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These questions have been prepared by collecting information from several friends and also by searching on various sites and forums on Internet. In general, I have heard from my friends that F2 VISA interview process is not difficult and not many questions are asked from F2 visa applicants. So these questions are just for good preparation and building self-confidence. If some question is not clear, or you want a suggestion for answers for any questions, please leave a comment, I will try my best to give you “just a suggestion”.
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July 18, 2010 at 10:10 pm
harish
very good
August 12, 2010 at 9:38 am
Nash
really good for visa preparation
i love it
August 17, 2010 at 7:07 am
Danish Ali
I just need know that if I get the F2 dependent visa than how can I work or is there any legal obligation to work in us on F2 dependent visa.
I heard that after reaching to US, I can apply EAD on F2 Visa or how can I change obtain work visa if I have F2 visa.
Need your assistance.
Regards,
Danish Ali
August 17, 2010 at 11:21 am
Lucky
As far as I know, I can tell that nobody on F2 is allowed to work in any way. However, I am not expert, these are just my experiences. For better information, you can look at some sites like http://murthyforum.atinfopop.com or immihelp.com .
September 26, 2010 at 2:01 pm
xty
what could be my reason for not traveling with my spouse when he left
September 26, 2010 at 4:25 pm
Lucky
Well, there may be many reasons. For example: 1) you wanted to spend more time with your family, 2) your spouse had to leave early because of his/her work, 3) you had to take care of some important stuff, because of that you could not leave early with your spouse, 4) You had to finish your studies (if applicable), 5) You may also have some medical reason.
But I would suggest it is better to be genuine and tell the right reason if possible, and generally they really do not care much why you really did not leave with your spouse.
October 26, 2010 at 4:51 am
prakash
hi I am Prakash , I am applying for F2 but the problem is i have worked in usa before(till this year april) can i get f2? please and suggestions
October 26, 2010 at 9:05 am
Lucky
Prakash, Although I am not an expert on this, but based on my experiences, I can say I have seen people who were previously working in USA, and then they switched to F2. So I would say that you getting f2 is possible.
October 27, 2010 at 12:27 pm
Samina
Hi, I have F2 intrvw in just couple of days,what wud be good answer for : What wud your spouse do after finishing his study?
October 27, 2010 at 9:24 pm
Lucky
One probable answer could be that your spouse has a family in your home country to take care of, so after finishing his studies, you and your spouse would go back to your home country. I know that this answer is not really true generally, (certainly there are exceptions), but you should be confident while giving this answer. Anyway one on F1 visa is assumed to return back home after its duration (including OPT period).
October 27, 2010 at 10:58 pm
Samina
thank u Lucky 🙂
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November 8, 2010 at 12:16 am
Samina
Hi once again…
I got the visa…. thank you sooo much lucky bcoz these questions really helped me…. i was prepared n confident at my interview 🙂
November 14, 2010 at 1:54 pm
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November 20, 2010 at 12:01 am
fetch
Hi, im on an F1 visa, i will start my Masters Degree in January 2011, i want to bring my wife and kid with me but i need ideas on how they will get here. which do you think is best for them to apply? f2 visa or guest/tourist visa? because i’m thinking f2 would be denied easily due to the fact that i can’t work right away. thanks for you suggestion in advance…
November 20, 2010 at 12:35 pm
Lucky
If you are on f1 visa, its better if your spouse gets f2 visa. As per my experience, f2 visa is one of the easiest visas to get. There is no relation between f2 visa and your eligibility to work. On f1, you can only work on campus during semesters, and no one on f2 visa is allowed to work. My suggestion is that you should apply for f2 for your spouse.
November 20, 2010 at 9:22 pm
fetch
lucky what im tryin to say is that if i’l apply f2 for them, as a student i can’t work yet,so the consul might think how will i able to support them while they’re here? What im thinking right now is try to get them tourist visa first, and if they got it, they can just adjust their status when they get here without any interview. But getting a tourist visa in my country Philippines is very hard, is F2 easier to get?
