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USA M 0 C K Q U E ST I0 N S

You will get visa on the following points: -

Your Conf idence
Your Presentation skills
Your communication
skills

Your presence of mind backed by adequate documents.

Never use any abbreviations i.e short form i.e. u should not say WCL rather u should say Western Coa lfields Ltd.
Always carry original documents, no photocopies acceptable.
You should give adequate time to prepare for your visa interview, u should go through the experie nces sha red
by students who have already given interviews on va rious websites like Facebook, Linkedln

One should concentrate on interview as there may be a possiblity that the visa officer will just ask u questions and
u may not have to show a single document.

(Questions marked with *are very likely out of all questions to be asked to you or in general they are asked to most of the students.

Expected Questions & Answers to be faced at Visa Interview.

Counselor How a re you?

Ans Sir,I a m fine. How a re you sir.
Graduate I
Counselor Undergraduate
Ans Graduate
Counselor Adm its I Rejects
Ans Adm its I Rejects I Pending

Counselor * W hat is your purpose of visit ?

Ans For higher education i.e for doing Masters in from (Universities Name )
Counselor * W hy do you want to do M.S.from USA?
My area of specializatio n I research is which is not commo nly available in india. Hence I
want to pursue my Masters from USA
(*** For this Ans . Kindly visit to the University website in particular go to your department a nd sea rch the
particula r a rea of speacialisation or the modules which are available with the US University but are not commonly
Ans available in India)
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Counselor What resea rch you have done in India .
Ans
Counselor What resea rch are you going to do in USA.
Ans
For Masters Student
Counselor Plz give me your score sheets.
Ans ( ha nd it over)
Counselor
* how many universities did you applied for

Ans I a pplied to Universities.

Counselor which ones?

Ans (na mes)

Counselor From how many university did you get acceptance, (specify their na mes)?

Ans (Do take along all your acceptance letters a nd 1-20 from other universities a lso)

Counselor Names of the universities rejected ?

Ans (Do take along all your rejection letters from other universities a lso)

Counselor How did you learn a bout this University?

Ans From professors, some of my seniors and my resea rch using websites like US news.

Counselor Why your GRE I Verbal Score is low? (only intended for students whose scores are low less than 300) .

Ans Sir Icould not answer all the questions due to time shortage.
Sir it was just a bad day .
Counselor Do you know any body in United States?

Ans The a nswer should be - YES. Some of my friends are already studying there.
Counselor In which university you are going?

Ans (Name of the University)

Counselor Why don't you do this course of study in your home country?
Ans
Counselor
* Why you a re choosing this university only?

Ans 1.Sir, this univ is one among the best university and it offers the best course for the specilization that iwant,
that is---------

2. Sir this University offers the best course for------- Engineering as well as specilization that i
want, that is---------of mine interest.
3. ------University is Research One University.
4. It ranks among top 2% of elite Research Universities
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5. The Research going on in the------ Engineering Department I.e on -----is in the field
of mine interest.
6. There is lot of research activity being undertaken in my area of specialisation in this Uni.
Counselor Ca n you tell me some deta ils about your University?
Ans
Ca n you tell me some deta ils about other Universities you have applied?

Have you checked with or interacted with any faculty members of the University? Or Do you know anyone at this
Counselor University?
Ans Say Yes, a nd show them copy of mail downloaded or alternatively name any of the
faculty members na me.
Counselor What professo rs will you work with? (for grad uate students)

Counselor What is your area of concentration ?

U have to wr ite ur answers here.
Counselor Why do you want to change your major?

Counselor What steps have you taken to ensure that you w ill be able to perform well in the field you wis h to change to?

Counselor What are the modules that u a re going to study?

U have to wr ite ur answers here.

Counselor What are the majors a nd minors of your program.?

U have to wr ite ur answers here.

Counselor What does your Course Name implies?

Ans In short a bout your subject and course (Of Course without hesitating and confidently)

Sir, Engineering is a study related to ------------

Counselor: W hat does your degree comprise, I mean is there a research component or just course based?
Ans: It's actually a research oriented degree, and requires the completion of a thesis. (only if the degree is Master of Scie nce not MEng)

Counselor: Do you plan to get a Ph.D.after the M.S. degree (or an MS after the BS)?

Counselor Have u done a ny kind of a case study on your subject?

