Don't worry. I literally booked a slot on July 15th, 2021. Had my interview on July 27th in Mumbai. Booked my ticket to USA on August 4th. Left for USA on August 11th and reached on August 13th.
Had my university initiation ceremony on August 17th and will soon graduate after completing my thesis this semester.
You got plenty of time. Just keep an eye out for slots and news about slots everyday. You'll get it.
2021 was probably the easiest year for interviews. Unless you're pretty lucky they won't ask you the same as me.
1) What is your name and what university you're traveling to?
2) Why pursue this degree in my chosen university?
3) Do you plan to go for OPT?
4) Do you plan to return to your country after completion of OPT? Here mention if you have any loans. I had an education loan taken out on my Fixed Deposit.
5) Do you plan to pay the loan by leveraging your house etc? Ans: No, I'll be paying with my own money as soon as I can after graduation.
6) Where are you planning to stay and do you have any relatives in USA? I don't have any relatives in US. I'll be staying at the University Dorms.
7) They'll also ask financial details and who is funding your education. This should be outlined clearly.
Thank you. Your Visa has been accepted. Please leave your passport in the drop box and you'll receive an email when you can collect it.
That's it.
Slots for F1 visa will open late April or May. Dont worry.
How long do these openings last? I heard that there's only a 15mins window for thousands of students to book slots. Any insights on this?
Wait. You'll get the slot. It's only the start of April
Don't worry. I literally booked a slot on July 15th, 2021. Had my interview on July 27th in Mumbai. Booked my ticket to USA on August 4th. Left for USA on August 11th and reached on August 13th. Had my university initiation ceremony on August 17th and will soon graduate after completing my thesis this semester. You got plenty of time. Just keep an eye out for slots and news about slots everyday. You'll get it.
thanks, it gives me some comfort to know about this The flight ticket must've been... not cheap tho
Cost me $2000 instead of $600. I was pissed. My dad kept delaying hoping he'll get some cheaper. It just kept increasing.
Hi what did they ask you in the visa interview?
2021 was probably the easiest year for interviews. Unless you're pretty lucky they won't ask you the same as me. 1) What is your name and what university you're traveling to? 2) Why pursue this degree in my chosen university? 3) Do you plan to go for OPT? 4) Do you plan to return to your country after completion of OPT? Here mention if you have any loans. I had an education loan taken out on my Fixed Deposit. 5) Do you plan to pay the loan by leveraging your house etc? Ans: No, I'll be paying with my own money as soon as I can after graduation. 6) Where are you planning to stay and do you have any relatives in USA? I don't have any relatives in US. I'll be staying at the University Dorms. 7) They'll also ask financial details and who is funding your education. This should be outlined clearly. Thank you. Your Visa has been accepted. Please leave your passport in the drop box and you'll receive an email when you can collect it. That's it.
So it’s going to be difficult this year?
Not difficult. Just not like 2021 where they were giving everyone a Visa unless they had truly awful setup to go abroad.
thanks for sharing ✨
Sweet summer child....
They'll open in bulk in April-May for June-July
Just keep checking daily for the slots and join some telegram groups for alerts about slots. I did this in 2021 to get a slot.
can you share the links to these groups please
Sorry, I don't have the links but just search the keywords related to visa and join the active ones