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Hippl, ThetimehascomeforustogetreadyforthenexthurdleVISA.Oneofthebestprepsfor theVIincludethereadingofearlierVIstogetanunderstandingoftheprocessandalsoget overthecommonpitfalls.Inorderthesimplifytheprocess,IhavecompiledalloftheVisa InterviewsthathavebeenpostedonEdulixhere(excludingFall2007+).Itisquitealongone andIhopeyoufindthisuseful.Ihavealsoincludedthesourceifeachandeverythread quotedhereforyourreference. Allthebest kindregards, kuchcha (email:kuchchaatrediffmailperiodcom) P.S:IhaveusedMozilla,OpenOffice.OrgandUbuntutopreparethis.Ihavegotthemfor freetooandhenceIowethiscredit(ofwateverlittlevalueitmightbe). !!!SupportOpenSource!!! Time:00:41:37 Date:16/04/07
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http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23290 ThereweretworoundsformeoneatMarch10(Iwasputunder221gafterthat)andthe otheratMarch27. Round1:a>Showmethefinancialdocs.howdidsuchanamountenterthebankatthelast moment?(IwasnotsurewhetheritwasFDorthirdbanktransaction). b>Tellmehowdouprovethaturfatherissponseringu.(Ihadnodocuments). c>TellmetheproofthaturfatherisanIPSofficer.(Ihadnoproof) She(MyVOinKolkata)stressedmoreonthefinancialdocuments.Sheaskedforthetwelve monthstransactionofthebank.Sheaskedabouttheproofofmyfathersemployment,anda letterthatmyfatherissponseringme. d>ShetoldmetogetanewI20.(Enddatewasprintedwrongly). Round2:Alldocswerecovered.Lettersissued.Shestressedmoreontheeducationaldocs. AfterthoroughlyscrutinisingthebankstatementssheaskedfortheSaralFormofmyfather, dadssalarydetailsandeventhesalaryofmyfatherandafewtransactiondetailsforthebank statement.Shesoughtmyundergradmarksheets:allsems.Finallysheissuedmeaoneyear visavalidtillthedateonmyI20,andsaidwithasmilethat: Yourvisahasbeenissued.Youwillgetyourpassportwithintwodays.Bestofluckforyour studiesinUS!(Amazingladytotalkto!!) ================================================================= ==================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19215 VISAEXPERIENCES Experience1: Amit'sprofile:GRE2030TOEFL617University:VirginiaTechStreamIE Interviewer:pleaseshowmeyourI20. (amitproduceshisI20) Interviewer:what'syourGREscore. Amit:2030 Inter..:CanIhavelookatyourscoresheetplease.
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(amitsubmitshisGREscoresheet) Interwiever:YouseemtohaveagoodGREscore. Amit:ThankyouSir (Commentsactuallyamitwasquitepuzzledastohowtheinterviewermentionedashis scoretobehigh.Butthematteroffactisthatthesepeopleusuallylookattheverbalscores andamithadahighverbalscoreof680.) Interviewer:Whichunivareyougoingto? Amit:Virginiatech. interviewer:that'saverytoughschool.Whydidyouchoosesuchatough school? Amit:Sir,thespecializationwhichIwanttopursueinIEisfacilitiesdesign.andVirginia Techissupposedtobeoneofthebestschoolsforthisspecialization.That'sthereasonI chosethisschool. (commentsOneshopuldneverjustsaythattheschoolishighrankedratheryoushouldtry andreplythewayamitdidietalkmoreaboutthecoursespecializationanddon'tforgetto talksometechiestuffsothattheinterviewergetsthemessagethatyouknowwhatyouare goingtodo.) Inter..VeryHappyoyouhaveanyfinancialsupportfromtheuniversity? Amit:Nosir. (Comment:alwaysbestraightforwardaboutyouraidstatus.Don'tsatthatIwillgetonceI gototheuniversity....etcetc..rememberthiswillalwaysworkagainstyou.) Inter..:Who'syoursponsor? Amit:myparents Inter..:Doyouhaveanysupportingfinancialdocuments? Amit:YesSir.
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(amitnowforwardshisCAstatement.) Inter..:Dohaveanythingmoreconcretethanthis? Amitnowforwardshisbankstatement theinterviewerhasalookatitandgivesitbacktohim Interviewer:Allthebestson.Studywell! Amitwasaskedtopayhisvisafee.whichmeantthathehadgothisvisa.
EXPERIENCE2 dearfriends, igotvisaon30thapriltolamarunivforsummerterminM.Smechengg... thevisainterviewisforabout5mins.... thequestionsare 1)whythisuniv? 2)Inwhichfielduhaveexp??(ihaveexpof6yrsinISO9001 company) 3)Whatisurareaofspecialisation??? (itoldadvancedNDTmethodsasihaveexpinthatfield...) 4)Explainabouturexpinthatcompany? 5)Tellmecontactno'sofprofurcorrespondingoverphone?? Itoldhimwellknownprofsareavailablewiththatuniv...itoldhimi amintouchwiththemoverphone...ifusaythromailshewillasku
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proofs...) 6)lasttimeuhaveappliedtosomeotheruniv...whythistimeto lamar???(onceihaverejectindecember2002)...soitoldhimmy areaofspecialisationisgoodinlamar... 7)Whatisurfather? 8)Whatishisannualincome? 9)Douknowcardriving??(thisistestingquestion....soushud sayiknow...becauseweshudactaswehavecar...becauseweare showingfixedassetsofrs.1croreandabove...sodon'tsayidon't know..) 10)Whatisurcarno??(itoldhimmybikeno...ushudtellthe answerimmediately...ifudelayhewillunderstandthatwearelying) sofriends...allthebesttoallofu... bye naren
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VO:Howdoyouplantofinanceureducation..17K$isalotofmoney ME:YesSir,Myparentsaresponsoring VO:URparentsannualincomeisonly5L..howcantheysponsoru

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(thisisthetrickquestion..ugetflusteredhere..urdone) ME:YesSir,its5L..theyhavesavingof...LandIamtakingabank loanof12L(thiswasmorethenrequired..mytotalsavingsandbank loanwasabout1.5timesthatrequiredfor2yrs)) VO:Sowhatwillbeurrepaymentpermonth ME:around20thousandpermonth VO:(soundsverysurprisedandsays)..thatsalotofmoney...how canyourepay(hestaresatme..likeiamsomecriminal)) ME:(withthesametonethatheused..)20thousandisnotatall alotofmoney..iamverysureofrepayingitback..itshouldntbe aproblematall VO:Givesmeaproperstare...looksrightintomyeyes ME:Givehimasmile VO:Gopayurfees..iamonseventhheaven Experience4: Me:Goodmorningsir. VO:Goodmorning. VO:WhyrugoingtoUS? Me:SirIhavebeenworkingforthepast3yearsnow.IalwayswantedtodoresearchandI thinkthisisthebesttimetopursuemygoalsasIhavethevaluableindustryexperienceand goodacademicbackgroundtosupportmeaswell. VO:Hmmm..butwhyonlythisuniversity.
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Me:InfactsirIhavegotadmitstootheruniversitiesaswelland.... VO:Whicharetheotheruniversities. ME:(Itoldhimthelist) VO:Ok.SowhatsspecialaboutthisuniversityURgoingto? Me:Sir,IhaveinteractedwithquiteafewgraduatestudentsatalltheuniversitiesandI realizethatthisuniversityIamgoingtohasstateoftheartresearchfacilities. VO:Ok.Sowhoisgoingtosponserureducation. Me:Myparentssir. VO:Whatsurdad'sannualincome. Ithothesaidfamily.... Me:SirXLakhs. VO:Thatsurdad'sincome? Me:OhNosir.Thatsmyparentsincome.Mydad's incomeisYLakhs/PA. Hegivesmeastare.Looksatmeindisbelief. Looksthrumypapers.... Me:IpointoutthevariousdocumentsinproofofY lakhs/PA. VO:Whereisurbanktransactionstatement. Me:Ishowhimtheprintoutwhichhasthe transactions.
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FindsaletterwhichstatesthatIworkforTata InfotechLimited. VO:Oh.UworkforTata's? Me:Yessir.Forthepast3years. VO:SoTatasissponsoringureducation? Me:Nosir.Tata'sdontsponserhighereducation. VO:ButTata'sareveryveryrich. Me:(justlaughed). Justpassesallthedocumentsbelowthewindowand saysgoandpaythevisafeesatthecounter 1]Dontputallyourdocumentsinthefoldergivenbythettspeoplebcozthatwewillbe givingittocounsellorhewillnotseethedocscompletely.Thiswastheproblemfacedby me.ifiwouldhavekeptsomeofmyfinancialdocswithmeiwouldhaveshownhimas soonasheaskedme. 2]He[counsellor]askedmeaboutmydad'sannualincomeitoldhimheisearningaboutX lakhsperannum...thenheaskedmethathowmuchhewillbeprovidingyouinthatX lakhs..itoldhimthathewillbeprovidingmeX1lakhsformyeducation. 3]counsellorafterseeingmyI20whereitismentionedmycoursedurationas3years including1yearasgrace.hekepthangingtoitsayingthatmycoursedurationis3years andudonthavesufficientfundstopayforit.itoldhimthatonly2yearsisthecourse durationand1yearisgracehenoteventriedtolistenmywords.soanyonegoingfor counsellingkeepthatinmindwhattoanswerifthisquestionisbeingposedtoyou. Experience5: Theinterviewwaslikethis. Con.Officer:Hiii!!!(withabroadsmile) Me:Hellosir(Smiling)
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Gavehimmyfolder. CO:LouisianaStateUniversity. Me:Yessir. CO:Whythisuniv? Me:MyareaofinterestisVLSIandadvancedresearch workisgoingonoverthereinthisarea. CO:Look,theannualexpensesare16,000USDandur coursedurationis2.5yearsasperuri20,itcomes to50,000USD. howwillumeettheseexpenses? Me:Sir,Iamhavingabankbalanceof14.6lacsand Fixeddepositsof2lacs. CO:whatisyourfather? Me:Myfatheris(toldhisoccupation) CO:Whatishisincome? Me:4.5lacsperannumsir. CO:ItisnotsufficientIthink. Me:Sir,mybrotherisalsosponsoringmeformy education. CO:Whatishedoing? Me:Heisworkingas(toldhisoccupation).
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Co:where? Me:Inbangaloresir. CO:Whatishisincome? Me:1.8lacsperannumsir. Co:So,Hecanalsosupportyouforurstudies. Me:Yessir. CO:whatisurmother? Me:Mymotherisahousewifeandsheishaving property, Con.Officerinterruptedandsaid,propertyselling andallwon'thappen... Me:Shegetsrentsofabout1.3lacsperannumthrough herpropertysir. CO:OK.Sowhatwilludowithurelectrical engineeringdegree. Me:Iwillreturntoindiaandworkinabigcompany. CO:WhynotinUS? Me:Usualsir,familytiesandallourpropertyislocatedinindia. CO:Takeallyourdocuments. Me:OK CO:GotothelastcounterandpaytheDD.
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Hedidn'tcheckevenonedocumentofmine. Sobeconfidentandtensefree.
Experience6: hi, kthisismyvisaexperience ihadtheinterviewonoctober30. itwas8:00whenistartedfortheembassybythetimeireachedthereitstartedtopourout heavily.allthepplweredrenchedandthenvwereletinat9:00.ihadtoarrangemy documnetsandthenwnetothecountertopay3165ddandtheiwasaskedtogotoanother counter.theremydoucmentsweretaken(asiwasrejectedforfall2001)andishownthe waytothevisa interviewsection.ijusthadthetokennumberalongwithmeandnofile(astheygivethe documnetfilenormallytoall).igottensedupandthenihavemanypplbeenrejectedby counter1andsothoughtkminealsowillbinthesamestatusifwascalledthe personincounter1.andtofateiwascalleduponbyhim.. venkat:hellosir cou:hihowzzlife venkat:fine cou:uwererejectedlasttimeforuniv.ofbridgeport andnowthatuhaveappliedwithwesternmichgan univ..whynotbridgeport? venkat:wmuisratedamongthetop100institutions andthisisafarbetterunivthanwhenconsideredto
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bridgeport. cou:whichbranchrugoingfor? venkat:electricalengineering cou:ym.s.? venkat:inb.e.vjusthavetheoverviewiethe fundamentalsofallthesubjectsratherthanthe specialsationwhichcanbedoneonlythroughm.s. cou:ywmu? venkat:iwantedtodoaspecialisationinprogrammable logiccontrollerandwmuisoneoftheoutstanding univinthatfieldinresearch. cou:yonlyinu.s.a? venkat:sirihavehavebeentomanyinterviewsandi havefoundthatmanymncpreferstudentswith internationaldegreeandexposureeventhoughnot havingexperiencethancomparedtopplwhohaveindian degreeandhandsonexperience. cou:whatisurfatherdoing? venkat:heisworkingasaccountsofficerinhindustan cables,centralgov.. cou:whatisurfathersal?
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venkat:7,70,000 cou:ithinkurcollegefeesid$15,000.andidont thinkuwillbabletopay..? venkat:pleaselookatthebankstatementsihave 15laksinindianbank,4lakinandhrabankandafixed of4lakonmyname..soicandisposewheneveriwant to. cou:ithinkuranalscoreisless(440)? venkat:sirithinkmyanalscorewountaffectmeand myperformanceasforanelectricalengg.heneedsto haveagoodquantsscorethatihave.. cou:whathaveubeendoinginthespanfromfall2001 tilldate? (igueesedthathemightaskthisandsoitooka workexpcertificatefrommyunclepowerproject) venkat:sirihavebeenworkinginmyunclecompany withzerosalaryjustonlyforexperience. cou:repeatit venkat:siruhavehearditcorrectlyihaveworkedfornosalary cou:showmethecertificate venkat:showedthepapers
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cou:whatiscompany? venkat:skjpowerproject cou:whatisit? venkat:itsahydelpowerproject cou:whatishydelpowerprojectmean? venkat:generationofpowerfromwater. cou:takeallurdocumentsalongwiththecollegefees venkat:k cou:goandpaythefee(thegoldenwords) iwasthelstpersontobinterviewedandtomyworstforalongtime.ifeelallthosewhor goingpleaselookintotheeyesofurcounsellorandtalkandpleasesayuranswersinaloud manner thatsallicansaypleasefeelfreetocontactme myemailidvenkatvasu@rediffmail.com andifanybodyfromhydcancontactto7050677 bye wishuallthebest
Experience7:
themomentiminfrontofthewin,,imasked VO:yus?(nogreeetingsatall,,,onlybzness)
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me:sir,i'dliketodoaspecialisationcozabachelorinenggjustgivesanoverviewofthe difffieldsassociatedwith(mymajor)likesignalprocessin,n/win,powerelexetc,,,i'dlike to specialiseinapartiularfieldthatwudlaterfetchmeajobinanindustryofmychoice. VO:wichindustrywudthatb? me:bakhereinindiavvecompaniesdeeelinwith n/winntelecomm likebhartitelecom,mtnl,bsnletcalsotherersm companiesbasedin indiawithtieupswithuslikehughes,orangeetc,,i'd liketoba partofneofthese VO:watdoyermother/fatherdfo? me:mydadzsonsonmazateacher vo:yerannualincome? me:5.1lacz,,thazinclusiveofincomefmothersources,,thatis,,interestfmsavings,bonds etc. vo:shomethescorereports? iproducethesame vo:veyagotthedraft?(hementtehvisaissuanceDD) me:yessir(gavethat) vo:gavemeastikertostikonthettsenvelopewich
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wudlatercontaintheppt(withadifference) ilftthecounterstilljitteryfmtheentireexp,,was toldtowritetheaddontheenvelopewichwaslaterdeliveredtome in48hrzflat(23rdnov)theniwasshowntheexit
Experience8: me:goodmorningsir vo:showmwurI20andpassport me:handoverthedocuments vo:whyusa me:sir,80%oftheworld'sreseachinengg.is goingoninUSA.naturally,USAistheobviouschoice foranengg.student. vo:showmeurGREscorecard me:(handoverthesame,takesaqicklookatthem) vo:showmeurBTEchdegree me:(handthisovcertohim) vo:haveugotthebankdraft? me:yessir,(giveittohim) vo:ok,gotothegentlemansittingbehindthedesk me:(turnaroundinsurprise,againcomebackand
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ask"sir,ihavegotthevisa? vo:(withablandlookondaface)yeah. me:thankyousir.
Experience9: off:hi me:goodafternoonsir, off:souhavedoneu'rengg? me:yessir off:whatwasurmajor: me:electricalengg off:sourgoingforurmsorPh.D.? me:m.ssir off:inwhatsubj.? me:inhighvoltageenggandpowersystems? off:powersystems,good,ucandoalotforyourcountry me:yes,withthecurrentpowerdeficitinIndiaIam sureIcandoalotformycountry off:hmm,urGREscoresarenottoogood me:Iguessitwasjustoneofthedayswheneverythingwentwrong.(trusteidoonowhat mademesaythatasihadatottlydiffanswprepared)off:thiscouldbeyourluckydaythen, justshowmethefundstoaffordthiscollge.
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me:yessirIhave__lakhsinS/Baccount,__inFD off:__lakhsinS/B....nownowhowdidugetthat kindamoney me:sirIhavemypassbookucanseeit off:noIdontwantto,ujusttell me:sirinmyfirstyearofengitwasdecidedthatI wasgoingtodoanmSeversincewehavebeenputting asidecertainamontsofmoney,whichwehaverotated fromdifferentbanksandmaintainedinoneaccount whichwouldfacilitateeasiertransactionbetweenthe universityandbank off:ok me"sirIalsohadapropertyinmynamewhichIsold lastyr.,Ihavethedeedpaperswoulduliketoseeit off:nono, off:heyhaveuseenthemovieMississippimasala me:nosir,buthearditwasagoodmovie off:itis me:ithinkitwasmadebyanindiandirectormiranair off:thatsright,gotocounter1andpayurfees me:thankyousirandhaveaniceday
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Experience10: ME;YESSIR, VO:WHYUCHOOSETHISSCHOOL? ME:SIR,MYAREAROFINTERESTISPOWERSYSTEMAND ADVANCEDRESEARCHISGOINGONOVERTHEREANDMYPROF SUGGESTEDMETHATUNI VO:URGRESCOREREPOTISHAVINGONLYONESCHOOL NAME,WHATRTHEOTHERUNIUAPPLIED ME:OKLAHOMA,WRIGHTANDWAYNE VO:THWNWHYISLOUISAINATECH ME:SIR,MYPROFFSUGGETSED(HEREHEPOINTEDHISFINGERTO STOPPEDMEANDASKED VO:WHATURFATHER? ME:HEISGOVTEMPLOYEE,DYMRO VO:YAHH,GOANDPAYURFEE.
Experience11: Name:PankajKamatEmail:pankaj@softhome.net University:UniversityofIllinoisatUrbanaChampaign(Noaid) GREScore:2310TOEFLScore:677(paperbased)

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Thequestionsaskedwere:(Answersinbrackets) 1.Whatisthepurposeofyourtrip? (MastersDegreeinComputerScience) 2.HaveyoueverbeenoutsideIndia? (No) 3.WhatisyourTOEFLscore?(677) 4.677? (Yesitwasapaperbasedtest) 5.WhatisthehighestscoreinTOEFL? (677) 6.SoyouarethehighestinTOEFL (Ijustsmiled) 7.WhatisyourGREscore? (2310) 8.Whichuniversityareyougoingto? (UIUC) 9.Who'ssponsoringyou? (Myparents) 10.Whatdoesyourdaddo? (WorksasdivisionalmanagerinCanaraBank) 11.ShowmehisITreturns!
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(Iremovedthereturnsfromthefolderandwasabouttoslideitacrossthewindowwhenhe slidsomethingacross.ItwasmyI20) 12.CarrythiswhiletravellingandcollectyourVISAat3pm. (Thatwasit.Nodocumentsseenbyhim.)
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Name:SeemaJoshiEmail:josee@softhome.net University:UniversityofMissouriatKansasCity GREScore:1890TOEFLScore:640(paperbased) Herearethequestionsasked. ME:GoodMorning,Maam She:Howmanyuniversitiesdidyouapplyto? ME:10 She:howmanyacceptedyou? Me:4 She:howmanyrejectedyou? Me:4 She:whichunivsrejectedyou?Me:UniversityofCincinnatti,UnivoftexasArlington,..... She:WhyareyougoingtotheUS? Me:Formaster'sinComputerscience.
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She:Whatwasurbachelor'sdegreein? Me:Computerscience. She:Whatwasyourfirstchoice? Me:UniversityofMissouriKansascity She:Thatwasurfirstchoice?(AtthispointIgotscaredthinkingthatIhadwrongly answeredthequestion) Me:yes She:why? Me:causeitoffersnetworkingandthatismyinterest. She:OK..collecturvisaat3. SmileIwasnotaskedtoshowasingledocument.
Experience13: he:GoodMorning me:GoodMorning. q1:whyrugoingforUSA? me:forMasters. q2:WhichUniversity? me:WesternKentuckyUniversity. q3:whythisuniversity? me:Theuniversityiswellknownforitsmathandcomputerscience

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coursesandmysenior(NAMEISCOMPULSORYTOMENTIONHEREandidid mention)alsosuggestedthefacultyhereisgoodandsupporting. q4:whatrurparents? me:Govt.Employees. q5:whatistheirsalary? me:4.5lakhs. q6:umeanboth? me:yeah,both. q7:whatisthefeefortheuniversity? me:$16000+ q8:uhaveanyaid? me:yeah,$5000. q9:sothatwillbe24......25.......26.......27....28lakhs? q10:whendiduplanforUSA? me:21/2years. q11:douhaveanybankloan? me:yeah,andishowedhimmybanktransactionstatement(notthetransactionsbutthe statementgivenbythebanksayinghehas$$$$$amountofmoney).ididnottakeloanbuti saidyes. q10:urparentshadsomuchmoneyinjust21/2years? me:itsactuallylikethismyfatherhasbeenworkinginmanyMNC andtheamountwhichyouareseeingnowiswhathehasbeenpooling
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sincemanyyears.itwasjust21/2yearsagothatwedecidedthati havetogotoUSAandsincethenhepooledanddepositedthatmoney inthisaccountandsoisthemoney. q11:douhavebankloan? me:itsactuallylikethis,ihavesomuchmoneyinmybankaccount andidon'thaveanypurposeintakingabankloan. q12:haveuanypassbookforthistransaction? me:yeah,ishowedhimthepassbook. q13:whatwillyoudoafterurcourse? me:iwilldefinitelycomebacktoindia. q14:whatsortofjobwillugethere? me:codinganddecoding. q15:whatsortofcompanieswilltakeyou? me:DSPDigitalSignalProcessingandmanyothercompaniesasthisis bothhardwareandsoftwarerelatedcommunicationscodinganddecoding. q16:whatisursalarythen? me:4lakhs. ipassedoutin2002andiwentforfall2003. q17:whatwereyoudoingorthepastoneyear? me:pardonme? q17:wereyouinajoborsomethingforthepastoneyearasyou
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passedoutin2002? me:ihavebeendoingasatraineeinECIL q18:whatisECIL? me:ElectronicCorporationOfIndiaLtdandiwastakingproofof payslipsandIDcardsandhesaid"Idon'twanttoseethose documents". andthenhesaiducanpayyourfeeincounter#1andhereturnedme allthedocumentsincludingTOEFL,GRE,I20. iwaspickingthemupandsuddenlyhesaid"ineedthatdocument aaaaaaaaaaaa"andiaskedhim"I20?".hesaid"yeah,I20"andhe immediatelysaid"UcanpayurfeeincounterNo.1" hedidnotbothertoseemyCAStatement,ValuationReport,Property Documentsetcetc. ipaidtheDDandcameout,rantomyfathertotellhimigotmy visaandthenitstrucktomethatigotF1VISAstamped. itisalljoyfromthenon. ihopeitwasasdetailedasihavexperienceit. allthebesttouall.
Experience14: aboutthequestions?
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1)whyrugoingtoUSA? 2)Inwhichfieldurplanningtodourgraduate studies 3)whoisfundingurstudies? 4)douhaveanysiblings? 5)howmanyuniversitiesuapplied? Myanswers 1)iamgoingtoUSAfordoingMyGraduatestudiesin UniversityofTExasatElPaso. 2)IamgoingtodoMechanicalEngineering. 3)MyFatherandMotherfortheentireperiodof studies. 4)yesiamhavinganyounger/eldersister,hername is...andsheisdoingher..in... 5)iappliedfor6universities.andtheyare...(givethenamesoftheuniv).igotthismany rejectionsandthismanyacceptance.thatsallfrommyside. Experience15: Q.WhydoyouwanttogotoUSforhigherstudiesandnotstudyin India? A.FirstlyAmericaneducationsystemisveryflexible.Thecourseof normalduration2yearscanbecompletedin18monthsorsometimeseven15
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monthsThatwouldworktomyadvantage.IwanttogoforMSinMechanical Engineeringwithspecializationindesign.Butyoucan'treallyconsiderdesigninisolation. Ifyouwanttobeperfectindesign,youhavetogottoknowsomethingaboutTheoryof Machines,Vibrationsandothersubjects.Becauseofflexibleeducationsystem,Icantakeup somecreditsfromdesignsomecreditsfromToMandsoon.Thirdly,ratioofprofessorsto studentsinAmericanUniversitiesisveryhigh.Eachprofessorteachesasmallgroupof studentsandasaresulteverybodygetspersonalizedattention.ThesealladvantagesofUS educationsystemarenotavailableinIndiahenceIwanttogotoUS. Q.ButtherearegoodinstituteslikeIITavailableinIndia?Whydon't youpursueyourstudiesthere? A.(Tothisquestion,don'tsaythatyouarenotgoodenoughtomakeit toIIT.Ihadpreparedtosaythesameoldthingsaboutbettereducation availableinUS.Findagoodanswerforthis.) Q.WhydoyouwanttogotoKSU? A.(Forthisquestion,pleasecollectsomeinformationfromthe InternetabouttheresearchfacilitiesavailableinthevicinityofUniversity youwanttogoto.Youcanalwayssaythatbecauseoftheseresearch facilities,qualityofeducationisabsolutelysuperbandsomeofthebesttalent intheworldisavailablethere)
Apartfromthat,forKSU,myreasonswere Forgraduatecourse,thereare70studentsand24professors.That meansonanaverage,oneprofessorteachesjustthreestudents.
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IaminterestedinDesign/TQMetc.ProfessorsfromKSUarespecialized inthoseareas.Theyhavepublishedanumberofpapersontheseareas. (Knowsomeofthetitlesofthepapers/researchdonebyprofessorsinthe fieldofyourinterest.)Somanyareasofinterestmatchwiththeirs.
Q.Whyisyourcousinsponsoringyou? A.Mycousinisabusinessmansomeandsome12yearsago,whenhe startedoffhisbusiness,peopleweresomewhatsuspiciousaboutthesuccessof hisbusinessandasaresultnobodywasreadytoinvestmoneyinhis business.Atthatcrucialmoment,myfatherwasthefirstpersonwhoinvested substantialmoneyinhisbusiness.Heisgratefulbecauseofthatand henceheissponsoringme.(Youcanfindadifferentanswerforthis.) Q.Whatareyourfutureplans? (Ihadtakencertificatesfromalocalindustry,whichIownedbya personwithsamesurnameasminethattheyarereadytoabsorbmeintotheir businessonceIreturn.) A.IwilljointhebusinessofmyothercousinafterIreturn.Iamvery muchinterestedinteachingprofession.Thereare7Engineeringcolleges nearby.IwouldliketoworkasaProfessorinanyoneofthese. Q.ThenwhyareyouworkingwithIMSrightnowandnotwiththatlocal
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industry? A.(Inthecertificateitwasmentionedthattheindustryfrequently needsexperttechnicaladvice,whichtheyhavetoobtainfromconsultants, whichcoststhemexorbitantlyintermsoftimeandmoney.Itwasalso mentionedthattheirindustrywouldbegreatlybenefitedifIgetdeeptechnical knowledgeinadvancecountieslikeUS)Rightnow,IamaBEandIam notinapositiontoprovidethekindofexpertadvicetheyarelookingfor. InthemeantimeIgotofferofteachingMath's.Iliketeachingprofession andMath'shasbeenmypassionrightfrommyschooldays.SoIjoinedIMS.
Somesuggestions a)Rememberthattheyrelymoreonyourwordsthanthedocuments. Justsay,whateveryouwantto,slowlyandclearly.Speakconfidently. b)Ifyoutakecertificatefromanyindustry,knowsomethingabout theirindustry c)Iftheyaskforfinancialstatement,alwaysstartwithyour strongpoint.Forexampletakeacaseinwhichsponsorhasannualincomeof8 lakhs.Thisisobliviouslyastrongpoint.Supposehehasbankbalancebut chunkofmoneyisdepositedonly15daysback.Insuchacase,firstshowthe ITreturns.Highannualincomeshouldandwouldimpressthemandtheymay
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ormaynotaskforpassbooks. d)Youmaysaythatyouaretheonlychildforyourparentsand thatallthepropertyisvirtuallyyours. e)Ifyoursponsorisabusinessmanknowsomethingabouthis businessliketheproductstheymanufacture,theirannualturnoverandsoon f)Thinkofallsortsofquestionsthatcouldbeaskedtoyou. Prepareyouranswersandrehearsthethingbeforeyougoforvisa interview. Experience16: Helloeveryone,IgotanF1bygodsgracefromChennaiconsulate.Going forMSinCSatUTD.Myappointmentwasscheduledat9:30onFriday. Reachedaround8:45.Arrivingattheconsulateearlyhelps,asthereissmall queueoutsideitwaitingtogetin.itmighthelpyouintheend(ifyouare notfortunateenoughtogetacountervisa)i.e.duringtheagonizingwait fortheinterview.Afterinitialsecuritychecks,theycheckyourpassport andyourappointmentletteroutside,onceyougetintheyseeyourfile. that'sitforsecurityinitially.Thenyoustandinanotherqueueforpaying theRs300TTScharge.Theywillgiveyouafileforinserting2drafts,I20, passportGRE,TOEFL.Everythingwillbemarkedandyouaresupposedto placethemappropriately.YouneedtokeepyourmarksheetsbehindI20as thereisonseparateprovisionforit.Thenyouaredirectedtoanotherqueue
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forpayingthevisaissuancefee.Ipaidaround9:20.Youaresupposedto writeyourname,addressandpassportnumberonthebackofalldrafts.On payingtheyissueareceiptandpinkslipwiththetokennumberonit(Idon't exactlyrememberwheretheyissueditasIwashavinglotsofpaper reg.financialdetails).Aftercollectingthis,theywillaskyoutositfor awhiledependinguponthequeueatthenextstage.Youcanarrangetill thequeueforthenextcountergetscleared.Thisiswheretheyissue countervisas.Ourbatchwasfortunateenoughandhedidn'tseemyfile/GRE scoreandreturnedthevisaissuancedrafttome.Maybecountervisasare temporarilysuspended.Heaskedfordegreecertificates/provisional.I gaveallthemarksheetsIhadandhereturnedtheX,XIImarksheetsback tomeSoonlyyourBE/BTechmarksheets,provisionalarerequired.Hescans thephotographonyourformandstaplesthepinksliptopassport.Soone photograph,whichisonyourform,issufficient,thoughhaving additionalphotographsisnooffence.Hereturnedthepassportandaskedmeto appearfortheinterviewattheconsulatesoffice.Therewillbeanother securitycheckpointhereandthenyouenterawellairconditionedroom.There areeightcountersnumbered.Counter1iswhereyoupaythevisafeeif granted. Ireachedaround9:40thereonly3(4,7,8)countersareopen initially.Youwillbeseatedandtheguardwilldirectyoutothenextcounterline
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that'sfree.Aftersometimetherewereconsuls.at2,4,5,6,7,and8. MostlyF1wereassignedto2,4,and5.TherewerelotsofrejectsandIhad hopedforalessnumberofrejections.buttheconsuls.at4wasissuingvisa withoutanyproblemafterscrutinyofdocuments.Isawalotofrejectsfrom5. LuckilyIgotintocounter4.(Therewillbeonlythreepeopleinthe lineincludingtheoneinterviewed.Soyouhavetopatientlywaitforyour turn) theguyat2wasalsoissuingvisasashecamelate.(Onlyonereject fromhiscounter).Whenmyturncame,thisiswhathappenedtome: Me:GoodmorningSir, Coff:goodmorning(IslidtheTTScovertohim,Ikepttheaffidavit ofsupportfromthesponsor(onRs.20stamppaperfirst).Hesawthatand withinsecondsreturneditbacktome,guessthat'snotnecessary! Coff:whatdoyouknowaboutDallas? Me:blaaaaaaaaaaa Coff:whydoyouwanttodoatUTD? Me:blaaaaaaaaaaa (ThefilegivenbyTTShaslittlespaceforourbulkyfinancialpapers soIkepttheCAstatementalongwiththebankstatementofbalanceinSB, FDandothercertificatesIhadgot.Hescannedthemquickly.Hesawthe summarystatementonthefirstpageandaskedmewhatmyfatherwasdoingand
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alsoaboutmymonthlyincomethenhesaidthegoldenwordwhilereturning thestudentscopyofI20.WhichIdintherproperly.therewassomeproblem withhismike.Soherepeatedthegoldenwords. Coff:keepthisfortheaeroplane Me:thankyousir (HesawtheCAstatementandthebankcertificatesforFD,SBand retainedmypassportandI20andreturnedtheresttome.HewroteF1onthe pinkslipandaskedmetopaythefeeat#1alongwiththevisaissuance draft. Thepassportreachedmeinaday.Igotloanfor10lakhsandIdidnot mentionitinCAstatementbutIcarriedthesanctionletter.Hedidn't askanythingatallregardingloan(regardingfinancialpartIhadshown1 yearfeesinliquid6.5SB,7FD,5recentFD'sobtained2weeksbefore interview.Igotthemoneyfromrelatives/othersandtransferredit ontoFD'sandSB.),someotherTDslikepostofficeworth2,someshares worth20K,jewelsumfor4.85lakhs,propertyaround18,annualincomeof 2.85)andtheconsulateenquiredregardingmyannualincomeinfinancial part.It'salwaysbettertoshowthatyoursponsorisworkingandgettinga goodsalary(esp.sponsorswhohavegotVoluntaryRetirement's!anannual incomeof3+iscertainlyagoodindicationtotheconsulateregarding financialaspects.Isawthecountervisaguygoingtoconsulateofficefor
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meetingthemmaybetheymighthavestartedissuingcountervisasafterwards. That'sitguys.
Experience17:
1.WhystudyinUS? A.TheAmericaneducationsystemhasapracticalapproachofstudy. Withexcellentresearchfacilities,Igetanopportunitytoworkonreal timeindustrialprojectstherebygaininggoodtechnicalexpertise.Thiswill givemegreatcompetitiveadvantageandgrabgoodopportunitiesinIndia. 2.WhythisUniversity? A.IhaddonemyfinalyearprojectontheapplicationofOperations researchtoreduceoccupationalhazardsinindustries.TheIE departmentatTAMUhaswellrenownedprofessorslikeDr.BarryLawrenceandDr.Robert ShannonspecializinginORconceptsandarecurrentlyinvolvedon projectsinQueuingtheory.Myinterestmatcheswiththeirs.Also:Ranked6th forIE,whichisareflectionofthequalityofeducation,providedbythe university. 3.WhyshouldyoureturntoIndia?/Howdoesyourstudybenefits India? A.WithanMSdegreeinIndustrialengineeringthescopefor
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opportunitiesintheindustrialsectorsinIndiaisverywideespeciallywiththe ManufacturingIndustriesinvestingalotinIndia.CompanieslikeFORD, HYUNDAI,ASHOKLEYLANDLTDandHINDUSTANLEVERSLTDareingreat demandforOperationalResearchanalysis. 4.Whatareyourcareergoals?/WhatafterMS? A.MyimmediateaimafterMSistoworkforagoodcompanyinIndia likeASHOKLEYLAND,HLL,RelianceGroup.Mytargetistobecomethe chairmanofaleadingcompanyinIndia.
Experience18: gotmyvisaonthe23rdofthismonthtouniversity ofidahoatchennaiforthissummer.wellletmetellallofyoumyexperience..... ihadmyappointmenton11to11:15slot,butIhappentogetinat10:30amtheguardallowed meinside.assoonasweentertothelefttherewehavetopaythettscourierfeeofRs.300/ justinfrontofthatuhave56countersgotothefirstonewhereyouhavetogiveyour passport,appointment,andtheddofRs4900/.hewillentersomedetailsinthecomputer andassignyouapinkcolourtokenwhichhas3strips.thenafterverifiyinghegivesbackall the stuffandasksyoutomovetoanyothercounterforthenextstep. whereyourluckguidesmovetosomecounterandhereiswhereyouhavetogiveyour applications(156,157,158),i20,passport,allyourtranscipts,admissionletter,gre,tofelscores andwhateverhe/sheasks.whenfinishedhe/sheputsallthestuffinafileaccordinglyand givesyouatokenno&tellsyoutogoforaninterviewinthenextbldg. step3finalone thenervousnessstartshere.....staycooldontgetpanic!whenyouenteryouseeallthepeople
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beingseatedquitely.simplychoseaplaceatthebacksidewhichiscomfortabletou.iam sayingbacksidebcosfromthereucannoticeallthecounters1,2,3,4,5,6,7clearly. onceuhavebeenseatedjustrelaxandforthefinaltimecheckallyourdocswheretheyare placedjusttobequickenoughtoshowtheofficerwhenheasksanydocs.nowcommingto mycase......igotthereat11:30andsatbackside.at11:40igotacallfromthecounterno3 wheretheofficerhappentocallnearly12peopleatatime...minewasthelastnumberinthat line.afterhearingthecallimmdtlyistoodupandtookthelastplaceinthatline.the interviewstartedthefirstpersoninthelinegotthevisa...thesecondonegotrejected....the 3rdonegotvisa...4threject...likethiseveryalternatepersongotvisa...takingthatsequence iwasintherejectedplace.suddenlyhechangedtheseqenceandgavevisatocontiniously ,bythattime2werestandinginfrontofme.thefirstonegotvisa.iwasreallytensedatthis pointoftimeitaughtthepersonbeforemewillalsogetvisaandprobablyrejectmeasiwas thelast. butthepersonbeforemewasrejected.andandnowitwasmyturn.......
helookedatmeseroiuslyandcalledme. welltheinterviewwentlikethis... helookedatmypassportfirst. 1)tellmewhythisuniversity?. 2)whythisterm? 3)whoisursponsor? 4)whatishe? 5)showmehisitreturns? 6)uhavebankcertificate? 7)showme? thatsitgotocounterno1andpayurfees!!!!! ijusthadnoreaction,idintevenlookedathis
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facewhenhesaidthat.ijustsaidthankyousir!! andquitelymovedtocounterno1topaythefees.
thatsitguys agreatexperience..... itelluallstayconfident!andanswerpolitely. uwilldefenetlygeturvisas.
Experience19: me:GoodmorningMAM. VO:Goodmorning. Thenpausedforsometime. Shelooksatdocs,andtakessit,andasks VO:whyUSA? Icantunderstandandaskswithfear. ME:pardonPlease. ShecomesnearGlassandspeaksloudly. VO:whyUSA? Iafraidsomewhatandcantspeakfor23secondsandThenME:moreemphasisonpractical study,Greaterresearchfacilities(pausedfor2sec,hearbitincreases),reacherlibrary, renownedfaculties.InIndiagenerallygroupstudyandmoreemphasisontheory,InUSA theyencouragesIndividualStudy.Thenpausedforabt20secs.Shelookedatme.Ithought sheexpectssomethingmorefortheq.soistartedagain.
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ME:Mam,IwanttopursuemycareerincomputerscienceandUSAistheonlycountryin theworldthatprovidesgreaterresearchfacilitiesinthisfield. thenIpaused.sheasksafter5sec.
VO:whoissponseringyou?
ME:myfamily.
VO:whatsyourfatherdoing Me:Heisabusinessmanintextilebusiness. VO:ISheownerorworker? Me:NONO,Heistheownerofbusiness,wehaveourfamilybusiness. VO:Whatsyourmotherdoing. Me:sheishousewife,butshehasincomeofdepositsindifffirms. VO:Haveuanybrotherorsis? ME:IhaveoneyoungerBrother. VO:whatishedoing? ME:Heisstudying,NEARHOMETOWN.(nearhometown,ispokeloudly).
Thenagainshepaused,readingmyvisaformfor2030sec.
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Istoodmotionless,staringcontinuouslyatherand heractivities.then
VO:haveyouanyfinancialdocs? ME:ya,sure. ItookoutmyCAreportandforwardedtoher.shetookitandreaditverycarefully,she read everythreepagesofreport.tookabt30sec.Then,Iforwardedbankbalancecertificate. shesawthatandaskedme
VO:whatsyourfathersindividualincome. ME:its1.3lakhs.butwehaveourfamilybusinessandeveryoneareundermygrandfather, sowehavescatteredincomeamongdiffpeople.Shethoughtforsometimelookingatmy form. (Isomewhatscared,becosincompofUSCfeesindincomeisverylow.) VO:whatsyourundergradcollege. ME:C.U.shah...Thatsit.(whensheasked,iwaslookingather,ifoundherhandison formwhereIwrotemycollegenameandaddress,soitold"that'sit"insteadofspeaking fullname.) Shelookedatme,andismiledalittle,ather. VO:howmanycollegesuappliedandaccepted? ME:ihaveapplied7uni.IgotrejectionfromSUNYbinghamton,thisandOGIaccepted, othersareawaiting.(ihavestartedfromrejection,ithinkthatmadegood impressionthatimnothidinganything.(ithinkso)).thenshelookedatmydocsagainand foundsomethingincomputerfor10secs.
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thenaskedme, VO:whatsyourplanaftergraduation. Me:myfatherhavingbusinessthatis40yroldandwehaveourowngoodwillinbusiness. ButIwanttoshiftmybusinessfromtextiletoIT.
sheasksmeagain.
shecomenearglasstotellandlisten.
so,ithinkshedidntgotwhatitold.
so,itoowentnearglass,(wehaveonlydistanceof 2inchesbetweenoureyes,shewascontinuously staringintomyeyes,itwascriticalmoment,andi dontmovemyeyesevenforasec.)
ME:IWANTTOSHIFTMYFATHERSBUSINESSFROMTEXTILETOIT.( SOMEWHATLOUDLY).
shegoback,standcomfortablyand
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VO:OKYOUNGMANIMISSUINGYOURVISA.
IJUSTCANTBELIEVEFORAMOMENT.....
ME:thankyouverymuchmam.
Icomeoutsideofpartitionandthinksomethingand wentbackinside,
ME:mam,ihavetofullfillanyformalities?
VO:nono,Yourvisaisgranted.
ME:THANKYOUVERYMUCH,Haveanicedaymam.
VO:thankyou.
Experience20: Myinterviewlasted3min. thisismyinterview: me:Goodmorningsir!!

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he:yeah!goodmorning.WhatisthepurposeofurtriptoUS? me:TopursueM.S.inElectricalEngineeringWitha practicalinsightsir he:M.S..inwhat? me:ElectricalEngineeringSir he:ElectricalEngineering..... he:itisacostlyprocessesstudyinginUS. me:yessir,wecan'tgeteverythingatatimesir he:whoissponsoringyou? me:myparents he:whatisyourfather? me:father'saretiredBankManagerandheiscurrentlyworkingasfinancemanager. he:whatisurfathersincome me:myfather'smonthlyincomeis25,000/andourfamily'sannualincomeis7,23,000/ meanwhileIamshowingmydocumentsbuthesaidthat "Idon'twanttoseeurdocumentsujustexplain". he:25,000/pmand7lakhsforannumhowisit possible?????? me:Sir,wehavehavingalandedpropertyof24acresfromthatwewillgetagricultural income. he:24acres!!!!!
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NowseeingGREscorereport...whatabtotherunivs inthescorereport Me:Ihaveappliedfor4univssir,Igotadmissionsfromallthe4univs Nowseeingtheacceptance'sletters HE:whyuhaveselectedthisunivs Me:IamverymuchinterestedinVLSidesignandthisisoneofthebestcollegesofmy areasofinterest He:whatwilludoaftercomingbacktoIndia Me:Iwillstartmyownfirm He:where????? Me:inVijayawada He:howmanybrothersandsistersurhaving???? Me:Iamonlychildofmyparents He:goandpaythefee Me:thankusir.. youwouldn'tbelieveit!!hedidnotseeanything.entiretimeheislookingatmygre,toefl scoreandmenowiwillgiveuadetailedsceneastowhositsthereandwhattheyare interestedin.Iwenttocounter4.solet'sstartwithhim:youngchap,mustbearound3035. heishavingmediumphysicandheightlongnose.heisnotseeinganyofthedocuments. heisonlyinterestedinfindingoutifyouareeligibleforstudiesintheUS.hedoessoby eyeto eyecontactandurwayofansweringquestionsandurconfidence. Experience21: higuyz,
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sohereismyexpereience... cametoconsulate9:45amiwasinthe10:30batch... assoonasuenterthebuildingthroughthesmalldoor...asecurity guardseesyourwebappointmentletter..andaskswhetheryou havecellphone,pager,musicsystem..afterthisyouaremadepass throughametaldetector..afterthisyouenterahall..whichis filledwithseats..itisarrangedaccordingtomanycolums.afterthe securitycheckyoutaketheFIFolder[Merouncolor]andyougoand pay300RS[ttsservicecharge]awhitestickerisputonbackofyour passport,andyouwillbegivenareceiptifuhavearrivedearlyyou aremadetowaittillyourappointmenttime,Thenyougotothecash counterwherethereareindiansandyoupayyourDD3185shegives youayelloreceiptandthepinktoken..againyougoandwaitfor sometime..thenyourdocumentsarecheckedbyindians,theyseewheter yourphotoisright(whitebackground)andwhetheryouhavefilledall theforms correctly(guyzfromthursdayDS158isbeingissuedyoucandownload it@www.madras.sphynx.com/download/ds158.pdf)helaterpinsthepink tokenbeyoundthepassport,andnextyouwaitwaitand.....waitbefore youareputtofinalinterview..Weallwereletintotheinterview roomat2:10,nowthecounterpostionswhere
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counter1:chewingguy counter2:missburka counter4:baldfrenchebeard counter6:HIBissuance[someyoungguy] okthequestartedmovin..missburkawasinterviewingtouristvisa.. ohgod!shewasrejectingeventheelderlycitizenswhohadappliedto touristvisa..misterchewinatcounter2wasok..andthefrencebeard guywasnotsogoodbutcomparedtoburksok.iwasmadetostandin thefrenchbeardguy'sline..allofasuddenallthevisaofficers vanishits4:00.weallareagainmadetositinourseats..onlyone counterisopenguesswho..yupourownmissburka..mannshewasona killingspree(anyunrealfanshere)..10rejectsinarow..iwas tensedandGodhelped,theyoungamericanwhoalwaysstandsinthe counteropenedthecounter..weweredirectedtostandthereiwas6 intheque heacceptedthefirstguy4rejectsinarow.nxtmyturnwasprayin god. sohereistheinterview: me:Goodafternoonsir V.O:yeahGoodafternoon. V.O:sowhoissponsering
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me:sirmyparents. V.O:aretheyworking? me:yessir,bothofthemare.. V.O:howmuchdotheymake? me:around....lakhs/annum V.O:haveyoueverbeenabroad me:NOsir V.OVeryHappyouhaveabrother/sister? me:Yessir,Ihaveanelderbro V.O:Whatdoeshedo? me:SirheisworkinginUSA,withanHIBvisasir V.O:Waht? me:withanH1B..(hewritesitonmyDS156) V.O:Wahtsuragregate? me:74% V.O:Wheredoustandintheclass? me:Iam3inaclassof60 V.O:WahtsyourAge? me:siriam22.
V.O:Youronyourwaytous
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me:whatsir? V.O:youareonyourwaytousagopayyourfee grabedallmydocumentsrantocounter1payedmyfees. guyzithadbeenaincredibleexperience. IwanttothankGODwhoreallymadethinkshappen....Thankyou GOD,Thankyou... Iwanttothankmylovingparentsand(brocumfriendcummentor)my elderbrother... yeahakshaysisyathanksalotdude..allmyfrinedswhoalwaysbosted mymoral.. andallthememebersoffall2002,fall 2002,fall_2002,USVISA2002,USC2K2groupmembers foralltheinfoandsupport thankyouonceagain Experience22: Here'stheinterview me:goodmorning he:goodmorning,sowhererugoing? me:answered. he:whythisuniversity? me:blahblah....
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he:souniversityispayingforu me:yessir he:whydouthinktheyrpayingforu? me:iguesstheylikemyprofile. he:fromwhichcollegeupassedout? me:blahblah.... he:thatsagoodcollege me:yessir,oneofthebestcollegeinIndia. he:whatwasyrrankandmarksinfinalyear? me:blahblah.... he:good,sowhoisgoingtopayforuforsecondyear? me:father,motherandmemyselfassponsor. he:sourworking?forhowmanyyears?where? me:blahblah.... hedouhaveanydocumentsayingthat? me:yessir,(Ipassedhimmyexpletter,hereaditverycarefully) he:thatsgoodurdoingjobafteryrbatchelors,itsalwaysbettertohavepracticalexperince. me:yessir
he:showmeyrITreturns me:(ipassedhimallthreeITreturnforms...readitthoroughly)]
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he:showmeyrfinancialdocs. me:sirihavetwoevidences,1.Sposorsaffidavit,2.CAstatement...(hestoppedmein between) he:IdontbelieveonCAstatementandAffidevit,showsomethingelse.(Iwasstunned) me:(IpassedhimmypassbooksnFDcertificates)hereadallpassbooksnFDreceipts) he:whatprojectyrprofisofferinguatuniversity? me:blahblah.... he:whatdoesitmean? me:(explainedinlittlebrief) he:thatsok(kuchsamzanahiusko...blankface)(oneladycameandstarttalkingtohim,he passedmypassbookstoher) he:showmeyradmitletter(igavehim)...douhaveanyotherdocfromunive me:yessir,ihavecorresspondencewithprofs.(igavehimprintouts,hereademailwhich explainsmyprojectandaidbreakup) he:tohowmanyunvesdiduapply? me:blahblah.... he:showmeI20s(Igavehim,hereadall....alsoshowtoladybehindhim....kyapadhraha thasubdocskyapata...meraBPtobadhtajarahatha) he:whoelseisinyourfamily?douhaveanybrotherorsister me:elderbrother he:whatheisdoing? me:blahblah.... he:okJaideep,iamissueingVISA,payyrdraftandcollectpassportat3
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me:(onthetopoftheworld)Thankusir. Ithinkthiswasoneofthelongestinterviews,beforemeherejected7guysonebyone,soi wasverytense,someofthosehaveITreturnsupto8lacandaidtoo,buthewasnotsatified anddeniedthem.Whatisuggestyou,takeallyrdocswithyou,anycorrespondencewith prof,itshowurveryseriousabtMasters.AlsodonotforgetI20ofotherunives.Takeall passbooksandBankBalancecertificates.Ithink,theydonotrejectVISAsrandomly,ifhe askuforanydocumentandifudonthavethesamethenuwillbeintrouble.Alsobethere atbefore5Am,doesntmakeanydiiferenceinVISAdenialorapprovalbutuwillgetseatat Rajpavilion Experience23: Name:SatyaWebAddress:http://satya.virtualave.net University:UniversityofSouthernCalifornia(Noaid) GREScore:2100TOEFLScore:660 TheladylooksatmyI20andsays:(Idon'tremembereverything,sothisisapproximate) She:USC? Me:yes She:ShowmeTOEFLandGRE Me:(showed,nicelylaminated) She:Expensiveplace.How'reyoupaying Me:(showedsummaryofassets(2pages)). She:Showtaxreturnsfordad.Me:(None,he'sNRI) She:Why'sheNRI? Me:(What'syourprob?)He'sashippie She:What'shispaylike? Me:(gaveapproxfigure,probablywrongandtooless)
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She:Sohowcanhepay,it'sless! Me:(seethedamnbankaccounts:lotsofmoney) She:Ah.Showbankstatement(showed)(Ladylooksatthelastentryofthedeposit) Me:That'sthelastentry,thetotalishere:(showssummarypageagain.shefinallyfiguresit out)(Itgetsbetter!) She:Idon'tseeanyevidencethatyou'llcomeback.(almostwordforwordwhatshesaid!) Me:*splutter*I'mtheonlychild!! She:Hmm.*examinesappform*Doyouhaveanysiblings? Me:(Didn'tIjustanswerthis?)Nope!! She:Yourdad'sashippie,whydoyouwanttodoMS? Me:!(Whatthehellhasthatgottodowithit????)I'minterestedincomputers!(isthatokay withyou?) She:Okay,::scribblesF1onpinktoken::pleasedepositthedraftandreturnat3foryour passport. Me:(so,doigetavisa?) Thosewindowsaretothick,andthere'shardlyanyspaceatthebottom.Icuoldn'thearherat first.Don'thesitatetoaskthemtorepeataquestion. Experience24: Questions:WINDOWNO8 1)ShowmeyourGREandTOEFL Me:(showed) 2)howmanyuniversitieshaveyouappliedto?
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Me:12universities,4incalifornia(Isaidthtonpurpose) 3)Doyouknowsomeoneincalifornia? Me:nopes,dontknowanybody 4)Howmanyplaceswereyouadmitted? Me:4 5)Whichallplaces? Me:WPI,RIT,FSUandUSC 6)WhyUSC? Me:excellentresearchandfacultyespeciallyinthefieldofAIwhichiswhatIwantto pursue.OutofallthefieldsinCSthtitisofferinglikedatabases,networking,OS...AI havethemaximumnumberofcourses.Ihavethecourselist.Douwanttohavealook? 7)NO!Whatareyoudoingrightnow? Me:CE 8)Where? Me:(answered) OKYOUAREGRANTEDTHEVISA....
Experience25:
Name:LloydEmail:cliffco_2000@yahoo.com University:NewJerseyInstituteofTechnology
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GREScore:TOEFLScore: Here'stheinterview: Officer:ShowmeurGrenToeflscorecards(IforwrdtheGrentoeflscorecardsandhe notesdownmyVerbalscore) Officer:SouwishtostudyatNjit Me:YesSir Officer:HowmanyUniv'sdiduapply? Me:Iapliedto7univ's Officer:Howmanyadmittsdouhave? Me:5Sir Officer:Showmeuadmitnrejectletters? me:OkSir(Iforwardhimethe5admitsn1Rejectletter) Officer:Fine Officer:Soamongthefollowingadmits,WhyhaveuchoosentostudyatNjit? Me:NjitoffersoneoftheBestcoursesinTelecom.Thecoursealsodealswithcomputer networkingandotherfundamentalswhichwouldhelpmealotinbuildingmycareer. Officer:WhatabouttheResearch? Me:TheyrworkingonWirelessn/w's(thenhewritesEnglish100ptsonmyapplication.I thinkhewastestingmyEnglishSpeakingability) Officer:ShowmeurDegreecertificate(HeconfirmedthatIhaddonemyEnggin ElectronicsnTelecom) Officer:AnyrelativesinUS? Me:NosirOfficer:Douintendtocomeback?me:YesSir
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Officer:Why?(Iwassurprised) Me:Sir,Firstly,IamtheonlychildandIwouldhavetotakecareofmyparents. Secondly,therermanyupcomingtelecomindustriesinIndialikeBhartiTelecom,Vsnl,Bsnl offeringgoodjobstoTelecomgraduates. Officer:OkFine,CollecturVisaat3o'clock me:ThankuSir
Officer:StudyWell Experience26: Name:RupaliPatekarEmail:rpatekar@yahoo.com University:ArizonaStateUniversity(Noaid) GREScore:2240TOEFLScore:657(paperbased) My'interview'wentthus: (Islippedthepinktoken,receipts,andscorereports) I:GoodmorningSir, He:(busywiththepapers)Goodmorning...howmanyunivsdidyouapplyto? I:(toldhim) He:whichones? I:(toldhim) He:SowhydidyouchooseArizona? I:Sir,it'sagoodscho.. He:(cutmeshort)anyotheradmits?
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I:NoSir. He:Sothat'swhy..saythatthen.(smiled..almostlaughed..andItoldmyself..thatsit..I'm gone)Butyoudon'thavetobeashamed..(Smile) He:Doyouhavetherejectletters? I:YesSir, He:(whileIwasgettingthemout.)Whatdoyouplantostudy? I:ComputerScience..(heshookhishead.)Masters. He:Whatisyourundergrad? I:(I'dslippedtherejectlettersbynow..buthedidn'treallylookatthem)Computer Engineering He:whichschool? I:CollegeofEnggPune. He:(wroteF1onthepinktoken)Collectyourpassportat3. I:ThankyouSir. Experience27:
Name:KetakiBhorgayEmail:ketakibhorgay@yahoo.com University:UniversityofCincinatti(Withaid) GREScore:2190TOEFLScore:620 Here'stheinterview! me:goodmorning guy:goodmorning.canihaveyourtoeflscore
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me:620 guy:canihaveyourgrescores me:2190. (forwardedtheoriginaltoeflandgrescoresheets,hesaidno,hedidn'twanttoseethemi havegottheUGS80%tutionwaiver) guy:whoisthisothersponsorermentioninyouri20 me:myparents guy:canihaveyourITreturns me:sir(gavehimthose) guy:(hardlysawthroughthem)idon'tthinkyoucansponsor15,000u.s.dollars.me:nosir myparentscan guy:whatdoesyourfatherandmotherdo me:toldhim guy:ifneedarisesdoyouhaveanyoneinU.S.whocouldgiveyouU.S.$ me:No guy:don'tyouhaveanynearrelativeinU.S.? me:No guy:canyoushowmeanyotherdocumentthatshowsyoucanfinanceyourselfme:I showedhimmybankstatement. guy:(quitecontended)howcomethecollegeissponsoringyou?haveyougotanyoneover intheuniv,whoknowyou? me:nosir. guy:thenwhyisthecollegefundingyou
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me:sir,becauseofmygoodacadsandscores guy:iwouldliketoseeyouradmitletter Ok,thatwasit.hegavemethevisa. Experience28: Name:AnupK.Email:aak@netkracker.com University:UniversityofPittsburgh(Noaid) GREScore:1790TOEFLScore:647(paperbased) IwentinandsaidGoodMorning. Q..SourgoingfottheuniversityofPittsburghhmmforIndustrialEngg. A.YesSir. Q..SOwherehaveudoneurgraduationfrom A..UniversityofPunesir... Q..Whathaveudoneitin? A..BEMechanicalSir1stclass.. Q..Whyisuranalscorelow??hepushesthescoretowardsme A..(Ithinkthisisithegivesbackthescoreandsendsmeoff)Isaidthatmyinitialanswers wentwrongandicouldnotrecovermyscoreeventhoughthelatteroneswereright..He seemedsatisfiedwiththeasnwer.. Q..Howmanyuniversitiesdiduapplyfor? A..8sir. Q..Howmanyadmitsdidureceive..? A..6sir.
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Q..Whichuniversitiesrejectedyou?? A..UniversityofHouston(Houston)andWaynestateuniversity(Detroit) Q..Hmmsowhoisgoingtosponsoru> A..MyFatheris... Q..Whatdoeshedo A..heisaSR.VP.in.......... Q..Whatishisincomelike/? A..Itoldhim.... Wellucancollectyourvisaat3.00clock..Isaidthankyou.. Experience29: Name:HarshalEmail:harshal_haridas@yahoo.com University:PennStateUniversity(Noaid) Me:Goodafternoonmadam She:hmmm Me(dreaming):Seemsthatshedoesn'thaveanyintentionstoentertainme She:Passonyourtestscores Me(brokeinmydreams):(huh)PardonMaam She:Yourtestscores Me(hmmIgotyouthesecondtime):heremaam She:ohhh!SowhyPennStateuniversity Me:wonderfulandexcellentfacultyinProgrammingLanguagesandCompilers.Alsohas researchactivitiesrelatedtomyundergradcollegeresearchproject.
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She:whatisCompilertechnology? Me:blahblah She(indoldrums):Whatisitsuse? Me:blahblah She(totallyconfused):hmmwhoisgoingtosponsorforyourcourse? Me:father She:whatdoesyourfatherdo? Me:blahblah She:PayyourmoneyandcollecttheVisaat3.00pmThat'sall!!!OneminuteandIwasa happyperson. Experience30:
Name:ManuBharadwajEmail:manub@GLIDE.NET.IN University:CaliforniaStateUniversitySacramento(Noaid) GREScore:1500TOEFLScore:271/300 TheLady:GoodMorning. Me:GoodMorning.(Ihandedhermypassport,I20,OF156andthe3525draft) Thelady:(LookingatmyOF156andcircling"ONEDAY"inthecolumn"HaveYouever beentoUSandforhowmanydays?") Me:Wellmam,myfatherisinMerchantNavyandIboardedhisshipatHoustonwhichwas thereforadayortwo. TheLady:(Shesmiled).Sowhichallunivs.haveyouappliedto.
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Me:(Namedall5univsIhadappliedto.ButIguessshedidn'tevenbothertolisten) TheLady:Soinhowmanydidyoumanagetogetaccepted? Me:Threeofthem. TheLady:Sowhydidyouchoosethisuniv.? Me:IalwayswantedtospecializeinSystemAnalysisandDesignandthisunivhasagood numberofprojectsgoingoninthisfield.(Believemethiswasall"phatta"andInevereven botheredtoseewhatprojectsarebeingundertakeninmyuniv). TheLady:OK,showmeyourGREcardandfinancialstatements. Me:(Handedherboth).Ahaaa....there....whathappenedtoyourverbalscore?(Fora secondIfelt'theregoesmyvisa'.) TheLady:HowwasyourTOEFL? Me:Mam,myTOEFLhasbeendecentenough. TheLady:ShowmeyourTOEFLcard. Me:(Gaveherthecard).Ummmmmhhhnnn....That'sgoodenough!! (thenshereviewedmyBankStatements.InmyBankStatementsIhadshownenoughfunds forbothyears.ButthisamountwasintheformofFCNR(itslikeFDsforNRIs).NowI reallydon'tknowwhethersheknewwhatFCNRaccountmeans.ProbablyIgotthe'benefit ofdoubt'!!) TheLady:OkyouwillgetyourVISA Me:Thanks. Experience31:
Name:RishirajManerikarEmail:rishim@bom6.vsnl.net.in University:StateUniversityofNewYorkatBuffalo(Noaid)
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GREScore:2080TOEFLScore:273/300 Here'smyinterview: me:HELLOSIR. him:HELLO...SOYOUAREGOINGTOUNIVERSITYATBUFFALO...? me:YESSIR. him:WHICHUNDERGRADCOLLEGE?beforeistartanswering... him:CANISEEYOURGRESCORECARD? me:HERESIR...(slidesthescorecardthrutheslit....hedoesntevenpickitup) him:WHOISSPONSORINGYOU? me:MYPARENTS...MYMOMANDDAD. him:WHATDOTHEYDO? me:BOTHAREDOCTORS. him:WHATISTHEIRINCOME? me:SIR,THEIRANNUALINCOMEISAROUND2.5LACS. him:SOHOWDOTHEYINTENDTOSPONSORYOU? me:(CONFUSED....SCAREDTODEATH!!!)SORRYSIR? him:DOTHEYPLANTOSPENDFROMTHEIRSAVINGS? me:OH,YESSIR!me:SIRHEREISTHESUMMARYOFMYFINANCIAL STANDING...(slidesthrutheslit....doesntevenattempttolookatit...) him:NO..NO..ITSOK!PAYTHE2ndDRAFTATCOUNTERNO14ANDCOLLECT THEVISAAT3O'CLOCK!!! me:THANKYOUSIR...(igivehimabigsmileeartoear....hetoosmiles!!)
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Experience32: DearFriends, IwouldliketosharemyfriendsVISAexperienceatKolkataConsulate. heisgoingforPhDinWSU,PullmanwithRA.hegotrejectedinlast DecemberontheFinacialground.
Myinterviewtimewasat11:30on20thMayoncounternumberone.and VISAofficerwasagenerouslady.SheissuedVISAtoeveryoneonthat day.
Q:Doyouhaveanyfinancialaid? A:yes.IhaveassistantshipfromWSU. Q:Whyyouhavebeenrejectedlasttime? A:ItoldherthatIdidn'thadfinancialAidthattime. Q:fromthesameUniv? A:No.ThattimeitwasfromUTAHstateUniv. Q:HowdidyougetAssistantshipthistime? A:Itold,IhavegivenGREandTOEFL.thereafterIdiscussedthe researchinteresttotheProf.hegotimpressedandofferedmeRA.
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Q:ShowmeurBTechandMTechcertificates A:producedcertificatesandmarksheet.(Hercommentafterseeingmy credentialwas,Urhavesoundeducationalbackgroundfor assistantship). Q:whatwillyoudoaftercompletionofurPhD? A:Iwillcomebackandjoinasfacultyinsomeuniv(like...). Q:(laughing),inIIT? A:thatisthebestoppurtunityIhavebutIwillbehappytojoinmy almamater. Q:DoyouknowanybodyinUS? A:Yes.MyfriendisdoingPhDinsameunivWSU. thatsallmydearfriend.IwasthenaskedforTTSreceipt. ifyiuhaveanyqueryfeelfreetoaskmepra_iitian@yahoo.com bestofluckforallVISAaspirants urs prabhakar AGFEDEPT,IITKharagpur,INDIA
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JustgotmyvisatodayforSIUEstartingFall03fromtheDelhi Embassy.
Thisishowitwent. Appointmenttime:9am9:15am Reachedthereat8AM(nouse.You'lljusthavetowait.sotryand reachthe placeasclosetotheappoinmenttimeonly). Anywaywentinat9andwasaskedbytheguardtoshowmyweb appointment. Thenwasmadetostandinlinenumber4.ReachedtheTTScountersby 9:15 am. AgirlthereaskedmeformyI20,drafts,passport.Gaveittoher. She checkedmynameandgavemethestuffbackandaslip.
Wentinsidetheembassyat9:20.reachedtheTTScounterinside.Gave him theTTSdraft(forRs400)andhegavemeanotherslip. Wastoldbytheguardtostandinline(Iwastheonlyonefora
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student visa!).Therewereacoupleofpeoplebeforemewhogotrejectedfor student visassoIwasabittensed. Hereishowitwent 9:25am.
Me:Morning VO:(nothing,justkeptenteringsomething) Me:(handovermypassport,I20,DSforms,TTSslips) VO:looksatthem,asksformyGREscores Me:HandoverbothmyGREandtoeflscores. VO:Whichcoursedouplanondoing? Me:MSinEE(DSP) VO:Showmeuredegree Me:Handitover VO:Whatdoesuredaddo? Me:WorksasaGMetc. VO:Urescoresaregoodandureacademicbackgroundisgood,U'llgeta good jobinAmerica,whydouwanttocomeback?
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Me:Willstartafactoryetc. MeandVOdosomesmalltalkonmyfamilybackground/educationscenein Indiaetc.Ithinkhekindaeaseduptome. VO:Sir,Idohopeyou'llcomebacktoIndia.GivethistotheTTS counter guys. Me:Yeah.....ok
Thatsit.Hedidntaskforanything.BankStatement/Salaryslip .....nothing.Iwasinandoutinhalfanhour.
IdidntgetaCAstatementandthingslikehouse/jewellryevaluation done.I dontthinkitsrequired.Theinterviewlastedabt23mins.Thatsit. Gave thesliptotheTTSguyandhemademefilloutmyreturnaddresson the envelope.SaidI'llgetthepassportinaweek. Myadvice,justbecool.Iwentwearingjeansandashortsleevedshort shirt,whilepeopleinformalsweregettingrejects!.Didntgotoany visa
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ISAEXPERIENCESFALL2005 Thisisacompilationofvisaexperiencesfromdifferentyahoogrps ************************************************************************** ***** Hellofriends,1stofallIvudliketocongratulateallofdemwho gottheirvisas.ComingtomyexpIshallblamemyselffornotgettin davisa!!plzgothruit... myprofile BCA Univ:StrayerUniv,Virginia TOEFL:240 "IdidnotgivemyGREasmyunivdintrequireitandthiswsthe reasonformyrejection"!! Me:Gudmorningsir Vo:hmmm Vo:whichuniv? me"strayeruniv,Virginia Vo:whatotherunivsdiduapply? me:Georgemasonuniv,wichithastateuniv(rejecfrmgmu,pendingfrm wichitha) Vo:Ok,gimmmeUrGREnTOEFL me:tensed,sirmyunivdoesnotrequireaGREsoididnotgivemy GRE..IhavemyTOEFL vo:gotirritated,withithangeorgemasondoesrequireGRE Vo:telmeydintuwriteGRE me:myunivdoesntrequireGREsir!! Vo:againsameques"tellmeydintuwriteGRE"?? me:bitmoretensednslippedmytonguensaid"sirididnotfind timetogiveGRE" (Iconfirmeddatvisawsrejected!!) Vo:watsurfather me:blahblah vo:tellmeabturbrosorsis me:1sissheisdoctornsheismarried(gavehimextrainformation whichhedintask) Vo:Wtrurfutureplans? me:wanttocumtoIndiaandworkasanetworkengg Vo:Icantissuevisa2day!! Sothiswasmyexpfriends,IdidamistakethatIwasdesperate
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whileansweringandnotansweringproperly. Friendsplztellmewatisdabestanswerfor"Ydidunotgiveur GRE?" rgds, Kiran DearfriendsIhavegotmyVISAforUniversityofDaytonatChennai. WelltheVisaofficerwasafatAmericanwhowasquestioningmoreaboutthe specialization. WellIhavemadesomeobservationwhichIwouldliketoshareitwithyou... FirstandtheforemostthingisthatWISHtheVISAofficerwithasmileandduncallhim Sir,insteadcallhimofficer.Isawmanypeoplebeforemewhodin'tbothertowishhim...one thingisclearifyoudon'twishhimitsnotthatyouwillnotgetyourVISAonlywishingthe visaofficergiveshimaimagethatyouareeducatedandwellbroughtup. Secondlybementallypreparedtowaitforlonghours.Iwaitedfor2n1/2hoursintheVisa lobbybeforemynumberwascalled. Nextbewellversedwithyourspecialization,alsodomakeitapointnottotella specializationwhichmightfallunder221G.ForcomputerSciencestudentsbetternottotell yourspecializationinComputerNetworksandArtificialIntelligenceastheyfallunder 221G. Onemorethingdonotrepeatyouranswersagainandagain.Likeforinstanceonfellow whenaskedwhyhewantstotakeaparticularsubjectforspecializationkeptontellingthe VOthatsheisinterestedinit. Sointeadoftellinghimthatyouareinterestedinit,usesometechnicaltermsandgivehima feelthatyouknowsomethingaboutthesubjectinwhichyouwanttospecializein.Theyare notprofessorsofanyUniversitytheyarejustlikeusorevenworsethanuswhenitcomesto knowledgeaboutanyfield,alltheydoisassesyoubyyourconfidence,sotalksomethingbut doaddsometechiestuffherenthere.... TheMOSTIMPORTANTofall...neverevershowhimorprojecturselfasifyoudesperately needyourVISA.PresentyourselfthatyouarewelleducatedandcanfindajobinINDIAas well.ThemoreyoushowyoureallywantyourVISAthemoreitwillbedifficultforyouas hewillquestionyouthoroughly.Sobecoolncomposed..thatsimportant. Welllastthing....IalwayshadthisinmymindthatbeingaMuslimwithmyMiddlename "Hussain"IwassurethatwouldberejectedbutThankstomyFriendT.RajeshofEngg College,hewasthesolepersonwholiterallypushedmetoattendmyVISAinterviewandI owealottohim.InfactIhavegotmyVISAbecauseofhim....(RajeshIwishuallthebest4r urinterviewnIamsureuwillbeinUSverysoon....ifnotFALLbutSpring) Onethingisclearbuddytheydon'trejectyousolelybecauseyoubelongtoaparticular group,tribeorcommunity...thisissomethingwhichIcantellyouwith100%confidence. ToendmymailIwouldliketoshareanArabicVersewhichgavemealotofconfidence "NASRULLAAHEFAHTENULKAREEB"....whichmeansthosewhocalluponthylord
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forhelpandimplorehimforhelpSURELYEMERGEVICTORIOUS. Sofriendsseekhelpfromalmightyandhave100%faithinhim... withregards hyder
haifreinds, igotmyvisatodayforcaliforniastateuniversty,chico july1st7:45,chennai iwasallowedinat7:30andiamoutby8:00am ithinkpostingmyinterviewwillnotbeofanyuseasitisonlyfor30secandididntopen myfolder.Butiwillpostitforursake Me:gdmornSir,howareyou? Vo:Fine,Howabtu? Vo:Whereareuheadingtoo? Me:csuchico Vo:whichandWhythisspecilization? ME:n/wididsomeformaltraininginWANandUnixAdmnandwealsohaveitiourUG Vo:urfutureplans? Me:ComingbacktoIndiaandtakeupajobasN/wAnalystinISP(InternetService Provider)astheworkismorechallengingintrestng....iwasstillsayingsomething.... VO:..okmanugotthru..uwillgeturPP..in23daysthrucourier.... ME:Thankusir.. Haveaniceday Iamjustluckyparentsblessingsandalmightysgracemademethru..iampreparedforlong interview..butanywayigotthru...thanksforurcooperationandadvices byebye hieverybody, iamkalpanafromvizag.myvisainterviewwason29thjuneatchennai.......itwasreally cool. myprofile, gre:1090 toefl:253 acads:72.25% appointmenttime:88:15am wentinat7:45.wasoutby8:50 i'mskippingalltheprocedure&comingtothemainthingdatstheinterview... myVOwasayounglady.
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vo:goodmorning.howru?? me:verygudmorningmam. vo:whyuwannagotoUS?? me:topursuemymastersinCSattheunivofnorthtexas.....withspecl.ascomputerarch.& n/w's vo:whydiduchoosethisuniv.?? me:igotadmitsfrom3univs&ichooseuntbcos......thecourseofferedatUNTbestsuits myareaofinterest.i,e.computern/w'sincludedwithcomp.architecture. vo:tellmeabtthecoursestructureinUNT??(thissheaskedbcosiwastalkingabtthecourse structure.....4theaboveQ) me:blah..blah vo:howucametoknowabtthisuniv..?? me:aftermygre&toeflisubmittedmyscorestositeslikef1study.com...andtheysuggested mealistofunivs....ibrowsedthruthewesitesoftheunivs&foundtheunivswhichmatches myprofile. vo:watisurbrother?? me:blah..blah.. vo:watrurparents?? me:... vo:watsurfathersannualincome?? me:... vo:watuwannadoaftercomingbacktoindia?? me:iwanttoworkincompanieslikeinfosys,satyamortcs...........asan/wadministrator vo:whyonlythesecompanies?? me:bcosthayrpreferingstudentswithamastersdegreefromUS. vo:howrugoingtopay4ureducation?? me:myfatherhaveenoughsavingsonly4myhighereducation vo:HOW?? me:...insavings....inFD's....loan...... vo:wherefromutooktheloan?? me:SBH vo:showmeuracads.......gre&toeflscorereports.. me:showedthem vo:everythingisfine.....iamissuingurvisa.......u'llgeturpassportbycourier. me:thankuverymuchmam. thatsit!! hopedishelps......... bestregards/kalpana. HiFriends, IgotmyVISAforUMKCon29thJune,MumbaiConsulate. Profile:GRE=1250(Q750,V500,AW4.0),TOEFL270,BE70.6%,CNRawardfrom University.
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CompletedBEinInformationTechnologyJune2004.PresentlyWorkinginasoftwarefirm inIndore. ALadyVOtookmyinterviewandIwasthesecondpersontobeinterviewedthatdayat consulate.(IbecameabitnervousbecauseofthethingssaidaboutLadyVOnotgiving VISAetc.andalsoIdidntexpectedthatmynumberwouldcomesoearly).Herearethe quetionsaskedbyVO.Ithinktheanswersarequitestraightforwardsowritingonlythe questions. SoyouaregoingtoMissouri? CanIseeyourGRETOEFLscoresheets? WhythisUniversity? WheredidyoudoyourUndergrad? WhatwasyourmajorinEngg? CanIseeyourDegreecertificate? CanIseeyourmarksheets? HowdoyouIntendtopayforyoureducation? WhatdoyourParentsdo? VO:Dontworryberelaxed.Areyounervous? ME:IamrelaxedMam. VO:Areyousure? ME:YesMam. CanIseeyourFinancialDocs? DoyouhaveanykindofAssistantship,AwardorScholarshipfromtheUniversity? CanIseetheLetterstatingyourScholarship? Thatwasit.Afterthatmyyearlongeffortspaidoff. Moral:BeRelaxed,BeConfident,Keepallthedocsperfectthatgivenyoutheextrapushin Confidencelevel,LadyVOarenotthathardtodealwith,Doonetwopracticesessionswith yourfriendsetc.toboosttheconfidencemeter.AndaftergettingVISAfeelproudthatyou gotthethingwhicheventheGujratCMcouldn'tget. TwoofmyotherfriendsgotVISAthesamedayforUtahStateandCUNYBuffalo. Thankstothisgroupandallitsmembersforprovidingvaluableinfoforformfilling,VISA interviewsandnowabouttravelandlivingatUSA. Bye, Divy. hiifrds....thisisbhargavi... iwanttothankeverymemberinthisgroup......cozitwasveryhelpfulsite..... igotmyvisaon28thjuneatdelhiconsulate...itwasverycool.... itstartedlikethis.... vo:goodmormam...howru. me:goodmor...fine..thanku. vo:whichuniv..
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me:waynestateuniv.. vo:howmanyuniv'sdiduapply me:blablabla vo:whyonlythoseuniv's me:theysuitemyacademicbackgroundandmyGREandTOEFLscores vo:okshowthem me:ishowedmyUGmemo'sandmyscorecards vo:ohhhurfromhyd meyesmam vo:yurhere me:idin'tgetdatesinchennai vo:whendidublockurdate me:inmarch vo:ohhhok(raisedhereyebrows) vo:whoissponsoringu me:myparents vo:watrtheydoing me:blablabla vo:watstheannualincome me:around11lacs vo:everyonefromhydgivesamefigure me:startedexplaininghowiwillgetthatincome vo:satisfied vo:watudoafterurMS me:iwillcomebacktoIndiaandjoininanMNC vo:ohhok vo:rusureucometoIndia meyesmam vo:givethistokenatTTScounter me:ok...igotmyvisa vo:shelaughed me:thankumam thatsit.....itwasverysimpleandcool......anydoubtsucanmailme... byeeeeee bhargavi. Hellofriends... Gotmyvisaon29thjuneatdelhiembassy...aman hyderabadi...amgoingtoEIU.....noteven2minutes. Hereitgoes...
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VO:GoodmorningSir..howru?(Shewishedmebeforei reachedthecounter...wheniwasonmyway...) Me:Goodmorningmaam(Very..verybadreply!!!) shestartedtypingsomethingonherPC (VO:leftnrightindexfingerprints) VO:Howdiduchooseuruniversity? ME:maam...iwasbeensuggestedbymy professors(Undergraduate)...myseniors...my friends....nsawtheuniversitywebsite(nbeforei couldcontinue..wantedtotellhertheACTUAL matter..likeioptedthisuniversitybcozithasgreat researchworkinmyfieldofinterestnsuitsmy profile...sheacknowledgedmentoldmetostop indirectly). VO:(sawmyI20..nwasobservingmytutionfee)..howr ugonnapayurexpenses? ME:maam..myparentsrgonnapaythem VO:whatrurparents ME:....toldher....(shedintaskthereannual income!!!) VO:showmeurundergraduatemarksheets ME:gavethemtoher(Had7backlogs..allcleared...she observedthemforawhile)... VO:Oksir....givethisattheTTScounter..nhavea nicetime.....(Gotit!!!) ME:thankumaama...thankuverymuch Heyguys..visa'satdelhiwerelikeFREEof cost...giventoalmosteveryone...therewerearound
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30pplinfrontofme...notjustF1's.....only2were rejected(2F1's).....theywerewaitingforapplicants togivevisa's....theyractuallyshortofapplicants forF1...soguysdontworryuWILLgetit. Heyucancontactmedirectly...myMailaddressis gnaneshwar_bukka@... Seeuall...byeee GnaneshwarBukka HiallwisemenofNorthandSouth, ByWaheguru'sGrace,IgotVISAforUniversityofMississippionJune15,2005. I'mwritingthismailafter15daysoftryingtobelievethatIhavegotvisa. Myinterviewwentonforjust40secondsandnopapertouched.IwasinterviewedatDelhi consulatebyaVOofAfroAmericanorigin.Shewasveryprofessionalandtothepoint. Followingwerethequestionsaskedtome: 1.WhyUS? 2.WhyUnivofMississippi? 3.Whatdoyourparentsdo? 4.Howmanysiblings? 5.Whatwasyourundergradcourse? 6.Howlongyoubeenworking? 7.Aboutmyintershiponscholarship. AndMr.SinghgotVisa. TheimportantthingisIhavemysisterslivinginUSandCANADA,andIdeclaredinfo abouttheminDSforms. I'mplanningtoleaveforUSin3rdweekofJuly.Allsuggestions,commentsandquestions arewelcome. Regards, higuys.iamshravan.imfromhyd igotrejectedon28thjune.theladywhointerviewedisveryparticularaboutallthethings especiallyaboutthespecialisationuchoose.somysincererequesttouallisthatushouldbe thorrowinyuhavechosenthatspecialisation.ifpossibleusesometechnicalterms.SO GUYSWATCHOUTFORTHISLADY.sheisawhitefatladywithspecsandmustbe around3035yrs. BECONFIDENTWHILEURANSEWRING. ALSOPLZANYBODYWHOISHAVINGADATEINJULYCANCALLMETOTHIS NUMBER9849974489ORMAILME.HELPMEOUTGUYSINTHISASPECT.
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Hegotrejectedjustbcozofhis"NAME"onthepassport.TheVOwasjustfindingawayto rejecthimcozhe/sheknewthatitwouldcreateaproblem.Samethinghapnedwithoneof mycivilenggfriendwhogotvisainhis2ndattempt.Tellurfriendtogotopassportoffice andchangehisname.Formoreinforeadthewebappointment.Itclearlysaysthatanyfirst orlastnameerrorsshouldbeclearedb4comingtotheinterview,justgothruit ItZMaDdZ<ephemeral_me@yahoo.co.in>wrote: heyhishweta, Ifeelterriblysorryforwhathadhappened withyourfriend.Yeah!!!attimesbeingsincereand honestinexpressingoneselfcausesdismayand disappointment,itsallpartmerepartofthegame.I hadgonethruthewholevisainterview.yourfriend didanswerverywellandquiteconvincinglybutatthe lastslightlyseemstohavefailedtoreallyjustify inhispursuitforstudyingconstruction engineering(thoughisisobviousfromtheinterview) itdidmatterultimatelyright...Sad WhentheVOasked"youhavealreadystudied constructionenggineeringwhydoyouwanttostudy again"theaanswerhegavesoundednotreallysound. asheexplianedinthepreviousanswerheshouldhave toldthatconstructionengineeringispraticalsideof architecturetowhichwebarelyhaveanyexposurein india. newaysasyouknowthevisathingsolelydepends onthediscreationofthevisaofficerhedosen'thave toansweranyoneindeedabouthwyhehasrejecteda visa....... Wellaskyourfrndnottoloosehope,asyou knowthesedaystheVisasarebeinggenerously issued.amsurehewillmakeitinthesecondattempt. Thoughdifficultaskhimtrytoforgeteverything aboutthefirstexpeatconsulateandgofresh, confidentandamsurehewillgetthevisa...comingto theactualpartofwhatyouhaveaskedfor,whenthe
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voaskshimthereasonwhyhehasbeenrejectedthe firsttimebettertellhimthattherewassomemistake inhispassportinregardwithimnameandnothing more...Ifeelthatlookssimpleandacceptable,cozi believethevothemselvesknowthattheydontreally needareasontorejectavisainsensetheymakeany sillythingaissueoutofwhichtheycanrejectthe visa. NewaysGOODLUCKtoyourfrndandireallyappreciate youreffortincomposingthewholescenewhichwill definitelyhelpothersandamsureheisquitelucky tohaveafriendwithsomuchconcernforhim... HOPEanditHAILyouwithsuccess!!! SmileSandeep shwetadev_n<shwetadev_n@yahoo.co.in>wrote: myfriendhadattendedthevisainterviewferaf1visa onthe9thof thismonthnwasrejectedthevisa...hezgonagofer thevisaagain onthe1stofjuly... HISPROFILE: 1.BACHELORINARCHITECHTUREWITH59.8%2003BATCH 2.GRE940(Q+V),TOEFL240 3.BEENWORKINGASASSISTANTARCHITECTINAN ARCHITECTURALFIRMSINCE GRADUATION(PROOFPRODUCED) 4.GOTANADMITFROMUNIVERSITYOFNEBRASKA,LINCOLNIN "CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING". 5.TOTALUNIVERSITIESAPPLIEDFOR:6ADMITSFROM3
Interviewdate:9thjune2005,timing:2:30. Visaofficerwasastoutladywithspectacles,aged
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aroundlate 30's withroundface. VO:wavedherhandaskingmetocomefromthecounter. ME:goodafternoonmaam. VO:hi,.canyouplaceyourleftindexfinger? ME:DIDTHAT VO:sheaskedmedon'tyouhavegivenname?(Looking atmy passport) ME:idonothavemiddlename(ididn'tunderstandwhat sheaskedand sinceidonthaveamiddlenameipresumedshewas askingabout that!!!abigmistake!!) VO:thensheshowedmethepassportandaskeddon't youhavea given name,isitallsurnamethatyouhave? Me:no!Ihaveasurnameandmiddlename,mynameis naveenandmy surnameisNalla. VO:thenshetoldyouhavetogetyourPassport corrected;thereis amistakeinyourPassportandshemadeamarkonthe D.Sformsin mynamecolumn. ME:O.Kmaam. VO:WhyU.S.A? ME:IwanttospecializeinConstructionEngineering, manyMNC's In IndiaarelookingforinternationalDegreesand International ExposureMainlyfromAmericanuniversities.Speaking
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of construction,whichismyfieldofinterest, Constructiontechnology inAmericaismuchadvancedwhencomparedtothatin India. VO:whatisConstructionEngineering? Me:it'stheprocessinvolvedinErectingaformor building. VO:canyougivememoredetailsofConstruction Engineering? ME:ItinvolvessubjectslikeConstructionanalysis, Estimation, Scheduling,projectmanagement. VO:Somemoredetails? ME:subjectsinvolvingconstruction,theprocessof building, Projectmanagementetc. VO:whydon'tudoanMBA? ME:MBAdealsonlywithmanagementpartofaproject, whereas constructionengineeringdealswithtechnicalasas wellas managementpartofconstruction. VO:WhyNebraskaLincoln? Me:Itsaneducationalinstituteofinternational stature,Itsbeen widelyrecognizedasresearchintensiveUniversity, itsgot excellentlaboratorytosupportbothteachingand researchin construction.Itsgotgoodlabsforsurveying,cost analysis,etc. Itsfacultymembershavegoodexperiencebothin researchandhands onexperience,likeDr.CharlesBerrymanthechairof the
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department,WayneJensen,andPaul.S.Harmon. Andit'sthebestadmitIhave. VO:Howmanycollegesdidyouapply?Whatarethey? ME:6colleges,univoNebraskaLincoln,ballstate univ,univof Louisville,univofHouston,clemsonunivandunvof memphis. VO:Howmanyadmitsdoyouhave? ME:3,Ballstateuniv,Univ.ofLouisvilleand NebraskaLincoln. VO:whichisthefirstchoice? ME;UniversityofNebraskaLincoln. VO:WhatdoyouknowaboutLincoln? ME:It'sthecapitalcityofNebraska,Itsbeennamed after assassinationofPresidentAbrahamLincoln.It'sgot normal climate of4seasons,withanextremesummerandwinter. VO:shekeptafacelikeasifshewantedtosay" that'sit??", and askedme"whosuggestedyouthisuniversity/course?" ME:MymotheradvisedmethisUniversity;Sheisasst. professorin ArchitecturedeptwithAndhrauniv. VO:whatisyourundergraduation? ME:Architecture. VO:Doyouhaveyourdegreecertificate? ME:yesandIshowedit,shesawitforawhileand putitdown. VO:Whoisgoingtosponsoryoureducation? ME:myparents.
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VO:WhatareyourParents? ME:MYfatherisgeneralmangerinErrection department,withBHPV, Mymotherisasst.professorinarchitecturedept.in Andhra university. VO:whydidyoustudyArchitecture? Me:It'saninspirationfrommymother. VO:Whycan'tyoutakeupyourmother'slinelike teaching/ whenyou sayshehasbeenyouinspiration?Whydoyouwantto gofor construction? ME:shebeingfemaleshehadtotakeupteaching professionin Architectureb'cositistoughforawomantowork onsitein construction,IbeingmaleIwanttobeinpractical sideof Architecture,whichisconstruction. VO:whatwillyoudoafteryourcourse? Iwillcomebackandworkwithbigconstructionfirms likeL&T, ShapoorjiPallonji,IVRCL,andestablisha constructioncompanyon myowneventually. VO:Doyouneedamasterdegreetoestablisha company?Youseemto havestudiedandexperiencedinthefield/ ME:IwanttospecializeinconstructionEngineering, whichwould definitelyenhancemyskillsinthefieldof construction.
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VO:Youalreadystudiedconstructionandwhydoyou wanttostudy Constructionagain? ME:constructionisonlyapartofArchitectureWhich dealswith basicsofconstruction,soIwanttospecializein Construction. VO:Idon'tseeapointforyoutogofor construction,whenyou havestudiedconstructionandyouworkedin constructionfor2 years,Idon'tseeapointinyougoingfor construction engineering toopenupaconstructionfirm?Icannotissuevisato you(she pickedupthestamp)Iamnotconvinced,Ican'tissue avisa. ME:(bythenshestamped)o.kI'llcomebacktillI succeed. VO:allthebest!Goodluck! ME:thankyou. FirstlyhemadeablunderbypresumingthattheV.O askedhimabout themiddlename.Heshouldhavesimplyaskedherto repeatthe question..thisconsidered... 1.COULDTHEVISAOFFICERHAVEREJECTEDHISVISAB'COZ HIS PERCENTAGEINGRADUATIONWASLOW(59.8%)?? 2.WASHISEXPLANATIONONTHEOPTED COURSE(CONSTRUCTIONENGINEERING) UNSATISFACTORY? 3.NOWWHENHEGOESFORTHEINTERVIEWAGAINONTHE1st july..... WHENTHEVISAOFFICERASKSHIMWHYHEWASREJECTEDA VISA PREVIOUSLY...ISHETOSAYTHATTHEREWASAPROBLEM
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WITHHISNAMEIN THEPASSPORTORHISHETOSAYTHATTHEVISAOFFICER WASNOT CONVINCEDWITHTHECOURSEHEHADAPPLIEDFOR?
terriblysorryboutthelengthofthemail...mhoping ithelpssme1 outther.... regards....shweta thisisdheerajreddyfromhydigotmyvisaonjune 22atdelhiembassy,myinterviewlastedforonly2 min. Oneofthemostimportantthingismalevisaofficers rgivingvisasverymucheasilyandfemalevisa officersrtakinginterviewsforlongtimeandaslo rejectingmany. myinterviewwentlikethis: me:gudmorningsir vo:gudmorning vo:sourgointoSUFFOLKunv(boston)? me:yessir vo:wendiducompleteurundergraduate(engg)? me:april/may2005 vo:showmeurmemos me:ihadtotalof10memos..hejustsawmy1styr& lastsemmemo(igot79%inlastsem) vo:howmanyunv'sdiduapply? me:8 vo:sohowmanyugotthru? me:4
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vo:howrugointopaythefees? me:myparentsrsponsringme vo:okiefine,uwillgeturpassportincoupleof days. sotatwasmyexperience...itwasdamncool. soiwishallthebestforotherstudentswhorgoin forthrvisa!! Helloeveryone, Thanxforpostingyourexperiencesbothpositivennegativeonthe groupsastheyhavehelpedmealot. ThanxtoMr.GanapathyRajuforthevaluablepreciseadvises. Myprofile: Name:Srinivasuppatla u.g:M.B;B.S(63.5%)GandhiMedicalCollegeHyderabad slot:Delhi8amjune20 univ.:southwestmissouristateuniv. course:MastersinCellularnMolecularBiology. standard.tests:gre1320(630vand690q)toefl260 NoneedtoworryabouttheprocessattheDelhiconsulateits cooltherenIwillstartwithhowmyinterviewwenton. Iwasthefirstpersontobecalledasthevoopenedhercounter. Onlytwocountersopenedataround8.30am. VO2630yearoldwhiteamericanladywithpimplesnmouthopened mostofthetimes,seriouslookonherface.Builtslightlyobese vo:Goodmorning. me:GoodMorning,howruudoing?(notmuchresponse) vo:pleaseputurleftindexfinger,nthentheright. me:doneassaid vo:sowhichuniv,?(startedlookinatthecomputer) me:southwestmissouristateunivspringfieldmissouri.
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vo:uradoctor? me:yesmam,(tensednow.stillnotlookinatme) vo:givemeurmarksheets. me:gavethem(hadonebacklogbutgotitclearedin2ndattemp.) vo:whosfundingu? me:Myparentsmam,bothofthemrworking. vo:werrtheyworking? me:MyfatherisanInspectorwiththelandrecordsdeptnmymomis alecturer. vo:douhavanydocumentssupportingurstatement? me:showedtheirsalarycertificates. vo:calculatessomethinonthesystem,ok, vo:ydouwanttogoformolecularbiology? me:madam,Iwasinterestedinthepreclinicalsubjectsandwantedto goforacoursewhichhasitsapplicationinthesefields,siIchose this. vo:diduwriteurstep1? me:NoMam,neverthoughtofgoingformle.(Imhorrifiednow,but keptcool,stilllookinatthecomputerntypessomething) vo:ydontugoforaresidencyprogram,uwillhavlotsofmoney, rt.? me:mam,residencyisforpeaoplewhowahnttotakeupclinical practiceinmedicineinusanIhaveneverbeenintersestedinthose clinicalsubjects. IalwayswantedtodoresearchworknsoIamnotbotherdabout steps. vo: vo:watexactlywilludoinmolecularbiology? me:IwanttodoresearchinOncologyespeciallyBreastcancernow thatitsincidenceisincreasinginIndiatoo. vo;okrugoinforresearch/ me:yesmam vo:DoureallyneedtodomolecularbiologyforthisBreastcancer? me:yesmam,thisisthefieldwhichgivesmeanindepthknowledge aboutthechangesoccuringatthemolecularlevelinthiscancern othercarcinomastoo, vo:notatallsatisfied,doesnotshowanypositivesigns,Im tensedupnow. vo:canuwaitforamin.Iwillbebacksoon. me:suremam. vo;comesbakinanother50secsorso, vo:Nowshegivesfullattentiontome,turnscompletely
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towardsme,nasks,,ydouwanttospendsomuchmoneywhenucan goforresidencynmakemillions? me:(mle,mle,mle,god,saveme) me:mam.ithasneverbeenaboutmoney,Ifeelitsprofessionaln personalsatisfactionthatisimportant(sentimentthokodithe workkaada,,) vo:stillnotsatisfied,, me:endiraabai,entacheppinaamallimle,steps,residencyani talathintundi,, vo:again,,willugofortheresidencyprogram? me:(Heybhagwan),,Mam,IplantoworkwiththecenterforCellular nMolecularBiologyinmyownplacehyderabadntakeupresearch work. vo:wherelsediduapply? me:toldthem vo:ok,IhavenoteddownallyourstatementsnIamtellinuifu comeforresidencyagainuwilldefinitelyhavproblems me:okmam,noproblematall. vo:tearsthesticker,nsticksittomypp vo:givitthere,nhaveagoodday,bye me:thankyoumamutoohavagoodday,,nosmilesanywerinda interview. didnotlookbackagaincameouthappilynhuggedmyfriends waitinoutside. Thatsallguysnherersometipsformedicos: 1.peoplegoinforthefirsttimeDelhiisgoodoption. 2.theyknowallaboutmlensteps,nresidency,getreadywithyour ownanswers 3.donoteverspeaktoanybody,especiallyifnotfromurstream. keepcool 4.theearliertheslotthebetter,Irecommend8amslot.anyworking day 5.Bereadywithalldetailsregardingurcourse/univ/place/nother relatedstuff,Ididworkalotonthese. 6:Aboveall,God'sgracenGoodluckaretheprerequisitesforall ofusapartfromconfidencensmilingfaces. Hopemyinterviewwillhelpupeopleingettinlittle information.Anyfurtherquestiions,feelfreetomailmeat:
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druppatlasrinivas@... orcallmeonthecell:no:9885399494 Iwillbeonthegroupsforafewmoredays, Okguysngalsallthebestnhopeallofusgetwatwedeserve thebest Cyaagain,bye,ntakecare Himembers, Thisissuraparajusrikrishna Ithankuallpplforputtingurexperiencesthatwereveryhelpfulinmorewaysthanone. IThankallthemembersofi20fever.comandthemoderatorsofthiswonderfulandpowerful groupwhichhashelpedmealotrightfromapplyingtouniveristiesandgettingtheall importantVISA..especiallyNaveenYathapu!!!..iconveymyspecialthanks!! SohereismyvisaexperiencethatIamwaitingtosharewithuall Mydateisonwith17thjune2005 Profile Acads65%mechanicalengg Gre1150 Toefl267 Slot8.158.30am (commentsthereisnoimportanceforthistimeslotitisnotthaturinterviewwilltake placeatthat8.158.30timeslotonlyitisjustawaythatuhavetheinterviewonthatday Ireachedtheplaceandthejoinedthequeueoutsideataround7.45ambythetimeIwent intotheembassyitwasalready8.30.. Ienquiredwiththeoffcialsandstudentsaroundsonoprobs..withtheslotbutasthey sayearlytoembassyucanbebackasearlyaspossible..leavethatmatter.. IjustrememberedthefamoussceneinYUVAwhereSiddharrthorVivekoberoisee thePlaneaboveandsaythosegoldenwordsIamcoming..tocoolmytension) Thenenteredtheembassy..paidthedemanddraftsandgotthetokenandenteredtheactual Americanembassywherealltheinterviewsareconductedtheentrydoorwas..veryhuge andheavy.. Iwastoldtositinthechairsbeforemynumberwascalled..tokennumberbytheIndianstaff aroundtheroomwasalreadyfullwiththestudents..sittingandstandinginthecounters notallcountersareopenedatatimeIwaswatchingthem..keenlyandmyobservationwas thatagoodlookingmadamperfectin..aWILLSLIFESTYLEOUTFIT..OFFICE WEARsippingcoffeewasntissuingvisas,abaldheadedFrenchbeardedthorough professional..looking.wastakinglonginterviewsbutfortunatelygivingthevisas.another
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thepersonveryhandsomepersonwasliterallypumpingVISAStoallthepersonsinthe counterline.. Thereendstheobservationcomments Iwascalledtojointhecounternumber6..wheretheFrenchbeardedmanwasincharge Ihadasighofrelief Timewas10.30..whenIwascalledfortheinterview. Hereitgoes VOvisaofficer Krisme KrisGoodmorningofficer!!! Vogoodmorningsir!!! Krishowareyou,sir? (konchamcuttingkottalikada) Vofine,thankyou VOMayIhaveyourfileplease Krisyasureplease VOsir,letusstartwithyourfingerprints! Pleaseputyourleftindexfingersir! Kris***doinaccordingly*** AgainsomecuttingheretooIpolishedmyindexfingerswithakerchief..ashewatched me.iheardhegetsimpressedandmayissuethevisawithourwayofdoingthings!!!!) VOthankyou Kris VO(seeingmyI20)soyouaregoingfor..Masters..in.. Krisyes!sir,IamgoingtopursuemymastersdegreeinmechanicalenggatNorthern Illinoisuniversity VOwhereisit KrisitisatDekalbinIllinoisstate VOohfine! Kris VOsowhichspecializationdouwanttochoose Krissir,IwanttospecializeinCad/CAM..(raghubabusirmusthavesportedamillion dollarsmileifhewasaside) VOdidyoutakeanyprerequisitecoursesregardingthatspecialization? (outofroutinequestionforme..) Kristhought..forfewsecs..yessir,IhavebeentakingcoursesinMechanicalsoftwareslike Pro/e,catiaandAutocad.andIhavecontactedmygraduateschooladviser..Abhijitgupta ..headvisedmetotakethesecoursessothatitwillbeveryeasytogetalonginthemasters educationatNIU.
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(HewaslisteningkeenlytowhatIhadtosay) VOwhatwasyourprojectworkinyouundergraduation? VOisitrelatedtoCAD/CAM KrislittletensionstartedasthefieldIchoosewasdifferent..inundergraduation..pollution controlequipment..againregainedmycomposureandsaidthat Nosir,itisnotinfieldofCAD/CAMitisinthefieldofPollutioncontrolequipment VOokfineitisinpollutiondept.. Krisnosir,itdealswiththeEQUIPMENTusedtoreducethepollutioninaCEMENT industry. VOinacementindustry!!! Krisyes! KriswoulduliketoseemycertificateofmyProject (Somehowmanagedtodiverthisattentionfromthatdiffrenceoffields) VO(lookingandexhibitingcuriousity)..yapleaseshowit..sir!! Carefullygoingthroughthepaper Kris VOsowhatisit Kris(startedtoexplainit) Itdealswiththedesignandoperationofelectrostaticprecipitator..inacementindustry .iwasexplaningthat..helistenedtomeforsometimeandstartedtotypesomethingin thecomputer alittleSENSATIONstartedinme..thattheinterviewisgoingintherightdirection Still,tellingabouttheproject.. Then VOoksir,fine!!WhoareyourSPONSORS? Krisyessir,myfatherandmysisteraremySponsors VOwhatisyourfather KrisHEisthedeputydirectorofDeptofMinesandgeology VowhatisyourSister Krissir,sheisworkinginHSBCbank. VOinChennai!!? KrisinHyderabad.!! VOthentheBANGARUMATALUROLLEDfromhisMouth. UwillreceiveyourPASSPORTinfewdays Kris(wantedtoJumpthereitself)thencontrol..controlthankyousir!!! Kriscollectedallmydocuments.andsaidThankyousir!! Kristhankyou!!!(again)andhaveagreatweekendsir!! VOohthankyousir!! Krisrushedoutofthatinterviewbuilding..andgaveabigpunchintheair..andrushed towardsoutside KrisgaveaSOLLIDhugtomyfriendNarasimhaRao Kathasukhanthamayindhi
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Slowlythephones,themessagesallthrough Allendedhappily IttooksometimeformetoSinkinthatfeelingMAGICAL Thatsitguysandgirls AnyoneforNorthernIllinoisuniversity,Mechanicalengg Luv srikrishna hifriends,naveen,1andall, ihavfinallygotthevisainthechennaiembassyon22nd.ihadmyappointmentat9.00am butiwenttotheembassyby7.30amandiwasallowedforthefirstslotofthedayitself inside,andfriendsiwentinat7.40amandcameoutat8.30am,justatimeof50minutes.i wonttelluallthenormalformalitiesdone,oksinceevery1knowsthescenariogngon insideitsveryeasyandullcmtoknowveryeasily, Onemaininportanttng"PLEASEALLOFUFILLUPYOURDSFORMSINTHE ELECTRONICMODEINTHECOMPUTERITSELFANDTAKETHEPRINTOUT, COSINTHEELCTRONICMODEURGETTNGAEXTRAPAPERHAVINGTHE BARCODEANDUSINGTHEINFRAREDRAYSTHEYCHECKTHEBARCODE"SO PLSFILLUPTHEDSFORMSINTHECOMPUTERANDTAKEOUTTHEPRINTOK. myprofile, BEininfo.scince66% gre1010 toefl247 iamgngntoTAMUcommereforMSincompscience. hereismyinterview: me:goodmornignoffi.... vo:wait(typingsmtngonthescreen) me:hwsurdattdaysir, vo:verywellfineyoungman,hwabtu? me:finesir. afterthefingerprints vo:whyrugngntothisschoolseeingthei20? me:(upeopleknowurownanswersfrthisidntremembrexactlywatisaid) vo:forwhat me:masters vo:specialisation? me:computernetworks vo:hwddugetinthisspec........
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me:toldabtthen/wprojectdonebymeinBEfinal vo:explainmetheproject me:iexplained(hewasabitconvinced) vo:hwmanyddtheprject? me:3memeberssir vo:watwasurroleintheproject? me:toldhim vo:watwasurcolleagesrole? me:toldhim vo:whnedduundergraduate? me:oct2004 vo:Thenydidntuapplyforthepreviousaddmission? me:sirigotmydegreeindec2004soicouldnetapply vo:watwereudngsincethen? me:wrkngasatraineeinsosandso. vo:douhavuremployersletter? me:yessirandshowedhim vo:givemeuroriginals? me:gavethemtohim. vo:whoisgngntosponseru? me:parents. vo:watdoesurfatherdo? me:wehavaricemillsir. vo:sayingtohimself(ohhsourdadearnsalot) me:withasmileyessir,hehas16lakhsassvingsinhisbankaccountsiruwannaseeit. vo:noneed.watwilludoafterdngurMS? meilljoinasan/wenggorn/wadministratorinindia. vo:sowatstheroleofthenetworkadministrator? me:toldhim. vo:withafinalsmileonhisfacesaiduwillgeturpassportinmailin2days. me:tanquandhavanicedayandleft thatsit, iwasthefirstinthecounteranditwasafrencebeardguylittlebitstoutwhointerviedme. ok bye, suman
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time uptomyknowledgethemaximuntheyaskuisthereasontheyrejecteduandmakesureu carrytheITreturnscopythistime andalsoaddupsomemasalalikeiwasabittensedonmthatdayblahblah bythewaywhenisursloton9thjulyiamalsohavingmyslotonsamedayatchennai815 amslot byeandallthebest OnTue,21Jun2005nagaradhikabavisettywrote: >hello, >iamradhikagotmyvisarejectedforthefirsttime >sinceididn'tcarrymyITreturnsofmydad.againi >gotslotonjuly9th.iheardthatonceiftheyreject >theywillgivehardlysecondtime.imeantheyreject >continuously3or4timesandfinallytheygive >visa.isthatistrue?plzletmeknow.ifpossiblecan >umailtomyotheridnagaradhika.b@gmail.com.what >shouldisayiftheyaskwhywereurejectedforthe >firsttime? >waitingforurreply >from >radhika. > GRE:1170 TOEFL:233 B.Tech%:70.(nobaklogs). univ:GeorgeMason. Sorryimlittlebitlatetogivethemailbutanywaysijuswantedtogivethemailosthatit couldbeofhelptou.igotmyvisarejectedoinjune11forthereasoniwasalittlebit nervousnmyVOwasveryserious(hedidntchekmytranscripsatall)..igotmyvisaonjune 17again.myinterviewwaslikethis V:hru? M:fine M:hrusir? V:fine. V:wathappendfirsttimesir?(ywasirejectedfirsttime) M:iwasbittensedondatdaysocouldntreplywell.
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V:watunivdiduapply? M:IITchicago,SIUCnGMU V:howmanyadmits? M:2n1pending. V:whoissponsoringu? M:father V:watdoeshedo? M:toldthat. V:Isitsuffiecient? M:apartfrmtatwehavelandswhichhavebeengiventoleasenincomefrmthemisblah blahntotalannu alincomeis10lakhs. V:givemeurB.Techcert M:gavethem.(hecountedthem). V:watisurfutureplan? M:aftermyMastersiwilreturntoindiansettleinnetworkingfirmslikereliancenbharthi telecomm. (hewastypingseriouslyforsometime). V:uwilgeturvisain23days. M:thanksalotsir. soguysbepreparedforatleast10minsinterview.myVOwaskoolsoitwasnotabigprob formebutinothercounterstheywerechekingaalldadocuments.jusattackhimwith confidencetowinthebattle(onlysolution).whichicouldntdothefirsttime.haveanydoubts plsmailme.byeeeee HimynameisAdityaIgotmyvisaonJune17thforUniversityOfmemphis. ItwasawonderfulexperiencewiththeVisaOfficer...IamgladthatthefirstAmericanthat igottoconversewith,isamanofsuchgreatstature.Ineverpanickedandhadasound technicalbackupbforegoingtotheinterviewandiwasdone.Abitofspontanityalso helpedme. IfeelconfidencemattersF1issuenceismore.Gototheinterviewnicelydressedflauntany kindofbrandsymbolsonurshirtsandtrousers.wearlightcolourshirt.Andpleasedosmile ...smilespeaksalot.Neverloseurconfidence....speaktotheVOlookingstraightintohis eyes.Speakwithagoodformaltenor...speaksensibly.Neverunleashurfear.Thisgroup definetelyprovedawonderfulonetome.thanqall. Byeeverybody, allthebest takecare
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Hieveryone, Thanksforthegroup(Bothmembersandowners). IgotmyVISAonJune20thfromChennai. Nottomentionitwasprettycool. Iwilljustpostthequestionsheasked,asyoualreadyknowmostof theanswers. 1)SoyouaregointoGMU? 2)Forwhat? 3)Whendidyoufinishyourundergrad? 4)Oh!June2003.Whathaveyoubeendoingtillnow? 5)(Withasurprisedlook)YouareworkinginXXXcompany?(Idont wanttorevealmycompanyname) 6)Caniseeyourappointmentletter?(IshowedbothmyAppointment& confirmationletter). 7)Whatworkdoyouinthiscompany? 8)Whaydoyouwanttoleavesuchareputedcompany? 9)WhatdoyoumeanbyHardcoreresearchworkinVLSI? 10)Whatworkareyouexactlydoinnow? 11)Canyoupassmeyourmarkssheets? 12)Oh!youhaveaFirstclasswithDistinction. 13)WhyGMU? BynowhehaddecidedtogimmetheVISA.Betweentheabove discussionhehadreturnedmyI20andSevisFeereceipt.Idont rememberwhen. Suddenlysomethingflashedinhismindandaskedme, 14)Whoissponsoringyou? 15)Whatdoyourparentsdoforliving? Thelastquestionwasquietrude,Butiansweredpatiently.Hethen said"Yourpassportwillbesenttoyou". ThenIwasn'treallyabletobelieveit.onceoutofthecounterI satinaplaceandcheckedwhatallhehadreturned.Hehadtakenmy PPalongwiththeDSforms. NOTE:IfyouthinkthattheVOandyouwillbesittinginfrontof eachother,thenremovethisillusion.Youwillhavetostandin frontofthecoutnters.It'sliketakingatickectinanycinema HallSmile.
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Ihopethiswillbehelpful. HiFrns.. Thisisprashanthreddyfromwarangal. Ihadmyappointmenton17thjuneandIgotmyvisatoOklahomaCity University. Letmesharemyinterviewwithuall: v0:HiHowrudoing. me:Finethnqsirhowztheday. vo:whatsurname me:Imprashanthsir. vo:whendidugraduate me:Igraduatedthisyearsir. vo:canIlookaturmemos me:suresir(igavethem) vo:urgreandtoeflscorereports me:yessir(gavethem) vo:whaturparentsdo me: vo:ok..siruwillgeturpassportin3days.Enjoythetrip. me:Thankyousirhaveaniceweekend. Thatwasreallycoolfrnsand8outof12inmycounterweregiven visasandeveryoneposedwithsamequestions. hewasjusttestingtheconfidenceandourbodylang. Itisrecommendedthatallthosewhorgoingtoattendshouldbe preparedforatleast10min.interview.ThisiswhatIhaveobserved happenigatothercounters.Ihavetowaitinsidethehallforabout 3.5hrsandhadtheinterviewforjust1min. soneverexpectthatitwouldbeashortinterviewlikeme,prepare urselffor10min.Allthebestforuall. AnyonewhorgoingtoOklahomamaypleasecontactmeat9390999222
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ormailmeatprashanthreddy_g@.... WithLuv Prashanth.
hithisisharishreddyigotmyvisaonjune20 iwilltelllupeopleallmyexperience vo:helloreddygoodmorning me:goodmorningmam vo:howareudoing me:fine vo:whichcourse me:computerscience vo:whichcollege me:westernillinoiscollege vo:whyWIU me:goodamongmyadmitsandgoodcoursestructure vo:watcoursestructure me:itsuitsmyundergraduatecourse vo:didumeetanyprofessrosinthere me:saidyeah vo:hwmanyadmits me:4 vo:wendidugraduate me:2005 vo:caniseeumarkssheetsandasksmeaboutmyproject me:itoldherabttheprojectandihadonebacklog vo:askedtoshowmyadmits me:ihad4soishowedtoher(ithinkshewasimpressed) andsaiduwillgeturpassportintwodays sopreparewellandnoneedtopanicthnkandanswertheofficerveryslowlydontbein hurryokfelltensebutnotabtthevisabutabouturlife itoldtheanswersveryfluentlytheywerecompletelyoppositefrmwatipreparedbackhome jstthinkandanswerokuurselfdontexpectwaturtellingsojstbeformalhaveaformal mocwithanyofurfrdsok Higuys/gals, > >Myinterviewwason15thjuneinDelhi.My
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>appointmenttimewasbetween8:308:45.Iwentthere >by7:00clock,tomysurpriseididn'tfindmany >peoplethere.Ataround7:45thesecurityperson >askedustoformaqueandtheprocessstarted. > >Firstaroutinecheckoftheappointmentletter >followedbymetaldetectorcheck.Therthey >seperatedimmigrantandnonimmigrantvisapeople. >After15minorsothelinestartedmoving.Next >camethesubmissionof120,sevisfee,DSforms, >Passportand4400DD.Nextienteredintothemain >buildingwhereanothersecuritycheck(these >Americansarescaredofeveryone!)withthatcheck >allformalitieswereover.Asienteredthehalla >beautifulpunjabiladycametomeanddirectedmeto >thefingureimpressionsection.Igavemyindex >fingureimpressions.Thenijoinedthemainline.It >tookaround45minforallthatformalities. > >Finallyinthemainque.Therewereveryfew >studentsintheline,mostlypplcometherefor >immigrantvisas.Asiwasapprochingaheadaperson >onmybackwithhiswifeaskedmefortime,Iwasin >adilemmawhethertotellornot,asiknowthefact >thatVOkeepsaneyeonu.Finallyitoldthem.In >delhiconsulateudon'thavedifferentqueforeach >counter,itisonlyasinglequeandasthecounters >getemptytheofficerwavesatu. > >Soafterstandingforabt1015mininthemainque >anofficerwavedatme.Shewasayoungladyaged >around2530.Theotherofficerstherewerealso >youngladies,allofaroundsameage.Theywere >interviewingeachandeverypersonindetailasthe >numberofpplwereless.Myinterviewlastedfor >around20minanditishowitwent.......... > >VO:Hi,Howareyou? >Me:Finethanku,goodmorning >VO:Sir,canihaveyourpassport,i20,DSforms >Me:SureMam >VO:Sir,Sowhatisthepurposeofyourtripto
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>UnitedStates? >Me:ToPursuemymastersinchemicalengineering( >ShefrownedassheheardChemical) >VO:Whichuniversity? >Me:UniversityofMissouriRolla >VO:WhyyoucametoNewDelhi? >Me:AsiwasunabletogetanappointmentinChennai >VO:Sir,DouknowChennaiisgivingVisaseasilyto >studentsthesedays? >Me:Mamiamunawareofthat >VO:IthinkitisexpensivetocometoNewDelhi >Me:NoMam,itisaffordable >VO:DidUapplytoanyIndianUniversities? >Me:Nomam >VO:Sir,Diduappearforanyentranceexamsin >India? >Me:Nomam >(ActuallyihadappearedinGATEandqualifiedit >andhavegotanadmissioninBITSRanchi,buti >hesitatedtotellthatasithoughtatthatmoment >thenumberofquestionwillincreaseifisaysoand >alsothefearthatshewillaskmetostudyinthat >univ) >VO:Whydidn'tuappearSir? >Me:actuallynoanswerbutitriedtopullofsome >answerandtoldthatthefieldofspecialization >whichihavetakenalotofadvanceresearchis >goingoninUSascomparedtoindia. >VO:Gaveasmile >Me:metoo >VO:Whatistheexpenditureuaregoingtoinccur >duringurstay >Me:Isaid13000$mam(Itwasonlytutionfee) >Vo:Lookedintomyi20andsaiditis40,000$on >rightsidewhichisfor2yearsand21,000$fora >year >Me:yesmam >VO:Sir,whoisgoingtosponseruforureducation? >Me:MyParentsmam >Vo:whatdotheydo? >Me:Toldherabtmyfatherandmother >Vo:Sir,CanuexplainmeyourfinancialDocuments?
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>Me:ItookouttheCAstatementandwasabtto >submit >VO:Saidnonoidonwanttolookatthemjust >explainmeverbally. >Me:Iexplainedhermyfixeddeposits,Parents >annualincomeandimmovableassets. >Vo:OkOkandwastypingsomethinginhercomputer >Me:tookabreath >Vo:Didutakeanystandardizedtests? >Me:yesmam >VO:canihavealookatthemalongwithur >undergraduatemarkssheets >Me:GaveherGRE,TOEFLandmyengineeringmarks >sheets >VO:ShetookmyGREscorecardandwatcheditaswe >dofora500RupeenotinInidatocheckwhetherit >isfakeortrue,thenshetookmycoursecompletion >certificateandshowedittothefellowofficer,she >thansawmyconsolidatedmemoandlookedatitin >utterdisbelief. > >(Friendsimanagedtoget97.2%inmyfinalsemand >shewasnotreadytoacceptit,Whichicudclearly >makeout) > >VO:Sir,canugivemeamoment >Me:Suremam >VO:Shetookmymarksmemossomewhereinsidei >don'tnowherebutcameoutafteraround1012min. >Me:waitingtheredon'tknowwhatishappening.Only >thingwhichwasinfrontofmewasarejectionstamp. >Iwantedtostealitof,sothatshedoesn'tgetan >opportunitytoputitonmypassport(hahaha) >VO:Shecameoutfinallyandaskedme,Sir,Didu >approachanyVisaVendor? >Me:Didnotunderstandwhatshemeantbutgotwhat >shewantedtoasksaidNoMam >Vo:AreYouConfidentsir? >Me:Yesmam >VO:Tookoutsomeyellowformandsaidsir,weneed >somemoretimeforprocessingonceitisdonethe >officewillucontactyou.Untillthenuhaveto
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>wait.Andgavemebackmypassportandi20. >Me:Iwasinashock.didnotunderstandwhatwas >happening.whyshegavememypassportback.whether >iamrejected?Icameoutoftheconsulateina >utterdisbeliefofwhathappenedinside. > > >Finally,icamebacktohyderabad.Assoonasicame >tohyderabad,myfathertoldmethatherecieveda >callfromJNTU.Hetoldmethatthosepplaskedhim >whetheriamhissonandwhetherthephoneno.is >alright.So,myfatheraskedthemwhy?theysaid >Americanembassypplhavecalledthemfor >verification.Thenthenextdayicalledthe >universitypplandaskedthemdidtheycalltheuniv >toenquireabtme.theysaidyesandtheyhavefaxed >thememosandwantedtoverifyandiaskedthemwhat >elsetheyaskedtheysaiditisconfidentialand >cannotberevieled. > >Sofriends,myvisastillpendingandiamwaiting >foracallfromdelhiconsulate.. > >Bye, > >Rakesh > > > >Hifrndz! ImextremelyhappytoputtournoticethtevenImalsooneofuwhogotthegreensignal forlandinginUS. June17,Friday ThiswasmybigdayIprayedtogodwithalltheprayersIknow&beforeleavingtothe consulate,Icalledmymom&sisonphone. Thendaddroppedmeneartheconsulateatabout9.30am&tomyhorrorfoundaKiloMetre longline!Ijoinedtheline&foundacoupleoffrndzofmyclass&my10thclassgirlfrnd wasalsothere!asIstartedaconversationinteluguthewholeofthelinestartedinvolving! AsthewholeofthelinecomprisedbasicallyofonlyAndhraites!
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Iwasbakinginthehotsunforabouthalfanhour&wasfinallyintotheconsulateaftrallthe securitycheckups! WellIwillskipthenarrationofalltheformalitiesintheconsulate(asmostofknowabt this) Mytokennumberwas286.(Iwilltellyaitzspecialtysoon) Iwasseatedinsidethemainlobbywhereourprotagonist(VisaOfficer)stays(about 11.10ami.e.alreadymyslothasstarted)Iwaswatchingallthecounters.Therewasa sadisticfellowinthecounter3nearme,herejected8outof10ppl!(withoutanystrong reason)&IwasprayingtogodIshouldntbeinterviewedbythisfellow. Asmytokenwascalled,unfortunatelyIwasaskedtostandbeforethiscounter! &IdonnosuddenlywhthappenedourVOclosedhiscounter(guesshewentforhislunch). Atabout1:15pmIwasaskedtostandbeforecounter8.ThisVOisayoungchapacool oneindeed&hewasfunnyguytoo.Hewascarryinghispenonhisears(liketypical carpentersdo).IthoughtIhavealreadystruckgoldseeingthisfellow! Outofthetwobeforeme,onewasrejected(boy)&another(girl)givenacceptancethy werehavingabitloweracademicsthtzwhatIheardfrmtheirconversationIdidntpay muchattentiontothmasIwasbusycountingthenumberofelectricbulbsintheroomto avoidmytension. WellIwillgetbacktomyinterview,nowtheVOsignaledmetocome! Thefunnyinterviewwentonlikethis:(Atabout1.30pm) Legend VO:Visaofficer Me:Vamsee Me:verygoodafternoonofficerhowrudoin? VO:(hejusnoddedhishead,Ididntgetwhthemeantbythat!) VO:heaskdmetogivallmyCertificates,GRE,TOEFLtohimimmediately. (hewasglancingthruthosepaperssuddenlyhestopped&turndtome) VO:areyouhavingsecondorfirstinurundergraduate. ME:pardonmesir (hethenrepeatedthesamewordsagain..) Ithoughthewasaskinmyclassrank ME:Iamfourthinmyclass.
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(hewascompletelypuzzled) VO:whatdouhavinurundergrad..whetherfirstorsecondclass???? ME:ohhhsorrysir,mineisDistinctionwithfirstclass&Ineverhadanybacklogs! (guesshewasbitpleased..thenhestartdgointhrumyGRE&TOEFLcards) Iimmediatelyinterruptedhim: ME:sir,doknowthespecialtyofmytokennumber:286(mytokennumber) (opps!,IstartedbitingmytoungeasIreallydontknowwhtmademeaskhimthis question) VO:sorryIdonno (nowIwasshiveringabit) ME:Sirthis286isthesecondbiggestnumberlessthan300whichisdivisibleby11 (evenaseventhclasskidinIndiaknowsthisIfuknowthedivisibilitycriteriafor11andI foundthiswhnIwaswaitingformyinterviewinthelobby) VO:(hestartedgivinallsortsoffacialexpressionsandstartedblushing) VO:itzreallygreatman!Ididntknow (guessouridiotdidntreallyfollowwhtItoldhim..butbythewayItoldhimhefeltIhave discoveredagrtthingthatevenagrtmathematicianlikeRamanujamdidntknow!) (BythistimeIknow,hewasinmybasket) VO:whyUNCC? ME:Thecoursebeingofferedbestsuitsmyprofileandmainlymatcheswiththe groundworkthatIdidinmyundergraduation. VO:whichmajorareyoutaking? ME:WirelessCommunication&WLANs. VO:whtzWLANs? ME:WirelessLocalAreaNetwork. VO:sowhtzthis? ME:blahblah Q:Whywirelesscommunication? Me:InmyundergraduationIhavepresented5technicalpapersinthisfield.Ihaveeven
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undertakenastudyprojectfor2monthsinBSNLonCDMA&GSMtechnologies.Ihave eventakentwoelectivesubjectsinthisregardduringmyundergraduationnamelyCMC &DataNetworks. VO:whtwasyourAcademicprojectabout? (actuallyIdidmyprojectinaDefenceOrganizationonsecuritycodinginRADARs,many haveadvisedmenotrevealthisfactasitcouldleadmeto221gclause&resultinthedenial ofmyVISA.) SoIcookedupanotherstorywhichIpreparedearlier ME:sirIworkdonpseudonumbersgenerationwhichwouldreducetheburdenonthe receiverofthecellphone&increasetheloadontheBTS.Blahblah (Iknowhewashardlyfollowinganything...butpoorfellowwasnoddingforallthe nonsenseIwastellinghim) BythistimehewasreadytogivemeVISAbutforformalitysakehelastlyasked VO:howareyougointofundureducationasIseethtudonthavfundingfromthe university&theunivfeeistoohighisntit? ME:sir,asbothmyparentswork(actuallymymomishousewife)&myfatherisGeneral ManagerinBSNL(thisfactistrue)&havmorethansufficientfundsformyeducation VO:ohh!Urdadshudbeearninglotzofmoney??? ME:wehavmorethanwhtisneededformyedu...(modestly) VO:Youngman,IreallydonthavanyproblemingrantingyouVISA,haveagreattimein US. ME:tanqusir!havagreatweekend! Thtzit,Icameoutrunning&Iburstedoutbeforemydadwiththisnewswhowaswaiting outsideeagerlythenIcalldmymom&thnfrndzzz. Somesuggestionsfrommyside: Keepsmiling&withsomepresenceofmindyoucandowondersIguess! &dontloosetheconfidencelevelinyou.Keepsayingyouarethebest. Imreallythankfultogod,parents& lastlybutnottheleasttoyahoogroupswithoutwhichImighthavneverbeinapositionto
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facemyVISAsuccessfully! Ireallythankone&allwhogavetheirinvaluableinputstome Iwouldbegladtohelpanyofyouregardingthesevisaprocess...iwilltrymybesttosolve themout. takecare..ciao VamseeKrishna HelloFriends, ThisemailisaboutwhatIhavenoticedfrommanyinterviewspostedin groupsandfeltwhenIwasinconsulate. Somemythsaboutvisainterviewsandalsocoupleofsuggestions: 1.Thereisnothinglikemorenumbersbeingissuedatsomecounters andlessatothercounters.Because,thereisnofixedcounterfora fixedVO.InthesamecounterwhereIwasinterviewed,therewasa ladywhenIenteredtheroomandthenbythetimeIreachedthe counter,therewasanoldguy.Somakingsuchconclusionsisbaseless. Don'tpanicifuhaveheardrumorsaboutsomeXYZcounterandyou happentofallinsamecounter. 2.Thereisnothingtoughorwrongwithladiesintheconsulate. Thersarumorgoingthatitstoughtogetvisaifugototheladies counter.Thisisabsolutelywrong.IwasintheQformorethan1hour andfoundladieswereveryfriendlyandissuingvisastogenuine candidates.EventheNegroladywasverycoolandissuingvisaseasily. 3.Anddon'trehearsetheanswersbefore.Justprepareyourself.Don't muguptheanswersandgototheinterview.Readallthefinancial documentsonceandgo. 4.Immediatelyafteryoustandintheline,(Ifyouhave56students beforeyou)justtrytolistentotheinterviewoffirsttwostudents. Youwillknowwhatkindofinformationheisextractingfromstudents. Don'tworryiftwoorthreegetrejectedbeforeyou.Justbeconfident. 5.TherehasbeenatalkthatonceyoustandinQ,youwillbe observedandstuff.Thisisabsolutelywrong.Everyoneisbusywith theirwork.Juststaycomposedandnormal.Thereisnoonespyingonyou. 6.Thereisalsoarumorgoingonthatonceyouareaskedfor financialdocuments,thenthatmeanstheVOislookingforsomereason torejectyou.Thisisalsoabsolutelyincorrect.Evenifheasksfor ALLthefinancialdocuments,thatisnotthesignofrejection.They
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justwanttolookatthedocuments. 7.Andalsopeoplethinkthatitseasytogetvisaifyouaregoing foragooduniversityanditstoughifyouaregoingtoabad university.Thisisalsowrong.Bothhaveequalchances.Itall dependsonhowyouperformattheinterview. 8.Tomysurprise,Isawaguywithfundinggettingrejected.So, gettingfundedisnotall.Ofcourse,fundingmakesthepathforvisa easy,butplsrememberthatevenifyouarefunded,uhavetoperform wellintheinterview. 9.Abouttheinformationofadmitsandrejects,VOWILLNOThaveany informationaboutnumberofadmitsorrejectsonehas. Friends,thisiswhatIfeltfrommyexperience.IfIamwrongatany point,pleasecorrectme. > HelloFriends, Well,IambackinHydnowafteralotofpartyingin Chennai...NowIfeelthatgettingVisaisthemost simplestthingonearth... Myinterviewlastedforaround11.5Minutes..... withoutANYofthosestandardquestionslike"yUSA?" or"ythisuniversity?"andnothingaboutfinances either. HereismyVisaexperience: Ienteredtheconsulateat11:00AMandafterallthe processes,Iwasmadetostandintheline(Counter 13)at3:26PM....Itwasaold,abitfatguywith spects...Alongwithme,thereweretwoothercivil engineersintheQ...ThefirstonewasaCSE candidate,gotrejectedcozhewasnotabletospeak confidently....restallgotvisasexceptoneladywho wasgiven221G... Well,thenitwasmyturn... Uday:GoodAfternoonsir. VO:GoodAfternoon.Putyourleftindexfinger. Uday:Isitoksir? VO:!@$#%%$^%^&
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Uday:Sorry? VO:Yourrightindexfingernowplease. Uday:SureSir. VO:So,Whichuniversityareyougoing? Uday:NorthCarolinaStateUniversityatRaleigh. VO:Oh!!NorthCarolina?!?!?!?!?!(Ihadmyheartinmy mouthwhenhesaidthis.Icouldntmakeoutwhether hewashappywithunivorwhat?)Forwhichcourse? Uday:Sir,forMastersinCivilEngineeringwith TransportationEngg.asmyspecialization. VO:Wasyourfinalyearprojectrelatedtosame specialization?(Iwasabitsurprisedbythis question!!!) Uday:Yessir,Ihavedonemyfinalyearprojectin thesamefield.Itwasaprojectundertakenby NationalHighwayAuthorityofIndia. VO:Tellmeabtyourproject. Uday:blahblahblahblahblah!!!! VO:So,whatwastheresultofyourproject? Uday:blahblahblahblahblah!!!! VO:Youwillgetyourvisain2days. Uday:(withabiiiiiiiiiigsmile)Thankyousir. Thatsallfriends.Thiswasmyinterview..... Thesametipsagain:BeconfidentandKeepasmiling face. Moretips:1.Answertothepoint. 2.Dontshowanydocumentunlessaskedfor.Ifyou wanttoshowanydocument,askthemandthen presentthedocument. 3.ReadtheCAandCEstatementoncebeforeyougoto theinterview.Itsbetterofyouknowtheannual incomeofyoursponsorsintotalandindividualannual incomeofeachofyourthesponsorandalsoother details. 4.PleaseheartotheVOproperly.Concentrateonwhat he/sheisasking.(Onegirlwasrejectedcozshewas busydoingsomeotherthingandansweredwronglyto thequestionasked.) 5.Dontbeinahurrytoremoveadocumentfromthe folder.Takeyournormaltimeandthentakeitout andgiveittotheVO.
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SomerejectionsIhaveseen: 1.TherewasagirlwhowasgoingforherMSin ComputerScience.Shegoti20fromonly1university. VOaskedthegirltogivehermemos,coursecompletion certificate,GREandTOEFLscores.Whileshewasbusy removingthedocs,theVOaskedherabouttheother admitsandrejects.Dontknowwhatthepoorgirl heard,sheansweredlikethis:"Mam,IwroteGREonce inNovemberandthenimmediatelyagaininNovember." VOwasveryconfusedandthentherewasamixupfor sometimeandatlast,sheansweredcorrectly.She hearditwrong.....Sothetip4wasderivedfromthis experience. 2.AguyfromCS.goingtosomeuniversity,has1year experience.Hewasverywelltalkingabthisprojects andstuff....Buthewasnotabletotelltheoutput ofthatparticularproduct/softwarehewasmaking.The VOaskedhimmanyquestionsabouttheapplicationof thatproduct,whichthecandidatewasunableto answer.Sohegotrejected.Eveninmycase,hewas interestedtoknowtheresultoftheproject,whichI havedone.Ialsotoldhimthepracticalapplications. Helookedsatisfied. 3.Aguy......Everythingwentverywelltilltheend. Heansweredallquestionswell.... Finally,VOaskedhimaboutthefinancesashiscourse seemedtobeacostlyone.Herepliedsayingthathis parentsweresponsorsandtheywouldfundhisstudies. ButwhentheVOaskedwhattheannualincomeofhis sponsorswas,Hemadeablunderbysaying"Mydad's annualincomeisaround4lakhrupeesperannum.Then sheaskedhisbankstatement.Hegaveitalongwith transactionstatement.Thenhestartedtoexplainthe transactionstatement(Heonlyknowsyhedidso). Thensherejectedsayingthathehasnosufficient fundsforhisstudies.Thenhestartedsayingabout theannualincomeofhismotherandagricultural incomeandstuff...Bythattime,hisvisawas stampedforrejection.Soguys,pleasereadtheCA
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statementoncebeforeyougotointerviewandanswer tothequestionfirstandthenifuhavechance elaborateit. Iguess,Ihaventboredyouwiththislongemail. Regards, UdayKrishnaMaripalli Hifriends, I'mSravanKumarChegorifromHyd.Igotmyvisato NorthernillinoisUniversity(NIU),ComputerScienceon june17th@chennai. Beforethat,havealookatmyprofile... GRE:1260 TOEFL:237 BTech:74%(Nobacklogs) Appliedto: 1)ArizonaStateUniversity(ASU) 2)UniversityofNewMexico(UNM) 3)NorthernIllinoisUniversity(NIU) 4)UnivofNorthCarolina,Charlotte(UNCC) Admitted: 1)NIU 2)UNCC remaining2arerejects!!! Myinterviewwentverycool.Only4counterswere openedwhenIgotin.WhatIfoundinthem counseller.JusttooksometipsfromUSEFI.Thereisnoneedtogetany CA statement/evalu
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HiAll,
Igotthevisaon20thJune.Itwasareallyacoolinterviewlastedonlyfor23minsandhe utteredthegoldenwords'yourpassportwillbecourieredtoyouin2days'andthatwasthe happiestmoment...
Theseyahoogroupshadbeenagreathelptometogettoknowaboutallthevisaprocedure andall.Sothesedoshareamajorshareinmakingthisendeavorsuccessful.Sothanksaton guysandgalswhopostedlotsofinformationonthesegroups.Manypplhavepostedtheir experiencesandmostofthevisaprocedureisavailableinthemstillIwouldrepeatallthe proceduretomakeitacompletecasestudyforfutureaspirantsascontributiontothepoolof datawhichpplwouldbesearchingsometimelater.
Step1:Gottheappointment
Gottheappointmentfor20thjunefromVFS(VisaApplicationCenter)atShohrabHallon 13thJune.Hadtowaitalotinthequeueinspitereachingasearlyasquarterto8AM.There Ihadsubmitted
1.PhotocopyofsignedI20 2.SEVISfeereceipt(notsureifitsrequiredatthetimeofgettingappointmentbutonemust havethisatleast3businessdayspriortointerview) 3.Photocopyoffirstandlastpageofpassport(hereturnedmethephotocopyof observations/remarkspageofpassportasitwasemptyinmycase) 4.DDinfavorof"AmericanConsulateGeneral,Mumbai"payableatMumbaidrawnon StateBankofIndia(India'smosttrustedbank,playedsafeeveninthisthing!) 5.Rs.441incash

