Differences between 1st and 2nd Student Visa Interview?

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If you fail a F-1 Student Visa interview for the reasons of insufficient funds and insufficient ties to your home country, are you asked the same questions during the 2nd interview as the 1st interview?

If there are any differences, what types of questions are common when giving proof such as further funds available, proof of family ties, proof of work prospects, and proof of community/religious/other ties to your home country?

Thanks!

[canadian_wife 1,826]

You are probably asked what has changed since your first interview? What funds did you acquire? How? What ties do you have?

They can ask you whatever they want. I was asked why I cannot attend university in Canada, where I got my funds for my education. Why I wanted to go back to school for a 2nd bachelors degree.

good luck

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Thanks for the tips canadian_wife! I assume since they asked you about the funds for your education that you were first told that you had insufficient funds, and later were able to acquire more. Any idea on what level of detail they will ask for about where you get the funds? For example, is a bank letter showing the new balance of your account sufficient, or would you have to provide further proof/evidence about the source of the funds?

I'm curious because in this case the funds come from two sources: cash that was deposited into the account, and a bank transfer from another account. I was under the impression that a certified bank letter detailing the current balance was enough, but that you don't have to show them a detailed list of all past transactions. Is that not the case?

[canadian_wife 1,826]

No, I had sufficient funds. I actually had more then they requested because I knew that funding was a major issue. They can ask whatever they want. Of course they can ask where you got the money, they can ask you to go into detail or prove that it was legally acquired. You can prove a bank statement, but remember, that doesn't meant that's all they need.

I showed a detailed list of transactions. I had my sponsor (who was my father) initial each transaction that came from him and provided contact information for my father so they could call to verify.

Sounds like you got the funds sorted, what can you show for ties?

good luck

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No, I had sufficient funds. I actually had more then they requested because I knew that funding was a major issue. They can ask whatever they want. Of course they can ask where you got the money, they can ask you to go into detail or prove that it was legally acquired. You can prove a bank statement, but remember, that doesn't meant that's all they need.

I showed a detailed list of transactions. I had my sponsor (who was my father) initial each transaction that came from him and provided contact information for my father so they could call to verify.

Sounds like you got the funds sorted, what can you show for ties?

good luck

Actually at the time the first Visa was denied, there was 105% of the required funding available.....so I'm not entirely sure why they said that it was 'insufficient funds'. This money was kept in a separate bank account under the same name. There is one additional bank account which is for personal savings that has another 50% of required funds, but it was not shown at the time of the interview. Together they would bring the total to 155% or so.

The bank balance letters are already available, but getting the transaction lists takes a lot of time and effort: banks are closed before and after working hours, and require several weeks to process the request. I don't think there will be time before the interview occurs. There is no sponsor involved, this is all personal savings that has been supplemented by depositing funds that had previously been kept at home rather than in the banks. Some of the money was gifts from friends and family members, but the amounts were small compared to the total and there are no clear records. All funds were legally acquired, however, mostly through personal savings from work.

Were you only asked those three questions you listed earlier, or others as well? What kind of answers did you give to each?