Thanks. I am also wondering are there any ramifications to deferring admission AFTER getting an F-1 visa?
Here's my situation:
As stated, I am in a tight schedule. I am still looking for housing and I don't know if I can find a place in time for the Fall. Furthermore, I am currently working and I need to give a month's notice to resign. I am not sure if I can take some leave during the last week or two of my work, but I can check. If I resign and then discover that I can't find housing then I won't be able to attend and I will be jobless. Whereas if I get the F-1 visa and find housing, I might be too late in making the decision to resign and still make it to the Fall.
Do I need to explain my situation to the consular officer? Or can I just attend the visa interview (in a week's time), get the F-1 visa, and defer and ask for a new I-20 if need be? Will that have legal ramifications later on, as it will be almost equivalent to lying to the consular officer about when I will be attending? Is there any problem with obtaining the F-1 visa and immediately deferring?
Or should I just cancel the visa interview, defer now, and get a new I-20?