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When I had my interviews, family members were not allowed into the consulate unless the visa applicant was younger than 16.</p>
<p>[BBC</a> News - Bogus students facing global crackdown](<a href=“http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/10106279.stm]BBC”>Bogus students facing global crackdown - BBC News) - read towards the end of the story. I know this is about the UK but if there has been a similar unexpected increase in US student visa applications from Nepal, this might be useful context to know about.</p>
<p>**To the OP **</p>
<p>To get a student visa for undergraduate study in the US you need to show that you have sufficient funds/awards for all FOUR years. So you definitely should have showed the Consular officer your I-20 and whatever award letters you have from the U.S. university and/or your native country. </p>
<p>You can certainly reapply but you must answer truthfully when they ask you if you have ever been turned down for a US visa. </p>
<p>Did you apply in your home country, where you have always lived? It wasn’t completely clear from your original post. </p>
<p>(You can PM me if you don’t want to post on the thread.)</p>
<p>^ that is absolute rubbish. assuming that the average university tuition is 35-40k USD per annum, i seriously doubt most international students have 140-160k USD ++ (not incl. misc costs) lying around in a bank account, unless you include assets such as land/housing/etc.</p>
<p>my friend showed that he had enough funds for his FIRST year and he got his visa without any issues. btw, the school won’t even issue your I-20 unless you have that amount in cash or grants so you should be safe.</p>
<p>To the OP: Depr91’s right. Also you’ll need to prove that your family has stable income to cover the costs of the other 3 years, too.</p>
<p>Is it a good idea to say that I intend to go to graduate school after graduation if the VO asks about my future plan? Because that is truely what I have in mind.</p>
<p>TheSurvivor #19 seems to think no?</p>
<p>^ NO. do NOT let on anything that may hint to him that you intend to stay on in the US after graduation from college. i don’t think its even necessary coz i believe your visa gets extended when you get accepted to grad school ? somebody correct me on this if i’m wrong. but i’m certain you don’t need to mention this for undergrad studies.</p>
<p>don’t quote me on this, but you <em>could</em> mention grad studies if you have enough funding for both (undergrad + grad studies) in a bank a/c. but that’s at least USD220k++ which i’m more than certain alot of people won’t have, especially for those who get their grad studies sponsored by companies <- means you plan to get employed and stay on after graduation, does NOT look good during your interview.</p>
<p>just my opinion.</p>
<p>If you would decide at some random time in the future that you are interested in pursuing graduate studies, at that point you will apply to multiple institutions in any number of countries. After you receive your acceptances and make your decision about where to attend, that is the time for you to worry about whether or not you need to transfer your visa to a new institution in the US.</p>
<p>For the present, your goal is to complete your first degree in the US and then return home. Period.</p>
<p>You have not commented very much on POST #11!!!
This is very important.
Contact your school and ask them for guidance.
Trust me they know how to get you through the interview.
Don’t do anything until you speak to them/ email them.</p>
<p>If your first post is an accurate retelling of what happened, then you probably just had bad luck with the visa officer.</p>
<p>After all, the whole visa thing is extremely subjective and the visa officer can just reject you if he doesn’t like you and say some excuse.</p>
<p>He could have just been in a bad mood, or simply didn’t like you for all we know.
Maybe if you smile more while giving a feel of friendliness it could change.</p>
<p>Just my 2 cents on subjective factors since everybody already mentioned procedures and whatnot.</p>