o t el l u my proper t y val ue ( don' t know why Isai d t hat . . i di dn' t hear hi m pr oper l y . . when he sai d some t hi ngabout agr i cul t ur e st uf f I t hought maybe he was aski ng i f I have anyl and or proper t y)

Vo: ( he was shaki ng hi s head and I t hought t hat ' s i t I amscrewed . . ) what i s t he t ot al i ncome ( he meant f r omal l t hesour ces )Me: y l akhs . si r I have a schol ar shi p of z l akhsVo: i t s not ment i oned i n t he I 20Me: i t s f r om a pr i vat e or gani zat i on i n my nat i ve ( gave hi m t hel et t er )Vo: ( saw t he l et t er and I guess seemed a bi t i mpressed or maybe hedi dn' t wanna dr ag t he i nt ervi ew any l onger and poi nt ed t owards t hecounter 1) go pay ur f eesMe: t hank u si r ( smi l i ng as any normal person woul d)Vo : ( gave me a bi g smi l e!! )********************************************************************Hel l o guys,I am r onak desai goi ng t o bi nghamt on f or MS Comput erSci ence

My i nt er vi ew was on 24t h j ul y and i got t he vi sa.

My exper i ence was l i keme: Good af t ernoon si rOf f : so i n How many uni ver si t i t es you have appl i ed to?me: I n 4 uni ver si t i es si r , I have appl i ed i n 4uni vers i t i es s i rof f : How many admi t s u have got?me: Si r I have got 4 admi t s and no r ej ect i on.Of f : Congr at ul at i on

me: Thank you

of f : Why r u goi ng to US?Me: si r , I have done my undergr aduat i on i n I nf ormat i on

Technol ogy and among. . . .Of f : st op. gi ve me one l i ne pr eci se answer t hat why ru goi ng t o US?me: To study Ar t i f i ci al I nt el l i gence and Neur alNet wor ksOf f : Who i s f undi ng u?


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me: My f at herOf f : whats hi s annual i ncome?me: X l acs per annumof f : show me t he I T r et ur nsme: I passed hi m t he I T ret ur nshe ckecked ever y t hi ng. .of f : show me ur passbookme: passed passbookhe checked everyt hi ng and asked t hat why t hese ent r i esare so r ecent ?Me: conver t ed i n FDof f : how much u have r i ght now i n f orm of Fdme: Y l acsof f : How much u have earned as l ectur er l ast year?me: si r , Zt hen he sai d me some gol den words but i n the t ensesi t uat i on i was not abl e t o pr oper l y l i st en i t .

But got my passport wi t h vi sa st amp

So guys t hi s was my exper i ence. . .Best of l uck. . . .***********************************************************************

Hi people,...got my visa on 26th J une at Mumbai.

I m going 4 MEng in Electrical Eng.

My visa interview was i think ideal in the sense that 4-5 questions and all were basic.

They were like....

1)How many schools did you apply?

2)In how many of them you were able to get admission?3)What's your father doing?

4)What's his annual income?

5)Give me his IT returns. Give me his pass-books.

6)How much F.D. does your father have?

7)What do you wanna do after your M.S.?

Thats it...and finaly he gave me the good news with smiling faces on both the sides of window....:-

)

I hope this will help u guys who r yet to go 4 an interview.

***********************************************************************Dear f r i ends:

I ' ve got my vi sa on 1st j ul at Mumbai consul at e. I amgoi ngt o BU f or MS i n CS. Here i s how my i ntervi ew went :( I got my cal l on count er 8 and was l ast i n t he queue t here)

Of f : How many uni vs di d u appl y i n USA?Me: Si r 4Of f : Who wi l l pay f or t hi s ( poi nt i ng at f ees on my I 20)Me: Si r my parent s wi l l be payi ng f or my educat i on.


