<p>firstly, has anyone gotten their f-1 yet?? as in for real?? i mean i know tango got it in the other thread, but i remember there was some mix up with the schools. anyways, if anyone has gotten it, pleaseplease post your experience here!!!</p>
<p>secondly, im already at the step where im about to schedule an interview. all i have to do is fill out forms ds-156, 157 and 158 and im complete. i already "practiced" filled them out, like in scratch paper so my mom can go through them and see if there are any mistakes i wrote down. she says theyre fine. so now i just have to fill them out officially.should i schedule an interview even if i havent officially filled these forms out??</p>
<p>Yes, schedule it as soon as possible. Don't worry that much about filling them out -- if you've already taken the time to think about this to the extent you'd be posting a question here, odds are you've done just fine. </p>
<p>I remember scheduling for an interview before sending in any paperwork, but I'm really not sure: if whatever route you're booking through asks you for some sort of confirmation that you've sent in the forms, the worst thing that can happen is you pushing the interview up a little bit. Google the procedure, the SEVIS fee might have to be paid first.</p>
<p>Good luck! Visa interviews really aren't that big of a deal unless you live in a "singled-out" country (countries the US immigration services have labeled as high-risk for illegal immigration due to poverty and whathaveyou. Senseless, I know).</p>
<p>econdly, im already at the step where im about to schedule an interview. all i have to do is fill out forms ds-156, 157 and 158 and im complete. i already "practiced" filled them out, like in scratch paper so my mom can go through them and see if there are any mistakes i wrote down. she says theyre fine. so now i just have to fill them out officially.should i schedule an interview even if i havent officially filled these forms out??</p>
<p>where can i find these forms to practise on?</p>
<p>thanks frrrph! im just really paranoid at this stage because im from the philippines, and i think they flag the country. i mean not red flag like iraq or something, but they keep a close eye on it. eep!</p>
<p>but i went on ahead and scheduled an interview. im set for june 6. wish me luck!!! :)</p>
<p>does anyone here have a problem with DS-157?
I can't seem to fill in question 12: dates of employment.
It says that it has to be in the format mm-dd-yyyy, but I need to fill from .... until.. dates, so how can it be that you can only fill in only 1 date.</p>
<p>you can just write it down. i know that you dont have to computerize the ds-157 anyways. or you can explain to the visa officer once you get there</p>
<p>oh my goodness.. am I really like.. behind in this whole visa process? I haven't started preparing for anything really.. Like, my college hasnt even sent the I-20 yet. Is there anything I could do right now? Or should I just be waiting for my I-20..?</p>
<p>Just make sure that you have a biometric passport (they take a while to be issued) and that you don't need to file any additional documents to get your I-20. Other than that there is not much you can do right now.</p>
<p>take a deep breath and calm down. the visa process isn't THAT difficult or exhausting. there's absolutely no need to get tense....or is there...</p>
<p>Ok thanks guys..
Well.. they said that they'll send my I-20 after they recieve my deposit..and I sent in my deposit during late April.. so yeah?
I'll go see if I need to renew my passport! thanks!</p>
<p>i've already scheduled my interview. good thing you guys advised me to schedule it asap, the earliest i can get is june 6! so there. im having my interview on the 6th of june. hahaha wish me luck!</p>