Getting a US visa approved at the consulate counter following a 10-minute interview could be tricky. Officers may not explicitly give a reason for the rejection, leaving applicants more confused about what they said wrong. A student took to Reddit, narrating the interview experience at the Mumbai consulate, which ended in rejection but the same thing happened to many who reported to the particular counter.Do you feel any harm or racism in this country?This was the first question the visa officer asked, this country being India. Often, people come to the US on an F1 visa but then apply for asylum citing racism, persecution in their home country. The Redditor’s answer to this question was ‘no’, which was correct in this case as the Redditor did not express any intention to settle down in the US.Then the Redditor was asked about the Michigan Technological University, and the reason for selecting it for pursuing MS in Biomedical Engineering. “Michigan Tech is an elite R1 rated Research University, which offers hands-on medical device training,” the Redditor said. The visa officer asked which other universities the student applied to.“Johns Hopkins University, Rensselaer Polytechnic, University of Maryland, Michigan Tech, Yale,” this was the answer.“I am sorry but I cannot offer you US visa today…” the visa officer said.Social media users were fast to find out where the Redditor went wrong. It was the choice of the universities. They pointed out that the choice of the five universities ranges from tier-1 to tier-3 universities in the US, which might have given the visa officer a vibe that the Redditor wanted to enter the US at any cost.Applicants to Yale and Johns Hopkins do not apply to Michigan Tech, another pointed out.
