100 Basic F-1 Visa Sample Interview Questions

Visa interview is a crucial stage of your dream to study abroad.Many students every year are rejected because they fail to clear this interview procedure. Every country welcomes meritorious students but you have to clear this stage for getting VISA. We recommend you to start the visa documentation preparation only after the receipt of admission from any University. This post will show you 100 basic questions for F1 visa interview that you need to answer in a proper manner. If you fail to answer these questions then your root to abroad education becomes very difficult, that’s why you need to prepare these 100 questions properly.

100 Basic F-1 Visa Sample Interview Questions

1. Which university did you apply to?.
2. Why the specified university?
3. Where have you done your bachelor’s from?
4. Which university accepted you?
5. What does your father do?
6. Who is sponsoring you?
7. How many brothers and sisters do you have?
8. What is your father’s income?
9. What will you do after completing MS? Plans after graduation?
10. Do you have any relatives in this country?
11. Why study in this country?
12. Show your experience certificate?
13. Why haven’t you got any scholarship?
14. Did you get any scholarship?
15. Show your Pass Book/Bank Statement?
16. Have you got any loans?
17. Parents have retired? Then how will they pay?
18. What is your undergraduate GPA/Percentage?
19. Mention some of your professors’ names?
20. Tell us about your university?
21. From where did your sister/brother/parents complete their studies?
22. Tell me how you can prove that you are going to come back?
23. Have you ever been to this country?
24. Why are you leaving your current job? (If you are working).
25. Where do your parents live?
26. What will you do after coming back?
27. What will you do if your visa is rejected?
28. Do you know anyone  in your university?
29. Why do you think the university is giving you a scholarship?
30. Will you come home during summer?
31. If you have changed your field of specialization (for e.g. if you are BE Mechanical and opting for MS in Computer Science) then what brought about the change?
32. Why do you wish to study in this country and not in India?
33. What do you plan to study at the university?
34. What steps have you taken to ensure that you will be able to perform well in the new field you wish to change to?
35. Do you have a brother/sister, or any other relative already at this university?
36. How will you finance your education for 2 years or 3 years?
37. What are your hobbies?
38. Tell me about yourself?
39. Where do you plan to be in 5 years from now?
40. What does success mean to you?
41. What are your strengths?
42. Tell us about your achievements?
43. How did you prepare for this interview?
44. What are your weaknesses?
45. What are your career goals?
46. Describe your dream career?
47. What are your grades like?
48. What are you looking for in life?
49. Why this university and not other universities?
50. What did you study for your Bachelor’s degree ?
51. Your passbook shows that a large amount of money has recently been deposited? Why?
52. Why do you plan to do MS?
53. Why are you changing your stream?
54. Why are your GRE/TOEFL scores low?
55. You look like a potential immigrant or I don’t think you will come back?
56. What are your plans after graduation?
57. Why are you applying for Fall only?
58. What do you know about this country’s education?
59. What is your Major?
60. What do you want to study in this country?
61. What are you doing now?
62. When and from where did you get your bachelor’s degree
63. What if you don’t get any scholarship in 2nd year?
64. How long will you study in this country?
65. What is your academic background?
66. What is your purpose for visa?
67. Give 3 reasons that you will come back to india
68. How do you know this university?
69. Can you explain why 90% of students didn’t come back?
70. Why won’t you stay in states?
71. Why did you choose this country and not some other one?
72. Can you promise that you will not be attracted?
73. What is your best/worst quality?
74. What kind of good things do you know about this country?
75. What do you do in your spare time?
76. What is your favorite Hollywood movie?
77. What is your favorite pet and why?
78. What food do you like to eat?
79. What is the thing you like a lot in India?
80. What is the thing you like best in this country?
81. Where are you going to stay in this country?
82. How does your study benefit India?
83. What will your salary be then?
84. What if you do not get the job you are planning for?
85. Where will you live?
86. When and where did you take GRE/TOEFL?
87. What is your yearly expense at the selected university?
88. What is your father’s salary? How long has be been working there?
89. Why is your sponsor interested in paying your living in this country?
90. How do you plan to pay the fee?
91. How many big titles were won by your university in athletics?
92. What if your sponsor does not want to fund you anymore?
93. There are other good universities, why still this one?
94. What is your university famous for? Sports? Research? etc.
95. Do you have a car? If so, what is the number?
96. Your whole family lives in this state, are you planning to stay there like them?
97. What do you expect after returning back?
98. Will you return to India?
99. Can I have your  Facebook or LinkedIn username?
100. Do you have a blog? Can I have its URL?