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6.DS156,DS157andDS158(filledinPDFandprinted)
Andhereturnedmethestampedphotocopyoffirstpageofpassportwhichisrequiredtobe shownwhilereceivingthepassportaftergettingVISAalongwithappointmentlettercum feereceipt.Wholeprocesstookmorethan2andhalfhours.Allthosewhohaven'tdonethis yetgoearlytosavetimeby8A.M.it'salongqueue.
Step2:ActualInterview
IreachedMumbaionedaypriortointerviewtoavoidlastminuterushandgotacquainted withtheareanearbyUSconsulate.Ihadoptedforloungefacility.It'smoreconvenientif somebodyisaccompanyingashecanwaittherewhenit'srainingoutside.Theydon'tallow ppltoevenstandnearbyUSconsulate.Anditrainswhenyouleastexpectitto.
Reachedataround7:00AMtoloungewhichisexactlyinfrontoftheMahalakshmiTemple, (aaplyamahalakshmimandiralamipanataMahalakshmiTemplemhanayalalagaloySmile) ).AndstartedthelastbattleitstartedtorainjustafterIreachedthere.ThankgodIhadgot umbrella.Actuallyhadboughtnewjustforthisadaybefore!
Finallygotintheloungeataround8:00AM.ThereIwashavingsandwichesintheinner sideoftheloungeandduringthatfirstbatchof30pplwassentinbustotheconsulate.I cametoknowaboutthisonlyafterthatbushadleft.Icursedmyselflittlebitforsitting insideandnotpayingattentionontheentrancedoor.Butlatercametoknowthattheremany morepplwhohadappointmentat8:15andmissedthefirstroundofthebus.ButthenI didn'tknowthatsomeguycomesatdoorandinalowvoiceannouncesaboutmovingtothe bus.Soguysstaynearthedoorandremainalertsomeguy(lookingatwhomyouwon'tbe abledifferentiatethatheissomestaffmemberofVFSandnotVISAapplicant)wouldcall outsomethinglikepplfromX:XXAMplscomeoutandwon'tallowpploncethebusis full.
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Thebusreachedconsulateataround8:45A.M.halfhourlateaftermyappointmenttime. Allpplwhogotdownfrombuswereaskedtoentera'separate'queuewhichwasalready verysmallascomparedtootherqueuesandallpplwhocameoutofbuswereallowedto enterconsulateimmediatelybybreakingeventhattinyqueue.Ifthiswhy,becausepeople sayloungepplhavetowaitlessinthequeuethenyes,Ihadtowaitlessinthequeue,only thingisIenteredthequeuelateSmile(partiallybecauseofme,butthatbiteofsandwich wasimportantforme,Iwouldn'thavebeenabletolookfreshwithanemptystomachfor2 hoursSmile).
Afterenteringthegatethereisagainatinyqueueforsecuritycheckwherewehavetoan unwelcomeexerciseofremovingbeltbeforepassingthroughmetaldetector.Securityguys wereonlydocumentsfileandwerecheckingthatalsoproperly.ThereIwasgivenawooden tokenandIamstillwonderingwhatthepurposeofthatwas!Afterclearingsecuritycheck thatsecurityguypolitely(?)askedmetogetinfirstandwearthebeltandbecomfortable.
Thenagaintherewasaskedtoformaqueuetogetthepinktokenimmediatelyatrighthand sideofentranceofwaitinghall.ThereIwasgiventhepinktoken(onwhichtokennumber wasnotclearlyprintedandthisthenumberbywhichtheyweregoingtocallmefor interviewsogotitclearlywrittenfromheragain),allthedocumentsthatIhadsubmitted whilegettingappointmentalongwithyellowenvelope(inwhichpassportissenttousafter visastamping).InthattimeIjustconfirmedtheaddressonthatyellowenvelope(Iwanted everythingjustperfectSmile)).Submittedallthesedocsgavethefingerprintsofleftand rightindexfingersoncounternumber1.
Afterthatsatwiththetokenonthechairinthefirstrow.Ialwayssitinthefirstrow,evenin classSmilelolnotforthatbutagaintomakesureIheartheannouncementoftokennumber clearly.(butitwasnotreallyusefulcozannouncementisonmicandspeakersarelocated suchthatvoicereachesequallyinthewholehall,nowthisisagainoneofthingswhichI didn'tknowearlier)Butstillmainthingi.e.theannouncementsarenotatallclearasitis mentionedbymanypplintheirexperiences.Ihadtoconcentrateallmysensestohearthe tokennumbersthatwerebeingcalled.
NowIstartedgettingnervousbutsolutiongetridofnervousnesswasfoundonthesegroups
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onlystartedtalkingtotheguysittingnexttome.Wediscussedlotsofthingsbutthings relatedtoVISA.Crackedjokesingeneralwhicheasedoutthenervousness.Finallynumber wascalledonwindownumber5.Fourpeopleahead3pplbehind,stoodinthequeue,ppl standingnearbymewerenotopeningupandtalkingatallsoagainnervousnessstarted creepingin...addedtothatatthatpointIhadforgotthatI20isreturnedinanycase.2 peopleaheadofmecamebackwithI20andIthoughttheyweregotrejectedso nervousnessreachedthepeek.Thenstoppedlookingatwhat'shappeningahead,stopped lookingatpplreturningandjuststartedtakingdeepbreathstoeaseout.Finallymyturn cameandpickedthereceived
VO:Howareyou? Me:Iamfine,howareyou? VO:fine VO:WhyUSC? Me:IaminterestedindoingresearchinwirelesstechnologiesandUSCisthebest universitydoingresearchinwirelessnetworks.Ihastheleadingprofessorsinthisfield (hecutmyanswerandasked) VO:like? Me:Dr.RameshGovindan,Prof.ChristosPapadopoulos,andUSCoffersverygood courses. VO:Whatisyourqualificationi.e.degree Me:B.E.ComputerEngineering VO:Whendidyoupassout? Me:2003 VO:Whichcollege? Me:MITPunei.e.MaharashtraInstituteofTechnology
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VO:Whatareyoudoingrightnow? Me:WorkingwithPersistentSystems VO:(nextquestioncameveryquicklyhewinkedandasked)whoisyourmanager?(maybe hewastryingtofigureoutifIwasbluffing) Me:Dr.ShubhangiKelkar VO:whatdoyoudothere? Me:myroleistestautomationengineer VO:whatdoyoudothereondaytodaybasis Me:DevelopframeworkandalsowritecodethattestswhetherMAGi.e.MobileAccess Gatewayisworkingfineornot.Weusemobilesimulatorsforthis.MobileAccessGateway isbasicallyagatewaythatconnectswirelessnetworkstowirednetworksinsimplewords allowsaccesstointernetonmobilephones.(Ihadnotexpectedthisquestionsoanswerwas asunorganizedasIhavewrittenhere,thosewhoareyettobedonewithinterviewprepare forthisquestion) VO:Sincehowlongurworkingthere? Me:2years VO:Howmuchyouearn? Me:x.yzlakhsperannum VO:whatareyourplansaftergraduation? Me:(verywellrehearsedonelineranswer)IwillcomebacktoIndiaandworkwithsome telecomcompany. VO:Whoissponsoringyou? Me:Myparents VO:whatisyourfathersannualincome? Me:Totalannualincomeofmyfamilyis
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VO:(interruptsmeandasks)fathersincome Me:oktotalismorethanxlakhsandfathersisylakhs(stubbornlypushedthetotalamount firstasitwasbiggerandusuallyfirstamountisnoticedfirst) VO:Whatdoesyourfatherdo? Me:Hegeneralmanagerinxcompanyand VO:(cutsinmyanswer)whatisthatcompany Me:(againpushingmyanswerfirst)anddirectorinothertwocompanies VO:(againcutsme)nowhatisthatfirstcompany Me:Thatisforgingscompany(hedidn'tunderstandthatsochangedterm)it'san engineeringcompany VO:HaveyoureverbeentoUS? Me:no VO:anybodyinyourfamily? Me:no
ThencomesthelinewhichIwaswaitingforlooong
VO:ok,yourpassportwillbecourieredtoyouintwodays.... Hieverybody, Nowitsmyturn.Igotmyvisaonjune17thinchennaiconsulate.Myslotwas2:15pmto 2:30pm.Istoodinthelineoutsidetheconsulateat12:45pmandenteredtheconsulateat 1:45andenteredthevisalobbyat2:30pm.Atlastmyinterviewtookplaceat4:50pm.The VOwasa3035yearoldman.Itwasacakewalk.just6questionsnlessthanoneminute interview.

