What Visa Officers know at the time of the interview (and the 3 things they check for!)

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  • What does the Visa Officer know at the time of your U.S. visa interview? What are the 3 things they check for before deciding whether to approve or deny your visa?
    Find out in this video with Mandy Feuerbacher, former U.S Consular Officer and licensed U.S. immigration attorney.
    Book a session with Mandy at www.zfvisa.com

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  • @shany756
    @shany756 Год назад +47

    Go through your application form well,know what you filled and answer accordingly.Super important how to tackle the questions and engage with the visa officer 👌

  • @amulya789
    @amulya789 10 месяцев назад +8

    Hi Mandy, all your videos are very helpful. Thank you so much for that.
    I have a unique scenario which I guess very few people face during their immigration journey.
    I have a concurrently filed GC petition (I-140 premium, I-765, I-131, I-485) by a company for future employment which was filed in 2021 and has been pending for more than 2years now. In-between my application was transferred to Field Office where I attended an Interview and got a RFE which was responded on Jan 2023. Recently I was informed by the company that there is a "Intent to Revoke Notice" on the I-140. The company has responded to the NOIR and USCIS received the documents few days back.
    I came to U.S in 2016 and graduated in 2018. I started working with my currently Employer with OPT EAD since 2019 and got my H1B in 2022. I am still with my employer and planning to go for H1B Stamping. I am aware that H1B is a dual intent visa and my pending petition is for future employment from different company.
    Will the pending petition and the status of "Intent to Revoke" on I-140 create any issue for my H1B interview?
    Should I wait for the decision on the pending petition or it's ok to go for H1B stamping?
    How long do you think will take for USCIS to make a decision on my pending petition?
    Your insight will be very helpful 🙂
    Thank you again for your dedication. 🙂

  • @charmed3878
    @charmed3878 6 месяцев назад +20

    I was looking forward to get some tips in handling the interview and my, I can listen to your voice all day! So reassuring and relaxing. 😎👍

  • @ShineStar-Nita
    @ShineStar-Nita Год назад +4

    Your voice so much soft , truly what you say , yours words helps in visa getting , you are awesome , 👍

  • @agnessoriano9705
    @agnessoriano9705 Год назад +5

    I like the way you explain things, easy to understand! I subscribed for the first time regarding info on enquiring US visa. Thanks a lot mam...

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  Год назад

      Glad it was helpful!

  • @AmanTafeseL
    @AmanTafeseL 5 месяцев назад +21

    I don't know why I understand this woman's english more than my mother tongue😊
    Thank you officer!

  • @chaichanatongjan6048
    @chaichanatongjan6048 Год назад +46

    I just got my B1/B2 US visa approved today. I’m so happy. Less than 3 minutes and the officer said “you’re visa has been approved”

    • @helena_baby2023
      @helena_baby2023 Год назад +2

      What questions did the officer asked you please

    • @lawrenceochei4546
      @lawrenceochei4546 Год назад

      What’s the question he asked

    • @dikamjohanes973
      @dikamjohanes973 21 час назад

      Please can you help us with the questions and how it went?

  • @sanjaymall4303
    @sanjaymall4303 Год назад +4

    The video clarifies very crucial points which can lead to visa approval or denial. Thank you

  • @akshayc6163
    @akshayc6163 Год назад +161

    You have excellent communication skills and your voice is very soothing

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  Год назад +11

      Thank you

    • @benjaminb.agyemang1998
      @benjaminb.agyemang1998 Год назад +3

      ​@@ZFvisa Hello Mandy, good day. I'm preparing for my US Visa interview for my masters program in the US. My i20 shows a duration of three years whereas we mostly know that masters program is for two years. I indicated in my ds160 form that it's three years and I've already submitted.
      Please do you recommend that I resolve it to two years or leave it as three years as indicated in my application form.
      Also, could this be a basis to be denied?

    • @Jimmyjagger
      @Jimmyjagger Год назад +2

      Question out of all the applicants you had interviewed what percentage you denied? 😊😊

    • @arifraza1965
      @arifraza1965 11 месяцев назад +1

      Good evening

    • @sheddy1549
      @sheddy1549 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@ZFvisahi Ma please how do I reach you privately . Thanks

  • @samuelajayi4684
    @samuelajayi4684 Год назад +4

    Thanks for your enlightenment, this will help many to overcome discouragement and frustrations. Shalom

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  Год назад +1

      You're welcome!

  • @pradeeppodila5295
    @pradeeppodila5295 11 месяцев назад +6

    Very informative. thank you, Mandy.

  • @andreenmcfarlane-he6rt
    @andreenmcfarlane-he6rt Год назад +237

    I got approved yesterday! it was my first application. I was among a group of 3 including my daughter and brother. The first i heard about elevated pitch was from you. i could see the officer was impressed with my elevated pitch got that appove paper in less than 5min. I thank so much👍👌🇯🇲

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  Год назад +18

      Congrats!

    • @naffisanaveedlodhi204
      @naffisanaveedlodhi204 Год назад +10

      Can you tell me which type of question they asked from you?

