Top 5 tips for the F-1 visa interview from a former Visa Officer

[@cinnamoncheeks2356]

Hi I got approved 2 days ago my interview was pretty quick and I wanted to say thank you. I watched a view of your videos day before and managed to secure my visa.

[@khuzaimahr1477]

What were your questions and answers please

[@zainulabidinbinriaz28]

1st update :- You can apply for US F1 visa 365 days prior to the start of your program that but you still can't enter USA 30 days before the start of your program date. 2. The fees for DS-160 has been increased from 160$ to 185$. Now 5 TIPS 1. Don't give one word answer at your F1 - Visa interview. The first question the visa officer is going to ask you is with some variations. Why are you going to study in USA? Do not talk about irrelevant things. Answer should be informational and helpful and do not ramble. 2. Do not memorize responses? Have in mind top 5 things you want to say? They are experienced and they can quickly catch you. 3. Establish a connection with the visa officer. Look them in the eyes. Look comfortable and Confident. Sometimes, visa officer is typing and not lookig at you but still you should do your best.

[@kelvinagyekumosei3146]

Thank you

[@tpawaits550]

Mandy, people like me are grateful to have you here. Your video is really very helpful. Thank you.

[@ZFvisa]

Thank you!

[@Makeaway469]

@@ZFvisa Hello how are you Mandy I want to ask something so I did my interview two times for f-1 all denied so every interview I did they ask me more than 10 questions what’s means??

[@olamidealiu7900]

Hi mandy thank you for the video, please make a video on notes visa officers make about f1 visa applicants

[@gangulysir7313]

Nice information

[@covenantchildmedia8100]

I am a travel manager and I have been following all your videos and is really helping me preparing my student for their Visa interview. Acquiring more knowledge is power. Great job Mandy❤️

[@ZFvisa]

Glad to hear that!

[@BormainSamieUrey]

Blessed hearing from you and I declare success as we move 🙏🙌❤️

[@PersonaFragrances]

Amen 🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾

[@zainulabidinbinriaz28]

Listening to the officers questions and establish that you are being authentic and your answer is distinctive. 4. Don't change you school because it is not going to help you. Just prepare better for visa interview. 5. Prepare to explain your funding. If you have a sponsor that's paying for you? What your relationship and why he is going to fund you? Develop a context. Remeber, if you will not satisfy him/her, he is going to fill in the blanks himself.

[@camiesantiago8498]

I'm trying to get an appointment for my F-1 Visa interview. These tips can really help me prepare beforehand and thank you so much for putting this together. I'm nervous, but at the the same time, I'm excited and claiming to have my visa approved! 🙏

[@ZFvisa]

We wish you the best! Remember - if you’d like to prepare further, you can always schedule a consultation with us at zfvisa.com.

[@judelyntransite7922]

i hope next year I will process my K-1 fiancee visa and i will always watch this kind of tutorial Thank you for having this .

[@BinnaPlays]

Thank You so much, Mandy, for being insightful and giving us these little lectures, I appreciate the time taken out to make these videos for students. Just know that whatever good you do in this world comes back full circle, prepare for a huge blessing this year and also very sorry about your voice. :)

[@ZFvisa]

Thank you!

[@Makeaway469]

@@ZFvisa Hello how are you Mandy I want to ask something so I did my interview two times for f-1 all denied so every interview I did they ask me more than 10 questions what’s means??

[@akosua1221]

You and Ben are the best. I listen to you for months and my b1 visa was approved 2days ago

[@ZFvisa]

Congratulations!

[@Makeaway469]

@@ZFvisa Hello how are you Mandy I want to ask something so I did my interview two times for f-1 all denied so every interview I did they ask me more than 10 questions what’s means??

[@mikeilishjay8217]

Thank you Mandy, your tips are really helpful may God reward you greatly

[@abubakarrkargbobakish2452]

This video is also useful in 2024.

