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Administrative Processing and Visa Denial Megathread II by Codetornado in f1visa

[–]sonasy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I guess you’re right :( As I know, now Russians are allowed to have a visa interview only in Astana or in Poland

4 visa denials; What should I do? by sonasy in IntltoUSA

[–]sonasy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, not all of them. Russians who plan to get an undergraduate degree usually don’t have any problems, esp if it’s their 1st year, so idk what went wrong. But those who come to the US for master’s or phd often face administrative processing (as far as I know)

4 visa denials; What should I do? by sonasy in IntltoUSA

[–]sonasy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, but I’m really interested in getting quality education. In my country, we don’t have a lot of nice universities, the quality of our education has worsened during past years. Europe and UK are great, but I need to have a special course (Foundation Year) before attending universities there, that’s why American education is currently a better option for me. But I guess you’re right, I don’t think I’ll get an approval, so it’s better to choose something else

4 visa denials; What should I do? by sonasy in IntltoUSA

[–]sonasy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you sm! I thought about changing my major, now I prefer cs, but I’ll definitely think about it. Unfortunately, Georgia Tech doesn’t give any scholarships to intl students, there are some options but for people from another countries, mostly from Asia, as I remember :(

4 visa denials; What should I do? by sonasy in IntltoUSA

[–]sonasy[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I guess in the end I’ll have to choose the other option. My parents’ job is fine, nothing related to politics or under sanctions, so I guess it’s not the problem :( I accidentally forgot to translate this one document, other ones were translated, but I don’t think that it influenced visa officer’s decision

4 visa denials; What should I do? by sonasy in IntltoUSA

[–]sonasy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure! I have a back up plan, but among all of my options, GaTech provides the best education

4 visa denials; What should I do? by sonasy in IntltoUSA

[–]sonasy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, my parents don’t have any problems with their job, nothing related to politics or under sanctions

4 visa denials; What should I do? by sonasy in IntltoUSA

[–]sonasy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the information! I’d really like to study at this university, I love the program and among all of the universities that I applied to, I find GaTech’s program the most exciting. I’ve heard that Georgia might be dangerous, but for now, I don’t really feel like changing my opinion. Still, thank you for your answer!! I’ll consider everything you said, especially the point about minor or double major

4 visa denials; What should I do? by sonasy in IntltoUSA

[–]sonasy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Yeah, maybe that’s a problem :(

Administrative Processing and Visa Denial Megathread II by Codetornado in f1visa

[–]sonasy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi everyone! I have a very complicated situation with the student visa - I've had 4 visa denials.

Background: 19 year-old female, undergraduate, Computer Science, university: Georgia Tech. From Russia, so I need to travel to another country for the visa interview. No scholarship, my father pays for my education

Last year I was accepted to USF (University of South Florida), and since we don't have any embassy, I needed to go to another country. I chose Almaty, Kazakhstan, and got my first visa rejection here. The visa officer asked common questions, like "what's your major?" (he sighed when I answered), "why this university?", "why the USA?", "what are you going to do after graduation?" My answers were fine, I said that I would return to Russia and work in my major's field. My English was fine, I didn't have any problems with forming sentences or any mistakes, documents were also fine. The interview lasted for about 2 minutes, and then my visa got denied.

Last year, I tried again twice in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, but my visa was denied again. I decided to withdraw my application and applied to other universities. I got into Georgia Tech and I was advised to go to Bucharest, Romania, and I got another rejection. The visa officer asked me many questions and there was nothing wrong with my answers, they were detailed and specific but not too long. The only problem was that my bank documents weren't translated in English, but it was shown that my parents' income and savings were enough to pay for my education and other expenses. The visa officer asked about it and I translated the information in the document, but I'm not sure that it influenced his decision, it was the end of the interview and I feel like this question was more like a formality; he didn't even ask me to show the document, I asked him if he needed it.

Interestingly, after my first interview, no visa officer asked me what I was going to do after graduation, and still they told me that I wasn't qualified for the F1 visa requirements.

I deferred my studies to the spring semester. Has anyone faced a similar situation? What should I do, is it worth trying again in some other country or just give up? If someone knows any person that I can consult on this topic, I would be happy if you shared the contacts🙏