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VO:WhichUnivsdiduapply? ME:8nlistedtheunivnames(Tomysurprise,theVOjustthrewthepassportbackside wheniwasonlytellingthe5thuniv'sname) VO:Howmanyadmits? ME:4 VO:What'surfather? ME:XXXX VO:What'syourbrother? ME:heisstudyinginUK VO:sowhydidn'tyouoptforUK? ME:sirmyinterestistospecializeinblahblahblah VO:youwillgetyourvisain3daysbycourier ME:Thankyousir,haveaniceweekend Thecrowdwashectic...Icameoutoftheconsulateat5pmandtherewerestill150people waitinginthevisalobbytobeinterviewedafter5pm. Iwaswaitinginthevisalobbyfor2hrsandIobservedthattheyweregivingvisatopeople whoansweredquestionsproperlynonebadthingthatIobservedwas1/2thepeoplewhomI observedansweredthat"IwillreturntoIndia"forthequestion"whatareyourplansafter graduating?"andtheworstpartwasonly20%outofthatcontinuedtheanswerbytelling somenonsensereasonforwhytheywillcomebacktoIndiatheother80%juststoppedwith itandwaitedfortheVO'snextquestion.IsawtheyoungbeautifulcurlyheadVOlaughing atthosewhogavesuchabsurdanswersandrejectedthemalso. AlsoctothatutakeDDsforthecorrectamount,accordingtothenewrates,TTSfeesis Rs.441andVisafeeRs.4400,theguybeforemecamewithaRs.4600DDandtheyasked himtotakeaDDforRs.4400before4:15PMandthetimewas2PM. AndIsawonemorepatheticscene,oneguyansweredallhisquestionsproperly,tomy knowledgetheVOwasalsohappywithhisanswersandwhentheVOaskedforhissemester wiseindividualmarksheets,hegavetheconsolidatedmarksheetanddegreecertificate,but theVOaskedfortheindividualmarksheetsandtheguysaidIthoughttheconsolidated marksheetswilldo.VOsaid"IamsorrysirIcannotissueyouavisa.wehaveclearly mentioneditinthelistofdocumentsandpleasetryagainwiththeindividualmarksheets." Onemoregal'svisawasrejectedb'cozherbrotherisinUSunderF1forthepast4yearsand haven'tyetcompletedhisdegree,sotheVOsaid"sorrymamIamnotsatisfiedwithyour brother'sactivityandhehasn'tshownanyprogresstowardshisdegree".
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Soprepareniceconvincinganswerstoallpossiblequestionsandctothatucarryall requireddocuments. IthinkIhavecoveredwhateverIobservedintheconsulate. Thankstoallwhosharedtheirvisaexperienceandallthebesttopeoplewhoarepreparing fortheirvisa. Regards, Priya Hippl, MynameisAjmal.IgotmyVISAtodZayon14thJune,fromDelhi Consulatetoday.IwouldbegoingtoGWU,WashingtonDC.Ihadread alotofvisaexperiencesonlinebutmyexperiencewastotally different,asotherpplhaveposted.Maybethatisbecauseallthe experiencesthatwerepostedcamefromeitherMumbaiorChennai.This iswhatmyvisaexperiencewaslike. Ihadanappointmentslotof9am.Reachedthereataround 8.25am.Thenonimmigrantvisaqueueasusualwaslongandittook meabt1hrtogettothecounterwhereusubmitur4400DD.There were6countersandtheppltherewereIndians.Therewasaladyand shetookmypassport,DSformsandi20,stapledthemtogetherand toldmetowaitwhilesheprocess.After10minsshegavemethe documentswiththe4400ddreceiptstapledonmydsform.Insidethe mainbuildingonttscountersubmittedmy441ddandhegavemea receiptandtoldmetostandinthequeuebehindthechairs.Igot intheline.Insidetheatmospherewasniceandnottenseasother pplhavesaid.AndthereisnowayVOcancheckormonitorur confidenceasuarestandinginthequeue(Unlessurstandingright infrontandnexttobeinterviewed),asthecounterwindowisquite adistanceandallthevoarenotvisiblefromwhereustand.Isaw only2otherppl,oneguyandagirlwhowerethereforF1).And rememberthecountersareatsuchadistancethatugotnochanceto listenhowaperson'sinterviewisgoingandwhatarethequestions asked.IwascalledtoacounterwhoseVOwasnotvisible.Iwent there.TheVOwasafriendlylookingwhiteguy.Isaidgoodmorning (maybealiltoosoftlyorawayfromtheinstrument).Ididn'thear areplysoijustgavehimalilsmilewhenhelooked. VO:Givemeurpassportanddocuments.(Thenhetookmyindexprint).
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VO:WhyuwanttogoforComputerandinformationScience.(Iwas caughtslightofguardasiwasthinkinghewouldaskwhichcourse orwhichunivfirst.) ME:IsaidgotinterestincomputerssincemyfathergavemeaPC andIlovegamingandprogrammingsothoughtynotmakeacareerin it.Sothat'syiamgoingforMSComputerandinformationscience.( Iknownotaverygoodanswer) Vo:Ythisuniv? ME:Becausethiswasthehighestrankedamongtheuniviapplied. Vo:ShowmeurGREandTOEFl. ME:Gavehimthescores.(Gotjust1210ingreand167intoefl). Vo:Sourfatherisfundingyoureducation?(LookingatmyDSforms.) ME:Yes. VO:Soishegoingtotakealoanorwat?(AskedmaybebecauseGWU isalilexpensiveunivwith33,866shownastheyearsexpensesonI 20) ME:Sir,hehasenoughfundsinbanktocovertheentireperiodof study.(Wasabttotakeoutmyfinancialstatementsbuthedidn't ask) VO:Sodouhaveanybrotherorsister? ME:yessir,ayoungerbrother. VO:Sowatdoeshedo? ME:HeisdoingBTechfromIPUniv. Hetookoutastickerandgaveittome.Toldmetogivethistotts counterandtheywouldguideme.Atthettscounterhetookthe stickerandgavemeacourierenvelopetofillmycontactdetails. Thatwasall.Hedidn'tlooklikeapsychologistwhowantstohitu withhisprobingquestions.Notrickyquestionswereaskedlikewat wouldudoafterdoingurMSetc.Hedidn'taskmewaturfather's annualincomeis.Didn'tasktoshowhimmycertificates(hadsome backlogs),degreeorfinancialstatements.Nothing.Nowidon't thinkthatthiswasbecauseiwasluckyanditwasmyday.Ifelt liketheyhadnoproblemsgivingF1visasasmostlythepplthere wereforvisitingvisaorH1etc.Ormaybetheyhavefinally
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realizedthattheycan'tdowithoutIndians.Whatever.Soguysjust confidentandtakeiteasy.Justgopreparedwithallthedocuments properlyarranged.Howuhavearrangedurdocumentsandpresentation ofitisimportant.Youshouldbeabletoprovidehimwithdocuments asquicklyaspossiblewhenheasksforthem.UseIndexfilm.It reallyhelps.Soguysjustchillatleasttheonethathave interviewatDelhibecausethisisreallyhowitgoes.Hopethis helps.Anyquestionsmailme.Goodluck haidudes thisismohanfromchennaiandthisismyturntogivemyvisa experience. firstofallIthankallthemembersofthisgroupandthemoderator whoreallyguidedmethroughthisentireprocessandtogetmyvisa successfully. nextisaysorryforpostingmyexperiencelateasigotmyvisaon june10morning9amandpostingittoday. myvisaslotwasjun10friday8:00to8:15am. iwasintheconsulateat7:30andimmediatelyjoinedthequeueand ienteredtheconsulateby7:40 step1:keepurwebappointmentandpassportreadyjustshowthem andenter theywillmakeallsecuritycheck. keepurpassportinyourpocketasuneedtotakeitoften step2:jointhettsqueueitsontheleftside keepurwebappointment,passport,DD441ready. theywillgettheddandpastealabelinthebackofur passportandgiveuareceiptforthe441 step3:headtothecounternamedcashier keepur4400DD,passportonlysaythemstudent theywillissueuatokenandreceiptandthepassport step4:immediatelymovetooneofnextfivecounterswithurDS, token,passportI20,Sevisonly,dontwastetimekeeptheseitem readyonceyoustandinthelinetheybehaverudewhenuwastetime
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ingettingitfromthefile. theywillputinthemarronfiletakeitmovetotherighthand sidepath step5:mostcrutialofall oncetoenterintothemainbuildinggivethetokentothe securitytheywilldirectyoutostandinthequeue. onceyoustandinthequeuewatchthevotheirattitudeandwhat theyactuallyneedfromus.orwhatwouldconvincehim. myexperience:iwasdirectedtoagirlinmid20verycute, beautifulamericangirl.iwas3intherow. asiwatchingher.shegavethevisaforthefirstguy. nextguysheaskedlotsoftechnicalquestionaboutdatabase managemnentsystem. whatisdatabase,dbms,undergraduateworkinthatfieldetc.hegot hisvisa istartedrecollectingallmystufffortheanswer nextguycouldnotspeekenglishproperlyithinkheistensedbut shepulledwordsfromhimandshewasverycoolandsupportive.this interviewtook20mtswithashortbreak. nextwasme: vo(girl):goodmorning me:goodmorning<<shesaiditb4me>> vo(girl)Surprisedkletstartwiththefigerprints.puturleftfinger firstandthenright me:ikeptitverticalandshelaughed(smiled)atmeand demostratedmehowtodo thenikeptitflatasshesaid. vo(girl):whydoyouwannnagotousa me:todomymastersincomputerscienceatunivofhouston clearlake
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vo(girl):whythisuniv. me:<ipreparedforthisquestionandrehalssedfor1000and 1timessoisaidit>> thisisthebestofmyadmits.thecourseplanreally suitsmyprofile.thisunivisknownforitcsdeptandthe research.itranktop5reasearchinstintx.iwouldliketowork inthefieldofsoftwareengg.andthisunivhaslotsofindeapth researchgoingonthisfield. underprofandrewyang. <<isaiditveryfastididnotevenstoppedanypointorgaveher anychanceforhertostoporcutmeafterthisanswershewasnot workingwithherpcandspoketomeseeingmyface.>> vo(girl):whatsursecondchoice me:mamigottotalof8admitsandunivofarkansasismy secondchoiceandthisunivdohaveindepthresearchinsoftware engg. <<iknowtherearemanyadditonalquesstothissosaideverything >> vo(girl):whendidugraduate me:may2005 vo(girl):showmeyourscorecards. me:gaveit<<shewaswatchingitcarefully,throughlyand slowly.>> vo(girl):good me:thankyoumam <<actuallyikeptallmyscorecardsinathickfileleaf whichlookedveryniceand attractedhertothinkmeasagoodandsincerestudent>> vo(girl):udonthavetopayanyfee<<icoundnotunderstandwhat sheissayingbutnodedmyheadthenthe...>>>youwill geturvisawithin2days me:thankyoumamandcollectedmyscorecards vo(girl)Surprisedkmohantellmesomethingaboutyourbrother
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me:mamheisstudinginclass9 vo(girl):dohehaveanyplanstocometousa me:heisakidanditis10moreyearstogoforhimtodecide vo(girl)Surprisedkmohanhaveanicetripallthebst me:thankyoumam last3conversationisjustlikechattingwithmyclassmateshe lookedatmewhilespeaking. forjustinitalquestionsshewaswithhercomputer,thenwewhere seeingeachotherandspeaking ihadanicevisainterviewer.icameoutby8:50am onthatdaymostofthemgottheirvisaand2guysatmid40 rejectedeveryoneintheirqueuethankgodiwasnotinthatline. onthewholeitwasabout75%successfulvisaday asusualbeconfidentandcooldontgettensedofwaitingtheytest ourpatience,confidenceandattitude.judgethevisaofficewhileu areinthequeuespeakaccordingtohimbutdontchangetheanswer ifuhavealreadyprepared. seeuallthebstbye heyppl.. gotmyvisaonjune10thforKansasState University..myslottimingswrefrom2:30pmto2:45 pm Icheckedinatabt1:45pm..andwasoutby3pm Ijustnowreceivedmypassportwiththevisastampin it...gotVisafor5yrs.. Here'smyexp...thisissurelythemostsimplevisa interviewanyonewouldhaveeverheardof..!!Lasted forabout25secs... TheVObeckonedmetocome..Icrossedtheyellow
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line.. ME:GoodAfternoonOfficer. VO:GoodAfternoon VO:Puturleftindexfingerontheredlightandthen yourrightindexfinger. Ididso.. VO:Whatisyourname? ME:SudipthaReddyKarnati. VO:Showmeyourdegreecertificate. ME:ToldhimthatIstilldintgetit.Heaskedformy memos. WhenIwasremovingmyindividualsemestermemos..I sawhimputmypassportandDSFormsinafileand throwitbak..Iwasshocked(andofcoursehappySmile..) tocthis..cozhehadalreadydecidedtoissuemethe visa..justafterItoldhimmyname..andbeforeeven seeingmymemos.. Thenhecountedmymemos.. Thenext2questionswreforformalitysakeiguess.. VO:whatrurparents? ME:toldhim. VO:Watkindofjobwuduliketodo? ME:WouldliketotakeupajobinNetworkingin companieslikeInfosys,Wipro,Satyametc.. VO:U'llgetyourpassportin23days. ME:ThankYouOfficer. So,thatsitfolks..i'llbeflyingtoKansasinthe lastweekofJuly.. Gettingvisaisn'tquiteabigdealthesedays...u justhavetoGOGETIT...theyarewaitingfor students.. Gudlucktoall..
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Ciao! Sudiptha hiallofu iwanttothankallofuinthegroupforsharing thereexperiences visainterviewques me:goodafternoonsirhowru? vo:finethankyouwataboutu? me:goodsir vo:sowhichcollegerugoingto? me:texasa&mkingsvillesir vo:yrugoingtothisuniversity? me:blah......... vo:watdouknowabouttexaswatisitfamousfor? me:idontknowsirbutiknowitiscalled lonestarstateetcccccccc vo:watsurfather? me:blah... vo:watsurbrotherdoing? me:blah.......... vokgeturvisain23days methanxxxxxx anydoughtplsdocontactme helloppl, ihadmyvisainterviewat9.30todayatdelhiconsulateanditwasacakewalk me:goodmorningmam VO:goodmorning,howudoing me:fine,thnku,howdoudo vo:fine,sowhichuniv me:universityofflorida, vo:thatsagoodunivandtoldaboutsomeofherclassmateswhohad garduatedfromufl(andseemedprettyhappyaboutit) vo:whichcourse
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me:materialscience vo:whyuoptedforthiscourse?anythingspecialaboutit? me:toldherthatcoursecurriculumsuitedmyneeds,toldherabout oneofresearchprojectsiwasinterestedandaboutmychoicefor specialization:nanotechnology vo:whatareapplicationsofthisnanotechnology me:..listedout5or6 vo:whoissposnoringu me:parents vo:how me:toldherthatbothmyparentsretiredrecentlysohaveenough savingtosupportmyeducation. vo:bestofluckforcourseatUFL me:thankumam (shedidnotdemandtoseeanyofdocuments) thanksalluguysforclearingmydoubtsandotherhelp bestoflucktoall takecare neetu DearFriends, IgotmyVisafromNEWDELHIembassyon21stDecember. Thisishowtheactualinterviewwent. Q.YOUWEREAPROGRAMMER? A.YESSIR. Q.GOINGTO*****UNIVERSITY?(EXCUSEMEFRNDS.IDONOTWANTTO SPECIFYTHEUNIVERSITYNAME) A.YESSIR.IAMGOINGTO*****UNIVERSITYTOPURSUEMYMASTER'SIN COMPUTERSCIENCESINCEIWANTTOBEASYSTEMARCHITECTANDTOBE ASYSTEMARCHITECTONENEEDTOHAVEAMASTER'SINCOMPUTER SCIENCEANDONCEIGRADUATEIWILLBEHAVINGGOODOPPORTUNITIES BACKHEREININDIA. IDONOTWANTTOMISSTHISOPPORTUNITYSIR.
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Q.HOWDIDYOUCOMETOKNOWABOUTTHISUNIVERSITY? A.THROUGHINTERNETSIR. Q.WHYTHISUNIVRESITY? A.SIRTHEREAREPRIMARILYCOUPLEOFREASONSFORMEOPTINGTOGO TOMUM.THEYARE: 1.THEREISABLOCKSYSTEMWHEREONEISREQUIREDTOSTUDYONE COURSEATATIME.THISHELPSUSTOCONCENTRATEINAPARTICULAR SUBJECTMOREDEEPLYANDALSOENABLESUSTOGETINTOFURTHER RESEARCHAFTERANALYZINGTHESUBJECTCLEARLY. 2.IHAVEALMOSTFULLFINANCIALAID.80%FINANCIALAIDFORTHEFIRST YEARANDAFULLFINANCIALAIDFORTHESECONDYEAR. ME:SIR,DOYOUWANTMYFINANCIALAIDLETTER? VO:YESGIVEITTOME(hadaquickglanceandgaveitback). Q.WHATDOYOUHAVEYOURBACHELOR'SIN? A.SIRIHAVEABACHELOR'SINCOMPUTERSCIENCE Q.AREYOUANMBA? (HENOTICEDTHATIAMAMBAANDWASSURPRISED.BUTONCEHEASKED THISQUESTIONIWASFRIGHTENEDBECAUSEWHENALREADYONEHASA MASTER'STHEYWONTGIVEVISATOPURSUEASECONDMASTER'SBUTIDID NOTSHOWITINMYFACE) A.YESSIRIAMANMBA.MBAISMOREINTOMANAGEMENTBUTSINCEIAM ASPIRINGTOBECOMEASYSTEMARCHITECT,MBAISNOTGOINGTOBE SUFFICIENT.ONENEEDTOHAVEAMASTER'SINCOMPUTERSCIENCE. Nowthereacompletesilencefor34minutes.TheVOdidnotaskanyquestionandialso didn'tspeakanything.IwasjustwatchinghimandprayingtoGOD.Hewasdoing somethinginhiscomputer. After34minutesofsilencecametheGoldenwords: VISAMILGAYA(INHINDI) ME:Thankyousir.Thankyouverymuch.HaveaniceChristmasweekend. NodocumentswereaskedexceptthePassport,VisaapplicationformsandI20.Financial aidletterwasalsonotaskedbutinsteaditooktheinitiativeandgaveittohim. Advicetomyfellowstudentswhowouldbeattendingtheinterviewinthecomingdays.
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1.BeCONFIDENT 2.GiveanswersINSTANTLY.OncetheVOasksanyquestiononeshouldgivetheanswers immediatelyandnottothinkforawhileastowhattosay.Thiswouldcreatesuspicion 3.MaintainEYECONTACTwiththeVO(VERYIMPORTANT).EvenwhentheVOisnot lookingatusweshouldbemaintaingeyecontactwithhim 4.KeepSIMILINGallthroughtheinterviewwhichreallyworks. MAYGODHELPYOUALLTOREALIZETHEAMERICANDREAM. WISHYOUALLTHEVERYBEST. Thankingyou, Sincerely, Vijai. Hellofriends, WhanijoinedthisgroupIconstantlythinkingthatwhenwillmy numbercometopostmyvisaexperiance,finallyherethemomenthas come. IgotmyvisaforIllinoisInstituteofTechnology,Chicago. MYscoresaregre1060Toefl237 Iappliedintheseuniversities 1.IllinoisInstituteofTechnology,chicago 2.Polytechnicuniversity,brooklyn 3.Fairleigh*wordcensoredbyforum*University,nj 4.Californiastateuniversity,sacramento 5.Universityoftexas,arlington IgotI20sfromalltheuniversitiesexceptuta. Myinterviewtimewas8.15.Ireachedtotheconsulateat7.20.At thistimetherewasabigqueue.Istoodinqueue.Ataround8.20I wasallowedtogoin.Afterformalsecuritychecktheyallowmetogo intothemainhall.Therewasabighallwithexcellentsitting facilies.Inthatmainhallaladyaskedusmakedifferentqueuefor theimmigrantandforthenonimmigrantapplicants.Istoodinthe queue.WHenmynumberappearedItoldtothatgirlthatIwantto changemyuni(EarlierItookdateforthePolytechnicuniasI20of IITwasnotavailable)Sheaskedmyseviscoupenigaveherandshe toldmetowaitforwhile. Iwaitedforaround1hour.afterthattheyannouncedmy
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nameontheco8theymadenecessarychangesintheformandgaveme apinktoken.Itookthattoekenandstoodforthefingerprintingat thetimeoffingerprinttheytookdsforms,i20etcandreturedme ahalfcuttedpinktokenonwhichtherewasanumberprintedwhich is643. NowIwasconstantlyhearingtheannoncementsmadebythevos.At therIwaiteforabout30minutes.thenonthecounterno5vo announcedsome10to13numberswhichalsoincludedmynumbersoI standatthereandconstantlywatchingthebehavioroftheVO.Iwas 8thonmyline.2peopleinfrontofmegotvisathencamemynumber (Igentlyopenandclosedthedoorandpickedupaphone) me:goodmorningsir.. VO:passyourpinktoken me:oksir VO:(nowhespoke)goodmorning,forwhichuniversity? me:Illinoisinstituteoftechnology,chicago VO:oh..IIT? me:yessir (Thenhestartedtypingsomethingandtoldme'waitforawhile'.He didntspeakanythingandcostantlytypingatthattimeIwasstaring athimtoshowmyconfidence.Itook45secs..verylongtime) Thenheaskedme VO:Whythisuni? me:sir,iitofferesuniquecoursecombinationinmyspecialization fieldwhichisDSPandnotonlyDSPbuttheyarealsoconcentrating onthevariousareasrelatedtosignalprocessinglikespeech preocessing,imageprocessing... (Thenheintereputedmeandstaredtypingfor1minute) VO:ok..whendidupassoutyourundergraduate? me:injune2005 VO:whatareudoingsincethen? me:Iamlearingsoftwarelikematlabwhichisusefulfor........ (thenhecutme) VO:howmanyuniversitiesdouapply? me:four..shouldInamethemall?(nowIwasaskingtheQtohim) VO:ya me:polytechuni,fdu,iitandcaliforniastateuni VO:eeeee(Icouldn'theartheQ) me:whatsir? VO:whichcampus?
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(AtthistimeIconfusedaboutwhichcampusheistalking about...thensuddenllyIrealisedhewasaskingforcompusofcsu) me:sacramento,sir VO:ok..showmeyourdegreecirtificate (OurunihasnotprovidedtheoriginalcirtibutIcarrieda provisalcirtifollowingmyfriendsadvice) me:thatissir VO:thisisnotadegreecirtiwhereisyourdegreecirti(asked angrily) me:sir,ourunihasnorissuedoriginaloneirequestedtouniand theygavemethisprovisanalcirti(Ialsorepliedloudlyandangrily) VO:whatisyourgradeinyourbachelors? me:(Irepliedveryproudly)Firstclasswithdistinction..sir (Thenhemadeaglanceontheprocertificateandsawthatfirst withdist)(Iwasreadyforotherquestionsbut...) VO:ok..yourpassportwillbecouriertoyou (QuiteshockingformebutnoproblemImadeit) ME:thankyousir..haveagoodday SothenIlefttheroomandconsulateveryquickly.My interviewlastedforaround45minutes.AfterallItwasagood experiance. myprofile: gre:930(230v,700q) toefl:257 engg:65%(12backlogs) hi...iwasbusy.sounabletosharewithumyvisaexperience. myappointmentwasondec9th(4.45to5.00pmchennai).iwenttotheembassayat 4.30andiwasletin.butistickedupmypassportsizephotointheDS form..andiwassentoutat4.50pmtocomebackwithanewphotowithin15 minutes.theycollectedmy4600DDand441DD.sonomoremoneyleftwithme.itwas rainingoutsideandiparkedmycarnearthechurchandthestudioisinthe oppositesideoftheroad.soihadtorunbetweemmycarandthephotostudio.By thistimemydress(lightgreypantandblueshirt)wascompletlyshoweredby thecarsandbikes.icamebacktoembassayat5.15pmwiththephoto.NOBODYIN THEHISTORYOFVISAINTERVIEWWOULDHAVECOMEWITHAPANTLIKE MINE.iwasalso completlywetanddirty. (justthinkaboutthesituationandmyconfidencelevelatthistime)
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AftercheckingmyDSformsandmypassportiwenttotheinterview counter.BELIEVEMEORNOT,notevenasinglepersonwasintheembassayandiam thelastpersonofthedaytoattendtheinterview.exceptonecounterallother counterswereclosedandoneladywaswaitingforme.shecalledup"AREU VINOTH?IMWAITINGFORUMAN" thenstartedmyinterview VO:whichuniv? ME:OCU VO:hwmanyunivdiduapply? ME:5andsaidthenames VO:urfutureplans? ME:S/Wdeveloper VO:whoisgoingtosponsoru? ME:DAD VO:whatsurdad? ME:Landlord (shewassurprised) VO:givemeurCAreports ME:gave VO:givemeurpassbookandstatementfromthebank ME:gave (actuallyisubmitted2differentbank(indianbank,canarabank)statements alongwithit) VO:givemecanarabankstatement ME:gave VO:sawmyDSformsandaskedwhatsursister? ME:working VO:showmeurmarksheetsandurprovisional ME:gave shewasgoingthroughitandthenshepushedmypapersbackandaskedmeto takebackthepapersandthenURVISAISAPPROVEDANDUWILLGETUR PASSPORTIN 23DAYS... ME:haveagr8weekendmam. VO:(smilingandsurprised)thanksandsametouman. thtsall.onethingisforsure,shedidnotgivemethevisaformyappearance becozshewasmetypingsomethinginthecomputerallthetimeandsawmeonly onceintheinterview.mypapersweretrueandiwasgivingconfidentanswers..i
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thinkthtsyshegavemethevisa.iwasoutby5.30pm.. thankgod......itsover..imgoingtooklhomacityunivthismonthend.any1 goingtoOCUcanmailme... ifuwanttoknowanyinfo..plzmailme..... bye Heygroup. Hereismyturntosharemyvisaexperience. MinewasinMumbaion17thDec05............appointmenttime:8.30am i'dliketoexplainitfromtheverybeginning. Iwenttobedat1.30am(whichisthetimeiusuallygotobed)& didntthinkatallwetheriwudgetdvisaornot. Gotupat6.30am&reachedtheconsulateatabout8am. Thereweremanypeoplestandinginque.Soiwentbacktothe appointmentcenter&optedforthebusservice(theconsulateisjust 1.5kmfromdvfscenter)&forwhichiwaschargedRs150.[Buttrust meguys,takedisservicecozuwillhaveatelevisionder,which willdivertyurmind,andmostimportantlyUwillbetakentod centeratdrighttime&getdirectentryintheconsulateoffice] theniwentthroughthescuritycheck.afterdatwasaskedtostand inaque&collectdDSforms&wasgivenatoken.denistoodat counterNo1werdfingerprintsweretaken&ihadtosubmitthe formsalongwithI20&sevisfeereceipt. Deniwent2dwashroom2getfresh.afterdatiwaitedforsome time&mytokenNOwascalledatcounterno:5.Bydtimeicudreach der,derwerealready1820pplestandinginQue.Soididntcare& satdownforsometime&joineddlineonlywen3candidateswerleft [good,iwasrelaxdbydattime]. [Imdlastcandidate]dV.Ocallsmein. Me:GoodmorningSir V.O:Morning V.O:Ydisparticularuniversity???????? Me:CourseisofferedinveryfewUniversities
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V.O:whatisyurFather? Me:Heis,whichisagovernmentundertaking(displayedan importantroleinmyinterview) V.O:Howmanybrothers&sistersuhave Me:None,Imdinlychildofmyparents. V.O:u'llgetdVISAthroughcourierin2days. Me:Thankusir&merrychristmas. [AtdismomentIwassohappydatIdidn'tevenrealisedatIhavto collectmyI20form,newaysIgotitwidmypassport] Canubelieveitnotevenasingledocumentaskedfor,neither financialnoracademicorgreortoefl.Ididn'tevenhavetotouch myharmoniumfolder. IMPORTANTTIPS: 1)Staycool&bconfident. 2)Donotspeaktonebodybeforedinterview. 3)Optfordbusservice 4)Ifurnotfortunateenoughdatday,denplsdonotarguewiddV.O. (Isaw1girlbeingthrownoutcozhervisawasrejected&denshe startedarguing&dsecuritywascalledin). BESTLUCKTOEVERYBODY. GOGETIT hifriends, firstofallthankstoallofuforurvaluable suggestionsandgoodwishes, igotmyvisaatdelhiembassyon Dec22(thrusday).Actuallymy appointmentwasat11.15ambutihavetowaittill 3.00pmsincethereronly2counters1islookingat L1,H1B,F1andotherisforH1bandF1.Asallsaid Vo'saresocausal.that'strue.ipersonallyfeelthat itsnotaninterviewbutaninteractionwiththem. myprofile: resident:hyderabad services:VFS(latestone) Embassy:Delhi Gre:950 Toefl:230(secondtime)
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%age:64.6(2backlogsin2ndyear1semester) UGcollege:CBIT(2004)affiliatedtoOU. university:EASTERNMICHIGAN UNIVERSITY,YPSILANTI,MICHIGAN(ST) Major:CAE(mechanicalEngineering) myinterviewgoeslikethis: VO:Hello. me:hellosir. VO:sourgoingforDrafting?(CAD/CADDcodeisfor CAE(computerAdidedEngineering) Me:yessir..butitisnotonlydraftingbutconsists ofCFDconcepts. VO:Whythisuniversity.Uhaveenoughcoursesonthis programinIndia? Me:Thisisonethebestuni.inthisparticularcourse andmostoftheIIT'shasnoCAEwithCFD concepts.Thisuniversitycanfulfillmyrequriment. Vo:urfromsouth,thenwhydiducametodelhi? Me:ActuallymydatewasonNov28atchennaibuti didnotreceivedmytoeflscorecardtillthatdateso icamehere. (VOwasconvincedwithmystatement.FriendsDon'tgo toDelhiunlessuhavesomegeninuereason(likemine ordelayedI20)) Vo:Canihaveurgreandtoeflscorecards? Me:suresirandgavethem. Vosawthemlessthanasecondandgaveittome? Vo:canihaveurmarksheets? Me:yessirandgavethem Vo:countingmymarksheetsandaskedanybacklogs? Me:yessir...2....in2ndsemester. Vo:whichdivisiondidugot,firstdivisionor second? Vo:firstdivisionwith64.6%ageand3.5GPAona scaleof4sir. Vo:what'surfather? Meheissubinspectorofpoliceinstategovernment.
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Vo:what'shisannualincome? Me:3.5lakhs(ofcoursenotthismuch) Vo:howurgoingtopaythefee? Me:Noproblemsir,wehaveenoughfundsinmybankand therewillbenoproblem. Vo:howmuch? Me:21lacs Vo:(shocked)againheaskedhowmuch? Me:21lacs. me:shallishowmyCAstatementsir. Vo:saidno. hewentoutforsomesecondsandcameback.... Me:sirshallispeakoutsomething Vo:sure me:actuallyiam2004passout,ihave1yrof experienceinmodellinganddesign....ihaveto enhancemygrowthbyknowingsimulationand manufacturingprocess,andthisuni.canfulfillmy requriment. Vo:ok. me:shallishowmyexperiencecertificatesir? vo:no silentforsomesecondsasheistypingsomethingin hiscomputerandsaid....... "IAMGIVINGUTHEVISA" me:thankyousir.... vo:ok me:canispeaksomethingsir? Vo:sure Me:happymerrychristmassir vo:thanksandsametou me:oksir. vo:Butcomebacktoindia. Medefinitelysirandrushedoutoftheembassywith inseconds... sofriendsdon'tworryabouttheprocessatthetime ofinterview,theywillguideu...butmainly concentrateontheinterviewquestions.Itdoesn't matterwhetherurgoingtoaLadyorsirandtoa
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particularcounter..butonlydependsonscores,UG %age,no.ofbacklogsandreasontocametodelhiifu rfromotherregion. Byefriendsandallthebesttoallofyou......Once againthankQQQQQQQQ. bye ifuhaveanyqureiesregardingVFSservicesor headingtodelhi embassy...mailmeatchinna_217@....Iwill definitelyhelpyou..byefriends.......... HiALL, MyvisaexperianceonDEC6that10.00AM Me:GoodMorning! Vo:Goodmorning!Howru? Me:finethankumam! VO:WhyUS? Me:TodomymastersincomputerscienceatFDU VO:WhynotinIndia? Me:Bcozindians/wcompaniesrgivinghighestpriorityforMSthanM.tech. VO:Haveuapplied4indianunivs? Me:Nomam. Vo:Areufirstclassorsecondclass? Me:Firstclasswithdistinction76.99% Vo:Showmeuracadsandgrescore? Me:yesmam! Vo:Howmanybacklogs? me:Nobacklogs. Vo:Grescoreisless[itwas830] me:Itisnotthelessscoremam,itiscompetetivescorethatswhyigotmy
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i20 [seemdtobeconvinced] VO:Whatuhavebeendoingfor6monthsafterurgraduation? me:workingas.......in.........company Vo:sorry,icannotgiveuthevisa me:mayiknowthereasonmam VO:lowgrescore. me:thanku! Frnds!idonotthinkthatsherejectedmebasedonthatGRE score........Ifufindanyreasonforthatplzhelpmeout! hieveryone, finallymyturn2postmyexperienceSmile,welliwasgrantedvisafromdelhi consulateonthe28thnov, theinterviewwasaverysimpleone, mydetails gre1150,awa3.5 toefl270 acads65.88%,2005passout program:msincs,iitchicago(noaid) vo:sirmayihaveu'rpassportandi20dsformsetc.. me:yesmaam me:goodmorningmaam(mostimptthing) vo:averygudmorning2usir vo:souaregoingforu'rmasters me:yesmaam vo:sirwhythisparticularuniversity me:maammybestadmitt,researchfacilityisgudinmyfieldofinterest etc... vo:sirmayiknowotheruniversitiesuapplied2
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me:yesmaam,iappliedinpsu,uta,utd,kentsuandiit,chicago vo:caniseeu'rscorecard me:suremaam(putthebetterscoreaboveiputupmytoeflscoreabovemy gre) vo:whoissponsoringuforu'rstudies me:maammyparentsaresponsoringme vo:sirwhatdoesu'rfathrdo me:maamheisxxxinxxx vo:sirdoesu'rmotheralsohaveanincome me:nomaam vo:sirwhat'sufatherannualincome memaamx.xxlacsperyearandwehaveagriculutalincometoo,ifuwishi canshowumycastmt. vo:noneedofthatsir me:okmaam vo:whatareu'rplansafterms me:maamiwouldbeinterstedinjoingsomeindianbasedmultinational companylikeetc.... vo:oksir vo:siru'rvisahasbeenapproved,hvanicetrip,uwillgetu'rpassport throughvfscourierservice me:thankumaam seeguysverysimpleinterviewsothoseofuhaveu'rvisadatesoondon't panickeepu'rcooljustprepareall thequestionsperfectlyandbeconfidentthatuarejustgoingforgettng u'rpassportstampednothingelse, thanx2everyonefromthisgroupithasbeenveryhelpfulexperience, anyonegoing2chicagofromdelhikindlycontactme, regards
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puneet higuysfinallyitzmychance2postone... HIfriends!!! Firstofall,Iwishtothankallthosepeoplewhohavesharedtheir experiencesandhaveprovidedvaluablepieceofadvicewhenitwas requiredthemost...Guys,IhadmyvisainterviewtodayandIhave gotmyvisa!!!IappliedfromMumbaiconsulateandIhadtoencounter thevisarejectionqueenofcounterno.6...Sheisaphillipino!! Theinterviewtookplaceinthefollowingway... VO:hello,howdoudo??? I:Veryfinemadam,thankyou,howareyou??? VO:Fine,thanks.Useemtohavetravelledquiteabit I:yes. VO:WhendiduvisitEurope? I:blahblah VO:WheredidustaywhenuwereinUK? I:cousinsplace. VO:inFrance??? I:myfriend'splace. VO:whatsthenameofyourfriend?? I:Blahblah... VO:Whendidufinishyourgraduation? I:2003 VO:whatwereudoingsincethen? I:IwasworkinginXYZasadataanalyst VO:Whoissponsoringyoureducation? I:Myparents VO:WatareyouplanningtostudyatMSU??? I:IplantopursuemyMaster'scourseinStatistics VO:OK,Imgonnaissueyouavisaandushallgetitin2working days!!! Thatsitguys!!!Notasinglepaperwasremovedfromthefolder,all mydocumentsremainedinmyfolderthewaytheywerebrought!!Ihave
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beenreadingeverybody'sexperiencesandwhatIreallyappreciatedthe mostfromallofthatwastheonlykeytosuccessisTheconfidence!! Beconfidentandthevisaisallurz.... TakecareguysandthanxonceagainforallthehelpthatIhave receivedfromthegroup!! AmolK. firstofallithankthemoderatorandallthemembersofthis group forallthehelp.. actuallymyvisadatewason27thoctoberdue2heavyrainsin chennaimyappoitmentwasrescheduled2nov19thhereishowit went.. vo:(hewishedmesomethingcouldntunderstand) me:finethankyou (volaughediguessthatsnotthequestionheasked) vo:givemethefile me:ididnotunderstandyhezaskingmyfilethenirealizedhes askingthefiletheyhavegivenmewhichcontainsthedsformsand i20...ihandeditovertohim vo:diducompleteurbachelors me:yes vo:caniseethecertificates me:ihandeditovertohimanditoldthatihaveadistinction thentheofficercongratulatedmeforwhichithankedhim thenthevoleftsomewherewithmyprovisionalprobably2check whetheritsorginalornotthencamebackinhalfaminute vo:whatwilludoafterms me:ianswered"illjoincompanieslike..."heaskedmetostopi wasagianabouttocontinuebutheagainaskedme2stop.. hewasnottalkinganythingthenitoldhimihaveaaidfromthe universityandwasabouttoshowhimtheletterhereplied"itsok noneed" thenheputallthepassportandvisaformsintothefileandlifted itithoughtthatzititzoverigotrejectedandheishandingover memypassportthenhetookoutthei20fromitgaveitback2me andtoldthegoldenwords "uneednotpayanyfeesucangohomenow" thatzit... hewasdamncoolquiteyoungandwaslaughing...iprepared4all
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questionslikeyusythisuniversitybutnothin..heevendinaskme myfinancialdocuments..butiwasverytensedhemademefeel comfortable.. iamsendingthesamemailtoallthegroupsthathelpedmesoifu getmultiplemailsforgivethem.Anyonegoingtouniversityofmissourikansas citygetintouch tc wishinuallsuccess cheers naresh iwenttovisainterviewtodelhion20thoctforunivofillinois: myinterview: ME:hellosir VO:hello me:smallcutesmile VO:givemeurpassport,i20,admletter,ds156,157,158forms,sevis. me:yessir, VO:whyusa? ME:topursuemymaster'sincomputerscience VO:whichuniv? ME:univofill,springfield VO:didupayursevis ME:yes VO:showmethereceipt ME:sir,ihavetheonlineprintout,stillididnotreceivethereceipt VO:ok,whatsurtoeflscore? ME:260 VO:whatsurgrescore? ME:950
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VO:itseemsugotaprettylowscoreinurgre? ME:yessir,theverbalsectionwastootoughandithaditsimpactonme VO:whatsurmathsscore? ME:690 VO:isitoutof700? ME:yessir,nosir,itsoutof800 VO:fromwhichcollegedidudourbachelorsdegree? ME:pardonsir,ididnotgetu VO:urgoingformasterdegreenow,isitright. ME:yessir VO:sowheredidudourbachelorsdegreethen? ME:srivenkateswaraenggcollegeaffiliatedtojawaharlalnehru technologyuniversity VO:whoisgoingtopayforurexpenses? ME:myfather VO:whaturfatherdo? ME:he'sthedirectorforvlgupta&sons. VO:whatsurfather'sannualincome? ME:above4lakh's VO:howmanycollegesdiduapply? ME:5sir VO:namethem. ME:uis,emu,fdu,sdsu,uta<allinfullnames> VO:whydiduchoosethisuniv? ME:itsoneofmybestadmits VO:douhaveanyfamilymembersinusa? ME:noonesir. VO:douhavebrothers\sisters? ME:yessir,onesister.
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VO:whatsshe'sdoing? ME:tenthclass VO:pleaseputurleftindexfingeronthemachinethenputurrtindexfingeronthemachine ME:oksir, VO:takethisreceipttottsservicescounter. ME:oksir,thanq. me:igavethereceiptinthettservicescounter me:isthisreceiptmeansigotthevisa ttservicescounter:yessirandurvisawillbepostedtouinaweekatmost me:thanq. onemorething, inthiswholeprocess,he/VO/nobodydidnotaskmeformyacadscertificatesandfinancial documents,anywhereintheconsulate. thatsmyexperienceguyz\galz hopethismyexperiencehelpsuall bye,allthebest,takecare. Amit, fromhyderabad. Hellofriends, > >Ihavebeenaquietmemberofthisgroup,butyouallhavehelped mealotinunderstandingandpreparingforthewholevisaprocess. Sofirst,Iwouldliketothankeveryonewhocontributeshereby writingtheirexperiences,sharingthoughtsandgivingvaluable insight.Thankyou. > >IhavebeenabletocrossthefinalhurdleforstudyingintheUS, byGod'sgrace.MyvisainterviewwasonNov3attheChennai Consulate.I'mgoingtoClemsonUniversityformyMS. > > > >InitialFormalities: >
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>IjoinedthelineattheConsulateat8:10.Myslotwas8:158:30. Iwasletinatabout8:40.Thefirstcounteriswhereyouare checkedforyourappointmentletterandpassport.TheDDforRs.441 shouldbesubmittedhere.Afterissuingthereceipt,Iproceededto thenextcounter. > >ThenextcounteriswhereyouneedtopaytheRs.4600DD.Onceyou dothis,you'regiventhreereceipt's.Ilaterproceededtothenext counterwheretheneededdocumentsaretobesubmitted.Afterdoing this,Iwasgivenapinktokenandwasusheredintotheinterview hall. > >InsidetheHall: > >Onceinside,Ihadalookandsatinoneofthefrontrows.Three counterswereopenthatdayandmostcameforH1orvisitorsvisas. IcouldhardlyseeanyF1's.Well,Ikeptwaitinguntilmynumber wascalledandIwasaskedtostandbeforecounter4.SoonafterI wasinterviewedbytheofficer. > >Interview: > >Me:Goodmorning,Sir.Howareyoutoday? > >VO:Goodmorning.Howareyou? > >Me:Fine,Thankyou,Sir > >VO:Okay,whichUniversity? > >Me:ClemsonUniversity,Sir > >VO:WhatwillyoudoatClemson? > >Me:IintendtopursuemyMasterinControlsatClemson > >VO:Hmm..Controls?WhatareControlsystems? > >Me.Gavea23linebasicdefinition > >VO:Hmm..ButwhyClemson? >
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>Me:Therearefourprofessorsworkinginmyfieldandtwo specializeinmyareaofinterest.I'malsoveryinterestedinthe researchonadvancedControltechniques. > >VO:AdvancedControls.....Howwillyoufund? > >Me.Myparentsaresponsoringme,Sir.Wehavesavingsworth.... > >(Hecutmeshort) > >VO:Whatdotheydo? > >Me:Toldhim > >VO:WhatwillyoudoafteryourMS? > >Me:IwillcomebacktoIndiaandworkwithaMNClikeReliance whichhascontrolapplications. > >VO:Yourvisawillreachyouinthe23days > >Me:Thankyou,Sir > > > >Mythoughts: > >TheVOseemedverystrictandgrilledthreeapplicants(nonF1) beforeme.Theirinterviwswerequitelong.ItwasonlyGod'sgrace thatIwasn'taskedmanyquestions.Well,Iwouldjustliketosaya fewthingstofutureapplicants:prepareandrehearseyouranswers, StressonyourspecializationandchoosethebestUniversitythat gaveyouanadmit. > >Iwillclosebywishingallthebestforfutureapplicants.Ifyou haveanyquestions,Iwillbegladtoansweryou. > >Ravi. ihadbookedmyvisaslotforthe25thofapril@ >8.15amatmumbaiconsulate....ididntjoinanycounsellorandsowent
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>withoutamockinterviewassuch..... >ireacheddconsulate@8.05am....deraintnousegoinearly....isawppl >whohadcome4interview@10.30/11.00amwaitingsince6ind >morning.....kuchpointnahihaijaldiaake....sincemyinterviewwas >probably1ofdearliestforstudentsgoin4fall2k6session...derwer >hardlyanystudentsinline....lotsofpplonB/C/Dvisacategory.....also >nooffencetoany1butloadsofgujjus/sikhspresent..... >getacopyofurappointmentletter+hdfcreceiptinhand....theser >checkedveryregularly...i20andotherdocumentsumaykeepinafolder >witu.....nowimmediatelyafterucleardconsulategateugo >thruasecuritycheck....thisguywillasku2removeallmetallic >objectsumayhavonu....belt/watch/loosechange/keysetc...etc...and >placeemonhisdesk....denhewilopenurfolder >andemptyallitscontents.... >hewillgothruemlooselyandputemallaside...finallyucan >collecturstufffromddeskafterupassthrud"metaldetector" >door.....alsohewillgivusumkindawoodentoken.... >justkeepitwitu...ucanhanditbacklatr..... >nextafterugoinsidedmainhall...u1stcollecturdsformsand >otherstuffdatuhadsubmittedpreviously...alldiswillbinsumkinda >plasticpacket....alsodcounterpersonwilltakeurpassportandstaplesum >kindoftokenwitit......afterthisisdonedenurfingerprinted.....this >wasbeingdoneatcounter1bysumfirang...dersquiteaQforthis...after >beingfingerprintedurgivenatokennumber.... >thisprocedureaheadissomewatlikeabanknow....tokennumbersr >called@randombyVO...mytokennumberwas567....ucantakeaseat >indhalluntilurtokennumberiscalld...intiallydVO@counter3calld >numbersupto566...den@counter2dVOcalldasetofnumbersinwhichmy >tokenwaspresent....pplstayalert >andlisten2dannouncements....mynumberwas2nd/3rdonthe >list...howeversinceiwassittingdclosest2dcounterigotd1st >shot... >dVOtookdDSdocuments+tokenandcountinuedtypingsumthin....ifu >canthearwatdVOissayingdenaskher2repeat...dontjuststare@ >her.... > > VO:whydouwant2gotodUS?? >ME:2pursueMSinCompSCi.atUMR(saydfullnameofur >varsity/course)...(sheprobablywantedtoaskmedatyichosetogotoUS >overothercountries...butdenihadalreadystartedtalkin) >VO:howdiducometoknowaboutUMR???
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>ME:thruprofs/seniors....avoidmentioninrankingsifpossible...cos >rankingsaintUSGovtendorsedassuch.... >VO:yinCompSCi??? >ME:didmyUGindatalsohaveanaturalinclination2wardsdat...... >VO:watinCompSCi??? >ME:distributedcomputin...(pickasolidtopicdatucantalkabout45 >minswithoutstuttering) >VO:watsdistributedcomputin?? >ME:blahblah.....(VOlookingtotallydisinterestednow....) >VO:wherdourparentswork??? >ME:blahblah..... >VO:showmeurUGdegree... >VO:ucancollecturvisaindeveninoritwillbourierd2u3days >latr....(shereturnedmydegree...) >ME:thanku.......whew.... >itookdvisa4mvfsofficedsamedaybetween5andpm....uhav2 >produceurappoinmentletteroverherealso..... >pplaskmehowdoifeelnowdatihavgotdcovetedSvisa.....ders >only1answertothis...."Ifeeldamntired".....amuredatany1 >gettingdvisawudalsosaydsamething....afterall >pplstartreparin4goin2dUSaboutapprox10monthsindvancewit >GRE/TOEFL/GMATtests+apps+couriers+financialshit...+helllotofother >stuffnottomentiontensionandanxietyovervarsityapps.....alld >best2drestofuguyswiturinterviews.... >abhishek ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25583 Appointmenttime:2:45PM Venue:Chennaiconsulate Date:04May2006 Myfriendssister,whodgoneforadependantvisainterviewthepreviousday,warnedme thatIwouldhavetowaitunderthesunforalongtimeifIreachedtheconsulatetooearly. IgnoringherwarningasIjustcouldntstaybackathome,IreachedChennaiconsulateby 1:45PM.Thosewithaninterviewtimeof1:00PMwerebeingletinthen.Therewasaqueue linedupalongtheconsulatewall,underthesun,butthequeuedidntmakesensetomefor thesecurityletpeopleinbasedontheirinterviewtime,nottheirpositioninthequeue.
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AnywayIhadatleastanotherhourtowaitandIsettleddownunderatree,about100mfrom theconsulate,watchingthetrafficpassby.EverynowandthenIwalkeduptothesecurity toknowwhichbatch(Ibelongtothe2:45PMbatchSmile)wasbeingletin.Meanwhile,my shoesoledecideditwastimetogiveup,andIlimpedacrosstheroadtogetitstitched. At3:15PM,itwas2:45PMforthesecurity.Idirectlyjoinedthequeuefromthefrontand waitedtogetintotheconsulate.Thesecuritycheckedmypassportandappointmentletter andletmeintoanarrowpassage. Heremyfolderwascheckedforanysealedenvelopes,andmypocketsforanyelectronic items. Allclear,Iwasletintoahallwheretherewereabout4countersmannedbyIndiansbehind glasspanels,andqueuesofapplicantsbeforethem.ForasecondIwonderedwhetherthey weretheVOs.Theywerenot.TheyjustcollectedmyI20,Sevis,Passport,HDFCreceipt andDSforms.Allthesewerethenputinafolderanddistributedbacklater.Iwaitedformy batchtobecalledtojoinanotherqueuethatledtoanadjacentbuildingwheretheactual interviewtookplace. Intheotherbuilding,Ijoinedaqueuetogetmyfingerscanned.ThechiefofVOstaffgavea briefingthere.Briefly,hesaid:SayHellototheVO;DontinitiallygivetheVOanything butthefolderdistributedearlier;AnswerthequestionaskeddontsayCaliforniaifasked howmanychildrenyouhad;Andgoodluck! AtlastIwasinthequeueleadingtotheinterview.AprettyladywasmyVO. Time:5:15PM VO:Hellosir.Howareyou?(Iwassurprisedthattheywereaddressingeveryone Sir/Madam) I:Hello.Imfinethankyou.Howareyou? Aftersomestrugglewiththeglasspanel,Imanagedtogetthefolderacrosstoher. VO:Sowhichuniversityareyougoingto? I:TexasA&M VO:Whichcourse I:ManagementInformationSystems VO:Whatwasthat? I:ManagementInformationSystems VO:Whendidyougraduate? I:2003 VO:Whathaveyoubeendoingsincethen? I:Ivebeenworking
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VO:Where? Itoldher. VO:Howdoyouplantofundyourstudies. I:Ihavesomefundingfromtheuniversity,andmyfatherandIwillpaytherest. VO:Whatisyourfather. Itoldher. Shelookedintohermonitorforabout15s,typingsomething.ShethenpassedmemyI20 andsaid,Congratulations.Keepthissafely.Youhavetopresentitattheportofentry. Nodocumentswereaskedfor.IdidnotevenopentheharmoniumfileIhad. SomedifferencesInotedwithrespecttopreviousinterviewsIdreadaboutare. 1.Ididntgetanypinktoken.MaybethisisspecifictoChennaiconsulate. 2.Theconsulatestaffisveryconsiderate.Theyareoverwhelmedwithapplicantsandare doingasgoodajobastheycan. 3.Therewere13counters,allmannedbywhiteAmericans.Iobservedabout7ofthemand didntfindasingerudeVO. ThemostimportantsuggestionIcangiveis:ListentotheVO,answertothepoint,andoffer documentsonlyifasked. Allthebest. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25804 appointmenttime:11:00am iwasthereattheconsulateat10:30,andimmidiatelygotentry afterchecking.... pitstop1: b4uenterthebuilding,u'llbaskedtoprovidethePASSPORTn INTERVIEWAPPOINTMENTLETTERbysecurity.Showthemandthey'lllet youenterthepremisis!! pitstop2:
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hereurwholefilewillbechecked(basicallytocheckwhetherure carryinganygadgets/CDs/floppies/anyotherunwantedstuff)and afterchecking,u'llbaskedtogoforPRESCREENINGsection!! pitstop3: waitinalineforsometimeandtheinchargeofthatsectionwill comeandallotyouacounter...bepatientcuzumighthavetowait forlongtime(3045mins)..thisisfor"prescreening"ofyour documents......hereuneedtopresentDSFORMS,I20,Passport, SEVISFEEreceipt,HDFCrecepit...aftercrosscheckingwiththeir database,theperson@countermayreturnurdocsimmidiately/send itthrusomeoneinsometime...PATIENCEisneeded...afterpre screeningu'llbeaskedtojoinanotherQUEUEtomovetonext section!! pitstop4: afterprescreening,thenestsectionu'llbeheadingforis"VISA INTERVIEWBLOCK"...waitinQueueforsometimeandu'llbeallowed toenterthesecondbuilding(adjancenttoprescreening building)...assoonasyouentertheINTERVIEWBLOCK,consult someonewhoismonitoringthere.....he/shewillallotyoua seat........prepareyourselftowaithereforatleast11.5hrs!! Don'tgettensed!!thiswillbePUREAIRCONDITIONEDROOMandyes, nomoreswetting....ifurenotusedtoACandhavesomefrequent naturecalls....thenucangotoWASHROOMSavailaibleinthis building!! pitstop5:FINGERSCANNINGQUEUE Aftersomehandsomeamountofwaitingtime,u'llbeaskedtojoin theQUEUEforFINGERPRINTING.....Ihappenedtomeetawonderful seeetcharmingladyfromcharlottetakingfingerprints....DONOT WORRY>>>thissectionisalsoNORMAL>>>they'llbeverygoodand willguideyouifyouhaveanyproblemswithfingerprinting... Basicallytheperson@thiscounterwilltakethefolderwhatu'll begetting@PRESCREENINGsection,crosscheckingwiththeir databaseandthenu'llberequestedtoplaceyourLEFTHANDINDEX FINGERfirst,followedbyRIGHTHANDINDEXFINGER!!Onceurfinger printsareclear...u'llbereturnedthefolderandnowitstimefor
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someseriousness!!!!! pitstop6: afterFINGERPRINTINGstuff,u'llbeaskedtowaitforsomemore timeandlatertheinchargewillallotyouaparticularcounter. JointheQueueandwaitpatiently.JustDon'tcareadamnabout whatsgoingonwiththepplgivinginterview@thattime...tryto getfamiliarwithVO'saccentwhileureinqueue...concenrtrateon watVIisspeaking....Donotbotheraboutwhatdhellstudentis replying....Makesurethatyouareabletounderstandwatexactly VOisspeaking.....andtheveryimportantthingEYE2EYECONTACT. GiveagoodsmileassoonasVOasksyoutocomeforurSHOT.Greet him/herandSTAYCOOL...andDON'TGETNERVOUS....afterallVOis alsoaHUMAN. Dmomentuspeaktohim,hewillaskfortheFOLDER...which containsDSFORMS,I20,Passport,SEVISFEERECEIPT,HDFCReceipt,...andnow accordingtohisquestions.....giveurTERSEnTOTHEPOINTANSWERS......ifhe/she asksfordetails...provideit... explainitindetailsusingsometechystuff!!!! myexperience VO:hellosir,howareyoudoingtoday? me:i'mdoinggood.ThankYou,Howareyoudoing? VO:good!!...gimmethefolderplease!! me:sure! VO:afterlookingatmydetails...hesaidWHYUNCC? me:OfferinggoodcoursesinImageProcessing,hasgoodfacilities forresearchasUNCChasspecializedIMAGEPROCESSINGLAB. VO:howdoyouknowthatUNCCisofferinggoodcourses? me:checkeduniversitywebsiteandspoketofewprofessorsOVERTHE PHONE. VO:whichprofessor? me:Dr.AndrewWills....
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VO:whatdidhesay? me:actuallyiforwardedhimthetheisisofmyprojectsrelatedto imageprocessing,hadaninterviewoverthePhoneandhewaspretty impressedwithmyearlierworkandgaveapositiveresponsefor assits...((((thisispurelyFALSE,justgotdideaandimplemented itrightthere))))... VO:alright!! VO:showmeyouracademicscorescardsandGRETOEFLscorecards!! me:gavedsame.. VO:whatsyouraggregateinundergraduatestudies? me:69.7% VO:JUSTMISSED...givesasmile!!! me:gaveasmileandthatstheendofit... VO:returnedmealldocsandkeptmapassport....anddgolden words"U'vebeenissuedvisa.Allthebestforyourmastersson!" me:ThankYouverymuch.... ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25968 Targetschool:UTAustin AsIwritethispost,whilstlisteningtoKailashKhercrooningTerideewani,IwonderwhyI was"onedge"thewholeofyesterday...ifitweremeanttobethisway....ifonlyIknew...I wudhavebeenpartyinghardthruthenightb4theinterviewRazz Wellifugetthedriftofthedribbleabove...mypassportisnolongervirgin...evenasI speak...firangssomewhereintheSouthofMumbaiareroutinelystampingmy passport...alongwithhundredsofothers...myF1visainterviewisfinallyoverandIguessit marksasuccessfulendtothebattle,thatwastheapplicationprocess,andsettingmeupfor thewarahead,graduateeducation. Wellletmegiveyouthenittygrittyofitall.Somegroundrulesfirst: 1)Don'tworry...worryingisliketryingtosolveanalgebraequationbychewinggum...it neverworks...nouse 2)Pretendtoworry...thatwaysurpreparedfortheworst 3)takeursquabblingparentswithyoutotheinterview...itkeepsurmotivationupRazz
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4)Reachearly...evenifuhavea900or1000appointment...reachingby7:30/8meansthat youcangoinearly 5)Finallyjustbethere...uguysarealreadychosenthruarigorousselectionprocess...theVI isjustanoccasiontoeatthecake. Wellweleftbycarat05:45amfromKandivali...wewereplaninngtogotoSiddhivinayak b4theinterview...andpostthatwereachedoutsideLincolnhouse(americanconsulate)at 7:15am.Iimmediatelyjoineda20pplstrongqueue(mostlycomprisingof"dhoklas")...my parentsdecidedtogotoMahalaxmitemple...tohandletheheavenlyaspectSmile...andwell wewerecalledinaround7:30...thesecurityatthegatejustchecksifyouhavetoday'sdate ontheapptletter. Yougoinanduhaveasecuritycheck...theywillaskutoemptyyourpocketsandwalkthru ametaldetector...duh!Theywillaskutoremoveanybeltsorleatherarticlesatthis stage...sothebestthingisdon'tcarryany...b4goingin...giveallurstufftour parents/buddy....elseuhavetodoseveralroundsinandout...andthatisn'ttoomuchfun... andyoucan'tbuyanythinginsideanywaysRazz Soonceurin..wellthesecurityguysays"Sir,Pleasejoinqueue"...Ifhedoesn'tsaySir...it's fine...umitebeagirl...uknowRazz Soujointhequeue...andaniceladycomesandtakesthedhoklasoutofthequeue...soonly nonimmigrantsremain Thequeueleadstoacounterwhichismanned(personed)byanothernicelady...shetakesa lookaturapptletterandfishesurpapersoutofanassortmentofjunk(watchtheword "Fish"carefully..uwillreadalotofit)attachesurpassportandI20toit...andapinktoken andtellsutojoinanotherqueue... wellthisqueueisforfingerprintingandisusuallymannedbyamericans...whocanspeak hindiandgujarati...meriwalliwasaReneeZellwegerlookalikecutieandshesounded especiallycutewenshespokegujaratiSmile TheyhavesomekindaIRsensors...whereuplaceurindexfingers...leftfirstandthen right...andonceurdone...shegivesuonehalfofthetoken...keepsthepaperswithher...and instructsutohaveaseatandwait...tip:mypalmswereatadsweaty...andsoweremy fingers...soshetoldmetowipemyfingersonsomesandpaperandredotheprinting...uppl canproblywipeurfingersfirst Holdontothatpinktokenforurlifeandmemorizethenumber...takeaseatinthecentreand concentrateonthespeakers Ifinishedallthisby8:10...thefirangVOsstartcominginby8:45...souhavesometime now...visitthetoilet...strikeupaconversationwiththefellowdhoklas... KEEPYOUREARSOPEN...thereisalotofimmigrantvisainterviewsalsohappening...so therewillbealotofnoise...itwillbeslightlyshyofaFISHmarket...oncemorepplstart comingin.ThemaindiffbetweenImmigrantandnonimmigrantvisacalloutsisnon immigrantsarecalledoutbytokennumbersandbyfirangs...theimmigrantsarecalledby nameandbydesis
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MyVOcameinat8:45andcalledoutmytokennumberwith7/8others...it'snottoo difficulttomakeout Thisiswhenurushtothecounterspecifiedinthecallout..itisfirstcomefirstserved...so justrunforit Thenumberscalledoutatanyonecounterarerandom...sodon'ttrytoverifybysearching forneighbouringtokens...ifumissit...don'tworry...urnumberwillbecalled3timesinall... Butbeattentive NowIwascalledatcounter7...Ihadadependentvisaguy...oneh1visaguy...aj1visa guy(dostbangayayehbandha...butheliedtome...bolaArsenaljeeta)andafamilyoftourist visasaheadofme... Thisfirangwasproblyinhislate20s...orearly30s...ksm(kaamsematlab)typesbandha...he wudjusttakealookatyou..andstartprocessingthedocs...andwudaskanyquestionswhile atit...acceptpeacceptwererainingatthatcounter...sonowI'mupandIgoin...andhere's howtheconversationwent Me:Heythere...GM...(smiling) VO:GM(abeyehkaunaagayalambebaalwaala) Me:(Dukaanchalukiya...Imeanfoldersetupkiya...andI'mlikeinapositiontobreakthe worldrecordforthefastestdocfetchfromapianofolder) VO:SowhichunivsdiduapplyotherthanUT(givesmetheI20andstartstyping) Me:ASU,UoA,TAMU... VO:Whatareugonnastudythere" Me:Databasesblahblah...workedherefor3yearsinsamefield..blahblah... VO:(eyebrowraised)Wherediduwork?(continuestyping) Me:CapgeminiandPatni... VO:Itwillreachubycourier9 Me:Thankyouandhaveaniceday....(andI'moutb4...Iknowit...nolookingback..Imust havebrokentheworldrecordforthefastestexit)...andasIstepout..Iseemyparents...and mymomshowsmetheV...andIshowhertheVback... andnowIsitherepenningthisextensivepieceofcrap...myF1Visainterview Uknowwatwastehmostamazingthingabtmyinterview; TheonlytimeIusedmypianofolderwastokeeptheI20backinSmile Godspeed ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25893
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HelloFriends, ThisishowmyVISAinterviewwent. Place:Chennai Date:May15th,2006 Time:11:00AM Wellnothingwashappeningasperthetime.Securitypeoplewereallowingallthosewho hadcomefortheirvisainterviewwith15thmaydate.Ireachedthereat9:30andwas allowedtoenterthefirstbuildingat11:15.HeretheycheckedifIhadanysealedenvelope withmeandthenthecheckedmyvisaappointmentletter,hdfcbankfees,passport,I20and universityadmissionletter.Aftertheverificationallthesedocumentswereputinafolder andweregivenbacktome.Iwasthenadvisedtogotheadjacentbuilding,wheretheactual interviewwashappening.Afterreachingthesecondbuilding,Iwastoldmetogoforfinger printing.Infingerprintingtheytooktheprintofthelefthandandrighthandsindexfinger. OncethatwasoverIwentformyvisainterview.4peoplewerestandinginmyqueuein frontofmeandallofthemwererejected.Souallcanunderstandmysituation Hereishowmyinterviewwent. Me:goodafternoonsir,howareyou? VO:Iamfinethankyou.Howaboutyou? Me:Finesir,thankyou. VO:Pleasepassonyourfolder. (Igaveit) VO:SoArizonaStateUniversity. Me:Yessir. VO:whyuwanttogotoASU Me:BecauseoftheexhaustiveresearchworkASUisconductingintheFieldofsignal processingandcommunication. VO:ok.NowsinceuhavegotanadmitfromasuIdontthinkuwouldhavegotanybetter admits. ME:Nosirthatsnotcompletelytrue.Ihadappliedto11universities,outofwhichIgot5 admitsand5rejects.Amongthe5admitsIgotacallfromUCBoulder,whichisisranked higherthanASUandSyracuseUniversitywhichofferedmea50%tuitionfeeswaiver.BUT
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sincemyareaofinterestmatcheswiththeareaofexpertiseoftheprofessorsatASU,hence IhavedecidedtogotoASU. VO:good.MayIhavealookatyourmarksheet? Me:Suresir. (andIpassedmydegreecertificatealongwiththemarksheet) VO:anybacklogs. Me:Nosir.Ihadanaggregateof79%andIwasrankedamongtop3outof64studentsin mydepartment. VO:Good.Didutakeanystandardisedtest. ME:yessir,ItookGREandTOEFL VO:MayIhavealookatit. Me:Suresir (Ipassedthedocuments) VO:ohho!Youhavelaminatedthese. ME:yessir.Afteralltheyareveryvaluabledocuments. VO:indeed,indeed. VO:great.Souhaveanybrothersandsisters. Me:Nosir. VO(fullysurprised):NO? ME:sir,doumeantoaskifIhaveanybrothersorsistersintheUS. VO:NoNo. Me:Iamsorrysir.IhaveayoungersisterwhoisstillstudyinghereinIndia VO:ok VO:sowhatdoesyourfatherdo? ME:sir,myfatherisworkinginxxxforpastzzyears. VO:Great.HaveanicetimeintheUSandstudywell.
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Me:Sir,HaveIgotmyVISA? VO:Yes,ofcourse. Me:Thankyousir. VO:haveaniceday. Me:haveagreatday.Thankyou. Andthatshowthecookiecrumbled.. IwentandaskedthoseadministratorsifIneedtopayanyVISAfeesbuttheytoldmethat forF1visa,thereisnoVISAfees. AndafterthatIcameoutofthebuildingandthefinalhurdlegotoverforme. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26077 Dearallfriends, ......gotVISAinjust45mins....joingMSinIEatSUNYBuffaloforFall2006 IhavehadmyVISAinterveiwon20thmayat1000hrsatmumbaiconsulate....ifudn'twant toreadall4steps,justscrolldownformaininterview...step5: Therer4majorporcessesifurgingatMumbaiconsulate: step1:GoingtoVISAcenter45minsearlyntakingupthtsnacksnloungefacitlity)showth einterveiwletterobviously Step2:BustakesutoUSConsulateopp.MAZDAapartnearBreachCandyHsp. Step3:Securitycheckinsideconsulatenthenureporttocounterwhereucollectur submittedDSformsnallthat. Step4:GetinQueuewithallthoseDSformsforfingureprintin(Hereu1sttimeseefirangi fellowamerican)nthenurissuedyellowcolouredcoupounswithno.sonit(196,0645,321 ets)nthenursupposedtowaittillurno.iscalleduponspeakerrandomlyitis.Ihadtowait for1nhalfhrs...formyno. Step5:Myno.wascallednIwenttocounterno.6.
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Here'sthesuccessjourney... ME:Goodaftrenoon,sir(Bythetimemyicamtocountertogvemyinterviw,itwas12.30 noon) VO:Goodafternoon,sir,....soujoiningSUNYBuffalo?? ME:Yes,thatsrightsir.(Pleasedn'tsay"YAsir") VO:WhySUNYbuffaloSir? ME:Betterrankuniv.forIE,cheaperngoodresearchgoingoninTQM,SCMetc.(i mentionednnamesofthesubjectshere,VOofficerwasstaringatmenlookinginmy eyes....) VO:Whtabturacads? ME:DoneDiplomanBEinmechanical,Sir. VO:SowhyIE? ME:IEismanagmentrelatedsubjectnIhadverymuchtechnicalknowledgeinmy undergraduatestudies........ VOCutsmeinbetweennasks VO:WhatisdifferencebetweenMEandIE? ME:Sir,sinceihavedonemyBEinmech.ihavecompletetehnicalknowledge,butmy doingMSinIEIcanhavebetterinsightintothemanagmentrelatedtopics. ..(Thatwasthebullseyeanswer,asIsawsmthingunbeliavblethen,VOofficeractually smiledatmeiknwiwasonrighttrackthen) VO:OKSir,tellmehowdouplantofundureducation? ME:Sir,Myparentsaresponsoringmyeducation.Ishowedsummarystatement promptly(AllMDguysfrmmumbaiwuldunderstndwhtimean)i.eabalancesheet. Icontinued,"Sir,MyparentshaveenoughofbankbalancenFD'Stofundmyeducation". VO:But,sir,whatisurparentsannualincome?(Heaskedmethisquestionashewas checkingmyPassbookentriesnalsosawFD'sreceipts) ME:Sir,mydadworksatSBInmotherisexemployerofSBIntakenVRS...Icanshowu ITstatementstoprovethereincome. VO:So,thesepassbooksrurdad's? ME:Nosir,both. VO:Yourparentsannualincomeisaround"Y"Lkhs?(idonnowhyfirangiquotedfigure muchlesserthanitwasseenonthestatement,mightbetotestmyknowledge) ME:Nosir,myfather'sincomeismuchmorethanthatalso,heisbeingworkingforxyers nownmymothertoogetspensionforXyrsonserviceshehasdone. VO:(Somewhatsatisfied,pushedallthsedocs,towardsmethrusmallopeningintheglass,i waswatchingfirangi'sfaceaswhtnxtnowthsguysisgigntoaskme)OkSir,Iamgranting uVISA? ME:(Somehowculdn'tbelievehetoldmemagicwords)IhavegotVISAsirthat means??????,(Normallyursotensed,ithappensutendtoaskthisquestiontoVOeven thoughitisnotrecommendedtoask..itwasstupidquestion)
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VO:Yessir,ImgrantinguVISA...!!!WelcometoUSAson!! ME:Thankyousir. Ihuridlygatheredallthedocs.mcmeoutasifihadacheivedsomethignmiraclous..but truethefeelinisofsatisfactionafterallthewaitsof89mnthsendsthiswaysuccesfully. Iadviceallmyfellowedulixianfriends,tobesureaboutfinancialdocs.Passbooks,Fd'sor PPFstatements.ThemainaimoffirangiistoconfirmthatUrwellsupportedfinanciallyor not...preparethisanswerverywell.(eventhughitmghtmean50timesofrecitingit,Butthats uronlyweapon.enghofmoneyforeducation..uacadsorGREscresthrrleastimp.tohim, itsimp.foradmitingtouniv.) BESTofLUCK..thrisreallynoneedtotakenetension...justbeconfidentofwhatusayn havedocs.supportingtowhatusay.?? ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26099 Higuys... Sorryforthelatepost...ButIhavebeenpartyinghardfortehpastweek...VeryHappyVery Happy AftersomanyupsanddowsfinallygotmyVISA... Time8:15am..ReachedtheDelhiEmbassay..Myappointmentwasat8:45.AndfranklyI wasoutsidetill8:45am.Thesesecuritychecks.. AtthecountertheyaskedformyDS156,7,8formsandpassportandI20andSEVISfee receipt...Sokeepthemhandycoztheycangetirritatiedandsay"HighlyUnprofessional"as theysaidittome.... Thenthereissecuritycheck..Keepyourmobilesandotherkeysoutside..(Theyarenot allowedinside..)... Thenextthingisfingerscanning..Justwhenyouenteritistotheleftside.... Thetimewas9:30...Andiwasdirectedtoaqueue..... Nowtherewere2queue'sandpeoplesittingonchair.. Iwasdirectedtothesecondqueue...Theextermecornerone...Thatswhereyouwouldgoif
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youhavenottakenanyemergencydate.Foremergencydatesthereisqueue1.andpeople sittingwereforHindispeakingVO's Afterstanfingforabout1:30hoursmyturncameandthemomenthascomewheremy2 yearofhardworkwouldbeevaluated....Andiwastensebutdontshowit... Justsmile... Me:Hello VO:Hello VO:Handmeyourformsandpassport.. Me:Handedthedocs.. VO:SowhyUSA MeMastersinComputerscience VO:Butwhythisuinversity... Me:Itoffersoneofthebestprogramsinnetworks... VO:AnyrelativeinUSA. Me:Mybrother VO:where Me:blahblahworkingforbXYZcompany... VO:Whosesponseringyoureducation Me:Myparents VoDotheyahvesufficientfinacialresources.. Me:Yesthedo..Theyhavexyzinbankaccounts Voanyotherbrother/sister Me:OnemorebrotherworkinginDelhi. VO:Yourpassportwouldreachwithin3days.. ME:thankyou.. Nodocumentsseen..Absolutelynothing... Justbeconfidentandyoullgothrough...
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================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26050 hadmyVisa"talk"today... yea...moreofatalkthananinterview. okhereitis:(moreorlessdawholething)(andicutouttheprevisaformalities) Ienter>mytokenno.015 (VOwasacute,smilingladyinblue...) V:Hi,goodmorning,howareyou? M:Goodmorningma'am,Iamgoodthankyou,howareyou? V:Iamfine...WhatareyougoingtodointheUS? M:IamgoingtostudyMS. V:WhydiduselectUniversityofSouthernCalifornia? M:UnivofSouthernCalihasanexcellentcourseinComputerSecurity,inwhichIintendto specialize.Also,oneofmyfriendshasalreadyfinishedhisMSfromUSCandhegavemea positivefeedbackabouttheUniv. V:ohisee..computersecurity..thatsinteresting.canyoutelmesomeinstanceswhyuneed compsecurity? M:Askerhertorepeatqn,shedid. M:ohyes,themajorimplicationofsecurityisinBanking. V:canyouexplainhow? M:yes,>Iexplained(thesalamiattack) V:ohk..heywasntthisisalsoshowninsomemovies? M:quitepossible... V:howdoupreventthis? M:explainedandaddedotherthreatslikehackingandviruses V:ok,howareyougoingtopayforyoureducation? M:Myparentsaregoingtofundme. V:whatdotheydo?whatistheirannualincome? Mexplained. V:howmuchliquidfundsdoyouhave? M:shouldishowuthedocs? V:no,canyoujusttellme? M:yes,>toldher. V:cool,thankyousir,yourpassportwillbecourieredtoyouin34days...haveaniceday. M:Thankyouma'am,haveaniceday:) ok...tislong...butitwasmorelikeaconversationthanan"interview"
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itwasfun,notimefornerves,nothing... socatchyoualllater... ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25922 ABHISHEK:mechrulz4eva>>> iwasdamnnervousbeforegointomyinterview.. butwhileinsidetheconsulate..idunno..igotsomekindofconfidencebooster.. iwasstandinginthequeue.. inthelongqueue..therewerejus4studentsincludinme... firstagal..went..shegotadmitted..(interviewwas..2min.long) then..others(nonstudents)..went.. mostgotrejected... thenaboybeforeme..went..inside..hetoogotadmitted(onemin.) thenitwas..MYTURN:heresit>>> ME:(enterin)goodmornin'sir...(handinovermypinktoken) VO:goodmornin..(readingmyI20..lookingalittlesurprised)..(well,ihadfullfunding) VO:(stillreadingmyI20)..Youeverbeentothiscollege..whyClarksonuniv.? ME:itsoneofthebettercolleges,ihaveappliedto.Theresearchoptionsareofmyinterest and.. VO:(cutsme)..ThepassportwillbecourieredtoYouin23dayz.. ME:(lil'confused)..watsir? VO:uGOt..Visa.. ME:THANKYOU..sir.. ..20SECONDS..FLAT.......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ididntevenhadtoopen..mydocuments.. MyVisaintrwwasoveronMay15atChennaiconsulate.Thefollowingisthetranscriptof thesame.
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vO:WhyuwanttogotoClemsonUniversity? me:SirClemsonisreputedforitssystemprogrammingcoursesandIhavegreatinterestin Systemprogrammingalsoitsoneofthetoppublicuniversity VO:WhichareainSystemprogrammingyouwanttospecialise? me:(IgotreallysuprisedatthisquestionbecauseIthoughSystemProgrammingitselfas specialisation)IwanttospecialiseinOperatingSystemsanddevicedrivers.(Ijusttold2 areasthatcomesunderSystemprogramming) VO:Whatisurannualincome? me:Myannualincomeormyfamily's? VO:Urs me:224000 VO:CanIplsseeyourmarksheets? me:SureSir(Ipasshimthecertificates.hestaresquitealongtimeonmy1stmarksheet,I washavingabackloginit.thenhequicklygoesthruothersemestermarksheets) VO:Whathappendwithengineeringgraphics? me:Actuallywegotonly7monthsfor1styearandwith10subjectsIwasquiteoverloaded atthattime. VO:CanIhaveurGREscoreSheetandwhatisurscore? me:(Ipasseshimthesheet)Igot1310,Q790,v520 Vo:WhyurAWAscoreislow? me:TherewasnoonetoreviewtheessayswhileIwaspracticingandIguessthatcausedthe trouble VO:PlsshowmeurIncomeproofs. me:(IgavehimtheCAcertificate,Certificatesfromthebanksandtheoriginalreceiptsof Fixeddeposits.Hegoesthruthecertificatesandreturns). Vo:UrVisaisapproved,haveanicestaythere me:thanksalotsir Myreportingtimewas10AM.Igotthereontimeandrealisedthattheywerelettingpeople inonfirstcomefirstservebasis.So,Ihadtojoinattheendofthelonglineunderthehot
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sun.After30minsinthesun,Iwasallowedtoenter.Another45minswaitatthe verificationwindow.IthengotintotheinterviewingbuildingwhereIwasmadetowaitfor anotherhour.Hereishowtheinterviewwent. VO:So,whyareyougoingtothisUniv? Me:TopursueaPhDinE.C.E VO:Iseethatyouhavereceivedafullscholarship Me:GraduateTeachingFellowship VO:Whichcollegeareyoufrom? Me:Said VO:DoyouhaveanM.Tech? Me:No VO:SodoyouhavetoclaimanMS? Me:Yes VO:Pleaseshowmeyourdegreecertificateandmarksheets? Me:Passed VO:Wentinsideforverification. VO:Whatisyourresearcharea? Me:SignalProcessing VO:Whatisthat? Me:Explained VO:WhatsubareainSignalProcessing? Me:Multimediasignalprocessing VO:Whatisthat? Me:Explained VO:Askedaboutmyfirstjob(durationandnatureofwork) VO:Askedaboutmycurrentjob(natureofwork) VO:Whatisyourmonthlyincome? VO:Whatisthedurationofthecourse Me:avgdurationis5years I'mthinktheVOwasNancy.Shedidrejectacoupleofvisasbeforemebuttherejections didn'tseemirrational.Peopleweregettingrejectedforeitherforimproperdocumentationor inconsistentanswers. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26155 HeyEdulixians,
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Hereismyscriptoftheopera.Itwasamoderatelylongone. MyVOwasanagedmanwithbeard.Goodthingwashewasvery curiousandwaspayingattentiontowhateverpeoplewerespeaking. Iguessthatscozitwasearlymorning[8:30].Iwasthe3rdcandidate. ThefirstguywasfromIITCgoingforapaperpresentation,secondone toMemphis,VLSI.Botgottheirrespectivevisas.Thenitwasme vo:GoodMorningofficer me:GoodMorning. vo:SoyouvebeentoUSbeforeforabt6months? me:Yes vo;HowlonghaveyoubeenworkingwithTata's? me:3yrs vo:Andnowyouwanttodoresearch,right? me:Thatsright,inSignalProcessing. vo:WhatworkwereyoudoinginTCS? me:DesignanddevpofInteractiveVoiceResponseSystems IfyouhaveanAmexCardandwonderwhatsspeakingtoyou whenyouspeaktothevoiceapplication,itmyprogramming. vo:Sotellmehowmuchyouvesavedforyoureducation? me:Around6lakhs,excludingInvestmentsandProvidendFunds vo:Remaining? me:Myfatherisgoingtopayfromapartofhissavings. vo:CanIseeyourGRE,TOEFLscores? me:Sure,.....heretheyare. vo:SowhenyoucompleteMSwhatwouldyoudo? me:IwanttocomebackandworkinaDSPbasedcompanylikeTI vo:CantyoudothesamethingatTata's? me:NoIcant,theydontdoDSPwork. vo:Butwillyourcompanytakeyoubackifyouwantto? me:SuretheywillasIwillbemorequalified,butIwontjoin.[smile]
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vosmiles,Ismileback........ vo:Doyouhaveabrother? me:Yes,hes20doinghisbachelors. vo:Sohowmuchhasyourfathersavedforthebothofyou? me:AroundxxLakhs vo:xxLakhs? me:Yes,Hesworkingformorethan30yearsnow[smile] vo:Aswhat? me:SeniorTechnicalconsultantinTribology. vo:Soallthemoneyissavings/investments? me:xxLakhsinsavings,Ididnottellaboutinvestments[smile] vo:Ok vo:YousoundAmerican[smile] me:IamanIndian[smileback] vo:Goandenjoyyourstaysir,yourpassportwillbedeliveredtoyouin2days. me:Thankyouverymuchofficer,uhaveaniceday.. ...andthatshowthedaywentfellas,beleivemeitwasvery smoothandforamomentIdidnotfeelIwontgetthevisa. Nofinancialdocwaschecked,nothingexceptthescorecards.Theymostlywillnotcheck thefindocsifyousoundconfident. Pointers: 1.Beprepared.Ithelpsalottoyourconfidence 2.Beyourself.Dontmemorizeanswers,showyourconfidence. 3.Remembertheyaretheretogivevisasandtheyneedus 4.TrygettingintoaconversationwithVO,theylikethat. 5.Smile,ithelpsyourfacemuscleandtheVO'stoo[majoritycases] Onanoteofthanks,thereare4peoplewhohelpedmeimmenselywithmyVISAprocess. ThankyouAnbe,Popeye,Viv3kandMadmax...thankuverymuch.
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IwillbemakingpdffilesofalltheconsolidateddocsImadeandputtingthemupherefor allandwillbehereaslongasneededandtryhelping others.Youcancallme@9986116969[cell]/8056606339[office] ifyoufeelIcanhelpyou. EDULIXROCKS!!!! takecare,all......... regards, Calculus ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26158 hifriends, ihadalongtiringdayattheconsulate........iwasthereat9:30formy10:30 appointment...........ihadtakenloungefacility.........iwaswaitinginVFSofficetill 11:00.........thenwewheretakenintoabustothecounslate.......soIwasinatabout 11:15............ afterthesecuritycheck........andallformalitiesIwaswaitingfrom11:40to2:45formy int.............. interview..... VO:handoverurtoken... me:goodafternoonsir......(noresponsefromhim) VO:sourheadingtoUniversityoftexasArlington.......hmmgooduniversity....mastersin civilengg.......whythisuniverity?? me:sir,ihadfouradmits........thecoursesinthisuniareofmyintrest..... VO:whendidugeturbachleorsdegree...... me:july2005...... VO:fromwhichuni...... me:dattameghecollegeofengg........ VO:What!!! me:siritsunderuniversityofmumbai........ VO:sohowrugoingtofundureducation........ me:myfamilyissponseringme.....mainlymyfather VO:whatdoesurfatherdo..... me:heisanarchitectbyqualification.........leadingconstructionpersoninmumbai........heis
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alsointolanddevelopment....... VO:hmm.....soubuildbigtowers.......(laughed).....howmuchishisincome... me:taxableincomeisYandannualincomeisZ me:yessir.... VO:urI20isshowingbignumbers.........howisitpossible.... me:mydadhasXinsavings.....besidesmysisterisalsosponsoringme.... VO:showallfinancialdocs........ me:theseareITpapers....thesearesavingsbalancesheets.... VO:ok......lookslikeurgoingtobankrupturentirefamily.....(laughed) me:nosir........itismanageble....... VO:ruhardworking...... me:yessir VO:howrugoingtotransferthismoneytoUS...... me:sir.............................iwilltransferitthroughstatebank...... VO:........(staredatme) me:.....sirihaventyetdiscusseditwithmydad.......... VO:uhavetodothatbeforeuleave..........whenisurreportingdate??? me:27thaugust VO:ucanbethereafter28thofjuly......keepthisI20uwillneeditattheairport.........iwill keepthis(passport).....thiswillbemailedatthisaddress...goodluckforurfuture.... me:thankusir.... itwasoverat2:55........iwasinterviewedforabout5min...... ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26179 Hiedulixians. GotthestamponMay19that2:40pm!!Manythankstoallthepeoplewhohavehelpedme tilldateandallofyouwhohaveansweredtoallmyposts. Aspecialshoutouttophaniandrouter. IwillgoingtoUBforMSinIE MYEXPERIENCE Anewcounteropenedandallofusinthe1145timeslotweretoldtogothere.Ididntwant tobefirstintheQsowaitedforafewpopletogoaheadofme.After4pplaheadofme:::
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ME:GoodAfternoonsirhowaredoingtoday?(Showingallmyteeth) VO:Hihowareyoudoing? Hestartedtypingsomethingintohiscompfornearly45secandlookedintomyDSforms veryclosely VO:Didyougraduatelastyear? ME:Yessir. VO:Wathaveyoubeendoingsincethen? ME:IhavebeenworkingwithKayteeSwitchGearasaGraduateEngineeringTrainee. VO:(Withasmile)Andwatisthat? ME:Theengineersaftergraduationgetrecruitedastrainessforayear.Wegetexposedtoall thedifferentfieldsandbranchesthecompanyworksonandthengetemployedafterayear. VO:Watareyourresponsibilities? ME:IaminthegeneratorDept.wherewedesigngeneratorsbtw415Vto11000V.My responsibilitiesincludetodesignandmodelvariouspartsofthegeneratorlikebaseplate, endshields,statoretc.usingsoftwareslikeACADandInventor(wasbrimmingwith confidence) VO:Ok.WatdoyouplantodoafteryourMS. ME:WithaMastersinIEthescopeofjobsisverywideinIndiawithalotofmanuffirms alreadywellestablishedhere.IwanttojoincompanieslikeBMW,TKM,L&Tasa productionorqualityengg. Againhestartedtypingnearlyfor30sec VO:GREandToeflmarkssheetsplz. Typedandlookedintothesheets.Iwasgettindambored.Expectedsomethingmoreexciting whichfollowedVeryHappy VO:Whoissponsoringyoureducation?
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ME:Myparents. VO:watdotheydo? ME:Myfatherisabusinessmanandmothe....cutsme. VO:WatBusiness? ME:HerunsachemicalIndustry. VO:WatshisAnnualIncome? ME:MeXXX(Hegetsashockasitisnotveryhigh) VO:Hwmanyppldoeshehaveunderhim? ME:Herunsasmallscaleindustry,hehas2pplunderhim. VO:thenhwdourparentsplantofinanceureducation? ME:Myparentshavesavingsofover30L.Theyintendtouseapartofittosponsormy education. VO:(notlookingconvinced)Plzshowmeyourfatherstransactionstatement. Gaveittohim.Looksverycarefullyintoit. VO:watisthisentryof3.5L? ME:SirmyfathersFDhasmaturedsothemoneyhascomeintothesavings.Plzlookatthe lefthandsidecorneritsaysClosureofFD.DouwanttoseetheXeroxoftheFD? VO:Nothatsfine.Forhowlongisurfatherrunningthisbusiness? ME:Ithasbeenpassedonfrommygranddadithasbeenrunningforover40yrsnow. VO:souplantouseupallofurparentsmoney? ME:Nosir.MymotherhasXXXLshowedhimthePB. MyfatheralsohasFD'sworthXXXL(showedhimthefd) MymotheralsohasFdworthXXXL..
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VO:okthatsfinesir.(HedidnttaketheFDreceiptofmymom) VO:Sodouhaveanysiblings? ME:yessir,anelderbrother. VO:watshedoing? ME:HeworksforCTS. VO:Aswat? ME:(dunnowathappforgotmybrosdesignationbutwithoutanypausetoldhim)He worksintheCRMteam. VO:andwatsthat? ME:(iwentblank,notthatiwasnervous,therewasapausefor3sec) VO:(smiledandsaid)thatsfine! ME:sorrysir,,heworksonthecustomerrelationshipmanagementfront. VO:ohok. VO:Thankusirurpassportwillbe sent.....................SmileSmileSmileSmileSmileSmileSmileSmileSmileSmileSmile Thatsitguyz!!! TIPS 1)Iknowthissoundsrepetativebutconfidenceisthekey.Ifulooseitandgetnervous,u willnotknowwatuaresayin.Isawpplwhotakingbullshit. VO:Sohwcanusayuruniisthebest? HE:sirihavespokentomyfriendsparentsandthayhavesaiditsthebest!! VO:watparents!!Idonbelieveu!!
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Aftersometime HE:sircanitellusmthin? VO:yes HE:youlookveryhandsome!!!!VeryHappySmileSadSurprisedShockedConfused8) LaughingEvilorVeryMadTwistedEvilRollingEyesExclamationQuestion VO::RollingEyesRollingEyesRollingEyesRollingEyesRollingEyesRollingEyes RollingEyesRollingEyesRollingEyesRollingEyesRollingEyesRollingEyesRolling EyesRollingEyesRollingEyesRollingEyesRollingEyesEvilorVeryMadEvilorVery MadEvilorVeryMadEvilorVeryMadEvilorVeryMadThankyou!! Andthisguygetsthevisa!!!!! Itlookedtomeliketheywereboundtogivevisatostudentsnomatterwatcraptheyspoke! Isawpplshiveringsomuchthattheywerenotabletoplacetheirindexfingeronthe machine.TheVOtoldhim"Yushakingsomuchdonbenervousimnotsomean,imnot gonnaeatuup!!!" TheVisaisinurhandsbeconfidentulgetit!! 2)Donlistentootherppltalking.Coztheycantalknonsenseandiftheygetrejecteditwill onlyscareu. IFuareconfidentandwannahavefuntheygoahedandlisten,trustmeitsacomedyshow outthere!! 3)donoverprerare..Readexperiencesbutmaybe5daysbeforestopandframequestionsfor urselfandtrytoanswer.Askurfriendstotakeamockinterview. Thatsitppl.Itsafuninterviewinall.Thevowilltrytoshakeuuptoseeifucanwithstand abitofpressureasthereuwillbesubjectedtoalotmore!! ToallthepplwhoareyettofacetheirVI ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26288
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HEYfriendsthanksallofyouedulixiansforallthesupportandinformationthatigoton thissite...... Althoughmanyofyouthoughtthatmewith2immigrationpetitionfiledformewassurenot togetavisabutthoseallwerewronganfiwasnotatallaskedanythingabtpetitionand grantedvisainstraight30sec...... Hereisthetranscriptofthevisaday........ Gotupat4:47ambcuziwasbitintensionandthensleptagaindrinkingwaterandlying therethinkingabtthegrandeventtocomeat5:30am Againwokeupat6:35amasihadtoleavetheroomby7:20(mymombelivesinallthis" goodMAHURAT"andstuffandirespectmymom'sfeeling)sogotreadyby7andandleft theroomat7:15am IwasstayingatAhoteljustoppositetoVFScenterandthenafterleavingthehoteliwentto ShivaTempleatthesignaljustoppositetoVFScenterandtheniwenttoMAHALAXMI templeasihadlotandlotoftimebeforemyinterveiwat10:00amandVFSpeoplewontlet meinbefore9am Eveyonesuggestedmethatineedtoprayalotbcuzihad2petitionfilessoididnottake anychancesandaskedeverypossiblegodtohelpme......Ithinkoneofthegodorgoddess feltformydreamsandmylifesohehelpedmereally...
AnywaysiwastakenfromVFScentertoTheconsolateat9:30...iwasallreadyandthen theheatspoiledallmymoodasiwasletinat10:10amintheconsolate..... Girlsdontworryasyouallwouldbetakeninfasterthanweallboys...iknowitsunfairbut thisistheway..... afterthesecuritycheckandfingerprintingatcounterno.1 iwentandhadaclassofwaterandatriptotoiletjusttomakesureilookmybestinthe interveiw iwaswaitingformyturnandmeanwhilelookingatpeoplearoundme...talkingwithallthe peoplearoundme.....

