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Shattuck:
is it advisable to apply for a community college or a university for a certificate program rather than a master's program reason being a certificate program aligns more with the technical aspects of my current occupation,will it reduce the chance of getting a visa approval.

Hello Shattuck.
In America (USA in specific) you can get education or career knowledge in many forms and that idea was the founding logic of the American Congress in order to give all citizens (esp the poor ) Equal opportunity.

Therefore, you can apply to college , university, institute etc as an international student provided that such knowledge provider is SEVP accredited (authorised to issue Form- I 20).
Nevertheless, in US educational mentality, College is good for adult applicant or younger applicant who needs preliminary knowledge prior to University enrolment.

Any choice you make will not reduce your chances for visa. Lack of funds, inability to prove ties, lack of genuine intentions and lack of future goals as well as inability to convince the consular officer verbally are some of the enemies of F1 visa. Good LucK.

Tashi95:
Hello everyone, quick question.

I got admission to study for my phd. It is funded tuition and part of cost of living is covered. I still have a deficit for my cost of living and other fees (10k). I also want to apply for the visa with my husband (F2). I have to add 8k cost of living for my husband. That brings the total deficit to 18k. I have some personal funds and he has some but the money is not in our accounts. It will be sent in. My question is does it make sense for the money to enter my account and his own in huge chunks. For me 13 million. and for him 17million. Also, how long does the money need to stay in my account before I request for my i20. This is the statement I want to show my school.

Hello.
US institutions believes in outright calculation of your financial statement once they are able to verify your academic credentials (they trust you). But if you arrive the school and unable to prove what you put in your admission application you might be expelled.

Likewise, US embassy believes in outright confirmation of your claimed money , they don't care if the money was deposited yesterday or few hours ago. All they do is to verify the authenticity of the owner and the funds. They will however get you if the claimed money is a staged-play.

In your state (situation), you are the principal applicant so have the whole money deposited into your account . Academically, he is your dependent as an F2 (despite being the head of the family) so use one account statement (yours). You can write the school or tell the consular verbally that you combined your resources. Ciao.

Tashi95:
Hello everyone, quick question.

I got admission to study for my phd. It is funded tuition and part of cost of living is covered. I still have a deficit for my cost of living and other fees (10k). I also want to apply for the visa with my husband (F2). I have to add 8k cost of living for my husband. That brings the total deficit to 18k. I have some personal funds and he has some but the money is not in our accounts. It will be sent in. My question is does it make sense for the money to enter my account and his own in huge chunks. For me 13 million. and for him 17million. Also, how long does the money need to stay in my account before I request for my i20. This is the statement I want to show my school.

18k deficit for a PhD that takes a minimum of 4 years. Altogether, you will have to pay 18,000 x 4 = $72,000. That's a whole lot money for a PhD that is supposed to be fully funded. I do hope you have plans for the remaining years, so you don't end up stranded!

That's not correct. All he needs to show is one year of living expenses. In this case, Tuition is covered via funding from the school. He is not paying any money but upkeep for his family. Make sure you stack the living expenses in your bank account and use it to request an I-20 for you and your family. Consular or your school does not care if the amount was paid into your account a few seconds ago.

18k deficit for a PhD that takes a minimum of 4 years. Altogether, you will have to pay 18,000 x 4 = $72,000. That's a whole lot money for a PhD that is supposed to be fully funded. I do hope you have plans for the remaining years, so you don't end up stranded![/quote]

It's not applicable to F1 applicants.
There's a mock interview group that you can join.

Lotacious:
Hi everyone,
I read online that supporting documents must be uploaded 72 hours before the U.S. visa interview. Anyone with an April interview seen this officially?
Also looking for a prep partner for mock interview between now and August. Please only genuinely interested person. Thank you

Godgivenchild:
It's not applicable to F1 applicants.
There's a mock interview group that you can join.

where can I get the link to join the mock interview group

Good day everyone,
Is anyone going to St. Cloud State University by Fall 2025.

