Rain_Maker

Hi awhig, Good to know that you made it.Congratulations and Celebrations!!:tup::grad: All the very best to you. Enjoy![clap] Regards.

Hi mz3, Congratulations on your TOEFL score!! Universities normally receive the scores in 3-4 weeks. I think your score is about to reach them. Relax:). Regards.

Hi Ikhlas, Well, what I meant was that the Visa Officers are really impressed when they come to know that the aplicant has a tuition waiver. I saw them grilling students without any financial aid for upto 10 minutes! My interview took less than a minute. Are you through with your interview? Do you get to know the result there and then or are you supposed to wait for a few days before they let you know?? Regards.

200 bucks?????? Can you elaborate a bit?

Hi Ikhlas, An I 20 is issued to full time students. DS 2019 is for exchange visitors. Regards.

Dear Ram, If you have plans to take the GMAT, why don't you try Canada, UK or France? After reading your story, I think you should look at other countries for an MBA. This is just an opinion. Regards.

Hi Nomika, Of course, that's understandable. Well, I think the fact that you have been granted J1 twice is another plus point( I had a B1/B2 too and that guy probably thought that since I came back the last time when I went, I would come back this time around too!). To answer your question...No, they did not ask me anything about my plans after I finish my studies.. My questions were pretty simple... What does your father do, where did you undergraduate from, why did you chose this university, where were you working, why did you quit your job.... Regards. Oh tuesday....All the very best to you!!:) Best Regards, Rain_Maker

Kewl! All the Best!! Regards.

Hi Nomika, Well, suit yourself. Write what you feel is best:)! I am done with my interview. My visa has been issued. I would like to tell you a few things..... A TA/RA/GA offer is a huge advantage. They are really impressed when you tell them that you a have a full tuition waiver and a monthly stipend. When I was being interviewed, he asked me if I received any financial aid.I told him I have a full tuition waiver. He looked impressed! Answer them confidently. Give them an answer the moment they finish their questions. Don't let them think too much. I saw students being grilled for around 10 minutes! Some of them even got rejected because they could not convince the visa officer. Don't be nervous. A candidate with a GA offer is interviewed for hardly a minute or two! Please let me know if you have more questions. Regards.

Dear awhig, Write N.A. Regards.

Hi Nomika, Working on campus with a TA offer is a part of a student's life. That I think is not considered full time employment. You can always write "No" as an answer to that question. BTW, I have a GA offer too and I wrote "NO". Please revert back if you have more queries. Regards.

Hi the 13thseeker, Glad to know things worked out for you! You can get very convenient dates in the emergency slots. I hope you have paid your SEVIS fee too on http://www.fmjfee.com. I am going to Illinois State University. Best Regards.

Hi Plucie, All the best for your visa interview! I am sure you'll crack it!!:) Regards.

Hi the13thseeker, your appointment(normal/emergency) with the embassy has no connection with your visa interview. You need one just to enter the embassy so that you could be interviewed:). The visa officer would not even look at your web appointment receipt. And he/she would only ask general questions. But make sure you take an appointment within 90 days of your start of classes(not before that). As a matter of fact, the website itself mentions that a student is eligible for an emergency visa appointment if his classes are starting within the next 90 days. I took an emergency appointment myself. When I logged in to the website for taking an appointment, I got 31st August in the normal slot. So I took an emergency appointment(3rd June) and got done with it. Please revert back if you have more questions. Regards.

Hi the13thSeeker, Taking an emergency appointment would do you no harm! An emergency appointment can be taken within 90 days of your start of classes. If you have your I 20, take one. Regards.