Why did the Visa Officer leave the window during my U.S. visa interview? Ex-Visa Officer explains 

Hi Mandy, Great job there but i need you to do a video on f-2 visa also

Hi, Mandy.. Thanks for your high quality tips and videos. They typically helpful. Please can you make a video of EB1/EB2 visa for your subscribers?

Hi Mandy, Thanks for the wonderful video. All the information you provide is very useful to know the US visa interview process. My case: I had gone to US in F-2 visa and I changed it to F-1 status with the help of USCIS. Because of a project I needed to travel to Panama and I took an F-1 visa interview in the US embassy in Panama to return back to the US to continue my studies but the Visa Officer seemed too confused about my case that she had to leave the window multiple times and discuss with other visa officers. And she finally denied a visa even though she knew I was halfway through my Master's degree. The only reason I can think of why she denied my visa was because, at the time of interview, I didn't have a sponsorship document which was mentioned in my I-20. She could have denied me under 221(g) for that but she denied me on 214(b). I'm a Nepali citizen and there is no appointment available right now in Nepal. I'm so stressed about this condition, I would appreciate it if you could suggest me something.

This happened to me when I was changing from a J-1 visa to an O-1 visa. The Officer asked me if I have the waiver to two years home country residency requirement. I didn't have that at that time with me since I was told that this requirement is not there for an O-1 visa. She then went back and returned within a min and said "nevermind it does not apply to O-1" and approved my case. But, I must say I was a little surprised for a minute because I went through four US visa interviews before that but this never happened (visa officer leaving the window).

Hi !thanks for all the advice and informations i need more advices under the j2 visa after à first deny

Awesome your work is extremely good 👍👍👍👍👍

Thanks for your wonderful.uodates Mandy

Awesome talk

Hello Mandy. Thank you for your special advise. ☺️ I am planning to study 🇺🇸. So I am still confusing about to choose my master’s degree program. Because my bachelor is mining electrical engineering and I have worked just only a year. In contrast, I have been working a education sector. If I study for MBA program, does it influence my f1 student visa.

Thanks for sharing with us all the important information .am a single mother of two ,my question is should i show on the DS 260 that am going with my children or will pick them after afew months

Amazing

Thanks for your kind sharing! My brother is a Master degree holder in Mathematics, now applying community college for Finance associate degree. While studing foundations in community college, he is hoping to be there and have chance to talk to professors in US and look for opportunities to do a PHD or Master in other universities. He has no clear plan on that yet though. Should he mentioned this intention to go other universities during VISA interview? If not, what if the officer ask him, are you looking for a tranfer later on?

I have a complicated case too ..this happens to be but the one n one fee is far from my budget..😢

Hie Mandy just subscribed...Thank you so much for yr videos..I hve a question. Is it ok if my sister in Europe do the application for me..

Hello Mandy! Please read with patience. I am currently applying for an f1 visa to get an associate's degree in Biology at College of San Mateo. I intend to transfer to Cal State Uni after the associate's. My interview is on August 10th at the US Embassy Dhaka, Bangladesh. I completed my Secondary/10th exams in December 2021. During 2022, I had to take a study gap to get my documents sorted. My birth certificate was outdated as well as my parents'. I didn't have a passport so I had apply for that and I had a spelling mistake in my academic transcripts. Basically almost the entirety of 2022 went away by me making several visits to the government offices. But I didn't abandon my studies. I took preparation for GEDs at home. I will hopefully get my GEDs done at least a month before the interview. Can I add GED to my educational history in my DS-160? Like Name of Institution: GED Testing Service, Course of Study: General Educational Development, Address: 1850 M STREET NW, Washington, DC? I got this information by contacting GEDs help section. Anyways, is putting this information going to be a red flag for me? Should I put it in there? Also does not taking traditional 12th exams and taking a GED cause a higher chance of denial? Please do tell. Thank you very much for reading.

Mam, make video about K1 visa interview.