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Of f : What r ur par ent s doi ng?Me: Si r my f at her i s . . . ( bef ore I coul d speak of my motherf ol l owi ng quest i on came up)Of f : What s hi s sal ar y?Me: Si r X t housand/ mont hOf f : OK what s ur mot her doi n?Me: She' s an Admi n Of f .Of f : OK what s her annual i ncome?Me: I t s X l acs/ annumOf f : Show me ur savi ngs bank ac passbook pl s.Me: Gave hi m t he passbookOf f : ( Looki ng at ent r i es i n the passbook) How di d al l t hese moneycome?Me: Si r we had FDs matur i ng dur i ng t hi s per i od and si nce mypar ent s havebeen servi ng f or 30 yr s now, t hey' ve made handsomesavi ngs andgood i nvest ment s i n var i ous govt . schemes and pr i vat eFDs.I ' ve t he requi r ed docs woul d u l i ke t o see that ?

Of f : oh no! OK OK, So how many f ds do u have at t hi s t i me?Me: Si r X l acs.Of f : Show me ur f ds.Me: Took out my f ds and j ust put i n f r ont of hi m and he sai d:Of f : OK ok, si r u' ve been i ssued ur vi sa and u wi l l be r ecei vi ngur passpor t i n next 3 days. Bye and have a ni ce day.Me: Thank u ver y much si r , have a ni ce day t oo.

That s al l f r i ends. But I conf ess, i was bi t nervous and f umbl ed atsome pl aces even I asked hi m t o r epeat t hr ee of t he quest i ons bysayi ng par don pl ease.And he r epeat ed wi t hout bei ng i r r i t at ed. I coul d not bel i eve t hatI ' ve been i ssued vi sa when he sai d those f i nal words as I t houghtI ' ve not gi ven t he best shot .

Anyways, Hey sapan and keyur , sor r y f or bei ng out of t ouch f or al ong t i me. Sapan, t el l me whet her ur t her e i n vapi , i f so i ' d cal l uup. keyur gi ve ur phone number pl s.

Any1 who' d l i ke t o l i ke t o cal l me can cal l up at 0265- 2513792Bye f or now.I wi sh al l t he best t o t hose goi ng f or vi sa.

Hi peopl e.

I t ' s 6: 20 pm and I ' ve j ust got back f r om t he vi sa i nt er vi ew.

I t was schedul ed at 1: 30, and was conduct ed at counter 4 by at al l , t hi n, man wi t h shor t but wavy hai r , who somehow l ooked*French*. I t went somet hi ng l i ke t hi s.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -The Vi sa Of f i cer mot i ons me i nt o t he i nt ervi ew boot h, i n af r i endl y manner , and begi ns pr oceedi ngs by i nst r uct i ng me t ocommuni cate wi t h hi m vi a the phone on the desk - - he i s wear i nga headset f or t he same purpose.


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Vi sa Of f i cer : Hi , can you show me your pi nk sl i p [ Gr i ns sl i ght l yat hi s own pun] .[ Poker - f aced, I do so; i t i s bad f or m t o go i nt o hyst er i cs i nf ront of your vi sa of f i cer. ]Vi sa Of f i cer : So t el l me, why ar e you goi ng t o the Uni t ed St at es?Me: To do a i n .Vi sa Of f i cer : And why ar e you i nt er est ed i n t hi s Uni ver si t y i npart i cul ar?Me: The part i cul ar f i el ds t hey speci al i ze i n. . . , and .Vi sa Of f i cer : That sounds t o me l i ke an excel l ent r eason t o wantt o go t her e! [ Smi l i ng] Si r , I ' m goi ng t o gi ve you a Vi sa.Me: [ Smi l i ng] Thank you.Vi sa Of f i cer : Oh, and you can put t he phone down now.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

One mi ght as wel l have l ef t t he GRE/ TOEFL scoresheet s back athome. Li kewi se t he degr ee cer t i f i cat es. The i nt er vi ew, al l of30 ( maybe 40) seconds, was over even as I was f i shi ng t hesedocument s out of my bag.

I t t ur ned out l at er t hat t hi s man was hur r yi ng t hr ough al l hi si nt er vi ews (wi t h, admi t t edl y, a f ai r spr i nkl i ng of r ej ects t oo) .

Thi s was i n st ark cont r ast t o, I t hi nk, count er 7, where t hef or mi dabl e Amer i can (I guess) l ady i n the St ar s- and- St r i pessun- vi sor seemed to be roast i ng ever yone over a sl ow f i r e. But Iguess t he pr ocedur e, i n gener al , i s t o handl e t en or so si mi l arappl i cat i ons at a t i me at one count er , deal i ng wi t h t hem i n asi mi l ar manner . So who exact l y the i nt er vi ewer i s may not r eal l yhave a bear i ng on the l engt h of t he i nt er vi ew.