    • @joemalone1908
      @joemalone1908 Год назад +9

      congrats for ur visa! May i ask what do u mean by elevated pitch? I will try to apply again as i was denied back in 2018

    • @andresparks486
      @andresparks486 Год назад +2

      Hi Andreen what did they ask u

    • @andreenmcfarlane-he6rt
      @andreenmcfarlane-he6rt Год назад +91

      @@joemalone1908 elevated pitch is giving the officer full details about a question so they dont of to ask u another question on the same topic eg i was ask " so you have a sister in the us"? my response was yes sir not only one sis but two and then i proceeded to tell him their addresses, occupations and how long they are in the us. so he just went on to another question. so thats the elevated pitch. hope u understand. keep it short but never answer any questions with one word

  • @silakommm8864
    @silakommm8864 Год назад +37

    I got my visa my visa approved last month for my first trial due to your help. Keep it up, thanks

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  Год назад +2

      I'm glad to hear that.

    • @jagjotkhela3812
      @jagjotkhela3812 Год назад

      Hi, can you tell me what questions putt a visa officer

  • @princebasoa1542
    @princebasoa1542 Год назад +3

    i am impressed about your education, please keep it up

  • @dondee3503
    @dondee3503 Год назад +5

    You’re genius!! The questions was spot on. I had $200,000 in my savings account and own 2 properties valued at $2mil. Was going for 10 days. Visa approved. Have been previously denied USA visa 20 years ago so I didn’t qualify for ESTA

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  Год назад +1

      Congratulations!

  • @erinleolalekan4595
    @erinleolalekan4595 10 месяцев назад +3

    Thanks for a well composed tutorial

  • @hopemoyo7694
    @hopemoyo7694 Год назад +5

    Thanks for the video. its an eye and ear opener

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  Год назад

      Thanks for watching!

  • @nidhigchoreo
    @nidhigchoreo Год назад

    Hi Mandy! Thank you for making these videos 🤗

  • @theclausenvlogs
    @theclausenvlogs 4 месяца назад +1

    Thank you Ma'am ❤this is a great help for us, me and my k2 who are having interview at US Embassy soon!

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  4 месяца назад

      Best of luck!

  • @BT-zw2ix
    @BT-zw2ix Год назад +127

    I sent my mom a graduation invitation when I got my master's degree in 2018. The visa officer already knew that my mom was as widow and that my dad was a professor of university, and denied her a tourist visa with no reason explaining the denial. I ended up walking up the stage alone with no real family members to cheer at me. She got denied a few years ago a visa for a conference in the US when my dad was still alive and was asked questions if she ever went overseas which she did, she spent almost 10 years in Belgium when my dad was doing his PhD and for some undisclosed reasons, she got denied visa with no reason again which is extremely disrespectful and demeaning. As in every interview, there is always that subjective factor that comes into play. Also, there is to a significant extent, a lot of evil going on with some of those officers.

    • @brandenburg2388
      @brandenburg2388 Год назад +25

      From my observations, these officers have been instructed by their higher-ups to assume that every visa applicant has a hidden ulterior motive to do any of the following once they successfully entered the US: (1) stay and work illegally in the US, (2) marry a US citizen under a sham marriage and then elope and (3) commit terrorist activities on US soil. Thus, the burden of guilt is already placed on the applicant and he or she must prove beyond reasonable doubt their innocence.

    • @BT-zw2ix
      @BT-zw2ix Год назад +1

      @@brandenburg2388 Of course, that's how they work they assume that visa applicants are out there to scam the system and what they gotta do is to challenge them until they prove and convince them that its not the case.

    • @kitty_s23456
      @kitty_s23456 Год назад +6

      @@BT-zw2ix hi. Your mom may not have met the requirements for own financial capacity. Even if you say you'll sponsor her, she must prove that she has the means to pay for the trip on her own. Plus she must have strong ties to her country (good job/ business, ownership of real property or vehicle, etc). For travel history, they usuallly consider travel as a tourist (shows financial capacity). Her time abroad when your dad was studying for his degree doesn't really count as "plus points".

    • @BT-zw2ix
      @BT-zw2ix Год назад +30

      @@kitty_s23456 She met all those requirements, in Africa being a professor of university is an upper middle class title. My dad left her real estates (& cars). She works for the government in the ministry of education because she is an assistant professor at the university of Kinshasa, she had a well fournished bank account. She's traveled extensively in Africa as well. And she had no business overstaying her visa, staying in the US with the Massachusetts very cold and harsh weather just staying home, or trying to get some bullshit under the table job wiping old asses in nursing homes. It was in the Trump era, right-wing leaning immigration officers domestically & overseas were all embolded by Trumps racist and xenophobic rhetoric. I've seen people without fullfilling all the requirements you mentioned being issued visas and overstaying their visa and now mocking immigration officers in Kinshasa's US embassy on how dumb they were to give them tourist bisas to attend fake weddings in the US. My mom only wanted to attend my graduation and go back. You can't assume that everybody from developping countries is out there trying to scam the system, it's just not right.

    • @newlife43319
      @newlife43319 11 месяцев назад +16

      I agree some officers have unjustified prejudice and evil in them to turn people down.

