By Fred Tittle
The 4 most common problems that affect students from getting to the USA on student visas, English skills, not a serious student, money & they have a relative who lives in the USA all ready. These problems are associated more with students that are from developing countries, developed nations students are not usually scrutinized to the same level, as the likelihood that they will stay illegally in the USA is much less.
1. English skill: You need to be able to do the school work in English. It is OK that you will need to get some additional English skills when you get to the US, but for most potential students you cannot go to the USA to study English. The higher your TOEFL score, the better your chances of getting a USA F1 Visa, if it is real low under lets say 200 you might want to study English at home and bring that number up as is true for most USA Visas, the first time you apply has the highest likelihood that you will get accepted.
2. You are perceived as not being a serious student. The thought is if you are not a serious student then you should be applying for a tourist visa which will allow you to take some classes. Serious students have good grades and they take lots of classes in their home countries before they try to go the USA.
3. Money: It is expected that most students will work when they are in the USA, but you must have enough resources to support yourself and to pay your tuitions and book fees before you get the visa. The work that you would seek would be the traditional college experience, part time pizza money type job.
4. You have a relative that lives in the USA all ready. There is a high incidence of people who have relatives in the USA that they will go to work for that relative; you would think that it would help the applicant, but it is the other way around.
Any of these 4 problems are easy to fix if you feel that one of these problems affects you it is best to talk to a U.S. immigration lawyer before you file your application; again your first application is going to have the best chance of success, so getting it right the first time is a big step towards achieving your goals.
If you have already been denied a U.S. visa, contact us today to schedule an initial consultation with one of our U.S. licensed immigration attorneys to find out how to improve your application before reapplying.
