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So in today's video we're going to be talking about all the things that you
should not do or the words that you should not mention during your visa
interview. But before we dive into that topic,
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number one do not arrive very early and also at the same time,
do not arrive late on the date of your interview.
I highly suggest to arrive 15 to 30 minutes before your interview because even
though you are an hour early, they won't let you in.
And also if you are more than 30 minutes late, they won't accept you anymore.
So do not be very early but also do not be late.
Second is do not carry a bag, purse, mobile phones,
any electronic gadgets. Oh and also liquids, food items,
sharp objects, weapons or any water bottles.
You won't be allowed to enter the us embassy with any of the items that I just
mentioned earlier. Bring only your file folder,
which all of your documents that you will need inside the embassy is in there.
And that leads me to number three which is do not forget any documents that you
will be needing during your visa interview.
So I highly suggest for you to make a checklist of the things that you need to
bring inside the embassy and if you haven't have one,
here's the checklist of the things that you need to bring inside the U S
embassy.
Number four is do not bring any of your relatives, or friends,
because they are not allowed to enter inside the us embassy, only you.
The applicant are the ones who are allowed to enter inside the us embassy.
Now, if you are scared, you know to travel alone,
then you will need to ask them to meet you on a certain restaurant.
For example in the us embassy in the Philippines,
there's a bunch of restaurants in front of the U S embassy.
So what my mother did is she waited for me in front of the U S embassy.
Number five is do not wear any unclean or uniron clothes in your visa interview
remember to dress appropriately.
So a lot the students were asking me this,
what should I wear during my visa interview?
Wear presentable clothes preferably formals,
but you can also wear a smart casual. Here are the examples of smart casual.
Number six,
do not lose interest or be rude to your consul if you aren't able to get the
question for the first time.
Just ask the consul to repeat the question politely.
Also do not show that you are bored or you are losing interest while the consul
is talking to you. Do not be rude, maintain your calm at all times.
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Next is do not be nervous maintain a confident body language.
The most important thing that you should know is knowing your purpose.
What is your purpose on traveling to the United States? For example,
you are traveling for tourism purposes.
You should know all the places that you want to visit in the United States.
Or if you're entering the United States with a J1 visa,
you should know that J one visa is for training and not for work.
So that is also something that you should not mention is the word work because
J1 visa is for training purposes only.
The consular officer should be convinced that you are qualified for the visa
category. You are applying for. Number
eight never present forge or fake documents to the consular officer.
Never submit any fake documents because they will know about it and also if you
got caught of doing that,
you will become a permanent ineligible or banned on getting the US Visa.
Number nine do not conceal any information. Do not lie,
be honest, especially if you have relatives in the United States.
It doesn't matter if you have or not.
You need to declare that and if you lie they will still know about it.
So it's better that you are being honest and just explain if that is not your
immediate family or not or if you have plans on visiting them or what are your
plans when you are doing your training in the United States so you don't get
caught up because for them,
if you cannot answer a simple question with an honest answer,
how they can trust you with a complex question that's needs a better or bigger
answer from you.
Next is don't push any supporting documents in front of the consul.
Present only when the officer asks for.
Next is,
do not make any bad comments or argue with a consul in any way.
If the decision not the consult is isn't in your favor or he or she denied your
visa, remain calm and don't be rude. Do not make any bad comments. Why?
Because if you display inappropriate behavior,
the consul will take note of it and add remarks in your files that will be
visible to the next officer that will interview you,
which will negatively impact your future visa application.
Next is, do not give the consul a vague answer, be specific.
For example, if the consul ask, what will you do in the United States?
Never answer it with,
I will do whatever the company wants because it just shows that you know you
don't know what their training plan is.
So what will happen here is that they will reject your application and they will
make a note in your file that you know,
you look like you haven't study or doesn't know anything about your training
plan. So the next interview the consul will ask you, okay,
what was change in your training plan?
And sometimes people get confused like I don't really know what to say like do I
say the changes are my training plan or the changes are the start dates.
That's why I told you guys in my video which is I will link it in the card that
you need to find out what was the last question that the consul ask you so you
can connect that reason to your new application and combine it together and you
can answer the consul in more powerful ways.
Next is do not show any of your bad mannerisms and also using profanity like
biting your nails when you are nervous or using a bad words when you forgot
something.
Number 14 is that do not talk about overtime or a second job.
Next is do not tell the officer that you are coming in the United States to
learn English or take English classes because remember we'll go back again,
but what is your purpose? What type of visa are you applying for?
Your answers should be on the qualification of the visa category you are
applying for. By the way, guys were our next video,
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