  • @hoopia8824
    @hoopia8824 4 месяца назад +11

    Watching your videos helped me & my family (wife, kids) in getting our B1/B2s, we're now planning our trip to NYC,SF,LA. Just want to share that based on our experience, its all about answering honestly & confidently. None of our docs were looked at, but you can tell the visa officer was carefully going thru our DS-160. Our interview took roughly 3mins, asking about our finances, kids' school, home ownership, etc. and at the end he just said "visas approved guys!" Thanks & keep it up!

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  4 месяца назад +1

      Great news! Hope you have a fantastic trip!

    • @VijayKumar-xe7fs
      @VijayKumar-xe7fs 4 месяца назад

      Please can you mention some of the questions they asked you?

  • @basavrajgurav1276
    @basavrajgurav1276 10 месяцев назад +13

    My US Visa is approved!!!
    Hi Madam, your videos has help me so much so that I have come here just to thank you. All I did was followed all your instructions from the videos and prepared myself accordingly. Madam your videos are very Cristal clear and i really appreciate your work. Thank you once again.

    • @freshfaced4551
      @freshfaced4551 9 месяцев назад

      Please can you mention some of the questions the asked you?

    • @basavrajgurav1276
      @basavrajgurav1276 7 месяцев назад +3

      @@freshfaced4551 very basic question.. like what company are you going to work? Tell me more about your company? What will be your roles and responsibilities? Which place are you going?
      Once advice: Be prepare, preparation is very important.. you have to do mock with anyone before you attended the interview..and speak confidently. That’s it!!

    • @chinonsoblessing4258
      @chinonsoblessing4258 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@basavrajgurav1276 thanks for Sharing

  • @xdebono7613
    @xdebono7613 Год назад

    Very informative and engaging, you surely know your stuff. Thank you 🙏

  • @educationandtechnology24
    @educationandtechnology24 Год назад

    Hello Ex Consoler Officer,
    Really you are so helpful, I appreciate you. I hope, in your channel the massive number of audience are F1 student including previously refused more then one times. So we expect you, you'll make more new video for F1 visa.
    Thank you.

  • @exodpeter6252
    @exodpeter6252 Год назад +3

    Hullo Mandy, thanks for your generosity

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  Год назад

      You are so welcome!

  • @user-ot9xt5js7v
    @user-ot9xt5js7v Год назад +17

    I got approved yesterday. Your videos are too special. Thank you for always producing these videos. I got approved under 1 min..

  • @momogray554
    @momogray554 8 месяцев назад

    Hey madam, all what you have said is true. I have a pending immigrant case which I’m waiting for my interview appointment and I applied for visiting visa to visit my wife and kids but the officer denied me and all his questions was about my family and my pending application and my previous visa denied. I had a visa denied before on the Dv lottery program because of the delay of my security clearance, and my family left me behind. I didn’t receive my clearance until the Dv process ended that year because there was no time to process my visa. Thank you for your service

  • @user-ov4wr5yu4r
    @user-ov4wr5yu4r 5 месяцев назад +1

    You covered the questions, but not the answers they're looking for, or red flags. Actually I'm already a citizen and married, but your videos are of interest to anyone with an international family.

  • @omobolanleomonubi7373
    @omobolanleomonubi7373 7 месяцев назад +10

    Thanks a lot Mandy ,your videos were very helpful to me .I got my visa two days ago🎉🎉🎉 and it’s my first application

  • @erwinbarrs9150
    @erwinbarrs9150 Год назад +12

    Hi! I was glad seeing your video today. On the other side i feel sad because today was my visa interview and i got denied together with my brother. It just took roughly 2mins for both of us to be denied. I got nervous when it was my turn and i did believe that my answers weren’t fluent at all. I feel very heavy today😢

    • @Marion-cosby
      @Marion-cosby Месяц назад +1

      Sorry to hear … Don’t give up ❤

  • @rachidhaboub1727
    @rachidhaboub1727 2 месяца назад +2

    Thank you very much, Madam Officer, for this valuable information

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  2 месяца назад +1

      Glad you found it useful!

  • @ikrambukharbaev5865
    @ikrambukharbaev5865 9 месяцев назад +2

    You’ve given very value tips thank you very much 👍

  • @johnolatokun1974
    @johnolatokun1974 Год назад +6

    Hi Mandy, thank you for the mentions of previous visas experiences, I was refused F1 visa for my undergraduate courses twice in 2001 and since then I have not had any reason to apply again. Now I want to apply for F1 for masters this time. What do you think of my situation?

  • @HannahHeino
    @HannahHeino Год назад +10

    Hi Mandy! I'm planning on furthering my education and doing a program in the US (about a 7 month program) and am going to apply to the schools soon. I have never applied for any kind of US visa before, but I am Canadian and travel down there frequently because I have some family down there and friends. I understand that they'll look at my I94 form to see my traveling dates, but would this be a deciding factor on a M-1 visa?

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  Год назад +3

      Previous good travel to the US should help you. Good luck.

    • @emmychannel5563
      @emmychannel5563 Год назад +3

      If you are Canadian, so you need visa to US?

