help regarding ds 160 (work experience and length of stay)

[Niju Alex]

hi all!,

while filling the ds 160 form i came across two sections which i am quite confused-

1. work experience-i passed out of BTech last year and received an offer letter to a company.however, i declined the offer and prepared for MS. hence i currently have zero work experience...i am worried about what to write for the reason for "Unemployed" in the work experience section...should i write "declined offer letter for higher studies"?? would it become a problem for me during the visa interview?

or should i write my training experiences acquired during college holidays (1-2months) as work experience?

2.length of stay-the course duration shown in i20 form is 36months while the course website shows that it can be completed within 2 years...what should i write in the "intended length of stay" of the ds 160 form...if i am to write 3 years what explanation should be given during VI for the tution fees coverage for the entire 3yrs??

hope someone can help me through these problems...thank you

[Christa]

About work experience, if you haven't worked or accepted a job offer I don't think there's any reason for you to list it. Also, regarding internships, I had a couple of unpaid summer internships and wasn't sure if I needed to include them since I didn't think of them as employment (no pay and a couple of months each) so I asked the educational adviser (who is an American adviser working alongside the US embassy) and he said there's no need to mention them.

As for what to put for the time period, I think you should put in the period stated on the I-20 because that's what the interviewer will be looking at during the interview.

and one final note, when not sure about something, you can email the embassy and in my experience they usually respond fast to emails.

Good luck