November 20, 2010 at 9:23 pm
fetch
lucky what im tryin to say is that if i’l apply f2 for them, as a student i can’t work yet,so the consul might think how will i able to support them while they’re here? What im thinking right now is try to get them tourist visa first, and if they got it, they can just adjust their status when they get here without any interview. But getting a tourist visa in my country Philippines is very hard, is F2 easier to get?
November 21, 2010 at 12:12 pm
Lucky
Your concern is right. I would like to ask that are you getting any scholarship or any other source of funding from the university you are going to join? If yes, then you can show those funds or some existing funds that you may already have to show support for your family. In my experience, it does not matter whether you are working or not, as far as you can show that you have enough money to support your family for entire duration of your MS course. Also (again this is just my experience) that I have seen several students coming to USA with their spouse, so its my assumption that getting F2 may be easier. But I am not expert so you can check in other relevant forums regarding this.
November 21, 2010 at 1:16 pm
fetch
i’am them one paying for my tuiotion but my aunts are the one who gave an affidavit of support when i applied for the f1 visa,so i need another affidavit of support form for them to fill up for my spouse and son then right? will i show my bank statement here also?because i have money given by my parents before i came here for my study. or they might think im working ilegally because i have a bank account here in the US?
November 21, 2010 at 3:49 pm
Lucky
Yes, you need to show another affidavit of support for your family. Every student has bank account in US, but that does not mean that student is working illegally in US. So you can also show the money given by your parents as a support for your family.
November 21, 2010 at 11:15 pm
fetch
alright,one thing more. i got an i-140 approval on eb3 category though, waiting for change of status when visa becomes current.wouldn’t be that a ground for them to be denied?i mean,will it appear on the database of the consul who will interview them? because we must go home after my course,but it wouldn’t be the case because we will wait for my visa priority date and file for green card when visa becomes current on the eb3 row.
December 17, 2010 at 7:33 am
sowmya
hii my husband is on opt..he completed his masters in usa …we married in 2007 november and ours is an love marriage and i have marriage certificate and photos..so right now my husband is planning to take me over there..on f2 visa i am very scared and nervous..my f2 proccesing is going on..plzz help me wat all i need to do..
December 17, 2010 at 10:31 pm
sowmya
plzz give me an answer??
December 20, 2010 at 11:07 am
shona
Hi
we r getting married on our own coz my in laws do not approve of it. will I get an F2. Do I tell them the truth?
January 10, 2011 at 10:06 am
Raj
Hi guys, my wife is on F1, she is in US now, i have also applied for F1 on Dec 2010, unfortunately they denied my request, now this time am applying for F2, please any body let me know what are the chances of me getting an F2, i am taking care of all the required documentation. and if the interviewer asks me y i did not apply for F1 again then what should i answer. please give me some suggestions.
Regards,
Raj
June 27, 2011 at 6:37 pm
sowmya
hey raj i am in da same situation..can you tell me what happened to ur visa when u applied again?
January 25, 2011 at 10:57 pm
Hiren
Hello All,
Right now I am on OPT and want to call my wife in USA on F2 visa.
She is a goverment employee in India.
My concern areas are, for which kind fo questions my wife should be ready and how much bank balence I should have in my US bank account?
My 1st OPT is getting over in June 2011.
Should I call her befor dat or should call after 2nd extension?
Please advice and email me on hirenpatelusa@yahoo.com.
Thanks.
January 25, 2011 at 11:02 pm
Hiren
Kindly let me know ASAP as my wife is having here interview call next month in Feb 2011.
Thank You.
January 26, 2011 at 8:34 am
komal
Hi,
This is a real nice and helpful blog. I was just wondering if u cud help me. my fiance is currently on opt status working full time, what are the chances of getting f-2 approved. we got engaged in dec’2009 nd my fiance is coming this feb’11 to get married and i wud be applying fr f2.
plz let me know wat are the chances of getting f-2 approved and:
1. wat will i do there aftr visiting US.
2. why do i want to go there?
3. how to show the VO that we are not potential immigrants…
Please lucky reply ASAP..thanks a lot fr ur help
February 5, 2011 at 7:08 am
Prachi
Prachi
hii my husband is on opt..he completed his masters in usa …we married in 2010 december and ours is an love marriage and i have marriage certificate and photos..so right now my husband is planning to take me over there..on f2 visa i am very scared and nervous..my f2 proccesing is going on..plzz help me wat all i need to do..