ChiomaCharity:
where can I get the link to join the mock interview group

I’m also interested dear.

ChiomaCharity:
where can I get the link to join the mock interview group

Please can you add me to the group?

You are correct. Thank you

welf99:
That's not correct. All he needs to show is one year of living expenses. In this case, Tuition is covered via funding from the school. He is not paying any money but upkeep for his family. Make sure you stack the living expenses in your bank account and use it to request an I-20 for you and your family. Consular or your school does not care if the amount was paid into your account a few seconds ago.

18k deficit for a PhD that takes a minimum of 4 years. Altogether, you will have to pay 18,000 x 4 = $72,000. That's a whole lot money for a PhD that is supposed to be fully funded. I do hope you have plans for the remaining years, so you don't end up stranded!

Okay! Thank you so much! So it is not advisable to present my account and his? mine has my deficit and his own has the rest. I want to present personal and family funds.

Efetobore1980:
Hello.
US institutions believes in outright calculation of your financial statement once they are able to verify your academic credentials (they trust you). But if you arrive the school and unable to prove what you put in your admission application you might be expelled.

Likewise, US embassy believes in outright confirmation of your claimed money , they don't care if the money was deposited yesterday or few hours ago. All they do is to verify the authenticity of the owner and the funds. They will however get you if the claimed money is a staged-play.

In your state (situation), you are the principal applicant so have the whole money deposited into your account . Academically, he is your dependent as an F2 (despite being the head of the family) so use one account statement (yours). You can write the school or tell the consular verbally that you combined your resources. Ciao.

You got it wrong Sharon.

Sharon8:
18k deficit for a PhD that takes a minimum of 4 years. Altogether, you will have to pay 18,000 x 4 = $72,000. That's a whole lot money for a PhD that is supposed to be fully funded. I do hope you have plans for the remaining years, so you don't end up stranded!

Tashi95:
Okay! Thank you so much! So it is not advisable to present my account and his? mine has my deficit and his own has the rest. I want to present personal and family funds.

Hello.

When you are dealing with schools the admissions office may tolerate the bureaucracy of multiple documents.

But with US embassy , some consular officers are impatient, inexperienced or eager to meet up with targeted duty, therefore when they are faced with complicated issues (ie multiple bank statements , etc) they will deny your visa outrightly , if you are lucky some will place you under 221g (to verify your various accounts).

Why not present only family funds as a married applicant? But that does not mean that you should recind your decision if it's already a fait accompli (irreversible). Ciao.

Please share

Godgivenchild:
It's not applicable to F1 applicants.
There's a mock interview group that you can join.

Good day everyone,
I need direction. I have a bachelor's in mechanical engineering and a master's in industrial engineering. I need schools I could apply to that do not require GRE, TOEFL, or application fees. I'm looking at a PhD in industrial engineering.

I have been on and off in preparing for this GRE since 2017. I want to start the application process, Please I need assistance in terms of schools.

Thank You

Highsaac:
Please share

When did you apply to Southern Arkansas University and what semester?

Good evening house and how re we doing today?
Pls i need the house to explain the flow process of adding the f2 dependent to f1 on the new Avits website. I tried doing that today by adding my two dependents immediately i finished up mine but i noticed they were coming out as f1 instead of f2, so it is a bit confusing, i had to cancel that appointment thank God i have not trigger payment. Pls can someone help out on how to go about it. Attached is the screenshots of the appointment i did before i cancelled it when i saw that my dependents carried f1 status instead of f1 status. They both carried f2 on their DS-160 confirmation page. I just need how i can add them under my f1 on the new Avits website and probably if the process has changed

Efetobore1980:
Hello.
You are experiencing duplicate user / double profile . The solution is to cancel all pending appointments visible in your profile and start afresh. OR abandon your present profile and open another one . Ciao.

