<p>I'm an international student and I have an offer from an UK uni for LLB and also a liberal arts university in the US. </p>
<p>My first preference is UK and I'll be applying for the visa soon, but just in case I don't get the visa, I'd like to have the US uni as a backup, so I was wondering, am I allowed to apply for both the UK and US student visas? </p>
<p>There aren't any laws against that or anything right?</p>
<p>Thanks n_n</p>
<p>You are generally allowed to have valid visas from multiple countries. If there’s a problem with two student visas for the UK and US in particular, I don’t know. Why don’t you call the embassy visa hotline and ask?</p>
<p>Make sure to schedule your visa interviews several weeks apart because you won’t get your passport back immediately.</p>
<p>It’s very rare that you get denied a VISA if you’re a student that has been accepted to a school in that country. You can also have two separate visa’s. They don’t compete with each other.</p>
<p>One thing though, what country are you from?</p>
<p>If you’re from one of the “special” designated countries. (Iran , Cuba etc…) then you might have more of a problem obtaining a VISA. But other than that, it’s usually always smooth sailing.</p>
<p>@b@r!um: thanks for the advice! I didn’t want to call the embassies in case this was something sensitive and I’d unwittingly put myself in a blacklist of sorts…(yeah, that sounds really weird I know…)</p>
<p>@jsanche32: I’m from Singapore, and acc to the info given to me by my university, it’s actually considered a low-risk country by the UK, but I just wanted to be completely sure. I don’t want to say no to one country and end up not being able to go to university at all 
Thank you :)</p>
<p>I just wanted to confirm this then,</p>
<p>So if I get a visa to study in the US first and it’s reflected in my passport, when I submit my passport to the UK embassy to apply for the visa, they wouldn’t think that anything is wrong if they see the US student visa there, right?</p>
<p>Also what are the exact procedures for the US visa application:</p>
<p>I apply and pay the fee online
I pay the SEVIS fee online
I make an appointment for the interview
I go for the interview </p>
<p>and then?</p>
<p>How long approximately would I need to leave my passport with them?</p>
<p>Thanks for your help :)</p>
<p>I’m from Spain, and I always got my VISA the day after my interview (They express mail it to you from the Consulate) It is very fast if you’re from a low risk country.</p>
<p>I am from Germany and I had to wait around 1 week. </p>
<p>Maybe someone on the “Singaporean connection” thread can tell you how long they had to wait for their passport in Singapore?</p>
<p>1 week? I always thought Germany was more efficient when it came to that. It’s always been one day for me and I’ve had my F-1 VISA extended four times.</p>
<p>Oh that’s fast! I’d expected around a month or something…The thing is, I’m not actually in Singapore right now, so I’m not sure how much of a help asking around in Singapore Connection would be as opposed to just anywhere…</p>
<p>So er, sorry for repeatedly asking the same thing…but umm, if the UK embassy sees the UK student visa on my passport they wouldn’t think that anything is wrong, right?</p>
<p>Again, none of us have been in your situation. Why don’t you find out from the official authorities? (You won’t even need to give them your name when you call!)</p>
<p>@ jsanche32:
It is not rare to be denied a student visa, especially in many African countries and other underdeveloped countries around the world. As a matter of fact, in some countries people fast and pray and hold thanksgiving events when granted a visa.</p>
<p>Absurd, but it happens.</p>
<p>African countries for the most part are not considered low-risk though.</p>