    • @misskoke4974
      @misskoke4974 Год назад

      @@emmychannel5563Yes if you want to stay there and work. Also when you are traveling by air. You don’t need visa if you are traveling by road and you intend saying for a short period less than a month

  • @yanicakuma1904
    @yanicakuma1904 Год назад

    Hey Mendy, thanks for sharing. Its very helpful

  • @nanaowusu5619
    @nanaowusu5619 Год назад +1

    Please my B1B2 visa interview appointment is on August this year and I believe because of your video I will comes out in flying colors 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Victory is mine, God bless you dear,

  • @user-jz7xk5rx7p
    @user-jz7xk5rx7p 10 месяцев назад +6

    Hi Mandy! Thank you so much for your videos, it certainly helps to be a bit more prepared for what’s coming at that interview (mine is next week)! Speaking of things that Visa Officers know at the time of the interview, do you know whether the history of applying for Green Card Lottery is visible to them? I did once for fun around 3 or 4 years ago, and now I am uncertain whether I will need to mention it or talk about it at all? Thank you very much for your help and have a wonderful day! Mila

    • @florebami3157
      @florebami3157 2 месяца назад

      My self as well.
      What should we say

  • @babiiii7363
    @babiiii7363 Год назад +3

    Hello Mandy, I just have simple 2 questions-Do visa officers check how many colleges and universities you have previously applied whether it was approved or rejected, and also the documents you gave to universities or colleges that you have applied should they verify or not..especially for U.S and Canada visa officers?

  • @dancingqueenjay.990
    @dancingqueenjay.990 8 месяцев назад

    Your messages were really helpful, thanks.

  • @chityuhlaing1861
    @chityuhlaing1861 Год назад +1

    I had visit Visa approved in 2018 while I was waiting for my immigrant visa approval which eventually approved 6 months later. I have traveled to UK, Australia & many places in Asia which helped for my US visa application, I believe.

    • @jrocketfinger
      @jrocketfinger 2 месяца назад

      Do you mind me asking why you think you had the visa approved while you had a pending immigrant visa? Did you own property back in home country, or a work contract or something like that?

  • @sultanboyaliev
    @sultanboyaliev Год назад +4

    Hello Mandy, I am a student at a university, and I am participating in SWT programm this year. Actually, I live in Uzbekistan, and getting J1 visa approved is very hard this year, and the embassy is denying more than 90% of the applicants this year due to the fact that more than 40% of applicants did not return to Uzbekistan last year. So, what would you advise to do in order to increase the chance to get my visa approved?
    Thanks in advance!

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  Год назад +1

      Preparing with an expert is the best way to do the best you can at the visa interview. Feel free to book with me at zfvisa.com to maximize your chances. Good luck!

    • @sardorortiqov4775
      @sardorortiqov4775 Год назад

      Qaysi agenstvada qildiz

    • @sultanboyaliev
      @sultanboyaliev Год назад

      @@sardorortiqov4775Intrax

  • @victoravictorino7941
    @victoravictorino7941 11 месяцев назад +4

    Hi Mandy, thank you for doing what you’re doing. I am already in the US as an R1 holder. This is the third time that I have been issued this visa category. Now, I have decided to apply for a green card. Btw, I entered the US last year and was given until September next year to work. Am I eligible to apply for a green card now? Thank you so much for your time. More power to you!

  • @losinekenneh2334
    @losinekenneh2334 Год назад

    thanks for the wonderful explain . i hope to get a more info on the f1 visa interview for someone going for a language course study for 2 months.

  • @lilyapaye9364
    @lilyapaye9364 10 месяцев назад

    I have my b2 visa interview next month.
    May God get involved with God everything is possible

  • @michaelmoyo336
    @michaelmoyo336 Год назад +16

    Hi Mandy thank you for your video. A friend was once rejected for a B-1 Visa twice in 2013 for a volunteer retreat twice with a scientific society. However 10 years later their situation has changed, they are married civily, are working and their wife is working a stable job. They also now have two Masters one in Business and another in Science. This friend has been accepted for a Masters but with an option to do a PhD in that school after a year and got their I-20 form and is about to do an F-1 Student Visa application. They have applied for a loan also from a reputable international financier with a 10 year payment period. The loan they got is enough for a year (2 semesters) being above $40000US. The friend is scared of the previous rejection and would like to be better prepared? Also wanted to know If they can apply for F-2 Visas despite not being able to travel with their family to the US? This friend also owns a property (piece of land) that they bought for >9000$? Does this prove ties to their country in addition to 3 kids who are in high school and elementary school as well?

    • @oluwasegunonabanjo2184
      @oluwasegunonabanjo2184 10 месяцев назад +1

      Hi Mandy. I've once applied for visa 5years ago to visit the US to buy my father some machines equipment for his company but was denied. Now I'm visiting the embassy tomorrow again for a F1 visa interview. What bothers me now is that I graduated studying electrical engineering as an undergraduate but I'm going to study Human Relations in Murray state university now. I don't know how to link the question if asked why did I change my major from electrical to human relations. However ive worked as a customer care before and as a human resources officer before.
      Can you pls give me a head's up on how to answer the questions

    • @LMFAOshufflin
      @LMFAOshufflin 9 месяцев назад

      @@oluwasegunonabanjo2184how did it go

  • @iskandarmirfozilov1872
    @iskandarmirfozilov1872 Год назад +4

    I thank you Mandy!
    I am participating J1 Summer Work and Travel program. And my visa interview is on April 11. I want to have a visa consultation before the date. How many days earlier would suggest to take a consultation?

