What a fisking pain in the rectum.

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Originally Posted by Tchocky

You'll be fine then. Don't worry about the actual interview, as long as you've got the Ds-156/7/8/whatever sorted out there'll be no hassle. Just a lot of sitting, waiting for your number to be called. Bring a novel

Going for a student visa, yes? F-1?

Mhmm. So far, I'm taking:

• I-20 form from the college
• College letter of acceptance
• Statement of funds from the bank
• DS-156
• DS-something for work history
• Passport
• Novel

What kind of things did they ask you?

[Tchocky]

Ah, the I-20. Keep that one on you, it's like oxygen once you get over there

I got asked a few questions about what I was studying and why I was heading to the US, not much else. I'd say the total contact time was just over 5 minutes, add in many hours of waiting about.
The chap questioning me was friendly enough, I was a bit apprehensive. My list of visits to the US was half-remembered and quite long, I was worried that it wouldn't match up with their records, there was no issue.

You'll have to hand your passport over at the end, they'll get it back to you in less than three days with your visa inside. Think mine was on my door the next morning.
Have you paid the SEVIS fee? That was the only part that annoyed me, having to pay to get onto the Homeland Security list, bah.

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Originally Posted by Tchocky

Ah, the I-20. Keep that one on you, it's like oxygen once you get over there

I got asked a few questions about what I was studying and why I was heading to the US, not much else. I'd say the total contact time was just over 5 minutes, add in many hours of waiting about.
The chap questioning me was friendly enough, I was a bit apprehensive. My list of visits to the US was half-remembered and quite long, I was worried that it wouldn't match up with their records, there was no issue.

You'll have to hand your passport over at the end, they'll get it back to you in less than three days with your visa inside. Think mine was on my door the next morning.
Have you paid the SEVIS fee? That was the only part that annoyed me, having to pay to get onto the Homeland Security list, bah.

No, I havent recieved the I-20 from the college yet (I'm not going till August), but I understand you can just pay that at a bank somewhere, cant you?

What was the appointment time like when you booked your interview appointment? Was it like "I can fit you in in two months"?

[Tchocky]

Originally Posted by Kapitan_Phillips

No, I havent recieved the I-20 from the college yet (I'm not going till August), but I understand you can just pay that at a bank somewhere, cant you?

That's fine, I didn't have my I-20 either, I think it's dependent on the visa.
You can pay the the SEVIS fee online, I think the site is fmjfee.com or somesuch. As far as i remember it has to be paid before the interview.
EDIT - https://www.fmjfee.com/i901fee/

What was the appointment time like when you booked your interview appointment? Was it like "I can fit you in in two months"?

I really drifted into this, didn't apply to the college until late April. I called them up in May, got an interview in early July. Didn't even get accepted by the US college until mid-June
you have lots of time.

[JSLTIGER]

Which schools fellas?

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Gordon College in Barnesville, GA

[Tchocky]

Originally Posted by JSLTIGER

Which schools fellas?

Boston College