Dear Mandy, Thanks a lot for sharing, I wish I saw your videos earlier... For B1/B2, I was wondering why the VO only asked one question, and even refused to see the invitation letter. We don't have any crime/ bad records, we have jobs and well-put DS160. We even wonder if it is the First and Last name pull out other records. I'm interested in the one-on-one session, but was wondering how efficient this 30 min will be? Will there be a feasible conclusion in the end? Will you be able to look at our case ahead the meeting? How about the follow up, thanks!

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please make videos about DV visa

Hello,i have immigrant visa to enter the United States. I completed my immigrant interview on November 7, 2023. On November 8th, she received the email below from LBC stating that her passport would be ready for pick-up on November 10th. On the 10th,i received the email below from LBC stating that her passport would be sent back to the US Embassy for rechecking.

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!

Could you please make a video for filling a ds-260 form for ir1 visa for an approved i-130 for people living as a refugee in another country who can not obtain passport from their country.I believe this will help a lot of people . Thank you.

Hey, some situation occurred with us during our E2 visa interview. Eventually, they refused us after 221(g). But one mistake we also made during the 221 (g) paper submission. The officer asked for the original document ( Actually our document was a photocopy during interview ) Notarized from NY,USA. We submitted that but it was not the exact same paper it was a new one that we had submitted. The original one was on stump paper but we have submitted a new one (same document but in normal white paper ) without stump but notarized from NY, USA. Where was the mistake? Applied again and waiting for the appointment date. Please help me officer.

This recently happened to me, I had a B1/B2 refusal. Now, I again applied. on the interview day, Visa officer was acting way too much weirdly. He started writing in the computer for about 3-5 mins. Moreover, he was taking long pauses and thinking thinking. Then he left the window came with a 221g form and gave it to me. He checked AP processing documents I need to send. And told me that we need to look at your documents and we're not refusing your visa. So, I sent it as they were listed. Now, how long this processing will take? Any ideas?

I have visa date next monday and everyday I an watching your advices. I hope, I will take my visa...

Hii..Mandy please make video on J1 visa interview tips and generally questions that would be asked in interview..🎉🎉🎉❤

I have a question. Could I change my ds160 even though I already have appointment. Please enlighten m. Thank you

Can you please talk about the J1 Camp counselor interview in particular

Hi Mandy, I apply B1/B2 this year to visit my sister and waiting my appointment date,when filling DS 160 I still have work that time but now my fiance from Sweden want me to quit my job because Im also waiting my resident permit in Sweden,is this can affect my B1/B2 apllication since I dont have work or job right now?.thank you

Hello Mandy, great information and thanks for sharing your knowledge. Does visa officer & boarder control have info of travel history to other countries by scanning passport?

Hello, I head there is an American-Canadian agreement in which an applicant who has a visitor visa from one of the countries will get also the second one, how far is this true?Thanks a mile

This happened to me ,and my case is under administration processes its been their for two months know.

Can you please tell me what are the benefits on international visa day? Its on 7th june, so we can we expect more approvals on this day?

Hello Ma'am Thanks for the information. Will the F1 applicant who has taken students loan be denied because of red flag of working after studies? What's ur experience as students taken loan for studies?

Good afternoon, I'm Venezuelan currently living in Colombia. I will start applying for a U.S visa in the next weeks but I'm unsure to what type of visa should I apply for. I'm employed by a U.S Personal injury Law Firm in Albuquerque, NM. Sometimes, I get offered to go to the U.S to attend conferences, trainings with Attorneys and seminars. The Law Firm is willing to pay for all my expenses. However, I would also want to go to the U.S to visit friends I have in Columbus - OH, Pasadena - CA , Jacksonville - FL and Wisconsin. So, I don't know if a B1/B2 visa is the correct one? . My case is complicated because I've heard that with Venezuelans, 95% are being denied. Thank you for all your help with these videos.