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  Год назад +2

      Iskandar - A consultation is most helpful about 7-10 days before the visa interview. You can book a session with me at www.zfvisa.com. I wish you the best of luck!

    • @user-ir8dx5ku4x
      @user-ir8dx5ku4x 3 месяца назад

      ​@@ZFvisaMy b1/b2 visa was denied how long can l take to reapply

  • @Nkanyiso131
    @Nkanyiso131 Год назад

    Oh you worked at the embassy in Beijing - I actually live in Shanghai and got my visa approved at the consulate. It was pretty straightforward, got my passport back in two days. It also helped that I had traveled to the UK and a Schengen country

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  Год назад +1

      Congrats!

    • @victoriasage6016
      @victoriasage6016 Год назад

      At the time of your application how much funds did you have ?

    • @Nkanyiso131
      @Nkanyiso131 Год назад

      @@victoriasage6016 To be honest I don’t recall but it would have been a decent amount. But the consular officer didn’t even look at my bank statements.

  • @shameragandalon7700
    @shameragandalon7700 7 месяцев назад

    I really like your communication skills..

  • @minhasrehman2851
    @minhasrehman2851 Год назад +7

    Hi Mandy! It's good to have this information before the B2 interview soon, I am doing a dual Master's degree in Europe but I am from a non-EU country since I am studying as an international student in Europe & want to visit new york for a week to explore that amazing city and experience the vibes, some tourist places, and good food, the reason for this short trip, I have semester break and have to come back to, Europe, to continue my Master's internship and complete my degree on time. for the finance part, I have 2 European scholarships at the moment and I can easily bear the one-week trip. could you suggest some tips to convey this to the visa officer, since English is not my first language & I got nervous sometimes. 😂 also, I made a random dorm hotel booking in new york and while filling out the DS-160, I did not mention my detailed plan of visit just select a random tourist purpose. will it create some negative impact? It would be so great if you reply to me and give me some tips and feedback. ☺ Thank you🙏

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  Год назад +1

      Hi, I think a one-on-one session will really help you. Book a session with me at www.zfvisa.com. Good luck!

    • @atifaziz4759
      @atifaziz4759 Год назад +1

      Bhai jaan paisa lao. Muft mn mashwara ni deta yh gora 😂😂

    • @nadinekelly3047
      @nadinekelly3047 Год назад

      I made a erro with a zip code number how do I good about getting the right code on the person address how do I go about that

  • @farij.8747
    @farij.8747 Год назад +7

    Hi Mandy, I’m a permanent resident in the US and trying to get my mom from the Caribbean to my home state, for urgent medical attention. She was granted an expedited date and on the day of that interview, she was recently denied a visa because the agent told her she had insufficient documentation which includes proof of insurance and a doctors letter (even though she had a letter with the appointment date). Her regular scheduled appointment was May 9th, 2023 and she’s hoping to try again at this time, a month shy of her initial refusal. Any help you can offer will be greatly appreciated. It’s also helpful to mention that she’s retired and along with her pension, I assist her with remittances.

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  Год назад

      Hi, they like to follow a process when it's for medical treatment. Feel free to book a session with me and I'd be happy to work with your mom. You can book at www.zfvisa.com.

    • @josephkamau9941
      @josephkamau9941 Год назад

      Hallo Maddy, I have been denied visa three times and the visa officer never gave me the reason for denial. What would be the problem. Can I apply again and what do I need to work on? Does it mean that all denials are put on for reference?

  • @brendaflex9265
    @brendaflex9265 Год назад

    Hey Mandy .I booked an appointment with Argo already.

  • @wilmabasilio6391
    @wilmabasilio6391 Год назад

    Your voice is so sweet, as sweet as lullaby voice

  • @alverzenongkhlaw5688
    @alverzenongkhlaw5688 Год назад +9

    You're a beautiful soul and although I'm not interested to visit uncle Sam but I love Trump and i love and pray for a strong America...God bless you.

  • @bashorun-uj5rb
    @bashorun-uj5rb Год назад +15

    Hello Mandy, this is the first time I am seeing your video and I am so full of questions...but lemme just narrate my experience..I am Nigerian and I and my wife were denied USA tourist visa back in 2011. The reasons given by the interview officer was that No 1: we are newly married and have no travel experience and that we should acquire that first, No 2: inadequate proof of financial capability, No 3: to cap it all, my wife was about 8 months plus heavy with our first child😁.. our situation has changed tremendously since then ( although we weren't doing badly back then) financially we are far better now and our 2 boys are 11 and 8 years old respectively. we have also traveled as a family to just two countries for holiday( UAE and South Africa). now we want to add UK to the list.. I was now wondering about our chances if we decide to try going to the USA again after our UK trip...what do you think lady?

