Interview with US embassy on Monday!!

Clipsey

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Well after many stressfull months of planning and document processing I finally have my interview date with the US embassy to apply for my visa.
I am applying for a student visa for 2 years.
Now was just wondering if anyone has any tips of what to say or how to state the fact that you want to live/study in their country.
The only thing I know to say/do is to confirm that I have strong ties to my own country hence I will be returning after my visa expires.

So if anyone has any tips or suggesstions they would be much appreciated as Im getting slightly nervous about it all as its such a huge decision made on one day :eek:

Cheers
Chris
 
Just say how much you love America and agree with the Iraq war and they'll give you a 4 year visa ;)

But in all seriousness, I haven't got a clue. I guess just state what your heart tells you!
 
Are you going to marry an american women so that you can stay?

Actually what are the rules on this? If I go to the US, meet some bird and eventually marry her. Will I be able to live in the states?
 
neocon said:
Actually what are the rules on this? If I go to the US, meet some bird and eventually marry her. Will I be able to live in the states?
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It's not quite as cut and dried as that. My wife is American (we've been married for just over five years) and i'm currently in the middle of the application process for an immediate relative (i.e. spouse) US visa.
There is a ton of paperwork and red-tape to get through, and it was required that a US resident prepare a sworn affidavit that they can support me finacially should I fall on hard times over there. As my wife is a resident in the UK she was not able to be my sponsor, so her father has taken that role for me.
I've also had to obtain proof from the Police that I have no convictions, and I also have to get medical documentation put together.

It's a complex process that is long and boring, BUT there is nothing particularly unfair about it (apart from how expensive some of the steps are). They just want to make sure that the right people are being let in and not somebody who may turn out to be more of a drain than a gain for the nation. Fair play to them..
 
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It's not quite as cut and dried as that. My wife is American (we've been married for just over five years) and i'm currently in the middle of the application process for an immediate relative (i.e. spouse) US visa.
There is a ton of paperwork and red-tape to get through, and it was required that a US resident prepare a sworn affidavit that they can support me finacially should I fall on hard times over there. As my wife is a resident in the UK she was not able to be my sponsor, so her father has taken that role for me.
I've also had to obtain proof from the Police that I have no convictions, and I also have to get medical documentation put together.

It's a complex process that is long and boring, BUT there is nothing particularly unfair about it (apart from how expensive some of the steps are). They just want to make sure that the right people are being let in and not somebody who may turn out to be more of a drain than a gain for the nation. Fair play to them..
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Thanks for your reply. Very interesting.

Well what about the 12million Mexicans??
 
Clipsey said:
Well after many stressfull months of planning and document processing I finally have my interview date with the US embassy to apply for my visa.
I am applying for a student visa for 2 years.
Now was just wondering if anyone has any tips of what to say or how to state the fact that you want to live/study in their country.
The only thing I know to say/do is to confirm that I have strong ties to my own country hence I will be returning after my visa expires.

So if anyone has any tips or suggesstions they would be much appreciated as Im getting slightly nervous about it all as its such a huge decision made on one day :eek:

Cheers
Chris
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Are you going to Uni there? As i've been looking at Uni's but there $20k a year :eek:. You got any information you could huck me up with :)
 
If you go to a UK university that offers an exchange programme with a US university, if you do it you will generally just pay your normal UK university tuition fees (£1200 or £3000, depending on when you started...) and then just your US living expenses on top of that.
 
cheers guys,

It has been a long and boring process but hopefully there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Going to the state of Indiana where my gf lives - and thats where the college is.
I have viewed the college and been all accepted etc

No plans to 'settle' down as of yet as not sure whether I'll want to live there full time. But for now the 2yr visa would be perfect.

Are you going to Uni there? As i've been looking at Uni's but there $20k a year . You got any information you could huck me up with
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Some colleges can be like that or even a load more. But if you went over there then looked about there are other colleges that are a whole lot cheaper. Im hoping to start off at the college that has accepted me then move to a mega expensive college on a 'soccer' scholarship. But just gotta get this dam visa out the way first!
 
Clipsey said:
Well after many stressfull months of planning and document processing I finally have my interview date with the US embassy to apply for my visa.
I am applying for a student visa for 2 years.
Now was just wondering if anyone has any tips of what to say or how to state the fact that you want to live/study in their country.
The only thing I know to say/do is to confirm that I have strong ties to my own country hence I will be returning after my visa expires.

So if anyone has any tips or suggesstions they would be much appreciated as Im getting slightly nervous about it all as its such a huge decision made on one day :eek:

Cheers
Chris
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I quued up 8 hours to be asked my name, where I studied in scotland, where my parents live and what I will do in the US. 20s of questions for 8 hours pain. Bring plenty of food and water.

Luckilly its winter time,. I did it ina heatwave in summer and there were people collapsing of heat exhaustion. Stupid guards marching up and won with guns and dont let you lean against the fence or anything.
 
My experiences at the US Embassy were a nightmare... be prepared to sit and wait for HOURS, with all your items taken away from you at the door, you will have to find something else to entertain you.

There are 2 stages to the interview, and the first will come more quickly, perhaps an hour or two, but don't be fooled, you will be waiting for the next section for at least 3-6 hrs!

Look forward to being sat in a huge hall, staring at a number board waiting for your ticket to come up, seemingly at random, and don't fall asleep for fear that you will miss it after 5hrs of waiting!
 
TAKE A BOOK!!

They take your laptop off you if yo uhave one, and big people shout at you if you use your phone. Make sure it's a good one - you queue to get put into a queue. I was in at 10am and out by 3.30pm, which I hear is pretty good. The food's not good, and expensive, which leads me to....

TAKE SOME FOOD!!

The first thing you'll wait about an hour or two for is just to give them your paperwork. Everyone who's applying for any visa goes through this, so all the numbers are called in order. Once they have your paperwork, someone has to look through it all and prepare the interview. Because this takes a different amount of time depending on what visa you're applying for, the numbers in the next, longer, queue are called seemingly at random, so you can't figure out that you have an hour to go and have a quick kip. You have to be on the ball, for the whole 2-5 hours that you're waiting. If you miss your number, you lose. For the day.
 
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Cant help much on the immigration front, but college's are expensive here yes. I pay $29,000 including room and a meal plan.

Im planning to transfer to UGA at the end of this year as i have now completed my two year course. Im gonna miss Palm Beach a hell of a lot but i feel that if you want to get work done this really isnt the place to be. I was very lucky to get into UGA as they are a very good college and only accept a handful of applicants.

In fact i found out yesterday hehehe.

I wish you good luck my friend! if you need any advice college wise just ask for my msn :)
 
I took quite a heavy course load at U of Toronto, but it only cost around ~$11k CAD per year. I didn't live in halls there either.

U of Toronto are incredibly good with their international students, especially those from the UK and will strive to help you out wherever possible. As U of T has quite a lot of overseas students, I believe it is one of the cheapest Universities to attend in North America. The quality of Education is also excellent, a quick look at the league tables will reaffirm this.

I weighed up quite a lot of Universities in the US & Canada before making my choice, so if you're open to anywhere in NA, take a look at what Canadian Universities have to offer. The likes of Dalhousie and UBC are also very reputable.
 
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