Want to pursue MS but have a past record of K1 break up

[KarthikJayashree 69]

56 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

You don’t have enough overstay for a ban so it’s not going to stop you in that sense. In any case there is nothing to formally stop you applying for any visa you want to try for. But the CO will use judgement in deciding whether to grant you a visa.  Again, all you can do is apply and see. When do you expect to hear back from colleges/apply for the visa? ( I’m not familiar with timelines for spring intake.) Of course if the course ends up being all online due to Covid you won’t get a visa, but that shouldn’t matter if the focus is on the content of the course and using it back home.

 

 

In maybe 3-4 weeks I should get the replies from the universities. Yes, in case the university decies to take the sememster online then I will attend it from my home country.

[KarthikJayashree 69]

56 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

By the way, who is paying for the course? You will need to show sufficient proof of funds for the course, accommodation etc at your interview. 

My parents will be taking care of my expenses. Yes, I am aware of the funds. 

[KarthikJayashree 69]

1 hour ago, SusieQQQ said:

Seemed an odd thing for a public health major to say so confidently. I have a kid at college right now, and it has a really good medical school and one that has been very involved in the Covid response, and they are certainly nowhere near that confident. 

Honestly nobody is confident in this situation. But like I said I do not have a problem attending the semester from here if that is what my prospective university decides to do. 

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

1 hour ago, KarthikJayashree said:

Honestly nobody is confident in this situation. But like I said I do not have a problem attending the semester from here if that is what my prospective university decides to do. 

In your situation, I’d confirm that you could complete the course online even if they go back in person. You don’t want to be in a situation where you’ve paid and done a semester or two then can’t get a visa to finish it when they go back in person. I could not find country specific stats, but around a third of student visas get rejected annually, and you probably have a higher than usual risk of denial given your background, so I’d really say it’s a non-negligible risk that you should take account in your planning.

[SalishSea 17,937]

10 hours ago, pumpkin26 said:

I think they will just ask you a lot questions about your previous visa and why'd you choose to overstay. It's not safe answer that you didn't know that you only have 90 days to stay. 

 

Edited August 23, 2020 by Jorgedig

[jan22 3,056]

A recent (within the past two years) immigrant intent and a clear indication of not abiding by the terms of your visa/status (a willful overstay -- a consular officer is never going to believe you didn't know about the 90 day limit, it's too much a part of the K-1 information), at least one sibling in the US --all of these things would cause serious doubts about your non-immigrant intentions and make getting a student visa highly doubtful.

[Cathi 5,771]

5 hours ago, KarthikJayashree said:

No that’s not my intention here it is what it is. So I mentioned about the 126days which is obviously more than 90. All I wanted know was will this stop

me from pursuing MS? Like from the eligibility point of view. Is it something like I cannot study or apply for a F1?  Yeah I do Intend to return cuz it’s public health that I am interested into which is quite vulnerable in my country. 

Yeah that’s right. Spring intake.

Spring will not be post covid.

 

And just because you'll be studying public health is NOT proof you will return home. You really need to do a lot more research about US immigration and how it works. An overstay works against you and no one here is going to venture to guess what you chances are, other than being very low.

Edited August 23, 2020 by Cathi

[Bajinga 136]

you have already gotten good advice. just wanted to add with India you are probably dealing with very tough embassies when it comes to student visas, at least they were very thorough when i went through the F-1 visa process for MS more than a decade ago. with a recent immigrant intent and past overstay your chances are very low tbh. you are free to apply but i would also apply for Masters programs in other countries in parallel if the goal is just to get a good education

Edited August 23, 2020 by Bajinga

[KarthikJayashree 69]

5 hours ago, Bajinga said:

you have already gotten good advice. just wanted to add with India you are probably dealing with very tough embassies when it comes to student visas, at least they were very thorough when i went through the F-1 visa process for MS more than a decade ago. with a recent immigrant intent and past overstay your chances are very low tbh. you are free to apply but i would also apply for Masters programs in other countries in parallel if the goal is just to get a good education

Yeah that’s a good idea I shall speak with my counsellor and figure out if I should apply to other countries as well just in case. 

[KarthikJayashree 69]

8 hours ago, jan22 said:

A recent (within the past two years) immigrant intent and a clear indication of not abiding by the terms of your visa/status (a willful overstay -- a consular officer is never going to believe you didn't know about the 90 day limit, it's too much a part of the K-1 information), at least one sibling in the US --all of these things would cause serious doubts about your non-immigrant intentions and make getting a student visa highly doubtful.

That’s true I will have a tough time convincing them.