Hi I got approved 2 days ago my interview was pretty quick and I wanted to say thank you. I watched a view of your videos day before and managed to secure my visa.

1st update :- You can apply for US F1 visa 365 days prior to the start of your program that but you still can't enter USA 30 days before the start of your program date. 2. The fees for DS-160 has been increased from 160$ to 185$. Now 5 TIPS 1. Don't give one word answer at your F1 - Visa interview. The first question the visa officer is going to ask you is with some variations. Why are you going to study in USA? Do not talk about irrelevant things. Answer should be informational and helpful and do not ramble. 2. Do not memorize responses? Have in mind top 5 things you want to say? They are experienced and they can quickly catch you. 3. Establish a connection with the visa officer. Look them in the eyes. Look comfortable and Confident. Sometimes, visa officer is typing and not lookig at you but still you should do your best.

Mandy, people like me are grateful to have you here. Your video is really very helpful. Thank you.

I am a travel manager and I have been following all your videos and is really helping me preparing my student for their Visa interview. Acquiring more knowledge is power. Great job Mandy❤️

Blessed hearing from you and I declare success as we move 🙏🙌❤️

Listening to the officers questions and establish that you are being authentic and your answer is distinctive. 4. Don't change you school because it is not going to help you. Just prepare better for visa interview. 5. Prepare to explain your funding. If you have a sponsor that's paying for you? What your relationship and why he is going to fund you? Develop a context. Remeber, if you will not satisfy him/her, he is going to fill in the blanks himself.

i hope next year I will process my K-1 fiancee visa and i will always watch this kind of tutorial Thank you for having this .

Thank You so much, Mandy, for being insightful and giving us these little lectures, I appreciate the time taken out to make these videos for students. Just know that whatever good you do in this world comes back full circle, prepare for a huge blessing this year and also very sorry about your voice. :)

I'm trying to get an appointment for my F-1 Visa interview. These tips can really help me prepare beforehand and thank you so much for putting this together. I'm nervous, but at the the same time, I'm excited and claiming to have my visa approved! 🙏

This video is also useful in 2024.

Thank you Mandy, your tips are really helpful may God reward you greatly

You and Ben are the best. I listen to you for months and my b1 visa was approved 2days ago

Thank you so much,Mandy,for your lectures to us

Today is my interview at 7:30 am wish me luck i have prepared for it & now I’m looking your video & its very useful i hope everything goes well ❤ thank you your most of all videos is useful & informative

Thanx. I have given f1 interview twice, both rejected, now preparing for 3rd. In my 2nd interview my Consular Officer asked ‘How many I-20s do you have/where all did you apply/How many acceptance (as I recall)’

Thanks for telling me these important things now I know where I lack in my interview.

Mandy,great stuff. Got denied student visa..was asked only 3 questions.. kindly help as i reapply..im in kenya

Thank you so much for these wonderful tips especially tips no. 4 and 5

I wish i saw your video before i went for my visa interview, i got denied anyways.I gonna try again next year …. Thanks so much for this info.

Thank you so much, Mandy, that is so helpful.🙏

Hey Mandy I was apply for Highschool in USA with my agent and there are three student apply before me at the same school and the three of them got rejected and I will have interview 9, jaunary so am afriad they may be reject me please tell me what should I do?

I really appreciate your information. Let me comment tomorrow after my F1 visa interview.

Can a change of Sponsor be a good answer for what’s changed. ?

Valuable tips & insights as always, Mandy! Thanks for sharing your advice.

Help there please an you make a video on an F1 student applying with his dependent F2 and has an interview scheduled together? Some Questions and how to present themselves in the interview. Thank you

Thank you so much Mandy. Your videos have been helpful.

Thank you so much my visa is on Thursday. I pray i get it. I'll edit this if i do😮

In 2013, my B-1 visa application was denied, followed by a denial of my F1 visa application in 2022. I had applied for the F1 visa from the country where I completed my undergraduate degree and was employed at the time. Additionally, my mother currently resides in the US under the "withholding of removal" status, and my brother has faced five rejections for a B-1 visa. Now, I have received admission to one of the top universities in the USA and I am considering reapplying for an F1 visa from my home country. Both of my rejections was under 214(b). Given these circumstances, what are the chances of my visa being approved this time?

Hello Mandy, please can you talk about visa interviews as a single parent with children? Documents, dos and don'ts etc.

My wish is to come back here Good or bad but certainly good my ultimate wish. I am preparing for my F1 visa in few weeks time! Thanks for being you and helping us❤ grateful heart.

Tank you so much for your information your videos help full from🇪🇹🙏

This is my favorite video… thanks so much Mandy 🙏🏾 be blessed

Hi Mandy, thank you for this update, I'm most glad to have you coach me for my interview. Though I don't have a date yet but with my I-20 . Let me know how to do this .

Thank you very much, this will be really helpful...

Thank you for your input in making sure that we succeed in our endeavors. My start date was September 2022 but because of the backlog at the embassy I was not lucky enough to secure a favorable date and I was pushed to 2023, I have been studying online though. Does the 120-day policy applicable to me?

