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Getting my visa

There are two aspects I needed to convince the visa officers about when being interviewed.

- I have the necessary funds to finance my study
- I'm not a potential immigrant.

The first was not a problem for me. I had a loan through the university which was considered proof for my ability to pay. 

But the loans offered through other universities (other than Wharton) are normally not considered by visa officers. You have to show funds for at least one year of all expenses in your savings account and sufficient financial ability to generate funds for the second year of study.

The "potential immigrant" bit is a little difficult to understand. One's supposed to provide reasons for returning back to India after study. But most of us will not be returning home, at least not immediately after completing the course. So, what makes visa officers offer visas to so many of us?

That we're not returning home may not actually be a secret, the visa officers probably know about it. Knowing this, there job may actually be to select students who they may not mind having around in their country, working for their companies.

While this theory may or may not be true, you have to go for your visa with a convincing story about why you would want to return back to India after completing your course. So, put on your creative caps and think of an original story that will compel the visa officer to offer you the visa.

Of course they will not take you on face value, you need to take financial and other documentation to make your story convincing.

I guess when you get into a top school, they do not ask you much. That's what happened in my case. They just asked me a couple of questions and my interview lasted hardly 5 minutes. 
 

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Case Study: International student getting an admission into Wharton Business School, one of the top business schools in the world. The study discusses the process as well as the important application issues for the business school admission process.

(This story is meant to describe the MBA admission process in the U.S. The name of the person, and some facts have been changed to conceal the identity of the person. The story must be considered fictitious.)

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