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THATDAYTHESITUATIONOVERTHEREINTHECONSOLATEWASLIKE RAILWAYSTATIONOFMUMBAICENTRAL,,,,,SOMANYIMMIGRATIONPEOPLE WERETHEREANDALLANNOUNCEMENTSINGUJARATIANDALSOSOMANY KIDSAROUNDPLAYINGHEREANDTHEREANDALLTHAT....ITWASALL CHAOSTHERE....... thenmytokenno.909wascalledonwindowno.4,therewerenonoscalledearlieronthat windowjust5ofus....iwas4thinline.... 1stguywasstudentandgotthevisa...thenwasaguyforvisitorvisawaswasaskedfor somedocumentandwassofumblingfindingthedocandfinallycouldnotfindthat documentandwasgivenhispassportwithrejection......thiscreatedabittensioninme.... therewasasouthindiangirlinfrontofmeandshewentinside....icouldhearabit...and thisgirlwasspeakinsuchrubbishenglish.....allinsouthindianaccentandtheladyofficer wasnotabletounderstandheratall....shelosthercoolandrejectedher...... iwaitedformyturnandshegesturedtometogetiniwentinside: Me:GoodafternoonMam VO:Goodafternoon VO:Sowhatisthenameofyourcourse?? Me:MasterofComputerScience VO:Doyouhavesibling?? Me:yesyoungerbrother VO:whatdoyourparentsDO?? Me;MyfatherisworkingwithBankOfBarodaandMomisProprietorBusinessOwner VO:Whatkindofbusiness?? Me:imitationjwellery VO:Whichcityareyoufrom?
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Me:Baroda VO:Whichuniversity? Me:SardarPatelUniversity VO:Howareyougointofundyourstudies Me:wehaveabout21andhalfto22lakhsofcashinmysavingandthataccountsfor3 semestersoffeesandforlastsemiwouldusemyFixeddeposits(thisiswhereimade mistake...isaid"about'whichshouldneverbeused...isaidabt2andhalfand22lakhs ...youshouldbeusingexactamount) VO:doyouhaveproofofwhatyoutelling?? ME:yessuremam,herearethepassboooks......ialsohavepreparedasummarystatement wouldyouliketoseethat... VO:Nojustpassmethepassbooksplease Ijustpassedthepassbooksandthenwhileshewaslookingatthepassbooksiwastryingto gettheFixeddeposits...whenshetoldme VO:pleasedontgivemeanymoredocuments Me:iamjusttakingoutthetheFixedDepositsthatisthelastsemfees VO:nomoredocumentsplease Me:Ok iwasstaringinhereyesdirectly....shewasallconvincedwiththeconfidenceishowed... VO:okgentlemanyourvisaisapproved..haveagreattimeinLA ME:thankyou thiswasabt4050secs.... iwasoutandhuggedmyfatherhardandsaidALLDONE... 1yrofwaitingforthevisawasallover....iamallfeelingGREATnow
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ThankyouallandThankgod JUSTBECONFIDENTGUYS>>>THATSTHEONLYWEAPONWEALLHAVEAND UNFORTUNATELYTHATONLYWEHAVE.....withus Takecareguys MYuniversity:USC GRE:1240 Toefl:287 FlyingtoLAinSingaporeAirlines9july(00:20am)fromahmedabad ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26131 Myinterviewwason20/5/06atMumbai.Lastedabout20sec Me:Goodmorningmam VO:goodmorning Whichuniv Me:UMCP VO:WhyUMCP Me:Verygoodinmyfield......blahblahblahetc VO:whowillsupportu Me:family,amtheonlychild. VO:yourvisawilbecourieredin34days Me:Thanku.Haveagreatday
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================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26220 heyguys Hadmyinterview(cakewalk)onmay24thatthechennaiconsulcounter5(VOschangeat lunch,sodontfret). I'mgointoGeorgiaTechforMSinIE Theinterviewlastedaminute,just4questions: 1.WhyGeorgiaTechandwhythiscourse?Howdidyouknowabtit?(Duh!!) 2.WhatisyourworkatCognizant?(Hadtoexplainabitabtmyprojecthere)>Shewasn't evenlistenin,didntlooklikeatleast.. 3.Whatdoyourparentsdo?(Actuallymysponsorisgrandpa,butshedidntask,andididnt tell,justansweredtothepoint) 4.Sheaskedifshecouldseeanyfinancialdoc.(ShowedheronlytheCAstatement) Finallyaskedforthedegreecertificate. *EndofInterview* Somethingsinoticed: 1.CollegereputationDOESmatter...theyDOgointothedetailsofbanktransactionsand parentsjobsandstuffiftheunivisnotthatgreat.. 2.Thedreaded"ladyinthescarf"gaveaLOTofstudentvisas,dontfear. 3.Oneguywasgrilledon"howyouarrivedatthiscollege"...heanswered"i20fever.com".... forheavenssakes....DONTdothis,dontevenmentionedulix...theguygotgrilledonthat, andfinallyhadareject. 4.Nosuchthingasdresscode,therewerealotoftshirtjeansppl(notme,though)..but dontgettoowhackyeither.
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ThatsitIguessfornow... I'dliketothankallthoseonedulixwhohelpedmeoutrightfromtheapplprocesstotheVI. I'veneverseenthefaceofaconsultant.Pleasedogetbacktomeincaseyouhaveany questions.I'dbegladtohelp. Onceagain...THANKSATON,EDULIX!!! ROCKON........ ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26407 Higuys, IhadmyVISAinterviewonthe25thofMay...ChennaiConsulate. Thoughalotofpeoplemightsaythatthere'snousegoingearly,Iwentthereat8inthe morningfora10.15appointmentandthetimewasideal!Theystartlettingpeopleinby around8.45andIwasthefirstguytogoinforthe10.15appointment. IwenttotheConsulateinacreamformalcheckedshirt,darkjeanandsportsshoe.Suit yourselvesguys....Whateveruwanttowear...Lookconfident....That'sall. First,youhavetowaitinaqueueforabout45minsinthePrescreeningarea.Bythetime youstandinthecounters,uguyswouldhaveapproachedyourappointmenttimeandguys havingearlierappointmenttimes(likesay9orsomethin)willdefinitelybedelayedbymin of15mins. Atthecounter,handoveryourpassport,HDFCfeereceipt,SEVISreceipt,i20andthe consulateappointmentletter.Afterthis,thepersonatthecounterwillputeverythingina folderandgiveitbacktoyou.Andnowcomestheworstpart!Waitingtogointothe interviewhall!Btwguys,itisn'tthathotinChennairightnowbutbloodyhumid.Thereis onlyonewatercanintheprescreeningareaandtherearenofansattheplacewhereyou havetowaitandbepreparedtostandforhours!So..dressaccordingtothat.Therearefans attheseatingareainthePrescreeningareabutyousithereforonlyabout1015mins. Anyways,onceyouenterthemaininterviewarea,youdon'thavtoworryabtanythin...its airconditioned...finally!!! Onceyouenterthere,thereisaseatingarrangementandyouhavtoundergothefinger scanningprocessfirst.BythetimeIgothere,itwasaround12.15.Then...youhavetowait fortheinterview.BythetimeIfinishedmyfingerscan,twas12.50.Andbynow,mostofthe
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counselorswud'vegonefortheirlunch.Bythetimemyinterviewwasheld,itwas1.30. Anyways,therewasaguystandingbeforemewhogotgrilledforabt20minssincehehad somebacklogsandstuff.Theofficerswereyoungandoldalikeandalso,therewerequitea fewfemaleofficers.Myinterviewerwasabrunette.Iwenttothecounterandthisiswhat followed: ME:Goodafternoon... VO:Goodafternoon...(Islidedacrossmyfolder) VO:WhydoyouwanttogototheUS? ME:TodomyMasterofSciencesinelectricalengineeringattheArizonaStateUniversity. VO:Whichyeardidyougraduate? ME:2005... VO:CanIseeyourmarksheets? ME:(Ihadthemarksheetsinmyconvocationfolder)CanIgiveittoyouwiththefolderor youwantthemseparated? VO:Separatethemandgiveemtome. VO:(Ihandedthemover...AndshelooksthroughthemverycloselyandIdon'tthinkshe's seensuchcolorfulmarksheetsgivenbyVTU!!Andtherewereabt3marksheetswhichhad therednumberstampingoverlappedtothebacksideofthesheets...Thankstothepaper qualityusedbyVTU!)Whathaveyoubeendoingoverthepastyear? ME:IhavebeenworkingasaprojectengineerinEmbeddedsystemsatWipro Technologies. VO:Ifyouhavebeenworking,thenwhydoyouwanttogobacktoschool?(Ididn'thear thisproperlysinceshewasnotusingthemicandnotlookingatme) ME:Pardonme? VO:Youareworkingnow...Whydoyouwanttogobacktoschool? ME:MostofthemultinationalcompaniesaresettinguptheirresearchcentersinBangalore andthisistherighttimetoequipmyselveswithaMaster'sdegreesothatIcancomebackto Indiaandcontributetotheongoingresearchhereinabetterway.(Iflooredithere!) VO:Good...WhatisyourmonthlysalaryatWipro? ME:Asofnow,itis17,000Indianrupees. VO:Ok...Giveme5mins... ME:Sure... VO:(Shetakesthemarksheetsinside,Ithinktoverifytheauthenticityandcomesbackafter abt7mins)Sorry...Congratulations...YouhavebeenissuedyourVISA.Keepyouri20form andSEVISfeeformalongwithyouatalltimesandduringtheimmigrationchecksaswell. Yourpassportwillbecourieredacrosstoyourresidencein23daystime. ME:Thankyouandhaveaniceday. Shedidn'tcheckmyscorereports,finstatements...nothing.Andtherewillbeacanteenguy whowillcomesometimeataround1pmforsomerefreshments,forwhichyouhavetopay!
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Itookanappledrinkataround1.15fromhim.Isurvivedonbreadandtheappledrinkthe entire5hours.Adrainingexperience!! ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26399 Hifolks, HadmyEmergencyvisainterviewonMay30Morning8:00AM wudliketosharetheexperience, NobodycaresifitsanEmergencyAppoinment..IfurI20Dateis120daysfromvisadate, weareeligibletobookaslotinEmergencyAppoinment... ididntfeelanythinggreat...absolutely...Noemotionsnothing...istilldontunderstand whathappenedintheconsulate...itallhappenedin3minutes istayveryfarfromNungambakkamandmyfatherurgedmetostartat6:20AM myfatherparkedthecarnearDAVschool,Gopalapuram(residentialareanearthe consulate)andwehadbreakfast(Idly)at7:00Am..there wereachedtheconsulateby7:20andhadtowaitoutsideintheroadfor10minutes!!! andthenwewereletinby7:30AM Intheinitialscreeningsection,wehadthemandatorysecuritycheckandtheyputtheDS forms,Passport,HDFCreceipt,SEVISreceiptinaseparatefolderandaskedmeto proceed!!! hadtowaitfrom8:008:45intheVISAlobby.,...andthencomesthefingerprint collection.... thereweremanyaunties/uncles/grandmomswaitingtogetvisatoseetheirdaughter/son /grandchildren..andquiteafewGals_newlymarriedheadingtoUSaftermarriage!!!! NotmanyF1s!!!maybetherewerearound25/100F1applicants.. counter3:hindi/kannadainterview...... counter4:teluguinterview...... counter5:frenchbeardfunkyguy,around35yrsold....F1
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counter6:AmericanyoungLadywithgreendress.....F1 counter7:LookslikeanIndian,Seriousguy:dark,3040yrs,F1 counter8:Fingerprintcollectioncounter counter9:H1B(BEP) time:9:15Am iwasaskedtojoincounter7[darkIndian]byoneofthegirlssupervisingthere.. igotscaredastheofficeraskstoomanyquestionstostudents..hepaysattentiontowhatwe sayandsometimescrossquestionsabttheareaofspecialization.. hewasalsoscrutinizingtheFinstatementss... iwantedtoshifttoLadycounter,beforeido,onebuggarescapedtothenextqueue..when itried,theladystoppedmeandaskedtoremaininthesamequeue... ihavedecidedtofacethetrial.... thetwofellowswhowentbeforeme,weregrilledfor15,15mineach.... oneforDSPandotherforTransporationEnggg... iwasexpectingatoughsessionbutthingswentverylightly... 9:30Am Goodmorning,Goodmorning:Tookmyfolder...... VO1:directattack:whatdoudoaturpresentcompany? me:imas/wengineer.imaprogrammerbasicallyandaddedabit.... VO2:whatsursalary? me:iearn3lacsPA VO3:showmeurdegreecerts? gaveit....ididMMSdegreefromBITSPilani VO3:heyitsMMSaPGorUG Me:itsactuallyaPGbutwedoitin4yearsasitsdesignedtobeanintergratedprogram,,,, blahblah.. VO4:giveurGRE Me:igavemyTOEFLfirst,myTOEFLisbetterthanGRE VO5;AnyFinstatements?
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me:igavetheCAstatement...[nowordsspokenbyme] vo6:AnyBankstatements me:gavemyBankstatements vo7:AnyPassbook? me:gavemypassbookandsaidthatmyfathermaintains13lacsinS/baccount vo8:howcomesuddenlyinthemonthofmayugotthesefunds Me:isaidthatmyfatherinvestedhismoneyinShares..assensexwentdown,myfatherwas reluctanttosellhisshares,,andonlylastweekheliquidatedthesharesandkeptinthes/b account ..alsoihandedhimsomeproofsofshareholding........ VO:urPassportwouldbecourieredin3dayss...andheleftthecounterimmediatelyand askedthenextpersontowaitfor3minashehassomeworkinside.. ifoundtheInidanVOname:itsPrasanjeethGupta!!! time:9:34AM ididntknowwhattodo...iwasblinkingthereandprocceeedtotheEXIT!! andithought,,isthistheUSVISAinterview.... ithappenedfor34minutes...veryquicklybutallthedocumentswereseen.. finalnote:ifwespeakconfidently,withoutleaningonthecountervisainterviewistotalsac out... ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26338 hiihadmyvisainterviewalmost10daysbackanditwentonprettygood....ishudhave writtenthisalongtimeagobutiwasjustheldupwithtravellingandotherstuff.... minewasat7:45andiwentthereby7...thequeuewasntaslongasiexpectedatthechennai consulate...wewerefinallyletinat7:40.theycheckpassortsandtheappointment letter...aftertheinitialscreeningiwentinandsatdowninfrontofthecounter....iwasmade towaitforalongtimeb4myturncameup.... vo:goodmorning
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me:goodmorning... vo:justlookedatmyi20andthedsformsandstartedtypingsomething andaftreracoupleofmins"howlonghaveubeenworkingwithcognizantandhowmuch moneyhaveusavedup? me:yesihavesavedupabitwhichihaveinvesteduponsharesandstuffandiintedtouse thisformygraduatestudies. vo:showmeurtoedflandgrescores.. me:showthemacross.. vo:watisthenatureofurworkincognizant? me:blahblah vo:isurdadplanningtoborrowmoneytofundyou? me:no.Iwouldtakeabankloanifrequired. vo:youpassportwouldbecourieredin47daysanduplssignonthisi20here...... me:thanks.Doalluguysspeaktamil? vo:idont.Shedoes(andpointedmetotheladyinthenextcounter) me:yahshedidreallywell...(shespokedecenttamilandiwasverysurprisedmyself) vo:iwilltellherthat.. me:thanks....... overallitwentonwellandithinkthevo'saremostlystudentfriendly....ihavealreadystarted athreadregardingthephotocopyingstuffwhichwaspretynewtome.....plsgothroitincase uarecurious.. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26331 Helloguys,Utkarshhere. MyVIwasonMay20(Saturday)attheMumbaiconsulateIamhappytoreportasuccess. (IhavebeentryingtogetonlineandposttherelevantdetailsbuttheISPMTNLTriband keptblockingthissitewheneverItriedtoaccessedulix.FinallyIstartedusingaproxy serverandgotthrough.)
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IhadappliedusingtheUSCI20forMSEE. IhadavailedoftheVFSloungeservice(Rs.150)optionwhilesubmittingmydocumentsat MumbaiVFSatTirupatiapartments,BhulabhaiDesaiRoad.MyVItimewasscheduled for9:15andIreportedby8:30AMasinstructed.Iwasletintotheloungeataround9:00 AM.Coffeeandsandwichesareservedwhileyouwaitintheloungearea.Ifyouavailofthis serviceyouhavetopayRs.150atthetimeofsubmittingthedocumentsandyouwillbe issuedareceiptwhichyoumustcarrywithyouonthedayoftheVI.Lockerservicesare alsoprovided. Remember:Allelectronicgadgetslikedigitalwatches,cellphones,mp3players,etc.haveto bekeptintheVFSlockerbeforeboardingthebustotheconsulate.Onlyaharmoniumfolder orasimpleplasticbagcontainingthedocumentswillbeallowed.Notevenzipfoldersare allowed. Wewerethentransportedataround9:15AMtotheconsulateinabus.Thereyouare instructedtokeeptheI20,passportandappointmentletterreadybytheconsulatestaff.Your folderischeckedandyouareaskedtoputallmetallicobjectsawayasyoupassthroughthe scanner.Theseincludeelectromechanicalwatches,belts,pens,etc.Then,thesearereturned toyoualongwithawoodentoken. Insideyouhavetostandinanotherqueuewhereanofficialtakesyourpassportandputsitin ayellowishbrownbagandhandsoveryourDSforms(submittedearlier)toyou.Youwillbe toldtomakereadytherequisitevisadocumentsforinspection.Thenyouaremadetostand inalineinfrontofacounterwhereyouwillbefingerprintedtheleftandrightindex fingers.Then,theywilltakeyourpassport,DSforms,etc.afterfingerprintingyouandgive youacouponwithanumberonit. Youaretowaitinthewaitingareauntilyournumberiscalled.Itwillultimatelybecalled alongwithmanyothernumbersandtoldtoproceedtooneofthemanynumberedboothsat theperipheryofthewaitingareathisiswheretheVIsareheld. Eachboothisasmallroomwithaglasspartitiondividingit.Ithasaslotforpassing documentsalongwithasmallmiketocaptureyourreplies.TheVOsitsontheothersideof thispartition. Iwaitedinthewaitingareatillmynumberwascalled.Icouldseepeoplequeuingupoutside theboothsastherenumberswerecalled.AsIwaswithoutmywatchIreliedonthedigital clockonthewalltoseehowlongtheinterviewslasted.Ifoundthatatsomeboothsthey lastedupto5minutes!! WhenmynumberwascalledIsawthroughtheglassdoorthatitwasthesameAmerican
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ladywhohadfingerprintedme.SheseemedthepleasanttypeandsoIfeltrelieved.WhenI wascalledIwentintothebooth. VO:Hello(smiling). Me:Hello. VO:so,whydoyouwanttogototheUS?? Me:IhavesecuredanadmitatUSC,LA,CAwhereIplantostudywireless communication. VO:ok,wasthisyourtopchoice?? Me:Yes. VO:Whatwasyoursecondbestchoice? Me:IITC,Ihaveanadmitfromtheretoo. VO:Okhowmanyplacesdidyouapplyto? Me:five. VO:KnowanyoneatUSC?? Me:Yes,Prof.C.RaghavendrahecamedowntoconductaseminarandIdidpersonally interactwithhim. VO:ok. VO:Howdoyouplantofundyourstudies?? Me:UsingtheseFDsinmyfathersname.(ShowedhertheFDreceipts.Shelookedatthem andreturnedthem.) Me:Doyouwishtoseeanymorefinancialdocuments? VO:No,itsokay.Yourpassportwillreachyouinthreeworkingdays.(returnedtheI20to me) ME:Thankyouverymuch.Goodbye. VO:Bye. ThewholeVItookabout90seconds.NootherdocumentsexceptstheFDsthatweremy primarydocumentswereaskedfor. Icameout,returnedthewoodentokenandexitedtheconsulate.Iwenthomemorerelieved thanhappy.
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MypassportreachedmeonMonday(22/05/2006)withthevisa.Thecourierwillrequirethe HDFCfeereceiptwhentheyreturnthepassporttothespecifiedaddress. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26087 Interviewlastedforabout20minutes.Scaryexperience...readon Chennaiconsulate, 10.45Appointment VO:Hello,howareyou? ME:Imfinemam,thankyou.Howaboutyou? VO:ah,amfinetoo. ME:*slipsinthefolder* VO:so,howmanyschoolsdidyouapplyto? ME:what? ME:*realizingthatitwasblunt*sorrymam,Ididntgetthat VO:*asksagain* ME:*blinksagain* VO:Isthemikeworking? ME:*gaveabignod* VO:ok*smiles*..thenlistencarefully(asksagain) ME:*finally*oh6mam VO:howmanyadmits? ME:4 VO:whichunivhaveyoutakenandwhichprogram? ME:Microbioblahblah@xxx VO:Whataboutfunding? ME:Ihaveafeewaiveranda2000$PMstipendmam VO:good,showmethelettersyougotfromtheuniv. ME:*showed* VO:Whatwillyoubeworkingon? ME:*Isaidsomethingvague,tryinghardtoavoidtermslike'pathogen''disease'etc VO:tellmemoreaboutit ME:*why???*toldagainexplaininginsuchawaythatshewouldgetbored VO:Haveyoudoneanyresearchsofar? ME:Ihavedoneafewprojects VO:whatweretheyabout? ME:proteomicsblahblah
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VO:couldyouexplainmore? ME:*nervous*told VO:whatarethepracticalapplicationsofyourproject? ME:toldsomethingvague,againtryingtoavoidtermsthatwouldmakehercautious VO:canyoubemorespecific ME:*okay,okay*developmentofbiomarkersfordiagnosisofdiseases*sad* VO:"ohIsee"(shehadbeentypingallthroughtheinterview.Butatthismomentshe stoppedtalkingtomeandwastypingveryfastforabout2mins)"Givemeamoment" *disappearsinsidetheroomandtalkstoaperson* ME:*ofcourse,nervous* VO:*comesback*doyouhaveacopyofyourbiodata? ME:ohyesmam*gaveher* VO:*disappearsagain* ME:stoodtherefor45mins VO:(aftercomingback)doyouworkwithradioactiveelements? ME:NO!!*withagenuineexpression* VO:okay*searchesforsomethinginarackfullofforms* ME:*whatnow?* VO:*goesinsidetheroomandagainsearches* ME:*waitedforaboutaminute* VO:(comesbackwithablueform..writessomethingonit) ME:*sadrejecteh?* VO:whatareyoudoingnow? ME:what?!*ofcourse,standingandwaitingforthereject* VO:no,Imean,areyouastudentnow? ME:oh,yes,Iam VO:doyouhaveyourdegreecertificate? ME:No,butIhavethecoursecompletioncertificateandoriginalmarksheets VO:thenyouwillhavetocomeanotherdaywithyourdegreecertificateorprovisionaland getyourvisastamped.*givesmethefolderANDmyPASSPORT* ME:(didntunderstandgettingthepassportbackcouldmeanonlyonethingright)Whats wrongmam? VO:nothingaskyouruniversitytogiveyourdegreecertificatesoonsothatyoudont missyouruniv'sdeadline*smilessweetly* ME:*stillconfused* VO:*callsthenextperson* ME:Imoved,stillnotunderstandingwhetherornotIgotaVisa! ThenIreadtheformandunderstoodthatIdidnthavetoattendtheinterviewagainandcan getthevisastampedanydayprovidedIcomewiththedegreecertificate.Wow!Ifinally understoodthatIhadbeengivenaVisa
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================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26391 Myvisainterviewwasscheduledat09:15hrsandIreachedataround08:30hrsattheStars andStripesLoungehadasandwichandsomecoffeeandwaitedforanhourIwasasked toboardabusat09:30whchreachedtheconsulateandIwasletinat10:00. Uponarrivalattheconsulatetherewasasecuritycheckandalltheguyzhadtoremove theirbeltsandshowthemallthethngsthturcarrying(purses,urfolder)theguard carelesslyopenedupmyfolderandsearchedeachandeverycompartmentoftheharmonium folder thenIwasletin(asmallwoodentokenstickwasgiven)andonshowingtheHDFCrecipt, passportandappointmentletter,theygavemethedocsthtIsubmittedearlieralongwitha pinktokenandwasaskedtostandinaqueueforfingerprinting.Therewasayoung AmericanladysittingatthecounteralongwithanIndianofficialtheytookthe passportandotherdocsandmyfingerprintsweretaken.. ThenIhadtowaitforanhourinthewaitinghall..mytokennumberwascalled alongwith12othernumberstoCounterno.5andIwasthesecondlastpersoninthe queue TheVOwasayoungman(inhislate20s) afterwaitingforabthalfhourIwasaskedtoenterthebooth. HerzhowmyVIwent.. VO:HelloSubhash ME:HelloSir,howrudoing VO:(Smiles*)good looksatI20makessomemarkings..checkspassportphotoetc...typessomethingonthe comp VO:Sosubhash,(looksattheI20),whyhaveuchosenColoradoStateUniversity ME:Sir,itsoneofthebestunivsofferingacourseIaminterestedin.(VOinterrupts) VO:whtisthtcourse Me:BLAHBLAHBLAH (hetypedsomethingwhilelisteningtomeandthenontotheI20again). VO:souhavedoneurUGfrmUniv.Inst.OfChemTech.isitaninternationalinstitute ME:Siritsarenownedinstituteinthefieldofchemicaltechnology..andisan autonomousinstitute VO:(interrupts)..sowhichfielddiduchooseinurundergraduation
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ME:blahblahblah VO:(heaskedonwhttopicdidmyUGcourselayemphasison ME:blahblah. VO:(interrupts)asksforanexample ME:blahblah VO:ohkk..sohaveuworkedonanydefenceapplications ME:No,Sir ****THENTHEGOLDENWORDS**** VO:okSubhash,urpassportwillbecouriered ME:ThankyouSir(andleftthebooth) Theinterviewlasted45secsthtsit.notasingledocumentasked noGRE/TOEFLscoresheets,noTRANSCRIPTS,noFINANCIALDOCS andguesswht,theonlytimeIusedmyharmoniumfolderwastokeepmyI20backthtsit SOMEOBSERVATIONSandSUGGESTIONS: Well,IdidntseeasingleF1reject,whenIwasintheconsulate TherewerelessernumberofF1applicants Therewerearound45F1applicantsinthequeueIwasstandingandIdidntseea singlepersonopeninghisfolder.Nodocswereaskedatall(observationonlyatmy counter) SOREMEMBER..THEKEYFORSUCCESSIS***CONFIDENCE***dont panicandmaintainEYEcontactwiththeVOgiveshorteranswersastheVOdoesnthave muchtime NOneedtoshoutonthemicthinkingthttheVOmightnothavehearduthemicsare wellmaintained ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26281 Igotthisfromayahoogroup:visaworkshop plsreadthis.. hiall igotmyvisaon4thtry.iamgoingatuniversityofbridgeport lastthreetimeihaveallpiedinI.I.T.chicago.
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visaisdependsopn100%luck"nasibhonachaiye".sodontleave affort.tryandtry.beconfidantthisismostimportantfactore forgettingvisa giveanswerwithfullyofconfidance.justlookatv.o.'seyesand givestraightforwardanswer. Mysisterisinusa.sheispermenantresidance.butsitlligot thevisa.sodontbotherifyoursiblingisthere. myallvisaexpeincesareasbelow.
I.FirstConversation16thJune2003 Me:GoodAfternoonSir Officer:GoodAfternoon. Officer:HaveutraveledtoUSAanytime? Me:No Officer:Whatareyourgradesinundergraduate? Me:FirstClass60%. Officer:whatareyourGREandTOEFL? Me:TOEFL247andGREis1680. Officer:Howmanyacceptances? Me:5,IllinoisInstituteofTechnology,CleavlandState University,NewJerseyInstituteofTechnology,Universityof Bridgeport,WidnerUniversity Officer:whatisyourfatherdoing? Me:HeisdoinggovernmentjobaspharmacistinE.S.I.S.(Employ StateInsuranceScheme) Officer:WhatisyourAnnualincome? Me:5laces Officer:Howwillyoumanageyourstudy? Me:Ihave19lacesofbankbalancewhichcoverbothyear'sfeesand
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leavingexpensesbesidesthatwehave1.5lacesofF.D.andother liquidassets. Officer:Whatareyourbrotherandsisterdoing? Me:MybotherissoftwareEngineerandheisdoingajobinCrystal MicroSysteminSuratandmysisterhasjustcompletedherstudy. Officer:HasyourfathertraveledtoUSA? Me:No Officer:HasyourmothertraveledtoUSA? Me:No Officer:HasyoursistertraveledtoUSA? Me:No Officer:Youvisaisrejected? Me:CanIknowthereason? Officer:Sorry,wecannotgiveyouvisathistime. II.SecondConversation:2ndJuly2003 Me:GoodAfternoon,Sir Officer:Goodafternoon Officer:Whywereyourejectedthefirsttime? Me:sir,Idon'tknowwhyIamrejected,lasttimemyvisaofficer toldmethatwecannotgiveyouvisathistime,soIamapplying again Officer:Whatarethechanges? Me:Sir,Ihaveallmyfinancialandacademicpapers,whichthe officerdidnotseelasttime Officer:Anyonecanmadefakefinancialdocuments? Me:Sir,Ihaveproofofeachandeverything,pleasecheckmy documents. Officer:Okwhat'syourfather'sAnnualIncome? Me:5lakhs
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Officer:SorryIcan'tgiveyouvisaandhejuststampedmypassport.
Earliertherewasarulethatonecannotapplypersonalyforvisa interviewfor2yearsaftergettingrejectedtwice.Butonecan applythroughmailvisaandifoneclearedbymailvisa,hecanbe calledforpersonalvisainterview III.Thirdtime:23aug2003bymailvisa Ihaveappliedthroghmailvisa,inthiscatogarywehavetosend allthedocumentsexceptpassporttousaembassy.afterareviewof alldocumentstheycallforpersonalinterviewiftheyfeelthat thereissomechangesindocumntsandthecandidateisgenuine. Iwasrejectedinmymailvisatoo.itwasmy3rdtry. Thenidonthaveanywayforgoingusa.soihavetriedtogousa viacanadabutincanadagettingadmissioningooduniversityis veryverytough.Ihaveappliedin2universitybutihavntget admission. soihavedroppedmyplanforgoingabrodandjointhejobin" sterlingtelecomandnetsystemltd"asictengineeringtrainee thenonedayigotthenewsthatrulesischange,onecantryanyno oftime.butthisrulescameinlatedecember2003soicantapply foradmission,soihadplanningtodefermyadmissionfromfall 2003tospring2003.butiwastoolatefordefermyadmissionsoi havetowestmysixmonth.thanihavedefermyadmissionfrom fall2003tofall2004. igotadmisssionfromonly2universityonefrombridgeportand cleavlandstateuniversity,butididntgeti20fromc.s.u.ifi want120ofc.s.uthanihavetogiveanewbankbalance certificatethatidonthave.soichooseuniversityofbridgeport. IV.somyvisainterviewwason1stjune.andmiraclehappansigotthe visa.myconverstaionisasbelow.
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v.o.:hello me:higoodafternoon,howru? Vo:fine Vo:hejustentermynameinhiscomputerandlookatcomputerfor aboutoneminute.than vO:whoissponseringyourstudy? me:Myparentsandtheiranualincomeisxlackhs vo:showmeyouritretuns. ishowedhimaboutlast56yearsitreturns vo:soruworkinginsterlingtelecomwhatisyourjobprofile me:iamworkinginSterlingtelecomasICTengineertrainee.we areworkingfor"tatateleservicesltd"foreractionofmobile communicationtoweralloverinindia.somewhatbout1000mobile tower(BTS)andiamworkingingujarat. Vo:sowhyuniversityogbridgeport me:asyouareknowingthatiamworkinginthecommunicationfiled, andiamverymuchinterstedincommunicationfiled,univerisytof bridgepoertoffersitbest.aftercompleteingofmycourseigot goodplaceinthistelecomindustryandasyouknowthattelecom fildinindiaisbooming vo:howmanyuniversityuhaveapplied me:2universityandigotaceptancefrombothandstatethe2 university'sname v0givemei20andsaidthatihavetostampyourpassport. me:gotthevisa? vo:ya me:thanks vo:keeptheheadphoneatitsplace, igobackandthanonceagainiasksirigotthevisa? vo:yesyougotitandyouwillgetyourpassportwithindayortwo
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day. me:thanks ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26547 Higuys, Igotmyvisayestatthechennaiconsulate!Smile MustsaythatIhardlysawanyF1rejectsyest.Iwasaskedtheusualstuff.Here'sthe conversation(conversationcozidinfeellikeitwasaninterviewatall!): VO(averysmartngoodlookingguySmile):Himiss,Howru? Me:Fine,howru? VO:Amgood. VO:Sohowmanyunivsdiduapplyto? Me:5 VO:Whichall? Me:namedthem VO:Whichonesacceptedunwhichonesrejected? Me:Told VO:Soythisuniv? Me:Told(lemmeteluthatthisVOwaslisteningverycarefullytoeveryF1applicantwhile askingthisquestion.Ifugivethetypicalreasonsthatthedeptisgoodnhasurspecialisation, hewillaskumorequestions.Uwilhavetoelaboratemore.Sowhateverusay,ensureucan givegoodreasonstosupportit) VO:ok.showmeurBEmarkscard,degreecert,nGREscorecards Me:showedthem VO(lookingatmyDSforms):Souworkfor"xyz"? Me:Yes VO:Whatsurpay? Me:Told VO:ok.urpassportwillbecourieredtoyouin3days.goodluck Me:thankyou Hewillkeeplookingatu,wheneveruranswering.Unlikesomeotherofficers,whodont evenlookatuwhileuranswering! Thesceneseemstobequitechillnow.Almosteveryonewasgettingavisa! Buthereareafewthingsnoticedatmycounter: TheVOwaslookingforgenuineanswers.Therewasthisguyinfrontofmewhowassaying hechosetheparticularunivbecozofadvancedresearchfacilities(acommonanswer).So
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theVOgrilledhimmorehere.HewaslikeallunivsinUShaveadvancedresearchfacilities. Whydoucallthisdeptadvanced?whtspecificreason?etcetc...hegrilledtheguyuntilhe wasconvinced.nthenheaskedwhttheguy'splanwasafteranMS.Hesaidhewantedto joinasafacultymemberinsomeIndianuniv.SoVOwaslike"why"?theguysaidhe wantedtoservehiscountryntheppl!!!that'sit.TheVOgrilledhimmore..again..untilhe wasconvinced.Thereasonmighthavebeengenuinesincetheguywasabletoconvincethe VO.Butppl,dontgivesuchrehearsed"madeupanswers"!!!UronlytemptingtheVOto askmorequestionsonit!Sowhateveranswersugive,besurethatucansupportthem further.Nyeah,ifuanswerinaveryconvincingnconfidentmannerinthefirstshot,he wontaskumorequestionsonit.Thatiswhthappenedtome. Sojuststaycool.LookintotheVO'seyenspeakconfidently.Thisgivesanimpressionthat uknownrverysureofwhtursaying. Goodlucktoallofuyettotakeuptheinterview! Thanksatontoalltheedulixianswhohavehelpednallrespects! Thanksalotguys! Cheers ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26542 Hereshowmyvisainterviewwentonthe31stMay2006at3:30PM(ChennaiConsulate) VO:Hello ME:GoodAfternoon VO:GoodAfternoon VO:Howmanyuniversitiesdiduapplyto? ME:Iappliedtoeightandgotadmittedinall8 VO:ThenwhyCMU? ME:Thecurriculummatchesmyinterestandthecourseisveryflexible,allowingmeto takeInformationSystemsrelatedcoursesfromCMU'sBusinessschool,SchoolofPublic PolicyandSoftwareEngineeringinstitute.....andCMUhasanexcellentreputationand rankingforInformationSystems. VO:Doyouhaveanysiblings?
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ME:yes,ayoungerbrother.Heisdoinghis3rdyearengineering. VO:Whoisgoingtosponsoryou? ME:MyParents VO:Whatrtheydoing? ME:Theyare.......andslidtheCAstatement(looksatitforafewseconds) VO:whydoyouwanttoleaveurjobatcognizant? ME:Istartedansweringwhensheinterrupted....... VO:WhatrurfutureplansafterMasters ME:IsaidIwanttocomebackandjoinanITcompany. VO:Rusureuwillcomeback?Don'tuwanttoworkthere? ME:CognizanthasalreadyapprovedandofferedmeaH1BvisabutIdidn'twanttotakeit. MypurposeofgoingtoUSAisnottofindanemployment.Iwanttogetqualifiedandcome backtoIndia. (IwasabouttotakeoutH1Bdocumentsgivenbymycompany,butshesaid"No,thatsok. Youdon'thavetoshowthat") VO:Everythingseemsfine;IamgrantingyoutheVisa.HaveanicetimeatCMU. ME:Thanks VO:Thanks **Justaseveryonehasbeensayinghere'confidenceisthekey'.Whentheyaskfor documentsshowittothemconfidentlywithouthesitation.Whenupassonurdocs confidentlytheydon'tscrutinizeitthatmuchoraskuquestions(especiallyurfinancial docs). **AttheChennaiconsulatethereisnotokensystemandyouareusheredtothequeueatthe differentvisacountersrandomlybytheattendants.WhentheVOataparticularcounterwas strict,Inoticedalotofpeopleleavingtheirqueuesonthepretextofgoingtothetoiletor
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drinkingwaterandcomingbacklatertojoinadifferentqueuewhentheattendantswerenot noticing.Idon'tnowhattherepercussionswouldbeifurcaughtchangingqueuesnorwould Irecommendittoanyone. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26495 visainterviewonJune1st.Appnt.timewas8:15.Reachedthereat7:45.Enteredbldg.at 8:00.visainterviewat10:20.IhaddecidedthatIwouldnotbeg,pleadorwallowbeforethe VO.ButguessIoverdidit.:p Advice1).Donotgototheconsulatetooearly,unlessuwanttobebakedinthesun.They letppl.in onlyonthebasisofinterviewtimennoturpositioninthequeue.30minutesbefore interviewisidealin themornings.15minutesisfinelaterintheday. Advice2)HaveurnameonI20matchexactlytheoneonthepassport.Ihadmyname updatedcosmy entirenamewaswrittenonthesirnamelineinthepassport.Bliveme,atthedocumnet checkdeskaswell asattheinterview,theofficersflippedthroughthepassportpagestocheckifthenamewas corrected. Advice3)Documentsrsecondary.Urcommunicationskillsareprimary. Advice4)DONOTROTEORMEMORISEANYANSWERS.Someoftheinterviews beforemineweresofunny.TheVOwudasksomethingandthesestudentswouldstartatfull speedthestupidrepliesthattheyhadlearntbyheartwithoutevenlisteningtothequestion. Thatisonethingthatreallygetsoneverybody'snerves.TheVO'swereveryverypatientand consideratethoughandneverlosttheirtemper,evenwiththesestupidblokes.TheVO'sr kind,sensitiveppl.Theyrfarfromcondescendingandareveryfriendly.Pleasegivethem atleastONESINGLEREASONtogiveuavisa. OK.tothething........
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Abeautiful2729yroldladyatcounter.Verysaneandprofessional.no2030second interviews.Nogrillingforages.allinterviewswereabout57minuteslong.AllF1'swere beingsenttoher.Iagreedwithallofhervisadecisionsfortheguysngalsbeforeme.Very logicaldecisions.(Exceptshewasabitlenienttoanidiotandgavehimavisathoughhewas amoron.Iguessthatscositwashissecondattemptandhelookedasdesperatendevastated asispossible.Smile) Myinterview: Me:Hithere! She:Hi Ipassmyfolder. She:rugointoumcp? me:yes. she:ythiscollege? me:researchinallaspectsofsignalprocessing.blahblah. she:whendidupassout? me:2003 she:whathaveubeendoinsincethen? me:workingatxxx she:iveneverheardofthisco. me:(makingafaceasifshemustbejoking).Weareahugezzzco.worthyyybilliondollars anddoingkkkk.wearefotune500rankedxxxx.TheUSmediahasbeentalkingsuchalot abt.usforthepast6months. she:givesacutesmile. she:whatdoudothere? me:writecodethatmakesyyyrun. she:ydidugototherrrcountry?(musthaveseenintheDsformsorthevisaonthe passport) me:ourguysoutthereneededsomehelpwiththesoftware.Wenttheretolendthemahand. (asifIwastheguruorsomething......heheee) she:Yruleavingurjob?
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me:imnot.(Actingasifitwasblaspemoustoeventhinkofsuchthings).Illtakealeavefor 2yrs.nthencomebacknjointhem,butinabetterpositiondoingverydifferentkindof worknforalargercompensation,ofcourse. she:howmuchwilltheypayuthen? me:atleast1315lpa.theyrpayingmexxxnow. she:ok.whatisthisfamilyoverseasintheI20.(Ihadexpectedthis.theUMCPguyshadfor someunknownreasonput "fundsavailable:$zzzz(familysourcesoverseas)" inmyI20. me:(smiling)dontknow.GuessbecauseUMCPisintheUSnmyfamilyishereinIndia. she:Probably.Amseeingthisforthefirsttimethough. me:(Smiling)Metoo,butunfortunatelythisistheonlyI20iveseeninmylife.(Absolute bullshit.thiswasacarelesscommentasmanyothersthatImade.Butthat'sme.Cannever keepmymouthshut.Smile) she:whosfamilyhere? me:myparentsnbroinlaw. she:whatdotheydo? me:bilisRnDmanagerinzzzatBangaloreandfatherishardwaremerchant. shejustkeepsquiet me:mydadsintoconstructionmaterialsnpaintsetc. she:Iknowwhathardwareis.(Asnub!!!Iwantedtoreturnthat......................Inretrospecti knowwhatastupidthoughtitwas.....) me:Manyppl.mistakehardwareforcomputerstuff.hencetheclarification. she:oh!OK. she:haveusavedanythingurself? me:yep. she:canIseeurfinancedocs? me:herestheCAsummary.Puturfingeronanitemnillshowuproofofthat.Toomany docstopassoverthecounter.(Againanoveractingjoker.Butthoughtthatasaworthwhile attempttopreventherfromdiggingintoanyofmyfinancialdocs.) shereturnsthestatementwithoutevenlookingatit. ThisistheonlytimeIdonotsayanything.
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she:urdegreecertificateplease. Ipassitacross. shetriesscratchingthe3Dseal,nstuff she:neverheardofthiscollegebefore. me:itsthereginalengineeringcollegeatxxx.recentlychangedtoNITxxx,rankedzzzin thecountry. Returnsdegreecertificate,I20etc. she:urcollgeisveryclosetoWashingtonDC. me:iknowthat.(snubreturned.......) she:Goodluckthen. me:thanx.haveaniceday. Notalkofvisarejectoracceptetc. Ileavecounterncomehomestraight.Soiveeithergotthevisaorlostmypassport.Smile. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26476 Guysguysguys!!!! Afterbeingdeniedon24/5/06,IwasfortunateenoughtofetchanappointmentonJune 2nd......andthistimeImadeit!!!! JustlikeAbeSivamwhohadhisinterviewat10.15,Itoohadasimilar10.00 appointment......stoodinthescorchingchennaisunfrom9.35through11.45,beforetheylet mein.....insidetheconsulate,therewasa6'0tallguy(isname'sMarcsomething)witha frenchbeard,andwasgivinguslectureonhowtobehaveduringtheinterview......ittooka longtimeattheprescreeningsectionaswell.......after12:30,Iwasabletomakemyentry totheinterviewbay..... Here,afterthefingerprintingsession(theguyindianlookalikefinishedhisredbull,and wenttoattendacallbeforetakinmyfingerprints),Iwasaskedtositatthewaitingarea..... therewasafairindianladyrunninaround,tryingtoinstructeveryoneonwheretositandall (Iwasprettypissedwithher...ididntlikeherattitude...) Finally,iwasaskedtojointhequeueatcounternumber9,wherethisabsoluteblonde
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beautywassitting(lookstobearound2835yearsold),withabluetop.....Therewere6 guysaheadofme(andimsurethatoneofthemwasanbesivam.....isawtheguywhowas gointoASU) 5guysinfrontofmegotaccepted...includingacoupleofhopelesscases....thisladywas quitecompassionate.....Theguyjustinfrontofmegotrejected...hehad18backlogs,apoor grescore(fromherwords),andaunivthatIwashearingaboutforthefirsttime...... Thenitwasmyturntotakecenterstage: Me:Goodafternoonmaam... VO:GA (passedthefileinside) (Iwasexpectingquestionsonmylastrejection...butsurprisinglynothingofthosesortwere asked) VO:WhydouwanttodoyourMBAfromSUNYBuffalo? ME:Maam4reasons.....reasona,b,c.....shecutmeshortbeforereasond,whichwas valueformoney.... VO:Pleaseshowmeyourgmatandtoeflscorecardspls.... ME:Suremaam(passedthemunder) VO:Yourdegcertplease Me:(Gaveit) VO:Nowyourmarksheetsplease ME:Maam..I'ma2001graduate,andacoupleofmymarklistsfromthefirst2semsarein prettybadshape..pleasebecarefulwiththem(smiling) VO:Smiles....ok...i'llbe(shejustlooksatthefirst2semsmarks,andreturnedthemback tome) VO:And...didyouhaveanybacklogs? Me:Yesmam....acoupleduringtheeightsemesters...butmyfinal2yearsarespotlessly clean,andIwastheprojecttopper,andhavealsogotveryhighmarksformyseminar,viva voceandcomplabs....amagoodstudentmaam(smiling) VO:givesmeoneofthemostbeautifulsmilesthati'veeverseen VO:WhatdoyouintendtodoafteryourMBA? Me:maam...with4yearsofsolidexptobackmeup,andaninternationallyrecognized MBAfromBuffalo,Icaneasilylandupahighpaidjobwithanyofthefortune500 companysinIndia....I'vegotanotheroptiontoo....myemployerhasgrantedme2years sabatticalleavetopurseumyMBA..andhaspromisedtotakemebackasthemarketing manageruponjoiningback.....imstillundecidedonthesecondoptionthough.....
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VO:(Thegoldenwords)Thankyousir....yourvisahasbeengranted...enjoyyourtripto theUS....pleasekeeptheI20safe...You'llbeneedingitwhenuarriveattheairportthere.... Me:Thanksmaam..Uhavebeenverycooperative...haveawonderfuldayahead! VO:(Givesmeanotheroneofhermilliondollarsmiles) Thatsitfolks.....nofinancialdocs,noexperiencecerts,nothingelse....justtook2 minutes...... ImthankfultoeveryonewhosupportedmeaftermyinitialfailureVeryHappy Bestregards, Jackpot!!!! ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26523 DelhiConsulate Reachedthereat10:30for11AMappointment.Hadtowaittill12:15intheoutsideline onlytoentertheconsulate. Waitedanother30minstherefora1mininterview. VI:YouarefromDCE,good... VI:WhyUCSB?Answered VI:SevisReceipt?shown VI:Howandyoufinancingyourstudies?answered VI:Enjoyyourstudies.... Didn'taskforasingledocument. Bestoflucktoallofyouforyourinterviews. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26470
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HiEveryone...HadmyVisaInterviewtodayat9:30attheMumbaiConsulate...Iamgoing formyMPH.Reachedearlyby8:15.Didntwanttotakeariskwiththeskieshavingno mercysincethelastfewdays. HadtakentheVFSloungeservice.Sowasmadetositthere.Theyserveyoucoffeeand sandwich,butIwasnotinthemoodforeither.Theycalledustoboardthebustothe consulateatabout9:35.Sowassittingtherefornearlyanhourandahalf. Theygiveusinstructionsinthebusaboutwhatsgonnahappennext.Thenfinallywere madetostandinthequeueoutsidetheconsulate.Werefriskedoutsideandthenmadetogo throughthemetaldetectorandhandedoverthewoodentoken.Insidewerehandedoverthe formswhichwehadsubmittedearlier,againalongwithapinkcoloredtoken,onwhichis thenumberbywhichyoushallbecalledtothecounters.Thenthequeueforfingerprinting. Thereafteryouhavetowaittillyournumberisannounced.Wassittinginthemiddleinthe firstline,sothatmadeitabiteasiertolistentotheannouncements.Itsloudenoughand cleartoo.Sonoworries. Mynumberwascalledupatcounterno8.Wasthelastinthequeue,whichhadamixtureof F1andH1applicants.Iwasthe7th.Iguesswehad2rejectionsaheadofme. Theinterviewerwasthesamepersonwhohadfingerprintedme.Hewastakingreallong interviews.Guess5minatleastforeachperson. Myinterviewwentlikethis. Me:Goodmorningsir.Howareyoudoing? VO:Fine.Andyou? Me:Amfinetoo,Sir. VO:(Aftertypingafewthingsinhiscomp)SowhyPublicHealth? Me:Sir,IdevelopedadeepinterestinPublicHealthduringmyundergradyears.Then describedabouttheresearchprojectIhaddone.AlsoaboutmyworkwiththeWHOinthe Pulsepoliocampaign. VO:ThatsagoodanswerVeryHappy.SOwhyUTH? Me:CauseUTHisintheTexasMedicalCenterAlsobeingASPHandCEPH
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accredited. VO:Thatsgreat.VeryHappyLookslikeyouhaveresearchedalotabouttheUniversity? Me:Yessir,offcourse.IfIamgoingthereformymasters,Iwouldwanttoknoweverything abouttheuniversity. VO:Thatsright.SohowmanyUniversitiesdidyouapplyto? Me:6 VO:Andhowmanydidyougetinto? Me:5.Thedecisionof1isstillawaited. VO:Good.Sowhatdoyourparentsdo? Me:Toldhim.HewasimpressedbySurat. VO:OhSurat...Thatsagoodplace..Iwasthererecently Me:Yessir,itis.YouarewelcomeagainSir.Wink VO:SowhatareyourplansaftercomingbacktoIndia? Me:Sir,IwouldwanttocomebackandjoinNGOslikeWHOandCAREwhoareworking here.IwouldwanttobepartoftheOrganizationalsector.Andwenton VO:Okay...YouhaveyourVisaIlikethewayyouspeakShocked.Studywell...and handsmebacktheI20. Me:Thankyousir. Thatsitguys.Nodocsseen..Didntopenmyfolderatall Gotmypassportintheevening.Agood5yearstamp. ThankseveryoneforthehelpyouprovidedIwouldlovetohelpoutanyonewhohasany doubts.. Theessesnceofeverythingis,justbeconfident.Theylistentoeverythingyousayandare veryattentive.Thebestpartisifyouanswerwelltheyarereadytoappreciategivingyouthe
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addedconfidence. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26455 hieveryone thanxtoeveryone....everyone...everyone!!!!!!!!!!!! gotamyvisatoday...2ndJune10amslot LeavinasidetheVFSformalities...i'lltelluabtwathappenedafterigotthepinktoken. Isatonthe2ndrow...waitinformyno.....unfortunatelythevoicequalityoftheVOscallin nos.wasnotgrt...nithoughtimissedmyno...twice!!!!!! Iwassittininfrontof4thcounter....whereayoungsweetlady(age2530)wasdoinsome work...niwasjuststarinatherforawhile...suddenlyirealisedWhatMIDoin... Soonafter5mins...VOatcounter4calledarnd10nosincludinmine...iwas1stinthe queue... nhereitgoessssssssssssssssss Me:AverygoodmorninMam VO:Notinterested..lookinatmyDSforms ... VO:Sowatrudoinrightnow Me:(StarinatuWink)Imworkininourfamilybusiness VO:watsthebusiness Me:Wehaveapharmaceuticalbiz...nwemakepharmamachinesforsosoMNCs V0:WatdouwanadoinUS Me:Specialiseinvlsidesign VO:whichcourse Me:ElectricalEngg VO:Whatisurfather'sincome Me:soso...butmyfamilyissponsoringme VO:whichpartofurfamily Me:(watpartyaar!!!!!!!)myfathermomand1bro VO:urfathersbroorurbro...isurunclesponsoringutoo..
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Me:NO,mybro..onlymyfamily VO:showmeurfinancialdocs Me:gavpassbooks...FDs....stockstmts. VO:hadathoroughlookateverythin...butshedidntaskmeanythinaseverythinwas propernquitestrong VO:Souhaveonemorebro...inUSA Me:Yes VO:whyishenotsponsoringu Me:cozthatsnotrequired...wehavsufficientfunds (problemis...ididntwantasponsorwhoisbasedinUSA) """"NOWTHEGAMEBEGINS,NIMQUITESURESHEKNEWEVERYTHINABT MYBRO...IHADMENTIONEDHISNAMEINDSFORMS"""" VO:whatisbrodoininUS Me:working V0:whatisheworkinon Me:chipdesignengineer VO:whichcompany Me:XXX(AMMMNC) VO:Showmetheproof ME:(Luckilyihadallthisdocs..likeAppointmentletter...visacopyetc..) Ishowedherthedocs...nshewasreadinthemveryverycarefully VO:helivesinwhichcity ME:XXX VO:whydidhegoUSat1st ME:topursueMS VO:whichuniv. ME:univoftoledo VO:sameoneasurs ME:yes(thiswastricky...coz99.99%shealreadyknewthatmybrohadgonetherforMS ...itwasvisiblefromherexpressions) VO:(withoutanyexpressions)okurvisaisgranted Me:thankyou..goodday VO:AGAINnotinterested HerName:CODY(surnamewasdamndifficulttounderstand) butshewasdamnsweet!!!!!!!!!!! 'sukarmeremanko,kiyasunekyaisara'lol allthishappenedin5mins
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MYLILADVICE IfuhaveursiblingsinUS...tellthemthetruth...nkeepallthedocsofursiblingstoowid u... TRUTHPREVAILS... nnow InGodITrust!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! signingoff adnan ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26452 Hiall AnbeSivamgetshisVISAwithacakewalkSmile Asusual,Igotupat7:00.Itwasapleasantmorning,wenttotempleasmyparents suggested.Ithenmadeacalltomybestfriendtogainmyconfidence.(whichialwayshad Wink).Ijustooktheharmoniumfolderwithmeafterwearingaformalwearwhichialways useattheinterviews.Wink Reachedtheconsulatebyaround9:30formy10:15appointmentandwow,whatalongQ!I gotaquaintedwithaguytherewhowasheadingtoIIT.(HopeyougotyourVISAmate. Couldn'twaitforyouastheywereliterallypushingmeout). Enteredtheconsulateat11:30andwassweatinglikeanythingcosofthescorchingheat. Anyway,imustgetusedtothisasiamheadingtoASU.Wink ThenIreachedtheprescreeningareaandthentheymademewaitfor30minsandarranged myDSforms,i20,passportetc..andputthemallinafolderandgaveitbacktome. Further,ImovedontotheVISALobbyandstraightawaystoodinthefingerprintinglineat
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Counter8.Aftersometime,fingerprintingwastakenbytheIndianVO.(Hescaredme beforebyrejecting2applicantsinanothercounter.Hewasanywayverycooldrinking RedBull.).Iwasthenaskedtositandwait.Suddenly,aladycameandaskediftherewere anystudentswaitingfortheirturn.AsIwasinthefirstrow,Iwascalledfirstandaskedto gotoCounter9.Wow,therewasabeauty.Wink Yeah,theVOwaslookingreallyawesome.Iwassmilingallthetimelookingatherduring theinterviewwhichmusthavehelpedmealot. Me:Hello,Howareyou? VO:Hello,Iamdoinggood.Howareyou? Me:Iamfine. VO:Passonthefolderplease. Me:(Passedthemsilently) VO:We'llgoaheadwiththeinterviewbutbefirethatImighthavetotakeafingerprinting. Oh!Wait!Youhavealreadytakenit? Me:Yeah(Ipracticedhardnottosayyeahbutcouldn'thelpit) VO:So,WhydidyouchooseArizonaStateUniversity? Me:Ifoundtheresearchgoingonveryionteresting. VO:Whatisyourresearchinterest? Me:ComputerNetworks. VO:Ok.Showmeyourdegreecertificateandmarksheets. Me:(Passedononlythedegreecertificate)Doyouwanttoseethemarksheetstoo? VO:No.Itsfine.YourVISAisapprovedSir.(Returnedthedocs). Me:Thanksalot.Haveaniceweekend.Smile Thatwasit.Itwassosimple.
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Thingsthatmatterthemostare: 1.Confidence. 2.ReputationofUniversity. IsawaF1reject.(TherewerenotmanyF1applicantstoday.Isawonly4or5).Thatperson wasansweringtheIndianVOwithatensedfaceandthatturnedagainsthim.Thatswhyi sawConfidenceisveryimportant.Youjusthavetogothereandstaycool.Itsthatsimple. Smile Goodlucktoall!Smile Thanksalottotheedulixcommunity!Smile ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26166 heyguys! itsbeensometimenowthatImadeanypostonedulix.Iwasactuallysilentlymonitoringall VIpostsandprayingthatthingsgowellatmyendaswell.Itsalitlledifferentbutmoreor lessthesame...sohereitgoes... Date:22ndMay2006 Consulate:Islamabad Time8:00 Iwassheduledfor8AMinterviewandIgotthereat7:15buttherewasalongggggglinein frontofme.Igotintotheembassyatnearly10:30AMandthenhandedmypassportandI 20andstuffatwindow12.Thengotmyfingersscannedandthenthelongwaitstarted again.Iwasverynervousandwasexaminingwindowsverycautiosly.Averyverylow averageofF1applicants.Probablytherewereonlytwoofus.Theotherguywasgoingto someuniinnewyork.Wellitwasmixedratioandvisasweregivenandrejectedequally.One guyatwindow8wascompletelyrejectingeveryoneandIwasprayingoLORD!plzzzznot window8.AndthenIsawaverypleasantwomanpickingupmypassportatwindow10and Iwasreleived...announcementmade..."Mr.KhanPleasecometowindownumber10"and hereitgoes.... VO:MorningKhan
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Me:Morningmam(nosmiles...abitconfusedbuttryingtostayconfidentandlooking intoeyes!) VO:(lookingatmyI20)Penn...hmmm...PrettykooluniversityKhan... Me:Thanksalotmam.(Nowabitrelaxedandstartedsmiling...amdyeahUninamedoes matterguys...itstrue..!) VO:SowhyUS? Me:BasicallyIhavegottenabitofcorporateandindustryexperienceinTelecomsandam nowlookingtogointoresearch.USprovidesstateofthearttechnologyandveryimpressive researchopportunities. VO:hmmm...(veryseriously)Doyouwork? Me:Yesmam. VO:Forhowlong? Me:Nearlytwoyearsmam. VO:ANdwhatareurplansafterMasters? Me:IwouldliketocomebacktoPakistanandworkforaMNCinTelecoms...Ialsohave offerfrommypresentcompanyofjoiningthemaftercomingback. VO:(typingsomethingintocomputer)OK..letsseeurI20statement(afterapause)... hmmm...thisamountishuge...howareyougoingtomanage? Me:Myparentsaresponsoringme. VO:whatdotheydo? Me:(toldher) VO:hmmm...Khan..plztakeouturfinancialproofswhileIrunsomechecksoncomputer ... Me:Suremam (hanedoveralldocs..) VO:WellyourstatementsareOK...Ithinkyoucanmanage...(returningmydocs) Me:Yesmam..wesurelycan! VO:Ok...Wellletmetellyouthatwealwaysappreciateseriousstudentslikeyouandwe appreciateyoureffortsingettinginsomegoodreputedschools. Me:(nowmyheartstartsbeatingveryfast..)Thanksalotmam.
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VO:OKKhan...Iamclearingyourinterview(theGoldenWords)...Yourpassportstays withme...Youwillgetitintwomonth'stime...wearegoingtorunsomesecuritychecks onitandreurnittoyoualongI20ifsecurityiscleared... Me:(Yahoooooooooooo!)Thanksalotmadam... VO:Haveagoodday! Me:youtoomam! Andthatsit!NowifmysecurityisclearedmostprobablyI'llgetthevisa..theotherguy gotrejectedthough...feelsorryforhim...butanywayslasthurdleleft...restmywayis clearforUSofA!!!Wink ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26221 Higuys, Igotrejectedon24thofmay....Iwasthefirstguyinthecounterontheparticularday(7.45 appointmentatchennai).....ablondeyoungVO(looksnotmorethan25) VO:whyMBA? Me:Beenworkinforthelast4.5years,andassumethatit'stherghttimetodoit VO:showmeurexperiencecerts Me:showed(onlyerrordidnthavethelatestone...hadjusttheappraisallettertatigot thisfeb) VO:GMATandTOEFLmarklistspls me:showed VO:Degcertpls Me:showed(hewaslookinatmydegcertasifitwasafakeone)....it'sacertfromCochin univofscienceandtech,andatleast100studentsapplyforMS/MBAfromthereevery year.... VO:Pleasewaitsir.....i'llberightback..... Me:suresir...(waitsfor3mins) VOcomesback,typessomethinginthescreen.... VO:I'msorrysir,youwontbegettingavisathistime... Me:(shocked)....sir....canIknowthereasonplease?canireapply?(coshehadalready stamped) VO:hetoldmesomethinglike"Getsomegenuinedocs".... Iwasdumbstruck....ihadpreparedreallywellfortheinterview,andtheonlyglitchwas
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maybemylatestexperncecert...ididnttakethatwthme....damn.... Now,thebigQ.... I'vepaidtefeeforareaplication,buthaventgottenadatetillnow....hopingtogetonepretty soon.... Aretherepeopleonthisforumwhohavegotsecondtimelucky?Orwilltheyjustblindly rejectareapplicantsincehewasrejectedbyanotherVOearliersometime?? Besties, AnUnluckySoulSad ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26595 VISAInterview June7,2006,1030IST DelhiConsulate Gre1430 Toefl260 Acads7.65/10 CollegeMNNIT,Allahabad I20UniversityofCincinnati(Fulltuitionwaiver) 1000Reachedconsulate (30minutesinthequeueoutsideconsulate,30peopleinfrontofme) 1030Reachedwindows(stapledmyHDFCslipwithDSformsandI20withPassport) 1035Littlequeuebeforesecuritygate 1040SecurityCheck 1045Fingerprintingqueue 1050NonImmigrantQueue(finalone) (Immigrantsweresupposedtositonthechairsandwerecalledbytheirname) 1100Coffee (Therewereabout40peopleinfrontofme) 1155Counternumber8 1200Outsidetheconsulate
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Believemeallittookwas1minute.InterviewerwasabigstructuredAmericaninhis40s, wearingBlueTshirtoncounternumber8.Hewasreallyfastandenergetic.Hewasasking mequestionsandinthemeantimehewascheckingtheI20.Wholeprocesswasveryfast. Lookedlikeanformality.Nopause,nothing,itwaslikeagameshowinwhichteamis supposedtodoataskin1minute. AlltheinterviewsIhaveseenwhilestandingweretakingonanaverageof78minutes. ExceptthoseoftheChinesewomenwhotook4interviewsthroughoutmystayof70 minutesinsidetheconsulate.Alreadyheardalotaboutherfromfriendswhogavetheir interviewinpastfewdays..ThisAmericanChinesewomenin40sonCounternumber9 wasgrillingeveryone,checkingeachandeverypossibledocumentandaskingalotabout thesubjectofspecialization. (ForallthosediscussingbigonlonghairsIwenttotheinterviewwithmy shoulderlengthhairallfalling,EarringandGoti(DCH) ) VisaInterview VO:Givemeyourforms ME:):(NeverknewweneedtokeepDSFormsandPassporthandy,Itwasinsidethefolder) VO:ShouldIsendyoubacktothequeue. ME:)Smile:(bythattimehesaidthathewashavingthePassportandFormsinhishand) (IttookmehourstopreparemyfolderswithIndexandflags) VO:Whichcourse? ME:):MastersinMechanicalEngineering (>>SpeakexactlywhatiswritteninI20.FormeitwasmastersnotMS)) VO:$##W@^@%&$@? ME:What(hisvoicewasverylow)?? VO:(again)#@$#$@$#PreviousInstitute? ME:):MotilalNehruNationalInstituteofTechnology,Allahabad. VO:TOEFLScore? ME:):260 VO:WhatistheMaximum? ME:):300(washecheckingmeorhereallydoesntknowthat) VO:HowcanIknowthatMr.XXXisyourFather?
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ME:(OooyeYehkyaboolrahahaibeShockedShocked:shock)Sir,pleasecheckitinthe Passport(andhewasreallydoingthat),(IguessheaskedthatsinceIwasnothavingaSur Name) VO:Whatdoyourparentsdo? ME:):MyfatherisaSeniorScientistinHealthministry. VO:Oh!SeniorScientist.(gotimpressed) ME:):Showmetheproofoffunds VO:(meantimehewaslookingatmyI20)32,000$Howareyougoingtopayforit. ME:):Sirmyparentsaresponsoringme. (AlthoughIgotFulltuitionwaiverof18,500$,butsurprisinglyhelookedonlytheleft sectionofI20wheretotalexpensesarewritteni.e.32,000$) VO:Showmetheproof. ME:):Passedonmyfinancialstatement.(Hejustlookedatthefirstpagethatwasfinancial summaryngotsatisfied) VO:(andthenGoldenWords)yourpassportwillbecourieredtoyou. ME:):(YippeeBigsmileVeryHappy)Thankyousir. Thatsall. Thankyouallforyourcontinuoussupportandhelp. EDULIXROCKS8) Preparation,ConfidenceandPresentationarethekeystosuccess. AbhinavSmile ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26605 HIguys,,,,,,,,,, gotmyvisatosyracuseEEdept...vlsi..chennaiconsulate..06/06/06.. Guysminewas10:45appointment...interviewwasheldat2:25PM. Sohaveagoodandfullbreakfastwithsomejuice...(adviseforpplwithappointmentsafter 9:30am) TheVowaslookinlikeanINdiawithAmericanaccent..
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Stoodbeforethecounter...Iwasttheloneonestanding..hewasinterviewingacouplewitha child..Iwaswaitingtryingtocatchwhatheisasking...hewasverifingalltheir documents...thepersonwasgivingall..onebyonedocs.. TheVOissuedthevisatothem...Thencalledme.. Interviewwentonasfollows... Me:"HelloSir,GoodAfternoon"RazzRazz VO:Hello.GoodAfternoon(stern) VOtookmyfolderfirst..andstartedasking.. VO:whydiduselectthisuniversitysir? me:saidthisisoneoftheoldestuniversitiesofamerica..gooddept..faculty..phdsstudentto faciltyratioisgood..labfacilities..etc... askedtogivememymemosandgretoeflreports.. gavethem,, VO:whatisurtotalpercentagesir? me:saidit. vo:whatwilludoaftercompletingurMSsir? me:returntoindia..goodjobsavailable....(saidabtvlsi..goodresearchnjobsin chipdesigning) VO:whatwilludoifugetajobthere? me:saidiwillcomeback..nojobthere.. VO:IstheirchipdesigninginIndia?(MYspecialisationbeingVLSI) Me:actuallyinIndia..no..butintroducingsoftwareintochip,,,,,etc.. VHDL,VERILOG...SAIDTHESERALSOPARTSOFVLSI VO:okok VO:whatrurparents? me:saidit. VO:askedtogivememyfinancialdocs.. gavethem.. VO:Askedmymotherssalarycft..
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Me:gaveallmydocs..therewereharldysomepapersleftinmyharmoniumfile..hesawall ofthem.. hestartedcrosschekingmyCAstatementwithmyFDs...verifiedthemkeenly... givingallmydocsback..said.. VO:oksir,urvisaisbeinggranted,,,Haveaniceday.. Me:Thankusir.. Tookallmybelongingsandcameout...... Thatsit.guysbepatient...thelinesrbigoutside...manywereinlightcolourshirts,,Iwasina darkblueshirt...Ifeltdifferent...nofearatall...beconfident..don'ttremble..startsaying something..preparefornormalquestionsfirst... ManyoftheVOsrnotatallcheckingurfinancialdocs...butjustaskingabtbacklogs(if any),whythisuniversity,etc.. becool...ok.. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26609 Hieveryone, Igotmystudentvisaon5thJune. Theinterviewwasprettycool,wellitsallmatterofconfidenceishudsay, Myinterviewwaslike; VO:Whythisuniv? me:blahblah,shewaslisteningverycarefullynsaidokgood. VO:showmeurGREscorecardnuracadcertificates? me:hadarrangedthefoldercarefullysodidnteventookasec. shesawthemallnthtsit,nofurtherquestons, shesaidurvisaapplbeenapprovednu'llgetthepassportin3wrkingdays. Iwasabittensedbutitturnedouttoverycool.
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================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25692 Right.Thisishowmyinterviewwent.Suspenseattheend. VO:Hello. Me:Hello,goodmorning,sir. VO:So,you'vebeentotheUSbefore? Me:Yes,onavisitorVisa. VO:Youwenttocheckouttheuniversities? Me:Notreally,wenttoattendmybrother'sgraduation. VO:What'syourbrotherdoingnow? Me:He'sworkingasaresearchspecialistatUCSF. VO:Andyou'regoingto? Me:UCRiverside. VO:Howfar'sthatfromSF? Me:400450miles. VO:Who'sfundingyou? Me:I'vegotafellowshipfromtheuniversity. VO:Whatresearchareyougoingtodo? Me:Itdependsontheavailabilityofprojectsattheuniversity,butI'vealreadycorresponded withaprofessor.He'sworkingonairpollutioncontrol. VO:Whatspecificwork? Me:I'minterestedinhisworkonbioreactorsforairpollutioncontrol. VO:Givemetwominutes. (Aftertwominutes) VO:Everything'sokayfrommyside,butyou'llneedadditionclearancebecauseofyour researcharea. Me:Okay,sir. VO:(givingaletter,andpointinginit)Youneedtogotothiswebsite,andfillaform,and thenemailitalongwithyourresumetothisemailaddress. Me:Okay. VO:Who'sfundingyouagain? Me:Sir,I'vegotafellowship. VO:Wheredoesthemoneycomefrom?Theprofessor? Me:Fromtheuniversityfunds. VO:Okay,filluptheformassoonaspossible,sothattheclearancecanstartimmediately. When'syourprogramstarting? Me:September.
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VO:Shouldn'tbeaproblem,then.It'lltakeanywherebetween26weeks.Solotsoftimefor you. Me:Okaysir,whenandhowwillbeIletknownoftheclearance? VO:You'llgetanemailofwhenwecantakeyouback,afteraboutaweek. Me:Thanks. VO:You'rewelcome. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26541 HiFreinds.. IALSOFINALLYHAVEGOTTHEVISAPOWER!!! Wellmydaysbeforethevisawerereallyhectic..thankstomyoffice work.Andtoaddtomyworries..ihadtoleaveforNashikforofficework thesameeveaftermyVISA!! Nowwithoutmentioningallthebuiltupfortheinterviewiwillstaright awaystartwithmyinterview.. MyAppointmentwasscheduledat2.30.Reachedat1.30atVFS&by2iwas insiedtheVISAoffice.MywindowNo.was4..mynamewascalledoutat 2.25..Stoodintheline..therewasonly1frndaheadofme.MyVOwasa beautiful(HOT)ladyinher20ies&myinterviewstartedatexactlyat2.30 !! ME:GoodAfternoonMadam VO:Hmm.. VO:Sowhereareuplanningtogosir ME:SUNYBuffalotodomyMSinIE. VO:Whathaveudone? ME:BEMechfrmMumbaiUniversity VO:Howmanyjobshaveuheld?(GoingthrmyDSforms) ME:2(Ihadmentionedonly1onDSform..cozididnthavealetterfrm
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1st) VO:Whyhaveumentionedonly1here? ME:1stJobwasImplantTraining..Itisnotconsideredasajob..I wantedtogetsomeshopfloorexperiencesodidit. VO:Nodded VO:Whowillpayforureducation? ME:Parents. VO:Whatdotheydo? ME:Itoldher.. VO:Whatwastheincomeofurdadatthetimeofhisretirement. ME:Toldher VO:Ok,Sowillumanagetopay. ME:Madam,Ihavemorethanenoughinsharestocovermyentireeducation. Besides,MothersJobispensionable&shehas"xxx"inherPF. VO:Douhaveanystatementorproofforthesame ME:Showedhermy"SummaryStatement" VO:GoingthrutheSummary VO:Uhaveaverygoodheightsir ME:Thankyou(Iwasblushing) VO:Douplayanygames? ME:Usedtoinschool,notnow. VO:Whatdontuplaybasketball ME:WedontplayBaskeballthatmuchhereinIndia. VO:..yaaaaiknw(feelingbadthatwedontplay) VO:UcanplaybasketballatBuffalo ME:Iwilldefiatelyconsiderthat VO:Oksirurvisahasbeenapproved ME:ThankyouMadam,,Thankyouverymuch. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26563 Minewasashortinterview theVodidntcheckevenmygrescorenordidsheaskmeanythingabouttheotherunivsi applied theonlydocstheyaskedmeweremyprovisionalcert.andfindocs.(shecheckedonlythe bankstatementandCAstatement)andigotmyvisa
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thiswashowitwent 1.whatisyourspecialization? VLSIandspecificallyprocessordesignforDSP. 2.wheredoyoufindyourselfafter5years? asateamleader(dontrememberwhatexactlyitoldher)inIndia 3.whatisyourfinalpercentage **(notgoodenoughtobeshownhereWink),itsonatenpointscale OKyourvisaisapproved That'sall.....ididntknowitwouldbethiseasy. Myadvicetothosewhoarewaitingfortheirinterview 1.beprofessional...dontgivewellrehearsedcommonanswers(Ifeltreallystrangewheni sawaguydeliveringaspeech) 2.bepleasant.wearasmile. 3.andfinallythinkofanythingbutrejection allthebest ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26558 Heyguys, GotmyvisafromMumbaiconsulateonthe5thJune.Iwudliketothankalltheedulix memberswithoutwhozhelpdiswudntbpossible.Keepupdgudworkguys. Mpostingmyexperiencebelow. University:UnivofCincinnati Course:MSIS GRE:1180(V:430Q:750A:4.5)
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TOEFL:283 Consulate:Mumbai InterviewTime:10.00am ReachedVFSatmahalaxmiby8.45.Ataround9.45derwasacall4pplgoin410'oclk appointment.Gotintodbus.Reachedconsulateby10mins.Wasmadetostandindlong que.Waited....gotinby10.05.Wentthruthesecuritycheck(theladydermessedupalld docsbyremovingnbendindem).Gotinwentthrudprocedureoffingerprinting.(Derwas anamericanguyatdfingerprintcounterhewasaskineveryoneabtamericanfootball).Took thepinktokennwaswaitin4myno.2bcalled. Derwerpplwaitinfrm8butdernowasnotcalled.Mynowasannouncedby10.45.3ppl wercalledoncounterno7.Vwerstandinindqueue.Iwas2ndindrow.Dfirstguywent in.VOwasanamericanguyinearly30's.Waswaitinformyturntocum.Densuddenlythe VOstartedwavinghishand,askinme2cuminside.Iwaitedfor3040secs4dguy2cum outbuthedidntsoiopenedddoornwentinsidewasstandininacornerwaiting4dguy2 leave.Hekeptaskinthevowencanheapplyagain.Thevowasnotatallrespondin.The guyleftsoitwasnowmytimetofacethemusic. ME:Gudmorning VO:Avrygudmornin2utoo VO:Howrudoin2daymam? ME:Great VO:Canihveurpinktokenpls? (Gaveittohim) VO:Waitforasec (KepttypinsumthinonhisPCforamin.Iwasstandingderstarinathim.DVOwasdamn cute) VO:SowhichUniv? ME:UniversityofCincinnati VO:Whichcourse? ME:MSIS VO:YMSIS? ME:HavedonemyundergradinComputersbutialsohveinclinationtowardsmgmt subjects.ISisoneofthecoursewhich
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offersaperfectblendofmgmtaswellasITsubjects. (Completelydisinterestedinmyans) VO:Whoissponsoringu? ME:Myparents VO:Whatdoesurdaddo? ME:Heisintothebusinessofbuildinghydraulicpowerplants. VO:(Smiles)Soumeanhebuildpowerplantsnkeepsitforhimself? ME:Nosirhebuildsitforsomecompanyfromwhichhegetsorders. VO:(Stillsimiling)Ohhithoughthekeepsit. ME:Smiled VO:Haveanicetripdear. ME:(Cudntbelieveitsover)Thankyousir.Haveaniceday. Soguysthtwasitnodocsaskedfor.Didnteventouchmyfolder. Alldbesttodguysgoin4visa.Jusbconfident.IdntthinkdVOwasevenlistenin2my answers.Itsjusurbodylanguagendwayuspeak. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26710 Hiall, Gotmyvisa,finally.Afteralotofnervebreakingtension&concernaboutmyVIGOT IT!!!!!!VeryHappy TostartwiththedayofVIihada1130appointment.Reachedtherebarelyat1100& realizedthattherewasnoprovisiontodepositanyelectronicitemsanywhere!!!!!now what???iwascarryingacellphone&Iwasexpectingtoseemysisanytime...Confused wellfortunatelyshejustarrivedjustintimebeforeiwasusheredinsidethebuilding. Warning#1donotcarryanyelectronicstuffunlesssomebodyisaccompanyingu.Ihadnot optedfortheStars&Stripesservive(u'llrealizeitisnotrequiredifurpreparedtostandin
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thelinefor6075minutes.) wellforbeginnersiwasstandinginthelineoutsidetheofficefor30minwhichcouldbe reducedifugojust20minbeforeurVItime&insidetheconsulatetherewasa10minline forfingerprintingthatsall!!!!!Laughing 15minaftermyVImytoken#wascalled(alongwithhalfadozenmore#).u'llfindalotof F1visaapplicants&forthetimeIwasthereattheconsulatenoneoftheF1applicants wererejected. Iwasassignedtocounter#2.Aseriousladyinherlate20'smannedthecounter(kamse kamtypes).Wink TherewereacoupleofF1applicantsbeforemeofwhomoneofthemhadcomeforhis secondattempthewasgrilledlikeanythingbytheVObutfinallywasgrantedthevisa(i cantelluhehadnotpreparedwell).TobeginwithmyVI ME:Goodafternoon.Howareudoingtoday???VeryHappy(allsmiles) VO:Hi.Fine.Sowhydouwanttogototheus ME:TopursuemymastersinEE VO:Butwhynotindia ME:Thespecializationblahblah....notgoodinindiablahblah.. VO:Whatdoplantodoafterms ME:WorkinagoodcompanyinindialikeL&T VO:Whatdoesurfatherdo ME:Told VO:Hisanualincome??? ME:Told VO:howdoesheplantopayforyouredu. ME:toldaboutmydadssavings VO:showmeurfathersITreturns ME:showed... VO:SosincegowlongruworkingwithSuthGlobalServices(myjob) ME:3months VO:Howmanypeopleworkinuroffice? ME:300+ VO:U'llgeturpassportin34days ME:Thankyouhaveaniceday Wellthatsall!!!!!iwouldsayshedidaskmeafewqestionsbutnothingabitofprepcannot handle....&forthoseyettoappearforVIpreparewellbutdonotoverprep. Ijusthave2thingstotellyouCONFIDENCE&THEWHOLETHINGISHYPEDIFU AREPREPAREDTHEREISNOWAYANYTHINGCANGOWRONG.RollingEyes
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chalobahutpakaya.bye GOODLUCK&GODSPEEDSmile ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26727 HiAll, Thisismyvisaexperienceon5thJune,2006atMumbaiconsulate.Hopethishelpsfor peoplewhoaregoingtotaketheirvisainterview. Myinterviewtimewas9:30AM.Ireachedconsulatewithmyfatherat8:30AM.Thentook breakfastneartheconsulateandwentinfrontoftheconsulateat8:45AM. TheVFSguytoldmetoformaqueueandafter1520minutes,theyallowedmyinside. AfterpassingthrumetaldetectorsagainIwasmadetostandinaqueueforgettingtheDS formsthatwehadsubmitted. AftergettingtheDSformsandthepinktokenIwasaskedtostandinaqueueforfinger printingatWindow1.Aftertakingthefingerprintthelady(VO)askedfortheDSforms,I 20andpassport.AfterthisIwentandsatinthesittingplaceinfrontoftheWindows.(One impthingIhavenoticedismostlyVisaofficer(VO)takesthefingerprinting,sopleasebe politewiththem). Thenmyturncamesoonataround10:05AM.Iwasthefirstintheline,thisishowmy interviewwent MyInterview: Me:GoodMorningMa'm VO:Goodmorning,howru? Me:Iamfinemadam,howru? VO:Gimmethetokenpls Me:Suremadam.. Giventhetoken,thenshelooksformyDSforms VO:OhSyracuseUniv Me:Yes,madam
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VO:Whichcourse? Me:MSincompengg VO:oh,sougottuitionscholarship Me:yesmadam VO:Sourfamilywillpay26K Me:yesmadam VO:whatsavingsdourfamilyhave? Me:MyfatherishavingsavingsofaroundXXlacs VO:whatisurfatherdoing? Me:HeisworkingasYYinZZgovermentfirm VO:okay,haveubeentoUSbefore? Me:Nomadam VO:Douhaveanybrothersorsister? Me:Yes,IhaveoneelderbrotherworkingwithXYZatAhmedabad VO:ohokay.. VO:Iamgrantingyouvisa,youwillreceiveurpassportin2workingdays! Thatsit!SmileNodocsseen!!!Nothingatall!!!Lastedlessthenaminute! AllthruouttheinterviewIconfidentandalwayshadasmilingface.Thisreallyhelps... Noneedtoworryguysngals,every1willgetthevisa!!! Beconfident...Thatsit! Regards JayBhinde ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26714 AtChennaiconsulate.
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Aftertheendlessqueues,whichaccountedforalmost4hours,ifinallyfoundmyselfinthe thefinalline,infrontoftheVO. TheVOwasaslightlyagedman,withagreyingbeard. MyfirstimpressionoftheVOwas,"HowdidSaddamHusseinlandajobattheUS consulate?"LaughingLaughing Hegranted3visas2F1and1H1Bandrejectedtheoneimmediatelybeforeme,whowas alsoapplyingforanF1. Whenitwasmyturn... Me:GoodAfternoonsir. VO:GoodAfternoon.Howareu? Me:I'mgood.Howareu? VO:Justfine! Hetookmyfolderandspentalmostaminuteandahalf,goingthroughmyDSformsand enteringdetailsonhisconsole. VO:HowlonghaveubeenworkingatOilgear(mycurrentemployer)? Me:3months VO:HowlonghaveubeenworkingatKOEL(mypreviousemployer)? Me:2andahalfyears. Heenteredthesedetailsonhismachine. (Tome,itseemedlikehewasfillingoutaform,withadropbox) VO:SowhatdoyoudoatOilgear? Me:blahblahaboutindustrialmachinery. VO:AndwhatdidudoatKOEL? Me:Alotofblahblahaboutautocomponentsmanufacture. VO:WhydowanttodoMS? Me:(toldhimaboutthediversificationplansofmypresentcompanyandtheneedfor specialisation) VO:Butwon'tugainthatknowledgethroughexperience? Me:(wasabletoconvincehim,thatspecialisedtrainingisrequiredtorealisethe diversificationplansofmypresentcompany) VO:Who'llbepayingforureducation?
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Me:Myfather. VO:Whatdoesyourfatherdo? Me:He'sadirectoratOilgear. VO:Isthatthesamecompanyuareworkingat? Me:Yes,itis. VO:Howmuchhasurfathersavedforureducation? Me:(IreadthefigureoffthestatementIhadprepared) (Hedidn'tevencaretolookatit.) VO:Sincewhenhasurfatherbeensavingforureducation? Me:Ican'tsayforsure,butmaybefromthetimehe'smarried. VO:(Withmocksurprise)He'sbeensavingforUREDUCATIONsincehe'smarried? Me:Notexactlyformyeducation,butitsbeeninhisplanoflife. VO:(Laughs) Me:(ShrugandLaugh) VO:Douhaveanybrothersorsisters? Me:Ihaveoneyoungerbrother. VO:Howoldishe?Whatdoeshedo? Me:18,studying. VO:Andisyourfathersavingforhiseducationalso? Me:Yessir.Heis. VO:Whatsurfathersannualsalary? Me:(IagainreaditoffthestatementIhadprepared) (Heshowedabsolutelynointerestinthesheet) VO:Andhowmuchhaveusavedforureducation? Me:(Iwastakenoffguard,butquotedthefigureinmyaccount) VO:Thatsnice.CanIhaveurtestreportsplease? Me:(handingthemover)Sure. Henotedsomenumberfromthereportsontheonscreenformandreturnedthem,alongwith myI20.
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VO:U'vebeengrantedavisa.U'llreceiveurpassportin4days. Me:Thankyouverymuchsir. VO:U'rewelcome. Me:Haveagoodday. VO:Utoo.
Afewobservations: Theinterviewlastedfor56minutes. WhileIwasansweringquestionsaboutmycurrentandpastemployment,theVOwas tallyingmyrepliesagainstwhatIhadmentionedintheDSforms. IMO,differencesbetweenrepliesandcorrespondingentriesonDSformsarenoted,andare likelytoadverselyaffectonechances. Iguessthethingaboutconfidenceistrue.Barringmyscorereports,theVOdidn'taskfor anydocument. AsIcameoutoftheconsulate,Iwasinsuchhighspirits,thatIdidn'tevenfeeltheChennai heat. CheerstoEdulix! ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26639 OHwell...9thJuneDelhiConsulate. Wokeupat630gotdressedandlefthometobethereby8formy830scheduled appointment. 7:45outsideconsulate 7:55Waitingtobecalledtofirstwindowwherealltheforms,120etc.archecked. 8:00securitytookmyfoneaway,screenedmeandletmein. 8:03waitinginfingerprintline. 8:10waitinginNIVisaLine. 8:20waiting.... 8:30*yaaaawwn*waiting....
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8:40Someactivityintheimmigrantvisawindow.Iwasstillyawningawaytoglory...and ohyeah...waiting..... 8:45NIwindowsopen,peoplestartgettingcalled...Ihadsome10peoplebeforemeinline. 9:10thepersonstanding1aheadofmegetareject...hmm...firstrejectoftheday..andthats whenIstartpayingalittlemoreattentiontowhatishappeningaroundme. 9:12Igetcalledtocounterno.11(rejectwason12...sokindarelieved) allof50seconds...thisishowitwas VO:Hi M:Morning... VO:Whatareyoucurrentlydoing? M:Finishingoffwithmybachelor'sinengineering VO:Howlongdoyouintendtotaketocompleteit? M:....Iminmyfinalyear...imwaitingforresults.... VO:WhatyougonnadoinUMich,annarbor M:MastersinFinancialEngineering VO:Whatengineeringareyoudoingnow? M:ElectronicsandCommunication VO:Whoisgoingtopayforyou? M:Myparents VO:Whatdotheydo? M:MyfatherisXYZandmymotherisABC VO:YourVisaisissued M:Thankyou!Whendoigetmypssport? VO:Itwillbecouriered. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26676 AsIsitdowntowritethispostasaresponsiblememberofedulix,alotofthoughtsare jugglinginmymind. Tostartwith,Iwouldliketogiveashortbackgroundhistoryofmyapplication.Ihadapplied forFall2005andhadgot1admitfromBostonUniversitywhichwasverycostlywith expensesfor9monthsamountingto$45,00andhencemyVisawasrejected@Mumbaion 6thJuly2005.IhadnofinancialaidfromBU. IagainappliedformyVISAandIgotarejectagainon22ndJuly2005. IthenappliedforFall2006andgotadmitsfromIUB,UICandNJIT.
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SothiswasmyTHIRDATTEMPT... Nowtheimportantday9thJune2006@MumbaiConsulate. Iwaited...Igotacall@10:30amforinterviewscheduledat9:00am.20F1applicants calledinasinglego...Iwasthe11th.. Allvisaswereacceptedexceptthe7thone..shewasaMuslimgirl..withburkhaandall.. Nowmyturncame.. COUNTERNO5: Me:goodmorning,sir.Howareyou? Vo:Iamfinethankyou. VO:SoIndiana? Me:yessir, VO:WhyIndianaUniversity? Me:Toldhim...blah..blah... VO:ButwhyonlyIndiana... Me:Toldhimbestadmitandblah..blah.. VO:youaregoingtoofast.Iamnotabletounderstandyou. VO:Iamsorry... VO:AtthistimehegavemyI20back...andaskedmeWhatisaHoosier? Me:Iwasshocked..IsaidIdontknowIamsorry.. VO:Heagainstressedhowisthatpossible.. Me:iagainsaidIseriouslydontknowIamsorryaboutit... VO:thencametheshocker...hesaidlastyearIhadtakenyourinterview..soitwouldbe unfairthatItakeyourinterview..youpleasegotocounterNo8.. CounterNo8: Me:Goodmorning,sir.Howareyou? VO:Iamfine.(ThischapwasactuallystandingalongsidewithCounterno5andwas talkingtohim..)Youreallydontknowwhatahoosieris..Heevenspelledit... Me:Nosir.Iamsorry. VO:HesaidyouaregoingtoIndianaandgoingtostayfor2yearsandyoudontknowwhat ahoosieris.. Me:(Iwasreallyupsetyaar..stupidquestionyaaragaianandagain..Iscreamedmaybe.)I DONTKNOW.. VO:Ok,WhyIndianaUniverity?
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Me:Blaha..Blah... VO:SoyouareworkingforTCS.. Me:yes VO:thatsaverygoodorganisation..WhyyouwanttogoforMasters... Me:ToldhiminterestedinParallelandDistributeddatabases..willcomebackandworkfor TCS.. VO:Youaregoingtoofast...Youhavepractisedalot,..saytheanswerinyourownwords.. Me:Sorry..sir.. VO:IwillissueyourVISA..buttelltheanswersslowly..(Iwasmaybetoofast..) VO:Areyounothappywithyourcurrentjob.. Me:Noitsnotlikethat.IwillcomebackandworkforTCSagain.. VO:SincehowlongareyouworkingforTCS. Me:toldhim.. VO:Howmanyuniversitiesyouappliedto? Me:Toldhimalongwithadmits... VO:Whatsyourdaddoing? Me:toldhim.. VO:Whatyourmomdoing? Me:Mymomrunshindiclasses. VO:OhHINDIClasses.. Me:YesshehasdonehermastersinHimdiandMYdadisaPHDinStatistics.. VO:Ohthatscool.. VO:Whatsyourdadsannualincome. Me:Toldhim.. VO:Whatsyourmomsannualincome? me:Toldhim.. VO:WhydoyouthinkyourVISAwasrejected? me:Blah..highcost... VO:Youlikeplayingbasketball.. Me:Yeskindof.. VO:YougoandplaybasketballinIndiana... Me:Yessir.. VO:okiamissuingyoutheVISA..butpromisemeyouwillgotohomestraightawayand gettheanswerofwhatahoosieris? Me:Isaidyessir... Theentireinterviewincludingbothlastedfor15minutes..Myheartwasinmymouth...I believethiswillprovidegoodinformationforpeoplewhoarerejected... NOTasingledocumentasked....Ineveropenedmyfolder... IfinallycamewithoutapassportwasanamazingachievementIfeltatthattime..WhenI
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cameout..peoplewereactuallystaringatme... IHAVEGOTITGUYS...VISAPOWER.... ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26602 hiAll, Ihadmyvisainterviewonthe5thofJuneattheChennaiconsulate. I'mheadedtoTAMU,CollegeStationforMSinMIS.I'mfundingmyMSentirelywithan educationloan(read,firstyear'sexpensealsoshownbywayofaloan).I'msureseveralofus hereareconsideringone,henceihopethispostwouldbeofsomehelp. IMO,aslongasyoucanexplainyourcredentials,financialneedandabilitytopayback (yourselforyoursponsor),it'salrightifyoushowaloan. Ashasbeenstatedseveraltimesbefore,confidenceismostdefinitelyanimportantfactorto asuccessfulinterview. IwasaskedwhyIchoseTAMU,whatmygoalsafterMSare,wasaskedtoshowGRE, TOEFLscoresalongwithmarksheetsanddegreecertificate,fortheCAstatementandhow I'llfinancemystudies.IhadalsostatedthatIwouldbetheonerepayingtheloanandnot myparents.JustexplainedthatIthoughtIwascapableenough(holdingajobcurrently helpedinthiscontext). That'sit.I'vebeengranteda5yrvisaandjustreceivedthepassportyesterday.Also,Ihad,at thetimeofapplyingtoschools,Ihadsentonlyasolvencycertificateandappliedforthe loanonlyafteradmission. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26570 HiFolks, Location:ChennaiConsul. Date:7thJune.
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Time:08:20Hrs Me:GoodMorningOfficer! VO:Goodmorning...howudoing? Me:fantastic.Razz VO:UMTC..hmm...whichotheruniverstiesdiduapplyto? Me:Told... VO:WhyUMin? Me:IliketheResearch...blah..blah...plainBS. VO:ShowmeurGRE/TOEFLandmarksheets. Me:Gave. VO:(Takesthemarksheetsandlooksattheceilingandsays) Yougotit!! Me:Thanksdude.(Hehe..Iactuallysaidthat!TwistedEvilTwistedEvil) Thankstoalltheedulixiansforthesupport! Allthebesttofolkswhohavethierveejassoon! Rock! ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26552 Thepreviousvisainterviewsposted, inthisforumhavebeenofimmensehelptome. Igotthruf1visainterviewtostudyMSin communicationsandsignalprocessingfromNorth CarolinaStateUniversity(NCSU),thisfall. IhaveresignedandwasrelievedfromEmuzed. =============================================================== myinterviewtimewasat11.45AM. Myinterviewtookplaceataround3.40PM,atcounternumber12. Iguesssome10counterswerethereforinterviews. Atcounter12.mostlystudentvisasarebeingconducted. theVO,isofagelessthan25,coolguy(american)withclearaccent. b4me3girlswereinterviewd.
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Heaskdall4(includingme),onlythesequestioins, 1)whichuniversitiesuapplied.howmanyadmit/reject. 2)whydiduchooseuniveristyNcsu..heaskdfordetailedexplaintionabtuniversitycourse, andwasinterestedinknowingabttheuniversity. 3)heaskdformarkslist,provisional,GRE/TOEFL..ifbacklogs(agirlinterviewdb4me, has21backlogs),hewasaskingexplainations. 4)heaskedmeabtmyexperience,pay. thatsit. hetoldi'llgetvisaincoupladays. NB:therisnoissueaboutFunds..hedidnotgiveadamnabtfinances. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26618 gotittodaywithsomeweirdmarkingsinoneofthepagewithmyphoto.VeryHappyyesi gotmyvisaandfinalhurdlecrossed. Attendedthevisainchennaiconsulateon6thjune.8.15am.Amanwithbeardtookthe interview.itwentlike Vo:gaveahandsignalaskingmetocome. Me:gudmorningsir!!Howru?(smiling) Vo:yeahgudmorning(firsttimehesmiled) Vo:uworkforXXX? Me:yessir Vo:gud,howmuchdotheypay? Me:Igotahikefromthismonth,itisXXfromthismonth.UptolastmonthitwasYY Vo:gud,fromwhenareuworking? Me:blahblah Vo:gud,sodoyouhaveanybrothersandsisters? Me:nosir Vo:sowatisurparentsdoing? Me:myfatherisproductionmanagerinxxx.motherhousewife Vo:howmuchdourfatherearn? Me:xlakhperannum Vo:ohgud!Givemeurmarksheets,degreecertificatesandgreandtoeflscoresheets. Me:suresirandgavehim
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Vo:ok,urpassportwithurvisawillbecourieredtourhomein3days. Me:thanksyousir,umademyday! Vo:bestofluckson!Studywell Me:sure,thankyousir. hedidnotaskorcanyofthefinancialdocs.tatsit goingtochicagoooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanksforallinedulix!!!! edulixrocs!!!!!!!! ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26753 Hello, IgotVISAon13JuneMumbaiconsulateforTexasA&MUniversityforMIS.Questionare likethis 1.UrworkingwithverygoodcompanythenygoingtoUSA? 2.WhatValueAdditionwillbedonebythiscourse? 3.Howmanyadmissionugot?Whichuni'suhaveapplied 4.Whatisparentsdowhat'stheirincome? Mycompany'sReputationandCollegeReputationhelpedmealotforgettingmeaVISA. Hedidnotask4singledocumentsoguysjustbeconfident.speakwithloudervoice.dont lookhereandthere..thatcreatesbadimpression.Themoreconfidenceuhavethelessvisa interviewtime.Sobeconfident. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26748 IamgoingtoNCSUforPhD(MaterialsScience)withfullfinancialaid.Mywifealso appearedforVIwithme(F2visa).MywifehasasiblinginUSandwedeclaredit. AppointmenttimeatDelhiConsulate:12:45 Arrivedconsulateat:12:15
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Therewasnoqueueoutsidetheconsulate.Aftercheckingthedocumentsweenteredthe consulate.Onceinsidegotscannedforfingerprintsinasmallqueue.Afterthatwewaitedon chairsforaround1hour,theninqueuefor45minbeforeinterview. VOwasamiddleagedamerican. Followingquestionswereasked: HaveyouvisitedUSearlier? Whichuniversityyouaregoingto? Whichotheruniversitiesyouapplied? Whichuniversitiesyougotadmits? WhatwillbeyourPhDwork? Heaskedfollowingquestionfrommywife: WillyouworkinUS? Everythingtookjust2minutes.Nodocumentswereseen;notevenourmarriagecertificate. Ididn'thavetoopenmyfolderwhichIhavebeenarrangingforaweek. Ravi ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26732 Hiall, IgotmyvisaforUnivofKansasinMumbaiconsulateonjune8th,8:15timeslot. TheVIwasasfollows... 1)Ireachedtheconsulateat7:30am.Theyfirstallowedonlythe8:15amcandidatesinside. 2)Wewerecheckedatthesecurityandletin...followedbythefingerprintsessionwhere theytookourfolderandgaveusapinktoken. 2)Thenwewereaskedtobeseated...audioisveryclear...noprobswiththat...asmytime wasthefirstinthemorn,itwasverypeaceful! 3)Frmwatinoticed,majorityofthecandidateswereforF1visaonly! 4)Iwasthefirstcandidatetobecalledatthecounter2. 5)MyVOwasasalmahayeklookalike...Wink Sheannouncedthenosat8:15amandiwasthefrstonetogostandinthequeue.shecalled
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meforwardtothecounterat8:20am.Allothercountersexcpet2werelikeasmall booth...Mycounter2wasopenwithonlyapartitionbettheVOandme..muchlikeabank counter.Thentherewasaprobwithhercompandshetook20minstosolvethatandleftme highndry,standingatthecountertotallynervous! finallymyVIat8:45... me:goodmorning,howareutoday? VO:goodmorning..passmeurtoken. me:strugglingtofindthegapandfinallymanagedto...Smile VO:whythisuniv me:itisgoodintheareaofmyinterest,goodnoofelectives/+veresponsefrmmy SENIORS&profs VO:whotolduabtuniv? me:someseniors VO:whichseniors? me:totallywondering.. VO:iwuldlikesomenamesofseniors me:toldherafewnamesofpplihadinteractedwith VO:picksupthelastnameimentionandaskshowiknowthatsenior me:shewasmycalssmate(actually,shewastheclassmateofmyfriend)..ithotiwasdead here..butshedidntappeartobeinterestedinmyansweratall! VO:ok..whowillfundureducation? me:mydad VO:watisurdad me;mydadisaretiredXXXX. VO:(raiseshereyebrows)ifheisretired,howwillhesponsior(almostsarcastictone!) me:hehassavedquiteagoodamtformyedu...hasXXXRSi.eYYY$inFDandXXXRs insavingsi.eYYY$...(itoldhertheFDamtfirstasitwashuge!) VO:surprisedatthehugeFDamt,showmeFDs me:pullallFDsoutandshow.. VO:countseachone.....eachoneofthemandcalculatestotalamt! VO:showmedegcert me:showedit VO:watsurannualincome me:XXXRsistotalpaypkgandigetYYYRspermonth VO:whichcompanyareuworkingin? me:XXX heretheinterestingpartstarts: VO:areufrmchennai?
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me:NO VO:haveueverbeentoCHENNAI me:yeshavesomerelativesthere. VO:haveueverbeenINSIDECHENNAIconsulate ME:NO VO:haveueverSEENCHENNAIconsulate? Me:Nomam.ihaveneverbeentochennaiconsualteatall.thisismyfirstvisainterview VO:anditsurlastforF1!smilesatlast!! andshetoldmethatihadgotvisareallyfast..icouldntfollowher..justassumedihaditasi didntgetbackmyPP! Iamactuallyfromblore,buthavebeenworkinginmumbai..sosheaskedmeallthose chennairelatedQs. IalsohaveabrowhoisonH1BvisainUSsince8yrs..noQsaskedabtthat.. So,allthosewhohavethiervisas,relaxandbeconfident.Theyluvindianstudentsandwill giveusallvisasVeryHappy goodluckall! cheers! ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26829 Wasntreallyaninterview....butacakewalk.Theonlyhitchwasbeingfriedinthesunoutside theconsulatewithnoarrangementsmadewhatsoever.Nootherstrikingfeature,exceptthat thefemaleatthefingerprintingcounterwasextremlyprettyWink Ok...jumpingstraighttotheinterview.... VO:Looksatthei20,dumpsthepassportinsomeplaceandasks"WhyVTech" Me:excellentcourse,goodresearch..theusualblahblah(notmorethan4sentencesthough) VO:Whoissponsoringyou Me:MyMomandDad VO:Whatdoesurdaddo?? Me:Mydadisatechnicalanalystinabrokingfirm.
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VO:OkSir,haveanicestayatVirginiaTech. Me:Quitetakenaback"Sirwhat??"" VO:Uhavegoturvisa.Haveaniceday. Me:Haveagooddaysir. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26828 Hiall Sorryforlateposting,Iwasinmumbaifromthelast2daysandedulixwasnotopeningand Iwasnotinmyselffromthelast2days(hopesomeofucanunderstand). Iwenttomumbaivisacenterat7:00andImyinterviewwasat8:15.Iwentinsidearound 7:20andtill8:00Ifinishedallthethings(fingerprintsandalltheotherthings) NowIwaswaitingformytokennumbertobecalled.AsVOcomesat8:30sowehaveto waitfor30mins.ButIwasverynervousbutthenmyfriendstartedtolookforsomecool girlsandaunties.Andthenwebothstartedtoenjoy.MastTimeVeryHappy Thensharpat8:31ourtokennumberswerecalledandwewenttocounternumber5. VisaStarted: VO:GMhowru ME:GMmadam.Imfine.Whataboutu? VO:Imfinetoo. VO:Whatabouturfutureplans? ME:AfterGradatingfromSJSU,Iwillberecognizedworldwidebecauseofindependent researchbasedknowledgeoflatestrequirementofmultinationalsoftwarecompaniesofthe world. MoreoverduringthisperiodIamplanningtoworkoncodinganddecodingofSoftware DevelopmentLifecycle,whichisfoundationforanySoftwareprojectimplementation. ThereforeIwillbeabletocontributeinthelatestupcomingSoftwaretechnologiesforthe benefitofcorporatesectorsandsocietyatlarge.
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Shewaslookingatmeasifsheisgoingtoeatme. VO:Whythisuniversity? ME:SJSUistheoldestpublicuniversityestablishedin1857.MoreovertheComputer SciencedepartmentofthisuniversityhaveseparateinstituteofSoftwareengineering,which isbeenheadedbyProf.DanHarkey. VO:HereshestoppedmeinbetweenandsaidwhoisthisDanHarkey? ME:MadamheisDirectorandChairmanofSEdepartment. VO:Soucontactedhim? ME:YesMadam.Iemailedhim. VO:whatuwrite? ME:MadamIsenthimmyresumeandmySOP. Vo:whathereplied? ME:Hetoldmethat,Helikesmyresumeandmyprojectsandheislookingforwardtosee meinhisclass. VO:thatsGood.Ugotanyproofforthis? ME:YesmadamIgotemailsprintout.AndIshowedtoprintouttoher.Shewaslooking veryhappy. Vo:saidGOODGOOD. ME:Thankumadam. VO:whatabouturotheradmitsandrejection? ME:MadamIappliedintotal7universitiesandIgotcallfrom6and1rejection. VO:namethem? ME:UFL,UIC,IITC,NJIT,SJSU,CSUSacramentoandmadamIgotrejectionfrom UTDallas. VO:ok,thenwhynotUFLandUIC? ME:Iwaslookingatherfor34secondsandIsaidthatSJSUisgoodforSE, VO:shestartedlaughingandsaidUFLisalsoverygooduniversityandgoodforSEthen? ME:MadamIwanttodospecializationinEnterpriseSoftwareTechnology,whichUFLis notproviding. VO:ShesmiledandsaidokIunderstand.
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ME:Igaveasmallsmile. Vo:sougraduatedin2005.Whatwasudoingsincethen? ME:IwasworkinginaMNCasSoftwareEngineeringandIshowedhermycompany certificatewhichImade8)onmycompaniesletterheadandtakenprintoutVeryHappy Vo:ok.SowhoisgoingtoSponsoru? ME:ItoldandshowedherfinancialDocuments. Vo:oksirurvisaisapprovedbutIstilldontunderstandwhyurleavingUFL? ME:IsaidthankumadamandthenibecomeMr.Indiaandineverturnedbackandlooked ather. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26823 ChennaiConsul,15thJune2006.VIdetails "GoodMorningMa'am,howareyoudoing?" I'mfine.Plspassmethefolder. "Hereitis." (CarefullylookedintodifferentvisastampingsIgotinthepassport,noquestionaboutthis, though.Also,shelookedintomyI20.Fullfunding,impressed.) (ParallellyshesearchedthruthedatabaseandfoundthatIwasrejectedTHRICE previously.) Canyoupassmeyourscoresandthedegreecertificate? "Heretheyare." (Shegaveaverysuperficiallookonthesecertificates.Idoubtwhethersheobservedmy scoresornot.) I'llberightback.
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"OK." (Shetooksomewherearoundfiveminutesincomingback.Sheactuallycouldnotlocatemy oldrecord.) WhyMichiganTech? "TheMScourseinElectricalandComputerEngineeringideallymatcheswithmyresearch requirements,Ma'am." Whatareyourresearchrequirementsandfutureplans? "IwouldliketofurtherspecializeinEmbeddedSystems,inwhichfieldI'vebeenworking andrejoinmycompanyatahighercapacitywhereinI'malreadyservingasasenior engineer.ProfessorsKieckhaferandMishraatMTUaredoingverygoodworkinmyfield." (Sheagainleftherseattolocatemyrecord.Shetooksome15minutesthistime.Isawher discussingwithanotherbeardedconsularofficerfromthenextwindow.) "Ma'amIwouldliketoaddthatIamauniversitytopperinmyundergraduationandsecured fullfeewaiverplusastipendfromMTU." Well,I'mnotinterestedknowingmuchaboutyouracademics.Whathappenedin2002? "Becauseofinsufficiencyoffunds,Iwasdeniedavisa.Theintervieweraskedmetoshow transactionstatementsbutIdidnothaveapassbooktoshow.Also,Ididhavefundingalso thattime.But,nowI'vefullsupportfromtheuniversityandmyprofessorsarevery interestedtoseemeatMTUassoonaspossible." Andwhataboutthatdropboxthing? "MistakenlyIsentmyapplicationthrudropboxandwascalledforapersonalinterview." (Onlypeoplewithmorethan50%tuitionwaivercouldgoforadropbox.But,Idroppedmy applicationeventhoughIdidnothavefundingthattime.Acompletemistake.) I'mgladtoissueavisaandappreciatethatyouadmittedyourfault. "ThanksalotandIwishyouagreatdayahead." Thanks,Bye.
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SomeObservations. ==>Itappearedtomethattheofficerswereinclinedtogivevisas,thoughtheyrejected someapplicants.TheIndiantypeguyrejectedmostofthevistorvisas.Thebeardedguydid approvesomeanddeclinesome,butessentiallyitwasthedumbnessofapplicantsthat causedrejects,Isuppose.Oneapplicantwasaskedtocommentonhispapers.Hejust stonewalledandthentheVOsaidthedocumentswereallfake.Eventhentherewasno responsefromtheinterviewee.Arejectionfollowed. ==>Ibelievevisaissuanceisnotanobjectivedecision.Youhavetobewellpreparedforthe interviewandaskforsomeextraterrestrialhelptoo. IwisheverybodyaverygoodluckontheirDDays.And,infinitemanythankstoour EDULIXforbringingmethesuccess.LongliveEDULIX!! ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26825 Hi, BelowismyVIwhichwasattheChennaiconsulte. Date:15thjune Actualappointmenttime:10:00 Actualhappenedtime:12:45. Interviewduration:5min. University:UniversityOfSouthernCalifornia. Itooksome1:15minutestoevengetinsidetheconsulate.Arrivedattheconsulateatabout quarterpastnine. Aftertier1andtier2checkingofdocumentsifinallyenteredtheVisalobbyataround 12:00[Thisiswheretheappointmenthappens]. Therewerefourcounterswhichweremannedby2womenand2men.Thewomenwere easy[counter8and9].Theyweregivingvisa'satthedropofahat.Themenlookedgrim andserious.Oneofthemwas40'ishandtheotheronewasayoung20ishbloke. Itriedmybesttoavoidthemen[eventriedgoingtotheloosome3times]astheywere rejectingalotofpplbuttomyfateiwasmadetostandincounterno.4wherethe40'ish
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dudewasthere.Iwasthelastpersonwhowasbeinginterviewedbythisperson..Hehad rejected2pplinfrontofme..[theyweref1's]Thiswashowitwent..Helookedverserious.. Confused AcE:GoodAfternoonOfficer,howareyoudoing? VO:I'mfinethankyou,howareyou? AcE:I'mdoinggoodsir,thankyou. AcE:Soiamthelastpersonyouareinterviewingfortheday? VO:Yep,hopeso.. Vo:Sooooooo,youworkinginXYZ. AcE:Yessir. VO:Sincehowlongyou'vebeenworkingthere? AcE:Sinceayearsir. Vo:SouworkasaSystem#@!#@!there? AcE:Nosir,iworkasaSoftwareEngg. VO:Ohgreat. VO:U'vebeenworkingasSEforayearnow,cantyougetthedesiredknowlwdgeby working? AcE:Nosir,thefieldissuchtatitrequiresspecializedtraining. VO:Ok[lookedsatisfied]. VO:Howmuchdoyouearnpermonth? AcE:#@#@perannum[hearditasaperyear]. VO:So,howmuchisthatpermonth? AcE:Toldhim. [Typessomethingintothecomputer.....] Vo:Whydoyouwanttodourmasters? AcE:Vomitteditathisface.VeryHappyVeryHappy Vo:Great.[lookedmoresatisfied] Vo:Whatdoyourparentsdo? AcE:Myfatherisintobusinessandownsrestaurants. VO:Whatkindarestaurants? AcE:WemakesouthindiandisheslikeDosa,Idly. Vo:Dosaaaaaaa...Hmmmm AcE:Yessir. VO:Aretheyanygood? AcE:[Bythistimeiknewthatihadthevisa]Yestheyaresir,youshouldprobablytryit sometime.LaughingWink VO:Noexpression [Typessomethingintothecomputer.....] VO:Sohowmanypplworkunderurfather? AcE:Some#@!ppl. Vo:ok
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VO:Whatdoyoursiblingsdo? AcE:Toldhim. Vo:Didtheygotocollege? AcE:Ofcoursetheydidgosir. Vo:Caniseeyouemarksheetsplease. AcE:Suresir. Vo:Also,caniseeyourGREandTOEFLscores? AcE:Sure. VO:Howmuchhaveurparentssavedupforyoureducation? AcE:Toldhim. VO:Ok,everythinglooksfine.Youwillhaveyourpassportcourieredtoyouin3days. AcE:[MAJORSMILESSSSSmile]Thankyousir.VeryHappyVeryHappyVeryHappy AcE:Youhaveaniceday!!8)8) Vo:Thankyou,haveanicedaytoo. MyObservations: Vo'sareextremelypatient.Theylistentoyoucarefullyandtheyexpectthesamefromyou. Nevergivestuffunlesstheyaskforit.Youareinvitingtroubleifyougivemoreorless. Astheysayconfidenceisthekey.MakesureucarrythatwhenugototheVI. SpecialmentiontoPopeyeandMadmaxfortheirhelp..AndallotherEdulixians.Thanks guys..Itakeabowtothisgreatcommunity. AcE. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26820 heyppl.. gotmyvisatodayatmumbaiconsulate.. prettymucharunofthemillinterview.. except1goofuponmypart...imissedmytokennobeingcalledonce..nohasselstho..they calleditagainaftersome15mnts.. well,heregoestheinterview..conductedbyalatinoladystraightouttasopranos.. VO:@#$@#$@university@#$@#$(couldjustunnerstandtheuniversitypart) ME:IamgoingtoVTECH VO:Oh..uhavebeentherealready??? ME:(unnerstoodtheearlierquestion)ohnoomaam...Iamfrommumbaiuniversity..
