{"id":11,"date":"2012-05-22T06:43:17","date_gmt":"2012-05-22T06:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arunethan.com\/?p=11"},"modified":"2015-12-01T16:33:35","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T16:33:35","slug":"my-f1-visa-interview-experience-chennai-fall-2012-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/arunethan.com\/?p=11","title":{"rendered":"F1 visa interview experience – Chennai Fall 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"
Date: 7th<\/sup>\u00a0May 2012 (Monday)<\/div>\n
Time slot: 7.30 A.M<\/div>\n
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Time – In<\/b><\/div>\n
I reached visa office around 6.45 A.M and the security guided me to the queue which was getting in.<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n
Things not to be taken in<\/b><\/div>\n
You can\u2019t take your mobile phone, any kind of bag (Ladies can take a small purse) inside. You are allowed to take the file in a plastic cover.<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n
First security clearance<\/b><\/div>\n
In the security booth need to give your<\/div>\n
    \n
  1. DS 160 Confirmation Letter<\/li>\n
  2. Appointment letter<\/li>\n
  3. Passport<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    (Make sure if the\u00a0bar codes<\/b>\u00a0are printed properly)<\/div>\n
    <\/div>\n
    (DS-160 would look better if you take a color print out since it will be the major paper they handle)<\/div>\n
    <\/div>\n
    After they verify it they will give you back the papers along with a token slip.<\/div>\n
    \u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n
    Entry into the first building<\/b><\/div>\n
    After the security check you will be sent in and your files will be checked (Don\u2019t take closed envelops, CD\u2019s, Pen drive and any kind of electronic device)<\/div>\n
    <\/div>\n
    You will be seated inside where you will have booths in front of you and your token numbers will be flashed on a screen, you must move to the corresponding counter and there they will ask for your<\/div>\n
      \n
    1. DS 160 Confirmation Letter<\/li>\n
    2. Appointment letter<\/li>\n
    3. Passport<\/li>\n
    4. HDFC Receipt<\/li>\n
    5. I-20 from the university<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      In the counter they will verify your papers and will take the bar code sticker from the HDFC receipt and will stick it on your passport and will write a reference number on your DS-160 confirmation letter will wrap it as a bundle using a rubber band and will ask you to wait.<\/div>\n
      \u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n
      Finger print scan<\/b><\/div>\n
      After this they will direct you to the scanning area where they will scan both your right and left hand fingers.<\/div>\n
      <\/div>\n
      (instruction will be provided)<\/div>\n
      <\/div>\n
      They will indicate the completion of this process in your DS-160 confirmation letter with a tick on it.<\/div>\n
      \u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n
      Next Building<\/b><\/div>\n
      In the next building they will make you wait in a similar place where you will have to go to booths based on the token numbers displayed on the screen.<\/div>\n
      \u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n
      Here I had my interview<\/b>\u00a0but generally here they had document verification and you will have to go to another location for your interview.<\/div>\n
      <\/div>\n
      Not sure whether the document verification is wavered.<\/div>\n
      For the document verification from whatever I found they will ask for your<\/div>\n
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      1. Degree Certificate<\/li>\n
      2. GRE score sheet<\/li>\n
      3. TOEFL score sheet<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        My Interview Experience<\/b><\/div>\n
        Me: Good Morning mam (I gave the bundle in rubber band to the VO)<\/div>\n
        VO: Good Morning how are you?<\/div>\n
        Me: I am fine. How are you? (With a smile)<\/div>\n
        VO: I am fine too (With a smile)<\/div>\n
        VO: So what course have you taken?<\/div>\n
        Me: MS in Management Information System<\/div>\n
        VO: Why Management in information system?<\/div>\n
        Me: It\u2019s a course which suits my profile and it gives me scope to explore management and enhance my technical skills.<\/div>\n
        VO: What\u2019s your UG percentage?<\/div>\n
        Me: 76%<\/div>\n
        VO: when did you complete your UG?<\/div>\n
        Me: 2010<\/div>\n
        VO: What did you do in the meantime?<\/div>\n
        Me: I am working for inautix an IT company and I play a role of an applications developer in a business process management project which is something in-line to MIS course which I am going to purse.<\/div>\n
        VO: Why do you have to leave a job now to do your master?<\/div>\n
        Me: To move to a role like Business Analyst it would take me around 6 years but after I complete this course I can land up in to such profile easily.<\/div>\n
        VO: How are you sponsoring your study period?<\/div>\n
        Me: My parents are funding me and I do have an education loan as my backup.<\/div>\n
        VO: What\u2019s there annual income and nature of work?<\/div>\n
        Me: around 7.5 lakhs, they are proprietors of a farm land and an export’s business, we also have agricultural land and residential plots which has been a major source of income<\/div>\n
        VO: Your visa is sanctioned you will get it in 6 working days (The VO returned my I-20)<\/div>\n
        Me: Thanks a lot.<\/div>\n
        <\/div>\n
        The VO was friendly and very audible; she repeated her question again if we couldn\u2019t follow it.<\/div>\n
        <\/div>\n
        P.S. I have tried to summarize my entire experience and they are possibilities for me missing out something here and you might have a different procedure to be adhered on the day.<\/div>\n
        <\/div>\n
        All the best<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Date: 7th\u00a0May 2012 (Monday) Time slot: 7.30 A.M Time – In I reached visa office around 6.45 A.M and the security guided me to the queue which was getting in. \u00a0 Things not to...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[104],"tags":[2],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/arunethan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/arunethan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/arunethan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/arunethan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/arunethan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/arunethan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68,"href":"http:\/\/arunethan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11\/revisions\/68"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/arunethan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/arunethan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/arunethan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/arunethan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}