Hi!sorry,i was approved since August,2014 and still not documentarily qualified either receiving a welcome letter and an invoice ID.

Hi Mandy I had my wife’s spouse visa denied because the visa officer told my wife that I could not meet the income requirements and the fact is that I am making alot more than that i would only have my wife and daughter as dependents and my yearly income is $43,707, I do not know why the visa officer wants me to get a joint sponsor if I am clearly able to support my family

Actually on my first L-1 visa exactly that happened. But the visa officer came back and said "I'm gonna approve your visa" and told me that I will receive my passport in some days via registered mail in the envelope I had to give them.

Hi, i got a question i'm trying to find an open interview date for my fiance but there are no appointment open so my question is when do they start added new open date? Is it at the end of the months or beginning of the month?

It happened with me before 😂😂but thanks God I passed & get my visa approved

Do you know how long they will take time for admin process in Montreal embassy for k1 visa ??

Need to travel work differently work visa talk visa my time h1b visa and b1/B2 visa and so green card holder I am going for tourism visa when to know

Hello Mandy, could you make a video about H2B visa interview tips, after refusal?

Hi Mandy is it ok to tell the visa officer that we are also planning to apply for a canadian tourist visa bucause our daughter is a student in alberta and we're planning to visit as well. Thanks. 3:52

Hello Mandy, can you talk about the C1/D visa, the require documents for the interview and possible questions, thank you ❤

Hello , I did a mistake in my ds160 F1 visa , i corrected my ds160 and they give me a new confirmation number This affect my visa ? Or the consoler ask me about changing a mistakes Thank you

Hey Mandy! I have my f1 visa interview this month, But my sister is on h4 visa (dependent) and my mother and father do have visiting visa… will this effect my f1 visa? My sponsors are my parents and they both are government employees Plzzzzzz do replyy…

I got rejected once later noticed I have some wrong information about me how do I correct that case of next time

I am kaleb would you mind if you tell me the question that will be asked in F1 visa interview for Second time

Hi Mandy,can you please clarify whether visa officer can check for info regarding sibling in usa pursuing masters currently during f1 visa interview?if i didn't mention in ds160?

Hi Mandy, I request you confirm the below f2 answers. 1. Why did you choose F2 Visa and why not B2 Visa (visiting visa)? Ans - As my wife is on F1, I applied for F2 and I believe that’s the correct visa type for me. 2. What is the purpose of your visit? / Why are you going to the USA? Where are you going? Ans - I want to go as I want to be with my wife on our wedding anniversary, who is studying her masters in the USA. And also, to see if she is all settled and doing good. 3. Why is she not coming and you going? / So, you want to visit your wife and why is he not coming and you going? Ans - She cannot come as she has picked up two courses in Summer and has to go to the University. I want to go as I want to be with her on our anniversary. And to see if she is all settled and doing good. 4. If she is busy with courses, what can you do? Ans - She will be busy on a few weekdays, but free on weekends and other weekdays. So, we can spend some quality time and visit a few nearby places. 5. It’s been a short while but why are you going? Ans - Firstly, I want to be with her on our wedding anniversary. And I want to give her some moral support, as it’s her first time staying apart. 12. Who is sponsoring for your trip? / Do you have any sponsor? Ans - I will be funding my trip with savings of about 30,000 dollars as I have been working since quite a good time. And my wife has her funds already with savings, loan and sponsorship. 13. Who sponsored your wife’s trip? Ans - My father-in-law and my wife herself funded her trip as she worked for a good number of years. She had 27000 dollars savings, 34000 dollars of loan and also 30 percent scholarship. 17. What will you do in your free time? Ans - In my free time I will help my wife in the house-hold activities and any pending clean-up things. And when my wife has free time over weekends, we are planning to visit nearby places like New York -Time square, Boston and Rhode Island. 18. Will she go for OPT? Ans - She just completed her First semester. It is too early for me to say on her behalf. But she planned to come back to India as early as possible as I will be in India. 19. Why didn’t you go along with your spouse? Ans -I had to close a few targets of my business as the financial year was coming to end. And also, as she just went and I had no reason to travel.