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Ans Yes, my final year project was on this topic only and I a m working on this a rea
from last _ yea rs.
Counselor What are the application or uses of your specialisatio n ?
Ans

Counselor
* When did you complete your graduation ?
Counselor What are your grades I percentage of marks in graudatio n ?
Counselor Show me your Degree certificate & Marksheets?
Ans Sir, I have appeared for my final year exams exams of Engg. And the results are
awaited.
Counselor How many backlogs do you have?
Counselor Show me your Memos?
Counselor
* What have you been doing after your graduation ?
Counselor Do you have financial assistantship?
Ans
No/Yes. If YES,I have got scholarship/teacher assista ntship of Amo unt Rs. _,- ( Do take your confirmat ion
of fina ncial assista ntship along with you. )
Counselor
* Who is sponsor ing you ?
Ans My Parents a re my sponsorer .
Counselor
* What does your Father Do?
Ans My Father is _

from last yea rs as well as my Mother is -----------------------

Counselor How many people wor k under your Father ?
Ans Around 20 to 25 people wor k under my Father.
Counselor Show me your financial documents?
Ans Here you have to show ba nk balance cert ificate, certificate of FDR and Pass Book if needed.
Counselor Show me your receipt books?
Ans Here you have to show your parents Pass Books.
Counselor Why the bank balance is for a very short period? I How this ba lance has come?
Ans A) As soon as I got confirmat ion of my admissions, my fathe r transferred some of his savings scattered at vario us
places to one account.
B) My Mother had lent her savings on interest, on my admissions she got back the money from borrower.
Counselor From where did you get the money?

Counselor
* What is your Father I Sponsor's Income?
Ans My fathers I Parents income is around Rs. p.a.
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Yo u can specify your Sponsore r's Income a nd if seems to be less ju st say my fa mily income is . (You
can show your parents Income Tax Returns here) You should know in dolla rs your parents income as well as in
dollars the total bank ba lance as they convert our indian rupee income of parents and saving in indian rupee into
dollars and try to evaluate whether it is ok .
Counselor Why the income is low?
Ans This f igures in the I.T. Return are coming after various deduct ions available hence the figures shown in the I.T.
Return are on lower side.
Counselor How will you incur your Education Cost?
What provision you have for your 2nd yr. Expenses?
Counselor What is your college/ university yearly expense?

Counselor How will you manage your studies?

Ans Sir, my parents have bank balance & Fixed Deposits of Rs. as
well as he has his savings of Rs. _
which will be used for my both years of education.

Counselor In case of students whose parents are in business, what is the turnover
of your fathe r's business
Ans

Counselor How are you going to repay your education loan of Rs. Lakh?
After doing my Masters from US I will get a good job in India offering me a salary of
Rs.l,OO,OOO/- app. per month. Hence,I will be able to repay my Education Loan easily.

Counselor Specially to girl applicants

If you get a partner there are you going to marry him?
Ans
Counselor How many brothers & sisters you are?
Counselor Do you have a brother/sister, or any other relative already at this university?

Counselor Do you have a ny suppo rt in U.S? I Do you have any other relatives in USA?
Ans No.

Counselor Where will you stay in U.S.?

Ans I will stay at Univers ity campus.
Counselor What will you do after completing your M.S.? W hat do you hope to do with your degree in your home country?
Ans I will come back to India and join one of the premier companies

I.e ----------
Will you come back to India? Or Tell me how you can prove that you are going to come back home after completing
Counselor your degree?
Ans As my parents & whole my family is in India & as I am unmarried, to settle
down in life I will come back to India .
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Counselor Is there a lot of demand for these kinds of professions in your home country?
Counselor Why didn't you take a job or joi ned graduate school after doing your B.E .?

Counselor Show me your Degree Certificate I Mark sheets

Counselor What type of job you are doing?

Ans. Now a day in case of students showing Job Experience lot of quest ions related to jobs
a re being asked like about the employer, work profile etc.
Why are you leaving your current job? (if you are working)
Counselor Have you ever been to US?
Ans: No or Yes as the case may be.
Counselor What if I reject your Visa? What will you do if your visa is rejected?
Ans I will apply again, as I am very much determined to do my Masters/Phd from USA.

Counselor Will you come home during summer for visits?

Ans:
Counselor How long will you study in USA?
Ans: 2 yea rs
Counselor What will be your Emaii iD at the University?
Counselor What are you plans? And why you applied so late?

Counselor Did anybody assisted in filling the application of DS-160 (Visa form)?
Ans No, Sir I filled it myself

Counselor What is the webs ite (URL)?

Ans www.ceac .state.gov

You should know the following:

* Climatic Conditions where you are going.

* Website and E-maii iD of the University .
* Nearest International Airport for the University .
* General about whe re you are going and about the University.

There can be many more questions but only thing to be remembered is your
confidence and your zeal to Study Abroad and shape your dreams .

Note : * Do take your final year mark sheet a nd degree along with you.
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* You should go in a forma l dress up.Wear a light blue shirt, dar k blue paint and a tie.
Visa Officer appreciate it.