There are a lot of aspiring J1 interns that are messaging me,
that they really want to do this J1 program,
but they're worried to get their visa denied because they heard and read a lot
of you know. Uh,
should I call it horror story because it is really terrifying to get your visa
denied.
But that's why I am here to help you and guide you to have a successful visa
interview. And you know, what's everyone's question?
Is it harder to pass the J1 visa interview this 2020
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And without further ado, let's now jump into the video.
So in today's video we're going to be talking about all the reasons why your
visa can get denied or why your visa gets denied.
And also I'm going to be sharing you all the facts about the J1 visa.
So if you're interested, just keep on watching.
If you're watching this video right now,
maybe you will have your visa interview soon and you are scared to get your visa
denied or either your visa has already been denied and you want to reapply
again.
I suggest to listen very carefully because this video is really important and
you really need to hear this. By the way, disclaimer, I'm not crying,
it's just that I'm having really bad allergies right now,
but I really wanted to make this video and I really wanted to share this
information for you guys to help you with your American dreams and also with
your goals. So as we said earlier in our intro,
there are really a lot of students that are really worried about getting or
doing the J1 visa interview because they are scared to fail.
This is just like the world. If you look for bad things or if you look for,
you know, bad people, you will see a lot of bad people.
If you look for people who litter the streets,
there's a lot of people who litter the streets,
or people who doesn't follow rules. There's a lot of bad people in the world,
but also at the same time there's a lot of good people in the world.
There is a lot of people that gives donations or help charity or feed the
children that doesn't have any money or help the families who are struggling or
you know, give a free education to the students.
There's a lot of good things too. So this is just like the world.
I mean this is reality J1 students come on,
you need to look for the brighter side. You need to also look that. Yes.
Even though that there are a lot of students that have failed the J1 visa
interview,
there's also more or there's also a lot of students that gets accepted or you
know, pass the J1 interview.
If you will just look at the people who will or who fail. Yes.
You will fail because that's what you look for.
It's like attracting the universe, all this negativity in your life.
But if you look for the brighter side,
if you look or if you follow this people who have already passed the interview,
then you will pass your interview. Okay,
I guess that's enough intro for our video.
Let's jump into the reasons on why your visa, you know, can get denied.
So number one is lack of professionalism. Oh my God,
I don't know what I can or I should do it to you if you are late with your
appointment or you know if it do unnecessary things during the interview,
like bite your nails because you are nervous or curse while you're talking to
the interviewer, then yes your visa can get denied.
So second reason is failing to pass the security check. So for example,
you've been to the United States before,
maybe in the same J1 visa or like a tourist visa and you overstayed.
So they will always have a record with that.
So that can be the reason why your visa will get denied this time around.
So make sure you didn't do anything wrong when you went to U S before because
they will really know about that.
Third is you failed to show or convince the console your ties to your home
country. It is important to prove that you are coming back in your home country.
Even in any, you know, uh, US visa that you will get,
because remembered this is a non immigrant visa so they are very strict on
finding out or looking for ties in your home country.
So what are the ties in your home country that you can give them?
So first is your family. Of course, if you have, you know,
family in the Philippines or wherever your home country is of course that is,
one of the reason why you will come back to your home country.
Second is if you own a business, of course you don't want to lose your business.
So that is also one of the reasons why you will come back in your home country.
Next is if you have properties, for example,
you own the land or you own a car that is under your name.
That is also one proof that you have you know, Hey,
I have properties here in my country. This is the reason why I will come back.
Another example is bank account. If you have bank account here,
bring your a bank statement to prove that, Hey,
I have this money in my bank account. I can support myself.
I will not overstay the United States and I will come back because I have money
here. Also, if you are still studying, you can say that, Hey, I am still,
I still have one year left in my school. I want to finish my degree.
That's something that will really ties you up in your home country.
Or if you have a future job offer, Hey,
I'm going to be a manager when I come back here in the Philippines.
So I will use this training for me, you know,
to be a better manager in the future.