Hi Mandy, thanks a lot for this. I was wondering, if I'm going as a PhD student and have been granted a graduate teaching assistantship which pays for my tuition and pays me a monthly stipend to cover living expenses, do i still need to provide a bank statement from a sponsor or the assistantship is sufficient in that case?

Thanks so highly for such great tip,am looking forward hearing from cus have interview in coming days.

Thank you so much dear madam. This video is one of the top and most informative for us, specifically F1 student visa ❤❤

You are fantastic 😊 thank you for sharing such valuable information

@Mandy Feuerbacher thanks for the good work you are doing. .pls my interview date is 8th August 2023 and my school start date is 16th August 2023....could these affect my visa approval chances.....my emergency date has been denied and I am worried the 8th August would affect my visa approval since it's closer to the school start date ....

My visa was denied because I applied for English and on top of my DS160 confirmation form was written reciprocity which I did not kw.

Thank you so much for this video. My interview is next week.

Your tips are very much informative I appreciate it . Please guide how to answer if the Visa Officer asks why you selected US For further studies or why this University? I hope will get positive response of this question thank you so much for sharing your experience and knowledge.

Lovely message conveyed by an exquisite lady!

Thank you Mandy. Those tips are quite helpful. However, I want to ask what's your advice for me on the fact that I've got a younger brother in the same school I've been given acceptance to study for my Ph.D.? My younger brother will be completing his Master's programme in Spring 2024 and return to my home country for a well-paid job and get married; while I will be resuming in the same school in Spring 2024.

Thank you Madam. This video is very helpful

Could you please talk about those of us who changed schools for some genuine reasons.

Hi Mandy, thank you very much; the tips I learned from your videos really helped me with my interview, and I got my J-1. My program is fully sponsored by the U.S. Department of State (Fulbright). Also, the program fully sponsors my dependents, and I've received the DS-2019 for all of them. My concern is about their J-2 visa interview as my spouse can't speak English but my 13-years old kid can speak at an intermediate level. Due to closure of the U.S. Embassy in my home country, they need to apply to a U.S. Consulate in a third country. A recent J-2 denial under Section 214b - from the same program and country as me - scares me too about my dependents' case. I appreciate your advice in this regards so that they can well prepare for their interview.

If the vi asks how’s ur day going is it ok answer something like ,”it’s been good so for and hope it get’s better “

Thank you so much. I was awarded a GA position but I applied to the University using my mother's bank statement. While the bank statement contains more than enough money to cover the remaining cost of my studies, my mother is now retired and earning $500 monthly in benefits. In addition, my sister who is an expatriate with the United Nations pays our mother $2000 every month to care for her grandchildren, but this is not a formal employment arrangement, so how do I navigate this tricky situation in my visa interview?

A wise and experienced suggestion are required I am married, 3 kids, government college Assistant Professor with 10-year experience Applied for PhD in 5 universities and got “1” i20, 3Universities still pending their result, self-funding no other sponsor, an interview date is coming soon. Q1: Self-funding is suitable or I have to added other sponsor? while I am on study leave with full pay. Please Suggest tips to make a successful story for interview

Hi Mandy, i was denied an F1 visa because my immediate family (Mom, Brother and sister) resides in the US. I want to reapply, but i fear this might still affect my chances of getting an approval? I would be eternally grateful to you if i get a response to this.

Thank you for the education. How do a student going for F1 visa explain sponsorship if the student acquired loan for financing the education.

Hello mandy can we get a video for students who have been denied visa before. So they can do no what to do or not and what they should expect Thanks

Dear Mandy, Can you give tips / suggestions for F2 visa applicants.

i applied for morehead state university and got i20. my interview is already booked for july12,13 wish me luck

Hie Mandy .what exactly do l have to present on my DS I-20 on the section why were you refused and also how to answer the Question what changed in from your previous interview .

Mandy thank you for this useful information.. please can you differentiate to international students like me the difference between M1 visa and F1 visa and what program is suitable for M1 or F1 ?

Thank Mandy to the great Jobs,please do they ask for financial statement ? If yes pls will i need to go along sode my sponsors statement of account?thanks.

i think the visa inteview process in developing counteries will be different since offiers thinks those student will have the interny=tion to not come back

What if you go to the interview with a loan sponsored paper and they ask for your sponsor?

If an F2 Visa applicant suffers from breast cancer and has to prevent from reengagement by post treatment specific safety procedures, would this clarification alongside with an official letter authorized by her oncologist in first country, be a reputable evidence that she will not try to change her Visa to F1 at US, since her major is chemistry? Will this illustration persuade the officer?

Hey Mandy I had a 3 years gap after i graduated from Highschool . I have been saving money for college during those years and additionally i used the years to just take time , plan , prepare for TOEFL , apply to colleges and take online courses . What do you suggest that i say to the Visa Officer and would that impact my Visa approval?

Thanks Mandy for this I know I' ll ace in my F1 visa

Thank You so much, Mandy, for being insightful and giving us this information. I have a question for you. Although I had a fully funded PhD admission, I have been rejected for an F1 visa request. Can I change my university this time and say this new admission is in a better financial situation than the previous one?