[@RGHITLERdePRINCE]

Thank you so much,Mandy,for your lectures to us

[@YouTubeGhost-YT]

Thanks for telling me these important things now I know where I lack in my interview.

[@nathanielgharbin5141]

I wish i saw your video before i went for my visa interview, i got denied anyways.I gonna try again next year …. Thanks so much for this info.

[@dularundasa6793]

I really appreciate your information. Let me comment tomorrow after my F1 visa interview.

[@Crisgorg7]

Hi, buddy did you get your visa granted or not?

[@reddickowuor]

Thank you so much for these wonderful tips especially tips no. 4 and 5

[@ZFvisa]

Glad you like them!

[@dawitamanuel2204]

Thank you so much, Mandy, that is so helpful.🙏

[@anishakhatri3478]

Today is my interview at 7:30 am wish me luck i have prepared for it & now I’m looking your video & its very useful i hope everything goes well ❤ thank you your most of all videos is useful & informative

[@ZFvisa]

Good luck!!

[@brendaflex9265]

Can a change of Sponsor be a good answer for what’s changed. ?

[@Fun_anya_]

Thank you so much my visa is on Thursday. I pray i get it. I'll edit this if i do😮

[@ZFvisa]

Good luck!

[@Fun_anya_]

@@ZFvisa Hiii Mandy, i didn't get it. I want to reapply please can you do a video about rejected visas reapplying and what to do. Cause i saw given the opportunity to talk before being cut off. And it's an undergraduate program I'm going for

[@preciousejikeme2964]

Thank you so much for this video. My interview is next week.

[@ZFvisa]

Good luck!

[@moureenmwiza256]

This is my favorite video… thanks so much Mandy 🙏🏾 be blessed

[@ZFvisa]

Thank you!

[@Makeaway469]

@@ZFvisa Hello how are you Mandy I want to ask something so I did my interview two times for f-1 all denied so every interview I did they ask me more than 10 questions what’s means??

[@Abhinav-x4g]

Thanx. I have given f1 interview twice, both rejected, now preparing for 3rd. In my 2nd interview my Consular Officer asked ‘How many I-20s do you have/where all did you apply/How many acceptance (as I recall)’

[@samsonmfor2208]

My wish is to come back here Good or bad but certainly good my ultimate wish. I am preparing for my F1 visa in few weeks time! Thanks for being you and helping us❤ grateful heart.

[@osaigbovodaniel4021]

Did you get it?

[@samsonmfor2208]

@@osaigbovodaniel4021 Hi, dear No I did not but my faith lives on. Hopefully my next try God willing.

[@tandinningpo2819]

Lovely message conveyed by an exquisite lady!

[@ZFvisa]

Thank you kindly!

[@mhrichak]

Valuable tips & insights as always, Mandy! Thanks for sharing your advice.

[@ZFvisa]

Thank you for your support Maryann! 🤗

[@solomonmantey7637]

@@ZFvisa thanks for the good work you are doing. .pls my interview date is 8th August 2023 and my school start date is 16th August..could these affect my visa approval chances.....my emergency date has been denied and I am worried the 8th August would affect my visa approval...

[@chizaramjane2556]

Thank you so much Mandy. Your videos have been helpful.

[@johnolatokun1974]

Hi Mandy, thank you for this update, I'm most glad to have you coach me for my interview. Though I don't have a date yet but with my I-20 . Let me know how to do this .

[@JosephMclincolnDailaway]

Thanks so highly for such great tip,am looking forward hearing from cus have interview in coming days.

[@ZFvisa]

Best of luck!

[@olabiyiidris5963]

Thank you very much, this will be really helpful...

[@zizibekel9249]

Tank you so much for your information your videos help full from🇪🇹🙏

[@ZFvisa]

Happy to help!