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VO:whichcourse? ME:Computerengineering VO:whyVtech? ME:(sameoldcrap..)blahblah..interestedindistributedcomputing.. VO:watsdistributedcomputing? ME:blahblah..(shedintunnerstandathing) VO:whospayingfrureducation? ME:Myfamily VO:whatdoesurfamilydo? ME:Blahblah VO:alrite..urppwillbecourieredtou.. ME:thnkumaam.. thatwasit....idinthavetoremoveasingledocumentfrmmycarefullyarrangedpiano file..interviewwasat8.15..iwasoutby8.45.. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26766 Iamsoexcitedthatidunnowattotype.... MyAppointmentwasat9.30@MumbaiConsulate.ReachedtVFSat8wentto Mahalakshmitemple.Theyletusintotheloungeat8.30...Waitedforbustill9.15...By9.50 iwassittinginthehallwaitingformynumbertobecalled...Within5minsmynumberwas called...WenttoCounter3..AssoonasinenteredtheboothanAmericanblondgreeted withallsmiles...Iwasfeelingnervousbutregainedcomposureafterisawthelady... Vo:GoodMorningSir,Howdoudo Me:AmDoinggood. Vo:WhyUS? ME:MSinEEatUSC Vo:WhyUSc? Me:USualblahbalh Vo:WendidufinishurBachelor's Me:2005 Vo:Wathaveubeendoingsincethen Me:WorkingfortheTATA's...TCS (Sawabigbroadsmileonherfaceoncesheheardthis) Vo:Who'spayingureducation
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Me:PArents VO:Wataretheydoing Me:DadworksforICICIBAnk (Sawthebigbroadsmilonherfaceagain) Vo:Wat'shisannualincome Me:Toldher Vo:Howaretheygoingtosponserureducation Me:HaveXinsavingsetc Vo:uraccountorfathers Me:sorryfather's Vo:Oksirurvisaisapproved..Ullgetitin23days.. Me:Thanksalotmam.. Vo:rWelcome...HAveagrtday... Me:Ihadturnedardtoleave...realizedthatihadntacknowlegedher"Haveagoodday"... TurnedbackandtoldherUtoohaveagooddaymamandleft... Iwasnotaskedforanydocs...TheinterviewwaslikearapidfireQ&A...Didntrealizewen itstartedandwenitended...wasoutby10...MetAnand(Wordbot)outside...Hewas waitingfor11.30appointment...Waitingtohearhowhisinterviewwent...Spoketohimand left... Nowtimetothankppl...Idontremembertoomanynamerightnow..SoithankallEdulix members...HAILEDULIX... P.S:SpecialthankstoMAddyandpopeyeforhelpingmewithFinancaildocs... ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26798 Hiall, HadmyVItodayattheMumbaiConsulate.Wassupersmoothsailing. AppointmentTime:9:30am Wasletinat:10:15am Ihadaverysmallwaitingperiod(around15minutesonceIgotmypinkslip)onceIwas inside... TheIndianladywhohandedmemyDSformswasverynice
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NiceLady:Gooddaysir,howareyou Me:ImfinethxMs.howaboutyou? NiceLady:OhImgood,haveyoubeenwaitingforlonginthequeue Me:YesforquitesometimeVeryHappy NiceLady:Don'tworry,itwillbeoversoon... SheremindedmeofanicenursewhenIhadasurgeryVeryHappyVeryHappyVeryHappy TheMumbaiConsulateschematicpostedhereonedulixmademefeellikeIvebeenthere beforeLaughingThanksforthat!!! Anyway,Iwascalledtocounterno.3wheresatoneofthemostbeautifulwomenthatIve seenin22years!!! VO:HiiiiiSir,howareyou? Me:Oh,Imdoinggreatmam,howaboutyou? VO:ImdoinggreattooSmile VO:So,whyareyougoingtotheUS? ME:TopursueanM.S.inC.S. VO:whyCS? ME:Well.IvedomemyUndergradincomputerenggandthatswhatinterestsme,henceId liketopursueCSduringmyMasterstoo. VO:WhatInterestedyouforCSinthefirstplace? ME:Wellmam,mybroisaCSgradandhehasbeenteachingmealotsinceIwasinhigh school...thatswhatgotmeinterestedinthefirstplace... VO:Whatdoesyourbrotherdo?? ME:He'sworkingintheUSmam, VO:Whereisheworking? ME:HesworkingwithXYZltdinSeattle VO:lookingaskanceatme...andhelandedasastudent? ME:Thatsrightmam VO:WheredidhedohisMSfrom> ME:GeorgiaTech
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VO(lookingimpressed):SodidyouapplytoGatech? ME:Nomam VO:howcome? ME:WellItrequiresasubjectGRE,andIhavenotgiventhatexam...henceIdidntapply VO:Howmanyplacesdidyouapplyto? ME:8places(Ihadappedto10buttorn1ofmyrejectsinfrustrationandstillawaitingone) VO:Andyouwereadmittedtohowmany? ME:5places VO:Whatwasyourfirstpreference? ME:USC... VO:wherewereyourejectedfrom? ME:RPI,SUNYSB,Buffalo(fullforms) VO:Yougot300/200ontoefl????? ME:Yesmam VO:Thatsreallyverygood ME:Thankyoumam,ImawareofthatLaughing VO:Imissuingyouyourvisasir,yourppwillbecourieredtoyouSmile Me:Thanxmam,haveagreatday... Pointstobenoted: 1.AlthoughIwasaskedquiteafewquestions,itwasmorelikeacasualchat.Theladywas verycheerfulwithlotsofsmilesonherfaceandlotsofeyecontact(sigh!!!!!!).Iwasnt askedforasingledocumentSmile 2.Beuberconfident. 3.Availoftheloungeservice 4.Ifnot(point3) {
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Justreach30minsinadvance,nomorethanthat; } 5.BestofluckSmile ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26806 Hifrends, TodayitwasmyturntogettheVISAPower...forKasasStateuniv. itwasdamneasy... asusualstandardQ's.... MybrotherisworkinginUSsoaskedabouthim...toldhimthetruth... heDintaskmeforsingledocument...VIlastedforabt2mins... Oneimportantthing: IhadsomeproblemwithmyphotographonDSform...stilldontknowwhtwasit...soihad totakeanewphotographwhichcanbeobtainedinsideaconsulateitself...UneedtoPAY HEAVILYforthis...200bucksfor3photos... SopleasecarrysomeRswithuasihadtocomeoutandtakemoney..andrepeatsame securityprocedure...nyways...wasaniceexperience....FinallyIGOTVISA... VO:Whatdoesyourbrother/sisterdo?? ME:He'sinUSandworkinginMiscrosoft VO:wheredidhegrad.from? ME:ASU VO(lookingimpressed):SodidyouapplytoASU? ME:No VO:howcome? ME:WellIwannadoresearchinOSandichoseuniv.whichhavegoodresearchinOSsoi dintappliedthere... VO:Howmanyplacesdidyouapplyto? ME:5places(Ihadappedto7) VO:Andyouwereadmittedtohowmany?
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ME:2 VO:whichones? ME:told VO:wherewereyourejectedfrom? ME:told VO:oksir,ugoturvisa...uronestepclosertogotoKSU.. me:Phew........... Cheers Nikhil ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26797 IhadmyVisainterviewtodayat8.30.Thereweretwopeopleaheadofmeinthesame counter.Thefirstwasamiddleagedlady.TheVOtookabout5minswithherandwas askingabouteveryvisastampedonherpassport.ThenextwasaguyforF1.Hisinterview tookabouttwominutesandwasaskedforsomepieceofdocumentation.Iamnotsureifhe gothisvisathough.Hewasprettymuchstoicbefore,duringandaftertheInterview.My interviewtookabout3minutesandwentasfollows: VO:GoodMorning,HowareyouDoing VO:Whichprogram? VO:WhatisTSM? VO:HowdidyouchooseNorthEastern? VO:Iseeyouhaveascholarship.Sohowareyoupayingfortherest? VO:Howmuchmoneydoyouhaveforyoureducation? VO:Whatdoesyoufatherdo? VO:Hisyearlyearnings?
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VO:AndyourMother? VO:Herearnings? VO:Sohowdoyouhavesomuchsavings? VO:Whatisthedurationofthecourse? VO:Thiswilleatupmostofyoursavings? VO:YourPassportwillbecouriredtoyouinafewdays.HaveaniceDay! Nodocmentswereaskedfor.Igotinat8.40andwasoutat9.05.Afterthefirsthand experienceImustsaythatVI'sarehighlyoverrated. TheVOseemedtobeveryfriendlytoeveryone.Soifyouarepreparedthere'snothing stoppingyoufromgettingyourVisa. Bestwisheseveryone. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26793 HeyGuys.. IgottheVisayesterdaySmile Followingarethedetailsofmylongawaitedinterview! 9:45Ireachedconsulate... 10:00JoinedtheQueueoutsidethemaingate(toshowguardmyappointmentletter) 10:05JoinedQueue2forNIVs 10:30AtcounterwheremySevisfeereceipt,I20,HDFC,DSformsandpassportwere verfiedandstapledtogether 10:40Insideconsulate..jointheQforfingerprintingaftersecuritychecks 10:50JointhesnakeforVisainterviews.. HereIsee6countersforNIVs..
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counter8Ladywhotookmyinterview..quitecool..justhereforverifyingthingsalil.. givingvisaeasily. counter9ldayIhadalreadyseeninmynightmares!!Smilethatwelknownchinki.. Counter11againagal..waseasygoingiguess allotherhandsomeandcoolguys... 11:00ComesmyturnforVI(Ihadarnd20pplbeforemewhenIhadjoinedtheQ) 11:05Iwasoutoftheconsulate..searchingforaphonebooth.. Questionsasked:: MEandVO:Hi..goodmorning..howru!!(almostsimultaneously) ME:slidesmydocstowardsher She:keepsonscanningandthensays....ohuhavebeenworkinginHCL.. ME:Yes... VO:Howlong? ME:23monthsSmile VO:watisthemajoruareapplyingfor? ME:ElecandComm(asonmyI20) VO:watwasurundergradmajor ME:Same..ECE VO:Urpercentage? ME:86.8 VO:86.888!!withashockandsmile.. ME:YeahSmile VO:Ohwereuthetopper? ME:YEahSmileshdIshowthetranscripts? VO:No.Ijuswanttoseeurdegree ME:Heremaam... VO:SowatisthisGAwrittenonurI20? ME:GraduateAssistantship! VO:Sowhyhaveuchosenthisschool.. ME:profXXandspecializationstory VO:Okurvisahasbeenissued...havefun..Smile ME:Thanks!! ShekeptmyI20,passport,DSformsandappointmentletterwithherandIrantowadsexit tryingtobelievethatsitsover!!SmileSmile Sowasoutoftheconsulateevenb4myappointmenttime!!
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WholeVIappearedlikeaformality.. Tips: Beconfident..envthereisquitecool..noneedtobenervous!! Dontpreparelonganswers... ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26778 Hiall, Today14thjuneihadmyVIintheDelhiConsulate.GOTIT.. LetscutthechaseandcomestaighttotheInterview. Afterthesecuritycheckandfingerprintingiwasstandinginthatserpantshapedqueue watchingpeople'sfatebeingsealed.Isaweverytypeofpersoninthecounsulate, announcementsbeingmadeinhindi,atranslatorroamingaround.Tomeitwasabit surprising. Sofinallyireachalmosttotheendofthequeue,justtwopplinfrontofme.Andistart seeingtheVOs.ThefamousCHINESEwomanwasgrillingpeoplelikeanything.Shetook 1214minutesperperson,isawoneacceptancefromher(iwasonlyabletoseetwoppl goingtoher).Thenjustastwopeopleareleftinfrontofme,theCHINESEwomangetsfree andcallsthepersonatthestartofthequeue.Mannn!!!itwasarelief,iknewshewillagain grillfor1214min,bythetimeiwillbewalkinoutside. SothisINDIAN,middleagedlady,smilesandcallsme. Me:GoodMorningMAM VO:GoodMorning.Canyoupleasepassthedocumentsthroughhere. Me:Sure startstypingforaminute.(Inthemeantimeiwastryingtogetasmileonmyface,buti hardlythinkthattheoutputwouldhavebeenasmileEmbarassedEmbarassed) VO:Ok.Soyouaregoingtopursueyourmastersincomputerscience? Me:Yes VO:Whichallunivdidyouappliedto?
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Me:7intotal(nowiwait,iseethatsheisexpectingnames)Sothenthespeakthenameof6 ...theniwentblank..cantrememberthe7th...goodd.. VO:(smilesandasks)whichelsedidyougetthrough? Me:(namedthem):UMR,UNCC(spokeUSCtooEmbarassed) VO:WhydidyouchooseUSC?(listensverycarefullymakingeyecontact) Me:TherearemanyrenownedprofinthefieldofnetworksinUSC.Alsothereissome activeresearchindistributedcomputing,iintendtotakeitasspecialization,thatwhyi choseUSC. (Iwasjustgoingtostartwiththeprojectnameswhenshefiresthelastquestion) VO:anyrealtivesintheUS? Me:No OksiryourVISAWILLBECOURIEREDTOYOUINAWEEK. Iwaslikestandingtherewithmyfolderinhand(closed),blinkingather.Afteramomenti seethatsheissmilingatme,mannniwasn'tabletobelievethatigotthevisa. Me:Thankyou VO:Haveanicetripson. Forthenextfivemins,iwasjustwalkinginamazement.Somuchhype,somuchdocs,so muchprep,NOTHINGASKED. SomepointersfortheDELHIgoers: *Justrelaxanddontfearthechineselady,youcannotavoidher(andplzdonttrytoact smartandtry).Sheisprettystrictandshorttempered,checksmanydocuments. *Dontleaninfrontofthechineselady,dontputyourfolderonthecounter,dontbendto listen.Otherwiseyouwillgetacrywhichiheardtoday:DONTLEAN.STAND STRAIGHT. *Youwillbeallowedtogetinthelinearound1hr15minsearly.Theearlieryougetinthe line,theearlieryouwillbeabletoleave. *Keepyourcoolandallthebest. Godspeed
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================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26770 HiAll, Ihadmyvisainterviewscheduledfor12thJuneinChennaiconsulateat3:45PM(lastslotof thedayCryingorVerysad).Ireachedtheconsulateataround2:30PM.InitiallyIwas askedtojoinabigqueueoutsidetheconsulate(inhotsunMad).Whenmyturncame,itwas 3:00PM.Afterinitialsecuritycheck,IwasaskedtojoinonemorequeueinPreScanning section.HereIhadtowaittill4:45PMtogetprescanningdone.Iwasoneofthelast3to getprescanningofdocsdonefortheday(becauseoffewcountersclosingforthedayby 4;15PM).ThenIwasaskedtoheadtomainbuildingwhereIwasaskedtojoinCounter No.8,whereAmericanLadyVOwasconductinginterviews.Withinfewseconds,Iwas askedtojoinCounterNo.11,whichwasempty.HeretheVOwasofIndianOrigin.Hetook mybasicfolderofdocs&startedquestioning. VO:WhatwilldoatUTD? Me:MastersinComputerScience. VO:Whatspecialisation? Me:Networking&Telecommunication VO:Inwhatisitusefulforu? Me:HavingworkedonMobileCommunicationsforlast28months,Ihavefelttheneedto getintodepthsofconceptsinvolved.Thusspecialisationinthisfieldwillenablemetocome backtoIndia&startworkingforotherdomainleaderswhoalreadyhavetheirR&Dcentres establishedinIndia. VO:So,youworkforLGSoftIndia.What'syourannualincome? Me:3.5lakhs VO:Showmeyourundergraduatemarksheets. Me:(Handedoverall8semsheets) VO:Whatwasyouraggregate? Me:76% VO:ShowmeyourGRE,TOEFLscorereports. ME:(Handedoverthedocs)
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VO:Whatdoyourparentsdo? Me:FatherPrivatetutorials Mom31yrsKPTCL. VO:IsyourmotheranEngineer? Me:No,she'sMAgraduate. VO:Howmanysiblingsyouhave? Me:One,eldersister. VO:So,sheinUS. Me:Yes(actuallyIhadmentionedaboutitinDS156asH4) VO:Showmeyourfinancialdocs Me:Sir,willjustCAstatementdooryouothersaswell? VO:Showmeeverythingyouhave. Me:(HandedovereverthingwithCAstatementontopfollowedbybankstatements, passbooksetc.) VO:(GoesthroughCAstatementcarefullypagewise)Ok,yourvisaisissued.Youwillget yourpassportin2days. Me:ThankyouVeryHappy WhilecollectingbackalldocsfromVO,IobservedthatmyI20&Sevisreceiptwerewith him.So,startedsmilingatVO. Me:IthinkmyI20&Sevisreceiptiswithyou. VO:No,itswithyoursdocs. Withinfewsecs,Icrosschecked&realisedthatdocswereinfactnotwithme.So,again startedsmilingatVO.TheVOobserved&againcalledmeup. VO:Doyouhavethedocs? Me:NoSir,itswithyou. TheVOgotbackthefolder&wentthroughthestapledpapers.InfactmyI20&Sevis receiptwereinit. VO:Sorrysir(heremovedthedocs&returneditbacktome) Me:ThankyousirVeryHappy
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By5:00PM,IwasoutofconsulatefeelingarelievedmanSmileSmile Thankyouallfellowedulixiansforthemoralsupport&suggestionsSmile AllthebestforpeoplewhohaveVisaInterviewscheduledinnearfutureSmile ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26769 Asiwaitformyvisatobestampedtill5.00pm.....ithoughtiwillbargintoacafeandtype inmyexperience!!! Myinterviewlastedjust30secsflat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MyAppointmentwasonJune14that11.00amMumbaiConsulate.IreachedtheVFS centerat10.00am....Thebusstartedat10.30...wentthroughcheckingcountersandgotmy fingersprinted......iwassittinginthehallwaitingformynumbertobecalled... Aladyatcounterno.6waslikegivingVISA'slikepamplets!!!WasprayingtoGodtocall meatcounter6andthatsjustwhathappened!!! AsiwentinIsawacuteAmerican(glasseslikeprietyZintainKalHoNaHo) Vo:Hi Me:Hi Vo:WhyrugoingtoUS? ME:TopursuemyMSinEEatNortheasternUniversity bythistimeshehadalreadythrowninmypassportinarackandkeptmyI20besidesthe window!!!shehadalreadymadeuphermindtogivemetheVISA!!! Vo:whoissponsoringyou? Me:Mymotherisgonnasponsorme. VO:Watdoesshedo? Me:SheisaGOVTemployeeworkinginBARChospital. Vo:Oksirurvisaisapproved..Ullgetitin23days.. Me:Thanksalotmaam.. ididntevenhadtoopenmyfolder!!!!!!!! thankstoallthosepplwhohelpedmetroughtoutmyappprocedures........especially
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Madmax,popoyeforhelpingmewiththefinancialdocs....!!!! theyaregivingVisa'sveryliberallysokeepurchillandGOGETIT!!!! iwillalwaysbeapartofEdulixandhelpotheraspirantsnowonwards!!! ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26779 virtuallyihadgivenvisaathousandtimesbeforetodaysrealone alsohadverygoodvisualitationofthesitutationsecondbysecondanddescriptionofalmost alltheVOinconsulatesalloverindia THANKSTOWONDERFULLDESCRIPTIONSBYFELLOWEDULIXMEMBERS... time8.30:hotblazingsununbearbleheatoutsidethemumbaiConsulate time9.20:mighthavegotalightertanbynow.... thequeuesystemwasstotallyconfusion... butdoesntmatterweindiansaretrainedtostandinaqueueallourlife... time9.30:letin,woddenstickwhichhadamarkings."bestofluck"onit.. time9.38:fingerprinted,pinktokenhanded... (herethetokenno.printwasfaintandcouldntmakeoutthelastdigitwhetheritwas3,8,or 9.........tension..............tension.............................finallyaskedapersonsittingbesidemehe confirmeditwas9andsothemagicno.was049 time9.53:calledinforVIcounterno.6 VO:hihowru me:fine(keptquiet..aftertht...) VO:whichcourse? me:industrialenggandsystemscience... VO:bachelorsdeg? me:mech.. VO:whythisuniv...
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ME:cuasethecourseisgoodandblah..blah...(heretheVOhaltsmeandsayalsour gettingmoneyfrmthtemthtswhyugoingthereisntit) (FULLSCHOLARSHIP..+RA) me:yes howugonnapayfortherest ME":bankbalancexxandloanonyy VO:whichbankloan.. ME:zzbankloan.. (throwsmyI20inthewindow... okuwillgeturvisaincoulpleofdays........ thanks....... bye.. nodocsnofinanstatement...nofathersproffesion.. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26741 Hiiiifrnds ThisinterviewllhelpalottothosewhosefamilymembersrinUS........ Hifolks, Myvisadatewason7June,2006atMumbaiconsulatescheduledat9:30. ButtomysurpriseIcameoutat9:15only,asIenteredearlyinsidetheconsulate. Myprofile GRE:890(Iwassavedshedidntaskmeanythingabtscoresnevenuniversityrejectionnall stuff) Toefl:227 Academics:58%(onebacklog)overall,66%lastyear Myvisainterviewisasfollows: Asminewasabitdifferentcase.myentirefamilyisinUSonimmigrationandmysister isonstudentvisaoverthere. SoIwastargetedonlyonfamilybasedquestions. VO:Givemepinktoken(uneedtocarryaftertakingfingerprints,theyllgiveuandthe
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numberwillbewrittenonitwhichllbeannouncedanduneedtogotothatcounter) Me:Goodmorningmadam, Vo:Hiii VO:Sowatrudoingrightnow? Me:IwasworkingwithBMA,itwasmoreofonmanagementside. VO:Watudidoverthere? Me:Iaddedsomenamakmirchinmadeitasomewattechnicaljobbutsheisevensmartshe againtoldmebutIthinkitsmoreofonmanagementsidesoIagreedyaitisofcourse. VO:SoursisterisinUS? Me:Yesmadam VO:UrparentsalsoinUS? Me;Yesmadam VO:Iambitconfusedhowualoneonlyleft? Me:Letmeexplainumadam,myparentsalongwidmyyoungerbrotherwenton immigrationinJune2005andmysiswentonstudentvisainJanuary2005 VO:sohowmanyyearsurold??(sheunderstoodnowthtIleftbcosIcrossed21yrs,sonow startstherealgame) Me:22yearsmadam VO:Souhavecompletedurbachelorsinwhichfield? Me:ElectricalinJuly2005 VO:Againsheaskedsowatudidforthismuchtime? Me:ItoldIwasworkingwidthiscompanyandalongwidIwaslearningfewsoftwares whichllbehelpfultomeinmycoursesatNYIT. VO:kksoudidurbachelorsfromwhichuniversity?? Me:SardarPatelUniversity VO:SowaturfatherisdoinginUS? Me:HeisworkingwidMotorola VO:Watishisincome? ME:annualincomeis.. VO:Wathewasdoinghere? Me:workingwidIPCL VO:Watstht?? Me:Isaidthefullform VO:KK..aswatheisworkingandwatwashisincomeinIndia?? Me:asqualityofficerandthismuch..wasincome VO:Sowatursisisdoingoverthere? ME:mastersinMolecularbiology VO;whichuniversity Me:IITChicago(alwaysspeakfullforms,theyhateshortforms) VO;sohowsheispayingherfees? Me:shehasbeenawardedTARA,sonowshecaneasilymakeupforallherexpenses
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VO:SosheisplanningforPh.D?? Me:Yamadam,sheisperformingverywellwidhighestacademicperformance,soIthink herprofessorsllonlysupportherforthesame VO:kkwatgradesshegot?? Me:InthislastsemshescoredAgradeoverall VO:kksowhoissponsoringu? Me:Myfather VO:canisseeurIndiabankbalanceandEvenUSstatementsUhaveeverything?? Me:suremadam,nisshowedpassbooksofIndiaandthesummarystatementofIndian bankstatementsofUS VO:Shestartedlookingateverythingforabt3mintsshewentallthisandthenwhenI askedherthtmadamIcanhelpuinexplainingeverything..shesaiditskkIllmakeout everything Me::kkmadam, VO:thenalongwidreviewingsheaskedmesothroughwhomurparentswentthere Me:myaunt VO:watissheandhishusbanddoingthere? Me:sheisregisterednurseandmyuncleisworkinginrealestate VO:themomentsheheardRegisterednurseshewasimpressedanddidntaskedanything further VO:sohowmanyofurfamilymembersarelefthere? Me:MyfathersbrotherishereinbarodaandeverhertwoeldersisterrinIndiaonlyand evenmygrandfatherandgrandmotherringodhara. VO:kksouraloneherewhererustaying? Me:YesmadamImstayingatmyownplaceinbaroda VO:SOwhenurparentswent,uwerestayingalone? Me:NomadamIwasstayingwidmyfewfriendsandtheninOctobermomcamebackand nowsheiswidmehereonly VO:Watwasshedoingthere? ME;shewasalsoworkingwidMotorola VO:kk(Ithinkshewasnowsatisfiedwidallinfoandstartedtypinginherdatabase everything) Andatlastafter2mintstheGOLDENWORDSMADAMURVISAISAPPROVED COLLECTINRUSHSERVICE Me:Thankyouverymuchmadam VO:ButuhavetomaintainurstatusinUSkkk(asifshewasgivingdhamkitome) Me:Yasuremadam,definitely So,friendsnotasinglequestiononUniversity..shejstscannedmywholefamily historyandshewashappythtIansweredeverythingcorrectly Nthosewhohaveparentsonimmigrationdntworryyaar Watmyexperiencesaysis..ithinkIgotthevisajstbcosmyparentsrthereorelseifu
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seemyprofileuwontbelievethtIcangetvisa Wellwhateverhappens,happensforgood WatIlladvicetakeonecapsuleofconfidenceandbeveryhonestandevenifulieushld knwthetactictodotht Justtakecapsuleofconfidenceb4interviewandeverythingllbedoneandifurover confidentthentakeantidosebcosevenoverconfidencellthrowuoffthere So,myinterviewfinallylastedforabout10mintsapproximately ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26701 Myinterviewerwasaveryfriendlylady,andactivefemalebondingbeforetheinterview leadtosofterquestionduringtheinterview.Youcansaywekindofconnected. Thequestionswereverysimple: WhydidyouchooseAmherst? Whoissponsoringyoureducation? Whatdoyourparentsdo? Whatstheirannualincome? Howmucharetheirsemiliquidassets? Doyouhaveanysiblings? Whatdoyoursiblingsdo? Howoftendoyoumeet? WhatdoyouplantodoafteryourMS? "OkMiss,yourvisahasbeenissued.Youcancollectyourpassportthisevening." HowIhadlongedtohearthesewords.Andwhentheycame,Ifeltlikeabird! *** Tipstothosedreadingtheirinterview: Don'tdreadtheinterview.Yourfearswillanywayvanishonceyoureachinsidethe consulate.ItsnotallwhiteandcleanlikethePrometrictestingcenter.Itsallnoisyand wooden,andyou'llfeelperfectlyathome.Stayawayfrompeoplewholooknervous.Not onlydotheymakeyounervous,theyalsofartquiteloudlyanditsconsideredimpoliteto laugh.Mindyourownbusiness,standinthequeuewhereverrequiredwithoutcreatinga fuss.Speakclearlyinshortsentences.Avoidconjunctions.Converse,don'tgivewell
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memorisedanswers.Don'tjumparoundinsidetheembassyafteryougetthevisa.Don't createnoiseifyoudon'tortheywillcallsecurity.Comeoutandsay"Wedidit,wedidit" likeDoratheexplorer. Oh,readupabouttheschoolandthestateyouaregoingtoonwikipedia.You'llfeelalot moreconfident,andyoumightlearnathingortwo.LikeEmily*wordcensoredbyforum* andRobertFrostbotharefromAmherst!!AndthemascotofUMassisMinuteman.Andso on.(yougetthedrift) ================================================================= =================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26906 Calledatwindow7.Itislikearailwayticketcounterwiththeofficersittingwithacomputer behindaglass.Andyoustandinginfrontoftheglass.Alsoitisasortofcabinwithadoor. Soyouwillbeabletohearandspeakproperlyasfasasyouconcentrate.Herewasthe interview: ThisguywasgivingVisatoeveryone: Me:GoodAfternoonSir.(Veryloudly) (Untillthistimehewaslookingsomethinginthecomputer.Afterhearingmygreetinghe saidtome"Hello:quiterudely) Officer:WhoisMr.AshokKumarSingh.(lookingatmyDSforms) ME:AshokKumarSinghismydad (Atthispointhewaslookingatmeandiwaslookingathimbuthewasbusyarranginghis counter.) Officer:WhyUCBoulder? Me:UCBhasaverywelldesignedcurriculum.TheITP(Interdisciplinary TelecommunicationsProgram)hasaperfectblendoftechnologyandalsoemphasizeson otheraspectsoftelecommunicationssuchasstrategymaking,law,budgetetc..Doingthis programwillhelpmepropelmyfuturehereinIndia.(Allthesewordswithlookingstraight intohiseyeball) Nowhestunnedme. Officer:Mr.Singhyouknowalltheseguysstandingbehindyouwillgivemethesame answers.ineedtoknowmorespecificanswersfromyou. ME:(Ipausedforafewseconds,wasnevousnow)DoingITPcoursefromsuchaschoolwill
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definitelygivemeachancetoworkasaprojectsupervisor.(Whilesayingthesesortof answersdontbeinageneraltoneie.bespecificandsaythepostofthejobthatyoumight getaftercompletingyourMS/MBA.Dontgiveananswersuchas:"wouldworkforaMNC hereinIndia".Theywannaknowhowclearlyareyourgoalsdefined). Probably,hewasnowconvincedofmeasacrediblestudentandthenthesecondpartofthe interviewstartedaboutfinances.) Officer:Sowhatdoesyourfatherdo?(wasreadingthesecondpageoftheDSforms.Herei hadmentionedaboutmysisterbeingaUScitizen.Soiknewiwillgetsomethingfromthere aswell.Honestly,mybrainwasnotworkingasfastasiamwritingthisnow) Me:Sir,myfatherisintotwostreams.Heisintopropertydevelopmentandhehascattle farms.(Thecattlefarmfundawasusedbymebecause,mydadsITreturnisrelativelylow ascomparedtothefeesandthesavingsthathehas.Sowithcattlefarmsicouldsaythat somepartoftheearningsisexemptedfromtaxasitisfromagriculuralincome.Here,buddy ifyouhaveasimilarcaseasofmine,thenyoumightaddthatmydadhasinheritedmostof thesavingsfrommygrandfather.) Officer:Sowhatdothecattlesdointhecattlefarm?(lookedasifhewaskidding) Me:(IhaveheardfromtheUSConsulateseminarsandUSEFIthatwhenyouareasked strangequestionsliketheseor"Whatisyourfavoritecolor?",thenmoreorlessyourvisais doneandtheOfficerisjusthavingsomefunandreducinghisworkload) Me:Sir.,thecattlesinthecattlefarmgivethemilkandwesellthemilk(answeredina jovialmanner.Itwasaschoolboyanswerbuttohisjovialtone,itsuitedtheoccasion.At thistimeithoughteitherthisguyigonnagivemeavisaorisgonnarejectmeandismaking funofme.Anywayonlythesetwothingscouldhavehappened). Officer:YoursisterisinUS?(Iknewitwouldcome.Alsonoticetillnownodocuments havebeenasked,notevenacademicdocuments). Me:(loudlyandmoreconfidently)YesSir,sheisaUScitizen.SheisresidinginNew Jersey. Officer:Howdidshegothere? Me:Shetravelledalongwithherhuband. Officer:Whatisherstatus? Me:SheisaUScitizenbyNaturalization.(hewasusingthekeyboardatthespeedoflight. Sawsomething,probablyaboutmysister.Remeberwecannotseetheirmonitor.)
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Officer:YouaregoingtoColorado.(Waivedhishandforthenextguyinqueue). (iwassohappyandidiotthatididnoteventhankhim) Soguys,thiswasmyinterview,dofeelfreetocallmeanytimeonmycell9869975048.I wasnotaskedforasingledocument.IcompletedmyBEinOct2004andwasnotasked "Whathavebeendoingsincethen?",IhavebeenrejectedfortrouristVisatwicebeforein theyear2000.Ihadexpectedsomequestiononthisaswell.Butnoquestionsonthis. Finallyihadexpectedtheinterviewtohavethethirdparttoit:whereihadtoconvincehim withmycomingbacktoIndia. Iworkedhardforthisday.WiththeblessingsofGod,myparents,allrelatives,friendsand teachersiwasluckyenoughandifeeliamBLESSed. Bye,docontactmeiamveryhelpfulbynature, wishyouluck,blessings, VishalASingh ================================================================= =================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26884 Hieveryone,wellitoogotmyvisaon17thJunemorning,Mumbai.TAMUMSMIS NorelevantquestionsaskedlikewhyUS?WhyTAMU?FInances?Futureplans? Interviewstartedwithwatmynamemeant?,watwasidoinginaustralia?,watmydad does?,doppltrytobribehim?,wheredidigrowup?,whydididomyundergradfrom Gujarat?,ifiamasardar?,thenydidigetmyhaircut?,ifigototheGurudwara?butur namedoesntsoundlikeapunjabiname!HAHAHAHA..ihadalovelytimeinthere. Eventuallyijustforgotthatshe'ssupposedtotellmethatihvbeengrantedavisa.Anyways, ineverexpectedsuchaeasygoinginterview,butialwaysknewthati'dgetit.I'msureshe wasaPunjabiAmerican.COztheaccentwastotallyamerican. Allthebesttoeveryone! ================================================================= ===================================
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http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26850 HiGuys, Profile. GoingforMBAinInternationalManagementThunderbird,Garvinschoolofmanagement Rankedno1forInternationalBusinessintheU.S. GMAT580AWA6/6,TOEFL273AWA6/6 WORKEXP=2YRSAsFinancialanalystwithHSBCBankBPO. Education:MBAFin&Mktg.,B.Com(Hons) I20FundsrequiredforoneyearUSD50,000,FORMENOAIDasGMATscoreislower. Appliedandadmit:Thunderbird,SFSU(SFSUforthesaferoption) Norejects. HadbeentoChennaiConsultateon16thJune.Appointmentat11am,butcudreachthevisa officerat2.15afterthelongquesandwaits.. Initialhurdlewasatthecounterwheretheyenterdata,meanverifyyourappointmentletter, receiptandDSformsalongwithI20, Foreveryone(mostofthem)theyweretakingalltheformsandpassportandimmediately returningthesamekeptinafolderafterenteringthedata.Inmycaseshetookalltheforms, I20andpassportandaskedmetowait...myheartbeatstartedpoundinglikeacheetah...I didntknowwhyitwasdone.afterhalfanhourIgotmyFolderback,somebodyhasgotit frominsidetheconsulatesadminsection. (((((((((((((Istilldontknowastowhytheywereretainingsomefoldersandlatergivingthem backIfanyoneknowspleaseclarify.))))))))))) ThenIgotthefingerprintsscannedandwithin10minsiwasinthefrontofthelady(lucky mascotfortheday)whohadjustwalkedinafterherlunchat2.00,Iwassixthintherow..the first3wereF1studsandallgotavisawithin5minutes(firstcandidateonly45secs).then wasaoldcoupleforvisitvisa..aftermanyquestionssheletthemthrough,thenanother student..hetoogotit..iconfidentlywentandsaidgoodafternooninalighttone.butshewas busywithsomethingelse..idintcaremuch..tookmyfolder(i20andDSforms) Questions 1)VO:WhyThunderbird? Me:Rankedno1intheworldforInternationalbusinessaboveharvardandkellogs,etc..and alsoihadworkedforHSBCbankanalyzingstatementsofvariouscompaniesandhence wantedtoexplorefurtherinthefieldofinternationalfinance.
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(shewasalsotypinsomethingonhercomp) 2)Showmeyourlatestdegree? IgavemyP.G.D.B.M.markssheet,shesaidshewantedtoseegraduationigavemy B.COMhonsmarksmemo,,shesaidnotthisiwantthepasscertificate.ishoedit..she immediatelypusheditbacktome.. !!!!!Yourvisaisapprovedsir!!!!!!shesaiditandturnedbackandstartedchattingwith hercolleague...Icudntevensaythankyouonherface..butiletitoutandwasstandingaside thinkingshemightcallmeback..butthatwastheend.....anassistingofficersaidthatmy passportwouldcomeinshorttime...congratsandbye... Ifeelsadontheotherendasiwashavingallgenuinedocumentsincludingbankstatements, funds..ihadtakenatoughtimegettingallthosethingsdone...mymomandpapaneed specialthanksforthis.. butnothingwascheckedthere...nothingisnothing..iwascarryingafolderwithallmaterial fullfor25pockets..iusedonly1pocket(thetranscriptsone)..restallwerejustwaste.. Hadibeeninthenextcounterwhereamidageman..(hadrejectedsixinrowtotheextenti haveseen.,evenafteraskingmanyquestions.),myfatemighthavebeendifferentormaybei wouldhavechangedthetrend.. AdvicetoChennaiapplicants Dontgomorethan30minsbeforeurscheduledtime..asuwillhavetowaitinsideevenifu goearlier...evenifuwalkafterurinterviewtimeudontlooseapennyasapplicantswill needatleast1hrmoretowaitintheQ's..(earlymonringapppoitnmentseushontime..dont delay) Beconfident...andwalkinnormally..asifuwouldlooseanything..itshouldntshowonyour facethatuaregoingtoloosesomethingifdontgetavisa. andtotopitall..icalltheU.S.Visa..thefactorofluck iftimeisinyourfavouryougettheVISApower... ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26905 Hellofriends,igotmyvisaon15thJune.Iwasgivenanappointmentof11:30butwastaken
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insidetheconsulate(Mumbai)at12:45.Theinterviewhappenedatabout2pm.Guys rememberonething, Theyareloookingforreasonsforgivingthevisatothestudentsandnotwaysforrejecting them. Sobeconfident.SpeakLoudlyandlookstraightintotheofficerseyes.Itiseasierforus (students)friends. bye, Vishal ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26874 HiFriends, HereismyvisaexperienceattheMumbaiconsulate. Me:HelloSir VO:GoodmorningSir VO:WhythisUniv? Me:Sir,thespecializationthatIwouldliketodoinSoftwareEngg.isEnterpriseSoftware Technologies.And,SJSUisthebestamongalltheadmitsthatIhavereceivedofferingthis course. VO:What*****courses//couldn'thearwhathesaid ME://toldaboutthesubjectsincludedinthiscourse VO:NoSir,whichotherunivdidyouapplyto? ME:SorrySir,IappliedtoCWRU,Clemsonuniversity,TAMUK,UTAr VO:20kisalotofmoney.Howareyougoingtomanageit? ME:Itsreallynotthatbiganamount,sincewehavesoandsoamountintheformof savings,fds,ppf,etc VO:But,stillitsquitealotofmoney ME:Bothofmyparentsareworking.Besides,IwillbecompletingmyMSinacoupleof years.So,thatshouldntbeaproblem. VO:Haveyoutakenanyloan,sir? ME:Nosir VO:Visabycourier ME:Thanksalot,sir. IhadmentionedaboutmysisinUS.Moreover,ihadalsotakenloan,whichididntrevealto theVO.Nodocswereaskedfor.Theinterviewdidntlastformorethanacoupleofminutes. Iwishothers(waitingfortheirVI)sailthroughaswell.Goodluck.
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================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26845 gotmyvisaforusctoday...Myvisainterviewwasat8.15am..iwasoutby8.45am...i woulddirelytelltheexperience... me:goodmornmam... vo:noresponse Vo:areugointouslookingforajob??? me:noman...formyeducation vo:areumarried? me:(iwasthinkinwatthehellissheaskinme)no vo:sohwmanyunivsdiduapplyto??? me:10 vo:sowatsuri20amountingtoo??? me:blahblah.. vo:sowatdoesurdaddo??? me:businessin.... vo:watsurdadsincome. me:xxxamt... vo:caniseeurstatementplz: me:heremam... vo:uwillgeturppcouriered... me:tyverymuchmam...
sothiswasmyexperience...itelluguysevery1'sgettingit...itslikelotkamaalhailot ka...lekejau...theyrtheretojusgivuthevisas...justtakeapillofconfidencebefore goin...alldbesttowhoeverstillleft... ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26871 Myappointmentwasat245pmWasthereattheconsulateby2pm DamnChennaitoohotandhumid.Stoodinthequeueupto3pmandbythistieIwasfully drownedinsweat.Andwascursingtheconsulatepeoplefornotputtinganythingtoprotect theapplicantsfromthescorchingsun
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At330Iwasgiventhebrownfolderandproceededtothemailcounters WasmadetositinthefrontrowandwasobservingoneIndianguywhowasrejectingfew andgrantingfewvisas AwomancameandaskedhowmanyoftheF1applicantshavenotbeenprescreened.Itoo raisedmyhandalongwithprobably8others. Sheaskedfourofustostandinthelineofcounterno3.Herewasonedamncutelady(may beinher20s).sheacceptedonegirlandgavehertheblueformasshedidnothaveher provisional.Thentheguybeforemewasrejected.nowmyturn. Shejuswavedindicatingmetocome Ipassedthebrownfolder Vo:soUniversityofTennessee Me:atKnoxville Vo:passmeurprovisional Ijuspassedit Vo:sodistinction Me:jussmiledandsaidwoulduliketoseetheconsolidated Shejusshowedherpalmindicatingno Vo:plzzputurleftindexfingeronthat Ididthesame Shelookedatthemonitorcuriouslyandatthatsmallboxusedforfingerscanning Vo:plzzputurrightindexfinger Ididthesame Shelookedatthemonitorcuriouslyandatthatsmallboxusedforfingerscanning Vo:plzzwipethatredsurface Ididthesame AllthrughthistimeIwasalwaysgivingasmileather Vo:nowputurleftindexfingeronthat Ididthesame Vo:okIllbebackinaminute Shereturnedbackwithawettissuepaperandgaveme Vo:wipe Ithoughtthatshewasaskingmetowipethatglowingredsurfaceandwasabouttodothat
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Vo:(laughingloudly)notthatwipeurfingers Me:(Itoolaughed)oh Thenshescannedmyfingersandsaidthegoldenwordsthatmyvisawasapproved Me:thankyou Shewasstilllaughing ShewasthenexplainingsomethingbutIwasinnomoodtolisten Thatsit DuringwholeinterviewIwasnotaskedasinglequestion Cameoutby430 ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26841 Mumbaiconsulate InterviewTime:8:30am Date:16thJune MySuggestionistotakeVFSserviceforyouandyourfamilymemberiftheyarecoming.If youhaventtakentheVFScoupondontworryjustgothereandtheywillgiveyoucouponon thespotfor150bucks.alsoitwasrainingalittleinmorningsobettertaketheservice AfterVFSbusreachedconsulateiwasinsidetheconsulatewithin10minsaftersecurity check.Gotthesubmitteddocumentsandcompletedfingerprintingthinginanother10mins. Satwithmypinktokenonaseat...withing23minsmynumberwascalled!!!!iwas shockedbygettingmychancesoearly.Ihad2peopleinfrontofme.Avisitorvisacase.A oldcouple..theytookaround67minsinsideandgotthervisa.nextwasaH1Bcase.He wasrejectedandithinkthereasonwashisbodylanguage.Hewasshowingallthesignsof nervousness.swinginghisbody. Nextwasme me:hilovelymorningtoday(itwas9amandhadrainedalittle) VO(abeautifullady...almostsimilartorachelviez):yeslovelymorning (thenshewentoncomputerandstartedtypingsomething...iwaswaitingforalmost2mins) VO:whichuniv? me:Sanjosestateuniv VO:Howwillyoufundyoureducation
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me:(showedhermyassetstatement):IhaveXXliquidassetsandicanshowyouany documentyouneedtosee. (iwaspreparingforpassbook..butcameshocker) VO:showmeallyourbonds Me(keptallbondpapersjustontable..shedidntseeany):Here VO:Whatdidudolastyear? ME(iwaslittlewaywardhere):ipreparedformycompitativeexamsandalsoworkedas traineeinAcesoftware,plusalsohelpedmydadwithhiswork VO:Whatdoesyourfatherdo? ME:heisadoctorandwehaveourown20bedhospital VO:whatkindofdoctor ME:heisurologist Vo:andurmother? ME:sheisalsoadoctor...apathologistshehasherownpathologicallab VO:douhaveanyrelativeinUS ME:NOOO VO:okurvisahasbeenapproved.... ME:Thankxalot...goodbye ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26783 HeyAll: IamreallyhappytosaythatIfinallygotmyvisa...noquestionsasked...wasjusttoldbyVO howluckyiamtogotoJHUnitsawonderfuluniv.Iwouldextendmyheartfeltthanksto allmembersfortheirwishesandencouragementthroughmymosttestingtimes.Thanks onceagain. Megha ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26846 IwasrejectedmyvisaforUICMSCSonjune16atmumbai.. TheUICI20states36kand36mnthsasdduration.. Ihadfirstyear'smoneyinbanknFDs,another10LinNSC,Bondsetc..anda15LacLoan sanction..allamountingtoatotalofwellover2yearsbtlessthanwatsneededfor3years.
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IhadaletterfrmtheCSHODstatingasfollows: " DearVivek, Asmallnumberofstudentsfinishtheprogramin12months.Thenormal courseofstudyisaround1621months formoststudents. Pleaseletmeknowifyouhavefurtherquestionsorconcerns. PeteNelson PeterC.Nelson,Ph.D. ProfessorandHead DepartmentofComputerScience UniversityofIllinoisatChicago " AlsoanotherletterfromTheofficeofinternationalstudiesexplainingwhydduarationis36 mnthsnnt24mnthsnall..." IhavetalkedtoourOfficeofInternationalServices(OIS)aboutthe questionbeingraisedbystudentsadmittedtotheMSprogram.Manystudents havebeeninquiringaboutthenumberofyearsrequiredtoshowproofof fundingtohaveanI20issued.OIShasinformedusthatthecurrentI20 isissuedbasedonshowingfundingforonlyoneacademicyear.YouNEEDNOTshow fundingforallthreeyears,onlyoneacademicyear.Theseconditionsareclearlystatedon page2oftheI20.Ifyourvisaofficerasksyoutoshowfundingforall3yearsanddenies yourvisabasedonthiscriteriaalone,youshouldasktospeaktotheirsupervisorsinceyou areNOTrequiredtoshowfundingforall3yearsandyourvisashouldnotbedeniedforthis reason. TheI20indicates3yearsasamethodofprovidingstudentsflexibilityin theirprogramcompletion.Althoughthenormallengthofstudyis2yearssometimes studentsmayneedanextramonthortwotofinishupprogramrequirements.Ifonly2years isindicatedontheI20andyouneedanextramonthortwoyouwillhavetogothrougha verylengthyprocesstoextendyourI20.3yearsisprovidedasamethodtoallowstudents flexibilitywiththeleastamountofproblemsifanextensionisneeded. Soagain,pleasespeakwithyourofficerssupervisorifyouareinformed thatyourI20wasnotissuedduetonotprovidingfundingfora3year timeperiod.Youcaninformthemtoreviewtheirguidelineslistedonpage2requiringonly 1academicyearfundingrequirement.
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Goodluckonyourvisa. CSStudentAffairs " TherelevantpartoftheVIwentalongasfollows: " ...... ...... VO:(pointingtotheI20)YourI20statesthatthecoursedurationis36months.Showmethat yourparents(theyaremysponsors)canfundyoufor3years. ME:(tryingtogivehimthereplythatIgotfromdHODandtheOIS) Sir,Ihavecorrespondedwiththeuniversityregardingtheduration..(thenIwasbluntlycut short..) VO:Vivek,(pointingtotheI20)..thisisthelegaldocumentthatwegoby.Itstates3years andsoits3yearsforme.Iamnotinterestedinanycorrespondenceyouhavereceivedfrom thecollege. ThisismyjobandIdothisdayinanddayout.Sodontwasteyourtimetryingtoconvince meotherwise.Wewonthaveanyfurtherdiscussiononthisfront. ME:Showedhimmyproofoffundingforover2years VO:Vivek..wearerequiredtoverify2thingsinordertograntyouanF1visa..onethatyour areagenuinestudentandthatyoucanfundyourselfforthedurationofyourstudy.Idont seeanyproblemonthefirstpart(hehadseenmymarksheets)butIseethatyoudonthave enoughfundstosufficeyouforthedurationofyourcourse..soIcannotgrantyouyour Visa.(andhestampedmypassportwiththerejection) ME:Sir,canyoupleasegivemeamomenttoexplainmyself? VO:No.Youarewastingmyandyourtime.Ihavealotofpeoplewaitingbehindyou. " Soseniorspleasesuggestwatdoidonext? IdontseeanypointintryingtoconvincedemagainaboutUICsincedcollegelettersarent "Legal"andUICwontissueanyofficialdocs..(dHODsaidhewilltry2getanotherI20...if hecantevendodat..nhisletterisntvalued..yd*wordcensoredbyforum*didhesendsuch
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areplyindfirstplace..) MynextbetisIUB(27kp.a.(also$2200finreward)and21mnths)..sowudbedonefine w/odloanalso.. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26814 Hiall, finallyIamoutoftheblues. Firstofallthanksamilliontoedulix.Rightfromchoosinguniversitiestopreparingforthe visa,Edulixhelpedmealot. IhavegotmyVisa....eralmost.... ActuallyI(andallothersfrommycollegeatleast)havegotablueformbecausewehavenot gotourfinaldegree. Wearesupposedtopostourpassportwiththedegreetotheconsulateandthentheywill givethevisa. Iamassumingthatthismeansvisaisassured........amIright?? Heyguys,anybodyelsewhogotablueformandlatergotthefinalvisa?? Myvisaquestions: 1.Sotellmeabouttheuniversityandcourseyouhaveselected. ans:Somecrap... 2.WhatareyourplansafteryourM.S.? ans:ComebacktoIndiaandreapplytoafewcompanieswhichrejectedmeearlier. 3.CanIseeyourdegree? ans:Ihavenotgotmyfinaldegreeyet,butyoucanseemycontinuingtranscriptand individualsemestergradesheets. (TheVOsawmytranscriptandgradesheetsverycarefully.) 4.Whoisfundingyoureducation? ans:Myfather
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5.CanIseeyourCAstatement? ans:IdonthaveaCAstatementbutIdohaveanaffidavitbymyparentsanddocumentsto supportit. 6.Doyouhaveanysiblings? ans:YesIhaveayoungersister. VO:WellIdontthinkthereisanythingtostopyou.However,takethisform(blueform)and postitalongwithyourfinaldegreeandpassportwhenyougetyourdegree.Wecangoahead withtheadministrativeworkafterthat. Soguys,IthinkthatIhavegotthevisa. Thankyouedulixonceagain. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26833 guysmyVIwastodayatdelhiconcul.Sinceiamverytensediamunabletokeyinthe detailedexperience.Iwasaskedwhichuni??Marksheets,GREtoeflandspecialization.the VOgavemeaquestionnairetofillupwhichwasadamnlongone.afterthathereaditand toldmethat"thereissomeadministrativeprocessingtobedonebecauseoftheareayou workinandthereforeyourvisawillbecourieredintwoweeks.Trustmeyouwillbefine.I amkeepingyourdocs(keptallpassport,DS,SEVIS,I20)andyouwillrecievethemintwo weeksandyougoodgotyourVISA" ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26776 une14....mumbaiconsulate....8:15amappt.time i'lldirectlyjumptotheVI VO:sosyracuse,whatrugonnadothere ME:iintendtopersuemymastersinIM VO:sowhatsIM,isitrelatedtodatabases
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ME:IMisblahblah VO:sowhossponsoringu ME:myparents VO:whatdotheydo ME:dadworksas.....momworksas.....at..... VO:howmuchsavingsdotheyhave ME:XXlacs VO:urppwilbcourieredin3days ME:thankumam,haveaniceday wasoutin20sec ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26980 heyfriends.. ihadmyinterviewscheduledfor0930,21juneMumbai.. mytokenwascalledforcounter8whereafatguywithspecssits..ontheothercounters theywerenottakingmoretahn2minsperapplicant,butthisguyseemedtohaveplentyof time..hewastakingabt1520minsperapplicant..andwasrejectingsomeandacceptedjust oneF1visab4me.andthenat11amhesaidhewudbebackinafewmintues..wichhe neverturneduptill12..andwewerewaitingintheQandiguessevery1aheadofmewas cursinghim..poorfellow..butweturnedlucky..cozwhenhereturned..hesaidhehassome otherassignementsandsaidthatourtokenwillbecalledagain.. andbythenthecounter13hadjustopend..andhecalledmytoken.iwas4thintheQ.he wasacuteguyVeryHappy soheregoestheinterview..(aswewerestandingintheQforcounter8,thsiguy(Counetr 13)wasobservingusfrmalongtime..andhesawmechattingandlaughingwiththepplin theQ sowhenieneterdthecabin..hegreetedmewithabigHElloandtoldme..
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VO:UseemtobeveryhappytodayVeryHappy ME:smiling...yes..iamveryhappytoday VO:whyareusohappytoday? ME:coudntthinkofanything..sotold..justbecozihavecomeformyVIVeryHappyVery Happy VO:havetoutravelledoutsideindiaanytime ME:NOSad VO:SowhyhaveudecidedtogotoUCinicinnati? ME:startedtelling..buthewaslisteningsointentlythatieventoldhimabtthereserachlabs andtheworkgoingonthere. VO:wherediudourundergrad? ME:afetrblabberingsomuchabtUCInwasnotpreparedforthisQsoifumbledandsaid.. aahhMumbai,VJTI. VO:canihavealookaturdegreecert ME:ishowedhim..hereaditcompletelyVeryHappy VO:sourinterestedinAI? ME:afraidofthesection221g,added..yessiranddatamingtoo VO:whydatamining? ME:told..hewasstilllistening..sotriedtorelateitwithmypresentjob VO:sowatdouworkforatTCS? ME:currentlyamworkingforaprojectforTargetUSA VO:Ohtargetisit?watdouforTarget? ME:startedtelling..hewaslisteningsopatiently..thatitoldhimabtmyentireprojectand allthes/wjargons..VeryHappy VO:iseeuhavepartialfundingfrmtheuniv(ihavefulltuitionwaiver).watabttherest? ME..familyisgonnafundme VO:watsurfatherdoing? ME:told VO:annualincome? ME:told.(itwasalittellessforthatlastyear?)Sad
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VO:mother? ME:housewife..butsheassitsmyfatherinhisbusinesssohasaincome.. buthecutmeshortatthatandtold..tahturmomishouswif..fathersincomeisthis..then howwillyafundurself? ME:wehaveenuffsavingarnXYZins/bandapartfrmparentsmyuncleisalsofunding meandthenihavesomesavingsofmyown VO:watdoesuruncledo? ME:told..andcozhewaslsiteing..ixplainedmyunclesbusiness VO:sohowmuchsavingshehas? ME:calculatedfast..andtoldXYZ VO:andu? ME:thismuchinbankandinvestedsomeamntinsharesandbonds VO:passedmyI20towardsme..andsaidkeepthsisafe..theladyatimmigrationwillask forthis.. ME:tahnskandonceagainasmile..Laughing iopendthedoortocomeout..andthenturnedbackandsaid.. ME:haveanicedayofficer. VO:yeah..utoo tahtsits.. thanskforkeepingpatiencewhilereadingthislongexp... GOODLucktoallwhorwaitingforVisastobestamped.. andthankstoalltheedulixians.. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26959 Onaseriousnote,here'ssomemoredetails.
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I'dappearedformyvisainterviewonMay11attheMumbaiconsulate.I'mgoingforPhDin Chemical&EnvironmentalEngineeringattheUniversityfoCalifornia,Riverside.Igot 221(g)sensitivetechnologyfield.Iwasaskedtosendinaquestionnaireandmyresume.I sentthesameonMay12.Tendayslater,Iaskedforastatuscheckthroughemail,andgota replywithinhalfanhoursayingthatmydocumentshavebeenforwardedtoWashingtonfor theadditionalclearance,andI'dbecontactedwhenthere'saresponsefromthere. IgotaphonecallonJune8fromtheMumbaiconsulatethatIcancomeinanydaybetween MondayandThursdaybefore9:30amformysecondinterview,astheyhavereceiveda positiveresponseonmycase.Ihadexamsgoingonthen,soIdecidedtogotheconsulated afterJune20only. Iwenttotheconsulatetoday(June21).Ireachedthereat9:15am.Therewereabout20 pendingcases,withmyselfandoneotherguybeingtheonesforF1,withsensitive technology.Somegirlfromtheconsulatecameoutwherewewereaskedtostand,ataround 9:45am,andtookourdocuments(221(g)letter,VFSenvelopethatwasgivenbackafterfirst interview,I20andpassport),andgaveuspinktokens.Weweretakeninat12:15pm;itwas aridiculouswaitbetween9:45amand12:15pm. Onceweeneteredtheconsulate,wewereaskedtotakeaseat,andwaittillourtokennumber wascalled.Fiveofthependingcases(noideawhichvisatype)gottheirvisaswithoutthe interview.Theothersensitivetechnologyguy(MSinBiomedicalEngineeringatMarquette University,Milwaukee,Wisconsion)gothistokennumbercalledatcounter13,ataround 1:30pm.Hisinterviewlastedaminute,andhewasjustaskedwhyhewantstogototheUS, andwhythatparticularuniversity.Hegothisvisa,andcameout.Twominuteslater,my tokennumbergotcalledatthesamecounter.Iwenttothecounter.Here'sthetranscriptof theinterview: VO:Hello,howareyou? Me:I'mfine,howaboutyou? VO:I'mfinetoo. (VOtypessomethingintohiscomputer) VO:Remindmewhyyou'regoingtotheUS. Me:Iwanttopursueresearchinthefieldofairpollutioncontrol.Therearelotsof opportunitiesavailableinthesameintheUS.TheuniversityIwanttogotohasextensive researchgoingon,especiallyontheapplicationsofChemicalEngineeringintheair pollutioncontrol. (VOtypessomemoreintohiscomputer) VO:Congrats,you'vebeengrantedyourVisa.Takethis(givingI20). Me:Thanks. VO:Haveanicetime.
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ItookmyI20,andrushedoutoftheconsulate.VeryHappy Allofthe221(g)cases,exceptone,gottheirvisas.Theonewhodidn'twasgoingforsome trainingprogram.Hispurposeofvisitseemedveryvague,andhegotasecondadditional clearancerequirement. Anyway,California,hereIcome! ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26812 Heyfrns, Hadmyapptat10:00.Reachedat9:15.WasinQat9:30nbelievemeiwsoutofthe emnassyby10:30.Considerthefactthatigavemyinterview(1520longmins)tothemost dreadedChineselady. FirstofallIwouldliketosaysomething *ifuhavallurdocsready,dontbeafraidofanychineseormongolianlady. *Sheisnotthatbad.Thoughshetakes15minsbutsheissuesuaVISA, provideduhavthedocssheasks(nyes,sheasksforhellamountofdocs.).Ifoundherquite nice. CLstandsfortheCHINESELADYwhohasbecomeanghtmare4studentsgoin2Delhi Consulate. IwillstartwidtheInterview.Itsabitlong.Ireachthecounter. Me:Himam CL:Hello!!Howru?? Me:Imfinemam CL:Firsttripabroad?? Me:Yesmam CL:Whichcourse?? Me:MSinCS
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CL:Whichuni?? Me:SUNYBING CL:WHYSUNY??? Me:BrandvalueinIndia.......etcetc. CL:Wendiducompleteurundergraddiploma??? Me:In2005mam. CL:Canicurdiplomacertificate???nurtranscripts?? Me:Yasuremam.(handoverapileofmarksheetsndegree,pointing towardsmyDegreecertificate) Asksmesumthingwhichshecudn'tundrstandonmytranscripts. Nowshetakes5minslookinatmytranscripts.Shewatcheseachneverymarksheet.Mayb shewaslooking4abacklogorsomethin,whichidin'thav. Again. CL:Fromwhichcolegedidudourdiplomafrm??(Dntknwyshekeptcallinitdiplomaasit wasaBEdegree) Me:......... CL:Watsurundergrad%age?? Me:72% CL:Who'sursponsor?? Me:Myparents CL:whatdoesurdaddo?? Me:Heis..... CL:watshispost??? Me:Heisan...... Watshisannualinc?? Me:XXXlacs CL:OK.whatdoesurmomdo?? Me:Sheworksinbank....
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CL:Watisurmom'spost??? Me:Officer Nowshewilshoutatme. CL:(Loudly)Therisnosuchpostlikeofficerinabank Me:(Igotabitnervous)Sheisanofficermamorucansaythesecondmanager. CL:Therisnosuchthinglikesecondmanager.Canutelmewatworkdoesshedo??? Me:Ixplainsumthin....nshecutsmeshort CL:Frgetit.udntknwwatdoesurmomdo. Me:(Nwitgotabitfunny4me.iactualystartedlaughin.)IsaidOKmam. CL:Douhavesumthintoshowurparentsemployment?? Me:NOmam.OOhhihavderePFstatements.(DntknwyidintsayITreturns). Nywayzsheforgetsthat. CL:Canicurfinancialdocs.Actualyshowmethesavingpassbuks Me:passthesavingacountstatements(theseshudbdulyattested).Sheshouts. CL:Whererthepassbuks??Dontuhavpassbuks?? Me:Nomam.idnthav.ijushavthesestatementsntheyareattested. Sheshoutsagainasshewsntable2findmydad'snameonthestatement. CL:Whereisurdad'sname????showme???whereisit??? Me:Thereitis. Nowshedoessomecalconsomepaper4quitesumtimentellsme, CL:theserntenoghfunds4uredu. Me:Herersomemorestatements. Sheisdoinsumthinonhercomp. Iaskherifshewantsmetoshowsomemorefinancialdocs. CL:NO Afterawhile.
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CL:UrgrantedaVISA.nuwilgeturPPTin45days. Me:Thankumam.Havagr8day CL:U2. Iwasverycalmduringtheinterview.Shekeptdoinsumthinonthecomputer.Iknewthat watevershewillaskme,Iwilprovideher.Istoodconfident.Itwasreallyagr8xperience me.Sheisactuallynice.Dontbeafraidncarryallthedocs.IknwDelhiconsulateisgetting famousasanodocsconsulatebutthischineseladylooksatallthedocs.Soudocarryall thedocsasuneverknwumightlandupinfrontofCL(ChineseLady). Soothemantraisof3C's. Calm Composed Confident. BestofLuk.Nyqueries.ucanaskme. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26958 Gotmyvisaon20thJuneatchennai,11AMappointmenttime.Afterendlesswaitingmy turncameat2.30.VOwhiteladywithblondestraighthair. ME:Goodafternoonmam.howareyou? VO:Passmethefolder VO:WhyTexasA&M? ME:rankedintop20andgoodresearchinDistributedsystems VO:Showmeyourdegreecert. VO:Iamapprovingyourvisa,youwillreceiveyourpassportin3days ME:Thankyou.Haveaniceday. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26897
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helloandthankstoallthepeoplewhoadded theirvisaexperiencesaswelltothosewho gavetheirsincerecomments. FIRSTOFALLSOMEGUIDELINES(MAYBEUKNWBUT FROMMYTODAY'SEXPERIENCE 1:IFYOUGOTELECTRONICSGADGETSTHENKEEP THEMATHOME(IHADTOKEEPMYMOBILEWITH MUMBAIPOLICECONSTABLEPOSTEDTHERE,HADMY FINGERSCROSSEDTILLTHEENDBUTGOTIT LUCKILY.) IFYOUCANTAKESOMEONEALONGWTHYOUTAKEIT ORITSFINE.(SOMETIMESYOUNEVERKNOWWHAT THEYMAYOBJECTFOR. 2:IFYOUAREFROMAFARAWAYPLACELIKEI WAS(VASHI)LEAVEABITEARLY(ILEFTAT8:15 FROMVASHIBUTMANGEDTOREACHBY9:50AT EMBASSY).THEREISTOOMUCHRUSHINTRAINS.U CAN'TEVENBOARDATRAINLIKEHAPPENEDWTHME FOR1STTRAINATKURLA. NOWTHEVISAINTERVIEW: DATE19THJUNE2006.10:30AM LOCATIONMUMBAICONSULATE. CALLEDATCOUNTERNO.4INSIDEUSCONSULTATE LADYATTHECOUNTERLOOKEDLIKEINDIANBUT
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WASN'TSO.. GUYBEFOREMEWASGOINGFORMBAON SCHOLARSHIP,WRKINGINTCSGOTREJECTED. IWASALREADYHAVINGBUTTERFLIESSOWASBIT MOREWORRIEDNYWAYZNOWTHEACTION.... ENTEREDTHECABIN...... ME:GOODAFTERNON VO:GOODAFTERNOON VO:URPINKTOKEN. GAVEHER... VO:WHYDOYOUWANTTOGOTOUS? ****HEREEVERYTHINGCOOKEDWENTOUTFTHE WINDOW"""""" ME:EDUCATIONINUSISVERYGOOD,EDUCATION SYSTEMISFLEXIBLE,AFTERDOINGMSFROMILGET FATTERPAYPACKETININDIA. VO;WHOISYOURSPONSOR ME:MYFATHER. VO:HOWMUCHISHISSALARY. ME;TOLD5LAKHS. VO;ISHEARICHMAN? HEIGOTABITSURPRISED....ANDPAUSED....THEN SAIDYES. VO:HOWMUCHDOYOUHAVEFOREDUCATION: ME:48000$ VO:WHYDOYOUHAVEPASSPORTFROMBENGAL?
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ME:IWASSTUDYINGINDURGAPUR. VO:WHEREWEREYOUWORKING? ME:IVCUSTOMERINPUNE. VO;WHENDIDYOUYOULEAVEYOURJOB? ME:TOLDMAY31ST. VO:WHYMAY31ST ME:TOLDHADINTERVIEWON19THJUNEANDHADTO GOBACKHOMEALSO. VO:WHATSORTOFJOBYOUWEREDOINGINCOMPANY/ ME:PROVIDINGTECHNICALSUPPORTFORLINBKSYS PRODUCTS VO:HOWMUCHDIDYOUEARN? ME:TOLD11000PM VO:WHYDOYOULEAVEYOURCOMPANY? ME:WASASMALLCOMPANY,WANTEDTOWORKIN BIGGERCOMPANYSOMASTERSISAPREREQUISITE. VO:WHEREDOESYOURFATHERWORK? ME:INPUNJAB. VO:WHEREDOESHESTAY? ME:INPUNJABONLY. VO:SHOWMEFINANCIALDOCANDYOURLASTMONTH SALARYSLIP: ME:GAVEHERCASTATEMENTANDLASTMONTHSALARY SLIP. VO:BACKHOME? IASKEDHERTOREPEATITATLEAST3OR4 TIMES.TOLDIDIDN'TGETHER. THENSHESAIDWHEREISMYFAMILY.
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ME:INPUNJAB. VO;HOWLONGHAVEYOUBEENSTAYINGINPUNE? ME:1YEAR. VO:YOUWILLGETYOURVISA? ME:THANKYOUMAM. THATSTHEENDOFTHESTORY.....IWASTHROUGH OUTVERYSERIOUS....NORMALLYWHILEGIVING INTERVIEWSIDON'TSMILE.EXPRESSIONLESS FACE...ANDCONSTANTLYSTARINGATHER....EVEN WHENVISAWASGRANTEDNOEMOTIONS... ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26832 heysorryifthetopicismisguidingbutthisishowifeelaftergettingtheVISA.abitof excitement,littlejoyandloadsofrelief.withoutwastingtime;heregoesmyinterview. MumbaiConsulate:15thJune,9:00a.m. TheVFSbustookmetotheconsulateat9:00a.m.sharp.afterthesecuritycheckandthe fingerprintingordeal,gotthepinktokennumber.justasItookaseatinthecenterofthe hall,mycouponnumberwasannounced.Counter2,strikinglybeautifullady.heartswon!!n nowfortheVISA. VI:hellowelcomesir Me:helloma'am VI:sowhichcollegerugoingto? Me:SUNY,StonyBrook VI:Hmmm,whythiscollege? Me:ilikedtheresearchandblahblahblah
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VI:souhaveworkedwithasocialoutfit?(Ihadcollectedsomefundsduringschooldays forasocialgroupandhadalmostforgotthatihadmentioneditinmyDSforms!!!) Me:Yesma'amandexplainedwhatthatoutfitis. VI:sohowdiduhelpthem? Me:chattedwiththem,listenedtotheirexperiences(imadeitup;couldnthelp)andalsodid somefundcollection. VI:Howmuch? Me:1000bucks VI:Dollars? Me:(gaveahugesmile)rupeesma'am(sanityrestored) VI:good,actuallyexcellentwork!! Me:(blushed)ya VI:whoisgoingtosponsoru? Me:parentsandtoldthemtheirincome VI:whatisursisterdoinginUS? Me:WorkingasanetworkengineerinXYZcompany VI:(lookedimpressed)Ok,congratulationsyouwillbecourieredurpassportintwodays. Me:thankyouma'am(collectedthepassportintheevening) Tips: Beconfidentandthebattleisalmostwon. dontlookbaffledifurforwardedwithanawkwardquestion.thatwilltesturmettle. lookdirectlyattheofficerandifsheisbeautifulasminewas;continuethegoodhabittillu leave.(newaysuhavenooption) reliefandbestoflucktoallwhostillhavetheirinterviewspending. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26940 Ok..iaminahurry..iwillmakeitquick..
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thevisaofficerwasaveryyoungguy..mightbein25s..hekeptoncallingmesirSmileand iwastootiredafterwaitingfor5hrsinthequeuetoevensmileathim...sothisishowthe interviewwent.. 1)Whatalluniversitieshaveuappliedtosir Toldhim8andgiventhenames..(Didn'tmentionvtechandmsuasigotrejects) 2)Whatalladmitshaveugot Isaid7admitsandarejectfromaustin 3)Whatmadeuchoosea&mfromalltheseuniversities ToldhimaboutmyareaofinterestandinternshipprojectandthattheCADgroupattamuis quitestrongandworkinginthesamearea..thatswhytamu 4)Hewantedtoknowmoremyareaofinterest(hewasveryinterestedinaskingpeoplethe technicaldetails..hedidthatforpeoplebeforemetoo) Iwasveryenthuedtoexplainhimwhatitisallabout..(hewasveryimpressed8)) 5)Showmeurdegreecertificate Hecheckeditcarefullyfortheautheticity 6)HowlonghaveubeenworkingwithXXXelectronics? toldhimsincelastjuly 7)howmucharetheypayingyou? somelacs Thiswastheinterview..gotoververyquickly..hedidn'taskforanythingelse...no transcripts,gretoeflscores..absolutelynothing.. OneadviceforpeoplegoingtoChennai..Pleasehaveaveryheavybreakfast!! Iwentinat11amandgotout4pmShocked Ithankeachandeverypersoninedulixforallthehelpandsupport..Iwouldhavegonemad withoutedulix..thanksguys.. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26943
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hiihadadreadfulvisainterviewatkolkatacounsulateandistillcouldnotbeleivemynight marewillcometrue.mytamuvisarejectedonfinancialground.iamabsolutelycrestfallen. hereisthevisaineterview. me:goodmorning vo:noreply,hardlylookedatme. vo:whatareudoing? me:justcompletedacomputerapplicationcourseinmyspecialization. vo:sorryican'thereu me:repeatthesame. vo:whatspecialization? me:transportationengg. vo:whyulefturorganization? me:todomasters vo:whatwasursalary me:mentioned(8000/pm) vo:whatisurfatherdoes? me:retiredcivilengg. vo:howmuchishisincome? me:hesnowgettingpentionofyearlyxx vo:showmeurfinancialstatements? me:ihavetakeneducationalloanandrestwillbefinancedbymyfather. gaveloansanctionletterandsummarysttement. vo:howmuchloan? me:12lacs. vo:whyloan? me:tomeet1styearsexpnses. vo:sawthestatementandaskedabouta11lacsrupeesmentionedtherewhetherthisisfrom myfathere'sretirement? me:yes. vostatrtdtyping.ithoughtmyvisawillbegranted,butthenthedreadfulmomentcame. vo:sorryican'tissueuvisaasudon'thaveenoughfinancialresource.whatwillhappenif anyemergencyarises,ifugetsickandallthosefundas.andthatsit. nowihavetoapplyagain.butican'tanywayimprovemyfinancialstatussoquickly.ihave totakeloan.sosameresultisexpectedifigowithTAMUi20.soihavetochangemyunv.i havetogowithunvofmiss,columbiawithfullscho+RA.ican'ttakeanotherchance.itwill beaveryriskyproposition.iknowTAMuranksintop15speciallyincivilenggbutihave nootheroptionsofimprovingmyfinancialsupport.thatvoladyneveraskedanythingabout theunvs,scores,BTEch%,etc.ijuststillcan'tbeleive. nowiwnttoaskuallhowiwillrepresentunvofmissasvowillbeknowingtamuismuch betterschoolfromthisone.sowhatarethepointsthatishouldhighlightnowtoconvinevo aboutmyselection.plzzineedursuggestionsurgently.plzzzhelpme.........
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================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26954 HelloFriends, ThisisHarmitUpadhyayafromBaroda(Gujarat)andIgotvisaon15thJuneItwasnice experienceasIgotvisaotherwisenot.IamgoingforM.Sincomputerscience.My interviewwentfornearly78minutesatcounternumber3.Thevisaofficerwasniceyoung lady. AtfirstIgotentryat9:00ambutIworeadigitalsportswatchsoIndianpersonatfirst checkingcountersaidmethatIhadtogooutsideandsubmitmywatch.SoIwentoutside andagainstandinqueue.Sothistookanother45minutes.ThenIenterconsulateat9:45 am.Followthegeneralprocedure(fingerprintsetc..). AsIcompletedmyprocedure,mynumberwascalled.AndIwenttocounternumberthree. VO(lady):goodmorninggentleman! ME:(surprisedwithsmile)Goodmorningmam! VO:givemepinktokenplease. VO:ok,finejustputasideyouralldocuments,Idontrequireanydocsrightnow,ifIll require,tellyoupersonallyandallowyoutofetchyourdocfromfile. Nowtakedeepbreath,releaseyourfirmgripfromyourfile ME:Mam,Iamfileandcomfortablewiththisenvironment,notnervousatall. VO:No,noIknowthat,Iamjustfollowingnormalprocedureok (SoIdidthosethings...)Yeah,thatsfine. VO:So,Youngmanwhichuniversity? ME:SUNYBinghamtontopursuemymastersinfieldofCS. VO:SowhymastersinComputerScience? ME:Madam,asyouknowBUisreputedpublicuniversity..Andexplainreasonsformypost graduatestudies. VO:ButtherearemanyUniversitiesinUS?WhyonlyBU? ME:toldheranother23reasons.Alsotoldherthatmyprofessorwhodidhismastersfrom USandheiscurrentlyworkingassoandso,alsosuggestedmethisuniversityby consideringmyareaofinterests. VO:whossponsoringyou? ME:myparents. VO:whataretheydoing?
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ME:Isaid,mam,myparentsaredoctorsandworkingsincelast30years.Myfatherisdoing hisprivatepracticeandmymotherisanesthesiologistandheadofdepartmentatsoandso medicalcollegeandhospital. VO:Thatsgreat!ThenMr.Hermit(insteadofHarmit)whydidntyouchoosemedical school? ME:toldhersomereasonsthatIamprettymuchinterestedinmathematicssoIchose engineeringratherthanmedicalschooleventhoughIgotadmissionsfrommedicalaswell asdentalschoolsaftermy12thgrade.ThenItoldherthatinmy12thgradeIdidnteven abletorememberasinglesystemoffroginbiologysubject,howIcouldrememberabout entirehumanbodyinmedicalschoolsoIwentforCS. VO:shelaughed VO:doyouhaveanyelderbrotherorsister? ME:yes,eldersisterandshesmarried. VO:whereissheandwhatvisashehas? ME:toldher,USA,onh1andhercompanysname. Thensheaskedmeallthedetailsaboutmysister,herpreviousvisastatus,companyprofile, workingdesignation,samedetailsaboutherhusband,etc.. Butafterthatshesaidtome,okgentlemanyoullreceiveyourvisain2daysandhavefun andenjoyyourstayatUnitedstatesofAmerica... So,thisismyinterviewatMumbaiconsulate.Andsorryfortoomuchdescription. Accordingtometheyjustwanttocheckwhetheryouaregenuinestudentornotandhow comfortableyouare.. Bye,andwishinggoodlucktorestoffriendsfortheirvisainterview.Andatlastlotof thansktoEdulixCommunity..SimplyGreat..! ================================================================= ================================== HiGuys HadmyinterviewatthechennaiconsulateyesterdayforSUNYSB..Theinterview wastakenbytheguywiththefrenchbeard:)Thesearethequestions heasked..(Heaskedformyscoresheetsandmarkscards..thtsitno otherdocs) Whythisuniversity Whtformofscholarshipdidugetintehotherschools
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Whoissponsoringu? whtareyourparentsdoing? Howmuchhavetheymangedtosaveupforureducation.. Howlonghaveubeenworking? Howmuchisurpay? ThtsitSmile AllthebestguysforurvI's ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26882 MSinMIS,TexasA&MCollegeStation 45seconds,IndianexpressionlessaveragelookingVObutatotalsweetheart.Noteven openedmyfolder.Calledonwindow#2,nocabin...justanopenwindowwithdistracting backgroundnoise. 1.WhyUSA? 2.WhyTAMU? 3.WhyMSwithoutworkex? 4.Whoissponsoringeducation?Whattheydo? answerfamilyandaneducationloanasaprecautionarymeasure 5.Whichinstitute(bank)? 6.Whereisbrother?(heisIndia) 7.Whydidn'thegoforMS? TherewasaF1rejectjustbeforeme.ReasonIguesswasthatherbrotherwasinthesame university. SuggestionVIisnotworthallthetension.Justkeepyourcoolandnailthegoras.Onthe bigday,thequeueandsecuritycheckandentireprocedurewilldrainyousomuchthat worryingwilllookliketoomuchefforts. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26977 appointmenttimewas8.30.reachedconsulateat7.30.wentinsideby7.55.afterthesecurity nfingerprintingwasgiventhepinktokenat8.15..mynocameat9.00.
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vo:goodmorning.howrtodoingtoday. me:goodmorning.imfinethankuverymuch vo:sowhyrugoingtous me:mamiwanttopersuemastersincsfromuncc vo:oksir.whydiduchoosethisuniv me:mam,iwanttodomastersincomputerscience.uncchasagoodcsdept.manyprofr involvedinvariousresearch.sothefacultyisveryexperienced.niwanttodomy specializationindatabases.cscurricuramatuncchas56coursesrelatedtodatabases.uncc wasalwaysmyfirstchoice vo:ok.sohowmanyunivdiduapplyto me:10 vo:10univ.thatmusthavecostualot me:nomam.itdidntcostthatmuch vo:sowhoissponsoringureducation me:myfathernmymother.bothrsponsoringme vo:whtdotheydo me:told vo:whatstheirsalary me:toldthemtheirannualsalary. vo:sohowrtheygoingtosponsoryou. me:mammyparentshavexxmoneyinourbankaccountnxxintheformofinvestments vo:(nowshelookedatthei20amount)itseemslikeurgoingtouseupallyoursparents money me:noman.thatisnotgoingtohappen.unccfirstyrcostis10.5lakhrs.atpresentourbank accounthasmoneyexceedingthat.nby2ndyearmyparentswouldhaveearnedthemoney tocovermy2ndyearfees.alsoifrequired,wecanliquidateourinvestments. vo:ok.sodouhaveanysiblings me:nomam. vo:oksir,urpassportwilbedeliveredtouin2days. me:thankuverymuchmam.
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TheVisaOfficerwasafantasticlady..verycheerfulnjovial..iwasverynervousncouldnt givemyanswithconfidencewhichisthekeytocracktheinterview..istammeredalotin2 3answers,butshewasverygenerousngrantedmevisa. Alsonotevenasingledocumentwasasked.didntevenopenmyfolder. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26965 Firstofall,hellotoalluedulixians... Ihavebeenaveryverypassivememberofthecommunity!Ihavelearntalotfrmallthe visaexperiencesdatarepostedhere... Soheresmine..(wasrefusedavisalastyrMUMBAI) (WELL,IMASTUDENTOFPARAMEDICINE..DIDMYBACHELORSIN AUDIOLOGYANDSPEECHLANGUAGEPATHOLOGY) Thistime... ME:GDAFTERNOONSIR VO:VERYGOODAFTERNOONMISS...PRETTYSMILINGFACEHAA..BUTTHIS PICONURORMKEEPSSAYIN...BESERIOUS! SO,HWHAVEUBEEN ME:VERYWELLSIR VO:YYBLOOMSBURGUNI ME:(SAMEOLSTUFF...RESEARCHETC) VO:YYMASTERSINSPEECHLANGUAGEPATHOLOGY ME:MYINTERESTSIR... VO:OKAY...HOWMANYBROTHERSNSISTERSDOUHAVE ME:ONEYOUNGERBROTHERSIR VO:WHTSHEDOIN? ME:GAVEHISXGRADEXAM VO:HWDIDHEDO? ME:RSLTSNOTOUTSIR.. VO:WHHAT? ME:REPEAT.. VO:OK...HWDOUTHINKHEDID ME:HEDIDVERYWELLSIR VO:KKWHTDOURMUMNDADDOFORALIVING? ME:TOLD
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VO:THEIREARNING? ME:TOLD VO:SHOWMEPROOFOFFINANCES.. ME:ISHOWPASSBOOKS,FD,PPF.... VO:UMM...DONTKNOW..NOTCONVINCED ME:(dunnoyyhewasntconvinced>>>hadalltheproofs)YYSIR VO:READSMYI20ATLEAST15TIMES... THENSAYS...OKIEUWAIT..ILLGETBAC... ME:WAITNWAITNWAIT...HEDISCUSSESSMTHINWIDSUM1INSIDE VO:COMESBAC...OKIEMISSUHAVEURVISA...STUDYHARDMAKEUR PARENTSPROUD!! WASNTIWAITINTOHEARTHOSEGOLDENWORDS!!! MYINTERVIEWLASTEDFORLIKE20MINUTESNIWASSOOOOSUREHE WLDNTGIVITTOME..LOL....BUTEVRYTHINGSPOSSIBLE!! CONGRAAAATSTOALLOFUUWHOALRDYHAVEURVISASN GOOOOODLUCKTOTHOSEWHOWILLSOONHAVETHEIRINTERVIEW! ALLLLLLLTHAAAAAAANNNNXXTOALLEDULIXIANSNYESIMUST MENTIONAVERYSPECIALTHANXTOOURVERYOWNALOKAKASHEARER!! HAILEDULIX ================================================================= ================================== yeapeeps...gotmyvisatodayie.22June. teachdtheconsulatearound11:30AMformyappointmentat12:45PM...andcameoutwith visaapprovedaround2:15PM..goshwasaloooooomgwait...butasvsayallswellthatends wellWink myVIhaha...hereitgoes.... Vo:Gimmeurdocs? I:suremamWink(mastsethi) Vo:hmm..USCforMSinCS.. I:YesmamSmile Vo:haveugivenanytestslikGRE...showme.. I:yesmami'v..hereitis....wannachkTOEFLtoo..
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Vo:seemedbusy..:p VO:HaveucompletedurBachelors? I:Yesmam....andmyfinalsemresultsrawaited. Vo:WhichUniv? I:GGSIPU...fullformofcourse! Vo:Didyaaappliestootherunivs? I:Yesmam,5intotal. Vo:Andwatothradmitsugot? I:UICandSyracuse. Vo:OK. Vo:MagicwordsSmile I:tymam,haveaniceday:p Note:Chinissemstobeonleave....hercounterno.8isclosedfor2daysnow.....seems UncleSAMneusewapasbulaliaLaughing andyea....thnxallforursupport...:p ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27020 Hi GotmyvisaattheDelhiconsulateonthe23 Heregoesmyinterview AftergettingmyDSformsstampedandI20chekedandstapledwiththepasportoutside theconsulate,ienteredinsidetheconsulateforsecuritycheck. Thenafterthefingerprintingetc,iwasstandingintheqinfrontofthecounters. Nowasmyturncomes,2countersbecomefree,Incounter8wasmiddleageguywho calledmeandhereitgoes: VO:Goodmorning(Verycheerfullyandsmiling) me:GoodmorningSir VO:urpassport,I20andapplicationformsplz me:(gavehim) VO:(aftercheckingthese)Caniseeyourdegree/diplomacertificate? me:Yessir(gavehim) VO:yougotfirstdivision,Good.CaniseeyourGREscorecard?
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me:Yessir(gavehim) VO:Howwillupayforureducation? me:Parentswilsponsorme,bothareteacherandgovermentemployes. VO:bothareteacher,Good.thisisyourfirstvisaapplication? me:yessir VO:OkSir,urvisaisapproved,HavenicestudiesinU.S,GoodLuck me:Thankusir Itwasoverinabout1minuteandhedidnotaskforanydocumentsotherthanpassport,I20 andDSforms. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27039 GotmyvisaforMsinindustrialEnggatGaTechwasveryluckasthewholeprocesstook under2hours.Ihadanappointmentfor10.30ndreachedthereby10(couldhavereached earlierifIhadfoundaparkingspot)andIwasoutby11.50.Thevisaofficerwasverycool anddidntevenaskwhereIwasheadedtoandwhichcourse!!!!! (AfterhecalledmehestartedtakingtohiscolleagueasIwaitedanxiously) Vo::ShowmeyourGreScoresheet Me::(PassedemSilently) Vo::CollegeMarksheetsandDegree Me::Passedhimthemarksheetsndtoldhimthatthefinalsemresultswerenotoutyet.. Vo::HowwillyoufundyourEducation Me::FamilyFunds VO::AnnualFamilyIncome Me::toldhim Vo::(DoessomethingonthecomputerandscribblesontheDSform)VisaApproved! Me::Thanks ApartformthisheevenaskedmewhataCAstatementwasndyitwascalledso(Idont knowyheaskedmethisbutwhocaressinceIgotthevisa) ================================================================= ==================================
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http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27024 etscuttothechase... 2pmapptmumbaiconsulate,counterno.2,indianamericanladywitcurlyhair Me:gudafternoonmaam Vo:gudaftrnoon Vo:yUS? Me:pursueMSinEEinsjsu Vo:douknowany1inUS Me:No Vo:udontknowany1inUS(looksatmesuspiciously) Me:Nomaam Vo:ysjsu Me:gudcourseinnetworks,etc...wholelottacrap.. Vo:watdoesurmomdo Me:blah Vo:showmeurdegreecertificate showedittoher Vo:ppwilbsentin3days Me:thnx Vo:(leastbothered)bestofluck. iwasdreadinqnsabt3yrsinthei20andthtsjsuismysoleadmit,buttheseqnsnvrcame up,wasreallyluckyiguess...thnxtoallwhohelpdme....... ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27009 Heyeveryone, Ihadmyinterviewon22ndjuneatmumbaiconsulate..hadmyappointmenttimeat8.30.. wascalledatcounter5atarnd9.30... ayoungguywithasternlookngivingvisatoallcalledmynumber.. me:verygoodmorningsir..howrudoing? VO:noreply
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VO:Whyuic? me:research..blah..blah VO:Whtdoyourfatherdo? me:buisnessinadvertisingfrmlast18years VO:ppwillbecouriered............................ thtwasall...nodocsasked..justbeconfident..theyrgivingvisatoall.. thnxmadmax,Anbesivam,Tanmayneveryoneatedulix.. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27006 Howdyeveryone!Gotmyvisatoday..yippee..theappointmentwasasfollows 23rdJune MumbaiConsulate Time930am Ireachedataround845attheembassydirectly(hadnttakentheVFSloungeoption)and sawpeoplefrom9amappointmentsgettinginline.Istoodaroundinthebackforafew minutesafterwhichthelinefor930wascalled.Iwassorelaxedontheearlierdayandeven todaymorningbutsomehowthewholeatmosphereattheembassyissochargedupand intimidatingthatyoucanbetyourlastbuckeven"IceManSteveWaugh"willgetabit zonkedout! Soanyway,iwaitedinlineforabout15minutes,thetimewas920..tookoutmyi20,sevis, passportandhdfcreceiptandwaitedsomemore. Finallyiwascalledinsideforsecuritycheck.Ihadleftmywallet,watchetcwithDadsono probsthere..iwasgiventhewoodenstickwhichitookintheinnerhall.Insidethescene wasthatoftotalcommotion,gujratiannouncementsandusualanxiousfaces,serious discussions..howeveriturnedleftandjoinedthelinetogetthepinktoken. Herethepersonstapledmypassportwiththetokenquitehorribly,handedmetheprocessed DSformsandaskedmetoproceedtofingerprinting,rightahead.Iwassofriggintensethat myhandsweresweatingandtheladyouttherehadtowipethem4timeswithsomesorta spirittofinallygetareadingontheelectronicscreen. Thescenariowaslikethatofabank.Somanypeoplebumblingaboutthatitwaskinda funnyandrelaxingtoo!Thenitookaseatinthewaitingarea(itisadvisabletotakeafront rowseat)infrontofthecountersandwaitedformyturn.Contrarytoeveryone'sexperience,
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icouldeasilymakeouttheannouncementsbeingmadefortheapplicantsastowhich applicantnoiscalledtowhichcounter. Atabout945mynumberwascalledalongwithacoupleofotherstocounterno6occupied byapleasantyounglady.Shemustbehardly30. Soistepinside Iwentinandsuddenlyallfear,anxietyandstressvanishedaway.Theboothissoundproof andthequietatmospheresomewhatchillsyoudown. VO:Hi!GoodMorning!Howareyou? Me:GoodMorning!Iamfinethankyou(Bigsmile!) VO:Ok,sowhydidyouchooseIndianaUniversityatBloomington Me:M'amcozitsCSdepartmentishighlyrankedandhasoneofthebestlabswhenit comestoresearchinDistributedSystems,whichismyinterest. VO:Ok.Good.SowhyCS? ME:(Duh,ifiminterestedinDistributed,whatelsewoulditake?Civil?) Soiexplainthewholeinterestinthesubjectalloveragain VO:Ok.(withasmile)Butyoureallydonthavetostoopandtalkinthemike,icanhearyou perfectlywell! Me:(inmynervousnessandstupidity,istoopdownagaintosay)Oh,sorryM'am!(withan equallysheepishgrin!) VO:(Laughing)oksodoyouhaveanybrothersorsisters? Me:Yes.IhaveonebrotherwhoisdoinghisMastersintheUS VO:Showmeyouri20 Me:Hereitis(Handsoverthei20lyinginmyhand...folderstillclosed) VO:Sohowareyourparentsgoingtoaffordyour29k$mentionedinthei20andyour brotherseducationaswell? Me:Welltheyhavesavedupforbothoureducationandhaveenoughassetstopayforour education.Shouldishowmyliquidassetssummarystatement? VO:No,noneed Me:OK(Phew!..Visapower..hereicome..thoughsomewhatregrettingtheeffortwastedin arrangingthefile!)
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VO:Sowhatdoyourparentsdo? Me:MyDadisaGeneralManageretcetcandmyMomisaprofessorofEnglishLiterature VO:(Completelybaited..ijustreelherin)Wow!thatsgreat...englishlithuh..(prollywishing shecoulddiscussChaucerwithher)..cool Me:(Smiling) VO:Okimissuingyourvisa.Passportwillbecourieredinafewdays.Thankyou! Me:Thankyou!(mwaaahmerijaan..lifebanaadi) Grinningproudly,istepout..1015am..themeremortalsinthewaitingroomlookatthe absenceofpassportinmyhandandrealizeihavebeengrantedthevisa.Theyclap,they cheer,theydoastandingovationandthegirlscomeoutandwealldiscoedtilltheevening! LOLsorrycouldnthelptheend ButaBIGTHANKYOUtoeverysinglememberofedulixandespeciallyallthoseseniors whokeepthesiteupdatedeveryday.PlusallthosebeforemewhowrotetheirVisa experiences.Thatwasthemostcrucialhelpinthisentireprocessandreallycountedalot. Requesttoevery1elsewhogettheirvisas(andiamsureeveryonewillthewaythisseason's beenshapingup)toposttheirexperiencesfortherestofthepeopletoo,justlikeothersdid foruguys.. MajorTip:Beassertive.Becool.Beconfident.Ifyoulookatemdirectlywithoutany mumblingaroundandhavepreparedyouranswerswellwithoutmakingemtooartificial, chancesareyouwontbeevenaskedtoopenyourfolder.Haventheardofasinglereject amongstpeopleiknow.'TisrainingVisas.Sograbyourcopytoday! ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27078 hellosppl megtmyvisafromdelhiconsulatetodayafternun... gavemyintrviewtothebaldyatcounter9!!themongolianladywasabsenttodayaswell butisawanewindianfemaleatcounter12iguess..dunnoifshesneworwat...butshe seemedtobeextremelyfriendlyandsweet.... ihadatwomininterviewfroutofwhichfor1mindbaldywaswritingonhiskeyborad...
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heresdinterview me:gudafternunsir vo:gudafternun (hebroughthishandsfwdfrddocs(passport+dsforms),ipasseddemtohim) startsreadingdemandwritesonhiskeyborad.. vo:ohyouaregoingtosyracuseuniverityformsincompscience me:yessir againstartswriting.... vo:whendiducompleteurbachelors me:ihavgivenmy8thsemesterexamsandamawaitingresults,heresacertificatefromthe collegestatingthesameandherearemyprevioussemstranscripts... vo:nice (thenhestartedreadingthatletterfrommycollanditappearedtomeasifhewascopying somelinesfromtheletteronhispc,ithotsobcozheappearedtomemuchlikeastudent rotatinghisneckperiodicallytocopyfromsomebuksetc) vo:ohsoualsohav30%tutionwaiver me:yessir vo:whoisgoingtopayfortherest70% me:myfather,myfatherisageneralamnagerwithXXXXandearnsXXXlacsperannum vo:uhavanysupportingdocuments me:yessir(passedonmycadocsanditreturnsofmyfather) vo:oksourdadisgoingtopaytherestof26k$ me:yessir startstypingandkeepstyping aftersome25seconds vo:ihaveapprovedurvisa,ittakesaweektoprocessthedocuments,,goandenjoy.. me:thankyousir hewasfaintlysmilingallthetime....
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================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26760 hadmyVISAvivascheduledon13thJuneat8:15am.ReachedVFSataround7:15AM andtherewasbiigqueueoutsideevenatsuchearlyhours. Thenshowninside,usualtimepassofsittinginCCDwhileawaitingyourturn.Idecided letsdrink(coffee)aftermyvivaasitwastooearly.SojustIwassteppigoutoftheCCDI foundIdidnothavethebuscoupon.Afteramomentofdumbnessrecalledtheguyatlocker hadtakenit.Nicestartofthedayindeed!! FastforwardtoCounsalate.Itis8:30AM.Thereisabigqueueatcounter1wheretherewas someAmericanyounglady.Thisisjustfordocsubmission.Thenmytokenwascalledat Counterno2.Itdoesnothavecloseddoors.IthadanIndiangirlwithheavyAmerican Accent.Seemedprettycool.Shewasnotonlybehavingwellwithelderlypeopleshewas givingthemVISAswithoutmuchtrouble.Itismyturnnow. VO:goodmornign me:goodmorningmam.howareyoudoing? VO:Fine.Whatsyourname? me:told VO:(takesoutmyapplication)whyUFL? me:told(quiterapidlyIguess) VO:(smiling)easyeasythere.Calmdown. VO:youhavequitelowscoreinGRE. (Iwassurprised.Ihave1480) me:mamIhave1480inGRE VO:yeahwhythescoreislow?Anyreason? me:mamitisoutof1600. VO:(laughing)IknowIwasjustkidding.ITisagoodscore.Doyouthinkthisisagood score? me:yesmam VO:areyousure?(withtwinkleinhereye) me:(smiling)yes.Itisagoodscore VO:howdidyouprepareforGRE? me:Barronsandwebsites VO:whichwebsites me:(couldntrecallnames)TherearesomesiteswhichgiveextensiveinformationonGRE words.Iusedtheirhelp.
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VO:doyoureadlotofbooks? me:yes VO:whichauthors? me:StephenHawking,StephenKingandotherfictionauthors(wantedtotellmorebutshe cutshort) VO:StephenHawking,hmm.Whatkindofbooksdoeshewrite? me:Astronomy.Ihavereadhis"abriefhistoryoftime" VO:wasitgood? me:yesmam VO:haveyoureadDavincicode? me:yesmam VO:didyoulikeit? me:yesmam VO:haveyouseenthemovie? me:nomam. VO:(suddenly)areyoumarried? me:nomam VO:why? me:Iamtooyoungformarrriage VO:howoldareyou? me:23 VO:sowhenwillyougetmarried? me:(nowalmostlaughing)whenIambitolder. VO:oktellmehowwillyoupayforstudies me:toldandshowndocs VO:Whatisyourfather? me:told VO:howmuchdoesheearnperyear? me:told VO:doyouhavebrotherorsister? me:yesmam.Ihaveonesister VO:isshemarried? me:yes VO:howoldisshe? me:25 VO:sowhenyouare25youwillalsogetmarried!!! me:(broadlysmiling)noman.eventhatwouldbequiteearly. VO:okIamapprovingyourVISA.Itwillbecourieriedtoyouin2days. me:Thanksmam.(Stillsmiling) Allinmatteroflessthan56minutes.Wasoutofcounsalateby9:15AM.
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IcameoutofthecounsalateandwaswalkingtowardsVFS.Withthisinterviewstillinmy mindofcourse.AftercollectingmymobileIrecalledIstillhadcoffeecouponleft.Sowhy wastecoffeeworth150bucks?Iwentin.IwasstoppedatdoorsbyVFSguy.Askedme whenisyourinterview.ItoldhimIhavegivenmyinterviewIhavecomeforcoffee.Gave meweirdlook. Ithenhappilypumpedthatcaffeineintomynervoussystemwhichmademeevenlighter.I wasthinkingaboutthatconversationallthewaybacktohome. Thatsit.Icollectedmypassportonthesameevening.ThatdaynotsingleF1VISAwas rejectedaslongIwasthere. ThesearesomethingsIobserved: 1.CounsalateshouldtakesomeadvicefromMumbaiLocaltrainanouncementsystem. Manyatimestherewereconfusedfacesastowhichnumberhadbeencalled. 2.Itnottheactualinterviewbutthelooongqueuesand,miilionsofsecuritychecksthat makesyouedgyandirritated.StartingfromVFSIwasstandingin6queuesandwaitingfor myturn2timessitting.3queuesinsidecounsalatealone.Andatthetimeofactualinterview yousuddenlyfeelenergisedtothemax. 3.VISAofficialsarebeingprettycooltostudentVISAthistimeround.Onesitehad mentionedthatStateDepthasaskedthemnottoaskquestionstostudentspertainingto" theirabilitytocompletethecourseandtheirfinancialabilityiftheyarehavingI20".Many manypeoleIknowwerenotaskedmorethan34questions.SeriousquestionsImean,not pertainingtomarriage!Hereisasitethattellsfullstory.Mindyouthisisunofficialstory. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27027 ReceivedmyvisatodayforTexasA&MuniversityCollegeStation.MyVOwasasweet damsel(didn'tLookAmerican)inherlate20sorearly30s.MyVIwasprettysmooth,no documentswereaskedfor.Ithinkonlythreerelevantquestionswereaskedandremaining waslikeaninformalconversationwiththeVO. Details: University:TexasA&MCollegeStation Program:MIS Consulate:MumbaiConsulate VisaDate:23Jun,2006
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AboutMyF1Application: StrongPoints 1.WorkExperience 2.Parentssponsoringmyeducation 3.HadtwoforeigntripstoJapan 4.GoodUniversities WeakPoints 1.Hadnotpreparedmyharmoniumfileandanswers(tothebasicquestions)tilltheday beforemyVI. 2.NofinancialpropertyassetsinIndiatoshowstrongeconomictieswithcountry
ThefollowingisthetranscriptofmyVI Me:GoodMorningMam(broadSmile) VO:Howareu?(checkingsomethingonthecomputerscreen) Me:Iamfinethankyoumam,howareyou? VO:Whatisthepurposeoftrip Me:(WithConfidenceonmyfaceandnervousnessinmyheart)Iwanttopursuemy MastersofScienceinManagementinformationSystems VO:Areyoumarried? Me:No (VOwithasmilesheflippedthepagesonmypassport.ShefoundaJapanVisastampedon mypassport) VO:WhydidyougotoJapan Me:Iwassentbymycompanytogatherrequirementsforasoftwareassignment. VO:whichCompany? Me:PatniComputerSystems,MamitprovidesITservices...(wascutshortbyVO) VO:OhIknowPatniComputerSystem(withalittleaccent) [Lookslikethisisthepointwherevisawasalmostgranted,becauseafterthisshejustasked
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mefewirrelevantquestions] VO:SodoyouspeakJapanese Me:Nomamamabletounderstandonlyfewwords,wewereprovidedwithofficial interpretersoutthere VO:SodidyoutasteSushiinJapan [Forthosewhomaynotbeaware,SushiisactuallyadelicacyinJapan,itactuallyraw uncooked fish.] Me:Yesmamtasteditoncebutdidntlikeit(trustmenotmanywilllikeit). VO:Doyoueatfish? Me:Yesmam VO:Whyyounotavegetarian Me:(IthinkshesawmysurnameandthoughtIwasaGujarati)Iamnotavegeterian...with abroadsmile VO:Whydidn'tyourcompanysendyoutotheUS? Me:MamIhavebeenworkingwithJapaneseClientsrightfromthestart VO:Whoisgoingtosponsoryoueducation? Me:myparents VO:Whatdoyourparentsdo? Me:Myfatherworksasamarineengineer... LadyLuck(theVO)thensmiledandspokethemagicalwords..YourVisaisgrantedsir.. Me:Confusedforamoment,Ithoughtitwasaquestionandwastryingtothinkofwhatto answer.SuddenlyitstruckmeandIsaid"ThankYouMamandtriedtorushout. Shecalledbebackandaskedmetotakemydocuments(hadforgottentocollectmyI20 form).
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1.NoneofthestudentsVisawererejected.Forstudentsvisathereweretwopossiblecases i.Studentsweregrilledandthengrantedavisa ii.Studentsweregrantedavisawithoutbeinggrilled. Inboththecasestheoutcomewasalwayspositive. 2.TherewasaFIapplicantaheadofmewhowhenasked,"HowdoIknowthatyouare comingback?"hejustsaid"Mamitisaquestionoftrustandfaith."(butguesshesaidit withConfidence).Hewasgrantedavisa. 3.IftheVOdoubtssomething,hewillgiveyouachancetoexplainit(andaslongasyour answerislogicalenoughhewillgrantyouthevisa).E.gifhefeelsyoulooklikeapotential immigrant,hewillaskyou"HowdoIknowthatyouarecomingback?"(orsomequestion likethat).IinitiallyhadthisassumptionthatiftheVOisnotconvincedwithsomething,he maynotevengiveyouachancetoexplain,whichisnottrue. 4.(Notwitnessedthispersonallybutknownthisfromafriend)OneoftheF1applicanteven gothisprogramnamewrongatfirstandhestammeredthroughouthisVI.TheVOjusttold himthatheshouldbemoreconfidentandgrantedhisVisa. ApieceofadvicetopplwhoarestillnotdonewiththeirVI,preparewellforthefollowing iWhyyouhaveselectedtheuniversity?(Thinkofasmanypointsaspossible,itislikely thatVOmightnotgetconvincedwithfewgeneralreasons) ii.Financeforyoureducation+financialstabilityofyoursponsors IfVOisconvincedwiththefollowing,Visaisyours Alsoifyouhaveaforeigntripitwouldaddasabigpluspoint. VoteofThanks AlthoughmyVIwasasmoothsail,IthinkIwaspreparedfortheworst..ThankstoTHIS GREATEDULIXFORUM.SpecialThankstooneandallfromthisforumfortheirhelp, promptrepliesandsharingtheirexperiences. PieceofAdviceforF1applicantsforSpring/Fall2007 1.DontdontjoinanycounselorfortheF1Visacounseling.ForumslikeEDULIXare floodedwithalltheinformation.Infact,onewillreceivealltheinformationdirectlyfrom thehorse'smouth,asstudentssharetheirexperiences.Besides,themembersatEdulix wouldprovideyoubetteradvicethenthecounsellors(asitisateameffortratherthana singlemindworking).IwasmyselfinadilemmafewamonthbackandamhappyIdidnt joinone. =================================================================
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================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27067 Subjestlinesaysall! Letmegetstraightdowntothebusiness! VO:Goodmorningsir,pleasepassmeyourpinktoken. ME:VerygoodmorningOfficer,here'sthetoken.(LookingforaspacetopassitandVO showsittome) VO:WhyareyougoingtoUSAsir? ME:Sir,iamgoingtopursueMastersinComputersscienceinNewJerseyInstituteof Technology. VO:Sorry,Whatareyougoingtostudy? ME:Sir,mastersinComuterscience. VO:OK VO:WhyNJITsir? Me:Sir,NJIThaveprettyflexiblecourseworkwhichsuitsmyinterestandproffessonslike Perl,Geller,Nessaimi.....(cutsmeshort) VO:Canyourfatheraffordsuchacostlyuniversity? ME:Yessir,moneywon'tbeaproblembecausemyfatherhavesavingbankbalanceof Rs.XlakhsandhehasinvestmentsworthYLakhs. VO:Showmeyourpassboks (Iremove6passboksfromfolder) VO:Showmeonlyyourfather'spassbook. ME:Suresir. VO:HaveagreattimeinUSAsir,youwillgetyourpassportwithin2days. ME:Thanksalotsir,haveagreatday! ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27108 Hifriends, Igotmyvisatoday...yippie!!!!
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Myinterviewwasscheduledfor0830hrs@Mumbaiconsulate..Iwasoutoftheconsulate by0900hrssoitwasprettyquick.Iampostinganuncensoredversion,hopeitcausesno harmWink MyPROFILE: B.E.CivilSardarPatelCoE,MumbaiUniversity(2005) Acads:1stclassinfinalyr....12backlogsinthe1sttwoyrsandmoderateperformanceafter that. Ayrbrkdoingmyapplicationsandafews/wcourses. GRE:1210(Q770,V440AWA5.0) TOEFL:283 Collegesapplied:12 Admits:9 Rejects:2 Destination:USC Sponsors:Parents AfteralltheproceduresIwaswaitingformynumbertobecalled.Likeothers,Iwould reiteratethatthespeakersareprettyclearsoitsdoesntmatterwhereyousit.Justincaseyou missonyournumber,dontworrytheycallitagainifthepersonhasnotreportedtothe counter.Iwassittingrightinfrontofcounter23,inthesecondrow.Mynumberwascalled at0845,therewere3moreF1saheadofme.Ienteredbooth3ataround0850... MyVOwasaladyinherlate20s,shewaspretty,smilingallthetime.Shehadanother blonde(readbeautifulWink)forcompany. ME:GoodmorningMa'am,Howudoing? VO:GoodmorningSir(!!!)Iamfine,howareyou? ME:Iamfine,Thankyou. VO:SowhyareyougoingtoUS? ME:IwishtopursuemyMSCivilEnggatUnivofSouthernCalifornia. AtthispointshesignedtherightcorneroftheDSformsandgivesbackmyI20!!!!!!!!!!!!! VO:WhyUSC? ME:Itaveryreputeduniversity..theEnggschooliscelebratingits100thyr.TheCivildept facultyboastsofteacherslikeDr.Anderson,Dr.Lee,Dr.Hoffman,Dr.Carterwhohave morethan2decadesofexperienceintheirfield.....(andshecutsmeoff)
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VO:Whowillsponsoryou? ME:Myparents.Theyearnaround5.5Lakhscombined.Weownatextilemanufacturing andtradingfirm. ThentheVOaskedtheblonde...anyissues?? BythistimeIwasholdingontotheI20nevertogiveitbacktothemRazz VO:Ok,haveaniceday. ME:Thankyou,haveagoodday.(What!!!thatsit???Iwantedtotellyousooooomany things,myfinances,mysavings,yesIhavesiblings,yesIhadbacklogs,myfutureplans..I hadpreparedforsolong,pleaseaskmeallthat...dntletmyeffortsgodownthedrain) SorryforgettingallsentiwiththatlastQ,butireallyfeltallthatRazz SotechnicallyIgotmyvisarightafterthe1stQ...hehehetheVIwasprettyfun.CaniIsay itwastheshortest???Wink ThanksEdulixandallthemembers...theVIexperiencespostedherewereofimmensehelp. Thankyouallagain! AllthebestforotherswhoarewaitingfortheirVIs. Californiaaa...hereIcome.... ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27176 Helloedulixianfrnds.........asthesubjectlinesays........... Iwasthefirstpersonforfingerprintingandalsowascalledwenthewindowopened......i wassecondinthequeuestandingoutsidethecabin.........firststudent'sVisaduringmyJUNE 28,08.15slot...... MyVisaInterviewasfollows.... Ireachedtheembassyat7amandwastakeninwithin10mint....soafterthecheckingiwent insideat7.20am...... AllWindowswereclosed.........onlyImmigrationVisawindowswereopeneddother side......After15mint....someladytoldtoqueueforfingerprinting......iwenttowindowno.
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1..........butnoonewaspresentthere..after10mintonegorimemcameandstartedd PC........andcalledmeafteranother5mint....soIgavemyfingerprintingandwaswaiting formynumber........TheVisaofficerscameinwindow3,4,5...........andthenfirstslotofPink tokenswerecalled...........Iwascalledatwindowno.5........ Iwassecondintatqueue...... Me:gudmorning,Sir,howru VO:Noreply... VO:aftertakingmyDSformsheaskedmebylookinginhisPC,soyrugoingtoCSU longbeach Me:isaidhimbutmyanswasnotniceone........Iwasnervousandtoldhimsomebroken words VO:heaskedmeotheruniversitiesralsotherewithnicecoursesbutYthisone Me:thistimeitoldhimwithconfidence...... VO:whichotheruniversitiesuapplied Me:toldhimallnames VO:Canuafford Me:yessir,myparentsrsponsoring VO:watisurfather Me:Itoldhim(iwasreadytoremovedocsfrommyfolder)Hesaw Me.... VO:thenheshoutedatMePlskeepurhandsoutofthefolderiduntwanttoseeneofthe docs........justanswatimaskingu Me:toldhimsoriiiii VO:douhavebro/sis Me:confidentlyandloudlysaidNobrother/nosister/noone VO:looksinDS158nowandseesmysistername nowiunderstoodtathewasaskingnotabUSAbutwasaskingabhere VO:againheasksmedouhavenebro/sis Me:isaidYesthistimeandtoldhimtatihaveoneyoungsis
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VO:lookedatmeandsaidmewhyusaidNOfirst Me:toldhimSitithoughturaskingtatdoIhavenebro/sisatUSA........SoriiiSir VO:lookingatDS158............whosShe Me:toldmysisname VO:whereisShe Me:wasnervousandsaidSir......atmyhomeonlyhere VO:whatisshedoing(wastypingsomethinginhisPC) ME:toldhim Vo:watcourse me:toldhim VO:whichcollg Me:toldhim VO:watsherage Me:toldhim VO:VISABYCOURIER ME:thanksyouSir,haveaniceday........... Vo:noresponse LastlineiwassuretatimgettingaVISAbecoziwasthefirststudentofthedaysowudnot rejectafirstperson......... ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27179 Hi.Here'smyvisaexperience. Enteredthevisaconsulate.Gotfingerprintingandsatwithmycouponinthemiddlerow "asadvisedonmap".I'dlike2saythatassaidbyotherppltheannouncementsoftoken numberarenotclearatall.Theyareverydifficulttolistensometimes. Moreoverthere'sasweetlittlegirl,chanting"Twinkletwinklelittlestar"atthetopofher voice.Itwassoannoyingbutcan'taskhertostopthat.Nooneelsewasbotheredbyher. Evenhermomwasnotaskinghertokeepquiet.SomuchforaDisciplinaryVisaOffice.It wasnotlessthanafishmarket!!