What’s the best suitable response when asked about your sponsor

@mandy thank you for all the information you share here, it's really helpful :) could you please share that if one has been employed for a while but is sponsoring themselves entirely with a loan from mpower that is US based, what kind of questions could come up and what's a good way to answer them? Also considering they are of Pakistani origin, if that makes a difference. Thanks again!

hi mam can you make a video on most commonly asked questions in f1 visa interview.

Thank you for this information

Can please make a video giving tips for F2 VISA interview

Tnks Mandy May God bless you

Thank you Mandy for this explanation. Please i am from Nigeria and i have an interview on the 6th of Nov. 2023. Please how do i explain to the visa offier the validation of eduation loan as my finane?

Hello Mandy, Please In the Ds-160 form 1) is mandatory to fills my parents date of birth ? because I don’t have that information. Will it affect my application?

Most people are always talking about doing their masters, but I am going for my undergraduate degree, is the interview going to be different or are they going to ask different questions?

I want to ask sis, what date is the embassy employee payday?

Hi Mandy, thank you so much for the video! I have a question about how early could I apply for F2 visa? Same as F1, 365 days?

Keep doing this great job. I've been sharing your videos

Make a video on B1 B2

Hey!! Thank u so much mam for this imformative video..i want you to tell me something more about what would the visa officer want to know from a student..i'll be very thankful to you if you could reply me ❤

When you are denied a Canadian visa on the basis of misrepresentation, how does that affect your US visa interview?

Hi Mandy, I hope you get well soon with your voice. I am an international student in china and I will be going for my B2 US visa in July. Can I please include china as one of my ties because i haven't graduated from my masters program yet. thank you

Hi Mandy, thank you so much for this! I really appreciate you sending out this video with great tips. My son has a visa interview scheduled. In the application, we put in his passport number and then, when we saw that his passport is expiring in 18 months from now, we applied for a new one. If we bring his old and new passport to the interview, will they understand and proceed with that? Is there anything else we need to do/bring to ensure there is no problem with this?

Hello Mandy thank you very much for your advice but i have plenty of question to ask you so how am i going to contact you??

I really appreciate your work. My sponsor is my brother residing in USA with Green card, I would like to know if that could reduce my visa approval rates?

😊Hi Ma'am, my GRE scores were canceled due to some technical issues, and as a result, the ETS website did not provide me with the scorecard. Due to my busy schedule, I haven't had the opportunity to retake the GRE test. However, I have applied to four universities where the GRE requirement was waived. So now, if the visa officer asks about my GRE score, what should I answer? Also, will the visa officers be aware of our test score cancellation or any issues related to our scores? I completed my Undergraduate in the year 2020 with a GPA of 8.2 out of 10 and I also have 2 years of work experience.

Appreciate your genuine tips mandy thanku...

This is really impressive. Thanks

Hellow mam, I have a question. My father has given me all the necessary money for my education in my bank account. So i will fund my education from my personal bank account as it is already transferred in my account. So, if VO ask me who is sponsoring you? Should I answer self sponsorship as i have the money in my account and it is also mentioned in i-20 that self fund or should i say my father is sponsoring as he has given all the money? Thank you in advance

Hi, Do US universities send international students application documents to US embassies?

Hi Mandy, My Visa interview is 3 January 2024 I need your help to get My Visa in My second attempt

Hi Mandy My brother went us visa interview the visa officer 👮‍♀️ refused his visa because of they need one more document they are saying please do submit that document office and we did it after we checked online status refused after 3 day it’s approved then after week administration processing then week after application reserve then now we check online status it’s saying refused I don’t y it’s take so long can you explain little bit more information your experience Thanks you

We would like to invite our niece from the Philippines to visit us here in the US for her summer vacation, she’s 15. Can our son who is currently studying in college in the Philippines and is 19 years old and also coming home for summer vacation go with our niece to the visa interview?

My first F1 visa interview my deficit was $23,000 and my Uncle was my sponsor and got denied. My Second F1 interview I changed school because I got funding from the school. My deficit was $6000 and my uncle was still willing to sponsor but got denied because the Visa officer wasn’t convinced why I was working and not paying that. I want to go for my third attempt and want to change sponsors to myself. Would that be a problem?

Hi Mandy ...which currency we should explain our finance

Hello mandy!!! thank you for sharing this wonderful information to us, please I will like to ask you a questions, what do you think is the best reply if a student who is applying for F-1 visa is been ask, why would your sponsor paid your tuition, and especially if your sponsor is from the united state but you are from african.

I really need a help. I want to apply for job seeking Visa but I have made an additional name to my current name. Hope that will not be a problem towards my application.?

Mom, please I have a question. 1. My admission letter states BS Electrical Engineering and on my I- 20, my school indicated a BS in Electrical Electronics Engineering. With this case, what can I say during my visa interview if I am ask, what will u be studying at the US? 2. The actual period of my studies is 4years but the period on my I-20 shows 5 yrs( from 14th August, 2023 to 31st July, 2028.

Thanks so helpful

but what if a student applied for a high school visa but it is denied and this same student now applies for a college or university courses after finishing his high school in his home country

Can someone please help me by answering the following question? Is Montclair State University good for undergraduate student?