[@UwaIsibor-t4k]

Hello Mandy. Just stumbled upon your content, it's really enlightening. Thank you. I have been denied twice and i have a 3rd interview coming up soon. My problem is that i stutter, which gets worse when i am tensed, and the interview environment is really tensed. (1) How do COs attend to applicants who stutter, do they automatically presume suspicion? Because in my last interview the CO didn't even make an effort to properly hear my answer, like asking me to repeat myself. He just took the little he could hear (which wasn't great if taken as a standalone answer w/out the complete answer) and typed on his computer (2) What is your advise for approaching this interview as a stutterer? I really tried to calm myself on that day but to no avail. I crumbled. Thank you.

[@gavorgifty2978]

Thank you Madam. This video is very helpful

[@NishaPatel-y2p]

Hello ma'am Please tell me how to answer the question of "why you want to go usa". Can I say only my course and university name ? Or elaborate more about why I choose usa ? Thank you for your time

[@williamwasema]

Thank you for your input in making sure that we succeed in our endeavors. My start date was September 2022 but because of the backlog at the embassy I was not lucky enough to secure a favorable date and I was pushed to 2023, I have been studying online though. Does the 120-day policy applicable to me?

[@simple5136]

Thanks Mandy for this I know I' ll ace in my F1 visa

[@OLUWADAMILOLAOYEGBOLA]

What’s the best suitable response when asked about your sponsor

[@educationandtechnology24]

Thank you so much dear madam. This video is one of the top and most informative for us, specifically F1 student visa ❤❤

[@ZFvisa]

Glad it was helpful!

[@educationandtechnology24]

@@ZFvisa Yes, definitely.

[@yahayaakansise6592]

Thank you for the education. How do a student going for F1 visa explain sponsorship if the student acquired loan for financing the education.

[@fatmataimasukoroma4531]

Tnks Mandy May God bless you

[@maryamjulde5162]

Hello Mandy, please can you talk about visa interviews as a single parent with children? Documents, dos and don'ts etc.

[@ZFvisa]

Hi Mary, for single parents it’s important to present how you can single-handedly provide for your children and your finances are enough for you to travel to and return from the United States. Good luck!

[@omolaraadeyemo3042]

Thank you for this information

[@ZFvisa]

You’re welcome!

[@PikeyFfggyr]

Hey Mandy I was apply for Highschool in USA with my agent and there are three student apply before me at the same school and the three of them got rejected and I will have interview 9, jaunary so am afriad they may be reject me please tell me what should I do?

[@wordoflife_Jesus_English]

Dear Mandy, Can you give tips / suggestions for F2 visa applicants.

[@KansSkyy]

In 2013, my B-1 visa application was denied, followed by a denial of my F1 visa application in 2022. I had applied for the F1 visa from the country where I completed my undergraduate degree and was employed at the time. Additionally, my mother currently resides in the US under the "withholding of removal" status, and my brother has faced five rejections for a B-1 visa. Now, I have received admission to one of the top universities in the USA and I am considering reapplying for an F1 visa from my home country. Both of my rejections was under 214(b). Given these circumstances, what are the chances of my visa being approved this time?

[@way2dexy]

How did it go for you?

[@vikashkanodia7206]

Hi Mandy ...which currency we should explain our finance

[@ashrafulhossainshawon3090]

Very helpful tips. Get well soon Mandy.

[@ZFvisa]

Thank you!

[@khadijahijazi5790]

Please don’t forget to me I wouldn’t need your help

[@ayenewyihune]

Wow, that's so helpful. Thanks

[@OlawaleOladokun-w1c]

Thank you Mandy. Those tips are quite helpful. However, I want to ask what's your advice for me on the fact that I've got a younger brother in the same school I've been given acceptance to study for my Ph.D.? My younger brother will be completing his Master's programme in Spring 2024 and return to my home country for a well-paid job and get married; while I will be resuming in the same school in Spring 2024.

[@ZFvisa]

Make sure you explain that in your interview.

[@Mummiguel2021]

Hi mandy wish me luck on my upcoming interview ..its very important for me

[@ZFvisa]

Best of luck!

