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At The Visa Interview!

1) Greet the Visa Officer even if he is busy with his work.
2) Dont even bother if the Visa Officer is not looking at you. It is not your concern but wat your primary duty is to answer him correctly and to the point.
3) While answering the Officer maintain a constant eye-eye contact. Dont even bother to look away from him.
4) Be confident while answering the Visa Officer.
5) At the end of each response try to smile back at the Visa Officer. That is a symbol that you are done with your answering and taking the next question with positive attitude.
6) Always answer to the point.
7)First give short and to the point answers. and if the Visa Officer looks for a furthur explanation give him long justified answers.
8) Confidence is the main key for your success at the visa interview.

At The Visa Interview!

1) Use formal dress to appear for the interview. That should portray you as a professional student.
2) You will be made to stand in big queues so be patient and always keep a smile on your face and dont get excited.
3) Carry the relevant documents for the visa interview and nothing else.
4) Your I-20, and the DS Forms will be taken and be kept in a file so that it will be easy for the Visa Officers to Identify your category of Visa.
5) You will be asked to leave your thumb impressions. and after that you will be asked to wait for the Final Stage dat is Visa Interview.

Try To Practice For Your Visa Interview!

So u have learnt about how to answer the Visa Officer.
Now try to practice the answers correctly and aptly according to your case.
I have given you Electrical Engineering as an example.
u might be going on a Masters degree for Mechanical Engineering So try to speak according to your case.
Try to Frame your own answers according to your profile and dont try to contradict your answers if the Visa Officer Stresses on any issue.

Some Of the Sample Answers U Can give In Visa Interview!

Why USA?
To do my masters program in Electrical Engineering in Perdue University at Indiana.

Why MS?
In order to have sound knowledge, and detailed view of my chosen area, to continue further in research, to excel in my area of interest or to better my career prospects, I need to have a Masters degree.
(Or)
It accelerates my career once I reach good position in industry, due to the improved skill set, and in-depth knowledge, domain expertise and professionalism and being at ease with the corporate culture, to which Indian Industry is giving more importance these days.

Which University? How did u come to know of this university?
Based on my scores and academics, I have short-listed few universities (based on your case) through Internet and from the feedback given by some of my seniors present in that particular school. So I applied to those schools and got I-20’s from them and selected the best school which offers much credit in my area of interest.
Based on all these points I am interested in this school.

How many schools you applied? And how many you got admissions and rejections?
This is the most often question so answer it according to your case..

What is your area of interest or specialization? Explain something about your area of interest? How it’s going to help you later?
Choose your area of interest and be prepared to answer the Visa officer in detail if asked for. Find out the future prospects of your area of interest.

Who is going to sponsor your education?
My parents will be sponsoring me for my education.

What is your father’s occupation? What is their annual/monthly income?
(Talk about your father’s occupation only and how much he gets per annum and per month if possible)

How will they pay for your education?
My parents have saved Rs. XY Lakhs amount for my higher education, and my family annual income from all sources is around Rs. Z Lakhs. So I well be able to meet the financial requirements posed to me.

What is your academic background? About your under-graduate percentage? How many backlogs you had in your under-graduation? Why?
Answer it accordingly and don’t lie before a visa officer because he might counter check your answers if he is not satisfied with your answer.

What is your role in under-graduation project? Tell about it?
Answer accordingly..

About your scores?
Show GRE and TOEFL scores if asked for. If he is skeptical about your low scores then you can tell the VO that Sometimes, we are destined to perform well but score less and say him that the test days were among them.
And I have anyways qualified for the school’s requirement so I am not much concerned about my low scores.

What is your career plan? What will you do after completion of your Masters?
After completing my masters, I will be joining the Indian industry in a good company. Thought I may work for lesser salary, but when I prove my abilities learned from US education, I am sure that within no time I will be getting due recognition and position also.

Will you come back to India? Why you will come back to India?
YES, I’ll come back to India. Since, I want to join the Indian industry for my future career. India has been recognized as one of the biggest markets, world has ever seen for all kinds of technological products and consumer products, due to which almost all foreign companies want to establish their manufacturing units in India. As there is dearth for skilled people and with my US Masters degree I am confident of settling down in a good company with a decent pay to my name.

Can you show me proof of your funds? Can you show CA statement? Can you show me the transaction of your funds? Can you show me your IT returns?
Show the relevant documents when asked for.


NOTE:
These are few of the well repeated questions and some of the sample answers. They keep varying based on the individual’s case so make some necessary changes before preparing your answers.
Just take some idea from these sample answers and make your own responses to these questions.
If you are having a gap or have job experience then a question might rise on your job and your job’s description may be asked for.

How to Answer In The Visa Interview!

a) Try to gather some information from around you so that you can speak out what you feel and not the things a consultancy taught you. Because they keep hearing the same answer through out the day and will feel bored with your answer and show disinterest in your answers.
b) Try and practice your answers before a mirror so that you can develop an intense emotion which is required while you answer. Because a VO will be searching for the right answer in your eyes.
c) Handle your emotions very skillfully so that they can be very helpful when the balance might be shifting.
d) One important thing is not to plead for a VISA, you are an individual and moreover a professional. Don’t let your self-esteem down. Everything will be noted down with the VO while you answer so be what you are that’s it.
e) Play your game tactfully if you let the VO boss u then he will make your visit a horrible one rather play upon your strengths and counter him with your own prepared answers then u will surely win your game.
f) Everything depends upon how prepared you are and how tactfully you play.
g) Relate with our favorite chess. If you are going by a plan then we can expect what the next person’s move will be so plan for that well ahead and go on.
h) You shall surely win.