𝙑𝙄𝙎𝘼 𝙀𝙓𝙋𝙀𝙍𝙄𝙀𝙉𝘾𝙀 (FREE ADVICE ALERT!)

 

Probably the 'SHORTEST INTERVIEW' on June 13th.

𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐞: F-1 Visa

𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲: Emergency

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: June 13th, 2024

𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 8:30 AM

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐲: 7.30 AM

𝐂𝐄𝐀𝐂 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬: Approved and Issued

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲: Gettysburg College, PA

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦: Bachelor

𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: Fall 2024

𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝: Appointment Confirmation, Passport and I-20

𝐕𝐎 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Middle-Aged Blonde Lady 

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 20 Seconds

I reached the Embassy at 7:30 am sharp. Trust me, I was so tense that I couldn't sleep the entire night before my appointment. But when I reached the embassy, it all vanished. The trick behind this is I started talking to the people I found around me. Be it in the queue or the waiting room, I kept talking to anyone I found sitting next to me. It really helped me to get rid of my nervousness and feel comfortable with the surroundings. Surprisingly enough, my interview started 15 minutes before the scheduled time even though the crowd was huge there.

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𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐀 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐑

𝐌𝐞: Good Morning, Officer! (I literally said it so loud that everyone around kept starring at me for a while xD)

𝐕𝐎: Hey! Good morning. Pass me your I-20 and Passport. 

(Smiling, she seemed to be shocked/impressed as well)

She then started checking my I-20 and DS-160 carefully, saying:

𝐕𝐎: So why are you going to the USA?

𝐌𝐞: For pursuing my four-year Bachelor's Program at Gettysburg College. (With the same loud voice xD)

𝐕𝐎: And how did you manage this scholarship?

Me: Actually it's a mixture of Both Merit-Based and Need-Based Scholarship. So alongside my Academic Grades, Test Scores, Honors, Essays and most importantly my ECAs, my financial condition was also considered.

VO: Ok. I'm approving your visa!

Me: Thanks Officer. You just made my day!

If you guys want to take a better preparation, feel free to join our WhatsApp Group. We arrange regular mock sessions and provide any sort of help or suggestion you need throughout the Visa Application and Interview Process. 

Group Link:

https://chat.whatsapp.com/JAAr3fD6nvNC933lr9woI6

Now some free advices:

1) Don't believe, neither be afraid of any kind of negative talks you hear around. Like: Visa dicche na, Visa ratio ei month e onek baaje, US embassy ki dekhe visa dey keu jaane na etc.

USA has one of the smoothest and most standardized Visa Application process. If you get accepted, there's a valid reason and if you get rejected, there's also a reason behind. If you can show them a sophisticated I-20, there's nothing to worry about unless you make any fuck up.

2) Confidence is the key to crack any interview easily. Many people lose their confidence even after having adequate preparation. So make sure you adjust yourself with the environment as soon as you enter. There's a saying, "First Impression is the Best Impression". If you can act confident at the very first moment, you're halfway there.

3) Do research properly regarding your university, major, funding etc. When you have enough information and logic prepared, there's nothing you should struggle with while convincing your VO. I have literally seen people answering every question with two-three words. Also bunches of vague explanations, lack of information and logic within the answers, hesitating too many times. So now know why the so called 'Visa Ratio' is so less.

Lastly, it was indeed a dream come true for me. Shoutout to my boys and girls Kazi Riad Mehmud, Reasat Prottoy, Nishorgo Mehedi, Sanjana Priyonti, Mahdia Chowdhury and many more.

Alhmadulliah for everything!

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