[@trashfinder7453]

Great video Mandy! Only question on no 4. What if F1 was refused the first time and the student got admit to a prestigious college for the second time? Does that still count as desperation or be seen as commitment?

[@ZFvisa]

Could be commitment. Depends on how good the school is.

[@obiezelouis1810]

Hi Mandy, i was denied an F1 visa because my immediate family (Mom, Brother and sister) resides in the US. I want to reapply, but i fear this might still affect my chances of getting an approval? I would be eternally grateful to you if i get a response to this.

[@prcr777]

If the vi asks how’s ur day going is it ok answer something like ,”it’s been good so for and hope it get’s better “

[@hsahil_10]

Hi Mandy, thank you very much; the tips I learned from your videos really helped me with my interview, and I got my J-1. My program is fully sponsored by the U.S. Department of State (Fulbright). Also, the program fully sponsors my dependents, and I've received the DS-2019 for all of them. My concern is about their J-2 visa interview as my spouse can't speak English but my 13-years old kid can speak at an intermediate level. Due to closure of the U.S. Embassy in my home country, they need to apply to a U.S. Consulate in a third country. A recent J-2 denial under Section 214b - from the same program and country as me - scares me too about my dependents' case. I appreciate your advice in this regards so that they can well prepare for their interview.

[@oparakingsleynwabueze-gr4pv]

Mandy thank you for this useful information.. please can you differentiate to international students like me the difference between M1 visa and F1 visa and what program is suitable for M1 or F1 ?

[@everythingforhumanity3584]

Make a video on B1 B2

[@卓炜龙]

Hi Mandy, thank you so much for the video! I have a question about how early could I apply for F2 visa? Same as F1, 365 days?

[@bharatjaat8291]

Appreciate your genuine tips mandy thanku...

[@ZFvisa]

You’re very welcome!

[@solomonmantey7637]

@Mandy Feuerbacher thanks for the good work you are doing. .pls my interview date is 8th August 2023 and my school start date is 16th August 2023....could these affect my visa approval chances.....my emergency date has been denied and I am worried the 8th August would affect my visa approval since it's closer to the school start date ....

[@ZFvisa]

That should be just enough time.

[@solomonmantey7637]

@@ZFvisa thank you very much for your quick responds...much appreciated...

[@HayotRasulov-kn3sl]

You are fantastic 😊 thank you for sharing such valuable information

[@ZFvisa]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ngalahansel6066]

Hi Mandy, thanks a lot for this. I was wondering, if I'm going as a PhD student and have been granted a graduate teaching assistantship which pays for my tuition and pays me a monthly stipend to cover living expenses, do i still need to provide a bank statement from a sponsor or the assistantship is sufficient in that case?

[@favourokunbi1079]

I need an answer to this. Please what's your answer or what answer were you given?

[@farhadvaseghi7387]

Thank You so much, Mandy, for being insightful and giving us this information. I have a question for you. Although I had a fully funded PhD admission, I have been rejected for an F1 visa request. Can I change my university this time and say this new admission is in a better financial situation than the previous one?

[@ngalahansel6066]

Did your university grant you a graduate assistantship? Did you attach the assistantship letter when you went for your interview?

[@agbortabefiona7934]

Hi Mandy, thanks for your valuable videos. What about answering questions about plans after your program? I.e establishing ties to one's home country?

[@ZFvisa]

You should discuss what your plans are after finishing your program.

[@fieldsolutionsHub]

Thank you Mandy for this explanation. Please i am from Nigeria and i have an interview on the 6th of Nov. 2023. Please how do i explain to the visa offier the validation of eduation loan as my finane?

[@BrandonSmith-or5gy]

Your tips are very much informative I appreciate it . Please guide how to answer if the Visa Officer asks why you selected US For further studies or why this University? I hope will get positive response of this question thank you so much for sharing your experience and knowledge.

