newms Posted June 9, 2011 Posted June 9, 2011 ^I agree. That method would have bugged me for as long as it could. Good luck, Strangefox and newms! Thanks kroms! I'm not even going to entertain the thought of them not approving the visa.
Strangefox Posted June 9, 2011 Author Posted June 9, 2011 Thanks kroms! I'm not even going to entertain the thought of them not approving the visa. They won't dare!
Argonaute Posted June 10, 2011 Posted June 10, 2011 And you won't even break a sweat about it. Congrats in advance.
Strangefox Posted June 10, 2011 Author Posted June 10, 2011 And you won't even break a sweat about it. Congrats in advance. Yep! I've got the visa!!! Well, not in my hands yet, they will deliver the passport in about two days. A consulate officer talked with me exactly one minute!!! dineymack and wreckofthehope 2
wreckofthehope Posted June 10, 2011 Posted June 10, 2011 Congrats Strangefox! Just an FYI for anyone using the electronic version of the visa application - there is a photo resizing/cropping toolhidden away within the state department's website - USE IT! I wasted 5 hours trying to crop my own photos to their specs and failing! kaykaykay 1
Argonaute Posted June 10, 2011 Posted June 10, 2011 Conrats Strangefox! Cheers! Strangefox and Argonaute 2
Ennue Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 (edited) Thank you! And why did you need stamps and an envelope? Will they send you your passport with visa via snail mail? The passport was sent with 'aangetekende post', which is a registered form of snail mail. So it is part of the regular mail system (which is reliable here), but you can check the status online. I think it's about as reliable as a courier, but we're a small country so snail mail is actually pretty fast anyway Congratulations by the way for those who got their visa! Edited June 13, 2011 by Ennue
Tooma Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 My interview was today. It was very smooth and I was told my visa got approved. Now waiting for the DHL shipment!
Strangefox Posted June 13, 2011 Author Posted June 13, 2011 My interview was today. It was very smooth and I was told my visa got approved. Now waiting for the DHL shipment! Cool! Congrats!
Strangefox Posted June 13, 2011 Author Posted June 13, 2011 The passport was sent with 'aangetekende post', which is a registered form of snail mail. So it is part of the regular mail system (which is reliable here), but you can check the status online. I think it's about as reliable as a courier, but we're a small country so snail mail is actually pretty fast anyway Congratulations by the way for those who got their visa! Thanks! You are lucky to have reliable snail mail. It's certainly not the case in my country. Therefore the very idea of sending a passport via snail mail sends cold shiver down my spine
Argonaute Posted June 15, 2011 Posted June 15, 2011 How I wish my country can improve our snail mail system to be as reliable as yours.
eklavya Posted June 16, 2011 Posted June 16, 2011 You are lucky to have reliable snail mail. It's certainly not the case in my country. Therefore the very idea of sending a passport via snail mail sends cold shiver down my spine How I wish my country can improve our snail mail system to be as reliable as yours. you guys have no idea how horrible it is in mine. can't get worse than what we have. for real.
Ennue Posted June 16, 2011 Posted June 16, 2011 (edited) Oh, wow, in that case I can imagine why you were shocked when I said it came through snail mail! Thanks for making me realize how lucky I am here... Edited June 16, 2011 by Ennue
Econcaramel Posted June 16, 2011 Posted June 16, 2011 What about people who self-fund ? Will that affect your chance? Any bad experiences?
newms Posted June 16, 2011 Posted June 16, 2011 What about people who self-fund ? Will that affect your chance? Any bad experiences? I think once you can show that you (or the person who's supporting you) have enough funds to cover the first year, then you'll be ok. So you'll just have to demonstrate this at the visa interview.
UBCbiograd2009 Posted June 16, 2011 Posted June 16, 2011 US Embassy in Berlin worker: Hi! How are you? Your last name is very German! Me: Yes, I have dual citizenship Worker: Where you going to school? What are you going to study? Me: (school's name). Marine Bio Worker: Good place to study that Me: Ya, nice city to study in as well Worker: How you paying for school? Me: Tuition Waiver Worker: Your visa has been approved Me: Great! Have an awesome day. = 2.5 minutes.
bellaflor77 Posted June 17, 2011 Posted June 17, 2011 My interview lasted for about 6 minutes. The consular official asked me to tell her about my program, and she also asked me to show her the letter that said that the university will pay for tuition and fees. After that, she said that my visa has been aproved! and good luck with your program she said.
Yuri_Gagarin Posted July 11, 2011 Posted July 11, 2011 Any other advice for students paying for themselves?
Argonaute Posted July 13, 2011 Posted July 13, 2011 Any other advice for students paying for themselves? I won't be paying for myself but I suggest you make sure that you have all the necessary documents on hand before your interview. Check your bank accounts and other statements that will clearly show that you can shoulder your first year of stay at graduate school. Be confident during your interview and just be honest when it comes to questions about financial matters.
cutenemo Posted July 16, 2011 Posted July 16, 2011 I'm paying for myself and they asked about the financial documents, it should cover the amount listed in the i20, that's it.
Econcaramel Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 The interview went well. They just asked me what I am studying and if I will be coming back.
Vitovm Posted September 18, 2011 Posted September 18, 2011 Hello, I have some concern about the Visa F1, i get the I20 and all the documents for the interview to get the visa. My concern is about the ties with my home country, and on this I have documents about the universities I did two years but not completed in civil engineering, my family, playing football for 15 years, working for a construction company for 6 months, and also worked while studying in a restaurant, and the only thing that worry myself is that I was in the U.S. different times times, the first time in May for a week for my birthday and to bring my girlfriend to the prom, the second time I was in Boston in August to take an English course of three weeks more 'one week for stay there with my girlfriend, then I returned to the U.S. in November for thanksgiving and returned to Italy on January 6 after the Christmas and New Year spent with my girlfriend, I started to work at this construction company, and at the end of June I went to my girlfriend to spend the summer with her and returned Aug. 14, just for stay with my girlfriend. Now I have found this opportunity for me to finish my studies in U.S. from a city close to she, and go to stay from the house of she. My worry is that at the interview if he go to ask me the reason of why I've been different times in the U.S. and I say' cause I have a girlfriend who lives there 'and she is American, I will have' problems?
1Q84 Posted April 21, 2013 Posted April 21, 2013 Oh sorry for the person who did undergrad in the US, I heard that having an American boyfriend or girlfriend can be problematic so if you have one do not mention it. Can you elaborate on this? I will be living with my partner. Since they ask about housing during the interview, I'll have to say that. But I don't want to to tell them if it's going to be problematic...
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