American visas are one of the most prestigious ones across the globe. However, the journey to get one can be more gruesome than one can imagine, often leading to disappointments of a lifetime. This is what happened with an Indian student from Delhi who failed his US visa interview, just because of one direct answer.
The young aspirant claimed he had secured admission in the Master's in Finance Program at the City University of New York (CUNY) Baruch. In the documents, everything looked promising with him having an I-20 form, a strong academic background and financial backing through a $58.5k loan and $58.5k in savings.
However, when he walked the US Embassy in New Delhi for his F-1 visa interview, things didn't go as expected. The student took to Reddit to share the details of his interview, asking people to help and let him know why his visa got rejected.
When asked by the Visa officer about how he found out about the university, the applicant replied that he was searching for colleges that accepted 3-year undergraduate degree in the US when he came across Baruch. He had also read positive reviews of the university on platforms like LinkedIn.
Following some other questions, he was left with a denied visa, which left him perplexed with the result.
Reddit to the rescue
Many Reddit users replied to the applicant's post with possible reasons for his visa rejection. Many pointed out that his answer to choosing the university may have been the deal-breaker for the visa officer, as it wasn't deep. Maybe the reason why you chose that uni. Choosing the uni should be “I want my career this and when I finish, I will be doing this job back in country, this uni help is polishing my skills XYZ…” By choosing a uni based on uni requirement might be the reason of rejection," replied a person on Reddit.
"Never given an interview (upcoming) so don't know but, your why university answer was not it. It felt as if you first decided to go to the US and then started looking for universities. It should be the other way around. A student should be motivated to study and then find appropriate universities all around the world. If that perfect university somehow exists in US, you go there. Your answer doesn't show commitment. It feels as if you searched up the universities you were accepted into in 10 minutes and decided your future career," added another.
Others thought his answer to the finance question was wrong. "The question about finances - always start with your parent(s), savings and then loan. They know you have plans to work in the US to pay off the loans," answered another Reddit user.
The young aspirant claimed he had secured admission in the Master's in Finance Program at the City University of New York (CUNY) Baruch. In the documents, everything looked promising with him having an I-20 form, a strong academic background and financial backing through a $58.5k loan and $58.5k in savings.
However, when he walked the US Embassy in New Delhi for his F-1 visa interview, things didn't go as expected. The student took to Reddit to share the details of his interview, asking people to help and let him know why his visa got rejected.
When asked by the Visa officer about how he found out about the university, the applicant replied that he was searching for colleges that accepted 3-year undergraduate degree in the US when he came across Baruch. He had also read positive reviews of the university on platforms like LinkedIn.
Following some other questions, he was left with a denied visa, which left him perplexed with the result.
Reddit to the rescue
Many Reddit users replied to the applicant's post with possible reasons for his visa rejection. Many pointed out that his answer to choosing the university may have been the deal-breaker for the visa officer, as it wasn't deep. Maybe the reason why you chose that uni. Choosing the uni should be “I want my career this and when I finish, I will be doing this job back in country, this uni help is polishing my skills XYZ…” By choosing a uni based on uni requirement might be the reason of rejection," replied a person on Reddit.
"Never given an interview (upcoming) so don't know but, your why university answer was not it. It felt as if you first decided to go to the US and then started looking for universities. It should be the other way around. A student should be motivated to study and then find appropriate universities all around the world. If that perfect university somehow exists in US, you go there. Your answer doesn't show commitment. It feels as if you searched up the universities you were accepted into in 10 minutes and decided your future career," added another.
Others thought his answer to the finance question was wrong. "The question about finances - always start with your parent(s), savings and then loan. They know you have plans to work in the US to pay off the loans," answered another Reddit user.
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