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Wellluckilyicouldlistenwhenmynumberwascalled. Here'showtheinterviewwent!(VOwasabeautifulblonde) codename006:GoodafternoonMam! VO:Goodafternoon,sir.HavueverbeentoUS? codename006:Nomam! VO:HaveyouneverbeentoUS? codename006:Nevermam!(sameqsagain???) VO:SOyouaregoingtoIIT,chicago!tellmeaboutyouruniversity! codename006:IITisinfactaveryoldinstitutewithlotsofresearchfieldsandmanyresearch worksgoingon.IthasbeenamergeroftwodifferentcollegesmadebytwoprofessorsLewis andArmour.Armourcollegeofengineeringwassetbyhim.Engineeringcollegeisvery highlyfunded.Manyresearchworkisgoingon. VO:Howmanyunisdidyouapplyto?(nowiwasgonnalieaboutthis!idecidedtospeak5 applied2admits..buthereyesmademespeaktruth!!) codename006:six VO:Good!whtareyougoingtodoatIIT?(typingsomethingandlookingatme&checking myphotoinpassport) codename006:VLSIandembeddedsystem VO:Explainaresearch! codename006:TheECASPlabhasbeenfocussingmainlyonaspecialESDprotection devicesandHighspeedVLSIchipswhichcanbeusedathighfrequencyandotherRF components.Moreover,theyhaveaspecialprojectgoingoninLESESlab.It'snamedIPN interactivepowrnetwork.Herethe.. VO:(interrupted)Okay.Tellmeaboutyourfather?whatdoeshedo? codename006:Engineer. VO:whatsort?jobprofile? codename006:EmergencydutyinGasprojectofmunicipalcorporation. VO:(impressed)Ohemergencyduty!Good!Whtdoesurmotherdo? codename006:senioradministrator,BSNL! VO:whatdoesurfathermakeperannum? codename006:Xlacs VO:whatdoesurmothermakeperannum? codename006:Xlacs VO:howhaveuplannedtofundyourstudies? codename006:(fumbled)XXlacsinFD,XXlacsinSavings,XXlacsofdemat,XXlacsof Bonds!(thoughtasifshewasrejecting) VO:(Smiles)Dohavebrother/sister? codename006:Yes VO:(expressionsuggestingaskingbrotherorsister?) codename006:Brother.
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VO:Younger/elder? codename006:Younger. VO:(smiled)Whatdoplantodoafteryourdegree? codename006:comebacktoindiaanddoaJob! VO:(smiled)where? codename006:TCS,XILINX,WIPRO,NASSCOMetc.. VO:(smiledagain)okaysir,IamgrantingyoutheVISA! codename006:Thankyoumam! VO:HavenicestudiesatUS! codename006:thankyoumam!(exits) ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27184 Letsnotwastetimebytalkingthesecuritychecksandallthatandletstalktothepoint. calleduponbyinterviewer: Iwantinsidethatsoundproofcabin: me:goodmorningsir vo:noreply vo:askedforthepinktoken me:gaveit vo:removedmypapers,sawtheI20andflippedthepassportandgavemetheI20back(By thistimehadalmostgotthevisawithoututteringaword). me:tooktheI20andkeptitasideandwaitedforhimtoasksomething.Heremovedthe otherguyspapersandstartedscribblingonitandtoresomepapers.Imsilentstill. vo:whythisuni me:justsaidoneline(hecutme) vo:whichalluniversitiesdiduapply me:startednamingitjustsaidthreeuniandagaincutmeoff vo:whoisfundingu me:myparents vo:whtsurfather me:businessmanandsaidwhtshisbusiness vo:whereistheoffice me:fort,mumbai vo:howmanyemployeesareworkingforhim. me:7
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vo:VISABYCOURIER Soalluguysdontworryandenjoyandkeepcoolandbeconfident. Theyaretheretogivevisas BESTOFLUCK ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27088 Higuys... ImsrryImlatebyalmostaweektopostmeexp... Myvisainterviewwasinchennai.. bretleetookmyinterview questionswere 1)howmanyunivs 2)howmanyaccepts/rejects 3)whichones 4)ythisuniv?? 5)givemeurgre/toeflandDegreecetificate 6)howlonghaveubeenworkingforinfy 7)howmuchdotheypayu thatsitdone..Smile nofinancialdocsatall andididseetheladywiththescarf..andoneguywholookslikesadamhussainSmile ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27117 ppl,gotmyvisarejectedanhourbackatChennaiconsulate.iwasstandinginaqueuefora countermannedbyacheerfulladywhowasgivingvisas2every1,buttheniwastoldto movetoanemptycounter.thiswasmannedbythedreadedmuslim/jewishlady.gottensed immediately(BIGMISTAKE).
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VOcanihaveurfolderplease. MEgaveit2her. VOhowmanybacklogsdiduhave? ME(nervouslikehell!!)hadin3subjectsmam. shelooksatmymarksheets. thenshescribblessomething,doesntlookintomyGRE/TOEFLscoresorI20. VOsorrysir,cantissueuavisa. MEMayiknowdreasonmam, VOutoldmeuhad3backlogswheninfactuhad5. MEMam,isaidihadbacklogsin3subjects. VOnosir,usaid3backlogs. MEnomam,ididnt. VONext. IknowiscrewedupBIGtime.butwatshudidonow..?earliestdateisintoDecember now..!!helpguys... ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27134 Hadmyvisaat9aminmumconsulateforSUNYBuffaloMSCSon28thjune. REachedat8andwasusheredinat8:05am. Hadmycoffeeandsandwichandmetadudewhowasgointothesamecoll. REachedtheconsulateafterallthoselooooooongqueuesat9:30am. Gotmytokenno936andwaswaitininthe4throw(centre). Therewersomanygujuimmi'sthatallthecounterswerfilledbythem. AlltheF1'swereseatedawaitintheirturnanalltheboothswerfilledbyoldiesandfamilies withwailinkids. Thenat10:00adudeatcounterno5calledaround20F1applicantstohiscounter.
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therewere10pplaheadofme.2gotrejectedafter5minlonginterviewsandtheother acceptsdidntlastmorethan1minmax. nowthefinalVI VO:(wavestocomein) ME:(Waitforotherapplicanttogetoutandthenslidemytokeninsideb4hecouldask) VO:Whichotheruni'sintheSUNYLeaguediduappto? Me:Noneexceptbuffalocuzitbestmatchesmyresearchinterests. VO:Whichotheruni'sdiduappto? ME:Uniofmassachussetsamherst,virginiapolytechniccollege,Michiganstateuniversity, Rutgersthestateuniofnewjersey. VO:Whatdoesurfatherdo? ME:HesanAGMinSBI(loudly)StateBankofIndia. VO:Passportbycourier. ME:Thanxandhaveagreatday,sir. VO:U2. Nodocsasked.Mafrndwhowasstandinbehindmeandgointosameuniwasaskedifhe andirfrnds. Whenhesaidyes,theVOtoldhimthathewudaskhimthesameques,andaskedhimthe same3ques. Theyrgivinawayvisaslikenethin.Soforthosewhostillhavtheirvisaleft.chillax.The insideoftheconsulateislikeavirtualfishmarketwithchildrenplayinaroundandimmi's askineveryoneiftheirnohasbeencalledornot. ALLthebesttoeveryonewhostillhavtheirVI'sleft. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27107 VeryHappygotmyvisaon26thatchennaiconsulate hereismyinterview:
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1)whendidupassout? 2)howlonghaqveubeenworkingforXXX 3)whydouwanttoleaveXXXandgoforhigherstudies.. 4)showmeurdegreecertsandGREtoeflmarksheets.. That'sallnootherdocsasked.. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27323 Date:5thJuly Consulte:Delhi Course:EE VO:Hi,Howru? Me:fine,howru? VO:fine.showmeurDSfroms&passport. VO:NJIT,right. Me:exactly. VO:SowhyrugngtoNJIT? Me:Sir,IamworkinganddoingresearchinNationalPhysicalLaboratory forthepast2yearsinthefieldofDSPandNJIThasagoodDSPdept. MyGraduateAdvisorisdoingresearchinthesamefield. VO:Sofromwhereudidurundergrad. Me:FromU.PTechnicalUniv. VO:CanIseeurdegree? Me:Sure... VO:FirstDivision... Me:Yes... VO:WhatrudoinginNPL? Me:IamworkingasaResearchInterninComputerDept...Weare workinginDSP&EmbeddedSystemsandmakingelectronic Equipments.
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VO:whatrdapplications? Me:WemakeMedicalequipmentsandworkinImageProcessing. VO:MedicalEquipmentsandImageProcessing. VO:So,howwillupayurfees? Me:Sir,myfatherisabusinessmanandIamworkingforthepast2 yearssowehaveenoughbankbalance. VO:sir,yourvisaisapprovedandhaveanicestayatNJIT. Me:Thankyou... VO:bbye... Me:bye&haveaniceday. VO:thanks. Note:NodocexceptforDegreewasaskedthats'cozIma2004passout.. OtherstudentswereaskedforGRE&TOEFLscorecard+ Marksheets... ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27261 Firstofall,verysorryforbeinglate...actually,Icamebacktomyhometownonlyrecently aftermyVIWink OK,heregoesmyexperience.... MyVIwasscheduledon27thJuneat1:15PM.Thisdayhappenedtobemybirthdaytoo(we gobybirthstar),soIdecidedtogotoatemplenearbymyaunt'shouse(luckisvery importantisn'tit?Wink).Sincetheguidelinessuggestedustobepresentattheconsulate15 minutesbeforetheinterviewslot,Ireachedby12:45. Tomyshock,foundalongqueuestandinginscorchingsun.Iwenttothesecuritynearthe gate,andtoldhimthatIhavebeengiventhe1:15slot.Helooksatmesarcasticallyandsaid "The11:00AMbatchisyettogoin..yougoandcomeafter2hours"! 10minuteswentby....15minuteswentby...30minutes....1hour...itwas1:45.Iwenttothe securityagain,thistimeonlytofindthatthe12:00batchisyettogoin.Igotonemore
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advicefromhimtogoandjointhelongqueue.Idecidedtogobytheadvice(thiswasa baddecision). NowthereissomethinginterestingaboutthequeueIreallydon'tknowthefundaofthis queue..youcanfindpeoplewith3:00PMtimeslotstandingatthefront,andpeoplewith 1:00PMtimeslotstandingattheveryback.Italkedtothepolicemancontrollingthequeue, andwentandstoodatthemiddlewhereIfoundsomepeoplewithslotsnearbymine.This causedalotofproblems...oneladyatthebackstartedshoutingatme,butIdidnotgiveher anynotice.Shecomplainedtothepolicemanwhostartedfiringanotherpersonthinkingthat wasme! Aftersomanysuchproblems,Iheardasecurityshouting"1:15batch,pleasecome forward".Ilookedatmywatchitwas3:30PM. Peoplewhoarehavingtheirinterviewinthefuturehereisapieceofadvice:Thereisno needtostandinthequeuewhereyouwillbeboiledtodeath.Justkeepcheckingwiththe securityevery30minutesorsotoknowwhichbatchisgoingin...whenyourturncomes, youwillbeallowedinnomatterwhetheryoustoodinthequeueornot. Thereisonemoredangerinjoiningthisqueueyouwillmeetmanypeoplewhohavebeen rejected/hadhorribleexperience.Theywilldrainawayyourconfidence.Imetaguywho wasrejectedtwiceonthegroundofpotentialimmigranteventhoughhehad1croreworth funds+property. SofinallyIgottogoin(again,afterstandingattheentranceforabout30minutesinhot sun). Inside,yourbagswillbecheckedforanymaterialslikeCD,floppy,sealedenvelopsetc. Thenyouwillbeaskedtopassthroughametaldetectorfollowedbyamanualprobing.Then youareaskedtojoinaqueueforprescreening. Again,thistimeluckplayedagainstme.Iwasallottedcounter1wheretheladywastaking about3040minutespercandidate!Iwasstillstandingatthequeueforprescreeningwhere peoplewith2:00PMslotsweregoingtobuilding2fortheirVI.Icursedmyluck,andstood waitingformyturn. At4:30,Icompletedprescreening,andwasallowedtogotobuilding2.Hereagain,youare madetostandinaqueueoutsidethebuilding.Youcangoinonlywhentheyallow.After standingfor15minutes,Iwasallowedin. Building2isfullyairconditioned.Youcanseemanyinterviewcounterswithlinesinfront ofeach....VOsgrillingpeople,peoplealmostreadytocry,etc.
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Firstofall,youaredirectedtogotothefingerprintsession.Afterthis,youarerandomly allottedacounter. Iwasallottedcounter7,whereabeautifulladyVOwithblackhairwasgrillingguysand girls.Shewastakingatleast510minutesperpersongoingthroughalldocs,butwas grantingafewvisas.Allmyhopevanishednow. JustasIwasgoingtoproceedtowardsthecounter,luckappearedintheformofthelady directingyoutothecounters.Shecametomeandsaid"Couldyoupleasegotocounter4?". Ithankedallgods,andproceededtocounter4.Timewas5:30then. TheVOatcounter4wasagentlemanwithbeard.Here'showtheinterviewwent: VO:Goodevening.Pleasepasstheredfolder. Me:Goodeveningsir.[passedthefolder] VO:[LooksatmyI20].Sowhichallunivsdidyouapplyto? Me:5.Gotadmittedto3,andrejectedfrom2[namedthem.Thiswasnottrue,Ihadapplied to6.] VO:[LookingattheDSforms].IseethatyouwereworkingforSAPLabs.Whydidyou leaveyourjob? Me:MyworkatSAPhasactuallyinvokedmyinteresttolearnmore.HenceIdecidedtodo mymasters.Iactuallywantedtotakeasabbatical,butmycompanydoesnotallowthat.So, Ihadtoresign.IwouldliketocomebacktoIndiaaftermygraduationandjoinback.[Thisis purelie..hehe] VO:PassmeyourGRE/TOELFscorecardsandUGmarklists. Me:[Passedin] VO:[givesthembackwithoutevenlooking]OkaySir,yourVisahasbeenapproved.You willreceiveyourpassportin3days. That'sit...grantedvisainlessthan30secs!Iwasnotaskedforanyfinancialdocument.Not eventheCAstatement! ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27289 hieverybody... thisisbasab.welligotmyvisaon26thjunefromkolkataconsulate..itwasreallya cakewalk..andthefactthatihadafullscholarship+RAmademylifeeasier..althoughihad
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aUSsponsor(myuncle)!! thekillerladyVOtookmyinterview..itelluwhatguys..sherejects7outof10 applicants..andbelieveme..kolkataconsulateisthetoughestplacetogetvisa..thecondition isreallyhorribleoverthere!butmyinterviewlastedlessthanaminuteandsheaskedme someregulationquestionslikewillucomeback,showmeuroriginalmarkscards,tellmeur currentjobresponsibilites..thatsit! nowfinallyIamleavingbycontinentalairlinesfromdelhi(newdelhinewjerseyatlanta)on 26thjuly.Isthereanybosyelseinedulixgoingbythesameflight??letmeknow. enjoyurlastfewdaysinindiaguys. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27269 Myappointmentwasat10.45butihadmyinterviewat3.30. InterviewDetails: VO:Giveurenggmarksheets,toefl,grescores Me:Gave..... VO:Whatsuraggregate% Me:81% VO:Doyouhaveanyrankintheclass? Me:No.ButIcomeinthetop15pplinclassof70. VO:WhatwilludoafterMS? Me:Willcomebackandjoinaplacewherehighendresearchishappeninginsystemsside particularyDistributedSystems. VO:WhatisthegoodthingaboutDistributedSystems? Me:Taskscanbeexcutedwithmanyprocessorswhichisanefficientwaytospeedupthe processingetcetc... VO:WhatisthedisadvantageofDistributedSystems? Me:Whenthetasksreallydontusealltheprocessorsprocessingpowertheywillremainidle tatsthedisadv
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VO:ThenwhyweshuduseDistributedSystems? Me:Dependingupontheapplicationandthetasksinvolvedwecansortoutwhetherweneed DistributedSystemsorStandalonesystems. VO:Whatisthetransmission/Networkcostinvolved? Me:Idonnothosedetails.AndItold....IamrightnowworkinginApplication ProgrammingsideandwanttogetintosystemssidethatswhyIamgoingforMasters. VO:Howlongyouhavebeenworking? Me:4years VO:Whaturpaypackagenow? Me:XlaksismyCTC VO:Howmuchdousavepermonth? Me:ykpermonth VO:Howmuchyouhavesavedtillnow? Me:zlaks. VO:Givemeyourfinancialstmts? Me:PassedtheCAstmt(beczpplwhogavetheinterviewb4mealsodidthesame) VO:Whatyourparentsaredoing? Me:Fatherisdoingagricultureandmotherishousewife. VO:OkMam.Yourvisaisgrantedandyourppwillbecouriered. Me:Justranafterhearingtat.... SomeimportantthingsIliketosay.... 1)Itsverynaturaltobetensedtillthedateandalsoseeingwhatshappeningthere.Wheni wasthereoneperson(F1)wasgivenpermanentRejection.Buttheneverycaseisdifferent soweshudntgettensed. 2)Itsgoodtoseewhatpplareaskedb4usbecozfirstfewqnsweresameforme.Hearing whathewasaskingipreparedmyanswers. 3)Weshudtellwhateverpositiveswehave...Likeiftheyaskaggregate%andifuhavea goodrankthentellthattoo. 4)Ifwedonnotheanswerthenbetteradmitthat.
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5)Thinkthisasagoodbutseriousconversationandneverbeshakyinuranswers.B4me2 pplwhohadbacklogsalsogotthevisaandonegotrejection.Pointiswhoevergotreally spokeconfidentlyandgavebetteranswers. 6)Oneguyb4mewasasked"whatwillyoudoaftercompletingMS?"Hegavevery lengthyanswer....SoVOinterruptedandasked,oktellmewhenexcatlyyouarecoming back.Hesaid2007.ButthenVOtolduarecompletingonlyin2008whyareuthencoming in2007.Suchthingscanbeaviodedwhenwearelilcool. 7)Lastthingpreparationisveryimportantbygoingthrucollegesites,forumsbutthenwe shudhandlesomeqnswhichwehavenotcomeacross(intheforums)alsobythinkingfora second. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27263 HiPeople, Igotmyvisa. Me:Goodmorningma'am. VO:Hi,howareyoudoing. Me:Good,thankyou. VO:So,whereto? Me:JohnsHopkinsUniversity,Dept.ofComputerscience. VO:WhyJHU? Me:Ihave5yearsworkexinstoragsandJHUhasgoodstorageresearch.Alsoit'stheonly univtohaveadedicatedstorageresearchlab. VO:Whatexactlyisstorage? Me:Blahblah VO:Thatsoundsinteresting.You'llhaveloadsofjobsafteryourMS. Me:Yes,infactIalreadyhaveajobwithmycurrentcompanyinHyderabad. VO:<knowallsmile>Pause1minute.Typingsomethingoncomputer. VO:JHUisaveryexpensiveschooldon'tyouthinkso? Me:Itsureis,ma'am. VO:Sinceyouhavebeenworkingfor5years,Iassumeyou'llhaveenoughfunds? Me:Well,Iandmywifehavesomefundsandfortheremainingmyparentsaresponsoring me. VO:Sowhatdoyourparentsdo?
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Me:<blahblah> VO:So,areyouleavingyourwifebehind? Me:Yes,sinceshehasasteadyjobshe'llstayback.AlsoI'llbebackinayearandahalfso thatwon'tbeaproblem. VO:<sameknowallsmile> VO:CanIseeyourGREanddegreecertificate? Me:Sure.(Gavethedocuments) VO:Thankyousir,yourvisaisissued.Bytheway,whydidyoudoyourundergraduate degreefromPune? Me:(Thinking:Whataweirdquestion) VO:(Laughsloudly).Nevermindthatwasjustacatchquestion. Me:Smile.(Whatelse?) Nootherdocumentsaskedfor.Thekeyistobeconfident. Thanksalledulixians. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27282 Hiall Iamsorryforpostingmyvisaexperincesolate,buttechnicalproblemsatmyhometown RoorkeedidnotallowmetoaccessEdulix.ButfinallyIcanshareitwithyou.Iamgoingfor aPh.dinMathematicstoKU. HEREITIS Iwasscheduledforan8:30appointmentatdelhiconsulateon8thofJune. STEPI Ireachedtheembassyat7:40parkedthecarintheparkinglot(walkingdistanceform Emabssygate).Ijoinedthequeueoutsidetheembassypremises.Therewerelotofpeople waitinginqueuesomeevenhadanappointmentof9:15andwerestillthere.(SOnoharm reachingabitearly,butmindUifUhaveanappointmentinaftrenoondontstandthereat8 inthemorning)Ataroundfiveminutesto8theguysittingoutsidestartedcheckingthe appointmentlettersonebyone.Iwasaskedtoshowmyappointmentletter.Henoteddown myname,passportnumberetc.ThenmyfolderwascheckedandIwasscannedbythemetal detector.IwasaskedtogointheNonimmigrationqueue.Iwastheonlyoneinit. STEPII AsIwaswaitingasecurityguardapproachedmeandaskeddoUhaveURSEVISFee receipt.IsaidyesIdo.HecheckeditandsaidokgotocounterNo4.Therearecounters outsideembassytheycheckURDSformsandSEVISetctoensurethatURsnapsandother
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docslikeI20areinorder.TherewasanIndianguywhocheckedmydocsandthenstarted askingmequestionslike:WhythisUniv.HowwillthisdegreehelpU?WhatareUdoing rightnow.IwasbitperplexedasIwasntreadyforthis.ThoughIansweredallthequestions cheerfullyandconfidentlybutstillIwaswonderinginterviewpebhiinterview.Hestapled myI20onPassporttookoutoneBarcodestickerfromreciptandpastedonmypassport. AnywayIwastoldtogoinsideandtherewasaheavymetallicdoorleadingintheinteriorof theDelhiconsulatewhichisoperatedbysecuritypeoplefrominside.Itriedmylevelbestto openitandgetinbutthencouldnotsucceed,notrealizingthatitsbeendeliberatleyclosed frominsideandtheyallowfewpersonsatatime.Ifinallycaughteyeofoneofthesecurity guyandstoppedbehavinglikeanidiot.ThedoorwasunlatchedandIeneterdin.Herewe werescannedbymetaldetectorsandsowasourfoldertoo.Wewereaskedtohandoverany electronicgadgets.ThenfinallyIeneterdthemainembassyareaviaanotherheavygate ,thankfullyitwasopen. STEPIII Ijoinedanotherqueueforfingerprinting.Ayoungamericangirlwashandlingthewindow.I sawherstrugglewithtwoelderlyladiestogettheirfingerprintsrightastheywerepressing toohard.WhenmyturncamesheaskedmyDSformsandthensaidIamsorryUrsnaphasnt beentaken.PlswaitforsometimeIwastakenabackasthoughtthatmaybemysnapisnt properorwhat(Iwearspecsandmadegreateffortstogetitright).Shecalledanotherguy fromthereceptionareawhomangestequeueandgivesdirections.HetookmyDSformsand camebackin3minutes.ThenIunderstoodtheproblem,theIndianguywhohadstarted interviewingmeoncounter4hadforgottentoclickmysnaponhiscomp.FinallyIgotmy fingerprintingdone.Firsttheleftandthentherighthandfinger. STEPIV NowIjoinedthequeueforthenonimmigrantvisaIwas16thintheline.Therewereno countersopen.Theimmigrationvisainterviewweregoingon..Finallyat9onecounter openedandhestartedwithpriorityappointments.Graduallyothercounterswereopening too.Therearearound6countersforNIVmannedby4malesandtwofemales..Theamerican chineseisthetoughestinapearenceandmanner.Finallytheinterviewsstarted.Fewgotfew wererejected.Therewereveryfewstudentsmostlywerevisitors.Iwasexpectingmyturn thensudenlyIwascalledatcounter8whereanAmericanLadyinher30swassitting. Iwishedherverygoodmorningandplacedmyfolderonthesillandgotreadyforher. VO:MayIhaveUrformsandpassportpls. ME:YessureIpassedtheDSformsandpasprtwithI20stapledonittoher. SHEdidnotlookatmeatallandstartedpunchingonhercomp. thencamethequestions. VO:Whythisuniversity? ME:KUisrankedasoneof21publicresearchuniverstiesandIdidsomereserachofmy owntoo.IfoundthattheNumericalAnalysisgroupinMathsDepartmentisreallydoing somegoodworkandIamalsointersetdinthisfield. ShedidnotbotherabtwasIsayingandlookedbored. VO:SoUhavefullfunding.
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Me:Yes Againpunchedsomethinginhercomp. VO:WhydoUwanttogetthisdegree? ME:ItwillbeboostmycareerandMyfatherwhoisaprofinIITguidedmethataforeign degreeonmyresumewillgivemeagoodbreakinIndia. VO:OhURfatherisinIITgood!. VOshowmeURUndergradmarksheets Ishowed VO:WhatwasUrpercentage? ME:(Iinwardlycringedandreplied)54.5andthenhastilyaddedthatIhavescoredwellin mathsthefieldIaminteresedinasIcouldnotcorelatemyselfwithphysicsmuchwhich broughtdownmypercentage. VO:HowmuchdidUscoreinMaths? ME:MamwehaveasemestersystemRightnowitsdifficulttorecallmarksforallthemaths coursesbutitwasalwaysabove70%.IhavemyPGmarksheetsalsowithmeIcanshowU that. VO:Ok(notveryenthusiastically)ifUwant. VODoUhaveanyoneinstates? MENooo....(Iforgot)YesIdohavemybrotheristhereinstates. VO:Whatishedoing? ME:HeisdoingPh.DfromsoandsoUniv. VO:ok Iwaited shepunchedsomemoreinhercomp. AndthenfinallysaidURvisaisapprovedandthepassportwillreachin72Hrs.Isaidthank Umam,thanksformakingmyday.Shejustsmiled.ThenIaskedthatwillUbekeepingmy I20tooshesaidyeahwehavesomeprocessessowillbekeepingit.Ithankedheragainand cameoutat9:35,WaivedatmydadthatIhavedoneit. Soguysthiswasit.Itdidnotlastmorethan5minutes.TheVOofficerwaskindadecided afterseeingthefulfundingIfeelasshenevermadeaneyecontactwithmeandwasjust askingroutinequestions.IfanyonewantstoaskmeanythingmoreURplswelcome.Iwould lovetobeofanyhelp. ThepostgotlengthybutthenIwantedtoincludeeachandevrything.Plsbearwithme. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27265 higuys, IhadmyVISAINTERVIEWon28thjuneat10am....thisishowmyinterviewwent. IreachedtheVFSofficeataround9:15..........triedtobringmynervousnessdownbyhaving
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coffeeatCCD. Ataround10pm,iwasaskedtogetinthebus,andbyaround11pmIhadfinishedwith thefingerprintingandwaswaitingformytokennumbertobecalled. Finallymynumberwascalledat11:20pm...wascalledoncounter.7. myinterviewwastakenbyawhiteguywidafrenchbeard. Thisishowitwent. VO:GoodDaySir ME:Gooddaysir,Howru? VO:SowhyUSsir? ME:Sir,iamgoingtoUSforpursuingmyMSinTELECOMMUNICATIONSYSTEMS MANAGEMNT.AlsobecauseUSoffersflexibilityinthecourseofstudy.Duringmyunder gradstudies,iwasrestrictedtoonlyaspecifictypeofcourseandicouldnotgetachanceto pickupsubjectsofmychoice. VO:SohowdidulearnaboutNORTHEASTERNUNIVERSITY. ME:bybrowsingthenet. VO:sowhyNEUsir? ME:Sir,thatsbcozNEUoffersagoodcourseinTSMwhichoffersagoodblendbetween technicalaswellasmanegorialaspectsoftelecommunication,whichwilllbeveryuseful whenICOMEBACKTOINDIAandworkforcompanieslikeRELIANCE,BSNL,VSNL whichrlookingforwardforpplwhohavebothtechnicalaswellasbusinessknowldegein thetelecomfield. VO:(luksattheDSformandsays)Uhavementionedthturwrking,hwlonghaveubeen working? ME:8months VO:Wherehaveubeenwrking? ME:NSDL(NATIONALSECURITIESDEPOSITORYLIMITED) VO:NSDL????????Ihaveneverheardaboutit.... ME:(heremyheartstartedskippingbeats)Wellsir,NSDLisbasicallyadepositorywhich, governsallthedepositoryparticipants,DEPOSTIORYPARTICIPANTSarebasicallyppl whofaciliateinvestorsinopeningademataccount..........andmyprofileinvolvessoftware testingofmodulesdevelopedbyTataConsultancyServicesanditsonlyafterigivea goaheadtotheapplicationdevelopedbyTCS,itisthenpromotedintheproduction environment.(atthispointoftime,theVOwascompletelyinwhatiwassayingandhejust keptmypassportaside.....iknewthtigotmyVISA)
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VO:ALRIGHT...... ME:THANKSALOTSIR,UMADEMYDAY!!!!!!!
Allthroughouttheinetrview,iwasfakingaBIGSMILEonmyfacesothtitappearstothe VO,thtiamconfidentandnotnervous,butwhtwasgoinginsidemewasexactlyopposite towhatitappearedtohim. IwassayingsuchlengthyansweresjstforthereasonthtitwilldiverttheVO'sattention fromchkingneofmyfinancialdocs. Thatsit,nodocswerechkedandiwasnotevenaskedtoopenmyharmoniumflder. forallthosewhoryet2gietheinterview.........JSTBECONFIDENTANDPREPARE URSLFFORTHEWRSTPOSSIBLEQSTIONSTHEVOMIGHTASKU. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27236 Haiall, HadmyVIlastweekatthechennaiconsulate...Asmanyotherspointedout,itwasareally longwaitinthehotsunandinsidetheconsulatetoo..ButinsharpcontrasttheVIwasa shortonelastinghardlyonetwominutes..Within3days,Igotmypassportwiththevisa stampedforadurationof5yearsSmileSmile..ThisishowtheVIwent VO:Goodafternoon. Me:Goodafternoonsir.(IhandedovermyfoldercontainingtheI20andDSforms) VO:Sohowmanycollegesdidyouapplyto?? Me:12sir. VO:(withhiseyebrowsraisedindisbelief)Soyougotintoall12..!!!??? Me:Nosir,Igotadmitsfrom4andrejectsfromtheremainig8. VO:Wherealldidyougetadmits..? Me:Answered...
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VO:So,whyUMCP?? Me:(waswaitingforthisquestion)reputation,goodprofsinmyareaofinterestblahblah.... VO:Showmeyourdegreecertificates. Me:(handedthemover)hereitis VO:Youhavebeenworkingforthelasttwoyears.Whichfield?? Me:SignalProcessing.. VO:WhatisyourcurrentSalary?? Me:(ShockedShocked)Toldhim....(Buthewasnotinterestedinthisanswerandwasbusy typingsomethinginhiscomp) VO:Youwillgetyourvisainacoupleofdays.. Me:Thankyousir... LookslikenotmanyF1'sarebeingrejectedthistimearound..Mostofthepplwhowere beinginterviewedforalongtimewereonesplanningtovisitfriends/relatiesandsome applicantsforbusinessvisa...Sodon'tbeafraidoftheVI..Befrankwithyouranswersand soundconfidentallalong.. Wishyouallthebest ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26777 HelloAll, FirstofallIwouldliketothankYouall, Thankzforthehelp,theposts.Ots,Edulixisarealybliss, Sohereishowitgoes,thewayRiversVisaflows, Reachedconsulateat7.30andby8Iwasinsidesippingcoffee, Thecheckingwasdoneandfinallythegamebegun, DuetoallmyfriendsrepeatedwarningsIhadmentallypreparedforaVIat10.30timming, Butlo!!Uneverknowwithin5minsIwasinfrontofVO. Sohereitis..HaveaDekho... TIME:8.35 myself:GoodMorningSir,
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VO:helloGoodMorningMiss,SouwanannabecomeanAggie. myself:YesSir Vo:sowhyaggie? me:Siritisoneofthereputeduniversitiesandthebestschoolformyspecialisationincosnt engg&mgmt. *hewasreadywithnextquestion* Vo:sowhyMS? me:SirIfeeltheneedtoimprovemyknowledgeandgainproficiencyinmyfield. Vo:sowhichuniversitiesdiduapply? me:SirIhaveappliedto8universitiesofwhich6areadmitsand2arerejects. vo:souradmitsare myself:Vtech,oklahomastate,clemson.. *Damn,theniforgotmyadmits..hewaitedforfewseconds..butididntrememberthemSad * vo:OhitsokayIcancuhaveappliedtoprettygoodschools. *phewirememberedtheothertwo..theywereunivofkansas/IItc...butibettershutup* vo:butwhyTAmuovervtech? me:sirihavedoneabitofresearchandfoundthecourseslikeXXXmatchesmyinterest anditistaughtbyemminentprofessorslikeXX,XX.. vo:sodouhaveanysiblings? *nowheremycouncihadtoldmetolie...evenifuhaveayoungerbrother/sissayuhavean elderone..astheythinkthemoneyuareshowingwillbesplitforuryoungerbro/sis's education...butthenIcouldntlie* me:Sirihaveayoungerbrother vo:ohyounger..thenthereiscompetition.. *nowisthetimetolieWink* me:sirheisdoingcommerce..*actuallyitsBMS* vo:ohcommerce..thenokay. finally....... vo:OkayMiss..Igrantuvisa..andbtwTexashasagoodfootballteam me:thankyouSirSmile
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Justseehowsimpleitis,whenalluneedistobeatease. CheersandGoodluck!! ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27239 Myinterviewwasonthe12thofJuneattheKolkataconsulate.Itwentonlikethis.Iwentin forUtahstateUniversity. VOWhatdoesurfatherdo? MeWorkasin. VOWhatishismonthlyincome? MeRs.xyz VOUrI20showsthaturexpensesareUSD58,000.Sourcostofeducationfortwoisgoin toexceedUSD100,000.Howwillumanage??(Iguesshewasjustcheckingmynerves.) MeSir,uhaveseenthewrongfigure.Theactualexpenseiswrittenontheleftside.Itis USD22,000.IhavegotscholarshipofUSD18,500.Soidon'tthinkthereisgoingbeany problemwiththefinances. VOAreudoinmastersdegreenow? MeNo,igraduatedinjuly2005gavegreandtoeflinnov05.Andwasreviewingmy conceptsoftheundergraduatesubjectsafterthatastheywillhelpmeinmymastersdegree. VOwhatdoesursisdo? MeMarried. VOhaveanicestayinUS. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26837 Hey, HadmyVItoday.. Thetimewas1145..Likeallwhohavegoneearlier..iwasthereoveranhourearly..10:30i stoodinthefirstline..1130Iwasout.. Theinterviewwasacakewalkwiththesameregularquestions! Hereishowitwent:
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VO:Wherewillubestudying? Me:TexasA&M VO:IseeurgoingforIE,watmadeuchooseIEatTAMU? Me:Sameoldcrapabtdepartment,concentrationandresearch. VO:Verygoodsir.(hehe..ihadtomentionthat..theguykeptsmilingandsaidverygood aftereveryanswer..) VO:Diduapplytoanyotherschools? Me:Yessir,9includingtexasA&M. VO:whatwasursecondchoiceaftertamu? Me:PennState VO:Verygood(hehe).Howwillufundureducation? Me:Myparentswill. VO:watdotheydo? Me:toldhim. VO:Nesiblings? Me:Toldhim. VO:Sir,urvisahasbinapproved.HaveanicestayintheUnitedStates. Hedintseeasinglepaper..NotmyCastatement,notmymarksheets..notevenmyGRE scorereport..Ihadspentlikeamonthonthatbloodyfile!Hehe..Neway,Imnot complaining.. Btwguys,one'swhohaventgottheirVisa'syet..watchoutforthatchineseamericanlady.. 1520mininterviews!Restareallcool! Partytime!Smile ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26881 Hitherebuddies...megottheF1stampedatMumbaion17thJun8:15amIST appointmentanditwasacakewalkwithsomecream(alaCroissants!)forme...no documentsasked! Soheregoesthetranscriptofconversationchronologically: 5:30amIgetup,itsrainingabitandIcanseethemistonmywindows. 6:30amgotreadywiththeharmoniumfolderwithTablainsidemystomach!
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...tookacabtoVFSoffice,PedderRoad 7:15amreachedVFS ..GottheStarsandStripesLoungeticket,gotmycellinalocker,hadthecustomary refreshmentsatCCDwhichwerenothingmorethannormal(andwhenIsaynormal,itsa 4/10fromacriticlikeme) 8:15amgotintothebustoUSconsulate 8:20amReachedtheconsulateandusheredinside...gottoseesomeawesomebeauty thereWinkGotmyDSformsandtheinfamouspinktoken. TheQforfingerprintingwasalil'longeroneandwentsmoothly. Gottositandanticipatemynumberbeingcalledout...5minsdone...myno.isnotthere... startedmyfavehabit...bitingnailsandadmiringtheneighbouringbeautiespassby.And thengotashrillfromCounterNo:3andheadedthere.Myinitialreactionwasasifthe father/bro/bfofoneofthecutiesyelledatmealbeitinafemininevoice.Anyways... ThiswasanAmericanwomaninlate20searly30s(no...shewassweet16asAmerican girlsneveragebeyond16!)Shewaskindacutethoughanorexic. ME:Goodmorningthere VO:Hithere. VO:soyouaregoingtoArizonaState ME:Yesma'am VO:WhyASU? ME:blahblah! VO:IseeitsforPhD...doyouhaveenoughfundsforfinancingyourstudies? ME:Ihaveproofoffundsworth2.5timesthefigureontheI20 VO:onelargesneeze....wroooffffffff VO:regainingherposture...sorrythere ME:(aargh!)Itsok. VO:fine!whataboutfundsfortherestofyourstudies? ME:well!PhDisasignificantinvestmentIamattemptingtomakeandIamconfidentof gettingfinancialsupportsoon. VO:hmm
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ME:Iamintouchwithaprof.thereandhadacoupleoftelephoniccommunicationandhe hasassuredmefinancialsupportinhisresearchlab. VO:Good...doyouhaveanyproofofthis. ME:Yes...Ihaveaprintoutofouremailcommunicationandhereitis... ...slidedtheprintouttoher... VOreadsitfrombottomupapproachandsaysexcellent. Onemorewroooffff!!fromhersidethatmademeslidealil'backwards. VO(smileswide):Iamsorry ME:itsokay VO:yourppwouldbecourieredinthenext23days ME:thanks...haveagreatday VO:u2 RCA:shedidnotseeasingledocumentexcepttheemailprintout,neithermyundergrad marksheets,normyGRE/TOEFLscores,normyworkexp,normyfinancialdocuments, absolutelynothing. IwouldbeexaggeratingifIsayittook60secsforthewholething. ThankstoMadmax,AnbeSivam,Tanmay,theEditor(forhisresponsetooneofmyposts earlieraboutthePhDcommittmentthing)andallothershereatEdulixfortheircontinual supportandpatiencetheyhavedemonstratedinpainfultimesrealizingIwaslateinjoining Edulix. Toaddmorespicetotheabove,Ihavereceivedapromotioninmycompanythismorningas aTechnicalLeader....aaargh!can'tdecidewhetheritsmygoodluckorbadthatIam resigningacoupleofdaysfromnow. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27111 IhadmyVIyesterdayat12.15.Reachedtheconsulateat11.45....reallylongqueueatthe gate...theguyswhohadtheirslotat10amwerebeingcalledin....Ithoughtitwudtakea maximumof3hrsformetobedonewiththeinterview....butHELL....Iwaitednwaitedn
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waited...Icudseemorethan500peopleonthestreet...Iwascalledinsideataround 2.30....afterthelongqueuesyetagainfordocverification,andfingerscanning,mychance forthe11interviewcameataround4.15.Isawsomerejects,andwasreallytensed...Ihad preparedwellformyinteeview,withalldocsinplaceandneatlyarrangedintheharmonium folderwithpostitsforeasyidentification. Ihadfullfundingfrommyuniversity(UAB)forMSinBiomedicalEngg. Wasonlyasked:"whichUniv"and"Whydiduchoosethisuniv".TheVO(blonde)asked formydegreecertficates,markscardsandGRE/TOEFLscoresnthen...."URVISAHAS BEENVISAAPPROVED"!!!VeryHappy PS:ThoseheadedtoChennaiforInterview,docarryumbrella,Nsomerefreshments(like chilledwater/packedjuice)ifyouhavehaveurinterviewintheafternoon. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27013 HiPeople... Myvisawasissuedyesterday(22June)atDelhiConsulate.. Hereisthedetailofhowmyinterview(@11:15)went: Reachedtheembassyat10:20am..thesecurityguardletmeinat10:35...afterafterthe securitycheck,IenteredthecounterswhereIndianpeoplewerecheckingtheDSforms, HDFCreciept...passportetc..thenIreachedthefingerprintingqueuewhichtookalotof time(nearly20minutes)..finallyIenteredthesnakelikequeueanditwasatthistimeI startedfeelingthejitters..howeverIfeltrelievedatthesightthatthechinesewomenwasnot present..hercounterwasclosed..andtheothercounters:8,10,11,12and13remainedopen...In counter8wasayoungguy,whowasissueingvisasveryquickly...in10wasthebaldyold guywhospentmostofthetimetypingonthecomp...andtheVI'shetookwerequite long...in11wasthemiddleagedguywithsmallhairandspecs..hewastheonewhotookmy interview...andin12wastheyoungguywithcurlyhairandlongface..hewastheone everyonewastellingtobethecoolest... finallymyturncameat12:20pm...itwasahecticwait...Ievenreadallthenamesofthe FBI'smostwantedlist..andtriedtomatchtheirfaceswiththepeoplelookingnearby..during mytimetherewasaUSmarinealsowhowasdamntallandcarryingahugegun..hiswas muscularandchewinggum..andhemostlystoodnearcounter11... Here'showmyVisaInterviewWent: VO:GoodAfternoon Me:VeryGoodAfternoontoyoutoo..howdoudo? VO:Great!!SoPennState??
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Me:YesSir(Smilingheavily) VO:So.pennstateisgreatforfootball..thebeaverstadiumhavingacapacityofmorethan1 lakhseatsisoneofthebiggestfootballstadiumsinthenation.. Me:YesSir..Ihadreadaboutitandevenseenitspicturesonthenet... VO:Smilingandchattingwiththemarinesimultaneously..whichcourse?? Me:IndustrialEnggSir VO:(Smilingandchattingwithmarine):Oh!!GoodGood..(thenagainchatting)thenthe marinetoldme:"ThenubetterstartwatchingsomeAmericanFootball"... Me:(Laughing..)DefinitelyIwildothat.. VO:CanIseeyourmarksheetandProvisional? Me:Suresir..thesearetheMarksheetsandourprovisionalwillbeissuedinAugendasIam afreshgraduate..mayIshowuthebonafidecertificate?? VO:Noneed...(skimmingthroughmymarksheet)..Youlooklikeadistinctionholder?? Me:YesSir...Iaminthetop5%ofmyclass... VO:(looksimpressed)..andchattingwithmarine...canIseeyourSEVISreciept?? Me:Sure..removedtherecieptfrommyharmoniumfolderandgaveit.. VO:(GlancingthroughmyPassport)...whySriLanka?? Me:Mydadisaretirednavalofficer... VO:..(hecutmeshort)..Navy...Oh..GoodGood... Me:YesSir..hewasapilotintheIndianNavy VO:(lookingimpressed)..Whichplanedidhefly?? Me:Donier.. VO:Cool..thenumusthavespentmostofthetimeinnavalarea?? Me:YesSir..IspentmostofmychildhoodinCochin.. VO:Cochin...OhGoodGood...(lookingveryimpressedandsmiling..) Itsaverybeautifulplace..?? Me:YesSir..Ispenteightyearsthere.. VO:(Smiling)..YourVisahasbeenissued..haveapleasantstayinPennStateandwatchalot offootballl... Me:Suresir..andthanksalot.. Thatwashowitwent..justtwominutes...andmostofthetimehewaschattingwiththe marine...andonemorething..hiswastheonlycounterwhichwasopenbythetimemyturn came..soIwasconcernedwhetherhemightwanttogetupandstartrejectingpeople...also therewasafrownonhisfacebeforeheinterviewedme.. Somyadvice:JustSmilealotandspeakconfidently..andvisaisyours!!! ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27220
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Myvisawasrejectedon28thjune,reason:inadequateresources. theVI.VOisthemiddleagedman VO:giveCAstmt me:donthavebuthavebanktransactionstmt VO:(afterlookingthroughpassbook,FD)isthisyourmoney? me:no,justpassedout,father'smoney VO:sowhatwouldfatherdoifutakeallhissavings? me:(blunder,forgoteverything)fatherwillget24Lafterretd VO:(stillgoingthroughfindocs)whatisyoursisterdoinginpune? me:studyingat.... VO:sowhyareugoingtousa,whynotdothiscourseinindia me:ammainlyinterestedinwirelesspropagationmodellingandtheiitsoriiscnotdoingany researchinthisfield,alsousabestintechnologicaleducation. VO:(doingcalculations)butsiruhave15L(actually6.47Linsb+3LfD+6.75Lbankloan) buturexpensesfor2yrsis16L me:(trytoexplaintotalamtis>16L)andadd(2ndblunder) fatherhasannualincomeofmorethan5L VO:whatismother? me:homemaker VO:(typingincomputerandgivesmebackdocsandscribblessomethingonapaperand handsthatovertome.itsrejectionletterstating:insufficientresources) VO:umustshowuhavstrongtieswithhome,umustnotspendeverypennyuhave,borrow ortretchurfinancestothelimit me:thankusir,haveagoodday NowIhavbookeddatefor11thjuly.Ihave20Lcashextrathistime.problemisthatmoney hadjustbeenobtainedbyliquidatingFDsasmyfatherwastoinvestitinmyuncle's business.nowifIshlddeposititinsb,VOmaygetsuspicious.soIamthinkingofshowing itasFDswith7Linmynameandrestasjointnameofmyfatherandme.buttheFDsthen wouldbeofveryrecentdate(ieafter28thjune).soVomaystillgetsuspicious.alsoinCA stmtshoingtotalassetsofmyfather(fixedandlquid)as70L. nowifanyonehasanysuggestionastohowtopresentthesituationsuchthatVOwouldbe convinced,itwouldreallyhelpme.alsoVOthistimewouldbetheladyandmanisshe mean!!sherejctd2H1bs,2F1swithin7mins. sothistimeIneedallthehelpIcanget! ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27359 hi thisjusttoinformallotherswhoarehavingaUSAsponserthatuneednotworrytoomuch
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thereisnoproblemunlessumessitupintheinterview.ihadmyUNCLEasthesolesponser for2yearsofmyeducationforMSINTELECOMatGMU. hereismyvisainterviewatmumbaiconsulate. VO:whichuniversity? ME:georgemasonuniv VO:whichcourse? ME:MSIntelecom VO:watwasurundergradin? ME:electronicsengineering VO:watdoesurmomdo? ME:helpsmysisterinfashiiondesigning VO:howmanysiblingsdouhave? ME:onlyoneeldersister. VO:watisurfathersannualincome? ME:toldhim VO:ok,howrurmomanddadgoingtosponseryoureducation? ME:madam,myunclewhoisintheUSisgoingtosponsermyeducation. VO:watdoeshedo? ME:toldhim VO:whenwashesworninastheUScitizen? ME:idunno. VO:watisheurmom'sborther? ME:yes VO:hasnthefiledagreencardforurmother? ME:no VO:howmanychildrendoeshehave? ME:2 VO:watrthierages? ME:4yearsand6years
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VO:okdouhaveanyofhissupportingdocs? ME:yaido(andshowedher) VO:smiledatmeandgavemetheI20backandsaid....oksirurvisaisapproved! ME:haveagreatdaymadam. soguys,plzbeconfidentandplzplzdonotlieaboutanything!!theminuteyoutrytosugar coatanythingitspellsfortroublesowatevrthesituationfaceitconfidently!! ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27162 Heyeverybody.. Neverrealisedwhenthe'dday'cameandwent!IhadmyVisainterviewthismorningat9 am@Mumbai.Andigotmyvisa!!SmileIhaveanadmitfromUCSC..MSinComputer Engineering... Ireachedtheconsulateataround830..andiwassentinalmostimmediately..Bythetimei finishedalltheformalities(fingerprinting...documentcollection..etc)andgotmypink token..itwas855am. Finallyiwascalledtocounternumber3ataround920am(alongwith10others)andwheni wascalledintotheboothitwas945 Theinterviewfairlylong(around6minutes)anddetailed..butitinvolvednocross questioningofanysort..Theladywhointerviewedmewasveryveryfriendlyandsheasked mealotof(straightforward)questions.. 1.Whythisuniversity.. 2.Whatcourseareyoumostexcitedabout.. 3.Whatexactlyisthatcourseabout... 4.Whowillsponsoryou (IhaveagoodsupportpackagealongwithafellowshipfromUCSC..andshewashappy withthefigure) 5.Hastheuniversitypromisedyouaidforthesecondyear? (Irepliedinthenegative) 6.Howwillyoumanageyourfundsforthesecondyear?
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Andthatsall! ItwasveryeasytotalktoherandIguessyourconfidenceisalltheyarelookingfor! ForallthoseguyswhostillhavetheirVIleft..JUSTRELAX...andbeconfident..Good luck! **************************************************************** MyVIinDetail: VO:HeyThere!Goodmorning...HowAreyou? Me:(IgavehermynicestsmileSmile)Imgreat!HowareyouMam? VO:Notbadatall..(GivesmeaBIGsmile...)Couldyouhandoverthepinktoken? AtthispointsheglancedatmypassportandmyI20... VO:SowhyareyouheadedtotheUS? Me:Iwanttopursueamastersdegreeincomputerengineeringattheuniversityof californiaatsantacruz. VO:Whythisuniversity? Me:Apartfromtheresearch,Iamreallyhappywiththecoursesthatarebeingofferedat thisuniversity..andpluswiththefinancialaidthattheyhaveoffered..Igetaverypositive vibefromthisuniversity... VO:Ohisee..(looksatmyI20)Soyouhaveafellowship...aTAShip...thatsgreat..they havecoveredmostofurexpenses...Hmm... VO:Sowhatcourseareyoumostexcitedabout?? Me:[BlahBlah....] VO:Andwhatexactlyisthat?? Me:[AlittlemoreBlah...] VO:Wowthatdoessoundinteresting... Pausesforafewseconds... VO:Sohavetheypromisedyouallthismoneyforthesecondyeartoo? Me:Nomam..Buttheydidtellme..thathistoricallypeoplewhocontinuedtoexcelhadthe
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samekindoffinancialsupport.. VO:Andyuregoingtoexcel..arentyou?(Smiles) Me:DefinitelyMam! VO:Okaysuppose...Somethinggoeswrong..andtheyarenotabletofundyou..whatsyour backupplan..yourplanB? Me:Wellmam..Idontthinkthatshouldbeaproblem..Myfatherhassufficientfunds.. almostXXX$insavingsalone..whichshouldbeenoughincaseofanyemergency... [theamountwasmorethanenoughformysecndyearfees...andshedintprobefurther] VO:Okay..SoiGuessyouareallsettogotheUnitedstatesthen!GoodLucktoyou! Me:ThankyouMam!Haveagreatday! IdintknowthattheVisaIssuancefeewasnotneeded...sobeforeileftthecounter..iasked herwhereihadtosubmitit.. VO:[alittleconfused]Well..ithoughtyoualreadysubmittedthatearlier...Well..lemmego andcheck Shewentinsidetocheck...andfoundoutthatineednotsubmitthis$50 VO:Welltodayisyourluckyday..yougetyourVisaandyousave$50!(givesabigsmile) Me:Itsureis!SmileThanksonceagain.Bye. ************************************************************ Thisisasmuchasicanremember..Smiletheinterviewtookaround6minutes..mostly becuasethetimeshewentintocheckaboutthevisaissuancefee...andbecuaseImadeita pointtospeakclearlyandslowly.. Cheers! ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27327 heyguys! todayigotvisafromdelhiconsulate.yippie!
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itwasa2.5hrwaitn1minVI.. myexperience: Me:Hello,howrudoingsir? Vo:great,howru? Me:doinggoodsir. VO:howmanyuniversitiesdiduapplyto?andhowmanywereuradmits? Me:5andgotacceptedin4. VO:whichrtheother4univsapartfromwayne? Me:blahblahblah.. VO:Whyrugoingtowaynestateuniversity? Me:Becausetheresearchgoingontherecompletelymatchedwithmyinterest.Researchin MEMSisonfullswingtherewithanewMEMSlabbeingopenedincollaborationwith DElphinGeneralMotors.Alsoaprfhasagreedtotakemeinhisresearchgroup. VO:hmm..Iamimpressed.. Me:smiling.. VO:showmeurstandardizedtestreports. Me:showed.. VO:whoispayingforurstudies? Me:MyFamilySir.(guysactuallymyparents+mypaternaluncle,butidunnofamilycame outofmymouth.) VO:whatdoesurfamilydo? Me:FatherisXXXnmotherisXXX. VO:Fine,Iamapprovingurvisa.allthebest. Me:ThankuSir. thatsitppl! thanxtoalledulixians,especially:Game,AnbeSivam,Ankurkool,PPBnMadmax. sothatwasmyacceptancewithnotatopnotchuniv+anexternalsponsor.confidenceis whathelpedmelot!
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================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27137 Hippl, IgotadmitfrmunivatbuffaloforMSinEE(withoutaid). iwasshowingmyfatheranduncleasjointsponsorsformyMS... Butmyapplicationwasrejected...Sad dunnowat2donow...willapplyagainfor2ndtimebutpplplzsuggestwatchangesishud bringinmycase..here'smyVIexperienceon28thjunatkolkatacounsulate... Me:GoodMorningSir VO:Averygoodmorningtoutoo...Mayiplzhavurfingerprints.. (instructsmepointingatthedevice)..lefthandfirstnthentheright...thanku.. (Thenthegentlemangoessomewhereinsidencomesbackin34mins.. VO:Sorryforthedelaysir..hadacallfrm....blahblah Me:ItsOK VO:Thecourseuhavappliedforisalsoavailableinindia..thenyUS? Me:Yaitisavailableinindiatoo...butthestandardofinfrastructurenfacilitiesnfacultyn thelevelofinvestmentinresearchthereismuchhigherthanitishere... VO:(Noddinghisheadncuttingin)Souneed44KdollarsforurMS...howdoyouplanto fundurstudies? Me:Myfathernunclearesponsoringme(Handedhimtheconsolidatedfinancialstatement showingallthesavingsofmyfathernuncle)..here'smyconsolidatedfinancialstatement..ni havtherelevantbankpassbooksaswellaspayslipsnITreturnsasproof.. VO:(initiallyconfusedastowhichonesweremyfather'ssavingsnwhichmyuncle's..then finallynoddinghishead)...uhh..ok...gotit..Whatdoesurfatherdo? Me:He'saprofessorinthedepttof...blahblah VO:Whatdoesuruncledo? Me:Heusedtoworkinthe..blahblah...andisnowretired VO:Butifuruncleweretospendhislife'ssavingsonuhowishesupposedtoleadhis retiredlife? Me:Buthe'sreadytodoso(thoughtofshowinghimthe"affidavitofsupport"..butdidntas hehadntaskedforit)..Hegetsaregularpension...besidesthat,hehastopartwithonlypart ofhissavings..notthewholeofit...
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VO:(stillnotconvinced) Me:Bothhisdaughtersaremarriedandsettled..hehasalreadyconstructedhisownhouse... VO:(interrupting)arentuapplyingforaloan? Me:Initiallywe(menmyfather)wereplanningtodosobutasmyunclecameaheadto sponsorme...wedidntneedtodoit..(hadtosaysocozmyi20mentions"Sourceoffunding: Family/Loan") VO:Howmanymoreyearshasurfathergotbeforeheretires? Me:6yrs VO:(lookingatmyDSforms)ursisterworksinhyderabad... Me:Ya..sheworksatsatyamcomputers...(didntmentionthatshe'smarried) VO:(typingvigorouslyintohisPCnthenfinallystopping) IamsorryMr...butatthismomentwecantofferuaUSvisa... Ifurfatherhastopartwithallhislife'ssavingsnurunclewithhalfofhis..thenuravery likelycaseofonewhowouldstaybacktoworkintheUS..blahblah..(gavemetheregret lettersiting"insufficientfunds"asthereason..nimmediatelyleftthetableasifhewas expectinganargument..) Thatsit..iwasdazed...collectedallmydocsnlefttheplacequitely..Sad Plznotethattheorderofquestionsmightbeslightlydifferent...thisisasfarasican recollect..PLZZsuggestwatsthebesticandorightnow... Thankingyou.. Asadnhaplessfellow.. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27116 hiGuys, Iknowitstoolatetopostmyinterviewbutstilli'lldoit. Appointment:Mumbai.20thJune.9:00AM Univ:Univ.ofFlorida,Gainesville(CS)
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Enteredthemainoffice@9.35evenafterhavingtheloungefacility. Aftersecuritycheck&alliwascalledfortheinterview@counterno.7 4applicantsinfrontofme.2wereF1. Bothgotrejected.(OneforUniv.ofBridgeport.OtherIdontknow.) Iwaslastintheline.Bittensed. Interviewerwasamanabt30 Heregoestheinterview. Me:GoodMorning,Sir. VO:GoodMorning.Passmethepinkcoupon. Ididso.Thenhestartedtypingsomehingonthecomp. For2minsthiscontinues.Ikeptlookingathim.Noconversation. VO(FinallytakingmyDSformsandlookingatthem):So,what's sospecialabtuniv.offlorida?? Me:Sir,myspecializationinNetworkingand......(youknowsome research&lab&stuff..Smile) VO(interruptingme):OK,whereareyouworkingcurrently? Me:Atxxxcompany. VO:What'syousisterdoinginUS?(IhadmentionedthisonDS) Me:SheispersuingherPhDinxxxatxxxuniv. VO(puttingmypassportintherack):Yourvisaisdone. Me(Shocked):What?
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VO:Itsdone. Me:OK,ThankYou.SmileSmile Thatguylaughedabitonlyattheend.Otherwiseitwasprettyserious environment. Thankyoualledulixiansforhelpingmealot. Itwasnotpossiblewithoutyouguys... Regards, Shreyas ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27292 Yeathesrthefirstwrdsthtcom2mymindwenirecollectmyVIexperienceonJul5 "LOL"Smile IthgtVIswersupposed2bformalinterviews...welitwsmorofacasualconverstaionfr me...aninnocentbystanderwudhavthgt2oldfrendswrctchinuponstuff!!VeryHappy Craptalknmorcraptalk...thtwsthegistoftheVI...ithgtnobodycudtalkclaptrapaswellas ido,bttheVOsuregavmesumcompetitionEvilorVeryMad VOwsanindianemigrantladynwsconductinVIsatcounterno.2MumbaiConsulate VO:Hi,Howru? Me:ImfineMam,Howrudoing? VO:Whtsurname? Me:BlahBlahBlah VO:DamnanothrfellaboundfrUSC(theguywhuinterviewdjusbformewsalsogoin2 USC)...Whydosomanyplplgo2USCnewy??(lukinatmenexpectinananswer) Me:Mambcositsareputeduniversitywithexcellentinfrasturcturenblahblahblah VO:DounohowmanyindianstudentsapplyfrF1visas?? Me:Mamihavaninklingoftheapproxfigure..maybarnd80000 VO:Nmayb30000ofemrinUSC..eh(nthnbreaksoutinracuouslaughter)Laughing Me:(Chalwohhasitomainbhihasa..laughsallround)Laughing
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VO:(luksatmytoefl,GREmarxnasks)WysoloinTOEFL? ME:(PleasantlySurprised)Ma'maint280gudenuff? VO:Wellurenglishisverygudushudhavgotten300 Me:ThankuMam,Imadsummistakesinthegrammaticalsectionnthtiswhriblvilost marx VO:Wyrurquantsmarxlow..ithgtindianswerverygudatquants...thywyhavntuscored 800on800??(ihd770) Me:(Gavsamanswerasabovabthavinmadsummistaksinitially) Nowheresthecrappiestpart...thenameofthebuildingwhristayisPrincetonnshemustve noticedthtnaminthehomeaddresssectionontheDSforms..thenextqstngoslikthis VO:UlivinabuildingnamedPrinceton? Me:YesMam VO:Seriosly Me:YES! VO:Wyhavntuapplied2PrincetonUniversity...Dntuthinkushudveapliedthr!!! Surprised Me:(flabbergasted)Surprised(iwaitdfrher2movon2thenextcrappyqstn) VO:Well.....(shewsactuallyexpectinananswer)Surprised Me:Well...Idntthinkiwudhavmaditin2PrincetonMam(whtireallywnted2sayws" Douwnt2makalaughingstockofmeatprinceton???"EvilorVeryMad) VO:OK Morcrap2follow VO:Whusgoin2sponsorureducation? Me:Myparents VO:Whtdosurfatherdo? Me:MamheswrkinasablahblahblahinJ&J. VO:hmmmm...J&Jisit??umustbgettinplentyoffreestuffEvilorVeryMad Me:YesMam..stuffthticannotmakuseofSmile ShelaughsraucuoslyagainnijoinherSmile VO:Whtisurfathersannualincome? Me:BLAHBLAHBLAH VO:Alrite,douhavnesiblings? Me:Yesmam,ihavayoungerbro VO:Whtdoshedo? Me:He'sjusfinishdhisschoolingmam VO:Ishesmarterthnuinstudies??Confused
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Me:NO(ablatantlieSmile) VO:(waitingwaitingwaiting) Me:Welliguesshesjusasgudasiwsatthtstage. Againthtlaughter(sheremindedmeofJanicefrmFriends)EvilorVeryMad VO:Alrite,urppwilbcouriered2uwithinthenextcoupleofdays Me:ThankuMam,Havaniceday! DontreadthisVISmile...itwonthelpuinanyway...allthequestionswerirrelevant...ifuve alredyredthisVIthnuvewastedurtimSmile...nowdontwastetimhurlingabusesatmefr nttypingthissentenceatthetop!Smile Thanx2edulixfrtheplethoraofresourcesavailableherenthanx2allthecontributin edulixiansensurinthecontinuinsuccessofedu! Edulixrox! ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27348 Hiall IgotmyVisafromChennaiCons.onJuly6th.Ihada11.45amappointment,butIwas interviewdonlyby4.20pm.Theinterviewlastedfor3035seconds...8)Itwasanice experience...Ifinishedmyprescreeningby11amandistoodinthecuefor1.5hrsbefore goingtotheVisaLobby(plsdoeatinthemorning..umayfeelenervatedotherwise)...Out ofthe10countersonly4hadtheVO'stakinginterview...andmostofusstartedgetting restlesss...thencamethesurprise..A.RRahmanhadcomeandourindianofficersinthe LobbyclearedacounterforMr.Rahmanandhehadhisinterviewfor1015secs.itseemshe nhiscrewweregoingtoUSA.Afterheleft,hiscrew(1012ppl)cametothesamecounter togettheirvisaclearance..theVOthereaskedfourofhiscrewmemberstosing...thatwas hilarious...andtheVOtherespoke23wordsinTamiltooneoftheTamiliansinthe crew...RollingEyes iwantedmyinterviewtogetoverquicklyMad...around4.20theVOcalledmeandshe lookedlikeamexican,withaTatooinherrightarmVeryHappy..sherejectedmany studentswhocamebeforeme...shewasaskingthesameQ'stoeverybodythere...whatis urpercentage?urGREscore?whythisunv.?whyareuleavingurjob?andQ'sthatwas moreacadsoriented...thesameQ'stoalmosteveryonethere...sherejectedthosewho
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couldnotgiveacoherantanswer...soguys,whoareyettotakeupurvisa,plsfeelconfidant ...therestwillgoonsmoothly...onemorethinginoticedinchennaiconsulate,thereisa Lady(islamincisuppose)whoscrutinizestheapplicantsbycrossverifyingthefinancial documents...soplsbepreparedtofaceanykindaQ'srelatedtoFinancialDocs.ifshe rejectspplsayingthatthedocsarenotproper,thenitisverydifficulttogetthevisaagain... Also,plsplsplsforQ'slikewhyXYZuniversity?orWhythisspecialization?plsdonot givethenormalanswerslikefitsmyprofile,verygoodfaculty,goodresearch,good programmekindafunda..insteadgoinforanswerslikeiwanaspecializein"sonso"field andibeleivethatoftheunivsthatihaveapplied,thisparticularunv.provideselectivesof myinterest...plsaddmoretechnicaltermsandforsureplsvisitthewebsiteofuruniversity andknowmoreabtthecoursedetails...thereisapossibilitythattheVOmightvisitthe unvs.websiteortheVOmayknowmoreabttheunvsandthecoursedetails...3to4 studentswererejectedbecausetheywerunabletoexplainabtthecourses... inshortknowmoreabtthecollege(whichisamustanyways)andplsbepreparedforQson financialdocs.andthetransactiondetails.... wishingeverybodyalltheverybest.... ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27326 Hi,ihadmyVIonJuly5th.Gotarejectionbyarudeindian(bengali)gal(agedaround2022) atkolkataconsulate.Itzreallyhard2getvisafrmkolkatanespeciallyfrmdatgal.My interviewwaslikedis: Me:gudmorningmam VO:morning,Ydisuniversity Me:Prof.JayantHerathisdoingresearchondsubjectofmyinterest VO:Hveuinteracttedwidhim Me:Yes VO:Inwhichsubjectheisdoinresearch Me:ComputerNetworks VO:Hmm..Denydisuniversityndsubject Me:Derezacomp.networkresearchcenterinwhichstudentfacultycollaborativeresearchis goingonnminterested2beapartofdat.Ncomp.networksubjectvlhelpmetogetinto networkingcompanieslikeCISCO,lucent,relianceinindiawid(shecutmeshort) VO:Whovlsponsoru Me:Parents VO:whoisdisSamirkuMohanty Me:Myfather
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VO:wathedoing Me:workingasdeputymanagerinstatebankofindia Vo:Hissalarypermonth Me:Told VO:Howvlufundurselfden? Me:Myparentshve13lakhrs.indeirsavingsbankaccountn9.5lakhrs.asFDs. VO:Showmeproof Me:Showeddbankstatementof1bankinwhich11lakh33thousandrs.wasdeposited. VO:watrdeseammountsapartfrmurSavings ME:FDswidaccruedinterestvalue. Vo:Showpassbuk VO:Ohwatzdisamountof8lakh50thousand,howitcame Me:MotherdrewfrmherPFndeposited2deirjointbankaccount VO:waturmomdoin Me:LecturerinStateGovt.collegeofOrissa VO:so,urusingurmom'ssavingsforur1styrexpenses. Me:Yesndisamountismoredanmy1styrexpenses. VO:So,urdadsupportingupartially. Me:Yes VO:whendevlretire Me:in2015 VO:yurtestscoresrlow Me:wellmamInitiallyigavesomewronganswersnlaterimanaged2giveriteanswersbut cudntmanage2increasemyscoredatihaddesired VO:Ok,uhada1stclassor2ndclassinurundergrad Me:1stclass VO:showdmarksheets Vo:Ok,denwatuweredoingbeingpassedoutin2005July. Me:Igavemagre/toeflinnov.2005nthereafter,wasreviewingmyundergraduatesubjects whichrrequiredformamaster'sstudy VO:ydidntugiveurgrte/toeflin2004nyin2005nydidntugoin2005FALL,yin2006 FALL? Me:MyuniversityissuesPDClatelynigotinaug.2005.So,withoutPDCicantapply2US university,soioptfor2006FALL. VO:So,uwerentdoinnejobnevendidnttryfornejob Me:No VO:Y Me:Cozmysoulaimistodomymaster'sstudynthenjob(Atthistimeiwasfeelingreally nervouscozofsuchlonginterview) Vo:howmanybrothersnsistersuhve Me:Idonthvenebrothernsister VO:Oh,sirdenudonthvenebrothernsister2lookafter,srrysiratdispointicantissueu
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visacozitseems2medaturgoing2stayintheUS.UmayconvinceneotherVObutnt me. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27560 Myinterviewwasat3:45.MyVOwasabeardedwhowasprettycool(butapparently rejectedtheguyafterme).Myinterviewwentsomethinglikethisafterexchanging pleasantries: VO:Showmeyourmarkscardsanddegreecertificate. ME:<handedovermarkscards>I'mjustcompletedmyengineeringcourselastmonthand theuniversityhasn'tissueddegreecertiicatesyet. VO:Whatisyouroverallpercentage? ME:66% VO:Anybacklogs? ME:Ihadthreewhichihavecleared. VO:Howwillyoupayforyouredcation? ME:Mymotherissponsoringme.Wehave19lackhsinliquidtocoverthefirstyears expensesandhaveaccesstofutherfundstocoverthesecondyearexpenses. VO:Ok,Ican'tissueyourvisarightnowasineedyourpdc... ME:<bythistimeiknewi'llbegettingtheblueform>that'snotaproblem,sir. VO:<handsoverblueform>Takethisformandsenditwithyourpassportandpdcwhen youreceiveitusingthedropboxfacility. ME:Whatotherdocumentsamisupposedtosendalongwithmypdc? VO:YourDSforms ME:Sonofinancialdocuments? VO:No,justyourpdc...NEXT ME:Thankyou. OnmyblueformtheVOhadwritten"degreecertificateneedstobeshown",andonmyway outibadgered2otherindianstaffmembersaboutthedocumentstosend.Sameanswer.I don'tknowwhyI'mstillconfusedaboutthisformbutIam! So,thatwasmyinterview.Quiteafewpeoplegotrejected.Infact,therewasaguywhowas caughtforfakedocsandtheVOwasuncharacteristicallyblastinghim,andtheguywason thevergeoftearssaying'please,sir,whyyouhavetogivesomuchpunishment'.Spottedthe notoriousscarfladywalkingaroundamongstus.Shedrewconsiderableooohsandahhhs fromtheF1applicants.She'sprettyfatwaswaswearingmassiveclogsandkeptstumbling around.Truetoformshefoundsomethingtoblastsomepoorguyabout.Iwasoutby5.It
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wasn'tcrowdedatall.Ithinkafternoonappointmentsarebestbecauseeverybody'sis relaxed. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27534 Hippl...ihadmyvisarejectedforUIC(I20=36k)onjune16citinglackoffundsforthe3rd year.. http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26846 IreappliedafterchangingmycollegetoIUB(I20==27kafteraidof2k)onjuly6thngt it...msorry2bpostindislate..cudbofhelp2pplwhodidntgetdfirsttime.. Imwritingthismainlyforpplwhohvbeenrejectednrconsideringachangeofcollege...IT ISNOTACRIME2CHANGEURCOLLEGE....thomostseniorsstrictlyadvisedagainst it...iknow4pplpersonallywhochangeddercollegeonsecondattemptngtit..(2toIUB)dis year..watifeelafterdVIisdataslongasurntchangingfrmstanfordtoUcinn...an apparentchangeofclass...changingcollegeshudntbaprob...jusbready2justifyitvery nicely.. thisishowididit.. " VO:sougoin2IUB..wathapp2UIC? ME:explainedwatwentwrngdlasttime...(financesnall) VO:btdenydiduselectuicindfirstplacenIUBnow?wontubmissingsomethingnb unhappy? ME:theonlyreasoniwent2uicoveriubindfirstplacewassonsoprojectbysonsoprof whichiwashighlyinterested.. VO:askedmeabtwatwasit ME:explainedinsemitechnicalnsemilayman'slingo... VO:veryinteresting!(seemedveryverysatisfied) ME:btnowatiubalso..ihvfoundsonsoprofwhoiswrkinonsonsoproject..whichis verysimilar..niwudbhappy2wrkwidhimaswell.. " ThossheaskedmeafewothernormalQs....nodocumentswereasked4eventhoiwas rejectedinitialyonfinancialgrnds...
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Sopplwhohvntgtit..plzdunloseheart...ikno...iwentthruhellinthose20days...btif changingdcolegecansolveurprob...plzconsiderit.. PS:1)IUB...almostasgoodasUICormebbebetter.. 2)IUB=highlyreputed 3)ihada2kmeritscholarshipnmentionedittwiceintentionally.. 4_UIC:36k*3yrs=108kandIUB:27k*21mnths=50k allthesefactorswrkedinmyfavour...thowaticanassureufrmmyVIexpwasdatshewas convincedbydprojectansnputmypassportasidenputfwddI20.dVIlastedforanother 34minsafterdatbtdeywereroutineQsonGREscores,watafterMS,watparentsdo,how willupayndilk..btdvisawasvirtuallygivenb4dat..(icudactuallyfind2suchprojects..n useddem2myadv..) soifuhvarelativelyequalnreputedcollegewhichcansolveurfinancialprob...doconsider it..itisntaruledatushudntchangeurcoll... sheevenofferedmeaUICvisa..btistuckwidIUB...cuzihaddecidedabtitb4handsoasnt 2giveawaveringimpression..nistillfeelitwudhvbeenatrap2cifiweregenuinely interestedinIUBornot.. ifpplrinsimilarsituation....dunloseheart... ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27529 Interviewat8.30am.MumbaiCounsulate. Firstlyadviceforallgoingforinterviewstheyarenotallowingmobilesnotherelectronic items inside. Hadtogoinsideandtakeanotherphotograph(godknowswhy?ifmyfacehadchangedor what??)afterthatmessedupinlisteningthetokenno.andendedupinthewrongqueuen enteredthewrongcubicle.HatsofftotheVI(lookslikeJasonDaceyfromSportscenter)he verypolitelyaskedmetogonwaitformyturnataotherwindow. Soonaftergotmycall.theInterviewfollows.
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Me:GoodMorningSir. VI:GoodMorning.Howrudoing? Me:VeryfineSir.(yarightafterallthiswaitinnmessingup) VI:WhichUni? Me:Sir,IndianaBloomingtonforMSinCS VI:WhyIUB? Me:gr8researchopportunity......$2000waiver.....nbestofmyadmits. VI:Whichotherunididuapplyto. Me:Jusfinishedsaying5of7interrupted VI:Whoisgoingtosponsorurstudies? Me:Myfather. VI:Whatdoeshedo? Me:Sir,job VI:[laughs]ofcoursehedoesajob.Whatjob? Me:Sir,HeisaseniorManagerat... VI:OKurPassportwillbecourieredtoyou......[couldnthearndintcaretolistenfurther] ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27547 Ihada7:45appointmentinthechennaiconsulate.Ienteredthevisainterviewofficeby 8:30.Iwasaskedtowaitasnoneofthecounterswereopen.Thencamemybadluck,counter number7openedandthescarfladycame.Sherejected3f1andapproved1.Thencamemy turn VO:goodmorning. me:goodmorning. vo:Canihaveyourfolder Me:yesandipassedtheredfolder. Startedtypingsomethingandaftersometimetold VO:Sirthereseemstobesomesystemproblempleasewait. Me:Ok Theniwaitedfor1.5hours.Thenshecalledmeagainandaskedforthefolder.
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Igaveitandwaitedpatiently.Shewastypingforsometime. Vo:Canihaveyourdegreecertificateandgretoeflscores. Me:yesmam.(passedthemon) Vo:Howmanybacklogsdiduhave? Me:5buticlearedthembefore6thsem. Vo:ok looksatmygrescore(1110) VO:Imsorrybuticannotissueavisaatthistime. me:whatisthereasonbehindyourdescision. Vo:Badacademictrackrecord. Thewholeinterviewtookabout2min. Thefunnythingisshedidnotevenseemymarsheet.Neveraskedmeaboutthe university(clemsonuniversity,southcarolina)neveraskedaboutmyfinancialstatusetc.After myinterviewshejustleft. Nowwhatamisupposedtodo.Iamplanningtoreapplyforvi.Canibookanother emergencyappointmentbecausethisinterviewwasonemergencyappointment.Alsoshould ipaythesevifeesagain.Canibeinterviewedbythesamescarfladynexttime.Whatisthe probabilityof gettingavisaasecondtime. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27516 Quote: YourpassportcanbecollectedinpersonatUSvisaapplicationcentreinNewDelhi between14001600hours. KindlyproduceyourHDFCfeereceiptandinterviewappointmentletteratthetimeof
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collectingyourpassport. Ifyourpassportisnotcollectedby1600hrs,itwillbeautomaticallydispatchedtoyouby courier. guysthisiswhatthepassporttrackingportalshowsregardingmyVISAstatus.ifyouall remeberiwasstuckin221g.Anyideawhatthismeans.Hasmyvisabeenstamped??Cani goandcollectittoday??PleasereplyASAP thankxatoninadvance photonics ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27494 FirstofallIwouldliketoexpressmyvoteofthankstotheentireEDULIX COMMUNITY!!!EDULIXafterallmadeitpossible. CONSULATE:MUMBAI DATE:10THJULY UNIVERSITY:UNIVERSITYOFSOUTHERNCALIFORNIA,LA TIME:8.30AM Gettingtotheinterviewstraightaway, VIwasanexcellentlady,(gorichiknimemWink),wasgivingvisastoeveryone .COUNTERNO3ROCKSS MYINTERVIEW VO:GOODMORNINSIR, HOWRU?? ME:GOODMORNINMA'AM,IAMFINE. VO:OKSIR,TELLMEWHYRUGOINTOUS?
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ME:RESEARCHFACILITIES,GREATLABS,PRACYTICALORIENTDSTUDIES.. VO:OKSOWHYUSC? ME:HIGHLYRANKEDS,EXCELLENTREPUTATION,GR8PROFS..... VO:OK,NAMEAFEWOFTHEM... ME:INAMEDAFEW(3) VO:WHOWILLFUNDFORUREDUCATION? ME:MYFATHER,HEHASSAVEDENOUGHFORMYHIGHERSTUDIES> VO:TOTALASSETSHEHAS? ME:XXXXLACS VO:HAVEUEVERBEENTOTHEUS? ME:NO VO:ANYRELATIVESTHERE? ME:NO VO:THANKUSIR,UHAVEGOTURVISA.URPASSPORTWILLBESENTWITHIN 3DAYS... ME:THANKUVERYMUCHMA;AM, THATSITGUYS,ALLTHISHARDLYLASTEDFOR60SECONDS,NODOCS ASKED,NOTHIN. ALLTHEBESTFORTHOSEWHORSTILLWAITINFORTHEIRVISAS... ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27504
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HiFriends!!!!!!!! MynameisBhushanPachpande(BP).IamPassiveuserofthissite...thissitehelpsmea lot.. FirstofallIwouldliketothankstoEudulixSite,AllcommunitiesfromOrkutandtoallmy friendsinYahooGroupswhohelpedmealotingainingCONFIDENCEandgettingVISA. MyVISAscheduledon10thOfJulyMumbaiConsulate,Timeslot10:00AM. College:NJIT Major:Computerscience IreachedtoMumbaiconsulate(TirupatiApartment)at7:30onlysincerumorofBombay band.ActuallyIhadtakenbusserviceofMumbaiconsulate.Wereachedtomainconsulate ataround11oclock.Mostofthe8oclockappointmentpeopleweretherestandinginqueue atthattime.ThenafterallsecuritycheckIwenttomainhall.Therewerearnd250people waitingandonly4counterswereopen.Then1ladycalledmeforFingerprintrecognition. Convolikethis Lady:HiSirHowru BP:FineMam. Lady:DouplaySkateboard?? BP:??..Pardonmam. Lady:UhaveSkateboardonurTShirtDouplaySkateboard Bp:ahhhnomamIjustwatchSkateboard.Ilovetowatchit..butIdintgettoplayit. hopefullyilltryitinUS.Footballandcricketismyfav. Lady:Cool.Meansursportyguy..kkeepurleftfingerinmachine. BP:Okmam. Lady:DoUhavecutonurindexFinger.thenotherladylookatit..yeahsmallcut. BP:ohhno
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Lady:hmm..Puturrightfinger. BP:kmam. Lady:herealsocut??..Iamnotgettingitproperlyotherladylookedatit..hehavsome knucklesonit.(Idonnowhatthatmeansdintgetthat..butIhavesmallspotsonmyindex fingerslightlyvisible..) BP:Iasked..shouldneedtodoitagain? Lady:itsnoneed..urgoodguygoahead BP:(yeybachgayebhai)thankuVerymuchmam..haveagoodday. Lady:utoo.. LikethisIgaveInterviewbeforemyVISAinterviewonlyRazznewaysthisConvogiven melotofconfidence. Therewerearnd250pplwaitingforVISAinterviewmanypplhavingappointof8:30also.. (asIsaidonly4counterswereopen) Ithoughtnowitwilltakearnd5to6hourstome. After5mins1morewindowgotopenedhecallmynumberfirstIwassurprised (wowsexy) Vowastheguyinhislate20swithspecs(ifugetthisguyforVI..ugotVISAforsure) Therewere2pplbeforemeinqueueforJ1VISAsincetheyrushbeforemeinqueue. BothofthemgottheirVISA. ThenmyturnCame. MYVIwentlikethis BP:GoodMorningSir.
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VO:(Busyintypingsomething)thenhelookedup. BP:Howrusir. VO:mefineu? BP:finesir.andkeptmyfolderaside VO:ohhkcanugimmethatPinktoken. BP:hereitissir. VO:(takeoutmyform)OhhNJIT..YNJIT. BP:NJITisoneofthebettercollegeIhaveappliedto.Alsoitprovidemostnumberof electivesinComputernetworkingwhichIaminterestedin.ThiscollegeprovidesElectives suchasClient/ServerCommunication,opensystemnetworking,Cryptographyand internetsecurity.AlsoitprovidesmeelectiveswhicharecombinationofNetworkingand webdesigningsuchasWebAuthoringandDevelopment,MultimediaInfosystemnetwork whichnoneotheruniversitygivesotherthanNJITwhichIamappliedto. VO:helookedatme.AccordingtohisxpressionIthouthewantmore.. Bp:(Istartedagain)AlsothisuniversityhasresearchprojectlikeWirelessnetworkingand parallelprocessingunderprofessor(Iforgotname..instantlyIutternameoftheprofessors whichcameinmymindfromcollege)Dr.Jgeller,Dr.Perl. VO:KgoodIthinkuhavedonelotofresearchonCollege. Bp:Justgavesmile VO:whosGonnaSponsoru? BP:sirmyFaSirmyparentsgonnasponsorme. VO:whatisurfather? BP:Told VO:Whatishisdesignation? BP:Told
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Vo:Wowgreat. BP:smile(atthismomentIensuredthatIgotmyVISAnoneedtoworrynow) Vo:douhaveanybrotherorsister. BP:yesIhaveeldersister.sheisalreadymarried VO:cool,whatisurbrotherinlawDo? BP:heisMarketingManager Vo:Company? BP:(Iforgotcompanyname).Sirsir.Telecommunicationgenerationsystem (actuallyheismarketingmanagerinmedicineRazz) Vo:(lookedatme).. BP:siritoneoftheleadingcompanyintelecommunication. Vo:smiledandsaidurVISAwillbicurrierin3days. BP:thankusir..andranawayfromthereassoonaspossbeforehechangeshismindRazz
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IgotmyVisaforUniversityofUtahon6thjune. MyVIwaslikethis.. VO:Hi... Me...Goodafternoonmam VO:GA..Howru? Me:Iamfine.Thanku.Whataoutu? VO:Iamfinetoo. VO:RUfromChhattisgarh?(patanahinchhattisgarhkokyaboli..samajhmehinahin aaya...) Me:(cudnotgether)Iamsorrymam VO:RUfromChhattisgarh? ME:(Blank)Iamnotgettingumam...(aabtogaya) ME?SuddenlyIrealized.......Oh..yesmamIamfromfromChhattisgarh... VO:OhIamsorry...ItsChhotisgarh..right..chhotisgarh..(basfirkyatha32dantdikhne kage) Me..ItsOKmam..Itsmymistake..Iamsorry..(sochasorrybolkegalanakatde) VO:Whatisurfathersname: Me:;told VOwhatsurmothersname? Me:Told VO:Urbirthplace? Me:Told VO:lasttimeucameforTTU...andnowUoU.Tellmeyruchanginguruniv? Me:Actuallymam...theydidnotallowmetodefermyadmit...rejectedme VO:(Surprised)...OhIamsorry...didutellthemabouturvisaprob? ME:Yesmam VO:eventhentheyrejectedu??????????shocked ME:yesmam VO:Ijustcanbelievethis...Iameallyverysorryforthis.... Me:ItsOKmam...noproblem... VO:Yeh....UoUsoundsbettertome ME:Yesmam...IknowUoUismuchbetterthenTTU....iamverylucky VO:SO...Uhavegotfullfunding ME:Yes....Iwillbefundedbymydepartment.. VO:Showmethescholorshipletter.. Me:...Idonthavemam...ACTUALLYiWASGETTINGLATEFORMYVISA INTERVIEW...thatsyIrequestedthemtosendmyI20first... VO:ItsOK... VO:Howmuchurgetting? Mearound$27000
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VO:anyotherdocfromUoU? Me:showedhersomeletters(Useless) VO:Douhaveanyotherpassport? Me:NO(yekyapuchrahithi) VO:...misplaced.....stolen.....athome(Icudhearonlythesewords) Me:NO VO:HaveubeentoUSA? Me:NO..Ihavenever... yahalagavisamilnewalahai...tabhi.... VO:(LooksatmyI20)..Urgoingforminingandmineralengg Me:Yesmam.. VO:butlasttimeurgoingfor(computermepatanahinkyakarnelagi) ME:(Phati)lasttimeIcameforIE VO:Urchangingurbranch...buty?(Icudseesomanyexpressionsonherface.....Inever preparedforthisQ) Me:(Abgaya....potentialimmigrantbana)..actuallymam...onlythedepartmentis different...butmyspecializationissame....thatisoprationsresearch...(safjhuth)...firmining kebaremelambaspeech..... VO..OK... Me:...(wantedtosaysayth)butshestopedme) VO:Uhaveurvisa...haveaniceday.. MEthankyouverymuchmuch...utoo VO:Iamreallyverysorryforthedelay... Me:ItsOK...Iunderstand. Vo:Enjoyurtrip.... ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27490 MyinterviewappointmentwasaChennaiConsulateat11a.m.onthe11thofJuly.Igotto theconsulateat10.30andwasallowedinbythegaurd.Ifinishedprescreeingbyeleven thirtyandwasthensenttothevisalobbyforfingerprinting.AfterthisIsatfroalmostan hoursinceallcounterswereclosedfortheVO'stohavelunch.Oneverygoodlookinglady camebackat1.10andIwasaskedtojointhequeue.Therewere5peoplebeforeme,2of whomwereforF1visas.Igotcoldfeetbecausethisladywasscrutinisingeveryone's certificates.(Shedoubtedthecredibilityofsomeone'sdocsandcalledsomeotherstocheck themout)
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Finallymyturncame.Iwasnervousaboutmyfinanacialdocssincemyunclewasmysole sponsorandmydad'sbusinessisn'tdoingtowell Here'showitwent Me:Goodmorningmam VO:Goodmorninghowareyou? Me:I'mfinethankyoumamhowareyou? VO:I'mgood VO:WhydoyouwanttogotoUIC? Me:stuffaboutresearch..... VO:Whatisyourundergraduatepercentage? ME:65% VO:ShowmeyourGREandDegreeCertificate ME:heremam Vo:Doyouhaveanybacklogs? Me:yesmam2. Vo:Showmeyourindividualmarkscards Me:showedthem VO:whatdoyourparentsdo? Me:Mymumsahousewifeanddadhashisowntilebusiness Vo:Whatdidyousay?tiles? ME:YesmamtheyarecalledMangaloretiles? Vo:Mangaloretiles?WHatarethose? ME:Theyareakindofroofingtiles Vo:HaveyoueverbeenoutsideIndia? Me:nomam Vo:HOwmanypeopledoesyourfatheremploy? Me:(stumpedhere...haveabsolutelynoidea)50mam Vo:Iamissuingyourvisa.Yourpassportwillbecourieredtoyouinafewdaystime.
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ME:Thankyousomuchmam.Haveagoodday. Vo:youhaveagooddaytoo. Thatwasit....NOfinancialdocuments.Thedocumentslikedegreecertificateandmarks cardsthatsheaskedforshehardlylookedat. Sothisismystory. ThankstoallEdulixianssafe_player,Maharaja,Anbeandalltherestwhohavehelpedme andguidedmethroughout.Iameternallygratefultoyouall. Won'tgiveanyadvicesinceIwasanervouswreckthroughouttheprocesssoanyother informationthatyouwouldlikepleaseletmeknow. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27497 hifrnds gotvisapoweronjuly7thforuniversityofcincinnati....theintrwwasat8:45.iwentthereat 8am.iwasimmediatelysenttointrwlobby...nowaitingatanyplace...ihadtositinthe lobbyfor1hrapprox..theniwasmadetostandinaqueueforfingerprinting...andthenthe finalintrwline.....isawtheVOsinallthecountersandcametoknowthatmuchfeared "saddamhussainandscarfladywerenottakingintrws".MarktoldthatsomeoftheVOs wereonvacation....thatwasagoodnewsformanythere. iwasinterviewedbyagoodlookingyounglady2225years...shegrantedvisato3F1 applicantsbforeme...thenmyturncame Me:goodmorningmam. VO:goodmorning..givemethefolder. VO:whythisuniv? Me:toldabtthecoursework...howitwudpreparemeforfuturejobetcetc VO:watisthisUGS? Me:universitygraduatescholarship...itcoversallmytuitionexpenses. VO:Watrurparents? ME:told VOshowmwurCAstament ME:showed VO:Okeverythingseemstobefine...
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ididnotlistentoanythingelsafterthat...saidthanku. igotmypassportontuesday.thatsitfrnds...ithankAmerahmed,Adithya, Hitch_Hiker(khaderabbeb),Hitenmehtaandallotherfrndsatedulixfortheirsupportand timelysuggestions... srinivas. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27430 Hiall, Mydadandmomhaveajointsavingsaccount...inwhichthebalancewillcometoaround 30lacs. nowmyexpensesasmentionedini20are21,310$forfirstyear.. Nowthemoneyintheaccisenufforboththeyears.. Ihaveheardththemayaskhowmyfatherhasdepositedthtmuchmoneyintheaccount recently? Tothisithoughtofstatingthtmyfatherhasbeensavingmoneysincemyschoolingdays andevenmysisters(working)havecontributedetc. whatareyourthoughtsregardingthis? isthisreasongoodenough?anybetterrepliesarewelcome.. thnksguys,edulixhasreallyhelpedalot! ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27448 Howdyfriends!! IfinallygotoverwithmyvisainterviewattheMumbaiConsulateonthe6thJuly.
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Ithadbeenrainingveryheavilyforthepast2daysinMumbai.Withtherainsplayinghavoc, IwasworriedaboutthedocumentsIwouldbecarryinginsuchrains.Surprisingly,onthe dayofmyinterview,therainssubsided,revealingjustapartlycloudyday! Myappointmentwasat8:15AMandhavingoptedfortheVFSLoungeservice,Ireached theloungeataround7:15AM.Theyallowedus(the8:15ones)togoinatexactly7:30and madeussitintheA/Clounge.Wewereservedsandwichesandcoffee,bothofwhichIdidnt likeatall,withallthebutterfliesinmystomach!!EvilorVeryMad At8:00wewereaskedtoboardthebustotheconsulateandat8:10Iwasthereintheline outsidetheconsulateentrance,withabout4pplaheadofme.Iwasthenfriskedintoakind ofantechamberandhadtostandinanotherqueueforsecuritychecks.Whenmyturncame, thesecuritypersonaskedmetoemptymypocketsandcheckedeachandeverybelonging. Heopenedallmyfilesandenvelopes,butthenputthembackastheywere.Iwasaskedto passthroughthemetaldetectorandwasgivenallmystuffalongwithawoodenpiecewhich Iwasaskedtopreservewiththeutmostcare. Onceinsidethemainchamberoftheconsulate,IwassupposedtohandovermyI20,visa appointmentletterandpassporttoacounter.TheythenfishedoutmyDSformsetc(the docswhichonehastosubmitatleast5dayspriortotheVI)andarrangedeverythingand handedittomealongwithapinktokenbearinganumber.Ithenwenttocounter1for fingerprinting.TheretheytookfingerprintsandtheDSforms,passport,I20etcandasked metobeseatedtillmytokennumberwascalledout. Eventually,Iwascalledtocounter4fortheinterview.TheVOwasayoungladyofficerwho waslookingquitebored..Thecountersarelikephonebooths(poshlooking)withapairof speakersandamicrophoneinbetween.BetweentheVOandmewasabulletproofglasswith spacetoslidedocsfrombeneath. Me:GoodMorningMadam!Howdoyoudo? VO:Goodandyou? Me:Good. VO:Whereareyouheadedtosir? Me:ArizonaStateUniversity,Tempe VO:Whatisthenameofyourcourse? Me:MasterofScienceinComputerScienceandEngg. VO:Whatisyourundergraduatedegree? Me:BachelorofEngginComputerEngg. VO:From? Me:<Toldthenameofmycollege> VO:Wheredoyouwork?
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Me:IusedtoworkforTataConsultancyServices.IresignedinJune. VO:ForhowlongwereyouwithTCS? Me:22months. VO:Whatdoyourparentsdo? Me:Mymotherisahomemakerandmyfatherisaretiredbankexecutive.<Toldtheexact positionofmyfatheratretirementandnameofbank>. VO:Howmanysiblingsdoyouhave? Me:2. VO:Inwhichcitiesdotheystay? Me:Mumbai. VO:CanyoushowmehowurgonnapayforureducationatASU? Me:<PassedhertheFundsFlowstatementIhadpreparedandtheCAstatement> VO:<didntlookattheCAstatement,butwasscrutinizingtheFFstatement>Canyoushow mePPFandPostOfficepassbooks?[Ihadshowedthesetwoinstruments,amongothers,as sourcesoffunds] Me:Sure.<Showedherthepassbooks> VO:Youhavetakenaloanof15lakhs.Howdouproposetopayitoff?? Me:Ma'meventhoughtheloanifof15,IproposetouseonlyXlakhsasyoucanseeinmy FFstatementandthereforetheEMIwouldcometoapproxRs.xxxxx.WhileIwasinTCS, mymonthlysalarywasRs.xxxxxandafterMSIhopetogetatleastRs.xxxxxpermonth. Withthatpayingofftheloanwouldn'tbeaproblem. VO:Pleasetakeallyourdocuments.Yourvisaisapproved. Me:Thankyouverymuch.Haveagoodday! Somepoints: 1.IhadbeenworkinginBangaloreuptoJunethisyear.Ihadtakentheappointmentat Mumbaiconsulateafterconfirmingwiththeconsulateifitwouldbepossibletodoso.No questionswereraisedonthat! 2.ThedurationofthecourseontheI20was3yearsandaccordinglyIhadmentionedinmy DSformsthatIwouldbestayingtherefor3years.Again,noquestiononthat! 3.TherewassomeapprehensionfloatingaroundaboutshowingPPFassourceoffunds.I showedandtheyaccepteditwithoutanyconcerns.ButmyPPFaccountshadmaturedquite sometimeback.MostofmyfundswereinFDsandPPFsandloanandlessinSB. Soallinall,aratheruneventfulVI!!Iwenttotheloungeintheeveningandcollectedmy passport!Thatit!Smile GoodlucktoallwhoareawatingtheirVIs!Smile
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================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27441 Higuys.....VISAapprovedforMSEEatUniversityofNewMexico...heregoesmy experience: TheVOwaasmartyoungAmericanwithdecentslowenglishaccentatcounterno.5 Me:HelloSir,GoodMorning VO:Hi!So....Whatuniversitiesdiduapplyto? Me:Listedallsevenslowlynclearly VO:Ok....andgotadmitsfrmhowmany? Me:Justold5UniversitiesSir VO:OkwhyUNMamongallthese Me:Becase,AtUNMthecousesarewellsuitedtomyinterestandtoldabttheresearch goingonandtheprofs.... VO:Ok....WhatisMicroelectronics? Me:toldhimtwolines VO:Good....thenifurnotdoingurMSnowwhatjobwoulduliketoworkfor? Me:SpontaneouslyansweredsomethinglikeDesignnmanufacturingengineerinan electronicsengg.company VO:ok...soafterudourMS,whatkindajobuwillbelookingfor? Me:Illbebetterqualifiedthen,sowilllookforanhigherpositioninthesameindustry VO:WhaturdreamJob? Me:Notdecidedabtthatnowsir,WillfinishmyMSandlookintojobs.
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VO:Ok....socanIseeurMarksheets,GREnTOEFL Me:Suresir....passedon.... VO:Great!....HaveanicetimeatUNM...U'llgeturpassportcourieredbythreedays.... Me:ThankYouSir,UMademyday!! WhatIlearntwas:Jusbehonestfromyourheart...Bespontaneousinyouranswersand Dontpreparetoomuch...Knowalotaboutyourcourse...Asalways...BeConfident...VISAis urs.......GoodLuck ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27443 helloeveryone...itismypleasuretoannouncethatihavegottheVISA....toASUin masterscompsci..!!! Myinterview.... ME:hi,howudoing VO:hi,sowhichunivrugointo? ME:goinasastudentinASUtodoMCS... VO:(seesmypassport,chksoutmypreviousvisitor'svisatoUS)Iamsorry,rualreadya student@ASU? ME:NoiwasdoinmyBShere,nowgointoASUforMCSstrtingfall'06 VO:souvebeentoUSb4? ME:yes,april2000 VO:wherehadugone? ME:toboston,wasvacationingatmysister'splacepost10thgrade... VO:didugowithurparents? ME:Yes,idid. VO:howmanysiblingsdouhave? ME:ihave2sisters... VO:whereisurothersister? ME:inMinnesota VO:souhaveboththesistersinUS? ME:yesmam.. VO:whatdotheydo?
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Me:homemakers. VO:sowhatdoesurbroinlawdo? ME:told VO:ohk... sowhatdoesurfatherdo? ME:HeusedtoworkforBARC,nowretired. VO:soruplannintofollowurfather'sfootstepsintoatomicresearch? ME:no,iaminterestedinCS... VO:hmmm..showmeurfinancialsummarystmnt. ME:shown..nowtotallybored... VO:visa'sapprovedsir,haveapleasentstayinUS!!! ME:thanxalotmam... Destination:ArizonaStateUniversity. Course:MastersinComputerScience. VisaStatus:F1 igotthevisaexactlyoneyrijoinedEDULIXieon10thjuly!!! thankyoutoallmembersofedulixespharshandshishore... GAMER... ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27780 heygotthevisalastedonlythirtyseconds!!!!!!!!!!! SJSU interviewwasscheduledfor10.15july19. wentinat9.wasmadetositintherowofseatswiththesundirectlybeatingonmy back.(stickychennai)EmbarassedEmbarassedEmbarassed hadcheckedouttherejectionrateateachcounterwhilewaitingtobefingerprinted.they sentmedirectlytotheladywiththe75%rejection. Thegirlinfrontinmewascaughtwithfalsebankdocsandwastakeninforfurther questioningbcozsheprotested...theycloseddownthecounterhadtowait15minsbfore somemalecametothewindow. thenmyint
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me:hello vo:hello,canihaveurdegreeandmarkscard. vo:anybacklogs!! me:12 vo:12SurprisedShockedSurprisedShocked vo:givemeurGRE/TOEFLmarks vo:shakeshisheadinconfusion vo:useemtobeabrilliantguy,whatswrong!! me:yessir,initiallyididnotapplymyself...........10secs vo:oksir,stopfoolingaroundandgetseriousurvisawillreachuin2days me:thanku imagineaftergoingthroughallthatrigmaroleforthosefinancialpapersandrestofthe papers!!!!!!! ispecialthankstosafe,madmaxandrestatsjsuforumfortheirvaluablesuggestionsand feedback ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27724 Higuys, thisisforafriend,pleasedoreplyback. HisVIsagotrejectedanddattesarenotavailableforthisfall,soheisplanningtoreapply forvisafornextspring.Meanwhilehehastoinformtheunivsinus,soheislikeconfusedas totellthemwhat!!, shouldheaskfordefermentbcoshisvisaisrejectedorcookupsomestory. pleasereplybackasap. joshua ================================================================= ==================================
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http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27747 IhavebeenaregularreaderofallthepostsinedulixandIhavereadallthevisaexpsmore thanonce.Smile.Iamamemeberofthiscommunityformorethanayearandallthose thingsI'vegatheredfromthiscommunityhashelpedmegetthroughtthevi.Hada2.45pm apptatthecheconsulateon19thjuly.wentthroughalltheformalitiesandwaswaiting,I guessiwasassignedcounter5(notsurethough)forgotitintheexcitementandfear. Someonewassittinginthecounterandhe/sheleftandanamericanlady(darkbrownhair), whotookmyfingerprints,occupiedtheplace.couldn'tfindthescarflady..couldn'tseeher. myvi me(inalowvoice):hellomam vo(left):willbeback me:Embarassed vo:passmethefolder me:heremam vo(goesthroughit):....... me:pardonme vo:whichuniv me:suny@sb vo:whatismaterialsscience? me(OMG,neverexpectedthis,allthewhileIwasrepeatingthisinmymind"topursuegrad studiesibmat.sciandengg.atsuny@sb"afterapause).gaveasatisfactorydefn. vo:whatareugonnaworkon me:wanttospecializeinmaterialsprocessing vo:whatmaterials me(omg):metals vo:whatmetals me:(omg):saidsomemetals vo:wherearetheyused me:(omg,guessshedoubtediamgonnaworkonsomenuclearmatls.):toldhersomeengg. applications vo:whydouwannadograduation me:wanttoacquiresometechnicalskillsthatwillhelpmeachievegoodcarreergrowthin India(donrememberexactlywhatIsaid,buticompletedthesentencewith"India") vo:showmeurdegandsem me:here vo:showmeurgrecard me:here vo:whatrudoingatxxcomp me:amworkingasaswengg. vo:whatareuwotkingon
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me:amswforbankingapplication vo;who'surclient me(thinking...wehaveonlyinternalclients..shouldisaythis..no)ANZ vo:oh vohowdouplantofinanceuredu me:myfatherissponsoringmyedu vo:whatishedoing me;he'salawyer,hasalawfirm vo:whatishisincome? me:x.xlakhs(notaverybigamtiquoted) vo:canihavealookaturcastmt me(hadquiteagoodamtontheca):yeahsure vo:areutakingaloan me:nowehaveenoughfundstofinancemyeducationfor2yrs vo:whatareurplansaftergrad me:toworkasaresearchengg.inar&ddivisionofagoodmanufacturingcompanylike caterpillar,ge. Writessomwthingonthedsform,thoughtshewaswritingonmyI20 vo(slidesbackallthedocs):yourppwillbecourieredwithinaweek me(didn'thearitproperly);tookallthedocsbackwaswonderingiftheppwasgivenback tome thenleftthecounterwithoutrealizinganythingandafewsecslater,thewords"urppwillbe couriered"registeredinmymindturnedbackandsaid"thankyou",shewasstilllookingat meandnodded... sothatwastheendofmyvi. Thankstoeveryonearoundandspeciallytothosewhoofferedmehelpwithmyapplication andvipreparation. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27687 Hieveryone, IhavenotbeenafrequentposteronedulixbutIhaveconsiderededulixasguidetomy entireapplicationprocess.WithalltheexperiencesandadviceIhavepreparedmyselfforit. AndhereismyexpeienceofVisainterview: IhadmyinterviewatMumbaiConsulateat10.30a.mon18thJuly.Istartedmydayby gettingupearlyandleavingforVisaConsulateontimeat8inmorning.ButhereImadea
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blunderIdrovemycarfromMalad(asuburbinMumbai)toMahalaxmiwhichisanear about1hr15minsdrive. ButsinceitbeingtuesdaytherewashugetrafficatDadar(SiddhivinayakTemple)andIjust madeittotheVFSoffcieontimeat10fromwherethebusservicebegins. AfterreachingatVisaconsulateandwaitinginthebusfor15mins(andlisteningtoallthe instructionsgiventhere)Igotinsidetheconsulate.Afteralltheprechecks,givingthe fingerprintsandgettingthepinktokenIwasmadetowaitinthesittingareauntilmy numberwasbeingcalled.Inbetweenmyobservationabouttheplacewasthatallthe instructionswerewritteninenglishandgujarati(surprised)andmajorityofthenamesbeing calledweresomethinglikethisbhaiPatel&Family..thatbhaiShahFamily(notsurprised). SothatitselfsaysthathowmanyGujaratisareflyingtoUS(nohardfeeelingtoallthe gujjus) ThencamethatcallformyTokennumberatcounterno.2alongwithagroupofother4 numbers.ItwasanopencounterandIwasinlinewith3pplaheadofme(notingthatall3 ofthemgotarejectIwasreallyscaredwhenmyturncame). Andthenthequestionswerefiredasfollows: VO:HeyGoodMorning.. Me:GoodMorningMaam(andshewasthesameLadywhohadspokenaboutVIatUSEFI Mumbai) VO:SowhyareyougoingtoUS? Me:TopursuemyMastersinComputerScience VO:WhichUniversity? Me:UniversityofMassachusettsLowell VO:Andwhoisfundingyou? Me:IhavethreesponsorsFather,BrotherandBrotherinLaw(BIL) VO:Dotheyloveyousomuchthattheywillspendalltheirsavingsonyou? Me:Yestheywillandalsofinanciallyitsmanageable. Vo:Wheredoesyourfatherworksandwhatishissalary? Me:Heworksatsoandso..andhissalaryisRS.xxlacsp.a(thatiguessseemtobelowfor herlookingatmyI20cost) VO:WhyyoudidntoptforacheaperUniversity? Me:ThisUniversityisgoodforitscourseandIhaveBroandBIlalsosponsoringme.
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VO:Donttheyhavechildren? Me:MybrotherhasbutBILdoesnthave. VO:Doesntyourbrotherhaveanyfinancialplanningforhischidren? Me:Nohedoesnthave(inaverybluntwayIsaidit) VO:No,whatdoyoumeanbythat(bynowrealllypissedonme)? Me:Nomeansnotexactlyanobutrightnowtheyaretooyoungtothinkaboutthat.And alsoheisfinanciallywelloff. VO:Sowhatishissalary(mybroifyoullhaveforgotten)? Me:HissalaryisRs.XXLacs. VO:AndhowcomeinIndiadoeshehavesuchasalary.Whatishedoing? Me:HeisSolicitorworkingforxxfirminMumbai. VO:Thatsgood..(andthencametheGoldenwords)YoucancollectyourpassportfromVFS todayoritwillbecourieredtoyou. Me:ThankyouverymuchMaam.(andagain)..Thankyouverymuch. AndIwillliketosaythisagaintoalledulixiansTHANKYOUVERYMUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SmileSmile ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27614 Hiall, GotmyvisatoStateUniversityofNewyorkatBuffalo.LeavingonAug10. MyVIisasfollows.. VO:WhyBuffalo Me:IaminterestedinNetworking.Buffaloprovidesgoodprograminthisfield.The researchescurrentlygoinginterestedme.SoIwouldliketopursuemymaster'sdegreein Buffalo. VO:DegreeCertificateplease Me:[gave]
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VO:[Justsawmydegreecertificate,didntevenseemymarksheets] Yourvisaisapproved. Me:Thankyou.Smile Visa,mybirthdaygiftWink ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27588 Hey,gotmyVISAonjune14VeryHappyVeryHappyVeryHappyVeryHappy sorryforlatepost!!Sad thankstoeveryoneforpostingthiervisaexper. Myinterviewwasscheduledon14:30pmatChennaiconsulate.Ireachedthecounslatejust 5minbacksay14.25,ithoughtmyvisawasat14.45butwhenichekeditsays14.30was littleshockedShockedShockedShockedShockedEvilorVeryMadEvilorVeryMad..but anywayiwasinthequeforthepassportcheck..thenimadetostandintheotherqueitlead thewaytoanotherblock,whichisthevisablockUSblock.imadetositthereforwhile ..thenanotherqueforthefingerprints..thenagniwaslittlerelaxedandsuddenlyaman camewithafrenchbeard,heisgivingssometips,buthewasnotaudibletomesinceiwas sittingatthelast,ithinkheisgivingsometipshowtospeakandhowtocomethesameold methods..sodontworryabttat!! hereismyscanningstarts..lookingwhoareallgivingthiervisaveryeasily......thereisone fatguyinthecounter2,heisissuingthevisawithinnotime..soiplannedtogotohim..i dintdoanyting..gotupandstraightawayijoinedthatcounterwithoutaskinganyone..thats it..therewere4ofthembeforeme..allofthemgotthiervisa!!soiwaslittlerelaxed!!!!! suddenlywenmyturncomesheclosedtheshutter..waslittletensed..thereweresome meetingwentoninside..ithoughtsomeotherwillcometothiscounter(espthatmuslim lady)solittlescared..EvilorVeryMadEvilorVeryMadEvilorVeryMad butitwasmyluckdaythatmuslimladywasnotthere.thenohgodthatsamefatguy ...andhereistheinterview.. ithinkthisinterviewdoesnthelpanyone..okokanywayhereisit VO:givemeurPCandmarksheet VO:Douhaveanybacklogs? ME:Yessir.3
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VO:Howwillurparentsaregoingtosustain? ME:sincemybrotherisworkinginsatyamcomputers.sohewilltakecareofmyparents. IdeaIdeaIdea thatsitthenthegoldenwords,urvisaisapprovedanditwillbecourierdin4days..Very HappyVeryHappyVeryHappyisaidthankyouandranawaythecounslate..theinterview takesonly10seconds.. mybestadviceistobehonestinallthematter.dontworryvisaisurs.thereisnoonetostop urs.allthebest.sorryforthelongpost.
andsomeofmypreparations hereissomeofmypreparations!! 1.WhyUS? *acadamicworldinUSismorediverseintermsofpeople,idea,resoursesandvastnumber ofcurriculumoptions. *UShasdynamicandflexiblegraduatestudystructure *ThebestresearchorientedcourseswithgoodpracticalexposuresisavailableinUS 2.WhySJSU? SJSUisoneofthebestuniversityforCSdepartmentanditsanexceptionalplaceforhands onlearningandpersonalgrowth.Asmyareaofint.isComputernetworksandthisuniv. offersmemostnumberofelectivesinthisfieldsuchas1.informationsecurity..namesome Alsoiimpressedbymanyresearchprojectwereinprogressand"MobileandWireless Network"whichisanactiveresearchgoingonundertheguidenceofDr.melodyandthatis exactlywatiwanttospec.in. 3.WhynotIndia? IndianUnivdonthaveenoughresearchfacilitiestosupportthierstudentsintheirstudies. ThereareIIT,IIITSwhichdoofferbettercoursesbuttherearelimitednumberofseats. 4.watisurplanafterMS? NetworkingmarketiscurrentlyboominginInidia.Variousinternationalcompanieslike NortelNetworks,Tejasnetworks,HCLCISCO,verizonandsoonareinvestinghugeamnts onresearchanddev.andfurtherplanningtolaunchadvancewirelessnetworkingtech.
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methodsinIndia.Soiwouldliketodomymastersinthisfieldandstrengthenmy knowledgeandrasptheopportunities. manyofthesecompaniesarelackinginskilledmanpowerandexpectingthegraduatewith aninternationaldegree. 5.WhyMS? teemingwitharisingpassiontodelveintoworldofcomputernetworks.Soiplantopursue myfurtherstudiesbycompletingtheMasterpgminComputerSciencewithspec.in Computernetworksandmyeventualgoalistopursuearesearchorientedcourseithisfield. Currentlyinglobaleconomy,manymultinationalcompaniesareofferinghitechjobswith internationaldegrees.Suchaninternationaldegreegivesabetterplaceandabetterstandard intodayscompetitiveworld. VeryHappy ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27576 Hi Myvisawasrefusedthelastmonth.Myseconddateisonthe18th(justacoupleofdays away).Asareviewthiswashowmyinterviewwent.Ihaveaveryimportantquestionatthe endofthisinterview.I'llappreciateanyhelp.
Me:GoodMorningma'am,howareyoudoingtoday? VO:(Noresponse)Pleasepassonyourdegreecertificate,marksheets,GRE,TOEFL Me:sure(passthemon) VO:Doyouhaveanybacklogs Me:I'vewrittenonlyonesupplementeryandthatwasbecauseIwassickforanexam.So, I'veneverfailedanexam. VO:Who'sgoingtosponsoryou? Me:Myparents VO:Howwilltheysponsoryou?

