Re: (GRE Success! ) Profile evaluation

Dear Srihari,

I will try n find if there is something about US consulate n let u kno on
this.

Raghu,
Probably I will go to Delhi this time coz my parents are in Rajasthan and I
am going to show all the documents from there itself.
I am not choosing Rutgers coz of the following reasons:
1. Its research in Computer Vision/Image Processing does not look very
interesting to me. There is a lab there but I am not sure how good is it.
2. A student there has told me many of the related courses gets cancelled
there due to scarcity of students.
3. Among the 2 Vision Prof. in ECE dept, 1 has told me that he has no
position for this Fall.
4. It is much expensive.

I think I can not choose Rutgers now coz I have already told the Visa
Officer that it does not have good research in my domain. If she had
written it in her file, then I gues it could cause problems. What do you
think of my reasons, are they strong enough to reject a good school like
Rutgers?

Sincerely,
Akshay Jain.


On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 4:19 AM, Raghu Rao <[email protected]> wrote:

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>
>
> The US Consulate/Embassy/Whatever have been decidedly painful in the
> last few weeks. I was back home in Nov-Dec '11 to get my H1-B
> stamped. The officer said all my documents were in order but that she
> cannot issue a visa immediately because they need to do "some
> administrative processing" on their end.
>
> I wasn't entirely heart-broken until she told me it could take 8-12
> weeks for that, and she held on to my passport until such time. I had
> accrued leave only for 3 weeks. There is _absolutely_ no information
> as to what this admin processing means anywhere on the blooming
> Internet. All that we know is it can take up to 12 weeks. In some
> horror stories that I read, it took 4 months, 6 months and in one rare
> case, a whole year. However, there was a bright side to it: the fact
> that they held on to my passport instead of returning it. This means
> they are intent on giving me the visa, but just need to get
> confirmation on god-knows-what from god-knows-where. Fortunately for
> me, I work for an understanding company that also has the option of
> telecommuting, so it all worked out. I only had to wait an additional
> 3 weeks instead of 8 / 12 / whatever, and I am back now.
>
> One of my good friends from undergraduate college was refused his
> student visa the first time. He went to the same visa office a second
> time with the same documentation and he was granted the visa with a
> smile the second time. It happens to a lot of people. Also, I
> believe a candidate will never be assigned to the same officer a
> second time to keep things fair.
>
> Don't be worried, in case you are. Just re-apply. I think it is
> safer to appear at the office which is nearest to your address unless
> you have multiple options. I have *heard* of cases where an applicant
> hailing from the south of India was rejected a visa in an office in
> the northern part of India simply because they appeared at that office
> and not in the office where they were meant to apply. I have *heard*
> that this has happened.
>
> Be bold and re-apply man. It will all be okay.
>
> Ye (somewhat) olde timer,
> Raghu
>
> PS. Sure you don't want to go to Rutgers? It is the "dream" option
> for many an applicant. That being said, you know better than anyone
> else what you want. :-)
>
>
> On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 1:55 PM, Srihari Yamanoor <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Hello Akshay,
> >
> > Yes, if that wont raise any red flags, you should do that. You should
> also follow up with Rutgers and find out more about the I-20 processing
> status.
> >
> > Finally, as a favor maybe, try to find out if there is any complaint
> process with the US Embassy for visas rejected without reasons being
> clearly outlined. I might do some research myself, but I have a couple of
> grant proposals to write this week.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Srihari
> >
> >
> > On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 10:19 AM, Akshay Jain <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Srihari,
> >>
> >> The I-20 from Rutger's is probably in processing. My financial
> documents were delivered to Rutger's 20 days back. So probably they are
> under process.
> >> Why did you ask this?
> >>
> >> BTW,
> >> I have heard that lots of VISA are getting rejected @ Mumbai Consulate.
> So I am thinking of applying to Delhi for the second time(actually I am
> from Rajasthan, but I am in Pune form past 6 years). What do you think,
> where should I apply?
> >>
> >> Sincerely,
> >> Akshay Jain.
>
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