Can my F1 Visa be denied if I got accepted in a college?

Student Lounge International Students
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<p>How likely is it? Will my name (Osama) be a factor?</p>

<p>What If I get rejected? Do I differ or what?</p>

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<p>You have to make sure you show proof
1° that you <em>don’t</em> plan to work in the US (unless your I20 shows a work study award; in that case, word it carefully to indicate it’s part of your financial aid package as a means to an end, ie, studying at college, but that working is not a primary goal).
2° that you <em>do</em> have strong ties to your country and community (family, future job, etc)
3° that your I20 shows you have enough money to cover your year of studies, either through personal funds or through institutional grants</p>

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<p>hey osamasayegh, I just got my F1 visa a few weeks ago. Don’t worry about the hype created around how difficult it is to obtain one. I go mine in six days, literally. I had amassed so many documents proving I had the resources, had no plan to run away and become an alien etc etc. but the interviewer didn’t even bother looking at it. He was very friendly and inviting, and the interview seemed more of a pleasant conversation with an amiable stranger. I guess maybe the fact that I was on a lot of aid might have added to the equation, but by the end of the interview, I was told, ‘Okay, you’re all set. Have fun in Maine’ even before I got the actual answer. In fact all of my friends who have gone to study in the States(around seventeen) had had no trouble acquiring visa even though some of them have been Muslims, and one was indeed called Osama(although he applied for the Canadian student visa). Relax, just submit your application in time and be regular in all your appointments</p>

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<p>@BenjaminBraddock, thank you so much. That is such a relief</p>

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<p>About 1/3 of all non-immigrant visa applications get rejected, mostly because the applicant cannot convince the interviewer that they don’t intend to immigrate to the US. Whether or not that will be an issue for you depends on

  • your country (US embassies seem to be stricter with countries from which many people emigrate to the US, such as China and India)
  • the college you’ll be attending (it seems that students attending non-selective universities are given a harder time than their peers at Harvard & Co)
  • the mood of your interviewer (if they really want to give you a hard time, there’s almost nothing you can do to protect yourself)</p>

<p>If your name will be an issue I don’t know; that’s not a concern I have encountered before.</p>