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Redro Experienced

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10 minutes ago, Zubair Muhammad said:

I applied from Saudia Arabia as am living and doing job here  , last rejection was in November 2022, (Saudi Arabia )

rejection was after I studied and worked in Sweden and Saudia.

my present university where am working as lecturer is for undergraduate studies , they don’t offer PhD studies 

 

Sounds like your situation hasn’t changed other than applying to a PhD program as opposed to doing another masters.

Generally, applying for a non immigrant visa from a third country lowers your chance of approval- because you don’t have ties to THAT country and your ties to your home country are weak…. 
But, if the university you’ve been accepted to in the US is prestigious enough I can see you receiving your F1. 
People have received F1 visas while waiting on an immigrant visa… anything is possible. 
Good luck! 

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1 minute ago, Redro said:

People have received F1 visas while waiting on an immigrant visa…

How common is that?  Seems to me that, unless the OP can provide convincing strong ties to some country outside the US, he/she is unlikely to get F-1 approval.....but, I am not the Consulate Officer.

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Maybe Sweden would be a good option?

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19 minutes ago, Redro said:

Sounds like your situation hasn’t changed other than applying to a PhD program as opposed to doing another masters.

Generally, applying for a non immigrant visa from a third country lowers your chance of approval- because you don’t have ties to THAT country and your ties to your home country are weak…. 
But, if the university you’ve been accepted to in the US is prestigious enough I can see you receiving your F1. 
People have received F1 visas while waiting on an immigrant visa… anything is possible. 
Good luck! 

My university I have got is top ranked , Virginia tech , and other one in university of central Florida , they both are good ranked universities 

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5 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

How common is that?  Seems to me that, unless the OP can provide convincing strong ties to some country outside the US, he/she is unlikely to get F-1 approval.....but, I am not the Consulate Officer.

A couple of months ago (maybe a year?), a poster's husband managed to receive an F1 while waiting on the I-130... I think OP's chance are extremely slim with the information provided but the OP in that situation explained when it is a prestigious school CO's might be more likely to approve the application. I will keep looking for the post~  

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