Ok thank you

abioyebabatunde:
Good evening house and how re we doing today?
Pls i need the house to explain the flow process of adding the f2 dependent to f1 on the new Avits website. I tried doing that today by adding my two dependents immediately i finished up mine but i noticed they were coming out as f1 instead of f2, so it is a bit confusing, i had to cancel that appointment thank God i have not trigger payment. Pls can someone help out on how to go about it. Attached is the screenshots of the appointment i did before i cancelled it when i saw that my dependents carried f1 status instead of f1 status. They both carried f2 on their DS-160 confirmation page. I just need how i can add them under my f1 on the new Avits website and probably if the process has changed

Evening Babatunde.
The most delicate part of the family application (F2s) is that there is an option for you to add the accompanying family information along the line as you are applying for your own appointment where you will input their information ie passport nos and ds-160 nos.

Another delicate part is that the computer (your avits profile ) will calculate your MRVs together and you must pay all of your visa fees together at the bank or pay via card. Do not pay the visa fees separately otherwise you will experience insufficient payment. If all your visa fees is 25k for 5 people you must pay the 25k together, not 5k for each (do not allow the bank to do separate payments ).

So if you did not follow this instruction initially go and cancel your pending appointment and start again.

NOTE: If you did not see where to add your travel companion while you are applying for your own appointment that means that you will all apply separately (starting from the principal applicant first) but inside one AVITS (principal applicant 's ) profile. I am certain there is option to add your accompanying family though. Ciao.

Thank you CIAO, based on what you said, i find these infos on the avits page while i started afresh

Please indicate the number of applicants based on their age that will apply together for a visa in this request:

- Applicants must apply for the same visa class selected in the previous step. You may only add applicants to your group if you are family members applying for the same visa class.

- If you are not applying for the same visa class, you should only add one applicant in the group and schedule the appointment. You must create a new application for any other family members applying for another visa class.

- If you add applicants who are applying for different visa classes your visa application request will be rejected.

Only family members can apply together as part of a group. General group requests are not allowed.

From these infos it means i will have to apply for them differenly but under my Avits account just like you said, however i think i can do for my wife and daughter together since both of them are same f2 class. What do you think and thanks CIAO for your thorough contribution.

abioyebabatunde:
Thank you CIAO, based on what you said, i find these infos on the avits page while i started afresh

Please indicate the number of applicants based on their age that will apply together for a visa in this request:

- Applicants must apply for the same visa class selected in the previous step. You may only add applicants to your group if you are family members applying for the same visa class.

- If you are not applying for the same visa class, you should only add one applicant in the group and schedule the appointment. You must create a new application for any other family members applying for another visa class.

- If you add applicants who are applying for different visa classes your visa application request will be rejected.

Only family members can apply together as part of a group. General group requests are not allowed.

From these infos it means i will have to apply for them differenly but under my Avits account just like you said, however i think i can do for my wife and daughter together since both of them are same f2 class. What do you think and thanks CIAO for your thorough contribution.

Mr Babatunde.
You are all applying for the same visa class . Your visa class is F1 & F2 (students). If there is anyone applying for B1/B2 visitor then that is a different category.
In your case , regardless of F1 or F2 it's still same student visa. Good LucK.

Please I need the step on how to go about my sevis fee payment

Yes they are all student visa i know but in getting appointment done, they can't be added as group under me. Is that not what the rules is saying here. I attempted doing this afternoon but their status showing f1 instead of f2 which is actually f2 on DS-160 form. Can you look at what these info.
Please indicate the number of applicants based on their age that will apply together for a visa in this request:

- Applicants must apply for the same visa class selected in the previous step. You may only add applicants to your group if you are family members applying for the same visa class.

- If you are not applying for the same visa class, you should only add one applicant in the group and schedule the appointment. You must create a new application for any other family members applying for another visa class.

- If you add applicants who are applying for different visa classes your visa application request will be rejected.

