do I need form DS 156 and DS 158 for an F-1 visa interview?
Jun 3rd 2016, 11:30 am
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do I need form DS 156 and DS 158 for an F-1 visa interview?
Do I need to fill in DS 156 and DS 158 for an F1 Visa interview? The questions seemed to be covered by the DS 160 I filed online?
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Jun 4th 2016, 12:24 am
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Re: do I need form DS 156 and DS 158 for an F-1 visa interview?
My interview at the embassy is on Monday, so I'll post whether I got the F-1 and if I needed the forms or not.
Jun 5th 2016, 5:15 am
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Re: do I need form DS 156 and DS 158 for an F-1 visa interview?
Are additional forms required?
No. The online DS-160 application replaced the DS-156, DS-157, DS-158, and DS-3032, which are no longer necessary.
No. The online DS-160 application replaced the DS-156, DS-157, DS-158, and DS-3032, which are no longer necessary.
Jun 5th 2016, 5:46 am
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Re: do I need form DS 156 and DS 158 for an F-1 visa interview?
Jun 15th 2016, 6:26 pm
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Re: do I need form DS 156 and DS 158 for an F-1 visa interview?
Ok, my F-1 visa was denied due to lacking ties in home country. I had a history of addiction ( no criminal record) as well as an overstay of 28 days on my VWP due to a hospitalisation in the US. The interview was short and took about 3 mins....max.
My lawyer says the process can be arbitrary and a re-application may successful with a different interviewer. My financial sponsor and the College support me in this, do you guys think it makes sense to try and re-apply for Spring or Summer 2017?
Or will it just get refused outright? Non of my 'marks' against me make me ineligible so I'm wondering if I should give it another shot...
what do you lot think?
My lawyer says the process can be arbitrary and a re-application may successful with a different interviewer. My financial sponsor and the College support me in this, do you guys think it makes sense to try and re-apply for Spring or Summer 2017?
Or will it just get refused outright? Non of my 'marks' against me make me ineligible so I'm wondering if I should give it another shot...
what do you lot think?
Jun 15th 2016, 6:57 pm
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Re: do I need form DS 156 and DS 158 for an F-1 visa interview?
If you really want to go, the only thing to do is try again. If you don't try again, you'll never know.
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Jun 15th 2016, 6:59 pm
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Re: do I need form DS 156 and DS 158 for an F-1 visa interview?
at least I wasn't found inadmissible, and I know that the process is very arbitrary... a different officer may have come to a different conclusion.
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Re: do I need form DS 156 and DS 158 for an F-1 visa interview?
Jun 15th 2016, 7:31 pm
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Re: do I need form DS 156 and DS 158 for an F-1 visa interview?
thank you Ian, I suppose they would have seen the earlier denial anyway? I am in contact with an immigration lawyer in Florida, I'll see what he thinks and will take it from there.