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Me:Theyhavexxlakhsinsavings,wehavexlakhsinF.D'sandtheyhave1Crorexxlakhs worthproperty.MyparentsareinvestedmuchinRealEstateanditbringsthemcontinual returns. VO:CanIseeyourbacktransactions? Me:(passonthebankstatement) VO:No,I'diketoseethebanktransactions. Me:Ohok,heretheyare. VO:(Looksatit),Thisdoesn'tseemtobe....(doesn'tbelieveit)...wellok. VO:Who'snameisthisxxxxxxx?(pointingtomyfather'sname) Me:Thatsmyfather,ma'am VO:ok VO:DoyouhaveabrotherorasisterintheUS? Me:Yes,Ihaveabrother. VO:Whatshedoing? Me:He'sdoinghismasters VO:WhichUniversity? Me:xxxx(differentfrommine) VO:Howishesponsored? Me:Myparentshavefullysponsoredhimforhisfirstyearafterwhichhegotan assistantshipwithfullscholarship.Evenifhedoesnothaveanassistantshipmyparentsare readysponsorhim.(ISHOULDN'THAVETOLDTHIS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Iwantedtoshowthefinancialstabilityofmyparents andendedupbreakingit) VO:So,he'sinxxxxstateright? Me:No,ma'amxxxxunivinxxxxstate. VO:Howmuchdoesitcosttosupporthim? Me:About30,000US$forayear(ThiswaswhereImesseditupagain!!!!Ishouldhave mentionedhisassistantshipagainandsaythatmyparentsdonotneedtosupporthim) VO:Doesyourfatherhaveanotheraccount? Me:No
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VO:ISthishisonlyaccount? Me:Yes VO:(startstypingonthecomp,thenstampsmypassport)I'msorryaccordingtotheUS Immigrationlaws,IcannotissueyouavisabecauseIdonotthinkthatyourparentscan supportbothyouandyourbrother.Maybeyoushouldapplyafteryourbrothercomesback. Now,themostprobablequestionwillbe"whatchangeshaveyoumade/whydoyouthink youwererefusedthevisa",andthisiswhatIwanttosay.Pleaseletmeknowwhatyouthink : "ThelasttimeIcame,theofficerprobablywantedtoseemoreliquidfundsandalso suggestedthatIliquifytheF.D's.MyfatheralsodecidedtoliquifytheF.D'sbecauseitstime totransferthemoneyformyeducation.Also,theofficeraskedaboutmybrotherandInow haveacopyofhisI20.Hehasanassistantshipandnowbeginshisfinalsemesterwith assistantship.Hehasafulltuitionwaiverandastipendandthereforedoesnotrequiremy parentssupportanymore." ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27657 MyVIwason10thJuly@Mumbai. Wasabittensedabtdarainsituationbutilandedindry. Agrpof67tokennoswerecalled&dalast1wasmine...ihurrieduptodacounternsaw datdaother6werekindareluctantabtwhogoesin1st. Ididn'tcare...justwalkedin.. Iwas@Counterno:3&VIwasanAmericanLadynthisishowitwent: VI:Hello! Me:Hello! Me:GudMorning(smiles) VI:(Smiles)GoodMorning! Iwasrelaxedbythencuzsheseemedfriendly. VI:YUSC? Me:Comparingthecoursework&Curriculumofdiffunivsigotadmitsfrm...ifindUSCto
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bmostaptfordaspecializationI'mlookinfor. VI:WhichCourserugoin4? Me:MSCS(Gen)butwannadospecializationinNetworks VI:YnotMSinIndia? Me:IndiaoffersM.E.&comparindacourseworkidontcmuchpracticalknowledgebeing imparted+MShasahighervaluedandaM.E.degree. +summorecrap. VI:Howmanycollegesdiduapplyto? Me:12 VI:TWELVEEE!!! Me:Ilikevariationswhenichoose. VI:Howmanyadmitsdiduget? Me:4...UIC,ASU,NJIT&USC VI:Who'sgonnasponsorurEducation? Me:Dad,mom&Myself VI:HowmuchdouhavinurAccount? Me:XXlacs VI:Parents? ME:DadhasXXlacs&MomhasXXintheirsavingsaccount... VI:(Puzzled)Uhavmoremoneydanurparents? Me:Yea...theircontributionfrmBusinesstowardsmyeducation. VI:okay! (lookinatmyI20)&suddenlylooksup VI:DouhavaGF? Me:yea VI:watdoesshedo?IssheinUSC? VI:wherdoesshelive? VI:Howmanytimesdoumeet? VI:Howmuchtimedougiveher? VI:Doesurdadknow? VI:Doesherdadknow? Ianswerallofthesepatiently (shekeptsmiling) Suddenlyasks VI:IdontthinkurfundsrenuflookinatdaexpensesofUSC Me:(cautiously)Maam!thosewereonlyLiquidfundsispokeofb4...Igotshares,fds, policies...blahblahwhichamttomuchmoredan2yrscombinedfee. (*smiles*) VI:Okay!.Iwon'ttellurdadabturGF...UrVisaisissued..u'llgetitin2days. Me:Thanxalot!
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istepbacktoexitbutfeellikelookinbackather Me:Thanxagain! shesmilessweetly.iwalkoffthinkinofpartyplans. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27492 Timeandvisainterviewswaitfornoone.AndIamnoexception.Hadmyvisainterviewon the10thofJuly@Chennai. IwasinformedbytheguysgoingtoChennaicounsulatethattheywudbegivensome advice/tips/warningbyafrenchbeardedguycalledMarc.WhileIwaswaitinginthevisa lobbyhestartedgivingthesameinformationagain. Neway,whenIwasenteredthevisalobbytherewasjusoneladyVOandamaleVOtaking careofstudentandbusinessvisas.Theformertooksomelongishinterviewsandevensaw herrejectaguycozhehadtoomanybacklogs.Butthisladydidnotwearanyscarf.The secondVOwasprettycoolliberalinissuingvisas. Iwasthenaskedjoincounter7formyvisa.Thequeueforthiscounterwascompletely empty,jusoneguystandinginthecounterbutnoneinthequeue.ItwasthenIrealisedthat thisisthequeueoftheinfamousscarflady.ButjumpingqueueswasoutofthequestionasI wasthefirstguyinitanditwudbealltooobvious.Whattheheck...Ishudbeableto handleher.ButIwasabitnervous,nevertheless Tobefairthescarfladywasveryobjectiveduringmyvisainterview.Sheexaminedmycase onthecriteriaforissuingvisa 1)Isheagenuinestudent. 2)Doeshehaveenoughfinancestofundhimself. 3)Tiestohomecountry Shedidnotgotoodeeplyintothe3rdonethough. Thisishowitallwent... Me:Goodmorningma'am.
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VO:Smilesandwishesback VO:Whatisthepurposeofyourtrip? Me:(Fumbledmystartandsaid)F1studentvisa(oops...butcorrectedmymistakeand said)TopursuemyMaster'satUPennma'm. VO:ShowmeyourGREandderg.cert. Me:Surema'am.HerearemyGRE,TOEFLandDeg.cert.Ihavemyindividualmark sheets,ifyouneedthem. [Myacads,GREandToeflwereprettygood,soshewasconvincedonthe"Genuine student"part.Butposedatrickquestionnevertheless] VO:(returnsmycertsandasks)Isthisfirstclassorsecondclass? Me:Ma'am,itsfirstclasswithdistinction(triedtoemphasizemoreontheword "distinction"onlytomessitalil) [Nowontothesecondcriteria] VO:Showmeyourfinancialdocuments? Me:Surema'am. [PassedmyCAstatement,mybankstatementwithXXlacs,abankcertificate(not statement)ofmymomanddadwithYYlacsandaFDworthZlacs. Ididnotgivethepassbookofmyparenta/castheYYlacswasputonlyafewdaysbefore theVIandthereweretoomanyrecenthighvaluedeposits&withdrawalthatitwillbecome anegativefactorformyvisa.Inmybanka/ctheXXlacswasdepositedonly2weeksback, beforewhichithadanywherebetweenafewthousandstoafewhundredsmysalarya/c. TheFDwaslessthan3monthsold TheVOtookmybankstatementandturnedjustonepagebackonlytofindjustafew thousandsinthea/c.Iimmediatelyinteruptedandsaid] Me:Ma'am,that'smyaccount. [Shetosseditaside,shethenlookedatthebankcertificateofmyparents] Me:That'sajointaccountofmymotherandfather. [ReadthebankcertificateandglancedtheFDcert.andreturnedittome. Ithinkshewasn'ttotallyconvinced.Socontinued...]
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VO:WhatisyourFather Me:Myfather,mymotherandIarepartnersinathreestarhotel. [NowshewasfullyconvincedandalmostimmediatelyafterIfinishedmysentence,said...] VO:Youvisahasbeenapproved. [MylaststatementalsoestablishedmytiestoIndia,Isuppose] Neway,thoughthispostisabitlongtheentireinterviewlastedalmostnotime.Abouta minutetoaminuteandahalfatthemax. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27631 Heresmyexp.Allthebestforthosewhoareyettogettheirvisa. Ireachedtheembassyat6.45am.Askedthesecuritywhenpplwith7.45amapptwillbelet in.Heaskedmetowaitnearthetree(nearby)andtoldmethathewouldcallusataround 7.15am.Astimepassed,lotofpplgatheredanditlookedlikeacrowd.Thetemperature startedtoincrease.andby7.30wewereaskedtomakealine.wewereletin.Atthe prescreeningarea,anIndianasked5ofustomakeaseperateQandtoldustogointothe lobbyandtoldusthattheprescreeningwillbedonethere.Weenteredthelobbytoall countersexceptcounter2closed.incounter2anindianguywascollectingourdocsand askedustowait.Aswewaited,pplfromtheprescreeningareastartedcomingwiththeir foldersinhand.Iwaswaitinganxiouslyformyfolder.Thefingerprintingstarted.Then camemyfolderandIstoodinthefingerprintingQ.Therewasslightlyfatamericanguy whowastakingtheprints.Then,atelgulady(mostlyasecurityofficer)madeussitinorder. Thencametheshock.Onecounteropenedandthereshewas...thedreadedScarflady. Counter9(notsureabtthenumber)opened.Therewasashoutingamericanladyinthat. Scarfladyhadasternfaceandshewasrejectingandissuingvisaina50:50ratio.The shoutingladywasshoutingatapplicantsandshewasgrillingeveryone.So,Iwascursing myfate.ThetelguladywassendingapplicantstothesetwocountersandwhenIwasthe3rd persontobesent,counter5opened.Iwassenttothiscounteralongwith5otherppl.This wasthesameguywhotookourfingerprints. Iwasthe2ndintheQ.Thefirstguywassome1whohadputupaveryartificial,madeup americanaccent.TheVOspokeverycoolly.Thencamemyturn.
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(Time8.25) Me:(Smiling)Goodmorningofficer VO:Goodmorning Ipushedmyfolderbelowthewindowbuttheguydinttakeit.hewastypingsomething. Me:Heresmyfolder. Thenhetakesitandgivesmebackmysevisrecieptandappointmentletter.Thenhekeeps typingsomething. Me:(Smiling)Howwasyourweekend? VO:(Smiling)Itwasfine. VO:Plsgivemeyourmarkscardsanddegreecert Me:Sureofficer ItookmyGRE&TOEFLscorecards,degcertandgaveittohim.Heglancesthruthemand then VO:Givemeurmarkscards Ithenrealizeheisaskingforsemestermarkscards.SO,Igivehimall8semmarkscards.He keepstypingsomething.Thenhecountsthemarkscards(8innumber)andgoesthrumy passport.HeseestheSchengenvisaandpausesalittle,goesthruit /***EDITED:Forgottoaddthis****/ VO:Whoisgoingtosponsoryou? Me:I'vebeenworkingforthepasttwoyears.SOi'vesavedsomeamount.Therestofthe amountissponsoredbymyparentswhoareworkinginBangalore. /*****************************/ Hedintlookatmewheniwasanswering.Finallystartsgivingmebackallthestuff. VO:Youcangohomesir.Urpassportwillreachuinafewdays. Me:Thankyouofficer.Haveagreatweekahead. VO:Thankyou. (Time8.27ithink). Thatsit.nodocsasked.NoCAstatement,nobankstatement,NO"Whymaryland",no "whichprof"etc IcameouthappilythinkingthatIhadacloseshavewiththescarflady.Icameoutonlyto
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bepamperedbytheautodriverswaitingoutsidetheembassyandaskingmetogiveRs.200 togotoMylaporefromAnnaSalai(around45kmsithink)bcozigotmyvisa TwistedEvilTwistedEvil Thankstoedulix,alledulixiansandmyfriendsforhelpingmegetmyvisa. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27624 Scene1 enterchennaiconsat10:45>Apptat11:00 Scene2 Submitthereqformsinthelastofthe5countersat11:15 Scene3 Walkintothemainbuiding...WOW!!!ifoundabt12visacounters..andIscanonebyone tofindtheinfamousscraflady... 12..11..10...9..sofarsogood..8..7..6..5..4..3...2Alas..theresheis..short,(structureand temper)..Phew!!satrightbeforeherwaitinforfolderandfingerprinting!!!Waitedforan hournow!!LaughingLaughingLaughingTheladywiththescrafdisappeared Scene4 Recdmyfolder...goforfingerprinting..Good..jobwelldone..EnterMarcwithhisfrech beardandstartstocrap..assuminhe'srelaxingppl..butnoneofushadthepatiencetolisten tohim...settleddownontheQwhichledtomaleVI...reallyrelaxed..asmenunderstand men(Razz).... WTF!!!WTF!!!Leavemealone!!!Gimmemyfriend..Iscreamwithmymouthshut.... Scene4.5FlashBack
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"U3sittinhere..cometocounterNo9.."AndistandintheQwhichleadtoladywiththe scraf!!!EvilorVeryMadEvilorVeryMadEvilorVeryMadEvilorVeryMad Scene5 LWS:HI! Me:helloma;am LWS:Showmeurdegreecert Me:Here..(gaveittoher) LWS:Anybacklogs? Me:yesmam3,butclearedallby7thsem LWS:Showgrescoresheet Me:here..(gave) [andshereturnedit] LWS:Canihaveurgrescoresheetagain? Me:ShockedShockedherema'am LWS:Who'sursponsor? Me:Father LWS:Showfianancialdocs Me:Here'smydadCAstatement,Certificatefromthebank..blahblahhhh LWS:caniseeurbankpassbook? Me:heremam,butihaveentriesonlytilljun LWS:OKidontseetatuhaveenuffunds Me:[WTF..MyI20askfor15LandIhad20L...]Ma'ambutihavetheamount..andmy dad'sincomeistisandtat..mymomearnstisandtat.. LWS:mmmm Me:Ma'amIalsohavea15Lstudentloan LWS:lemmeseetat...ok..iseetatudefneedtisloanamounttostudy.. LWS:{withtheSTIFFestpossibleface}Urvisa'sapproved!!!blahblah Me:Smile[Didntevenbothertosaytanks] END sotat'sitfolks.. WARNING:Missscrafissomoneyminded.ithinkweshdshowher100000000000000 timesthei20amttosatisfyher!!!suchaloserinlifesheis..butwateveritis..thesweetie withthescrafgavemethevisaVeryHappyVeryHappyVeryHappyVeryHappy =================================================================
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================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27548 hiall gotmyvisaforcmuformism interviewdetails vohi megoodmorning vosowhereareuwantingtogo mecmu vowhycmu megreatreputationofuniversity,greatcourseandhighdegreeofflexibilityincoursewhich suitsmyneeds vowhoissponsporingyoureducation meparents vowhatdoesyrfatherdo me=business vowhatbusiness me............................ vowhatshiscompanyturnover me............................ vodouhaverealtivesinus meno voanyfrindsthere meyes vowhere meusc,cmu,inuniversitiesinandaroundnewyork
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vowhatsthenameofyrfrindincmu me....... vohowisheinstudies meheisdoingwell voalright...yrvisawouldbesentacrossbytommorrow thewholeincidentlastedjsutabt45secs nodocumentswereasked regards uv ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27603 Transcript(13thJuly,2006): IreachedtheConsulateatabout7:45formy8:15interviewandwaswaitingbythecars insteadofinthequeueexpectingsomeonetocalloutall8:15appointmentwalastocome forward.TomyshockIrealizedthatthesecondqueueofapplicantsbeingformedwasinfact forthe8:15kaappointmentsoijoinedin.ThencametheroutineMetaldetectors..the uselesswoodenslab...thearrangingofdocumentsandthefingerprinting.Bythistimeitwas around8:10andwentandsatdownonthesecondsetofseatsrightbelowthespeaker.They startedplayingsomeuselessvideoabouthowtotravelintheplaneandstuffwithuncessant announcementsinGujarati....PatelBhaiapneparivarsaathicounternumberbharahparavi ja....Anyways....Thesecondsetofnumberstobecalledincludedmineandweheadedto counternumber6whereiwassecondinqueue.Thefemaleinfrontofmegothervisaandi wentrinandhereshowitwent... VO:GoodMorning ME:Hi,GoodMorning VO:How'reyoudoing? ME:Imfine,Thankyou.
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VO:Oksowhichcourseyouheadedfor? ME:ImgoingtobedoingaMastersofScienceinInformationNetworkingatCarnegie Mellon. VO:Andwhichyeardidyougraduatein? ME:IjustcompletedbybachealorsthisyearandgavemyexamsinMay2006. VO:Sodoyouhaveanyworkexperience? ME:Nopenonewhatsoever. VO:Oksowhichuniversitieshaveyouappliedto? ME:IAppliedtoX,Y,Z,.....&UniversityofWashinton VO:Ohhh...Whydidntyougothere...youshouldhavegonethere.YouknowIstayjustnext totheUniversity. ME:IwouldhavehadtheyacceptedmeSmile VO:(ShockedLook)Youdid'ntgetin? ME:No...Infactidontthinkanyoneinmycollegenormyuniveristygotacceptedthere VO:Whichcoursehadyouappliedfor(Asifwewereatadinnerpartyhavingacasual conversation) ME:MSinECE VO:Ohhiseeisee..MybrotherhaddonehisMSfromUniversityofWashinton....Infacti dontthinkitwasengieering..ithinkitwasjustknownasaMastersinComputerScience. ME:Yes,thatsareallygreatdegreeaswell. VO:YeahYeah....(Thenshe'slookingatMyI20Lookingforthingstoask)...Ahyou'vegot a$20,000scholarship..(Thenshelooksattotalcost)...OhMy...TheseCarnegiePeopleare tryingtoscamyouguys...Theymakeitappearasiftheyaregivingyouascholarshipand thenchargeyou$65,000...Itsobscene(Allinajocularmanner)....Someoneshouldtake themtocourtandsuethemSmile ME:YeahYeah VO:Oksohowdoyouplantopayforyoueducation ME:Mydadwillbesponsoringmyeducation...Wouldyouliketohavealookatmyassets statement? VO:(Wavesherhand)IseeIsee....Sowhatdoesyoudaddo? ME:He'sadoctor VO:WhatKind? ME:AnOrthopeadicsurgeon. VO:Minetoo. ME:Ohwow....quiteacoincidence(Smiling) VO:Oksowhatisyourdad'sannualincome? ME:XYZ$ VO:HeshouldcometotheUS.....He'dearnalotmoreouttherethandoctorsdoinIndia (Smiles) ME:Smile VO:Oksowhatdoyouplantodoafterthisisdone? ME:Welliguessillcomebackandworkwithawirelesscommunicationscompanylike
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BhartiTeleventuresorReliancebeforeihavemyownstartup.Soletsseehowthatworks out. VO:IseeIsee...Okimissuingyouyourvisa...itwillbecourieredtoyouwithin23days ME:Thatsgreat...Thanksalot...Bye VO:ByeBye 90%Ofthe45minuteconversationwaswithdirecteyecontactandinaverycasualmanner withhardlyanycomputerworkinvolvedexceptfortheverybeginningandtheveryend.Be cool....Leanforwardsandbeopeninsteadofstandingerectatattention.Ifyouappear cool..theywilltalkwithyouopenlyanditllallworkout.Inanycase...withCMUwrittenon yourI20...Gettingrejectedisdifficult...UnlessyouasktheVoforhis/hertelephonenumber Razz Cheers ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27558 Therewere3rejectsinfrontofme.Iwasreallynervouswhenmyturncame.Butalliswell thatendswellandigotmyvisaintheend. Ihaveobservedthatthescarfladyalwaysasksthesamesetofquestiontoeverystudent. Theyareasfollows: 1.Giveyourdegreeandmarksheet? 2.Ifyouhaveanybacklogsshewillaskyouhowmany? Thisisherfirstcheckpost.Ifyouhavebacklogsshewontissueyouyourvisa. Ifyoudonthavebacklogsthenyouhaveclearedthefirstcheckpost. 3.Shewillthenaskforyourfinancials? Giveoriginaldocuments.Ifsheisnotsatisfiedyouarestraightawayrejected. IFyoupassboththesecheckpostsyougetthevisafromtheblady. Theminutesofmyinterviewareasfollows: VO:Showmeyoudegreecertificate,marksheets,grescore ME:Gavemydegreecertificate,marksheetsandgrescore
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VO:HowareyougoingtofinanceyourstudiesatColumbia? ME:Ihavexamountinthesavingsaccount VO:Showmebanktranscations ME:Gavethepassbooks VO:Congratualtionsyourvisahasbeenapproved ME:Thankyou cheers! Aniruddha ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27555 IhaveadmitforNJITforMSinElectricalEngineering,whichisatwoyearscourse. Ihadplannedtoshowmygrandfatherasmymainsponsor(hehasagoodbankbalanceand alsofixedassetslike property,jewellery)andmyfatherasthesecondsponsor.Mygrandfatherhad14.64lacsin hisaccount.Thisisabout Rs.80000/morethanmyfirstyearfees. Myvisainterviewwasonthe29thJuneat11am.AttheconsulategeneralIhadtowaittill2 pmtillmyturnfinallycame. ThevisaofficerwasamiddleagedAmerican.TheInterviewoftheguybeforemelastedfor agoodtenminutes.During hisinterview,theVisaofficerleftthecounterafewtimes.Thelonginterviewhadlefthima bitfrustrated.Iconfidently walkedin Me:GoodafternoonSir. VO:Goodafternoon (LooksatmyDS156formandI20onebyone) VO:So,youaregoingtoNJIT?
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Me:Yes,Sir. (Thinksforafewseconds) VO:Whatprogramisthis? Me:MasterofScienceinElectricalEngineering VO:Yourfirstyearexpensesare$29,130.Howdoyouplantopayforthem? Me:Myfamilyissponsoringme.Mygrandfatherismymainsponsorandmyparentsare mysponsortoo. VO:Thisprogramseemstobequiteexpensive.Doyouhaveanypassbookstoshow? Me:Showedhimthetwobankpassbooksofgrandfatherhavingtotalbalanceof14.64lacs VO:Itseemstomethatyourfirstyearfeeswillwipeouttheentirebankbalance?Howare yougoingtopayforthesecondyearfees? Me:Mygrandfatherandmyparentsarealsosponsoringmyeducationforthesecondyear. Wehavesemiliquidassets.(AtthispointoftimeItriedtopullouttheSummaryStatement ofallliquidandfixedassets) VO:(HeshotoutthenextquestionlookingatmyDSform)Whyareyouleavingacompany likeSiemens? Me:Because,Iwanttostudythelatesttechnologyinthefieldofelectricalengineering. VO:ButSiemenshasthelatesttechnology,isn'tit? Me:Yes,Sir.ButthedivisionwhereIamworkingdoesnotimplementthislatest technology.(shouldhavehadabetteranswerforthisone) VO:Whatisyoursalary? Me:MyannualsalaryisRs.2.2lacsperannum VO:Whoareyourfamilymembers? Me:Father,Motherandmybrother VO:Whatdotheydo? Me:FatherisworkinginXYZ,motherisahousewife,brotherisstudyinginJuniorcollege. VO:Howmanyuniversitiesdidyouapplyto?Namethem Me:IappliedtofiveuniversitiesandIgotadmitfromNJIT.OtherswhichIappliedwere SUNYBuffalo,UFL,IowaState,UnivofIllinoisatChicago. VO:Theexpensesarequitehigh?HowaregoingtomanagetheM?Youwilluseupentire father'sandgrandfather'ssavings.
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Me:IplantostayOffcampus.TheexpensesarelesserthanstayingOncampus. VO:ButIthinkstayingoffcampusinNJwillcostyoumorethanOncampus? Me:(Confused..)Sir,fromwhatIfoundout,theaccomodationisavailableonsharingbasis andmuchlesserthanstayingoncampus. VO:(Startstypingsomethingonhiscomputer)Ok....Itseemsthatyouhavealackofsocio economictieswithyourcountry.Iamverysorry...butIcannotgrantyoutheVisa.... (stampsmypassport) Me:Sir,IcanshowyouhowIcanfundtheexpensesforfirstaswellassecondyear sufficiently.(IwantedtoshowhimtheSummaryStatementwhichshowedthesemiliquid assets.Thoughtheywerenotreallyenoughtocovertheentiresecondyearsexpenses). VO:Iamsorry...Icannotchangethedecisionnow....Ifthereisaconsiderablechangein yourcurrentstatus,youmayapplyagain Me:Whatwouldbetheweaknessinmyapplication VO:Icannotspecifyasinglething....Itisthefinancialstatus Me:ThankyouSir. IamplanningtoshowmyfatherasmymainsponsorformynextVisainterviewand Grandfatherascosponsor.Iwill showenoughbalanceinmyfather'saccount.Also,Iamplanningtoshowthejustification forthelargeentriesinmy father'saccountlike...saleoflandwhichmyfatherowned....ordissolvationofFDsof father.... Mynextinterviewison2ndAugust....Ineedtoputsomemoneyinmyfather'saccountfora fewdays.Iamcollecting frommyrelativesandsomefriends.Doyouknowanypeoplewhogivemoneytousfora fewdaysforacertaincharge? HowmanyshouldIshowinFDs? HowmanyinBankbalance? Whatarethewaysofjustifyingorprovinglargeentriesinyourbankaccounts?
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Youropinionwilldefinitelyhelpme... ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27374 Higuysngals, SorryforpostingthisVIexperiencealillate. IhadmyVIon6July2006@9:15AMatMumbaiConsulate.Thewholeexercisetook around3hrsbuttheVIitselfwaslessthan3minutes.Hereisthewholestory. Sinceitwasrainingheavilyfortheprevioustwodays,Idecidedtoleavehomealittleearlier. IhadavailedoftheVFSloungefacilityandreachedthereataround7:45AM.Ihadthought thatIwillbeallowedintotheloungedirectlybutitturnsoutthattheyallowyouintothe loungeasperyourappointmenttimings.Sohadtostandinthequeuejustforgettingintothe lounge.MadEvilorVeryMadIwasallowedinataround8:45AM.Gotaniceseatinside thelounge.DecidednottohaveanythingbeforetheVI.WatchedthenewsofFrancebeating Portugal(Hurray..),LeytonHewittbeingbeatenatWimbeldon(anotherhurray..).Hada lookatmydocuments.Finallythebusarrivedataround9:30AMandreachedtheconsulate atarnd9:454AM. Outsidetheconsulate,therewasanotherqueue.Afterspendingabouthalfanhourstanding inthequeueIfinallyenteredtheconsulate.Wentthroughthesecuritycheckandgotthe woodenstick.Thesecuritycheckisprettystrict.Noelectronicitemsallowed.Aguyinfront ofmehadhiscarkeys(oneswiththelockingsystem)withhim.Hehadtogoback,getridof themandstandinthelineagain.Anotheronehadhishandsfreeinhispocket.Hewasasked todothesame.Sotakecarenottobringanythingadditional. Insidetheconsulate,Ijoinedanotherqueue.ThistimetopickupmyDSformsandother materials(submittedtoVFSfivedaysbeforetheVI).Gotthepinktoken(No.420Wink). Gotmyfingerprintstakenandwaitedformyturn. Gotaseatinthemiddlewaitingarea.Theconsulatewasnotthatmuchcrowdedandpretty quiet.Buttheannouncementsystemwashorrible.Solistenverycarefullytothem.Finally mynumberwascalledafterabout20minutes.Itwasatcounter3. Thecounter2hasaopenstructurei.e.nocabin.TheVOtherewasaladyaround25yrsof age.ShelookedIndianbyorigin.Shewasaskingalotofquestionsespeciallythefinancial partbutshewasgivingVisatoeverybody.
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TheVOatcounter3wasasweetAmericanlady.Veryenthu.GreetingeverybodywithHi there.Howareyou?.ShewasgivingVisatoallofthem.HopeshegivesVisatomealso..... Wink Finallythemomentoftrutharrived.Andhereithowitgoes. VO:Hithere.Howareyou. Me:Fine.Thankyou.Howabtyou? VO:#$%$$%%## Me:SorryMam,Ididnotgetyou. VO:Couldyoupassmethepinktoken? Me:Ohsure.Hereyougo. (ShestartedhavingalookatmyI20andDSforms.Thistookaboutaminute.Ididnot knowwhattodo.Wasjuststandingthere.Afterthislongsilence) VO:SowhyUS? Me:TopursueMastersinInformationSecurityatGeorgiaInstituteofTechnology. VO:Whythiscourse? Me:Alwayshadinterestininformationsecurity.Didoneortwoprojectsatthe undergraduatelevel.(Shecutmeshorthere) VO:Tellmesomethingaboutthiscourse Me:Blahblah(Ivaguelyremembertellingheraboutthecoursecontents,abouthowthe courseisflexibleetc.) VO:Sowhataretherecentsecuritythreats? Me:blahblah(IthinkIblabberedaboutviruses,hackingetc.) VO:Sowhatarehesecuritypeopledoingaboutit? Me:Duh(Blank...RollingEyes)finallyblahblah VO:Whoisgoingtosponsoryou? Me:Myparents. VO:Whatdoesyourfatherdo? Me:Business.DealerfortheTatas.
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VO:Whatishisannualincome? Me:Told. VO:Whatareyoursavings? Me:XXlacsinSavingsbankaccount,XXlacsinFDs. VO:IamissuingyoutheVISA.Yourpassportwillbecourieredtoyouintwodays. Me:ThankyouMam. VO:Haveaniceday. Me:HaveagreatdayMam. Thatsit.Nofinancialdocumentsasked.NoGREorTOEFLscores.Nothing.Ididnoteven openmyfolder. IhadmajordoubtsaboutmyVisasincethisisaninformationsecuritycourseandIhave heardexperienceaboutpplgetting221(g)evenattheslightmentionofsecurity.Butnoneof thishappened.Soguysjustrelax. ThankstoalledulixiansandallthebesttopeoplestillwaitingfortheVI. TakeCare ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28187 MyinterviewerwasMr.SaadBokhari...acoolpossiblyAmericanindianbloke...My apponitmentwassupposedtobefor14:00hrsbutturnedouttobequiteanexperience.... Reachedtheembassybyaround13:30...Afterigotthrothesecuritycheck,wenttothepre screeningafterwaitingfor15minutes...Butthen,Ihadstuckour(IndianStandards)normal passportsizephotoandIwasgivenanhour'stimetogetitchangedtoa50mm*50mmsized photographwithwhitebackground.Everyoneseemedtoknowaboutthatrulebutme.So hadtorunallthewayfromtheconsultatetotheKodakPhotoStudioattheendoftheroad inahurry.Juswhenicameoutsidetheconsulatebuilding,therewereanxioussomeparents outsideaskingmeifIgotmyvisaanditwasreallyembarassingtoanswertoeachoneof them...Luckilythough,theKodakstudiowasntquitebusyandgotmyphotodoneinfifteen minutesandthenwentbacktotheembassyinanautojustosavetime.Thenwentinby2:30 andgotmyprescreeningdone.Nowwasthetoughpart.Hadtowaitforaboutanhouranda half.Thenfinallytheycalledoutforany2:00to2:15candidatestogotothefingerscanning
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section.AwhiteAmericanguywithafrenchbeardlookmyfingerprintsandthenIhadto sitinahugehall.There,wecouldobservealltheinterviews.Therewasalsoatelevisionthat wasrunningNDTV. theinterviewlastedallofonly1520seconds... Me:GoodAfternoonsir VO:Hey!!Howareudoing!!! Me:Iamfine.Useemtobequitebusy(hewasstillbusywithsomepapersoftheprevious person) VO:Yeahman!!Thisisquiteajob,usee!!Okay!!Whichuniversitiesdidyaapplyto?? Me:OhioState,UnivofMi...(cutmeshorthere).. VO:WhydouwanttodourMSinElectricalhereatUnivsersityofMinnesotaTwin Cities??? Me:Sir,IwouldliketoconcentrateondigitalVLSIspecificallyonFaultTolerantSystems forwhichUnivofMinnoffersmemostoptionsintermsofnumberofelectives...(allthis bulls**tfrommydeptreasearcharea) VO:Okay!!CaniseeurEnggmarkssemesterwiseandurGREnTOEFLscoresheets please!! Me:Sure(andopenedmyharmoniumfolderandgavehimthedocuments)... Helookedatonlytheprovisonaldegreeandthenattheceiling....Finally, VO:Urapplicationforvisahasbeenaccepted.urpassportwillbecourieredtoyouwithing 3days.Bestofluckforurstudiesandyourfuture. ME:Thankyousir.Haveaniceday. VO:Sure.Bye. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28134 Hipeople,myVIwasatMumbaiconsulate,2ndaugust,8.15slotandIwasoutby9.10Here ishowitgoes: (VOstubbornyoungblondelady,paleface,expressionless!) VO:redtokenplz. ME:goodmorningmam.
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VO:ok,redtokenplzsir. ME:(smiling)heremam. VO:seemsuhavdefereduradmision. ME:Smileyesmam,bythetimeigtmyadmitihadalreadybegunwokandIwas understandingthefinancialmarketsatthttime. VO:sowatudoingthesedayz? ME:Ileftmyjob(kyabolrahahun..$@#$^%) VO:(starringatme..) ME:Ijustleftmyjobon30thjune..Iwaswokingascapitalmarketsexecutiveforthepast1 year. VO:Ok,urunivisgivinguaGAof4100$whichisveryless,didntuaskfrany explaination? ME:(thanksfrcaringsomuchsweetheart,Smile)Nomam,ididnt. VO:whichallcountriesutravelledto? ME:(said..) VO:HowmanytimesdidugoforHaj. ME:2times,andthtwasforUmrahandnotHaj. VO:OK,uwentwidurfamily?? ME:yesmam,entirefamily VO:howmanysiblingsdouhave? ME:2brothers. VO:caniseetheproofthaturparentscanfundureducation. ME:suremam(passedfinancialstatement) VO:caniseeurFDs ME:(passedthem..andshesuperarrogantlyignoredthem) VO:alite,urvisaisapproved,u`llgetbycourier.. ME:(didusaynething)excuseme.. VO:ABHETEREKOVISADEDIYA..ABHIPHUTYAHASE..Wink(shesaidin english..Smile) ME:Thankyoumam! Bottomline..Smile)..smile!thoughthistimearound,therearntmanyrejectsbutinanycase watmattersisurconfidencelevelndeyetoeyecontact..aldabesttofutureaspirants! Remember,Ifitsmeanttohappen,itwillhappenanyways! Ihadpostedsomeweirdestquestionsonthsforumw.r.t.Youngersiblings,workexp.,etc etc..Thankstoallwhotookthetimetoreply..Iguessthebestadvicewastospeakthetruth andthendefendit..cheers! ================================================================= ==================================
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http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27889 Higuys MyVIwason26thJulyandIstartedofffrommyhometownA'badtoMumbaion25th...in allthemishmashandrushImissedmyflight..(wasthinking,Chintanwayto go..)..fortunatelygotanotherflightaftercoupleofhours..gotmumbaiandsettledthere....! Gottotheconsulate...everythingdonenthencomesfingerprintsaga.. Me:Hi Off:Hi Off:Sircanyouputurrightindexfingeronthescreen? Off:Sirnowtheleftindexfinger..! Off:Showmeurleftindexfinger...uhavagotarashonit! Me:Yeamam. ShegivsmethetokennasksmetowaitfortheInt. MeanwhileInoticedthesucessrateofStudentVisawasaround8590%...heavedasighof relief...afterreadingallkolkattainterviews.. ThenmynumbergotcalledoutfirstbutdidntgofirstnIletagrl(alsoforF1)goaheadof me.. Thisishowitwent... VO:Hiiiiii Me:Hello..gudafternun.. VO:SowhendouhavtoleaveforUSA? Me:RollingEyes(duh...afterpreparingforalltheWHYUSncrap..iwasntexpecting this)blah..blah VO:WhySUNY,Buffalo? Me:blah...blah VO:Whoissponsringu? Me:MyparentsarethemainsponsorsnIhavmyauntncousinasbackup! VO:(Smiles)Whywudurauntncousinsponsoru? Me:(Simle)blahblah... VO:Showmeurfinger...havugotarashonit? Me:yeamam
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VO:Doesitgetbetter...oritislikethis..rugettingtreatedforit? Me:Mamitsaseasonalrashnwillgetbetter!! VO:Siryouhavtocumbackngivurfingerprintsonceurfingergetshealed...YOURVISA ISNOTREFUSED..butkeptpending...wenucumubringthis221(g)along...udntneedto takeanotherVA...justcumanydaybetween9:30to2:00pmandgivurfingerprintsnsubmit urpassport.. Me:Okmam...thnkxforurtime.... Coupleofqueries... ShegavmebackmyPassportnI20....sowilltheseguystakemyinterviewagain...wenIgo togivfingerprintsoronlytakemyfingerprintsandkeeptheI20nPassport...? DoimeettheVOagainwenIgototheconsulate..? Plzguyshelp!! Cheers Chintan ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28065 heyall... likethesubjectsaysmyvisa'sbeenrejectedweirdestofreasons...readon... vosomeblondedame...rejectedoneguybeforeme,approved2gals,allF1... megoodafternoonmaam vommmhmmm...gimmeurfolder *handeditover vowhyusc? meblahblah... voshowmeurdegreecertnmarklists *handedthemover vohowmanybacklogs? me7 vowhysomany? meblahblah
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vook,showmeurgre/toeflscorecards *handedthemovernote:ihadlaminatedthemamonthagocostheywerebeginningto tearatthefolds(gre1410,toefl293) *sothevoseesthelaminatedscorecards,holdsthemuptothelight,scratchesthemabit, looksatthemfromdifferentanglesnthensays"hangon"andgoestothebackoffice...i'm like"wtf"andwaitthere.. afteraround45minsthevocomesbacknsays vosirafterseeingurundergraduateperformanceidontthinku'llsucceedinaschoollike usc,ihopeuhaveagoodfutureinindia mema'amifucheckoutthegre/toeflscoresucanseei'vedoneexceedinglywell vothat'saproblemhereican'tseemtofindtheusualsecurityfeaturesinthescorecards, theyseemfraudulent meizzitcosofthelamination? voit'snotthelaminationevenalaminationcannotfadeouttheembeddedsecurity features. mewellucanremovethelaminationandseeforurself vowelliclddothtbutiwldntwanttoreportyouforhandinginfraudulentscorecards... me*wasgointotellhertocheckitnonethelessandi'llfacetheconsequencesiftheywere fakewhenshecutsinandsays: vosir,idonthavetimetoarguewithuallday,thankyouforapplyingandallthebest... soooppl...waslaminatingthedarnedthingssuchabigproblem?wotshouldbemyplanof actionnow??? a)ifineedtorequestforduplicatescorecards,tht'sgonnatakearound23wks... b)usc'slastdateforreportingisaug14th,there'snowayinhellthedupsaregonnareach herebythen c)i'vegotanotheri20fromRITicldjoinroitandthentransferbutthentht'samajor hassle... worstcasescenariodefertheadmissiontosrping... pplpleasechipinwithurideasandtrynfindoutwhereiwentwrongorwhatididwrong andmoreoverhowtoovercomethisthenexttime..! thnx, arjraj ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28026
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Sincemanyofthemvegiveninfoabtinitialstepsnstuffillskiprighttotheactual interview.. wenttoconsulateat1045..hadappointmentat1130..hadmyinterviewat2:30froma blondelady.. Met2guysfrmbangalorenagirlfromhyderabad..allstudents..wewerejustchillinnchattin awaywhiletheothersweresittingquietlyVeryHappy.. The3ofthemgotvisabeforemefromdifferentVO'sniwasupnextwittheblondelady..no scarfladypresentWink ThisishowVIwent ME:(abroadsmile)goodafternoonma'am VO:(Smiling)goodafteroon,plspassmeyourfolder Me:gave VO:Whichuniversity? Me:StateuniofNYatbuffaloMaam VO:Passmeyourdegreecertificate Me:gave VO:Whichcourse? Me:told VO:whythisparticularcourse? Me:Gavealengthyans..donrememberwatitoldherexactly,justtoldherwatevercameto mymindfullyknowinshewontunderstandawordiamsayinWink VO:Howwillufundyoureducation? Me:toldthesavingsbankbalancenabtFDsnstuff,shedintaskmetoshowanyfinancial docs. VO:Allyourdocslookfineandyourvisahasbeenapproved. Me:THANKYOUMA'AM thatsitniwalkouttomeettheother3nexchangethehappynewstatall4ofusgotvisa.. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28018 Ithankeveryone@edulixasIstartedmyquesttogotounclesamrightfromhereandend righthere.thefeedbackthatIgotfromallofyouhelpedmealot. Ihadmyvisaon31stjuly@chennaiconsulate@9.00am. Hereismyinterview
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VO:Hellosir.howdoudo? Me:(simultaneously)Helloma'am.Howdoudo? Thenwesmiled. Me:Iamfine,ma'am VO:Whichuniversity,sir? ME:TheOhiostateuniversity. VO:Columbus? Me:Yeah. Vo:SoyoumeanthatyouarenotgoingtoOhiouniversity(someothercampus)whereI studied.Rather,youaregoingtoadifferentcampus. Me:MyresearchareahasexcellentscopeatOSU,columbuscampus. VO:Whatsyourresearcharea? Me:AnalogVLSI.DesignofADCandDAC,infomationprocessingICs VO:CanIseeyourdegreecertificate,Marksheetsandtestreports? Me:(Igaveherallanddeliberatelyadded)DOyouwantmyconsolidatedmarksheetasit willhavemypercentage? VO:Whatsyourpercentage? Me:86% VO:Youmean86%? ME:yesma'am VO:WOWWWWWWWWWWWw!Youmustbearankholder!(shedidntseeany documentandgaveeverythingback) Me:Amthetopperinmybranchatcollegeandtherecipientofbestoutgoingstudentfrom mydepartment. VO:Great!Soyougotfunding?(checkedmyI20) Me:Noma'am!Astheuniversitygrantsfellowshiponlyifonehas88onthescaleof100. VO:(frowned)Oh!thatssad!Soyouexpectfundingnextyear? ME:IfIgetitwillbegreat.ButIhaveenoughresourcestotakecareofmyselffortwo years! Vo:Iamgrantingyouvisasir.Youwillgetyourpassportafter3days.Workhardtoget funding. ME:Thankyouma'am!Youmademyday! ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28037 Folks, AmheadedtoUCSBforMS/PhD.
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Themostpainfulthingwasthewait... Ihada1.30pmappointment,buttheinterviewwasat4.50pm. Couldnotseethescarfladyaround...Iwasputinthequeueofaguywithfrenchbeard (counterno2ithink).Ihadasevereheadache...andtotopit,theguybeforemewas rejectedanF1(hadalotofbacklogsithink). Twoguyswerecaughtforfakefinancesandimproperfundingsourcestheywerepublicly bashedbyanAmericanLadyVOSad... Allthesegoingonaround,thefrenchbeardguycalledme... VO:Givemeyourdegreecertificatesandmarksheets(NOPleasantries) (Thepreviousguyhadnotevengatheredhisdocumentsfromthecounter!...) ME:Passedhimthefolder(triedtoremovethepassporthewantedthefolderinfullgave himthat). Ithentookoutmymarksheetsanddegreecertificateandkepttheminthecounter. VO:(SawmypassportwithaB1/B2)YoualreadyhaveaB1/B2 ME:YesSir.IworkforXXX(AreputedcompanySmile) VO:OhReally!... Then,onlytheVOspokeSmile VO:Youhaveanassistantship!Alright!...Alright!... VO:YouaregoingforaPhD,yougotassistantship...(Tohimself:Thisisright,...thatis right...)Hmm...Sir,youwillgetyourpasssportintwodays! ME:ThankyouSir! Well,ispokeabout5words!SmileItwasoverin20secondsaftergoodpreparation... Smile IhappilywalkedouttothephoneboothandcollectedthevisathenextdayfromVFS counter... Mytakewaway:Ifwehavefunding,theygenerallyarenotbotheredaboutfinancestheyask aboutareaofwhichwhichtheydidnotaskmeigotlucky...Smile ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27924 IgotadmissionfronLATechUnivwith100%Aid.
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MyVIisonJuly26that11.45.Ireachedtheconsulateby10.Itwasarainydaysowewere allowedinsoon.Theymademetowaittill11.15beforetheprescreening.Afterfinishingmy prescreeninganother30minswaitingEmbarassed,Thenat11.45weenteredtheother building(VisaLobby).Immediatelytheytookfingerprintscanning.Thenagaingwaitingfor2 hoursEvilorVeryMadEvilorVeryMad....Finallyyat2'Oclocktheystartedcalling11.45 appointments2membersatatime.Isawacounterjustopened.TOMYSHOCKISAWTHE SCARFLADY.Amsoscaredandalmostlostallmyconfidence.Cosnextismychancetogo tothatcounter.Luckilysheclosedthecounterandwentsomewhere.Andamallotedtoa FairyWinkangel.Iwasobservingthatshewasgiving90%visaswhencomparedtoothers. BeforeaminterviewedshegavetwoH1B'sgranted Herecomesmine.... ME:Helloofficer... VO:Noresponse...(checkingsomethinginthesystem) VO:FolderPlease ME:(GaveFolderwithsmile) VO:WhyUS? ME:WanttoperceivemyMSinComputersciences... VO:WhyMS? ME:IhavedonemyBEinInformationtechnology.Itdintdealwithcompleteknowledge aboutComputersciencesubjects.....blahblah(idonrememberexactly) VO:GRETOEFLScore? ME:(Idinthearitproperly) iaskedher"pardon?" VO:GRETOEFLscorereports ME:Gaveher "Shedintevenseethem....." VO:WhatsYourDad? Me:heisBusinessman VO:Whatbusiness? Me:Heownsaconstructioncompany.... VO:MamYourVisaisapproved....Youwillgetyourpassportbycourier....
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WithLotsofsmilesonmyfaceisaidThankyou......
That'sit....wassohappy....shedintevenaskaboutanyotherdocuments.... butiobservedthereinmanycounterspeoplearesuedlikeanythingabout documentation...especiallyfinancilaTransactiondocumentsshouldnotbefakeandtheyare must.Iobservedagirlbeenrejectedcosofhertranscationsstamentsarenotgenuine. Onegirlwasinterviewedfor45mins....onlycosofdocuments... sopleasebeconfidentaboutdocumentationbeforeugoforVI.... ALLTHEBESTforthecomingpeople ThanksalotforEdulixiansforhelpingmealotwiththeirpreciousreplies.... thanksalot.... VeryHappyVeryHappyVeryHappy ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27994 Helloeverybody, Firstly,Iwouldliketothankalltheedulixmembersforbeingofgreathelpthroughoutthe visaprocess. Ihadbeenrejectedtwice,thelasttimeinJuly03under"BusinessVisa"category&before thatin"Sept02"under"Visitors"category. ThisisastonishingconsideringIhadvisitedUSinMay'01!!! IwasinterviewedtodayJuly31under"F1"category&gotthrough. MyInterviewdetails: VO:Howareyou? Me:Fine,ThankYou. VO:WhyUnivofCincinnati? Me:BlahBlah VO:Fromwhereyoudidyourgraduation? Me:MumbaiUniv
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IguessheintendedtoaskmeaboutmyM.Com&notB.Com. VO:WhereyoudidyourPG? Me:MumbaiUniv VO:Whatsyourdegree? Me:M.Com...MasterofCommerce VO:WhyyouwanttodoMBA,ifyouhavealreadydoneyourM.Com? Nowthiswasreallyastunner..Ihadnotexpected&Iseriouslydon'trememberwhatI said...ItoldhimsomethinglikeM.Comcan'tbecomparedwithMBA&MBAismore practicalinitsapproach&providesbettercareeropportunities. VO:Whatyourfather'sann.income? Me:LacsPA VO:Howdoyouthinkyouwillfundyoureducationwithsolessincome? Me:Myfatherisapracticingcardiologist&hasbeenpracticingsincelast30years.Wehave soldpropertyrecently&thereisgoodinvtinShares. VO:Bitloudly,againrepeatingthesamequestionasabove Me:WehavegotdollarsinSavings&FDs&anotherdollarsinotherliquidassetslike bonds,MFs,Shares,POschemes VO:Showmeproof Me:IshowedhimallthesavingsPBooks,FDs,POsavings,SharesDematstatt... VO:haveyoubeentoanycountryoutsideIndia? Me:Yeas,US VO:ShowyourpreviousPassport Me:Sure VO:Whyyouwent? Me:Holiday InbetweenhealsoaskedmeformyM.ComCert...Iguesshewas'ntsureIamM.Com. Thenhestartedtyping...&justsaidIamissuingyouvisa. Isaid"Thankyou,sir". Thatsit....onehour&2cigaretteslater...Istartedforhome. Thankyou. Siddhartha ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27528 Heresmyvisaexperience...thoughlong...itsamustread..itsauniquecasei'msure! MumbaiConsulate... 12thjuly,2006,8.15am
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Thisisalmostasithappened...mighthaveskippedafewquestionsthatidontremember. Calledinat8.50am ME:Goodmorningma'am VO:yeah,goodmorning VO:Watsurlastname Me:FNU(asintheI20anddsforms) VO:Watisthat? ME:ItmeansFamilynameUnknown VO:So,urnameisjust.......... ME:yeah VO:(raisingoneeyebrow)...okay VO:so,whyareyougoingtotheUS? ME:blah..blah. VO:Whatareuplanningtostudythere? ME:blah...blah.. VO:whichuniversity? ME:UnivofTexasatdallas VO:ok,whyUTDallas ME:blah..blah. Vo:OK... VO:HaveueverbeentoUS? ME:No Vo:Toanyothercountry? ME:yeah,totheU.A.E Vo:Why? MeSad"Tosmuggleoil&gold")ToVisitmyuncle&aunt VO:oh,wherearetheynow ME:They'vemovedbacktoIndia
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VO:Watdotheydo? ME:Blah...blah Vo:Hmmm..okay VO:Whoisfundingyoureducation? ME:MyfamilyMa'am, VO:Whatdoesurdaddo? ME:(Toldher) VO:Whoelseisthereinurfamily? ME:Mother&sister VO:Whatdoesurmotherdo? ME:blah..blah VO:Howoldisursister? ME:(Toldher) VO:Watdoesshedo? ME:(Toldher) Vo:Isshegoingtopayforureducation? ME:yes VO:ok VO:Howareuplanningurexpensesforcollege? ME:Myfamilyhasinvestements&bankdepositsof.....$andInvestmentsinpropertyof.... (ActuallyIhadlessinvestmentsandbankdepositsthanthewholetwoyearsfeeswhichwas 41000$) VO:(cuttingmeinbetween)Allinurfamilysname?!! ME:yes. VO:Urfeesis41000butuhave......$,howrugonnapay? ME:Ialsohaveaneducationalloan VO:Oh,udo?..canIseeit Me:sure.(Gaveittoher) Sheinspectsitalot...
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VO:Sir,thisletterisnotinurname! ME:("WTF")HereitisMa'am...theyvejustputmyfirstnamefollowedbysonofMr.... Vo:okay...wait shethencheckedtheletter..checkedmydadsnameontheletterandthepassportandmy namealso...aftersome1minofchecking VO:Okay...here..takeitback Atthistime...looklikeshessatisfiedwitheverything..thisquestioningtookatleast1012 mins Iamthinkingokayitsalldone..shesgonnagivemethevisanow... Thenshestypingsomethinginhercomputer....constantlycheckingsomethinginmy passport...dontknowwhatanddintwanttoaskhereither. Thisgoesonforanother5mins..i'mgettingworriednow...shewentinsidealsoleavingthe counterforsometime. Thenagainshedoessomethingonthecomputer...then...ashocker! VO:Okay,hereswatwearegoingtodo ME:("Wat...donttellme...wathaveIdonetodeservethis")...okay VO:ImgoingtoputurVisaaspending... Me:("WTF")Okay Shetakesoutform221(g)andchecksthefingerprintthingandgivesitovertomeand explains VO:Okay..uhavetotakefingerprintsofallurtenfingers...getaDDof85$madeandu cancometotheconsulateatanyworkingdayat2.00p..then afterusubmiturfingerprintswe'llreviewurcaseandcallyouonanyworkingdayat 10.00am. ME:(Shocked)...Okay...canIgetthefingerprintsdonetodayitself? VO:yeah Ijustdidntknowwhattoask..Ididntevenaskherwhethermyvisahasbeenissuedorno
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atleast...iwassoshocked. ME:Okay,thankyouma'am...haveaniceday(thoshedelayedmycase...shewassuper hotandihadtosayit). VO:Utoo OKaysoafteralotofrunningaround..Igetadraftmade..cameat1.30ptogetthe fingerprintsdone...someotherdudeshadalsobeencalledtogettheirfingerprintsdone... wediscussedabtthepossiblereasons...itseemsthatweallhadstampsofgulfcountriesin ourpassports..idontknow...maybetatwasapossiblereason...meanwhilebeforecomingto getthefingerprintingdone...ihadgatheredinformationthatthesefingerprintswouldbe senttoFBIandcheckedagainst'THELIST'...ithought..WTF..whatifmynameactually remotelymatcheswithanyofthesepeople...andittakesalmost24weekstoprocessit. OK..soiwentin..readywithmydraftandmypassportandevrything...theytookthe passport..the221(g)form..etc... Thentheyhadusfingerprinting'possibleterrorists'waitanother15mins... Thentheycalledmein...'FingerprintingCounterno.14'....firstterroristtogoin... TherewasthisIndianguy...LetscallhimFingerprintingOfficer(FO) FO:Mr.Karthik,I'mReturningthisdraftofyours,wedontneedtogetthefingerpting done. ME:("WTF")Okay,sowatnow? Hecancelledthefingerprintingrequirementfromthe221(g)form...sobasicallynothingwas leftontheform...torequirefurtherdocumentationorprocessing..sowhymyvisaisstill pending...ididntgetit. FO:Utakeallthis,cometommorowmorningat9.30forareinterview. ME:("Whyisthishappeningtome..wathaveidone")..okay,doihavetostandinthe queueagain? FO:Nono...u`llcomestraightin...andgototheinterview. ME:(watcanido)..okay,i'llbethere FO:Okay,haveaniceday. Me:("YeahWatever")..Utoo,Sir.
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Iwenthomethinkingwatdidido...watwassodiffrentinmycasethatihadtowastemy timeandmoney(makingandcancellingthedraft,travellingextrabytaxi...notrainsforme aftertheblasts..atleastnotthenextday). 13thjuly,9.00am NextmorningIreachtherethinkingIwonthavetostandinaqueueorsomething...mycase wasspecial...butiwassowrong...thereweresomanypendingcasescalledinthat morning...istoodinthequeueneways...didntmatteralot...thenafterwewentin...ithought atleastheretheremightbesomedifferentcounterforpendingcases...butno...wewere mixedwithtatdayspublic... Iwaitedfor3hrs(yes...3hrs...wheniwastoldiwouldnothavetowaitinaqueuefora pendingcase...Imadeitquickerinthegeneralcase). FinallymypinktokenNo.100wascalledout...guesswat...thesamesuperhotchick.. ME:Helloagain,Ma'am VO;Hi,howareyoutoday? Me:I'mFine,howareU? VO:Great....Okay...sowherewerewelasttime? ME:Ma'am,uhadtoldmetogetthefingerprintingdone..but.. VO:Yeah..Yeah..Wecametoaconclusionthatyouwontberequiringit. ME:Okay,great! VO:So,Iamissuingyourvisanow. ME:("Thankugod....Finally...Iloveyousuperhotchick")...ThankyouMa'am VO:Okay,sohaveaNiceday! ME:(Couldntstopsmiling)...utooMa'am!...andThankyouagain! So,Iguess...thoughalottougherthanotherF1si'dheardof,thoughihadsomuchtension, frustration,tiredness...Ihadfunandgotmyvisaattheendsomehow... andIhadthelongesttimetolookattheSuperHotchickWink Cheers,
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Karthik ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27827 guysgotmyvisafinally..!!thanks2everyone...!! afterbeingrejectedbytatnotoriousladyon28thJune..!Phew!!hadmyappointmentat745 amtoday,wentthereat7itself.thesecurityguardsthemselveswerentthere!wasreally tensed,sowentnhadasutta!Razz aftertakinmyfingerprints,iwasasked2go2acountermannedbyapleasantmiddleaged Americanguy. MEgoodmorningsir! VOHello! VOcaniseeurmarksheetsplease. ME(searchingforthem,forgotwhereikeptthem!!Embarassedthenfinallygaveit2him) VOuwerealreadyhere? ME(tensed)yessir. VOhowmanybacklogs? MEtook5attemptsintotaltoclear3paperssir.thiswastheproblemlasttime.(shouldnt havesaidit,wasntnecessaryatall!) VOurmotherissponsoringu?(keepsbothhishandsondcounternleansinfront,hisnose isalmosttouchingtheglassnhe'slookingdirectlyintomyeyes..!) ME(tensed)yessir...dadwasabusinessmannhepassedaway6yrsback..momtakincare offinancesafttat..shehasXlakhsinSBnFDs;Xlakhsinsharesnmutualfunds. MEwouldulike2seetheCAstatement..? VOno..idontwant2seeanydocuments.. VOwatdoesshedo? MEmanagestheassestsandtakescareoffamilyinvestmentportfolio? VOwatwasurdad'sbusiness..? MEbrassfabricationnmakingofgrills.
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VOwatdoumeanbytat? MEvhavealotofproperties,shetakescareofemntakescareoftheinvestmentsinshares nmutualfunds. VO(startstypingsomething..) ME(tensed)sir,shehasannualincomeof10lakhs. VOhow?oh..umeaninvestmentreturns? MEyessirnrentalincomealso. VOwatdoesurbrodo? MEhe'sintenthgradesir. VOthanku..@@$@%courier@$@%@%..!(keepsmypassportaside) METhankyousir!umademyday! walkedoutshaking...nthenheaded2thenearestshopforasutta!Razz ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27899 hithisismyprofile gre990toefl230acads59.76&somegoodpaperworksandminproj applied:nyit,bridgeportadmits:both myinterviewtookplaceyesterdayatchennainhereitgoes thevowasgivingvisasoithoughtiwouldgetit(spidermanhero) vo:higivemethefolder me:igavethefolder vo:wataretheunivuapplied me:told vo:whydiduappledonlyfor2univ me:siramconfidentofgettingtheadmits4rmthose2univandaminterestedintheircourse cirriclum vo:showmeurgreandacads me:showed
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vo:sorryicantissuethevisa me:!#$%^*()_++)*^ andalongwitthepassporthegavemeaforminthatheticked "hewasnotconvincedthatiwouldreturntoindia" ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27848 Helloguys, ThisisIndrapramit,ihadappliedtwiceandgotrejectedtwiceat kolkataconsulate.IhavelostallhopeforgoingthisFall.These guysjustdon'twannagivevisastokolkataguys.Theyareeven rejectingIITandISIguys!!!Onthefirsttry,ishowedaforeign sponsorandgotrejected,secondtimeishowedabankloanand familyfundsandtheyrejectedmeagain.Ireallydonnowhattodo!! ================================================================= ================================== Helloeveryone, ThisishowmyVIwentacross: AppointmentTime:10:30am Place:USConsulate,Mumbai 10.3011:30:Waitinginaqueueoutsidetheconsulate. 11.302.30:Waitinginthewaitingareainsidetheconsulate. 2.302.34:InterviewwiththeVOatwindow4. Me:Hello,Howru? VO:Hello. VO:WhyhaveyouchosenIndanaUnivovertheothersyou'veappliedto? Me:Sinceafriend'sbrostudiesoutthereandhasgoodthingstosayabt
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theuniversity. VO:Wherealldidyouapply? ME:CMU,TAMU,UnivofCinn,Indiana. VO:Wherewereyouborn? Me:Bahrain. VO:Areyourparentsarabs? me:No. VO:WhendidyoucomebacktoIndia? ME:XX. ThentheVOfranticallytypessomethinginhiscomputer,andultimatelysays,'Yourvisais granted.'Butyournameseemstobea"common"nameandhenceithastoundergoname verification.YourapplnwillbesenttoWashington,D.C.Youwillgetacallfromusina month'stime. HereturnedmebackmypassportandI20. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28137 Higuys, GotavisarejectonJuly26@0925amafterinterviewscheduledat0745. Tocutthegettingintotheconsulatepartshort,lemmegotothelosingbattle. Iwastogotothe"BlackrobedornedScarfLady";shewastaking30minonanaverageas shewasinterviewingtheimmigrantsalsoIthink..ImeanIsawtoddlersalsostandinginthe Qandyelling!Thiswasoncounter2. Sincetherewasalotofdelay(itwas0910already),onesmartlookingTamilLadyadvised metogottoCounter7myWitchwitharedTshirt,plumpandIthinkblondehairthattoo
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onthedarkerside.Icouldnotreadhername,asIcouldonlyreadherI.DwhichsaidUS DeptofState..herfotoandnamehungbelowtheledgeofthecounter. Thiscounterwasnexttoacutelady,verypoliteandsuave;shegotmefingerprinted! IsatontheseatasitwasagainaQ! 3pplwentbeforeme;allgotrejected.SoIwasexpectingatuffbattleanyway. Onegirl(IthinkshewasfromBangalore)wasofaCommercebkgrnd;shewantedtodoa CScourse;WitchrejectedhersayingurnotFittodothiscourse. Thenexttallguylookedsmart!Buthetoowasrejectedasshesaidthereissomecreditpoint shortageinurpresentcredentials;alsoucouldnotsurvivethecourseloadinUSA. Nowwasmyturn!IwasprayingtoalltheHinduGods...Istoodupboldlywaitingformy turn.Shedidnotevencallmetocometoher..thenIsummonedupcourageandwentahead. Me:GoodMorningMadam!Howareudoingtoday? VO:GoodMorningwithagoodsmile.CanIhaveyourpassportfolderplz? Me:SureMam..outtoherinasec. VO:YrugoingtotheUS? Me:PursuemyMastersinMechEngg! VO:WhichUniversity? Me:UnivofIllinois,Chicago VO:Whichareaofspecialization? Me:ControlSystems. VO:Whyinthisarea? Me:Toldabtfacilitiesinmycollege,andmyinterestinsubject.ItoldherthataGEguywas myprof..soheinspiredallofus,andhencemyinterest! VO:YUIC? Me: a)Federalrecognitionfornnovativeteachingmethods. b)2profswhoseworkIlike...OneguyisaThermalStalwart!Grr..Interruption! c)StateoftheartAcousticsLab d)IndustryfundedprojectsinControls. VO:Thermal?Y? Me:ItoldwhatControlEnggmeans...Interdisciplinary..SystemEngginvolvestacklingreal worldphenemena..soalltheseareinterrelated... VO:Okk..showmeurDegreeCertificate!andMarksheets! Me:YesMam!..outinajiffy... VO:GREandTOEFL? Me:SureMam!OnewhiteGREandgreenTOEFLsheet! VO:Hey..waitasec!Whendidugraduate? Me:2003Mam! VO:Afterthat,whtdidudo? Me:IwasinInfosysfor1year1monthtill2004.
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VO:Then? Me:Iwasprepforsomeexams,andtakingundergraduatetuitionsformyjuniorstilldate! (IdidnotmentionthatiwasinISROasaScientist/EngineerintheDSForms!) VO:Showmeurtrainingcertificatesplease! Me:IreassuredherthatIdidnotattendanytraining,butconductedsometuitions! VO:Ohumeantutoring!? Me:IsaidYesMam! VO:HowdouthinkthiswillhelpuintheGraduateStudiesintheUSA? Me:Myconceptswillgetreinforced,andfundamentalswillbetestedduringmylectures. VO:Iamsorry,IamdenyingutheVisa! Me:Mam,Ihave100%aidfromthisXXUniv,yet..... VO:ThisisnotaquestionabtAid,whenucannotundertaketheGraduateStudiesintheUS afteragapof3years,whereisAidcomingintopicture? Iamconfidentucannotstudyanyfurther! Me:Silent... VO:IamdenyingutheVisaasurUNFITtopursuetheGraduatestudiesintheUnited States. Me:staringatherinhorror! Shereturnsthepassportandmotionsforthenextafterreturningalltheoriginalsback. Iamshocked...itotterbacktothedoorandcomeweepingoutintomyDad'sarms...Itold him..Itsallover,Pop! Anysuggestions? ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27890 Heyguys, IgottheVISAbugtooVeryHappy wellweallknowwhathappensbeforetheinterviewsoiamgonnacutinstraighttothe interview: CounterNo3:AsweetBlondeLady VI:GoodMorning,Howareyoutoday? me:Iamfinema'amhowaboutyou?
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VI:welliamfinetoo,whydoyouwantyourVISA? me:IwanttodomyMSinCSfromUMass,Lowell. VI:Whydidyouchoosethisuniv? me:IwanttospecializeinHCIandwebdevelopment.Andicanspecilizeonboththese fieldsonlyinthisuniv. VI:WhatisHCI? me:itsallaboutunderstanding,implementinganddesigninginterfacesbetweenhumanand computers.sothathumanshaveabetterexperienceusingmachinesorcomputers. VI:Thatsoundsinteresting.Canyouginvemeanexamplewhereyouhaveimplnetedthis? me:(didntexpectthisandwasabitzapped..butibluffed..)yesma'am,iusedtoworkfora companywherewedesignwebsites.Itwasawebsiteforbuyingcomputersandsoi designedanapplicationwherebypeoplecancomeandcheckgeteasyoptiontochoosetheir computer.(istutteredquiteabitandinbadenglish.Iwasnotevensureiftheanswerigave wasanexampleofHCIbutshewasntreallylistening,justgoingthroughsomepapers) VI:Okie,sohowareyougonnafinanceyourstudies? me:Myfatherwillbesponsoringme.Ihave__Lkhsinmybankaccountand__Lkhsin FixedDeposits(more%ofmoneyinFD).Sothatwillcovermyfirstyearexpenses(now sheislookingatmeintensely).Andiplantotakeloanformysecondyear.Mydadhasa annualsalaryof________.SOicanrepaytheloaneasily. VI:SOhowmuchloanareyougointtotake? me:(ohneverthoughtofthis...)Wellma'amicantreallysaythtnow.onlyaftergoingthere willibeabletotell. VI:Okieyoumeanyouwilltryforassistantshipandthendecidehowmuchyouneed.. me:Yesma'amthatsright. VI:Okie,youcancolectyourvisa..... me:LaughingLaughingLaughing Nootherstudentwasaskedforanydocuments. ABigthankyoutoallEdulixians.Yourhelphasbeeninvaluable.Ipormisetocontinue helpingEdulixfromUMLandtrymybesttoprovideasmuchinfoaspossible =================================================================
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================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28230 Myvisainterviewtookplacetoday.Myvisawasrejectedonthe14thofJulybythescarf ladyduetopooracademictrackrecord(5backlogs).Welliwantedtogiveitanothertry.Soi wenttodaywithoutanyexpectations.Iwastotalycool.Iwasthinkingthatmyvisawillbe rejectedforsuresinceiwasrejectedthefirsttime.Soiwentintothehallandwassitting observingtheinterviewstakingplace.Atfirstthescarfladywasnotpresentshewasin anothercountertakingcareofsomeothervisa.Incounter5therewasthisredheadlady.She seemedquitecoolbutwastakingverylongtimeforeachpersonnearly15minaskingmany questions.Butshewasissuingvisasforeveryonesheinterviewdandrejectedonlyvery few.Thencounter4openedandanothersweetlooking(chineseormexicanidontknowfor sure)came.Shewasverysweettoeveryonesmilingallthetimeandaskingquestionsabout theunivthecourseetc.Shetoowasissuingvisaforalmosteveryone.Myturncameandiwas askedtogotocounter5.Thenoneofthecoordinatorscameandshiftedmetocounter7 whereanasianguy(indianormaybefrommiddleeast).Thisiswheremyinterviewfinally tookplace.Herejected3f1s.Thenhecalledme.Iwentthereandstandingnexttohimwas anotherveryhandsomelookingguymaybesomehigherofficerorsomething.Hewas meticulouslycheckingallthepassportsmarksheetsgrescoresheets. Me:Goodmorningsir. Vo:Hellohowareyou. ME:Imfinethankyouforaskingsir. Vo:Canihaveyourdegreecertificate? Me:Yessir. Vo:Caniseeyourinduvidualmarksheets? Me:Yessir. Vo:Whatwereyoudoingforthepastoneyear? Me:Iwasdoingsomecourseslikeautocadd,ansys,proe,Catia,MscNastran.Ialsodida courseinC,C++andlinuxforbasiccomputingknowledge. Vo:Oksiryourvisahasbeenapproveditwillreachyouin3daysbycourier.
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Me:Thanksalotsirhaveaniceday. Sopeoplewhogotrejectedthefirsttimepleasegiveitanothertrybecozgettingavisa dependsuponthemoodoftheVO.Sopleasedontloosehope.Allthebest. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26947 heyppl...igotmyvisatodae... Consulate:Mumbai Time:8:30 CounterNo:7 Vo:Male uallknobynowtheprocedureoffingerscaninnstuff...somovinonfrmthr... Mytokennowascalled...thoughhecalledmynothirdbutsinceiwasneartothtcounter...i wentinfirst...dentheinterview... VO:givemeurpinktoken Me:(gavetoken)Goodmorninsir... NorepliesfrmVO VO:SowhyUS? ME:MsinCS VO:ButY? Me:higherstudieswillhelpmegrowinindustrywhenicameback VO:WhyASU? ME:Cozithasgoodrangeofsubjectsandsomevgoodresearchcurrentlygoingon thr...(DiswasYoshitfrmme) VO:Watresearch? ME:CompNetworks VO:Wichothradmits? ME:7,Udel,UIC,NEU(stopsme)
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VO:whowillsponsoru? ME:Family VO:watdoesurfatherdo? ME:hasbusinessofindustrialmachines VO:Passportwillbesentin2days ME:ThankYou Idintknowatiwassayinwheniwasin...imeaniwasntthinkinmuchthttime...iwasnttoo nervousorconfident....iwasluckycoznodocswereaskedornoissueswereraisedregardin 3yrsmentionedonI20...Thoughihadtakenloansanctionletterasbackup... PS:Themomentienteredcounterno7....VOgavememyI20beforeaskinnythin....Iguess hehadmadeuphismindofgivinvisa...Niguesstheyallrtheretogivevisa...Infactifeel ourgoodanswersdonotfetchusvisa...butourbad/wronganswerscanresultinvisa rejection....sodontspeakunnecessarycrapupthr....justnormalanswerstonormal questions... GOODLUCKtothosewhostillwaitforVISA... ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=30878 Hiall, Iwouldliketothankedulixfortheamazingamountofinfoandsupporttheyprovidetoall ofus.CantimaginehowIwouldhavegottenthroughthevisaprocedurewithoutgoing throughallthedetailspostedintheforums. Hereismyvisainterview(ChennaiConsulate) Me:HelloSir.Howareyoudoing. VO:Hello,Iamdoinggood. (Hasalookatthesevisreceiptandpassesitback,thenhelooksattheI20) VO:Wow!DukeUniversity.Goodforyou. Me:Thankyousir VO:CanIhavealookatyourGREandTOEFLscorecards. Me:Suresirandipassitontohim. VO:Looksatitandaskswhoisgoingtosponsoryoureducation? Me:Bankloanandmyparents. VO:Great,yourpassportwillbedeliveredthroughcourier.
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Me:Thankssir,thankyousomuch. Soafterallthetension,theinterviewlastedforabout20seconds. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26930 Hi Todayigottheofficialstamp(visa)toenterlegallyUS.LaughingSopostingmyexperience forthefuturedelhiconsulatevisaaspirants: Todayonly4counterswerethere(Countersno1013)andalsonoMongolianladySmile Counterno101113AmericanGentelmans(1011issuingvisaeasily13wasfor hindi/panjabispeakingpeople)andcounter12anotherlady(myvisaissuedhere) Sogoingdirecttotheexp: Pluspoints:UKTRIPandSCHOLARSHIPof40%fromthesyracuseuniversity Negativepoints:2005passoutwithoutanycoursesdonetoshow VO:Yougoingforsyracuseuniversity. Me:YesMan(withasmile) VO:WhySyracuse. Me:Coursesworkfacultyresearchinareaofinterest. VO:whatfieldofinterest. Me:WirelessCommunication.(ActuallyitsVLSIbutdintwanttosaythatasnotmuch Indianindustriesinthissector) VO:HaveyoutravelledAbroad. Me:yes VO:where(MeanwhileaslolookingatthefeescolumnandScholarshipColumn) Me:UKinmarch2006 VO:Forwhat Me:Forvacations. Thatsallandshesaidyourvisaisgrantedandyouwillgetthepassportin2days. NODOCUMENSASKEDNoteventheSEVISfeepaidShockedprintout =================================================================
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================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26047 Keepthingsshortandsweet: Lastedhardly2minutesandnotasingledocumentwastouched.Hereisthetranscript: Myself:Hi,GoodMorning(bigbroadsmile) VO(averygrumpylady)Sadnoreaction)givemetheyellowslip. *Ihanditover* VO:Sowhichuniversity? M:*swellschestinpride*RutgersStateUniversityNewBrunswick VO:Oh!Sotellme,whydidyouselectapartyuniversity *Stunnedandgrinningunconsciously* VO:Soyouknewaboutthiswhenyouapplied(notaquestion,morelikeanobservation) M:*comingoutofmyreverie*Uhh....No!Ihonestlyhadnoideaaboutthis,butimreally glad VO:*smirks* VO:Whichfielddidyouapplyingfor? M:ComputerScience VO:Howmucharethefees? *thenherselfcheckstheamountonthei20andremarks*Oh!Thisisexpensive,howare yougoingtomanage M:Explains VO:*grillsalittlebitmore* M:Explains VO:*Cutsmeshort*Youcanleave M:*stunned*Huh?! VO:YouhaveyourVISAsir.NEXT! ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33735 Hi, Ihaveattendedmyvisainterviewon11thDecemberatChennaiconsulate1p.m. Positivepoints:1.Oneamongtheuniversitytoprankers. 2.WorkexwithADPPrivateLimited(OneofhighlyrecognizedcompaniesatUSA..)
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3.BusinessclassvisaUK. 4.AdmitsSunyStonyBrookCS,IowaStateUniversityCS.. Iwasverytensedandwasfeelingweaktoo.. ..Hadabitoffevertoo.. Thiswasallthathappened: Hadmyindexfingerscanningandstoodintheline.. Thisguywasshoutingandyellingatgoodnumberofpeople. Beforeme,Isawtworejects1forfakedocumentsandanotherfornot convincinghimdathebeingfrommechwhydoeshewanttogoforCS.. So,finallymeraaanumberaaya. Theinterviewwentsomethinglikethis.. vo:Goodafternoongentleman,Howareyoudoing? me:Goodafternoonsir,Amdoinggood. vo:Whendidyougraduate? me:2005. vo:Whatwereyoudoingtillnow? me:SoftwaredeveloperwithADPPrivateLimited.. vo:Hmmm..ADP...Imeanwhatkindofworkyoudo? me:IamintodevlopmentandsupportofproductcalledtarotwhichisusedbyLondon stockexchangestockbrokers..Tarotconstitues27%ofthemarketshareatLSEnnblahblah.. (Hestopsme) vo:CanIhaveyourtranscriptsplease? me:Yeahsuresir.. vo:(Impressed)..Hmm..SouareoneamongtheUniversityToprankers.. Good..Urabonafidestudent.. vo:Howmuchdougetpaid? me:toldhimmypay.. vo:So,whydouwanttogoforMSevenafteruatADPgettingpaidreallywell? me:Iwantedtohavepriorindustryexbeforejoiningacademia,SoADPwasakindofbreak forme.. vo:Ok..WhatareyouplansbackinIndia? me:ItoldafterUndergraduationitself,Ihadoffersfromaround6compaineslikeSAP Labs,VirtusaLimited,APPLabs,CMCLimited,ADPprivatelimitedetcetcwhichwere payingmearound5lpa..So,definitelyaftermyMSwillbepaidstillheavy. AndatADP,wehavewelcomebackpolicytoo... vo:Ok(wasimpressed)..Iunderstandthatyouareaverybonafidestudent..So,justconvince
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mehowareyougoingtopayforyoureducation? me:TriedtoshowallCAdocsnstuff.. (Hestoppedmeandaskedmetotellwithoutseeing) me:(ItoldalltheassetsIhad..) vo:Showmedapassbook. me:(Shownhim).. vo:allthetransactionshappenedinaweek. me:Nosir,theyarespreadover3weeks.. vo:Iamnotfooltotakethisbankstatement..Thisisfake.. me:Nosir,itsgenuine..Ucancrossverifyifyouwish.. Andwehadsomepropertywhichwesold..AndIhavesalesddforthesame. vo:Idontbelievethissir,thiscanbeeasilymade.. me:Sir,pardonme...Forthatmatteranydocumentcanbemade,,Theonlydifferencelies whethertheyaregenuineornot.. vo:Sirplease,tellmethegenuinewaystopayyourfee? me:(Ithinkhewaspointingtoloan,butIdidnttakeany). Iwasconfidentandabitmoreloudthannormalsayingthatthesedocumentsaregenuine.. vo:Whatdoesyourdaddo? me:Businessmanatopclasscontractornblahblah.. vo:Idontbelieve.. me:(Showedhimcertificate). (.helookeditupanddown..) Iwasgettingabittensed.. Isawbehind..Alldapplwerewatchingus.. vo:Douhaveanypersonalacct?Andhowmuchusaved? me:IsaidIhave4lakhsinmyacct.. vo:Thenwhydidntuinclude? me:Itwontbesufficientformyeducation.. vo:Itcouldhavebeenapartofit... me:Hmmm.. (Hewassilentnowenteringsomedetailsintothecompuer). me: (Iwasalsosilent..Ididntpleadhim..Ithoughtifheconsidersmegenuine,hewillissueme thevisa.Iwasjuststanding..) vo:OkGentleman,yourvisaisissued.. Takeallyourdocuments.. Yourpassportwillbereachingtoyoubackhomeinaweek.. me:ThankyouSir,Haveaniceday!! Onthewhole,theinterviewlastedfor25minutes.. But,hedidntcrossverifyevenasingledocument..
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Keystosuccess:Confidence,Preparation,Bepresentinthemoment. But,Ididntgetmypassportyet,Didanyedulixianshavecameacrossasimiliarsituation?? Doesnameleadtofurthersecuritycheckthatthepassportgetsdelayed? WhenItriedtotrackthesame,itsays"YourpassporthasnotbeenhandedovertoVFS". Pleasekindlyadvice,ifanybodyelsewentthroughasimiliarsituation? Thanksedulixforsuchagreatdatabaseofinterviewswehave!!! Regards, JahangirMohammed. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33100 IhadmyVisaappointmentattheMumbaiConsulateonDec4at8.15am.I'llnarrateyou myexperience. Iwentthereat7.30amandwascalledinaround8.First,throughsecuritycheck.Theyasked ustoremoveourbeltsandwatches(laterallowedtoputthemon).Afterentering,therewas aqueueforgettingyourtoken(apinksquareshapedticket).Theyalsogiveyoutheforms youcourieredthem(DS157,58,159etc.)inayellowenvelope.ThenIwasaskedtogoto counter#1.Iwentthereandsubmittedtheenvelopeandtheladythereaskedmetoputmy indexfingersonamachineoneafteranother. Now,forthefirsttimers,theplacelooksabank(aposhoneatthat).Thereare15windows andareasonablylargesittingarea.Youhavetosittherewaitingforyourturnandcannot (shouldnot)talkwithyourneighbors.Therearealso2TVs:oneshowingCNNandanother showingwhattodoattheinterview.Intermittently,thereareannouncementsmade(e.g. tokennumbersa,b,c,dgotocounter#x).Announcementsareabithardtocatchandare neverrepeated,soitsnecessarytolistenattentively. Around8.30therewasasimilarannouncementmentioningmytokennumber.Istoodina lineinfrontofmycounter. Somethingaboutthecounters.Theylooksomewhatlikephonebooths.Ononeside,thereis
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aglasswindowwheretheofficialssit.Thereisspacebelowittopassonpapers(again similartoabankwindow).Thereisamictospeakintoandaspeakers.Youcanlistento everythingbehindtheglass(includingsomenoise).Thereisachairbutpeoplenormally stand.Alsothereissomespacetokeepyourfolders.Fromtheoutsideyoucanseewhats goingonbutcan'thearathing. Nowcomingdowntospecifics.Iwasfeelingabitnervouswaitingformyturn.Therewasa girlinfrontofmewhowasbeinginterviewed.Shewastakingupalotoftimeand constantlytakingoutpapersfromherfolder.Whenshecameout,shewasn'tvisiblytoo happy.Iassumedarejectanditaddedtomynervousness. Nowcamemyturn.AsIsaid,Iwasfeelingabitnervous.Also,I'mnotaveryfluentand tendtomumbleifI'munderpressure. TheVOwasanoldishladywearingspecks. VO:Goodmorning,howareyoudoing? Me:Thanks,I'mfine.(forgottosaygoodmorning). VO:(SawmyI20)So,youaregoingtoUniversityofTexas,Arlington? Me:No,I'mgoingtoAustin VO:Oh,Yes.Whatareyougoingfor? Me:MasterofScienceinComputerScience(saidthisabitquick) VO:(Shedidn'tgetit).Mastersinwhat? Me:ComputerScience VO:Thatsgood(Ifeltsomewhatrelaxed) VO:Who'sgoingtosponsoryou? Me:Myparents(Iwasreachingformyfoldertogetthedocs) VO:Whatdoyourparentsdo? Me:(Tolditconfidently) VO:Wellifyourparentsaresponsoringyou,thereisnoproblem VO:TakeyourI20.I'mgrantingyoutheVisa.Dowellattheuniversity. Me:Thankyouma'am!(Biggrin). Irushedoutoftheplace.Checkedthewatched,itwas8.45am.Metmyparentsoutsideand
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wewenttotheMahalaxmitemplejustnextdoors. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33466 Hifolks... aftergointhroughsomanyVisaexperiences,ialwaysusedtothink..."ihopeiwillbwriting myexperienceonceitsalldoneonthe6th..."...nhereimaftereverythingsetndone...finally gettingreadyformyMastersinUSA... Thisishowmyexpgoes... mydatewasonthe6thdec,9am..atmumbaicounsulate iwastherearound8:15... theytookmeinaround9... iwentthroughalltheusualprocedures..whichimsureeveryoneknows...sowontgetintoall tat...buttheonlythingiwouldliketosayistatthoseguysareverycooperative...therewillbe ppltheretoguideuwottodoincaseurconfusedaboutsomething...sonothingtoworry aboutalltatnbetterconcentrateontheinterview.. afterfinishngallthosethingsitookaseatnguesswot...ihadotwaitfor45minsorso....ppl whocamearound9:30gottheircallbeforeme...iwaslike..."ithinkimissedmynumber"...n waswaitingittobecalledagain.. butwellidintmissedit...mynumberwascalledatcounterno4...aladyofficearound25 26... therewere3studentsaheadofme... thefirstoneaguy(intienall)gotthevisainjus3045secs...nodocsnothing...(Aftethisi thought.."thisladyisgivinvisaseasily..."...waskindahappy...butwasnotgettin complacent...)... thenthenextgirlcameoutwithasmilenaminuteorso...nodocsasked... thentherewasaguy...iwassurpriusedtatsheaskedherdocs...hewasasked34 papers...seeingthisisaidtomyself.."boss,sheisnottatgoodeither"...dontknowwottatguy answered,thOfficerrejectedhisvisa... theniwentin.... ME:GoodMorningMa'am. VO:GoodMorning.
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Me:Howru? Couldnthearwotshesiad. VO:seeingmyI20,sehaskedwhereareugoin. MEMa'am,toFloridaAtlanticuniversity. VO:ForWat ME:FormymastersinComputersciwithSpecializationinSoftwareengg. VO:after23secs...therearesoomanyunisprovidingSoftwareengg,thenyFAU... ME:MA'am,FAUprovidesme2ADDITIONAL(withsomestressonadditional)subjects relatedtoS/wEngg,theyareSoftwarereliabilityenggandSoftwarereengineering... VO:(shegavemeabignod...showingtatshewasconviuncedwithmyanswer)... VO:(seeingmyI20again)..whoisgointosponseru. ME:Myparents. VO:whatdoesurfatherdo. ME:Heisabusinessman. VO:Whatkindofbusiness: ME:HedesignsandmanufactiurersXXXforvariousindustries..nhisannualincomeis YYY... VO:DoesurfatherhaveaMAunfacturingUnit. ME:NoMA'am,hegetsitmanufacturedbyotherpplwhodoesitonlyforhim. VO:(gavemeanodagain)...howmanypplworkunderurfather..?? ME:15.(onlylie..butconfidentone...heheh) andthenthegoldenwords VO:URVISAHASBEENGRANTED,WILLBCOURIEDTOUIN2DAYS... ME:Thankuma'am.collectedmyI20nrushedoutside. Within30seciwasoutside...felttatihadjustouchedthesky... okok.... myobservationfromtheinterview.... Bedamnconfident....theyjuswantapromptanswer...(rightorwrong)...soprepareurself liketat... theygivetimetoconvincethem...sodontthinktatoncetheyrnotagreeingwithutheywill rejectu... sourgivengoodamountoftimetoproveurpoint..
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theinterivewmaygoonforjus23minsmax....butintatmuchtimeurgivenenoughtime... presenceofmind...dontmugupanswers...itsgoodifusaythemproperly.,tatwillgivea goodimpression....butincaseufumble..thenGodhelpu... somakepointsofuranswers...iftathelps...butavoidmugging.. mostimp...observetheofficerwhoisgointotakeurinterview...ifuseehertaking1or2 interviewthenuwillcometoknowwottoexpectfromtheVO....soforthisuneedtostand 2ndor3rdintheline... beforeiendmymsghere.....IWOULDLIKETOTHANKTHEEDULIXGROUPNITS MEMBERSFORGIVINREALLYKOOLADVICE...IDONTTHINKTHISGROUP MISSESANYASPECTTOHELPONEGETTOUSA.... THAKSONCEAGAIN.. ALLTHEBEST ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33134 Hi, Sorryforthelatepostingguys,butiwasreallycaughtupwithwork!!Wink AndI'mgoingtocutshorttheformalitiesattheconsulateb4theinterview,asuguyswud beknowingitthouroughly!Wink Chennaiconsulate,appointedtimeDec27th,8:30,actualinterviewaround1:45hrslater... VOwasamiddleagedguy..kindaserious..Hereishowitwent.. Me:GMSir VO:GM,howru Me:I'mgood VO:Couldyoupassmethefolder? Me:sure..(passedthem) VO:Whichvisaisit? Me:F1Sir VO:Whichuniv? Me:ArizonaStateUniv
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VO:Goingforwhichcourse? Me:I'mgiongforMasters. VO:Doyou@#$@$Bachelors@$@$ Me:I'mgoingformyMasterssir. VO:Doyouhaveanybachelorsdegreeorsomething...? Me:Yes,ihaveabachelorsdegree. VO:Inwhat? Me:Electricalengg. VO:Whendidyoupassoutofcollege? Me:In2005.AndI'mworkinginTexasInstrumentsrightnow. VO:Ok,sowhatisyourcurrentsalary? Me:MygrosssalarycomestoXXXlacsperannum VO:Oh,andTIisfundingforyoueducation? Me:No,TIisnotsponsering.Myselfandmyfamilyissponsering VO:DoyouhaveyourToeflscorereportswithyou? Me:Yessir..GREandTOEFL...(passedhimbothGREandTOEFL) VO:WhatareyourplansafteryoucompleteyourMS? Me:Wehaveaschemecalledthe'LeaveofAbsence'inTI.Iwudbetakingthat,andafter2 years,returnhereafterMS.(AsIwassayingthis,hewasgivingmeascreweduplook,asif Iamacriminalorsomething!!) VO:Ok.So,theArizonaStateuniversityislocatedinwhichcityintheunitedstates? Me:Sorry? VO:Repeatedtheqn. Me:Itsinacitycalledtempe.(Ithinkheaskedthisbecauseiwasaliltootensedallthe while!) VO:Alright,I'missuingyoutheVISA. Me:Thankyousir. VO:Yourppwilbecourieredtoyou..blahblah..(Myearsliterallyrefusedtolistentothis intheexcitementofhavinggotthevisa!!VeryHappy) Me:Haveaniceday!Smile VO:Nicemeetingyou. Me:nicemeetingyoutoosir... Thewholethignlastedforabout5mins..Andhewastypingsomethigninhiscompfor mostofthetime!! Thanksalotguys...I'vebeenreadingtheVIswhichwaspostedbymanypplhere,andi mustsaythatthisforumhasgivenmealotofvaluableinfowhichhelpedmeinpreparing formyVI..Thanksagain!Smile Roshith.
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================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33024 WOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!....VeryHappyVeryHappyVeryHappyVeryHappy VeryHappy kyunaajkalneendkamkhwaabjyadahai,lagtakhudakakoinekiraadahain kalkafakiraajdilshehzadahain,lagtakhudakakoinekiraadahain!!Wink wowguysIfeelsooooHappyandrelievedtoday!....havebeensmilinglaughingdancingand jumpingaroundlikecrazy....becoz...itallOveratlast!....nomorehassels...packthesuitcases andkickstartanewlife!!!...8) wellthisishowtheVIwent!, Time:915 calledinside:945 VI:1045 Intw: VO:Hi Me:GoodMorningsir VO:hi,goodmorning VO:oksoyouaregoingtoutd,whydidyouchooseutd? Me:Ithasagr8researchfaculty,goodcourse,highl;yranked,Iamextremelypleasedtoget mygraduatetrainingundersuchagr8faculty VO:WhatwillyoudoatUTD? Me:pursueMsinMISatSOM,UTD VO:whatsfullformofMIS? ME:MGNTinfosys VO:(looksatmypptpages,hadstampsofvisasforthailandandsingapore)Haveyoubeen toUSbfore? Me:nosir,Ihavebeentothai...andsingapore
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VO:forvacations? ME:yessir VO:(impressed)soyourparentswillbesponsoringyouforhigherstudiesaswell? ME:definatelyyessir,myMotherisXYZmanagerat....andFatherisABCofficer VO:Luckyyou(gavemyI20) MeThankyousir(visahogayamammu...hehehe) VO:showmeyourmarksheets.whatdidyourUGin? MeBECS(gavemarksheets) VO:whichcoursesyoulikedthemost? ME:alltheMISrelevantcourses,Ihavegoodmarksinthose(LOL!!!) VO:okokwhichcoursesyoudidntlike?(smilimg) Me:in1styr,Ihadmechanicalenggcourses,whichididntlike(hehehe) VO:(puzzledwithwhatthehecklook)mechanicalcoursesforCSstudents... Me:yessir,MUMunivhasdiversecurriculum(LOLZ)VeryHappy (allthistimehewasactuallybusyoncomp...andwasjustpassingtimeaskingthis questions) VO:oksir,everythinglooksgood,IissueyoutheVISA Me:thankyousir,thankyouverymuch(kissesandhugssstoohehehe) VO:PPTwillreachyouwithin3days Me:oksir,haveaniceday VO:yeah,(withabiggrin,alilshytoo...hahaha...myVOwashandsomesomewhrin25 27's) .....theend..... MecameoutasifIjusthrdsomegoodjoke....hehehehe myMOMwaswaitingoutsideanxiously,Ishowedthumbsupp...shehuggedmeandkissed melikealilbaby...hehehe...latercalleddadandthensisinUS wellguysIwanttotellthis,youshouldbedamnconfidentwhenyouspeak....Iwaspretty loudandclear...andalerttoo(vvimp) whenIwaswaitinginqueuetocollectsubmitteddocsafterenteringtheconsulate,thrwasa
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guyinfrontofme,holdingF1apptletter...Icasuallyaskedhim'whichuniv'....LOL,he cudntopenhismouth...wasshivering...andeyeswrfilledwithfear...(isaidtomyself...geez ifhecantspeakouthisunivnametome...whatwillheansinfrontofVO???) aah,anotherthing...dontthinkmrichwithsingaporeandthaionmyppts...LOL,after graduatinginjuly06,iwasintobusinesswithmycousinbrotherwhoisafrequenttraveller tothiscountriesforbusinessdealsandmeetings....hehehe...Ijustaccompaniedhim...lildidI know...itwillhaveapositiveeffectonmyVI) Allthebesttoalledulixians...ItisbcozofyouthatIwasablecompletethisjourney!...God BlessAllofYou ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33034 Hi, IgotmyVISAforASU.InterviewwasatChennai...1:15PM Maybeexceptforthewaitingtime(Iwaitedinthequeueoutsideconsulatefor11/4 hours)...questionsweresameasin http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32547..yessreallyditto.. SoIwillpasteitwitfewmodificationsinmyans vo:Hello,Howareyou?(bitserious) me:Gudafternoonsir,howudoingtoday? Vo:douholdabachelor'sdegree me:yes vo:passurmarkscards me:sure,SirIhaveadistinc...(wascutdownbyVO) vo:urdegreecertificate me:gaveit vo:watwiludoaftercompletingthedegree me:Sir,IwouldliketojoinmyexistingcompanyinIndiasincewehaveawelcomeback policy...(againwascutdownbyVO) VO:Whatisurlongtermgoal? Me:Sir,myinterestisEmbeddedsys&Iwouldliketobecomeatechnicalarchitectinthat. vo:thencamethegoldenwordsfromhismouth(gohome,urvisawilreachuinaweek) me:thankusir,haveagoodevening(sinceitwas4:15PM) (thewholdinterviewlastedonlyfor30sec)
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Idon'tknowbutanotherguythatdaywasaskedsimilarquestions...Justonewordans...dont havetotelleverythingindetailasIdidSmile Sodon'thavetoworrymuchabtVisa,Isuppose,justbeconfident, Smile&Greet,that'sit!! Allthebest ================================================================= ================================== Dearreader, Havepostedmyvisaexperienceforthebenefitofallonthisforum,indetailandin humour.... Firstly,idounderstandyourplightasimyselfwasinawhileago.loggingontoedulix,and adorningtheroleofabrowsingrat,whereinyoursolepurposeinlifebecomestoburough andburoughdeeperintositessuchasthese,youcanfeelyourheartpoundagainstyourribs andfeelitfallingeachtimeyouseeavisaexperienceposted.youtalk,sleepanddrink pretensiously,butinsideonlyyouknowhowyoufeel,thatnauseaofthequestion..."what willhappentome??"Iknowitallcosifeltthesame,andhavewalkedthesameroad. Butletmetellyouandbeforeido,iwouldrequestyoutocutoffandturnoffallpossible distractionsaroundyouandconcentrateonlyonthisread. Ok!,sonowheregoes... Date1dec2006 Timeofappointment1230 ConsulateChennai Missiongetinsideholdvisaofficeratgunpointandaskhimtogivemevisa.(okthisis whatireallyfelt..andsowillmostofyouwhenyoureachthere)buthonestlytosecureaF1 Visa. Ireachedchennaiaftera9hourflightdelayon1stdec3.00am.thankstoourfaithful dakkanairways,buttheygavemeandmydad(mycheerleaderforthevisa)afreeopen ticketsoigotnoqualms.. Reachedhotel(nirmaladakshin)onannasalai,checkedinandtriedtosleep.Wokeupby 10inthemorningandstartedadorningthebestshirtandpantiown.Nowthemost importanteventoftheday,tomeatleastAtaround11.00,mygirlfriend(whoisalsoat chennaionanofficialcumpersonaltour)callsandmyexcitementknowsnobounds,was
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reallywishingicouldmeetheroncebeforeigo.Howeversheisatoneendofthecitybut stilllandsupatthehotelby11.45,wetalkforawhileandthenshehuggedme,thisonehug probablychangedallthatifeltinsidetoafeelingofconfidenceandanoverwhelming feelingofgrit.Iknewatthatmomentthatihadtogetthedamnvisaifnotforme,forher. wesaweachotheroffwithasolemnlookateachother. Reachedthevisaofficeby12.nowwhenyouapproachthevisaofficeyouwillseeahuge congregationofpeoplenearthecheckpost.itisathroughfaresoyoucanwalkalongthe boundarywall.onethingiobservedisthateveryonelooksthesame,onefeelingdescribing theirmoodAnxious. Meandmydadsawtwolines,oneslightlylongeralongtheboundarywallleadingtothe blackhole(willtellyoumoreofblackholeaswegoon).andanotherslightlyawaywhich issmaller.Nowithoughtseeingthelinethatthismustbemine.soijumptherailingand dadtojumpswithme.wearenowinbetweenthetwolines.justthenadudecopinplain clothescomesandpolitelyasksforthetimeofourappointment,thenhisfaceturnstoslyly andaskswhywejumpedthelinewhenyouaresuppossedtostandinthesecondlineonly 15minsbeforethescheduledtime. "goldenrule,nopointhurryingupandgettingthereearliercostheywillallowtostandin lineonly15minsprior.ifyoudolandupearlypreparetobeartheanxiouslookwiththe anxiouspeopleonanxiousisland.didyouknow?,thisplaceistheonlyplaceinindiawhere asindianswebreakouralmostconstitutionalhabitofarrivinglate.peoplearriveat10fora 4.pminterview.amazingisntitanxiousisland. Soat12.15iwalkwithdadtostandinline.helooksatmeonelasttimeandwishesmeluck andwalksbacktoanxiousisland.istandinlineandamaskedbytheguardstokeepmy appointmentletterandpassportready,afterabout15minsiappraochblackhole.Blackhole isbasicallytheseatwhereanilliteratesecurityguardsitsinanA/Croombearingenvious looksfromhispeerswhoarecookingtheinfamouschennaisun.hisonlyfuctionistolook, looksatyou,looksatyourpassport,looksatappointmentsheet,looksatroad,looksatpeers andifgoodchickpasses,,looksather..thatsall,heonlylooks. Nowyouentertheblackdoor.itslikeenteringaclubonlyherepeopleareresidentsof anxiousislandsonooneisinmoodtoparty.asyouentertherewillbeametaldetector throughwhichyoupassandaladygaurdrepeatsincessecantlyflippingyourfileopen askingifyouarecarryingfloppys,cds,metallicobjects,sealedanvelopes,orconfidential papers.holdit!,confidentialpapersLady!,everyoneherecarriresonlyconfidential paperscosbylawofindiapassports/bankstatements/findocsareallconfidential..move on.. youopenabigdoorandnowyouwillsee5countersliketheraliwayreservationcounters. andqueuesfromthem..feltnostalgicsinceiknowthetimeittakesinsuchkindofcounters
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attheraliway,butthisonebeatsit. Youwillbeaskedtositandsityouwillforalongtime.somevisaoffdudeswillaskyou aboutthetimeofappointmentandifyoursiswhentheyasked,yougoandstandintheline. thisplaceisfunnyandyouplayasortofmusicalchairsbutwithnomusic.onmutemode, every20minsyougetupandwalkalittlefurtherandthensudenlythequeuebeginstosit andyouhavetofindyourseat.iscored3/5inthisgame.lostmyseattwice.however families/seniorcitizensandsingleladiesarecalledonprioritybytheseguysiftheyarein yourtimeslot.stagsarecalledlate.heckwhatthehell.!! NextyouwillhavetokeepyouDsforms,sevisfeereciept,passport,i20readyinyourhand. andgivethemtoindianladyincounter.shewilltakeapicureofyourDSform.,pullan orangesheet,circleF1onit,entersomethingoncomp.putrubberbandonyourrollofdocs youhandedherandsaynext.... Asyouleavethisbuilding,youwillseeaflightofstairsandontheleftagroupofpeople standingthere,dontgoleftbutstraightup...AsyouenterthisbuildingVOpeoplewill silentlypointyouthedirection,justdoso. Thisistheallfirangssections.samesettingasprevousbutonlyfirangsbehindtheglass. standinline,getyourfingerprintingdoneandthendontjustgoandsitintheseatsbehind.. ASK.askanyoftheofficialsthere,iaskedandwasimmediatelyputontoacounter...Nowi thoughtthistoowasaverificationcounter...andstoodtherewithacoolattitude,handsin pockets,hummingcollectivesoulsdecember. Whensuddenlyiheartheguyinfrontisbeingaskedquestion(B1).Asuddenrealization dawnedIwasintheinterviewcounter.Instantlymypulseshotandbeforeicouldgathermy senses,ifoundmyselfwalkingtowardthecounterastheotherguyleft.Youngamerican, about2930,lookedliketheguywithglassesinthemovieflightofthephoenix.stern faceandnosmilewhenigreeted.Myheartfelltomyshoesole. Ihadntgatheredmyselfasyet.Soheregoesmyconverstaion. VO:Hello Me:H...Hel...Hello.goodafternoon. VO:Sowhichuniversity? ME:Syracuseuniversity,topursueMSIM VO:Whythisprogram? ME:Cositsmanagerialoriented..(whattheF@#$,thisisnottheanswerihadpractised) VO:Whymanagerialprogram??
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Me:Bcosiamamanagerheadingateamof4....(dontknowwhatisaid...butitwasnot whatihadthoughtofsaying) VO:Wherealldidyouapply? ME:UFL/UMCP/NJIT/SYR. VO:Wheredidyougetthrough?? ME:UFL/NJIT/SYR. VO:Showmeyourmarkscards,howmuchdoyouearn? ME:Toldoldsal(dontknowwhy) Vo:Thatslesshowwillyoupay? ME:(mypulserateis399bpmabouttoburst)parentswillsponsor. VO:Sotheyhaveenough?? ME:Yes.savingsoverthieryearsofservice.(Hopingtheywouldntseemystatements) VO:OK!!(Takespassportandhandsovermarkscards) ME:Thankyou!! Icollectitandwalkoutalmoststonedbynow... Walkdownthestepsandsmiletomyselfsayingitsdonedude..congrats. Exitbuildingfromdoornexttoblackhole.lookifdadisaround,crossbelowflyover,head toteashop.buyaciggiandachai.sitonsomebikeandcontemplatebringmyselftogether andnowifeltreadyfortheinterview.... Walkeddowncalledfirstmygirlfriend,toldherilovedher,calleddadandwenttohotel.Lit onemoreciggi.satinauto,gotcongratulatedbydriveralso..................................theend..... Wellyouknow,nowthatithinkofit,thewholeprocessofapplyingtogototheUSisfora reasonknownonlytotheapplicant.Mineiscosiwannabewithmygirlfriendwhoisalso applyingandhaveplansahead,forsomeitstostudygenuinelythesubjecttheywantto.,for someitscostheycouldntdoanMBAthruCAT,forsomeitsjustalureofthemoney. Butyouallmustknowthattoconsiderthisoptionisbyitselfacourageousoneandnot everyonedaresofthis.,andthisiswhereyouarediffirent.Itsallaboutbelievinginyourself, andallthatbullcrapaboutbecool,beconfident,etcisvoid.cosatthatmomentyouface yourtrueinnerself.iforoneinspiteofhavingpresentedbusinessplanstoheadhonchosof majorMNC'sinbangalore.delhietc..,stillfellflatattheinterviewcosididntgathermy
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selfup.yettheonlyforcethruthatdrewmeiscosofmygirl.Itsthatreasonyouneedto clingontoforitsthishonestandtruereasonthatwillsailyouthroughtheinterview.Life doesntendatthevisainterview.itsnotthebiggestofthingsyoucanfeelhappyaboutifyou succeedanditsjustnotworththetension,andhypewecreatearoundit.Fortherealsenseof achievementwillbewhenyoudosomethingyoureallywantedandnotcostheprocess demandsit.Hecksowhatifithadntgonewell,iwouldhavestilltried,thestampingis ironicallydependantonthemoodandjudgementoftheinterviewer,somereadyouwrong, itsnotyourfault,itstheirs.soletitbe.tryagain.perseverancealwayspays. Lifeisjustanotherrailroadwhereyoukeepmovingon..irememberloggingontoedulixfor theMBA/MISforum,thenimovedontotheGRE/GMAT/TOEFLforumwheniwantedto writemyGRE,nowamintheVISA/Departureforum,movingontothePredepature forum....sohereiwalkfromthisforum...biddingyouallaverygoodtimeaheadandhopeto seeallofyoureadersonthenextforum..predeparture....... Whenyourturncomesatthecounter...justbeyourself... itsthetoughestthingtodobelievemebutitpays...... goodbye.... nowyoumayresumeyourotheractivitiesandgetbacktothehalfdistractedhalfattentive modewealwaysarein...guessthatswhywehave2lobesinourbrain. bye. thanksedulix,dad/momandlastlyaspecialthankinghug()tomygirlfriendwhomadeit possibleforme.luvya....whoisalsobythewayonthissite. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32823 ThisishowmyVIwent,wellmorefusswasaroundtheinterviewthanitwasinit(thisisthe wayitusuallyhappens) Iwouldratemyselfasapersonhavingdecentcommunicationskills.AlsoNEUisadecent universityandmyUndergraduniv(SASTRA)hasalsogoodreputationinthe(Chennai) Consulate. OneoftheproblemsIhadwasthatafterthistherewasveryshorttimeanddatesalsonot availablesoarejectwouldhavetremendouslyupsetmyplans..
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IwenttoChennaiadaybeforemyVI..ThatafternoonIwenttotheconsulate.Isawahuge linestandinginthescorchingsun.Iwentneartogetacloserviewbuttheguardtoldmeto goback.(TherewasnoneedformetogothereonedaybeforebutasIwasearlyIthought thatillconfirmtheprocedurefromotherpeople)..ThenImetaguywiththeharmonium folder.AskedhimyouF1.Hesaidyes.me:whattime11:30..Isaid,butits11:45 now..hesaid..the11:00clockbatchisyettogoinIthoughthowthismuchrushcanbe inthespringseason,thenIsawthatF1candiddatesveryveryfewinno..anywaystheother visacandidatesveryhuge(speciallysinceitsChristmastimetourists).. DaywentbyandIwentbacktothehotel..EverythingwasokayandItriedtosleepby 11.ButIgenerallysleeplatesocouldntsleeptill1:30andaround1:45,Itwistedmy neck(whileturningontherocklikepillowsoftheChennaimotel)Iwasinpainand couldntsleepthatnightmorningatabout9:30Ileftthemotel,hadmybreakfastandwent totheconsulateatabout10:15(readhereonedulixthatudontneedtobeaheadoftime ..ifurtimecomes,thellcallyouandallowyouwhereveruareintheline)Afterstanding inthelinefor1520mins,Iwentin..(veryearlycomparetothelastday).. Andthentheusualprocedures,thesecuritycheck,thentheytransferredmetothebuilding whereIhadtosubmitI20,PP,sevis,intlet,DSforms,andthentheywererubberbandedwith anorangepageappendedtoitanditwasgiventomeaftersometime..(whentheperson therecalledmetohandmethefolder,Istoodupandturnedmywholebodyroundandsaid yessir.(myneckwaspainingalotandcouldntturnit) ThenIwasmadetostandinthequeue..56peoplewereaheadofmeInthecounterthere wasanoldmanwithaponytailandwithhisspectsonhishead..Hewaslaughingand greetingeveryone,wastakinglonginterviewsbutnotaskingforanydocs..SoImadeupmy mindtobeinterviewedbyhimonlyasIwaspreparedforthelengthoftheinterviewbutI knewthatIwasabitclumsyintakingoutthedocsfromthefolderInbetweentwopeople wereaskedbyanofficertoshiftfromthiscountertothat(wheretherewasabeautifulblonde around25yearsoldwhowasaskingfordocs)..Howevertheofficerleftaftersayingthisand IdidntbotherandIstayedthere(inthesameline)Finallyafter5minsitwasmyturnto standbehindtheyellowline..theoneswhowereinterviewedinfrontofmewereamarried couple(maybevisitorsvisa)..MyneckwaspainingallthewayanditwasthistimewhenI feltthepainthemostbutIkeptsayingtomyselfitsjustamatterof10minsatthemax nowfinally,mytimecameand.. VO:Hellothere,howareyou Me:Finesir
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VO:So,wereyouagoodstudent Me:Yessir,Iwasagoodstudent VO:Canyouputyourleftindexfingeronthemachine Me:Did VO:Nowtherightone Me:Did VO:Canyoudothatagain Me:did VO:Sorry,Itsmymistake,canudothatagain Me:whichonetherightoneorbothsir VO:both Me:ok VO:sorryagainitsmymistake Me:itsokay VO:(asIhadmyrightfingeronthemachine)abittotheleft,bittothecenterallthose..(this wholeoperationtookmorethanoneminute) VO:Sowhatwasyourpercentage Me:WehadaGradePointAveragesystemandminewas7/10 VO:AnyBacklogs Me:Yes,Ihadonebutthatwasduetoillhealth VO:oh,ok Me:WhenIretookitIgotaprettygoodgrade VO:So..whichuniversitywereufrom Me:SASTRA VO:oklookedasifheheardthatbeforeandhadadecentimpressionregardingthe university (thenIdontknowhowthishappenedbutagirlwhowaslookingIndiancamefromhis othersideandtalkedtohimInherhandwastheFEDEXcourierandsomething(maybeI 20)..theoldguydiscussedsomethingwithherfor12minsandcamebacktome) VO:So,whatdoesyourfatherdo
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Me:told VO:(askedaquestionreatedtotheabouvequestion) Me:answered VO:whatdoesyourmotherdo,issheearningtoo Me:yes,toldthemthatsheisworkingforaprivatecompany VO:Sohowmanysiblings Me:Ihaveonesister VO:whatsshedoing Me:Sheisinschool VO:school,asin Me:grade12,sir Ok,Mr,Northeasternisagoodschool,enjoyurtriptotheUS,Yourpassportwillbe courieredtoyouhegavemyI20backandkepttherest.. IsaidThankYouSir(maybe23times) Iwaitedformypassportanditcametomeexactlyin2daystime(todayafternoon)
Mytakeregardingtheinterviews.. Ifuaregoingtoadecentuniversity,F1Visasarereallyeasytoget(evenfinancialscome second).Butthethingisthatalmosteveryoneknowsthisandstillgoesthruthephasewhere hedoesalotofpreparationandgoesthrualotoftension..itsnatural... Ididalotofpreparation,preparedeveryanswer(didntrehearseIcantdothat)evensome veryoddonesTookmanyextradocswithme,tookmydegreecertificatealso(laterrealized thatitcouldnthavegonethruthesmalldeclinedslotonthecounter) BestofLucktoeveryoneelsebeconfidentanditseasy.. ================================================================= ==================================
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http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32748 Hieverybody, IgotthevisayesterdayatMumbai.VeryHappyAfterthethreateningexperienceat http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32244 mynextexperienceishere. IwaslasttimebeentoldthatIdon'tneedtostandinaqueuefornexttime.ButasIwentat 9,therewasahugequeuefor221gcasesandIwasaskedtostandinthatqueue.EvilorVery MadAfterwaitingthereforthreehours,theyletmegoinside. MytokennumberwascalledandIhadtojoinCounterno.6.Andguesswhat,thesamelady wasthere.SurprisedSadIwasthefirstinthequeueandhereitgoesmysecondexam. me:Hi.Howareyou? she:Veryfine.(withoutanysmile.) (thenaftersometime) she:Whichdocumentshaveyoubrought? me:Mam,lasttimeyoutoldmethatIneedanofficialscholarshipletter. she:Ok.Showmethat. (gaveherandshewentthroughtheentireletter.) she:Howmanymarksintheexamhere? me:(aftertwoseconds)60% she:(samequestionagain) me:Mam,60%. she:60%okeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey.Thenwhydidtheygiveyouthescholarship? me:Becauseofmyleadershipskills!!! she:Whattypeofleadershipskills? me:RollingEyes(Thereisn'tanytypeofleadershipskills,actually,Ithought.Aftersome time)Mam,mystatementofpurposewasreallyextraordinaryandIhadtwolettersof recommendationfromwellrecognizedscientistsfromISROandPRL. she:(impressedalot.) me:TheanotherreasonisthatIhavegivenSATSubjectTestsandhasverydecentscorein
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that.Attheexamtime,IwasonlystudentfromIndia,whogavethistest. she:(impressedagain.)Itoldyoutobringotherfinancialdocuments. me:Yes,Idohave.(gaveherprioritydocuments.) (Firstwasbankcertificateandmydad'snamewasthere.Sheverifiedthenamewithmy passport.) me:(Whileshewaslookingatotherdocument)Mam,it'spropertyevaluation. she:Butyouarenotgoingtosaleyourproperty,right? me:Yes,butasitcomesunderfinancialdocuments,Ihaveattachedit.(fumbledalot.) she:What? me:RollingEyesRollingEyes she:(Anotherpaper.)Mam,thisemailwassenttomebytheprofessorthereandhesaysme thatIneedtojustshowmypreviouscourseworkandhewillgivemecreditsfor2years. Smile (Shedidn'theardthatattentively.) (shewaslookingatanotherdocument). me:Ihaveearned50creditsoutof120andthisistheofficialletterforthat.Soultimately mycoursedurationwillreducedrasticallyfrom4yearsto2years.SoultimatelyIdon'thave topayfeesforthose2years. (shewasimpressedalot.) she:(aftersometime)Doyouhaveanythingrelatedtofinanceapartfromthis? me:Yes.Mycousinisalsosponsoringme. she:IsheinUS? me:No,hereinAhmedabad. she:Whatdoeshedo? me:Hehasawaterpurifyingfactoryandalsodoessomemiscellaneousbusinesseslike transportation,sellingetc. she:Ok.Showmethepapers. (Igaveherabunchof5060documents.) (Shewentthroughentirebunchofpapersin5seconds.) she:GOLDENWORDS.KeepallthesedocumentswithyouandalsokeepI20withyou. me:Thankyou.Thankyouverymuch.VeryHappyVeryHappyVeryHappyVeryHappy VeryHappyVeryHappyVeryHappy
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me:(WhatthehellIwasasking?)Mam,whataboutDSforms? she:Oh,Ihavetokeepthosewithme.(smiledfirsttimeintwointerviews.) she:Enjoyyourtrip.Bbyee. me:Thanks.Haveaniceday.(Didn'theardforherreplyandrushedoutfromthecabin)
Andfromthen,itwasmytime.8)8) IwouldliketothankspeciallytoLFA,Anbe,Juggernaut,Teju,Amoghandeveryedulixian whohelpedmeinthislooooooooooongjourney.Icanneverforgetyourcooperation,guys. Finally,movingtomyfavoritepredepartureforms.8)8)8) ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32547 Hi, Myinterviewgoeslikethis: me:hellosir,howudoing vo:iamfinewitasmile Vo:douholdabachelor'sdegree me:yes vo:passurmarkscards me:sure(gavethem) vo:urdegreecertificate me:gaveit vo:watwiludoaftercompletingthedegree me:sir,myresearchisbasedonsmartstructuresand(vocutmedownandlookedatmyI 20) vo:thencamethegoldenwordsfromhismouth(gohome,urvisawilreachuinafewdays) me:thankusir,thanksaton (thewholdinterviewlastedonlyfor30sec) goodluckall =================================================================
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================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32244 Firstofall,Iwanttosayextremelysorryforpostingstupidposts.NowIamfeelingthat yeahIwasreallystupidbyaskingsuchsillyquestions?Sorrytoamogh,light,juggernaut, tejuandothers.SadSad Butthistime,Ineedyourhelp.ThistimeIamverymuchserious. Sad IhadmyvisainterviewatNovember17that2:30atMumbaiConsulate. Counterno.was4andIndianlookinglady.Smile Ihavediscardedblahblahfrominterviewtohaveacompleteidea. Shewasbombardingquestionslikeamachinegun.Evennotgivingtimeforthinkingfora fractionofsecond.Heregoesmyinterview.Shocked me:Hellomam,howareyou? she:Iamfine.Goodmorning. Smile (thenshesuddenlyrealisedhermistake) she:Iamsorry.Goodafternoon. me:VeryHappy she:Laughing she:Givemepinktoken. (Gaveher.) she:!@#$%^&* me:Iamsorry.Ididn'tgetyou.Embarassed she:HaveyoueverbeeninStates? me:Yes. she:!@#?
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me:(afterthinkingforasecond)California,SanFransisco.Embarassed she:No,Iamaskingwhen? me:Oh,10yearsago. Smile (IwasexpectingthatshewillaskmeaboutmyoverstayduringmylastvisitasIhave mentionedinhttp://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=31373&highlight= butshedidn'taskmeandIwasveryhappy.VeryHappy) she:andnowwhenyouareheadingto? me:UniversityofArizo.. she:Whythere?(Shedidn'tgivethetimetocompletemyanswer.) me:Mam,theresearchstuffgoingonthereisveryexcitingandIwanttobeapartofit. she:then?(shewantedmore.Surprised) me:TalkingaboutAstronomydepartment,... she:whichdepartment? me:Astronomydepartment. she:ok. me:TalkingaboutAstronomydepartment,UofAisthesecondbestuniversityintheworld and....(shecuttedmeshort.) she:areyougoingforundergradorgrad? me:undergrad. she:ok.thefieldyouaregoingtostudyhasnoscopeinIndia.Whatwilludo? me:Nomam,therearecertainorganizationslikeISRO,TIFR,IIA,PRLetc.andIwilljoin thereasaresearchscientistinAstronomyaftercompletionofmystudy.(answereditvery confidentlylekincompletelyJHOOTH.ActuallythereisnoscopeinIndiaforAstronomers. Wink) she:ok.whatdoesyourparentsdo? me:Mydadisacosmeticianandmanufacturesthesandalwoodperfumesandsuppliesat CentralGovernmentUndertakingOrganizationslikeKhadiBhandars. she:doeshemanufactures? me:yes. she:thenhemusthaveafactory.
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me:no,actuallyhebuysfragrances,doyouknow?(waitedforafractionofsecond Embarassed)andthenhemanufacturesatmyhome. she:whatexactlydoeshemanufacture?Idintgetyou. me:sandalwoodperfumesprays(shedintgetanythingagain.Iamsure.Aftertwoseconds) Andmymomisahousewifeandtutorskids. she:howmanykids? me:RollingEyesRollingEyes she:Imeanhowmanysiblingsdoyouhave? me:Oh,none. she:soyouaretheoneandonlychildofyourparents? Surprised me:yesmam.(veryconfidentatthattimeandshewasimpressed.) she:ok.whatistheannualincome?(abeyaaryekyapoochdiya!!) me:around2.5to3lakhsperannum. she:thenhowrugoingtopayforacollege? me:Mam,Ihaveafulltuitionwaiverfrommyuniversity.Smile (NowIwanttosaysomething.Igotanemailregardingthisfromthefinaidcommitteebut dinthaveanofficialletterasIhavementionedin http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=31902&highlight= Iwasbeingjokedatthattime.SmileAnyway,IdinthaveanofficialletterfromUofA.I havedisplayedheremyemail. Quote: DearDaivat, Congratulationsthecommitteedidmeetandyouwereawardedascholarshipwhichcovers entiretuitionforentireduration. MarieOtt,thecoordinatorfortheprogram,willgetbackintouchwithyou theweekofNovember20th(sheisoutoftheofficeuntilthen)togiveyou thespecificsofthescholarship. Iamhappythatitworkedout! Regards,
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Joanne JoanneLagasseLong,Director InternationalStudentProgramsandServices UniversityofArizona 915NorthTyndallAvenue Tucson,Arizona85721 ) she:showmetheproof.YourI20doesn'tsayso. me:(whiletakingouttheemail)Mam,Ihaveemailcommunicationwithuniversity. she:ok.showmethat. me:(showedher.) she:Dontyouhaveanyofficialletter? me:Nomam.ButIhaveotherfinancialresourcesalso. she:NoIdon'tneedthat. me:RollingEyes (shereadtheemailcompletelyandtookoutwhitepaper.Ohman,wassherejectingme? SadWhenshewasabouttowriteinthe"other"category,someguycamefrombehindand shechattedwithhimforhalfaminute.) me:(whileshewaswriting)Mam,Icanshowotherfinancialresourcestoo. she:Idon'tneedthatatall. she:(afterwriting)seeyoucancomeatanyworkingdayat9:30withtheofficialletterof scholarship.(andofcoursewithotherfinancialpapers.) me:(totallyoutofconfidence)Mam,doesitmeanthatIamrejected? she:NONONO.Youjustneedtoshowtheofficialletterandshegaveme221g. me:Mam,doesitmeantthatmyapplicationispending? she:That'sright. me:Thankyou. me:(Atthedoor)Haveaniceweekend. she:Youtoo.
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Well,thiswasmyfrustratinginterview.Seniors,Iwantyourhelpwiththisone. 1.DoIneedtoreschedulemyappointmentatonline,thenvfsandotherstuff? 2.DoIhavetopaythefeesagain? 3.DoIhavetofilltheDSformsagain? 4.Whatdocumentsarerequiredformysecondinterview? 5.Actuallybecauseofmysoundknowledgeinthesubjectarea,Ihavebeendirectly admittedto3rdyearofBSAstronomydegree.Butshedidn'tevenaskforit. 6.DoIhavetogiveinterviewagainorIjustneedtoshowmyofficialscholarshipletterand otherfinancesandIwillgetmyvisa? 7.IhavereadsomewhereonEdulixthat221gcasesareneverrejected.Isitso? 8.CanIasktheuniversitytosendmeanofficialletterwiththeemailattachmentsothatI cantakecolorprintout?Canwecallitofficial?Willuniversitysendlikethat? 9.Whichisthefastestcourierservice?Andhowmanydaysitwilltaketoreceivethrough mail? 10.IthinkthatprobablynoIndianundergraduatestudenthasreceivedfullfundingfrom university.Andthisisthefactorwhereshewanttheofficialletter.
IwantmyvisaassoonaspossiblesoIcanbecometensionfree.Seniors,youcanpostyour viewshere.(Youcanalsolaughatme.Wink)Afterall,edulixistheonlysourcewhere peoplehelpingthestudents. Iaminagreatdilemma.Actually,Iwasdreamingtowritejoyfulexperience.But unfortunately,Ihavetoenduplike221gcase.CryingorVerysadCryingorVerysad ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32250 ihadvisainterviewtodayat7:30inthemorning.wellireachedtheamericanconsulateat 6:30andtherewereabout4050candidatesinfrontofme.suddenlyitstartedraining,we wereallcompletelydrenched.atabout7:40qstartedmovingandiwasinthescreening sectionby7:55.theretheycheckedourdsforms,passport,I20andtheyputrubberbandand gaveback.icameoutofthescreeningsectionby8:20.assoonasienteredanotherbuliding formyVIasecurityofficerdirectedmetocounterno9.iwenttocounter9therealadyof 2530yragegroupwassitting.shewashavingchatwithhercoworkers.andthenthisis
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howmyVIgoes. ME:GOODMORNINGMAMHOWRUDOING. VO:(SHEPROBABLYDIDNTLISTENTOMEASSHEWASCHATTINGWITHHER COWORKERS)CANIHAVEURPASSPORTANDSTUFF(POINTINGTOTHE DOCUMENTSWHICHIHADINMYHANDWHICHWASGIVENTOMEDURING THESCREENINGSECTION) ME:SURE(IGAVETHEDOCUMENTSTOHER) SHELOOKEDATMYPASSPORTANDSTARTEDTYPINGSOMETHING AFTER56SECS.... VO:CANIHAVELEFTINDEXFINGERIMPRESSION ME:SUREMAM(ANDIPLACEMYINDEXFINGERONTHEINSTRUMENT.) VO:NOWTHERIGHTFINGER ME:(IFOLLOWEDTHEINSTRUCTION) VO:(SHELOOKSATMYDSFORMSANDI20)YTEXASA&M ME:IWANTTOSPECIALIZEINPROCESSCONTROLANDTHISUNIOFFERSME MOSTNUMBEROFOPTIONSINTERMSELECTIVESLIKEUNIT OPERATION,OPERATIONRESEARCH,PROCESSDYNAMICS(...ALLCRAP) VO:CANISEEYOURDEGREECERTIFICATESANDMARKSHEETS. ME:SUREMAM(ANDIGIVETOHER) ME:SHOULDIGIVEYOUMYGRETOEFLASWELL VO:(SAYSNOTHING) VO:OKURVISAHASBEENAPPROVEDANDYOUWILLGETYOURPASSPORT BYCOURIER. IGAVEAPUNCHINAIRANDRANFROMTHERE. ITLASTEDFORABOUT20SECS. MYMINUSPOINTSWERE...2004PASSOUTHAVINGONLY1YREXPERIENCE ANDONI20THETIMEDURATIONWAS3YRS =================================================================
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================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=34508 hey, GotmyF1visaon5/1/2007. HeresmyFirstInterviewon11thdecember2006 vowasawomanarnd3035yrsold.wearingascarf. me:Goodmorning,mam VO:noreponse.WhyareyougoingtotheUS me:TOdomybacheolorsinAerospaceengg VO:showmeyourSATscoresheet me:IdidnottaketheSATastheuniversitydoesntrequireSATforundergrad VO:ButSATisaminimumrequirementforundergradstudents.Okshowmeyourhigh schoolmarksheets me:showedthem VO:checksthemthoroughly.(hadaseconddivisioninmy12thstdduetohealthproblems. sheseemdtomakeanoteofit) VO:whichuniversity? me:WichitaStateUniversity VO:whichbranch? me:Aerospaceengg. VO:didsomethingonhercompandaftersometimessaysaccordingtoUSimmigrationlaw youcannotbeissuedavisa. Iknewbcozofnotgivingsatandlowmarksinmy12thshewasntconvincedthatiwasa bonafidestudent.soicontactedtheuniversityandgotaletterfromthemthatiamagood studentandSATisnotrequiredforUndergradsandtheyadmitonbasisofmarksobtainedin highskool. Alsogota9dayextensionasmyinterviewwason5thandhad2reportwithin9th accordingtoI20 heresmysecondinterview ihadtowaitalongtimeintheque.bcozofsomemeetingofVOs. afteralongwaitfinallymychancecame VO:femalearnd3540yrsofage.wassoftandveryexpressive.
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me:Gudeveningmam, vo:ShowmeyourGrescore me:IamgoingformyUndergrad vo:oh.showmeyourSATscoresheet me:IdinttakemySATastheuniversitydintrequireit.Ihavealetterfromtheuniv...(iwas abttotakeitoutwenshesaiditwasntneeded) vo:soyougotyouradmissionwithouttheSAT(becamemoreconfidentthatthereasonfor mypreviousdenialwasactuallyhavinga+veimpact) vo:whichbranch? me:Aerospaceengg vo:(Givesaexpressionthinkingitisverytechnical)Soyoujustpassedouthighskool me:yesmam vo:whendidyoupassout? me:lastyear vo:Whathaveyoubeendoinsincethen? me:IhavjoinedaEnggcollegeinBangalore,RNSIT vo:SodenwatisthisaboutaUSuniversitynow? me:IhavebeeninterestedinAerospaceso...... vo:Howwillyoupayyourfee? me:Myparentssavings vo:Checksthei20andsaysitsalotofamounthowwillyoumanage? me:Myparentshavesavedenuftocoverthose vo:(impressed)Soyouhaveanybrothers/sisters? me:Ihave1brother vo:Whatishedoing? me:HeisdoinhisBSinuniversityofwashington vo:howwillyourparentsfinancebothofyou? me:Mybrotherwasfundedbymygrandparentssavings.andiambeingfundedbymy parentssavings. vo:smilesatmeandasks"whydontyourgrandparentsfundyounow?" me:theirsavingsareenoughformybrotherandhishigherstudiessomyparentsarefunding me vo:Whyisitthatyourgrandparentsfundyouandyourparentsfundyourbrother? me:weallareinthesamefamilyandwedontdifferentiatelikethat. GivesmyI20backandsaystakethiswithyouyouwillneedittoshowitattheportof entrywenuentertheUS.yourvisawillbereadyin2days. Iwasmoreconfidentinthesecondinterviewdanthefirst.andalsotheVOhadnotrefused asinglevisaaslongasiwasinthequesoimustagreeihadluck.itdoesmatter.Iwasnt
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askedasingleqabtymyvisawasdeniedthefirsttime.Nowihavegotjust10daystopack everythingupandboardtheflight................................thnxtoallofyouguyzforpostingall theinformationihadtoknow. ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33920 Heypeople, wellafterallthediscussionsofwhethertomentionaboutmysisterinUSAornotandthen finallymakingupmymindtosaythetruthandpreparingforallsortsofquestionsthatcud bethrownatmeShocked......ifinallylandedinfrontofDelhiconsulateonthe19thof Dec.... Iwentinandafterabouthalfanhrcameoutwitha221(g)andmypassportinmyhand...... beforeimentionmyexperienceiwouldliketostateapoint> NEVERLIE(evenif100outof101getawaywithlyingnevertryyourluckatAmerican Visa...TRUTHneverharms....Lackofconfidenceandpreparationdoes) Mentioningtruthmadememoreconfident......AndunlikemypreGREmindset,thistimei madeitapointnottothinkaboutwhatwillhappenifidontdowell....Ijustbelievedin GODandlefthimdecidemydestiny.....ijustdidmypartofpreparation..... Sohereiswhathappened..... ienteredtheconsulateandwasmadetostandinthefingerprintingline...wheniputmy fingeronthemachineiheardTHORRRAAAAAGGEEKKHAAAROOO.....Ithinkthe americanofficerwantedmetoknowthatheknowshindiWink...... theniwasmadetostandon2ndnumberintheinterviewline....5countersand4VOwere menand1femaleandshewastheonlyonewhosevoicewasloudenoughtoreachmy ears....outsideiwashopingthataladyVOtakesmyinterviewbutafterhearingthatvoicei changedmymind....butwithin34minutesiwastheonestandinginfrontofher.... VOgudmorining..(shewoningreetingmefirstiwasjust1secondlate) MEGudmorningmam... VOSOwhichcourseareugoingfor? MEmamigoingforcomputerengineeringcourse.. VOhowmuchhaveyouscoredinTOEFL?? ME253mam VOInGRE? ME1190mam.. VOwhatwasyourdegreepercentage?? ME75.10%mamwithHONORS.. VOitsBtechright??
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MEyesmamitsbtech.. VOwhichcollegedidyourdourdegreefrom?? MEididmydegreefromGuruNanakDevEngineeringcollege,Ludhiana..Itsaffiliatedto PunjabTechnicalUniversity.. VOSohowmanyuniversitiesdidyouapplyto? MEmamiappliedto6universities.. VOwhichuniversities?? MENewjerseyinstituteoftech.,illinoisinstituteoftech.., VOWhatWhatExclamation(ithinktryingtocheckmyconfidence) MEmamNewjerseyinstituteoftech.,illinoisinstituteoftech..,CSUeastbay,Santaclara univ,SJSUandCSUsacramento.. VOdidyougetintoallofthem? MEmamigotadmitsfrom4universitiesand2areprocessingmyapplicationfornext semester.. VODoyouhaveanybacklogs?? MENomamihavenobacklogs...ididmydegreeinHONORS(againmentioningit) VOSowhatdoyourparentsdo?? MEIdadisXXXandmymotherisXXX... VOhowmanybrother/sisters?? MEihavejustoneeldersistermam.. VOWhatistheannualincomeofyourfatherinlacs?? MEitsXXXlacsmam... VOsodoyouhaveanyoneinUSA?? MEyesmamihavemyeldersisterinUSA?? VOWhatisshedoing?? MEsheisXXX VOInwhichcitydoesshelive?? MESheisinXX.. VOSheisonH1right?/ MEyesmamherstatuswasjustchangedtoH1butithasnotbeenstampedonher passport.. VOSoshedidhermastersfromthere?? MEyesmamshedidhermastersinElectricalandelectronicsengineeringfromCSU fresno... VOyoudidnotapplythere? MENomamComputerengineeringcourseisbetterinSJSU...(Shelookedatmeasifshe expectedthisanswerfromme) VO(constantlytypingandtherewasasilencefor2030secs) ME(Thinkingthatshudimyselfaskhertocmydocswasitmyresponsibilitytoshow themwithoutbeingasking...thendecidedagainstbreakingthesilence) VOOKsiridontseeanyprobleminissuingyouavisaBUT(happinessnotevenlastedfor 1secandBUTshattereditall)
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BUTyournameneedssomeverification...Soiamissuingyouthisformandwhenthe processingisdonewewillcontactyou... ME(IwasnotthatdisappointedaswhenapersonexpectingsomecomplicationsintheVI hearssomething+veasihavenoprobleminissuingyouavisa,hefeelsabitrelaxed...Now myconcernwasHOWMUCHTIME)Mamhowmuchtimecanittake?? VOwellicantgiveyouatimebutitcantakearound6weeks...Itmaybeaproblemwith youruniversity...butyoushouldcontactthem... MEOkthankyouverymuchmam..... Igotthe221(g)formwithadminprocessingneededtickedonit....Actuallyiwasjust thankingGODthatIsaidthetruthaboutmysisterbeingthere...Cozifiwouldhavelied, thisprocessingandverificationwouldhavespoiledeverythingforme..... SOdonttakeanychancesbylyingasithinktheycheckedthesethings> authenticity(theyonlyaskedmeaboutthefactsnoexplanation....) Confidence(asalledulixianshavealreadymentioneditasthemostimportantpoint) Spontenity(iansweredallquestionsinasec....nohesitations) ThankstoedulixthathashelpedmeinmakingmymindforwhatisrighttheTRUTH ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26735 GladtoinformyoupeoplethatihavegotvisaforUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaatDelhi Consulate.Appointmenttimewas9.45andguardallowedmetojointhelineat8.45 only.Everythinghappenedsofastandafter55minutesifoundmyselfinfrontofVisa officer.Shewasacute,healthyladybetween3040. vethingsinmyapplication: *1yeargapafterBTech *externalsponsor *poorcommunicationskills +vethingsinmyapplication: *Iwasgoingtogooduniversityi.eUniversityofSoutherncalifornia *MostofmyfundswereinSavingBankaccounts. *Iwasveryconfident. *IwasappearinginmonthofJunewhichisconsideredgoodforstudentvisa
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Maddy=MayankRathi CuteHealthyLady=VisaOfficer CHL:(smiled)$#%^$^$%^#$^$%^$%&$%&^ Maddy:Howareyoudoingofficer? Bothsaidsimultaneously.Soicudn'thearwhatshesaid Maddy:(smiled) CHL:Showmeyourforms Maddy:slidesallthedocsthatihadshownatfirstcounter(PP+DSforms+sevisreceipt+ HDFCreceipt+webappointmentletter+I20) CHL:Sheslidesbackwebappointmentletterandsevisreceipt CHL:(smiles) Maddy:(smilesback) CHL:Whichuniversity Maddy:Universityofsoutherncalifornia CHL:MSinwhatsubject? Maddy:MSinComputerSciencewithspecializationinComputerNetworks CHL:Yourundergraduatemajor? Maddy:ComputerScience CHL:Undergraduate%age? Maddy:Firstclasswith67.14%(butshewasnotlisteningtome.Shewasjusttyping somethingincomputer) CHL:Anyotheruniversityyouappliedto? Maddy:Yes.Ihadappliedto2moreuniversities. CHL:Whichuniversities? Maddy:SanJoseStateUniversityandillinoisinsituteoftechnology CHL:Howmanyrejects? Maddy:Alladmits CHL:Whatdoesyourparentsdo? Maddy:Myparents%#$%#$%#$(alittlefumblethenstartedagain)Myparentsareinto manufacturingbusiness. CHL:Family'sannualincome? Maddy:F.FFlacsperannum(notlisteningtome) CHL:Howdotheyplantofundyou? Maddy:WehaveXXlacsYYthousandinsavingbankaccountandUUlacsTTthousandin Fixeddeposits(oopssorry)UUlacsTTthousandinrecurringdepositaccount.
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CHL:@#%#$@%#$%receipt Maddy:Plzrepeat CHL:#$%#$%#$%#$%receipt Maddy:Sorryiamnotgettingyou CHL:$%@#$%#$@#$receipt(andthistimeshepointsatI20) Maddy:(ihadSEVISreceiptinmyhand)AreyoutalkingaboutSEVISreceipt. CHL:Yes Maddy:(slidesSEVISreceipt) CHL:ChecksSEVISreceiptandthenDSforms(Nowmajorpointtonote:Shehadalready checkedmySEVISreceiptbeforeandhadreturnedit.Iam100%surethatshewasnot askingforSEVISreceiptbutwhenisaidAreyoutalkingaboutSEVISreceipt,shesaid yes.Wasmyfatepredecidedandwasshejustfillingformalities?) CHL:Doyouhavebrothersandsisters? Maddy:Yesanelderbrotherandaneldersister. CHL:Whatdotheydo? Maddy:MyelderbrotherhasdoneMBAandislookingafterfather'sbusinessandmyelder sister(atthispointshestartstypingandisnotlisteningtome)isadoctor.(Shenodesher head.Dontknowwhy?) CHL:Siryouvisahasbeenapprovedandyouwillgetyourvisain$%#$%%#%#$%#$ Maddy:Thankyou.Gooddaytoyou.(didn'tbotheredtolistenwhatsshesaidinreply). Nodocumentsasked Nofinancedocchecked. NOGREandTOEFLscoreasked NOtranscript. NOfutureplans. IhadshownexternalsponsorinDSformsbutsheneverasked"Whoissponsoringyou?" Ihadanyeargapbutshedidn'taskedanything Observations: 1.Visaisamereformalityindelhiifyouareastudent.TherewasaIITKanpurguyofECE backgroundnextinline.HEwas goingtoTexasTechuniversitywithfullfunding.Hegotvisabeforemeeventhoughhewas behindmeinline.AnothervocationalcoursestudentwasgrantedvisabyCHLthoughshe didaskedhimfewdocs. 2.MuchdreadedChinese/Mongolianladyisgrillingalot,isaskingforallsortofdocs, shouting,yelling,askingpplnottolean,askingpplnottouseheavytechnicaltermsbut sheisgrantingvisatoall.Sheistaking10minutesoneveryapplicationandbythattime otherVOstake910visainterviewssoyourprobabilityoffallinginhandsofthatladyis1 outof10or10%.
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3.Noneedtomuganswers.Ihadmuggedallmyanswersandihavedonemybachelorsby muggingentirebooksbutbythetimeienteredembassyihadforgottenallmyanswers. 4.Ifyoucankeepyoursmileintactforwholevisainterviewperiodtheninterviewwillbea mereformality.Inshortsmileisthekeytosuccess.Butmysmileishorrible.MaybeCHL grantedmevisacozshewasscaredofmyhorriblebeastlysmile.LaughingLaughing Laughing 5.AnswerconfidentlyevenifyouarelyingcozmostofthetimesVOswillbetypingandnot listeningtoyou.Therewasminimum"eyetoeyecontactinmycase"cozmostofthetime VOwastypingincomputer. 6.EverythingwillhappenfastatDelhi.IenteredNIVlineat8.45andwasoutofconsulate by9.45andmyappointmenttimewas9.45am.
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(amitnowforwardshisCAstatement.) Inter..:Dohaveanythingmoreconcretethanthis? Amitnowforwardshisbankstatement theinterviewerhasalookatitandgivesitbacktohim Interviewer:Allthebestson.Studywell! Amitwasaskedtopayhisvisafee.whichmeantthathehadgothisvisa.