Another example of ties to your home country is if you're a part of a religious
group or a nonprofit organization,
that's something that you know you're really tide in. Like, Hey,
I am the president of our youth in our community in the church.
I really value that position that I really want to serve my community.
So I will use this training program to better serve my community. See,
there's a lot of options or there's a lot of things that you can prove your ties
in your home country.
So make sure to really convince the console that you are coming back in the
Philippines or in your home country.
Fourth reason is you are giving too much information. For example,
the console ask you, okay, what are your plans after your J1 program?
And then you said, well first I want to do a master's degree.
I want to continue my education. Second, I want to continue our business.
I want to help my parents third is I want to do this, I want to do that.
And lastly I want to do also this, that that like what the heck?
That's a lot of information. Listen very well guys. Okay.
If you really want to pass the J1 visa interview,
write down your answers so you already know like okay,
this is the only amount of answers that I can, you know,
tell the consular so practice and answer that is really very direct to the point
and you know short but sweet. That's it. Okay. Do you need to do that?
You cannot just give, yes.
I know that you still want to do a lot of things after come through your home
country but you need to be specific and also you need to be mindful that Hey,
the console doesn't need to know everything.
They just need to make sure that you are coming back and you have plans after
your program. Also just to add in giving too much information.
This is a very good example.
When the console asks you what are your job experience?
Well you're already 28 years old for sure.
You have a lot of job experience and if the console ask you,
what are your job experience?
If you tell everything the console might think,
well you are very well trained or you have a lot of experience already,
why would you still need to go to the U S why would you still this internship?
Will this add something to your life or you already know this, you know.
So there's also a lot of reasons why your visa gets denied.
So if you give too much information,
if the console feel like you really know everything,
they might deny you. Okay,
so fifth reason why your visa gets denied is you come to the us embassy.
unprepared. This is really,
I see a lot of J1 Students that does this.
They go to the us embassy without studying. What I mean by studying,
like really study, read it and understand your training plan.
I saw this to a lot of J1 students who,
you know really want to pass the J visa interview so bad.
But they always come to the us embassy unprepared.
They always try to wing it like, yes, I can do it. I can just like, you know,
like smile. to the console and stuff? Like, no,
you cannot just smile to the console.
You need to understand very well your training plan,
You need to know what are the skills that you will learn in each phase,
what kind of training that you will learn during that faces.
The console needs to know that you understand very well your training plan
because they don't want you to be held against your will when you are in the
United States, they don't want you to suffer while you're in the United States.
If your employer is bad, or if your employer will not treat you right.
I'm not saying that you will experience that or America is bad because it is
great. I learned a lot of things here,
but this is one way of the U S government protect you and to avoid the bad
things that can happen to you in America if you don't know your rights and if
you don't understand your training plan. So for everyone's general information,
getting a U S visa in general is always hard.
Even in my time getting a J one visa is hard.
It's always hard and it should be hard. You know why?
Because there are a lot of bad people who wants to do just bad things here in
America and people need to cut those people who doesn't have a good intention.
Well you might be saying,
well I don't have any bad intentions to do something in America.
Well this is your challenge.
They make it harder for you to be prepared on what you know America can offer or
what America really is.
Most of the time people are just applying for J1 visa just to go here in America
because they thought about,
Oh I'll just get J1 visa instead of applying for a tourist visa for 10 years or
something.
If it's easier to enter America with J1 visa so I'll just get it and then I'll
just wing it. No, it's not just you have to be confident.
It's not just because you have money but also J1,
it's not a tourist visa. It's not a working visa.
It's a visa that you need to understand, that is for training.
You need to set your mind that this visa is for you,
to train in the United States and gain cultural experience.
And a hands on experience and with this it will help you to have a better future
career in your home country. This is what the J1 needs to,
to realize that if you realize this or if you understand the purpose of J1 visa
and you go to the us embassy and have your interview,
you will not get denied because you understand what is a J1 visa means and you
know yourself that you are here for a training and for you,
you know you are really excited to learn new things and gain new experience and
then share it with your fellow countrymen or you know,
in the Philippines or if you're from India or if you're from Dubai or from
Singapore where ever you are. Okay.
