VISA
FORM
You are supposed to submit the VISA Form along with your passport and I-20 as soon as you enter the Consulate.
You have to be very careful while filling out the VISA Form, because apart some info the other info entered by you is entered in their database or is used to check for your entries.
The security guards at the Consulate provide you with the VISA form. So you can fill it up at that time while standing in the queue, but it is so illegible, that you have to have an idea as to what you are filling up. So its better to get this form, if you are not allowed you can always put this as a reference and fill up the small one that they provide. You can get a printer friendly version of the VISA Form here.
Stick your 37 mm X 37 mm VISA Photograph at the space provide on Page 2 of the Visa Form.
A detailed Review of each section of the VISA Form:
Question # 1 to 8.. As per your details
Question # 9: Address: You neednot fill up the complete address,(as it is the space provided is less too). Just fill in the basic parts as Appt No., City, State, Country. Question # 10: NAME and Street Address of Present Employer or School If you are working at some place, fill up the address of the employer(just the basic parts as in above question). If you are doing some course at a Computer Institute, print the name of theInstitute as well as its short address. If you are in your final year, or are awaiting your result, you can write down the name of your college and its address. Question # 11 to 20: As per your details Question # 22: Do you intend to work in US? A Tricky question !! Even if you have a TA/RA , or you will be legally working for 20 hours/week, still write down "NO". Question # 23: Do you intend to study in US? What else??!!!! Check "YES" and write down the name of your univ and short address of your univ. Question # 24: Present Occupation If you are working somewhere, mention that. If you are studying at some Computer Institute, then mention that ..like..(DCA or PGDCA or JAVA Spl). Question # 25: Who will furnish financial support including air tickets? "Family Funds" is the answer. Even if you have aid, dont go around to thinkfor it coz, they arent bothered by this section ..avoid lots of cluttering in the VISA Form ;).If you have an aid, you can mention that at the back of the form, where you also are asked to write down your TOEFL & GRE Scores. Click for more such tips. Question # 26: At what address will you be staying in the US? "On Campus" at " Your University Name" . Because you dont actually know whee you might stay, so this is the answer. Question # 27: What is the purpose of your visit? "Educational" or "Higher Education" or "Higher Studies" Question # 28: When do you intend to arrive in the US? Mention any date some 15 to 20 days ahead of your Orientation date. This isnt important really. Any date after the date of your VISA Appearance will do. Question # 29: How long do you intend to stay in the US? If your I-20 says 2-3 years for MS, write down "2 years". IF you are going for PhD and your I-20 says 3-5 years, write down "3 years". Question # 30 to 32: As per your details. Be truthful in this sections. That wont stand against you, but just in case your file is examined, and your details found crossed, you might land in trouble. IT is always good to be truthful in these sections. Question # 33: Cities you have been living at for the past five years List the cities from the recent one, and the time you have been staying there. Question # 34:Various questions Without reading what they hold, just check "NO" in all the boxes. Question # 35: Name, Signature, Date, Place As per your details.
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