Good l uck t o any of you who' r e st i l l t o appear f or youri nt er vi ews. Fromt al ki ng t o ot her appl i cant s i n t he Consul at el ounge ( and al so on the VFS bus- r i des) , some who had al r eady beeni nt ervi ewed and other s who wer e awai t i ng t hei r t ur n, I get t hef eel i ng t hat t he VO mi ght not mi nd i f you t ake a l i t t l e t i me t of ormul at e your answer s, as l ong as you keep themconci se ( unl i ket hi s sent ence) , and pr esent a *consi st ent * pi ct ur e. Wi t houtt hat , no amount of gr ovel l i ng or shower i ng t he VO wi t hhonor i f i cs wi l l r eal l y hel p. And yes, pr oj ecti ng a qui etconf i dence appear s advi sabl e - - devi at i ng t o ei t her of t woext r emes mi ght at best mi l dl y i r r i t at e t he VO, and at wors t annoyhi m/ her out r i ght , and you do *not * want t o annoy your VO.

Best wi shes,

Apr at i m

Hi guys. . .I had my vi sa appoi ntment yest erday at 1. 30pm. Ir eached t he vi sa f aci l i t at i on ser vi ce, Mumbai at ar und12 and f r omt her e I was t aken t o the mai n consul atebui l di ngat about 1. There af t er submi t t i ng my I - 20 andPasspor t I was gi ven t he PI NK t oken wi t h a number oni t . Then I wai t ed t i l l my number was announced.( t he pr ocedur e of cal l i ng nos. i s r andom) . At about


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2. 15 my number was cal l ed and I was t ol d togo to count er number 5, wher e a good l ooki ng man wi t hshor t hai r was si t t i ng. I was f our t h i n t hat l i ne. Shecl ear ed t he f i r st and t he t hi r d who wer e gi r l s andr ej ect ed t he second guy. When my t urn came. . . . i handedover t oken number t o hi m and he st art ed aski ngquest i on. . .ME : Good Af t ernoon How r u doi ng Si r ,VO : Good Af t ernoon, not bad at al lVO : So you are goi ng t o St ate Uni ver si t y of New

York at Bi nghamt on ??ME : YesVO : MBA ?ME : YesVO: Who i s goi ng t o f i nance you ?ME : My parentsVO : What does your dad do ?ME : Hes worki ng wi t h CI DCO Lt d, a st at e governmentundert aki ng f or t he past 30 years as anExecut i ve Engi neer .

VO : Whats hi s annnual i ncome ?ME : Four LakhsVO : Show me your GMAT r epor tME : Shown. . . . . .VO : What wi l l do u do af t er your MBA ?ME : wi l l come back and get i nt o i nsurance and ri skmanagement sect orVO : What does your dad do ?ME : ( sur pr i sed why agai n) t ol d. . . . .VO : Show me your f i nanci al summar yME : Shown. . . . .VO : What does your younger brot her do ?ME : doi ng hi s char t ered account ancy cour se hereVO : How many uni vs di d u appl y t o ?ME : si xVO : How many admi t s ?ME : t hr eeVO : Do u st ay i n Mumbai ?ME : YesVO : You wi l l get your passport wi t hi n t wo daysME : Thank you

My i nt ervi ew l ast ed f or a maxi mum of 3- 4 mi ns

Bye f or now. , . . .Ani l***********************************************************************

Hi All Of you

Well it seems to be too late to share Visa Experience with all you guys .But may be few are still to

go to for visa.So for them this is how it went.

1) My interview is scheduled at 2:00 o clock

2) I went in around 1:50


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3) Number callled around 2:35 p.m.

(I dont know how do they call the numbers randomly i mean students who had reached before

me and with token number less than me were still waiting for the call

4) I go to Counter No 8Questions are as follows :

5) So for wat course are u going

6) Whats ur Analytical Score in GRE(Essay and Argument)

7) What do u intend to do after graduating

8) show finances

i show him my pass book

9) Asks for Proof

10) Seems satisfied

Gives me the Good News.

See u at Bingy

Bye all of you.

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