I, a resident of Gujarat (India), am appearing for USMLE. I need to go to USA to appear for its Clinical Skills module. If I apply for Visitor’s visa from Mumbai by citing this reason; are there good chances that I will get it? Is it true that I stand a better chance if I apply from Delhi? Any other suggestions? Thanks.
Last Friday the House Republican Study Committee sent a letter to Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer, the Speaker of the House and Majority Leader, respectively, requesting an increase in the current H1B visa quota of 65,000 per year to 115,000. They also request a 20% yearly increase in the cap every year, assuming the previous [...]
These are some of the sample questions that might be asked during your US Visa interview: What specialty are you applying for? Why do you want to study in the US rather than your home country? What are the Universities you applied (None of the officers asked me for “Hospitals”. They always asked for “Universities”) [...]
You must provide specific contact and address information both in India and the United States. Applications with responses such as “any hotel” as the address in the U.S. will be rejected for additional information. Letters of Recommendations have minimal or no value during the visa interview. The visa officer has the right to grant/ reject [...]
The following issue has been raised for Indian Passport Holders, though it might be applicable for other nationals as well. To process your visa cases efficiently, the US Consulate recommends your surname and the given name written separately on the first page (the biographic data page) of your passport. Example: Surname (last name): Wesley Given [...]
US visa interview is always unique to each person. Each candidate has a different experience and would have a new story to tell you about what happened inside the consulate. Also visa interview procedures vary from consulate to consulate. Find your nearest US embassy here Here is a rough list of documents which one is [...]
VISA Doctors who have graduated from foreign medical schools seeking U.S. residency training (who do not qualify for permanent resident status in the U.S.) usually seek either of two visas from the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), the J-1 or the H-1B visas. Several recent events affect the use of those two visas by international [...]