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Financial means and reason to go to the US. They won’t give you a visa if it seems like you’re going to the US with the intention to immigrate or stay illegally. For example, if you go to university because you have a long-term bf/gf here you will probably be denied the visa.</p>
<p>ragavpayne: Don’t worry. An F-1 Visa is extremely easy to get. I only know very few exceptions when a visa was actually denied. The “interview” is not really an interview either, it probably doesn’t take longer than 2-3 minutes and they basically ask you why you want to go, if you have enough money, and what’s your plan after you graduate. If they don’t see any “bad” intentions in your answers everything is fine.</p>