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Hello Akshay,

I have been inordinately busy the last few weeks, so I would like to
apologize for the much delayed response. I was wondering if you could just
use the Rutgers i-20, get in and transfer after a semester/quarter.

At what stage is your visa interview process?

Sincerely,

Srihari

On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 10:55 PM, Akshay Jain <[email protected]> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Dear Srihari,
>
> According to Rutgers officials, my I-20 was dispatched on May 2.
> BTW,
> why did u ask, is it something related to the VISA officer checking
> whether I have got an admit form Rutgers or not?
>
> Sincerely,
> Akshay Jain.
>
> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 6:32 PM, Akshay Jain <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> 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:
>>
>>> **
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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