I want to take an OFC appointment in Hyderabad or Mumbai. Will I face any problem in doing this?
You may schedule an OFC/VAC appointment either in Hyderabad or Mumbai, whichever is more convenient for you.
My F1 visa was approved for fall 2014. I was in the U.S. for 10 days but due to an emergency, I returned to India. I have deferred my admission until spring 2015, but this time my SEVIS number was changed. When I contacted the university DSO, she sent me an email saying, “You will have to pay the SEVIS fee again using your new SEVIS ID number. You will then take your new I-20 to the Consulate to be stamped. As your visa is valid through 2019, you would not have to obtain another visa.” As mentioned, I paid SEVIS fee on a new ID. How should I get the new I-20 stamped at the Consulate?
Students are required to apply for a new visa if there is a change in their SEVIS number, program, or university. You are also required to apply for a new visa if it has been more than five months since you were last studying in the United States.
My wife and son require H4 visa extensions. Do I have to fill two DS-160 application forms or is one form sufficient?
Yes, you have to fill two separate DS-160 application forms. Please write to the call centre at support-india@ustraveldocs.com or you can reach the call centre at 040-4625-8222, 0120-4844644. Please visit www.ustraveldocs.com/in for further information.
I am an Indian citizen planning to pursue a master’s degree in the U.S. The name on my passport reads Sunit Paul Sebastian. If I apply to the universities using this name format, I have heard that the I-20 and the visa will be issued with my name as “FNU Sunit Paul Sebastian”. Will I face a problem when I apply for a driver’s license or a social security number in the U.S.? If I apply to universities with my surname as Sebastian and first name as Sunit (which is different from the format in my passport), will it cause a mismatch between my I-20 form which reads “Sunit Paul Sebastian” and my passport which has the surname field blank? Will I experience any problems in obtaining a visa?
U.S. immigration law requires that a non-immigrant visa be printed with the applicant’s surname. If you do not have a surname field on your passport, your entire given name is printed in the place of your surname on the visa. The term “FNU” (First Name Unknown) is then printed on the visa in the place of the given name. Please keep this in mind when completing your DS-160 form for your visa application. But this formatting for the visa does not necessarily translate into the formatting for other documents like a driver’s licence. You will need to speak with the issuing authority about their specific naming conventions.
I made an appointment for R1visa interview in 2007 but later cancelled the appointment. I then applied for an F1 visa in 2007 and 2008. My application for an F1 visa was rejected 221g at the Chennai consulate. Can I now apply for a business visa with all the supporting documents? Will my application be rejected due to my earlier F1 visa rejections?
Previous refusals do not disqualify you from receiving a visa at a later date. The adjudicating officer will look at the totality of circumstances to determine whether an applicant meets the requirements for the visa class for which they are applying.
I want to take an OFC appointment in Hyderabad or Mumbai. Will I face any problem in doing this?Raviteja Jagarlamudi
You may schedule an OFC/VAC appointment either in Hyderabad or Mumbai, whichever is more convenient for you.
My F1 visa was approved for fall 2014. I was in the U.S. for 10 days but due to an emergency, I returned to India. I have deferred my admission until spring 2015, but this time my SEVIS number was changed. When I contacted the university DSO, she sent me an email saying, “You will have to pay the SEVIS fee again using your new SEVIS ID number. You will then take your new I-20 to the Consulate to be stamped. As your visa is valid through 2019, you would not have to obtain another visa.” As mentioned, I paid SEVIS fee on a new ID. How should I get the new I-20 stamped at the Consulate?
Govindapuram Yashwanth Kumar
Students are required to apply for a new visa if there is a change in their SEVIS number, program, or university. You are also required to apply for a new visa if it has been more than five months since you were last studying in the United States.
My wife and son require H4 visa extensions. Do I have to fill two DS-160 application forms or is one form sufficient?
Ravi Gudemella
Yes, you have to fill two separate DS-160 application forms. Please write to the call centre at support-india@ustraveldocs.com or you can reach the call centre at 040-4625-8222, 0120-4844644. Please visit www.ustraveldocs.com/in for further information.
I am an Indian citizen planning to pursue a master’s degree in the U.S. The name on my passport reads Sunit Paul Sebastian. If I apply to the universities using this name format, I have heard that the I-20 and the visa will be issued with my name as “FNU Sunit Paul Sebastian”. Will I face a problem when I apply for a driver’s license or a social security number in the U.S.? If I apply to universities with my surname as Sebastian and first name as Sunit (which is different from the format in my passport), will it cause a mismatch between my I-20 form which reads “Sunit Paul Sebastian” and my passport which has the surname field blank? Will I experience any problems in obtaining a visa?
Sunit Paul Sebastian
U.S. immigration law requires that a non-immigrant visa be printed with the applicant’s surname. If you do not have a surname field on your passport, your entire given name is printed in the place of your surname on the visa. The term “FNU” (First Name Unknown) is then printed on the visa in the place of the given name. Please keep this in mind when completing your DS-160 form for your visa application. But this formatting for the visa does not necessarily translate into the formatting for other documents like a driver’s licence. You will need to speak with the issuing authority about their specific naming conventions.
I made an appointment for R1visa interview in 2007 but later cancelled the appointment. I then applied for an F1 visa in 2007 and 2008. My application for an F1 visa was rejected 221g at the Chennai consulate. Can I now apply for a business visa with all the supporting documents? Will my application be rejected due to my earlier F1 visa rejections?
MMU
Previous refusals do not disqualify you from receiving a visa at a later date. The adjudicating officer will look at the totality of circumstances to determine whether an applicant meets the requirements for the visa class for which they are applying.