VO:Howdoyouplantofinanceureducation..17K$isalotofmoney ME:YesSir,Myparentsaresponsoring VO:URparentsannualincomeisonly5L..howcantheysponsoru

wudlatercontaintheppt(withadifference) ilftthecounterstilljitteryfmtheentireexp,,was toldtowritetheaddontheenvelopewichwaslaterdeliveredtome in48hrzflat(23rdnov)theniwasshowntheexit

ask"sir,ihavegotthevisa? vo:(withablandlookondaface)yeah. me:thankyousir.

Experience11: Name:PankajKamatEmail:pankaj@softhome.net University:UniversityofIllinoisatUrbanaChampaign(Noaid) GREScore:2310TOEFLScore:677(paperbased)

(Iremovedthereturnsfromthefolderandwasabouttoslideitacrossthewindowwhenhe slidsomethingacross.ItwasmyI20) 12.CarrythiswhiletravellingandcollectyourVISAat3pm. (Thatwasit.Nodocumentsseenbyhim.)

Experience13: he:GoodMorning me:GoodMorning. q1:whyrugoingforUSA? me:forMasters. q2:WhichUniversity? me:WesternKentuckyUniversity. q3:whythisuniversity? me:Theuniversityiswellknownforitsmathandcomputerscience

Apartfromthat,forKSU,myreasonswere Forgraduatecourse,thereare70studentsand24professors.That meansonanaverage,oneprofessorteachesjustthreestudents.

IaminterestedinDesign/TQMetc.ProfessorsfromKSUarespecialized inthoseareas.Theyhavepublishedanumberofpapersontheseareas. (Knowsomeofthetitlesofthepapers/researchdonebyprofessorsinthe fieldofyourinterest.)Somanyareasofinterestmatchwiththeirs.

thatsitguys agreatexperience..... itelluallstayconfident!andanswerpolitely. uwilldefenetlygeturvisas.

ME:Mam,IwanttopursuemycareerincomputerscienceandUSAistheonlycountryin theworldthatprovidesgreaterresearchfacilitiesinthisfield. thenIpaused.sheasksafter5sec.

VO:haveyouanyfinancialdocs? ME:ya,sure. ItookoutmyCAreportandforwardedtoher.shetookitandreaditverycarefully,she read everythreepagesofreport.tookabt30sec.Then,Iforwardedbankbalancecertificate. shesawthatandaskedme

thenaskedme, VO:whatsyourplanaftergraduation. Me:myfatherhavingbusinessthatis40yroldandwehaveourowngoodwillinbusiness. ButIwanttoshiftmybusinessfromtextiletoIT.

so,itoowentnearglass,(wehaveonlydistanceof 2inchesbetweenoureyes,shewascontinuously staringintomyeyes,itwascriticalmoment,andi dontmovemyeyesevenforasec.)

Experience20: Myinterviewlasted3min. thisismyinterview: me:Goodmorningsir!!

Officer:Why?(Iwassurprised) Me:Sir,Firstly,IamtheonlychildandIwouldhavetotakecareofmyparents. Secondly,therermanyupcomingtelecomindustriesinIndialikeBhartiTelecom,Vsnl,Bsnl offeringgoodjobstoTelecomgraduates. Officer:OkFine,CollecturVisaat3o'clock me:ThankuSir

Name:KetakiBhorgayEmail:ketakibhorgay@yahoo.com University:UniversityofCincinatti(Withaid) GREScore:2190TOEFLScore:620 Here'stheinterview! me:goodmorning guy:goodmorning.canihaveyourtoeflscore

Experience32: DearFriends, IwouldliketosharemyfriendsVISAexperienceatKolkataConsulate. heisgoingforPhDinWSU,PullmanwithRA.hegotrejectedinlast DecemberontheFinacialground.

Myinterviewtimewasat11:30on20thMayoncounternumberone.and VISAofficerwasagenerouslady.SheissuedVISAtoeveryoneonthat day.

Wentinsidetheembassyat9:20.reachedtheTTScounterinside.Gave him theTTSdraft(forRs400)andhegavemeanotherslip. Wastoldbytheguardtostandinline(Iwastheonlyonefora

student visa!).Therewereacoupleofpeoplebeforemewhogotrejectedfor student visassoIwasabittensed. Hereishowitwent 9:25am.

Me:Willstartafactoryetc. MeandVOdosomesmalltalkonmyfamilybackground/educationscenein Indiaetc.Ithinkhekindaeaseduptome. VO:Sir,Idohopeyou'llcomebacktoIndia.GivethistotheTTS counter guys. Me:Yeah.....ok

forhelpandimplorehimforhelpSURELYEMERGEVICTORIOUS. Sofriendsseekhelpfromalmightyandhave100%faithinhim... withregards hyder

WITHHISNAMEIN THEPASSPORTORHISHETOSAYTHATTHEVISAOFFICER WASNOT CONVINCEDWITHTHECOURSEHEHADAPPLIEDFOR?

ormailmeatprashanthreddy_g@.... WithLuv Prashanth.

Igotthevisaon20thJune.Itwasareallyacoolinterviewlastedonlyfor23minsandhe utteredthegoldenwords'yourpassportwillbecourieredtoyouin2days'andthatwasthe happiestmoment...

Gottheappointmentfor20thjunefromVFS(VisaApplicationCenter)atShohrabHallon 13thJune.Hadtowaitalotinthequeueinspitereachingasearlyasquarterto8AM.There Ihadsubmitted

Andhereturnedmethestampedphotocopyoffirstpageofpassportwhichisrequiredtobe shownwhilereceivingthepassportaftergettingVISAalongwithappointmentlettercum feereceipt.Wholeprocesstookmorethan2andhalfhours.Allthosewhohaven'tdonethis yetgoearlytosavetimeby8A.M.it'salongqueue.

IreachedMumbaionedaypriortointerviewtoavoidlastminuterushandgotacquainted withtheareanearbyUSconsulate.Ihadoptedforloungefacility.It'smoreconvenientif somebodyisaccompanyingashecanwaittherewhenit'srainingoutside.Theydon'tallow ppltoevenstandnearbyUSconsulate.Anditrainswhenyouleastexpectitto.

Reachedataround7:00AMtoloungewhichisexactlyinfrontoftheMahalakshmiTemple, (aaplyamahalakshmimandiralamipanataMahalakshmiTemplemhanayalalagaloySmile) ).AndstartedthelastbattleitstartedtorainjustafterIreachedthere.ThankgodIhadgot umbrella.Actuallyhadboughtnewjustforthisadaybefore!

VO:U'vebeengrantedavisa.U'llreceiveurpassportin4days. Me:Thankyouverymuchsir. VO:U'rewelcome. Me:Haveagoodday. VO:Utoo.

SoIgave2interviewinfactRazz Justwannatellubeconfidentnothingelse..hedontevenaskmeaboutmyfinancial NewaysBestofluckforthosewhosVISAremaining ================================================================= ================================== http://www.edulix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27424 Higuys,

me:(WhatthehellIwasasking?)Mam,whataboutDSforms? she:Oh,Ihavetokeepthosewithme.(smiledfirsttimeintwointerviews.) she:Enjoyyourtrip.Bbyee. me:Thanks.Haveaniceday.(Didn'theardforherreplyandrushedoutfromthecabin)

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