F1 Visa interview experience🇺🇸 | I was asked 15 questions | Interview tips | Don't make this mistake
Summary
TLDRIn this video, the speaker shares their visa interview experience for studying at NJIT. They discuss their attire for biometrics and the interview, the questions asked, and their responses. The speaker emphasizes the importance of preparation, confidence, and honesty. They also share personal anecdotes, such as attending a college farewell the day before the interview and having a sore throat, yet still successfully obtaining their visa. The video aims to reassure and guide others going through a similar process.
Takeaways
- 😀 The interviewee was a student at NJIT for Fall 2022 and had their visa interview in Chennai.
- 👔 For the visa interview, the interviewee wore formal attire to appear professional but comfortable.
- 🗓 The interview took place around the 13th or 14th, but exact dates were not specified.
- 📚 The interviewee was asked about their educational plans, the universities they applied to, and their admission status.
- 🏫 A tip was given to not mention admits from better universities to avoid potential visa rejection.
- 💼 The interviewee emphasized the importance of NJIT being a tier-one research university.
- 🧑🎓 Questions about previous travel outside India, GRE and IELTS scores, and graduation timing were asked.
- 💼 The interviewee's father funded their education, and it was advised to provide clear and concise information about funding.
- 👨👧👦 Having siblings was brought up, and the interviewee mentioned a younger sister.
- 🏛️ The interviewee's final year project was discussed, and it was advised to keep the explanation brief.
- 🌟 The interview felt conversational, and the interviewee emphasized the importance of confidence and preparation.
- 📢 Despite having a cough and a bad throat, the interviewee did not let it affect their performance.
- 📱 The interviewee advised not to bring extra items to the visa interview to avoid complications.
- 🙏 There was a moment of prayer for a successful outcome before the interview.
- 🗣️ The interviewee mentioned that it's not necessary to flatter the visa officer; answering questions well is sufficient.
- 💬 The interview concluded with the visa being approved, and the interviewee received a green slip.
Q & A
What was the visa interview experience like for the speaker?
-The speaker described their visa interview experience as conversational and relatively straightforward, despite having a sore throat and attending a college farewell party the night before.
When did the speaker's visa interview take place?
-The speaker's visa interview took place around the same time as their biometrics, which was approximately on the 13th or 14th, a year prior to the recording of the transcript.
What was the speaker's attire for the visa interview?
-The speaker wore blue formal pants and a pink shirt for the visa interview, opting for a simple and professional look without tucking in the shirt.
How many universities did the speaker apply to and how many admits did they receive?
-The speaker applied to five universities and received three admits, although they mentioned having applied to more but chose to say five to avoid giving a negative impression.
What advice does the speaker give regarding mentioning admits from better universities?
-The speaker advises against mentioning admits from better universities to avoid the risk of visa rejection, as the visa officer may not consider personal reasons for choosing a different university.
What was the speaker's reason for choosing NJIT?
-The speaker chose NJIT because it is a tier-one research university and they had done their research to determine it was the right fit for them.
Did the speaker have to take any standardized tests like the GRE or IELTS?
-Yes, the speaker took both the GRE and IELTS, scoring a band of eight in IELTS.
What was the speaker's approach to answering questions about their father's profession?
-The speaker provided a concise and specific answer about their father being a business owner, suggesting that being clear and avoiding open-ended answers can prevent follow-up questions.
What was the speaker's strategy for discussing their future career goals?
-The speaker planned to become a software architect and mentioned that the courses they were taking were key to achieving this goal.
How did the speaker handle the question about their final year project?
-The speaker kept the explanation of their final year project brief, focusing on the project's objective and the techniques used, without going into excessive detail.
What was the outcome of the speaker's visa interview?
-The speaker's visa was approved after a series of questions that felt more like a conversation than an interrogation.
What was the speaker's advice for others preparing for a visa interview?
-The speaker advised staying confident, being prepared, and answering questions honestly and concisely, emphasizing that the interview should feel like a conversation.
Outlines
👔 Visa Interview Attire and Experience
The speaker shares their visa interview experience as a fall 22 student at NJIT. They discuss their attire for biometrics and the interview, choosing professional and comfortable clothing. They recount the interview questions, emphasizing the importance of honesty and preparation. The speaker provides advice on how to answer questions about university choices, GRE scores, and financial support. They also share a tip about not mentioning better university admits to avoid potential visa rejection. The paragraph concludes with a personal anecdote about attending a college farewell party the night before the interview.
🗣️ Visa Interview Questions and Responses
The speaker continues their account of the visa interview, detailing the questions asked and their responses. They mention questions about their course selection, siblings, final year project, and whether it was a group project. The speaker advises keeping answers concise and focused. They share their experience of feeling unwell before the interview but maintaining confidence. The paragraph also includes a story about another applicant being rejected, emphasizing the importance of having a well-prepared reason for choosing a university.
