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Originally Posted by mbabuster  same experience here . I tried to book a date in July in Mumbai but there are no dates available. | Slots are released in random order. If you want ONLY a particular date/week- check the website every day till you find it.
It's unlikely you'll get a July slot by checking now. It's highly likely you'll get a July slot by trying in May/June.
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02-04-2008, 12:35 PM
Hi All,
Had my visa interview (vanderbilt university) today at Chennai.
Only 2 questions
1. Why did u go to the US earlier (had gone as part of my Masters)
2. Why do you want to do an MBA, considering you already have a Masters degree.
I guess the fact I had already been to the US helped a lot, so he gave me my visa.
As for the documents had taken my Degree certs, Mark Sheet, Offer letter, Work experience certificates, financial documents and a letter from my CA (verification of my funds)
Luckily they didnt ask me any questions abt my wife already in the US and also didnt bother to verify my finanial documents.
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Originally Posted by vignesh274 Hi All,
Had my visa interview (vanderbilt university) today at Chennai.
Only 2 questions
1. Why did u go to the US earlier (had gone as part of my Masters)
2. Why do you want to do an MBA, considering you already have a Masters degree.
I guess the fact I had already been to the US helped a lot, so he gave me my visa.
As for the documents had taken my Degree certs, Mark Sheet, Offer letter, Work experience certificates, financial documents and a letter from my CA (verification of my funds)
Luckily they didnt ask me any questions abt my wife already in the US and also didnt bother to verify my finanial documents.
All the best to others.
regds
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02-04-2008, 02:36 PM
Hey Vignesh,
Congrats for your visa!
If possible can you clarify a couple of things for me - Can i use my property valuations(plots, flats) as proof of funds during my VISA. My dad owns a property and i want to use it as source of funds during my interview.
- I have a US co-signor , who is willing to help me with the loan.
Can i show this loan, assuming the processing is complete before my
Visa, during my Visa interview. I got a feedback from one of my
friends that one can't show a US loan during my VISA. Please clarify. - Second, can i show the funds from my family members, who are in the
US currently during my VISA interview? Again, i was told that you
might be grilled on showing funds from people in the US
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02-04-2008, 03:01 PM
continue at http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/intern...xperience.html (US Visa Experience) Quote:
Originally Posted by venom8219 Hey Vignesh,
Congrats for your visa!
If possible can you clarify a couple of things for me - Can i use my property valuations(plots, flats) as proof of funds during my VISA. My dad owns a property and i want to use it as source of funds during my interview.
- I have a US co-signor , who is willing to help me with the loan.
Can i show this loan, assuming the processing is complete before my
Visa, during my Visa interview. I got a feedback from one of my
friends that one can't show a US loan during my VISA. Please clarify. - Second, can i show the funds from my family members, who are in the
US currently during my VISA interview? Again, i was told that you
might be grilled on showing funds from people in the US
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02-04-2008, 08:06 PM
Whats the SEVIS form ICE Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS): SEVIS I-901 Fee Payment ?
Has this to be filled and payed for before applying for a F1 ViSA ?
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Originally Posted by mbabuster | Hi,
When we pay our fee at HDFC, its including application fee plus SEVIS fee.
Totally it comes out to be 5824 INR. That is approximately $145.
Earlier, a different procedure existed which required one to submit a DD post acceptance.
My friend paid the fee at HDFC recently.
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03-04-2008, 06:53 PM
Hi
as for using property valuations, i dont think u can use it as a proof of funds for visa for your first year. For your first year expense u need to show liquid cash like Fixed Deposits, Bank Balance, stocks ( stocks i am not sure heard u cant show it as well).
As for property valuations u can use it justify ur expense for your second yr saying u plan to sell it or what ever to support ur 2nd yr expense. also remember since the property is not under ur name u should also carry a affidavit of support probably in a stamp paper from ur dad saying he plans to support u for ur expenses ..blah blah....
or the other option is show ur I 20 to a bank n u can ask them to give a letter saying u plan to take loan from them for ur first yr expenses... which i think might be a better option than showing a US cosigner ( iamn ot sure whether u can show a US co signer or not, but should be possible).. but i dont think its a good idea to mention abt family members in US n taking loan from them... suggest u try to avoid it...
or what u can do is ask ur uni whther they provide loan n if so u can use it.. some times what happens is I 20 if u take a loan from Uni they will mention it just as funds from school so the visa guy wont know exactly whether ur taking a loan from the school or not..
hope it help
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vignesh Quote:
Originally Posted by venom8219 Hey Vignesh,
Congrats for your visa!
If possible can you clarify a couple of things for me - Can i use my property valuations(plots, flats) as proof of funds during my VISA. My dad owns a property and i want to use it as source of funds during my interview.
- I have a US co-signor , who is willing to help me with the loan.
Can i show this loan, assuming the processing is complete before my
Visa, during my Visa interview. I got a feedback from one of my
friends that one can't show a US loan during my VISA. Please clarify. - Second, can i show the funds from my family members, who are in the
US currently during my VISA interview? Again, i was told that you
might be grilled on showing funds from people in the US
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