[OT: WAY OT] Please help!! My GF has an Student Visa Interview tuesday!!

[Zakath]

We are stressing trying to think up good answers to questions that the VO (the Visa Officer) might ask her when she goes downt to see the VO.
She is really only comming over here to be with me. We both want to get our educations and so we are trying to do that first before getting married or anything. The whole reason that she picked the Universty that she is going to is because of me. Infact she applied to a Community College first because the major universities are easyer to get into once you have an AA degree. but that doesnt really give a reason why is she comming to the US over any other country (or even her home country) and it doesnt give any reason to why she specifically picked the University of Florida as the main college that she wants to go to.

The only things that i can think up are like
She decided going to another country to study because she wants to get a broader view of the knowledge spectrum in her field. She feels that if she were to study in another country that upon returning to her home country she would have a slightly different view than those who studied locally and may be able to see something that others may not.

But why the US? i have no idea. Please help.
See she didnt apply for the major university. Infact when she came to visit me and we went to the University of Florida the internation counsilors told her that it would be easyiest to go through a community college and get her AA degree first. So she applied for a community college and got accepted. But she is planning to go to the University of Florida once she gets her AA degree. She is an Electrical Engineer, infact she already has a 3 year equivilent degree in electrical engineering. But she does want to finish up getting a BS.

Ultimately the reason she chose the US and Florida over anywhere else is because of me. But please help us with some idea's because i know that that would not be good to tell to the VO. thanks!

 

[Heap Thaumaturgist]

Well, if something like 5,000 Al Qaida members can get into the country on student visas I figure your girlfriend can too.

I mean, getting in to be with your boyfriend is somewhat more innocent than dying a martyr to bring pain to the Great Satan, center of all evil, etc etc.

I've never tried for a visa ... would it be a BAD idea to say you wanted to study in America, that American universities are the best in the world (even people at jihad with us will agree, that's advertising), and that her boyfriend lives here and you're planning on getting married, making babies, living in the promised land of milk and honey where everyone is free, etc etc.

Here's the thing. People are always people. If you get him to see you as a person and not just another part of the job, he'll be more willing to help you out. Now, if he's got a chip on his shoulder about ferriners coming into the country, there's not much to do, but feel out the VO, see if he's a patriot or has feelings of pride about our education system. If he's a romantic and a sucker for a lady in love. Etc.

--HT

 

[Zakath]

thanks heap...
and believe me i agree what your saying about Al-Qaida and other terrorist being able to come over here...but you know if you step back and look it. Its like they designed the system to work for terrorist who are good liars and have access to lots of money. Its the good honest law abiding people who get turned down. And right now its really bordering on discrimination with the way they are doing things.
Hell if i had a job and was'nt going to college full-time i would be able to sign an affidavitt of support so she could come over here. And that would be the easyiest way. Im trying to get a job right now but no one really wants to hire someone like me. Hell even AO-hell turned me down. I have some college exp. I almost have my AA degree. Infact im 2 language credits away from it. Thats the only thing stoping me from my AA degree.
Anyways she isnt really good at reading people. I wish i were doing the interview instead of her. Im great with people. But *shrugs*
oh and if you tell them stuff about having a boyfriend in the US they pretty much will deny you right there because she is appling for a student visa..and she has to prove to them that she plans to return home...hehehe..thanks though!

 

[Airwolf]

Been there, sort of.

First, take a deep breath!

I didn't see where, if you did, post what country she is coming from. If its not on the 'watch list' she will probably be fine.

My wife just got her 'green card'. She was terrified about the interview. She wanted me to know her favorite color, food, what color her toothbrush is, etc. The interviewer didn't ask any of those question.

When in the interview tell her to relax and keep her answers short (not one word short), don't go on and on.

As for why she wants to come here to study should be easy. Have her recited the Bill of Rights. Besides I hear Florida is a beautiful place to live.