📚 Insights on Visa Interview Dynamics
The speaker concludes their visa interview story with the outcome of their application being approved. They reflect on the interview process, noting that it felt more like a conversation than a formal interrogation. The speaker shares their strategy for greeting the officer and emphasizes that politeness and proper answering of questions are more important than excessive flattery. They recount the moment of receiving the approval and sharing the news with family and friends. The paragraph ends with an invitation for viewers to ask questions, request video topics, and engage with the speaker's content.
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Keywords
💡Visa Interview
💡NJIT
💡Biometrics
💡Formal Attire
💡GRE
💡IELTS
💡Admits
💡Funding
💡Career Goals
💡Final Year Project
💡Visa Approval
Highlights
The student's visa interview took place in Chennai, India.
The student wore professional attire for the biometrics and visa interview.
The student applied to five universities and received three admits.
The student chose NJIT for its reputation as a tier-one research university.
The student mentioned a GRE score and an IELTS band of eight.
The student had not traveled outside of India before the interview.
The student's father is funding the education, and he is a business owner.
The student's goal is to become a software architect.
The student provided a brief explanation of their final year project.
The student did not have siblings at the time of the interview.
The student's visa was approved after answering all questions.
The student attended their college farewell the day before the visa interview.
The student had a cough and a bad throat on the day of the interview.
The student prayed for a successful visa interview outcome.
The student did not bring any extra items into the visa interview room.
The student observed another applicant being rejected before their own interview.
The student emphasized the importance of answering questions honestly and confidently.
The student received a green slip indicating visa approval and shared the news with family and friends.
The student encourages viewers to comment with questions or video suggestions.
Transcripts
hello
today I'm going to be sharing my visa
interview experience with you to begin
with
I am a fall 22 student I go to NJIT and
my visa interview happened around the
same time last year
um the dates I don't remember exactly
but it was something like 13th and 14th
or so
my visa interview experience was in
Chennai
I live in Chennai my experience was also
in China so I'll start with what I wore
to my Biometrics as well as my interview
for my Biometrics I was wearing a kurti
with a collar just to be more
professional and for my visa interview I
wore blue formal pants and a pink shirt
very simple I did not tuck it in it was
easy breezy
and I did have a bindi on on both days
that's pretty much it uh nothing to
sweat about you can wear anything that's
comfortable with you guys as long as
it's very presentable I have friends who
wore Kurtis on both days that also works
just wear something
formal Indian Farmers works
Western Farmers also work but I don't
mean sarees and all by Indian families
so without any delay let me start off
with what my questions were I have 15
questions written down here but I'm
pretty sure I was asked a few more
questions I just cannot recall all of
them so my first question was why are
you going to the US
I said I'm going to pursue my masters in
computer science at NJIT then they asked
me how many universities did you apply
to I said I applied to five universities
and got three admits but in reality I
applied to more
universities
but it wouldn't give off a good
impression if I told them that I applied
to 10 but got only three admins so I had
to reduce it and say I have planned to
five universities and had Administration
three the third question was which all
universities I applied to so I had
applied to Arizona State University
University of Colorado Boulder Sunny
Buffalo Arizona State University and
NJIT these are the five I told them and
then I was asked what admits I do have
so here's a tip
if you have an admit from a better
University
do not mention it
chances of your Visa getting rejected
are higher you could have a very valid
reason for not picking the better
University but they are not going to
listen to you I have a friend who had an
admit from NYU and still chose to come
to NJIT and the first time
his Visa got rejected and the second
time he did not mention NYU and then he
received his reason was he did not get
the course of his choice so he did not
go to NYU but the visa interview officer
is not going to ask you why you did not
select the better University
so my next question was why NJIT
I said it's a tier one research
University I did my research I mentioned
all of those and then they asked me when
did you graduate
I graduated in 2022 and I left for the
fall of 2022. my eighth semester results
weren't even out yet but I already had
an admit and my visa interview was also
going on by this time and then they
asked me if I wrote GRE I said yes and
then I mentioned my score to them and
then they asked me if I wrote IELTS or
Topher I said I wrote IELTS and I have a
band of eight and then they asked me if
I had traveled outside of India before
and no I had not so I said the same
thing to them the next question was
about my funding the exact question that
they asked me was have you secured an
educational loan I said no my father is
funding for me and then they asked me
what is your father my answer to this
was my dad is a business owner he does
so and so and so
I did not leave it open-ended so the
person could not ask me more questions
on this answer I suggest that you do the
same say your dad is a business owner he
produces this for this
or he manufactures this and ships it to
this
on a contract basis or on a daily basis
something like that but keep it crisp to
the point and finish the entire answer
if they do ask more questions about our