Only family members can apply together as part of a group. General group requests are not allowed.

abioyebabatunde:
Yes they are all student visa i know but in getting appointment done, they can't be added as group under me. Is that not what the rules is saying here. I attempted doing this afternoon but their status showing f1 instead of f2 which is actually f2 on DS-160 form. Can you look at what these info.
Please indicate the number of applicants based on their age that will apply together for a visa in this request:

- Applicants must apply for the same visa class selected in the previous step. You may only add applicants to your group if you are family members applying for the same visa class.

- If you are not applying for the same visa class, you should only add one applicant in the group and schedule the appointment. You must create a new application for any other family members applying for another visa class.

- If you add applicants who are applying for different visa classes your visa application request will be rejected.

Only family members can apply together as part of a group. General group requests are not allowed.

HELLO.
It seems you are right . Applicants must apply for the same visa class selected in the previous category means they must be applying for F1 since that is what you started with.
Okay apply for the F2s separately. Ciao.

Feb ending/early march for Semester II

Digbick:
When did you apply to Southern Arkansas University and what semester?

Please what's wrong with choosing free delivery? I chose free delivery.

Efetobore1980:
Hello.
Chose premium delivery from the beginning if you can afford it (though you can change delivery options B4 your interview).
If you chose free delivery now and later chose premium delivery after the issuance of your visa it can take 2 weeks to get the delivery of your passport except it you paid for express delivery.
Although the stated issues does not happen all the time but most time OIS, DHL and the US embassy misunderstand delivery messages amongst themselves especially changing from free to premium. Ciao.

Hi

Please if you chose Abuja for interview and chose free delivery to the DHL Lagos office, and got the visa, is it possible to have your passport delivered to Lagos after it's visa stamping? If yes what are the steps.

missidy:
Please what's wrong with choosing free delivery? I chose free delivery.

Hallo Missidy.
Nothing wrong in choosing free delivery. Free delivery is default (natural) so you will have your passport waiting for you at your choosing location. But waiting issue or confusion of delivery may occur as described below ;

@zinachidi,
If Abuja is your interview post you cannot chose free delivery to Lagos. Your free delivery can only be to Abuja DHL or OIS and same rule applies to Lagos. You may however changed from Free delivery (to Abuja or Lagos) to premium (paid) delivery to anywhere.

NOTE. Waiting or delay or communication issues arises when you suddenly (after visa issuance) changed from free delivery to premium delivery because systems have to be updated for your passport to be able to change route and if the system update is slow, US embassy will send your passport to your default (your first preference) location and that is when the issue of misplaced passport arise.

You can do your document delivery/visa pick up by registering with the authorized company here :

https://www.oisservices.com/services

Good LucK.

Efetobore1980:
Hallo Missidy.
Nothing wrong in choosing free delivery. Free delivery is default (natural) so you will have your passport waiting for you at your choosing location. But waiting issue or confusion of delivery may occur as described below ;

@zinachidi,
If Abuja is your interview post you cannot chose free delivery to Lagos. Your free delivery can only be to Abuja DHL or OIS and same rule applies to Lagos. You may however changed from Free delivery (to Abuja or Lagos) to premium (paid) delivery to anywhere.

NOTE. Waiting or delay or communication issues arises when you suddenly (after visa issuance) changed from free delivery to premium delivery because systems have to be updated for your passport to be able to change route and if the system update is slow, US embassy will send your passport to your default (your first preference) location and that is when the issue of misplaced passport arise.

You can do your document delivery/visa pick up by registering with the authorized company here :

https://www.oisservices.com/services

Good LucK.

thanks....

I cant see anydate in May for interview waiver/drop off for Abuja, only Lagos. I need May dates so much man

Chemist4life:
I just checked now,my preapproval request have been approved

Good afternoon sir, I am applying for a J-1 visa to attend a program starting May 27th (next month). Please can you kindly assist on the things to note and what are my chances of getting it as the start date is close already? Thank you

Pls take note