Visa Interview Master Class

Understand what Visa Officrs look for during interviews and how to communcate effectively to inrease you chances of approval

This video explains the importance of highlighting the ties you have outside the United States to maximize your chances for visa approval.

Learn how being wealthy can help your chances for visa approval and learn ways to communicate your financial strengths to the Visa Officer.

Master the tone and manner needed to convince the visa officer of your honesty and authenticity.

Learn what will happen, step by step, at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate on your interview day.

In this video, I correct 5 myths that are commonly found online about the U.S. visa interview.

Learn three moments during the interview when you MIGHT want to jump in and take control of the interview.

Visa officers pay attention to what you wear - learn how to take advantage.

Visa Officers may not look at documents often, but you should still bring some!

Sometimes you can get help on your case from an outside souce.

Learn about Administrative Processing - when an officer must do extra work on your case.

Learn how to properly submit a request for an expedited visa appointment.

Does it matter which consulate you apply at? Should you apply in a third country?

Getting refused a visa is more common than you might think. If this happens to you, what should you do next?

A quick overview of the different kinds of visas that I’ll be discussing in this series.

Learn how to change your DS-160 without losing your visa appointment or having to pay another visa fee.

How long of an intended length of stay in the U.S. should you put in your DS160?

Learn about how the city that you intend to visit in the U.S. influences the visa officer’s decision.

Does being single hurt your visa case? Sometimes. Learn what you can do about it.

Your job and salary are your most important ties. Learn how to write about them in your application.

Learn how to take advantage of the “refused visa explanation” answer on the DS160 - one of the most important things you can do on your second attempt.

Who should you list as your U.S. contact on the DS-160? What you write could influence the outcome of your case.

Visa officers want to know where you’ve traveled and how you’ve used prior visas. Learn how to handle red flags regarding your previous travel.

Your relatives in the United States are a big potential red flag for visa officers. Learn how to handle them in the DS160.

If your purpose for traveling to the U.S. doesn’t make sense, then you’re not getting a visa. Learn how to explain yours in a way that makes sense to a visa officer.

When applying for a tourist visa, how much money does the visa officer expect you to show?

Many fraudulent visa applicants say they are traveling for business or to a conference. Learn how to not be mistaken for one of them.

Learn how to explain your intended length of stay during the interview.

Visa officers hate it when they don’t immediately understand what job you do. Learn how to explain your job in a way that they understand and that will maximize your chances.

Turn your U.S. relatives from “red flags” into green lights with the advice from this video.

If you have a romantic partner who is American or in the U.S., beware! Your chances for visa approval are low unless you explain it in the right way.

For doctors: How to explain travel that includes clerkships, observerships, or taking the USMLE.

What a visa officer wants to see when you’re traveling to the U.S. for medical treatment

“Why did you choose this University?” Is perhaps the most important student visa interview question. Learn how to nail it!

Learn how to explain your motivations for studying what you want to study and explain what you want to do after graduation.

Visa officers (especially in India) like to start the interview with the question “So, tell me about yourself”. What should you say?

Learn how to answer the common visa interview question “Why do you want to study in the U.S.?”

Do student visa applicants need to show “ties” to their home country? If not, what do they need to do?

Visa Officers MUST be satisfied that you can pay for your education. How can you convince them?

Living with a relative in the U.S. while you go to school CAN be a red flag. Make sure you can show the visa officer why it’s not.

If you want to do Optional Practical Training (OPT) or try to get an H1b work visa after graduation, how should you talk about that?

Form “I-20” issued by your university has a lot of useful information for the visa officer, but some of it may be misleading!

Bringing your spouse and children with you on your student visa is a serious red flag. Learn how to explain your plan to the visa officer.

Learn about the most common “testing” questions that officers like to ask about your university and your background to see if you’re being honest.

Refusals happen. If you’re refused your F1 visa, what should you do?

Community college, low grades, day-one CPT schools, gaps in your profile, not taking the GRE, applying to only one school, applying for a second masters, applying to an English language program, and applying as an older student. Get quick advice for these “red flag” issues.

Learn how to avoid the mistakes that I see F1 student applicants make over and over.

Learn the most important points about the H1b visa interview.

Learn the most important points for the L1a or L1b visa interview.

Learn how to prove your relationship is real in the K1 or CR1 visa interview.