    • @TymexTymex-bl9gk
      @TymexTymex-bl9gk Год назад +7

      I think going to Uk and coming back will boast ur home ties. Uk and usa are ranked the same for u to go Uk and come back before ur visa exp date. Definitely they will gain more confidence in u that u are coming back.

    • @khushbooinsan3199
      @khushbooinsan3199 Год назад

      @@TymexTymex-bl9gk definitely this is true coming back to your home country will show the strong ties for you and would get positive view to the visa officer

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  Год назад +5

      You can apply again but I would recommend some expert preparation since you've already been denied once. You can book with me at www.zfvisa.com.

    • @jackofalltrade9515
      @jackofalltrade9515 Год назад

      ​@@ZFvisa Hi

    • @olatundealabi7119
      @olatundealabi7119 Год назад

      @Mandy Feuerbacher I was denied Visa renewal in 2018 after visiting the United States more than 15 times since 2002. I have been to the UK more than 20 times and to the Schengen countries more than 20 times as a businessman.I was surprised that my visa was denied because the Visa Officer thinks I dont have strong ties to my country. Probably because my kids who now resides in the US(Both of them are US Citizens) are undergraduates in the University don't live with us in Nigeria. But since then I have travelled out of Nigeria more than 10 times to Britain,Netherlands,France and UAE. I have another visa appointment in January 2024 and I hope they approve my Visa because it's my son's graduation! My question is if I am not comfortable in my country would I have this extensive Travel history? And I have never exceeded my Visa anywhere in the world!

  • @rihannaboothe7563
    @rihannaboothe7563 8 месяцев назад

    My first time applying for usa visa my interview coming soon thank for this video ❤

  • @kaytekinya7760
    @kaytekinya7760 9 месяцев назад

    Very informative. Thank you!

  • @user-mh6tl7dc2e
    @user-mh6tl7dc2e Год назад +10

    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?

  • @user-kw6uj7vn9m
    @user-kw6uj7vn9m Год назад +16

    Hello Mandy,
    I went for my first F1 visa interview in 9th August 2022.(Accra Embassy)
    With Auburn University at Montgomery.(MSc Computer Science)
    My funding from the school was $5000
    And my deficit was $23,000
    And my sponsor was my Uncle.
    The Vo denied me after asking me how I would be funding my studies.
    My Second attempt was 9th May, 2023.(Ivory Coast Embassy)
    Maharishi International University(MSc Computer Science)
    Funding: $26,730
    Deficit: $6000
    Didn’t change sponsor(sponsor was still my uncle the same person I used for my first interview)
    The VO denied me: saying why would my uncle be paying for $6000 since I am working for 2years 9month.
    My start date is 9th August 2023 and I planning of going for the interview again.
    I’m planning of using personal funds now or what do you advice.
    I want to know if is advisable since I just got denied in May and plan of going back within the shortest possible time?
    And if asked you were here some months ago with your Unlce as your sponsor.
    Why have you changed to personal funds.
    How do I tackle it?

    • @victoriasage6016
      @victoriasage6016 Год назад +5

      I pray that you get your visa. How long did it take you after the day you applied for the interview and the actual day you went for the interview.

    • @frankankrah5353
      @frankankrah5353 Год назад

      Pls get in touch with me

    • @ashwinikempanna5974
      @ashwinikempanna5974 11 месяцев назад

      Is your Visa approved?

    • @senabedzrah6105
      @senabedzrah6105 11 месяцев назад

      Can you share with us what happened next pls

    • @oluwabunmiolaleye8720
      @oluwabunmiolaleye8720 9 месяцев назад

      I'm willing to know what happened next pls.

  • @tandinningpo2819
    @tandinningpo2819 Год назад +1

    Thank you for your beautiful words

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  Год назад +1

      You're welcome!

  • @kishorekundala1902
    @kishorekundala1902 Год назад +6

    Hi Mandy, My in laws are Indian citizens aged 70+, my Father in law retired from the Government of India and is a pensioner. They are travelling to the UK on a tourist visa (they have already done so 10-12 times in the last 10-12 years). As the appointment dates in India are not available for more than a year down the line for a B2 visa, they have applied for a B2 at the London Consulate. The DS 160 states their daughter-in-law (my wife) is sponsoring them and they are visiting the USA to see their grandson who lives in the US on a F1 Visa (OPT) working for Amazon Inc USA as a Software Development Engineer. This is their first application for any kind of a US visa. What kind of questions can they expect?

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  Год назад +3

      Hi Kishore, it's difficult to explain on this page. I'd be happy to work with them prepare for their upcoming visa interview. You can book at www.zfvisa.com.

    • @emeliaoparebeaayesu168
      @emeliaoparebeaayesu168 Год назад

      Please how should I answer why do I want to visit United States for my B2 visa

    • @kishorekundala1902
      @kishorekundala1902 Год назад

      @@emeliaoparebeaayesu168 You should share in some detail the actual reason for your visit, not in a couple of words

  • @simplypreschool735
    @simplypreschool735 Год назад +2

    Can you talk more about the spousal visa process!? Would love it.
    Thanks for all this information 😊

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  Год назад

      I’ll add that to my list. Do you mean for visas or green cards?

