F1 Visa Interview Required Documents

Following is the list of F1 Visa interview Documents. Required documents vary between country and consulate. Make sure you check for updated list before the interview.

  1. F1 Visa Interview Questions
  2. F1 Visa Interview Tips

You have to understand that having right documents will not get you student visa. You have to know what to expect and prepared to handle any kind of tough questions related to documents.

Bank Related

  1. Bank Statement
    1. Sample Bank Statement-1
    2. Sample Bank Statement-2
  2. Affidavit of Support
    1. Affidavit of Support -1
    2. Affidavit of Support – Sample 2
  3. Fund Flow Statement
  4. Assets Summary Statement (CA Statement)
  5. Bank Transactions (or Passbook)
  6. Student Loan Approval Notice

College

  1. Degree Certificates (or diploma)
  2. Marksheets (transcripts)
  3. Provisional Certificate (if degree is not yet available) + Course Completion certificate.

Exam Scores

  1. GRE/GMAT Score Report (original)
  2. TOEFL/IELTS Score Reports (original)

Grad School

  1. Form I-20
  2. Admission Letter
  3. Any email exchanges with professors.

Visa Interview

  1. DS-160 Online application form
  2. Passport
  3. One Photograph
  4. Visa Fees payment receipt
  5. SEVIS (I-901) Fee receipt

For more details refer to US Consulate website ( VFS site in India).

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Comments

  1. Abhishek Kumar says:

    Hi, This is abhishek, I have applied for a university and received my I20, also i am applying for an educational loan, I want to schedule my visa interview for my masters once i get my loan sanctioned.

    The issue i have is, I am a three year graduate(B.Sc), and US universities require a four year transcript, to get and additional one year transcript i am doing a one year diploma called PGDCA from Sikkim manipal University. well i am done with final semester exams and now waiting for the results, which may come in end of May’2013.
    So will i be able to apply for visa by showing my first semester marksheet and Bonafide certificate from the university, as i am yet to get my my final semester results.

    Please reply, Thanks in advance.

  2. sri kanth says:

    are gre original score reports are required for f1 visa interview or printed gre score reports are sufficient for visa interview as I misplaced my gre score reports

  3. it is possible to rescheduled my appointment? that i cancel my appointment two times in embassy..is that ok?

  4. Prashanth says:

    What if my sponsor (dad in my case) is a business man ? what are the documents i’m supposed to furnish at VI ? Does bank statements of my father’s, Deposits, Property Docs and loan assurance copy from bank supporting my MS is enough ?

  5. PRASANTH says:

    what is the difference between i-20 and the admission letter?

  6. Zoulkifoul says:

    Hello I’m still pass my TOEFL exam can you give me more information about more school who are ready to accept another students in they school i think you give me answers

  7. Urgent question. I have my visa interview the day after tomorrow, and I do not have the original TOEFL score report (in paper form). Please tell me if the internet-based report print out is enough.

    Lol, I know I don’t even have time to order an additional report.

    Thanks all!

    • urgent!! says:

      did the interview go alright? i have the same problem and i am really worried

      • They didn’t at all ask for documents. Not even the bank statement :) .

        But I’m put on AP :(

        Anyway. Best of luck!

  8. Abhilasha Bhatia says:

    I have just appeared for my Final sem exams… So I neither have a Degree Certificate nor a course completion certificate but marksheets till 3yr(6th sem) and internet copy of result of 7th sem. So will there be any issue?