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February 9, 2011 at 3:46 pm
Rajesh
My wife is working as a research associate in USA (J-1 visa holder). She join the job in Dec, 17, 2010. While she applied for visa, we were not married. But by december, 2010, our family planned for our marriage. So we got married on 12/12/2010 and she left India to join her job on 16/dec/2010.
On 9/feb/2011, I appeared for J-2 dependent visa interview at US consulate, Chennai. I was asked the following questions and the visa application was rejected.
1. How me and my spouse are known to each other and when we met first?
Ans: Me and my wife are third generation relatives, but being converved family and brought up in different places, we met only by last November, 2010 when our parents arranged for a wedding.
2. Show the album and invitation card.
Ans: I showed the counsellor both album and invitation.
3. What is your wife doing in USA?
My wife is doing her research in so and so university in USA. She is a Ph.D holder
4. Say about your profession?
I am waiting for my Ph.D public defence and working as a research associate in University in India.
Here i have not ment the institute names for our privacy concern.
After this the US visa counsellor gave a white slip stating that the visa applicant did not convience the counsellor and the visa can not be issued at this moment.
Please suggest me what I have to do. whether i can apply for J-2 visa again, if so when i have to apply again. And why the counsellor was not conveinced.
Whether these could be the reasons,
My wife was the sponsor, and she joined her join only 2 months back, her visa is valid till december/ 2011.
orelse
My answers was not conviencing
orelse
Is my profession did not gave the counsellor, back home return garentee.
We are newly married couple, we need to atleast spend couple of months to understand each other. So please suggest me how could i get the J-2 visa.
Thank you
March 23, 2011 at 1:31 pm
ahmed
Hi myself ahmed i wanted to apply for f2 visa once my wife’s f1 visa is approved but we both want to fly together. Is it possible to get f2 visa while my wife is still in home country. I will be more than happy if u advise me
March 23, 2011 at 2:44 pm
Lucky
Yes, as far as I know you can.
May 27, 2011 at 10:13 pm
Amrita
Hi,
I’m not an Indian citizen, I’m actually a Canadian citizen (born and raised here) and study medicine in USA.
Canadians I know do not require a F1 visa, so I’m a bit unsure as to how I should apply for my husband’s F2 visa. Does anyone have some advice?
I won’t actually get my passport stamped until the day I depart for the US, which I did last year as well, and it was valid for my studies. I have to go again for my rotations now so have to apply again when I reach the airport. But I don’t know how I should go about applying for my husband.
Any advice would be great. 🙂
July 3, 2011 at 12:24 pm
kumar
hi ,
i am on F1 visa and my visa is valid till dec 05th 2011. Right now i am in OPT status and it is valid till next year july 20th 2012. My question is i want to bring my wife on F2. Will it be difficult for my wife to get visa because my visa is valid till dec5th. Please advise.
July 30, 2011 at 11:14 pm
santosh
Hi guys, my wife is on F1, she is in US now,she is now working in a university (full time). I am planning to apply for F2 visa in fed 2012 after our wedding, but my F1 visa got refused 3times from (2009 to 2010)…then i went to London for my masters, after completing my education i got my work permit in London in 2011 for 2 years…but i came back to India and started working here in India. SO what are the chances of me geting my F2 visa? and plsssss let me know what are the imp points and documents before going for visa.
will be waiting for reply.
Regards,
Santosh.
September 6, 2011 at 5:19 pm
Kacey
hi! my husband went to the US having a tourist visa then he changed his status to F1 after entering US. Can I be approved if I and my daughter apply as F2 here in philippines? pls advice. many thanks.
September 21, 2011 at 7:26 am
Dipti Goyal
Hi , My husband is on F1 visa and phd student .and my sister is USA citizen I also applied twice for F1 visa but denied under section 214(b). Now, i am applying for F2 visa .what questions i have to prepare and what is the possibility to get it . please advice me.
thanks
October 27, 2011 at 12:02 am
sana
i am 18 yrs n i got married my husband is on f1 visa n i have interview next month so cn u tell wht questions they may ask?im very nervous