[@ZFvisa]

This depends on your individual reason. I can’t answer for you.

[@geoempowerinitiative7390]

Thank you so much. I was awarded a GA position but I applied to the University using my mother's bank statement. While the bank statement contains more than enough money to cover the remaining cost of my studies, my mother is now retired and earning $500 monthly in benefits. In addition, my sister who is an expatriate with the United Nations pays our mother $2000 every month to care for her grandchildren, but this is not a formal employment arrangement, so how do I navigate this tricky situation in my visa interview?

[@Rayan-xi5sp]

When explaining about the funding can I say my parents are the sponsor?? Even tho I have my father as the sponor in my docs?

[@yalemsewlmekuriaw35]

I really appreciate your work. My sponsor is my brother residing in USA with Green card, I would like to know if that could reduce my visa approval rates?

[@abrahamsankey7353]

Hello mandy can we get a video for students who have been denied visa before. So they can do no what to do or not and what they should expect Thanks

[@ZFvisa]

This is going to be my next video!

[@Alinaa525]

Hey Mandy I had a 3 years gap after i graduated from Highschool . I have been saving money for college during those years and additionally i used the years to just take time , plan , prepare for TOEFL , apply to colleges and take online courses . What do you suggest that i say to the Visa Officer and would that impact my Visa approval?

[@mohammadumarfarooqkhan7430]

Can please make a video giving tips for F2 VISA interview

[@fahadsiddique3297]

Hello, I had two visa applications rejected, and the officer's closing advice was to try again a few years later. What does it represent ?

[@farnoushfalahi]

If an F2 Visa applicant suffers from breast cancer and has to prevent from reengagement by post treatment specific safety procedures, would this clarification alongside with an official letter authorized by her oncologist in first country, be a reputable evidence that she will not try to change her Visa to F1 at US, since her major is chemistry? Will this illustration persuade the officer?

[@Chef_Ndeso]

I want to ask sis, what date is the embassy employee payday?

[@ariamzerai7980]

Hello Mandy thank you very much for your advice but i have plenty of question to ask you so how am i going to contact you??

[@ZFvisa]

You can book a session with me at www.zfvisa.com

[@obertmhuriro9244]

Hie Mandy .what exactly do l have to present on my DS I-20 on the section why were you refused and also how to answer the Question what changed in from your previous interview .

[@ZFvisa]

Without expert help, it’s better to just say the section for which you were denied a visa, like “denied under section 214(b)”

[@movedbythespirit]

Hi Mandy for how long can I wait for another schedule visa interview after refusal

[@ZFvisa]

@@movedbythespirit It depends on why you were denied.

[@movedbythespirit]

Thank you Mandy how to I clarify 214b

[@fgbraham4582]

Hi, Do US universities send international students application documents to US embassies?

[@ZFvisa]

Yes, usually they provide an I-20.

[@oseiagyemang6325]

This is really impressive. Thanks

[@ZFvisa]

You’re welcome!

[@sikiratubabamale8642]

Thank Mandy to the great Jobs,please do they ask for financial statement ? If yes pls will i need to go along sode my sponsors statement of account?thanks.

[@ZFvisa]

They might. It's best to be prepared at your interview, even if they don't ask for financial statements.

[@Shouravahmed-lh3js]

I was denied in my last interview and now I want to know how to do the enser so that I can get good result in the next interview.

[@ZFvisa]

If you’ve been denied, please take our F-1 visa interview training course at www.zfvisaguides.com. You need to put in the time and effort if you want to pass. Good luck.

[@jacobbgrear2867]

Thanks so helpful

[@ZFvisa]

Glad it helped

[@temibamigbola1626]

thank you for this! please i will like to confirm, is it true that the criteria that f1 emergency visa request date must be within 60 days to program start date changed to 90 days?

