Interview Questionaries and Documents required for Student Visa Abroad Compiled by: Shaffat Shahriar Dhaka, Bangladesh
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After completing your intermediate level education, you will be eligible to study your undergraduate level. Under Graduate level is also called Bachelor's degree, so do not be confused. To To study abroad in under graduate level, different country's universities/colleges require different documents to admit. But these are the common documents that most of the universities and colleges of different country require.
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English Proficiency Test Test score sheets (IELTS, TOEFL TOEFL etc scores to study in English speaking country.)
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Academic Certificates of Secondary level and Intermediate Intermediate level.
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Character Certificates, Police Reports as evidence to show that you are not engaged in any criminal activities.
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Recommendation Recommendation Letters from your teachers.
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Demand drafts for the applicable fees.
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Procedures to study abroad in Under Graduate Level
First, after completing your intermediate level, choose the destination (country & university/college) which will be suitable for you. Then, you have to be prepared for the basic language of that specific country. country. i.e. if you choose to study in English speaking countries like US, UK, Canada, Australia, it will be suitable to you to give a English language proficiency proficiency test like TOEFL, IELTS IELTS etc. For that you must have basic idea about test which you can get from the Test Test Preparation of this website and also to get deep knowledge on test, you can join test preparation classes conducted by many institutions. If you do not want to waste your time, you have to apply for your desired college/university with fees required to apply. If college/university accept you, they will send you the letter acceptance. After that, preparing the documents required for the visa, apply for the visa. If visa is issued to you, then finally pay the tuition fees to your college/university and join university.
DOCUMENTATION Even though the Embassy of different country requires different documents to issue student visa, these are the common documents required by most of embassy's. 1.
Completed Visa Application Form of respective country where student intent to study.
2. Passport valid to travel abroad and with a validity date at least six months beyond the applicant's intended period of stay in that country.
3. Colored Photographs, showing a full face, without head covering with any cap, hat or sun glass against a light background. Power glasses are accepted.
4. Letter of Acceptance or Enrollment Letter issued by the respective university or college.
5.
Original
6.
Students going to the respective countries to earn a Bachelor's degree or Master's degree should
TOEFL,
bring
IELTS,
their
SAT,
most
GRE
or
recent
GMAT
mark
score
sheets
sheets
or
(As
graduation
applicable).
certificates.
7. Students going the foreign country to earn a Ph.D. degree should bring their original undergraduate
8.
degree
and
post
graduate
degree
mark
sheets/Transcripts.
Spouses and minor children accompanying the student to the foreign country for their study should bring marriage certificates, wedding photos, and birth certificates with them to the interview, to prove the relationship between themselves and the principal applicant.
9. Demand drafts for the applicable fees, financial documents (Bank Transaction and Certificates), Property Valuation and Chartered Accountants Certificates as evidence to show availability
of
enough
fund
to
support
the
education.
10. No Objection Letters to study abroad issued by the government of your own country.
11. Character Certificates, Police Reports as evidence to show that you are not engaged in any criminal activities.
12. Recommendation
13. Accommodation
Letters
Letter
from
as
professor
evidence
who
have
of
taught
you.
accommodation.
14. Evidence of confirmed flights to and from that country where you intend to study. To know the the documents required by the embassy of particular country, please follow the links at the navigation on the left.
Statement of Purpose/Essays plays a major role in admissions. This is the only thing you can express your goals, achievements impressively to admission committee and faculty members of your area. If more than one students have marginal score for a particular University then these are the only things that will decide admissions. The most important part of your essay is the subject matter. You should give enough time to check and re-check your subject matter. How to do it? 1. Get Complete information of the major you are applying and details of that major in the University
2.
(you
are
applying).
See the facilities number of courses provided in that major. Does it matches your Interests?
3. If your interests research) doesn't matches you will most probably be rejected.
4.
Some students got rejection letter stating "Your Research Interest doesn't matches with any of our
Faculty
member
so
you
have
been
rejected".
5. Direct experience with your field of study is the best kind to have in your essay.
6. A word of caution: Do not focus solely on your research topic unless this is the standard practice of your field of study and you must outline your thesis. By over relying on your research,
7.
you
risk
your
essay
sounding
impersonal.
Even if you have no formal experience, you might still have field experience that counts
Note: Don't Simply Copy Sample Essays available on Internet. How to write Essay? Check the Following: 1.
Do
2.
Does
3.
Does any attribute, quality, or skill distinguish you from everyone else? How did you develop this
the
my
first
sentences
conclusion
draw
express
all
naturally
from
of
the
my
main
previous
points?
paragraphs?
attribute?
4. Have I been specific? (Go on a generalities hunt. Turn the generalities into specifics.)
5.
Could
6.
What
7.
Do
8.
How
anyone
is
you
else
your
maintain
have
strongest,
strong
would
written
most
beliefs
your
or
this
essay?
unwavering
personality
adhere
a
friends
to
trait?
philosophy?
characterize
you?
