Its that time of the year that students who had applied for MS slowly start hearing back from the universities that they applied to. Such times can be very anxious for students. Its not easy to hide anxiety when so many of your fellow students start receiving news of admit of rejects from universities. So one fine morning you get up and see an email pop you in your inbox from the admissions committee of a university that you applied to. And with God’s grace it has an admit to that university for you!! You are all ecstatic and announce to all your friends that you are in!! And you relax in knowing that at least one univeristy is securely …

In this continuation of the previous post on US visa applications, from North Carolina student Anirudh, we learn more about some general and some more specific issues about how to talk to the visa officer among other things. Here is the list of topics from the last time, which we covered till point (d). The following documents are required for the VISA process:
a) I-20 issued by the University you got admit to and plan to get admit to and admission letter (if any).
b) VISA fee receipt
c) SEVIS fee receipt
d) VISA application forms (DS forms, which is filled when applying for the VISA online)
e) Passport
f) Degree Certificate (or Provisional) and Transcripts
g) GRE, TOEFL mark sheets
h) Bank Statements which prove that you …

At kaaledge.com, we are constantly looking for individuals who have worked their way from their home (India or other countries) to come to the US and study and later work. We found Anirudh, who is an engineering Master student at Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Anirudh has written a many articles on his blog about his experience applying to the US. Now, he has agreed to share with our readers and students in India and other countries the details of applying for a US student visa. We will be posting it in parts. Here is part 1 from Anirudh:
This part of the guide is about applying for the VISA and completing the other necessary formalities. The most important thing is …