  • @yahayaakansise6592
    @yahayaakansise6592 Год назад

    Thank you professor mandy. What are the relevant information someone applying for a student visa needs to keep in place.
    Thank you in advance for the assistance

  • @moshinemametja54
    @moshinemametja54 3 месяца назад +1

    Thank you for the insight.

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  3 месяца назад +1

      Glad it was helpful!

  • @NaturalBornQuerdenker
    @NaturalBornQuerdenker Год назад +1

    Thank you very much! It's very helpful.

  • @lawrencembugua8484
    @lawrencembugua8484 Год назад +1

    Thankyou so much for this info.

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  Год назад

      You're welcome.

  • @celine5057
    @celine5057 Год назад +2

    Very beautiful explanations

  • @MrHemu-wn1le
    @MrHemu-wn1le Год назад

    You are so pretty. I can't move my eyes from you as long as I am watching your videos.

  • @user-vu3zv7ki3x
    @user-vu3zv7ki3x 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you fro your useful videos.

  • @muhimaracheal5183
    @muhimaracheal5183 Год назад +1

    Teaching are amazing and clear

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  Год назад

      Glad to hear that

  • @InspirePrimeTime
    @InspirePrimeTime Год назад +2

    This is very nice and helpful information about the US visa interview. I have a query about granting the US visa. If anyone previously got Schengen tourist visa rejection does it affect his/her US visa granting during the interview?

  • @sallycubillas583
    @sallycubillas583 Год назад +1

    THANK YOU ATTY GOD BLESS YOU

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  Год назад

      You’re welcome!

  • @ritusrivastava9750
    @ritusrivastava9750 Год назад

    More on F1. Specially if it's denied earlier

  • @carolineolaberri6752
    @carolineolaberri6752 Год назад +1

    Hi Mandy. I got refused a B1/B2 visa before while I was still underage. Now 4 years later I’m reapplying. However, when they asked me to explain on the form why was I denied previously I simply said “consulate did not specify” but now I remembered she did handed me a slip with “lack of ties to your home country” should I fill out another ds 160 stating that they denied me because they thought I lacked ties to my country or is that something minor? I remembered being told no with no verbal explanation or the exact reason that’s why I said consulate did not specified..

  • @myfingerpainting
    @myfingerpainting 8 месяцев назад

    Hi Mandy! I am a retired teacher, and had history of working outside my country as well as travel to other countries. I chose “Retired” in the work experience in my DS-160 form. As I continued filling-up with the rest until I have completed the DS-160 form with my photo upload, I noticed that there was no option to fill-up my Travel history. Why is that so?

  • @aanchalshah9642
    @aanchalshah9642 Месяц назад +1

    Alhamdulillah my US Visa got approved 🤲 thanks for the supporting videos

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  Месяц назад

      Fantastic! Safe travels!

    • @MultiverseMaster
      @MultiverseMaster Месяц назад

      How did you go about it, work visa.?

  • @CaribouEno
    @CaribouEno 5 месяцев назад

    I had an I-140 petition (employment based green card) pending and had no problem to extend my L-1 non immigrant visa in a US consulate. But I think this is because L-1 is a "dual intent" visa? The Consular officer saw the pending I-140 and asked me whether I would still return to Europe in case that would be denied (or the subsequent I-485). I answered of course and I got my new L-1.

  • @mycall_31
    @mycall_31 6 месяцев назад

    Very helpful video. I would like a session with you.

  • @hoatrojan
    @hoatrojan 5 месяцев назад +1

    Hey Mandy, how to explain about reason why visa was denied so that the officer sees some improvement in the current interview? Thank you.

  • @csulacivileng.2791
    @csulacivileng.2791 Год назад +1

    Hi Mandy,
    First off thank you for insightful info. I am soon to be US citizen, it is just matter of getting N-400 interview. In fact I had an interview that was scheduled for January 9th 2023, but unfortunately I received a call from USCIS officer on Thursday, January 5th 2023 and was told my interview would be canceled and the officer assured my in8will be reschedule soon. Any how my question is regarding something else. I have a sister back home and she wants to learn English and I suggested she should apply for student Visa. During the interview if officer asked her do you have a relative live in US would it be disadvantage if she said yes. How should she answer that. She can not say she has a brother that is citizen, because technically I am not citizen yet.
    Thank you in advance!

  • @CrazyHostelers
    @CrazyHostelers Год назад

    Could you please talk about(or make a video about) affect of Diversity Visa(DV) on student's profile and how to answer or defend if you have diversity visa history?
    Thank you! Your informations are very helpful.

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  Год назад +1

      Sure, I'll add it to my list. Thanks for tuning in.

  • @victoriasage6016
    @victoriasage6016 Год назад +1

    A quick one Ma'am, Now that we have established that that travel history matters and let's say I want to build my travel history that enhance my USA visa acceptance rates in future ( I leave in Kenya). Which countries can I travel too.

  • @slamankhan7003
    @slamankhan7003 2 месяца назад +2

    Very nice points ma'am 👍

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  2 месяца назад

      Thank you!