9. What would they write about if they were writing your admissions essay for you?
10. Regarding the introduction, is it personal? Is it too general? Can the essay get along without it?
11. What about the essay makes it memorable? Remember successful professionals are extremely good at convincing others to invest resources in them. Some Tips 1.
Make
2.
Keep
3.
Convey
your
your
a
application
essays
sense
to
of
easy
a
focus
to
reasonable
and
read.
length.
excitement.
4. Emphasize your ability and potential for a.
Creativity
b.
Integration
c.
Research
d.
Synthesis
5. Get your application in early. Getting
In...
The consular's objective is to decide whether or not to make you a visa offer by evaluating your educational background, your strengths, as well as your level of motivation, attitude, confidence and personality. In other words, to find out if you're the right person for the visa, what is your potential for the visa and whether or not you will fit into their environment.
As a student, your objective is to satisfy the consular's objective, as well as learn those things you need to know about the country, university and the course so that you can give an intelligent answers during interview. Interview Tips 1.
Learn
about
2.
Prepare
3.
Write
4.
Practice
5.
Know
6.
Arrive
7.
Be
8.
Be
the
country,
answers
an
to
essay
an
the
interview
exact
the
groomed.
Dress
and
broad
(statement
before
well
university
questions
of
with
place
a
scheduled
appropriately.
and
depth.
yourself.
review
it.
friends
or
relatives.
of
the
interview.
of
your
interview.
chew
gum
time
time
Do
in
about
purpose)
and
confident.
course
not
Be
or
smoke.
smiling.
9. The interview should be a two-way conversation. If you don't understand anything ask questions from the interviewers, don't hesitate. To know the process of obtaining student visa for particular nation, please follow the links at the navigation on the left.
1. Why you choose the specified University?
2.
Which Universities did you apply to (both admits and rejects)?
3.
Where did you Intermediate from? (For student intending to study Under Graduate level)
Where did you Undergraduates from? (For student intending to study Post Graduate level)
4. Who is sponsoring/financing you?
5. What does your parents do?
6. What is your family's annual income?
7. How many brothers and sisters do you have?
8.
Do you have any relatives in .... (country you want to go)?
9. Why don't you do this course in your country?
10. What will you do after completing your study?
11. Why Study in .... (country you want to go)?
12. Did you got Scholarships?
13. Have you got any Loans?
14. What is your Intermediate GPA/Percentage? (For student intending to study Under Graduate level)
What is your Undergraduate GPA/Percentage? (For student intending to study Post Graduate level)
15. If
16. Tell
Parents
retired?
about
How
will
your
they
pay?
university.
17. Where
is
your
university
located?
18. What
is
the
nearest
airport?
19. Mention
20. Tell
some
me
how
21. Where
can
did
you
your
are
you
leaving
23. Have
you
ever
been
will
prove
that
you
your
to
do
are
coming
completed
current
....
names.
you
brother/parents
22. Why
24. What
professor
after
their
job?
(country
(For
you
coming
back?
studies?
job
want
holders)
to
back
go)
to
?
Home?
25. You have so...brothers and sisters so your parents saving is for all how will they finance..?
26. Where
27. Do
do
you
28. Do
know
you
29. What
30. Will
31. What
your
anyone
know
will
you
do
parents
[in
[If
....
anyone
you
come
you
live
think,
they
live
(country
in
do
Why
you
....
....
want
(country you
to
go)]
(country
if
back
in
your
to
University
you
Visa
home
is
giving
want
in
your
want
is
during
Scholarship
to
go)]?
University?
to
go)?
rejected?
summers?
to
you?
32. If you scored less marks in past exams, you may be asked for the reason, why its less? These are the most possible questions asked for every visa candidate during a visa interview. But, these are the most general questions only, therefore you might not be asked any of these question. But get prepared for the questions mentioned below. Here are some sample questions for F1 Visa Interview:
Answers
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There is no any specific question asked by the consular during F1 visa interview. But there are some general questions asked. The F1 visa interview questions may be related to any thing that concerns with you and your application. They may ask you about your studies, funds, sponsors, your chosen university, your destination of study or anything.
Some of the sample questions asked by the consular during interview are: Why do you want to go abroad? Why have you chosen this university? Who will sponsor your education? How will you pay for your stay in US? Why you want to go to US? Why don't you study this course at your own country? Why have you chosen this course? Who are there in your family? Who earns in your family? What do you know about course you've chosen? What are your hobbies? Do you intend to work in USA? What do you know about your university? What will you do after completion of your studies? Does anybody from your family stay or study abroad? How many years do you intend to stay in US?
These are only the sample questions asked during a visa interview by a consular. It is not necessarily required that you be asked any of these questions. However, prepare for these questions properly for F1 visa interview preparation.
