Background:
I went to the US for my bachelor's in Fall 2014. Everything was going well until Spring 2018, the semester I was supposed to graduate. I had always maintained good CGPA. Unfortunately, due to some serious family issues back home that influenced me a lot, my academic performance was severely impacted, and I received a D in a course, preventing me from graduating that semester.
In Fall 2018, I took a 3-month CPT with a reduced course load and simultaneously applied for OPT, which was approved in April 2019. I started working on OPT, although I still had one course left to complete. I left my job in February 2020 because my OPT was about to expire. I had a 60-day grace period but couldn't leave the US immediately due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At that time, I was unaware of status adjustment options, and not applying for one was among the many poor decisions I made. Ultimately, I left the US in September 2020, approximately 150 days after my SEVIS completion.
I completed my remaining course and graduated online in Summer 2021 from my home country.
My questions are:
This will be considered an overstay of my I-94 D/S period since My SEVIS was automatically completed in April 2020, after 2 months of my OPT ending. From your experience, will this 150 days affect my future visa chance? Even if I get visa, can CBP check previous overstay and deport?
If I apply for a student visa again for a master's program, how should I approach the interview? Or what should I answer in the DS160 question? I understand that students generally do not receive an inadmissibility ban since we do not accrue unlawful presence, nor was I ever officially notified of deportation.
If the above concerns are not an issue, that's great. But if they are, will obtaining full funding for a postgraduate program increase my chances of getting a visa?
Sorry I didn't understand anything what you have said here. Except that I dont have a bar, I know that student don't get bar. And as you said, "there seems a lot has happened that would not help your application." could you kindly explain a bit?