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  1. Hey guys. Just an update. The result is in. The visa interview was a breeze. The consular officer said I should be able to get the passport with visa back by the end of the week. I'm hoping nothing else goes wrong at this point. I'm going to sort my finance/housing issue and successfully enroll in the school before I start celebrating. Here's a tip for anyone in the future: Don't faff around and get shit done early. I learned my lesson. The past few weeks have been very stressful for me because I neglected to do things in a timely manner, plus things could have gone wrong such as being put on administrative hold, etc.
  2. Thanks guys. Just an update. The department has just stated that they no longer allow deferrals. So next week will be the decisive factor.
  3. 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?
  4. Thanks. Also do you know whether it is acceptable to write the address of the school in the "Place where you will stay in the U.S." field, since I haven't finalized my housing yet? I have read online from some F-1 visa students that that is what they write in the DS-160 form, although I am not sure if this is acceptable. Also, if I do finalize my housing, is there a way to amend the form later on? Say if I finalize my housing before the interview, do I need to print a new DS-160 form to the interview? Or do I just explain to the consular officer that I have recently found a place on or near campus? If I find housing after the interview, how do I amend the form? Once I arrive land at an airport, will immigration officers question me on why I wrote the school address in the DS-160 form?
  5. I have only finished paying my SEVIS fee and filling in my DS-160 today. My grad program starts at the end of August and the orientation 1 week before that. I have yet to apply for accommodation but I will start looking this week. Is near the end of July too late to take the F-1 visa interview? Should I just ask for a deferral to Spring instead?
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