I just found out I’m ineligible for a U.S visa, is there anything i can do other than a humanitarian parole?

Hello Mandy , On 2012 , my brother filled visa petition for me , and on june 2023 I received welcome letter from Nvc including nvc case number and invoice id number Please how long it will take before I get my visa for Moroccan Do I need attorney to speed up the process? Can I do adjustment of status , If the process still too long how can I live my family until my petition approved ,

I was refused A C1D VISA last year. My employer is now sending me an essential letter to the embassy, Also, I now have an STCW certificate and recently finished my second MSc in Sports Psychology. I hope all these recent changes will make the approve me this time? In addition, I have been refused different types of visas before now, ranging from F1 to B1/2. This next interview will make it 5 interviews at the US embassy. What are my chances?

I’m a citizen of VWP county meaning I can apply for ESTA, but the problem is my visa was denied almost 4yrs ago on my different passport , looks like I’m not eligible for ESTA, can someone please advise

Hi, quick question- if my dependent wife is working for a foreign company, can she show that in her DS160 at the time of our L1A visa interview ?

Do we have to bring our airline tickets for b1b2. Will my hote😊reservation be sufficient

would u please create a video for AP?

what will happen if a student already applied for green card 2 yrs ago through his sister(citizen+ us govenment officer). and Now he applied for student visa interview for masters in Agriculture with GRA 22,000 dollor stipned per year ( full tution fee waived)? will student receive visa easily or it will make a problem? Please need a genuine answer...

Hi Mandy Thank You for your valuable information. In 1914 ( about 10 years ago) me and my wife applied in USA visa that time we lived in Bangladesh . Now we live in England and we want to apply again. So when we will apply can we tell the previous rejection.

I need your consultation.Please let me know how I can catch up with you?

Hi madam ... I was on j1 past ... And i applied for sec time ... Intially my visa approve now i applied for b1b2 .. how much chances of getting approve???

Tomorrow is my visa interview 😃

My case sent back to USCIS for possible revocation after my k1 Visa interview at embassy. Do i still have any chance to get visa !

Please how can a soldier dress to the embassy?

And does it put at risk for refusal if i filled on DS160 my trip is covered by my dad,when i already have the capability? Thanks

Mam, how can I book your appointment for an f1 visa?

this is exactly happened to me during my interview.

Hello I am a DV Winner. I was rejected at the interview. Is there any way I can appeal. please let me know 25 years continues work experience. Can I appeal

Dear Mandy. I have got refusal today visa officer leaves the window because of my job employment letter. Actually, there was typing error of date in my job employment letter. I have told them but they refused my visa after 10 mins. Please give me a suggestion for next time.

Dear mam mandy, please help me what to do on my ds 260. I filled it out by mistake the name of employers instead of writting name of my employet, i wrote name of my agencies.i cant cjange it anymore sice its locked and my interview will be on this 29 already.😢😢😢

Hi Mandy thank you for all the information videos 🙏 and " You are Damm Beautiful ❤️ ❣️🤩

What is the implications of the social media handle on the DS 160, do the VO really have anything to do with that ?

Hello everyone am from Cameroon and i got a visa to nicaragua but my agent said i needs transit visa from colombia to enter nicaragua. Is almost 5months e is on able to give the transit visa 😢😢and i miss the flight ,any one can help me with advised

Hi Mandy! I had two B1/B2 denials back when I was still in my teenage years along with my father. Our assumption is that it might be because we haven't travelled outside the GCC countries and because of the poor bank statement even though I was a student in that country which is a strong factor of home ties. In short, we were unprepared. Got refused by the same female officer by the way. I decided to apply again but for the F-1 visa category for college back in 2020 yet unfortunately got refused. My mom's friend in the US is declared as my sponsor. The male officer who refused me did the exact same thing you said in the video. He took a long time when it was my turn because he left the window and typed so much in his computer after. This year, I decide to reapply for Fall 2023. My parents are now my declared sponsors, they will sponsor me using their savings, I also decided to apply in my home country instead of applying where we lived before because we also needed to go back home since my parents the retirement age already. We also made plans to travel for a short vacation in another country plus a strong bank statement just to make sure and also hopefully more confident answers. I'd love to know your thoughts on this please.

