USA student visa interview questions vary from consulate to consulate but the way of tackling them is the same - confidence, patience, presence of mind and right body language.
Profile Details:
University: University of Houston
Course: MS in Computer Science
Hyderabad Consulate
Date: May 2018
Status: Approved
Counter No: 33
Visa Interview Experience:
My passport and i-20 were handed over to VO by a volunteer itself.
ME: Good Morning Sir.
VO: Good Morning, How are you?
ME: I’m good. How are you?
VO: I’m good. So have you been to USA before? (Was expecting this question for sure.)
ME: Yes sir, way back in 2012, to attend a family function (I was like shit, I mentioned the term ‘family’, luckily did not ask anything further), I went for a month.
VO: Did you go with your parents? Has the Visa expired? When did it expire, if yes?
ME: Sir I went with my mother, and yeah my visa has expired really long time back so I don’t remember exactly when it expired. (I was shitting myself here, did not remember when it expired.)
(Types something for 20 seconds)
VO: So you will be pursuing Masters in US?
ME: Yes sir.
VO: Okay, who are your sponsors? What do they do?
ME: My parents are sponsors, and I have a 30L education loan sanctioned additionally, dad realtor and mother housewife.
VO: What is your dad’s income and how much are the savings?
ME: My dad’s income 5L sir (was skeptical here, because of low income so added about mother too) mother has 5L income and hence a combined amount of 10L.
VO: Do you have any siblings?
ME: Yes sir an elder brother, working in Hyderabad itself.
VO: When did you pass out?
ME: I’ll finish my undergrad this year.
VO: Did you write your final exams then? How much are you expecting you Percentage?
ME: Yes Sir I have, and recently received my results too, I’m expecting 72% sir.
VO: Have you written GRE or any other exam? If yes, what’s your score?
ME: Yes sir I have, 303.
VO: Do you have your loan sanction letter, may I see it?
ME: Yeah (passed the document.)
VO: Are you waiting for any other admits/decisions?
ME: No sir, I applied to 6 and received admits from all the 6 universities.
VO: So Houston is your first preference right, what was your second preference?
ME: RIT was my second preference sir.
VO: Wow RIT? That’s a good one, why not that?
ME: RIT does have a better reputation, but I couldn’t receive any financial aid i.e. scholarship so had to look at all options and hence Houston was best fit.
VO: How much is RIT’s 1st year fee? (Was shocked that this was asked too.)
ME: Sir it’s roughly around 48K dollars for the 1st year.
(Types something for 20 seconds)
VO: Visa Approved, good (yeah that’s what I heard, couldn’t hear what he said at all)
ME: I’m sorry sir I couldn’t hear you.
VO: (Looks straight into my eyes) your visa is approved sir, good luck.
ME: Thank you so much, have a good day sir.
(Handed me the I-20 and took the passport)
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