Next reason is for providing incorrect information or misrepresenting facts.
Remember you filled an online application in the U S embassy,
then you print them out that is called the DS-160 and then when the console,
you know,
saw all of your information in their screen and in the papers and if it doesn't
match your answers,
if they ask you a question that this one of the reason why they will deny you
like, Hey, you're lying.
You know for example it says there that your date of graduation is 2016 but you
really did graduate 2015 so that is something that you really need to focus on.
You need to be honest, always be honest. And also another sample.
If they ask you if you have relatives in the United States, just say yes or no.
If you don't have, then say no. If you have say yes,
it will not affect the result.
It will only affect the result of your interview if you lied about it.
So next reason is incomplete application or supporting documents.
I told you guys earlier that if this really important for you to convince the
consul that you are coming back to your home country,
so you need to present financial documents or any supporting documents that you
are really coming back and also before going to the U S embassy,
please make sure that you have a checklist of the documents and anything that
you need to bring in the us embassy or during your interview so you won't miss
anything or you won't forget anything because this can be one of the reasons,
even though you answered it perfectly, but you forgot your password,
the consul cannot grant you a visa if you're missing a document or an
application. Number eight is limited availability.
Let me share you one of the facts about J1 visa.
Did you know that there are 300,000 participants from 200 countries around the
world that visits the United States with the J1 visa? So your kid,
you can't really say that, Hey,
there's like really no chance for me to get the approve. Yes,
you have a big chance because that's a lot of numbers,
but you also need to understand that during the Trump administration they did a
major cut in the numbers for the J1 visa.
So my advice for you to have a bigger prison stage or to have a bigger
probability of passing the J1 visa interview,
you apply during the first, uh, first,
second and third quarter of the year.
Because if you applied during the last quarter,
there will be like lesser slots or there'll be lesser numbers that are
available.
So it's really hard to get you need to like really be like on point of your
answer. So take note of that apply during the first,
second and third quarter of the year to have a bigger percentage.
So am I saying that you will not pass your visa interview during the last
quarter of the year if you apply? Hell no.
And do I have a student that pass the J1 visa interview during the last quarter
of the year? Yes, absolutely. Yes. There's a lot of them. And you know why?
Because they are willing to do the work.
They're willing to study their training plan, they are willing to listen,
they're really motivated and they're following the footsteps of people who are
already pass the J1 interview. That's why they also pass the J1 interview,
they look for the good side,
they look for the brighter side and they are really just possessing positive
vibes and they are manifesting it and claiming they already pass.
That's why they pass. So if you are negative person,
maybe it's not for you.
Also second facts about J1 visa is that did you know that 86% of the J1 students
around the world are 30 years old and younger.
So if you're 30 years old and older it doesn't matter.
As long as you're willing to do this training and you're qualified in their
program,
you're good to go next reason Why your visa can get denied is because of the 212
(e) rule or also known as the two year rules,
so when you do the J1 visa you need to stay in your home country after your
program for two consecutive years and that is really a requirement but there are
exemptions.
There's a lot of reasons behind this and if you want to know more information
about this,
make sure to subscribe to my channel and click the notification bell so you'll
be notified whenever that video is up. But for now,
let's continue to the next reason. Okay.
The 10th reason why your visa can be denied is your training plan is not
directly aligned or structured for you because sometimes training plan can be
too general,
so make sure to choose the right agency and the right host company and right
visa sponsor for you because you need to understand that training plan is really
a big factor here.
So if the consul see that your training plan is not well structured or is not
fit for your needs, then they will ask you is their revise. It.
Good thing is that when you revise it the next time,
there's like higher chance for you to pass that second visa interview.
By the way, guys,
for our next video we will talk about all the things that you need to do to have
a successful visa interview for the second time.
So this is for people who have already, you know,
applied for a visa interview or for their first meets the interview and got
denied. So these are the things that you need to do to have or to get the visa.
Okay?
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