Hi Ms Andy May i know how to get advise from you? Because I got 2 denials already. I really need your help. Thank you

I had i 131 visa interview like 65 days ago uscis approve my visa But the consulate didn't approve my visa .

Hi, My husband and I have a b1/b2 visa went to the us in 2018, recently got an h2b visa,.but my husband's h4 visa (dependent) was denied, they only asked him 1 question and denied, after 3 weekes he also got a job offer to h2b visa and was denied again, what should we do? I have to work but its definitely harder to go and leave him behind, also he is terrified of even trying to visit me for the holidays and get deported ! I am happy that I got the job but really sad that my family cannot be there with me!

Which embassy approved more usa visa

Its my dream to go 🇺🇸 for only 10 day's ....take photos show all my friends.....

Hello Ma'am, i got my NO2 from uscis in April for k1 visa but i haven't still received my welcome letter from NVC, and i have no way to know what is my case status. Would please give me any idea. Thank you.

my planning is going to work in USA

Mine left the window because he did not know the H2B visa could stay 10 days after the expiration date. He was saying I overstsy and I was saying i did not. Then he come back and said did you graduate and i say this year and he said come back when you graduate.

Maam why did you leave argo?

I have been working in Saudi Arabia for nearly one and half years as an IT consultant. My salary is in a good range. I am married and have two sons and a daughter, they are in Pakistan I am trying to bring them to Jeddah. Due to the long waiting time for the degree attestation I am unable to bring them as of now. I want to apply for a visit visa, to the US. I have been a resident of the UK for 3 years on student visa but I could not obtain a degree. Do I have even the slightest glimpse of hope of getting an approval. Honest answer please, be blunt, it'll save me a lot of time and energy

What happens to the visa

Hi Mandy! It's my first time in your channel . I would like ask about my DS160 . I put May 29, 2023, and this was my previous start date that I put on my DS160 and now my sponsor changed my start date to July 10,2023 due to delays in embassy availability. Do you think I should create a new DS160? I'm worried it might cause denial on my visa .

Because I had to blow my nose and I didn’t want to do it in front of the applicant.

I was looking for this video, Actually it happen to me two times i have applied tourist visa once in 2013 Pakistan and second time in South Korea 2022 got rejected same way interview went very well but both times end of the interview the visa officer went inside and came back after few min and refused the visa still confused why its happening.

I’am facing the same situation with f1. I got a denial, but before taking my interview, she left saying “give me a minute”

Because she had to use the restroom 🚽 Hit abd Subscribed 😂😂😂

mam i have 6 years gap in my study but my ds160 is totally real. and i give correct answers. so why rjctn ???

Thanks dear Mandy for your information. I filled out DS 160 for B1B2 visa and duration of stay i filled was 03 months,and reason for visit was for my brother's graduation. Should I be worried?

Hello Ma’am What does it mean (Your case has a date updated right now) on ceac but still on AP

Hello maam will the visa officer approve when applicant has only have a bank statement as his document?

I recently had a 5 year Canada study visa ban on misinterpretation, will it be an issue with the US visa officer even if my documents are genuine

I apply for 2 visa b1/b2

How do you deal with a VO who is currently listening to music with his earpiece while attending to you? Isn't that unprofessional?

I have question! Does at ds160 interview. See three years before for a ds 260. Is this why she deny him?

Hi madam am having my interview on Monday am am going on a conference what questions can I expect during my interview