[@fevenzeray8264]

i think the visa inteview process in developing counteries will be different since offiers thinks those student will have the interny=tion to not come back

[@blessinggiwa]

What if you go to the interview with a loan sponsored paper and they ask for your sponsor?

[@EmmanuelOB793]

When you are denied a Canadian visa on the basis of misrepresentation, how does that affect your US visa interview?

[@vijaykumarg2526]

Can u help with 10 questions of US visa for B2

[@majortvds]

Mom, please I have a question. 1. My admission letter states BS Electrical Engineering and on my I- 20, my school indicated a BS in Electrical Electronics Engineering. With this case, what can I say during my visa interview if I am ask, what will u be studying at the US? 2. The actual period of my studies is 4years but the period on my I-20 shows 5 yrs( from 14th August, 2023 to 31st July, 2028.

[@nahomt1082]

Hello Mandy, Do we have to say that we are planning to come back to our country after finishing our high school studies during our f1 visa interview for high school? I was wondering if you could make a video for high school. Thanks,

[@ZFvisa]

Thanks for the idea, will add it to my list!

[@nechamamiriamsteinhaus1539]

Hi Mandy, thank you so much for this! I really appreciate you sending out this video with great tips. My son has a visa interview scheduled. In the application, we put in his passport number and then, when we saw that his passport is expiring in 18 months from now, we applied for a new one. If we bring his old and new passport to the interview, will they understand and proceed with that? Is there anything else we need to do/bring to ensure there is no problem with this?

[@RGHITLERdePRINCE]

but what if a student applied for a high school visa but it is denied and this same student now applies for a college or university courses after finishing his high school in his home country

[@yashwanthsai5902]

😊Hi Ma'am, my GRE scores were canceled due to some technical issues, and as a result, the ETS website did not provide me with the scorecard. Due to my busy schedule, I haven't had the opportunity to retake the GRE test. However, I have applied to four universities where the GRE requirement was waived. So now, if the visa officer asks about my GRE score, what should I answer? Also, will the visa officers be aware of our test score cancellation or any issues related to our scores? I completed my Undergraduate in the year 2020 with a GPA of 8.2 out of 10 and I also have 2 years of work experience.

[@chipondeselemani1612]

I really appreciate this information

[@ZFvisa]

Great!

[@alisadeqian-hr7eg]

Hi Mandy, I'm from Iran and on May 9th I had a F1 visa interview at Erbil consulate, Iraq. After the interview the officer gave me a yellow sheet and asked me to answer the question and email them.I did it. But now, after 7 months my visa status is still refused and every time I email the consulate, they answer with a template email that I have to wait. Is there any way to follow up my visa status? I missed my fall admission and the spring admission is in danger. Thanks for your time.

[@roothundred2854]

Hello Ma'am I had a query regarding the source of funding. After my father's death, I acquired his properties which include liquid assets such as cash money. If I use that money for my master's program, will that have any negative impact on my visa application?

[@washdinafe5169]

Hello mandy!!! thank you for sharing this wonderful information to us, please I will like to ask you a questions, what do you think is the best reply if a student who is applying for F-1 visa is been ask, why would your sponsor paid your tuition, and especially if your sponsor is from the united state but you are from african.

[@Bigshark190]

Most people are always talking about doing their masters, but I am going for my undergraduate degree, is the interview going to be different or are they going to ask different questions?

[@justiceabakah83]

What tips can u give to students using loans like mpower to fund education

[@bukolasalisu2930]

Could you please talk about those of us who changed schools for some genuine reasons.

[@ZFvisa]

If you changed school for genuine reasons, you will want to mention that at your interview.

[@mr.emperor2296]

Hellow mam, I have a question. My father has given me all the necessary money for my education in my bank account. So i will fund my education from my personal bank account as it is already transferred in my account. So, if VO ask me who is sponsoring you? Should I answer self sponsorship as i have the money in my account and it is also mentioned in i-20 that self fund or should i say my father is sponsoring as he has given all the money? Thank you in advance