Student Visa Interview Tips

Oct 11, 2010 Comments Off by Wesleys

Though there are no formal guidelines to appear for interviews, here are some helpful tips and suggestions you could follow while appearing for your visa interview:

Dress Code: Formal
Arrive on or few minutes before time.
Speak and greet politely and formally.
Make sure you answer all questions, preferably in English or use the embassy verbal translator for the same.
If the interviewer, repeats the questions – do not get nervous. Answer confidently.
Disclose all correct information pertaining to your visa.
Carry all the documents in original with you.

Listed in here are the highly frequent or most popular Visa interview questions:

01.	Why the specified University?
02.	How many Universities have you applied? (both admits and rejects)
03.	Which University accepted you?
04.	Where have you done your Under Graduation?
05.	Who is sponsoring you?
06.	What does your father do?
07.	What is your father’s income?
08.	Do you have any brothers/sisters?
09.	Do you have any relatives in the country applying for Eg. UK?
10.	What will you do after completing the course applied for?
11.	Show your experience certificate?
12.	Why study in that country?
13.	Did you get any scholarship?
14.	Why haven’t you got any scholarship?
15.	Have you got any loans?
16.	Show your Pass Book/Bank Statement?
17.	What is your Undergraduate GPA/Percentage?
18.	Parent’s retired. Then how will they pay?
19.	Tell about your University?
20.	Mention some professor’s names?
21.	Tell me how you can prove that you are going to come back to your home country?
22.	Where did you brother/parents complete their studies?
23.	Why are you leaving your current job? (if you are working)
24.	Have you ever been to the country before?
25.	What will you do after coming back?
26.	Where do your parents live?
27.	Do you know anyone (in USA) or in your University?
28.	What will you do if your visa is rejected?
29.	Will you come home during summer?
30.	Why do you think the University is giving you a scholarship?
31.	Why do you wish to study in the country applied for and not in India?
32.	If you have changed your field of specialization (for e.g. if you are BE Mechanical and opting for MS in Computer Science) then what brought about the change?
33.	What steps have you taken to ensure that you will be able to perform well in the new field you wish to change to?
34.	What do you plan to study at the University?
35.	How will you finance your education for 2 years or 3 years?(generally you have to prove that you have sufficient funds for the first year education but I suggest you be prepared with the answer)
36.	Do you have a brother/sister or any other relative already at this University?
37.	Tell me about yourself?
38.	What are your hobbies?
39.	What does success mean to you?
40.	Where do you plan to be in 5 years from now?
41.	Tell about your achievements?
42.	What are your strengths?
43.	What are your weaknesses?
44.	How did you prepare for this interview?
45.	Describe your dream career?
46.	What are your career goals?
47.	What are you looking for in life?
48.	What are your grades like?
49.	What was your Bachelors degree in?
50.	Why this University and not other Universities?
51.	Why do you plan to do MS?
52.	Your passbook shows that a large amount of money has recently been deposited?
53.	Why are your GRE/TOEFL scores low?
54.	Why are you changing your stream?
55.	What are your plans after graduation?
56.	You look like a potential immigrant or I don’t think you will come back?
57.	What do you know about US education?
58.	Why are you applying for Fall only?
59.	What do you want to study in US?
60.	What is your Major?
61.	What is the purpose of your trip?
62.	How will you support your education?
63.	Who is sponsoring you?
64.	Why do you want to do MS/MBA/Course?
65.	Why did you select this University?
66.	Do you have any relatives in the US?
67.	Why is your GRE/GMAT/SAT/TOEFL score low?
68.	What are you plans after completing your studies?
69.	What is your father’s annual income?