  • @melkamwubie8264
    @melkamwubie8264 7 месяцев назад +1

    Hi Mandy - to make things short i have been to the U.S nine times throughout the years. But when i applied for a visa renewal last August I was denied. I have never overstayed my entry visa permits during my visits to the U.S

  • @20sureshsingh
    @20sureshsingh 11 месяцев назад

    Thanks a lot for explaining the various aspects of US visa very 5:23 eloquently
    Can you please cover some aspects of Indian immigrants US citizens sponsoring for their parents immigration visa

  • @curtishastings4328
    @curtishastings4328 10 месяцев назад

    Hello good day I got denied a j1 visa last week the interviewer ask me about the phase of my training I explained to him about the culinary phase from 1 to 4 but I got to realize he's not familiar with the culinary back ground of my training he did not even ask about my ds-7002 form until I showed it to him he skip the first 2 page and couldn't even bother to try to understand my training plan

  • @ronniewilliams-yi3nr
    @ronniewilliams-yi3nr 10 месяцев назад +1

    Awesome. Thank you for this info. Wanted to ask you a question. I have travelled extensively (including US several times on visitor visa). Now I plan to file US visitor visa for my family and visit US with them. So would my travel history be helpful for them to get visa? None of us have any intention to live/settle/work in US as we are doing good in India.

  • @collingshollis1027
    @collingshollis1027 8 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for your guidance!
    I have scheduled for a B2 visitors visa interview. Moreover, I have a pending I-20 which i have not yet paid the SEVIS fee..
    I have filled a DS-160 for an F-1 student visa as well.
    My question is, will the visa officer be able to know all these information when i go for my B2 visa interview?
    If yes, what will be the consequences involved?

  • @mboneemilia6151
    @mboneemilia6151 6 месяцев назад

    Please do a vidoe of possible questions to prepare for another interview after a J2 deniel .

  • @jagathhennayake5596
    @jagathhennayake5596 Год назад

    Thank you for educating important things!! In 2017 somebody filed me Immigtn application. How do Visa Officer already know about it at the interview in 2023 my next Visa interview?

  • @user-oc6eu3bj3s
    @user-oc6eu3bj3s 11 месяцев назад

    Thank you so very much

  • @wanderer025
    @wanderer025 11 месяцев назад

    Hi, my F-1 was denied a couple of times in 2010. I had applied for masters in the US after finishing my masters at the home country. Later, I gave up and pursued doctorate in my country and went to other european countries for postdocs. What will be the situation if I apply for H1B / J-1 now (after securing a postdoc / job from US research institute)? I believe my academic profile has been changed significantly with lots of achievements. Will F-1 refusals affect my H1B chances? How long the visa refusal records are stored in the system?

  • @m.fazlurrahman5854
    @m.fazlurrahman5854 Год назад

    They ask you type of questions that have already been provided in the application. If they have a bad mood they can deny but you can appeal and get it reviewed by a different person and sex!!

  • @sayyedzohaibrizvi2573
    @sayyedzohaibrizvi2573 Год назад

    Excellent explanation. 👍

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  Год назад

      Glad it was helpful!

  • @ViedoHunter416
    @ViedoHunter416 Год назад

    Hey. Great video, it was really helpful. I would like to know how to answer the interviewer if they ask me about my plan to immigrate one day to the US (as a doctor, which I do plan to but not yet or anytime close to me applying for a visit visa). Should tell them or should just say no?

  • @DWAKWILLIE
    @DWAKWILLIE 9 месяцев назад

    Thank you, so much for the insight. Please, if you have just applied for the lottery and have not been nominated and you have gone ahead to apply for a student visa and you are asked about your immigration intent, what should your answer be?

  • @lyradatoy8812
    @lyradatoy8812 Год назад

    Hi Mandy :) Your videos are a big help.
    For transit visa application (from PH to Dominican Republic), do I need to present the Dominican Republic visa on my US Transit visa interview?

  • @Jamaican19Girl
    @Jamaican19Girl 5 месяцев назад +1

    Watched this right before my interview, I was granted a visa but unfortunately my child wasn’t . I would have rather it was the other way around since she really wanted to go to Disney with her father for her 6th birthday. Either way I am grateful 🙏🏾❤

    • @ZFvisa
      @ZFvisa  5 месяцев назад

      I’m so sorry to hear that. Did the father apply at the same time?

  • @novakayne2709
    @novakayne2709 9 месяцев назад

    Hello, Mandy. Thank you for your good work. I was denied a visa interview in 2004, I never applied again. As a health and safety personnel, I'm to represent my company at a health and safety conference next year, will the fact that I was denied a visa almost 20 years ago be a determining factor? I'm now married with a 7 year old daughter

  • @timothyegemasi4353
    @timothyegemasi4353 10 месяцев назад

    Hello Mandy
    The last part you highlighted was exactly my situation right
    I have an ongoing green card visa which is still in the process
    Also have the Ds-160 interview actually the Ds-160 was done
    Before the green card petition 🤔

  • @alexanderbaladad9831
    @alexanderbaladad9831 Год назад

    Hi! This is so informative. Does a previous denied tourist visa affect a present employment visa application?