dad's profession we may not be able to
answer all of them
you could have us thinking well thinking
in front of the Visa officer not good
next question was what do you want to do
in the future I said I want to build my
career
as a software architect and then
follow-up question was which courses are
you taking now that will help you go
closer to your goals I mentioned all of
my core courses I said these are my core
courses and they are key in me achieving
my goal and then they asked me if I have
any siblings yes I do I have one younger
sister when this happened she was in
sixth grade and then they asked me
what was your final year project I
explained my project in two lines keep
it crisp you don't have to say my final
year project was
just say I worked on detecting this
using ml techniques or I worked on
predicting this this and this using
these these these techniques okay and
then
the final question was
was this a group project I said no it
wasn't I worked on it all by myself
that is the truth it was a solo project
and that's what I said so even though
they were 15 plus questions it felt more
like a conversation even when I was
telling you these questions were pretty
simple if you're prepared enough just
stay confident you can do it it's just
going to be like a conversation
be it a short interview or a long
interview it is going to feel like a
conversation if you are prepared enough
after I answered the final question she
said okay I'm approving your Visa have
fun in New Jersey
I said Thank you and I left
now that we're done with the questions
let me get into the crooks and the
details of what exactly happened so on
my Biometrics day I went there right on
time I wasn't ahead of
my slot I maybe went like 10 minutes
prior to my slot
I went in there it was a line it was a
pretty simple process I went in
they took my passport they took a
picture of me and then my fingerprints
and then I was right out and then the
next day
was my visa interview but guess what
I'm sharing this just so you don't feel
too tensed about your visa interview my
farewell my college farewell was right
before the day of my visa interview I
had my Biometrics I had to rush back
home I changed my clothes I did my
makeup everything I went to college for
the farewell party farewell party got
over I wanted to head back home because
obviously the next day was my visa
interview but my friends were not okay
with it they took me out for ice cream I
had an ice cream and then I got back
home I had a cough
my voice was bad
there was barely any voice coming out of
me I had a very bad throat I got back
home at like eight nine o'clock
at night I went to sleep I got up in the
morning my slot was I believe at eight
or eight thirty is that the earliest lot
it's been a year I do not remember so I
woke up in the morning I gargled with
salt water because my wife was still
very very bad
but I was not disheartened so anything
like that happens to you it's fine
you're going to do okay do not get tense
just stay confident you've got this okay
that morning after I gargled and
everything I dressed up I went to a
temple I prayed I was like God please
make them approve my Visa that was a
desperate time right all of you are like
that I understand so I went we were all
waiting outside the Chennai VA safe
so before going in
my dad was with me so I gave him my
phone anything extra that I had I gave
it to him and if you can do not take
anything with you try your best to leave
it behind
maybe take a friend along give it to
them make them hold it I did not see
anybody submitting any of their things
to anyone in front of me or behind me
there was nobody carrying anything so it
was pretty seamless we all just went in
so we went in for seeing so many
officers sitting there interviewing
people there was one person who was very
very kind I was like oh God please make
me get this person because he was barely
asking them any questions he was like
why are you going why are you going okay
cool
I'm approving your Visa I wanted to go
there but no I did not get that person I
did not even realize that the Visa
interviewers were sitting in an L-shaped
and I was only seeing this trip off
interviewers the other side will not
even know that there was somebody
sitting there but I did go to the other
end that I couldn't see right I went
there there was a boy in front of me he
was going to go to the United States for
his Bachelors
the Visa interviewer was asking him
questions this boy tried his best to
answer but he got his Visa rejected and
I think I know why
when the officer asked him why did you
pick this University
this kid said something like my cousin
lives there and he told me it's a good
University do not say things like that
always say that you did your research
and you know that this is the right
University for you and that is why
you're going there so the person in
front of me got their visa rejected I
was a little sad for them I had to snap
out of it and then go on with my
interview but before I could snap out of
it the officer said hello good morning
how are you I said I'm good thank you
and then my interview just went on so
quickly so why I'm saying this is I did
not even use the word officer or I'm
good officer how are you I did not ask
things like that I just said Thank you
and went off it is not necessary that
you butter up your Visa officer before
you start your interview okay you
properly answering your questions itself
will fetch you your Visa I know people
in these telegram groups saying greet
that person be nice to them I do not
think it's as important as you answering
the questions you write I'm fine thank
you is also good enough that's what I
did and I have my Visa approved
I've lived in the US for 10 months and
then I'm back here for summer break visa
interview went on
and then I got my green slip and I
walked out I said Daddy I got it
approved and then I called I told my mom
I can't approved and then I told my best
friend that I got it approved and that
was it that was my visa interview
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