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I had to fill out the form and checked in the box that said something like update information.

By CCP, do you mean China Communist Party ?

Applying for tourist visa when he is 18 (why not F1 ?) is very questionable not only to the interviewer but to me also. I think when he was 18, he should've applied for a student visa instead of tourist visa.

BTW Did the interviewer ask him to show any document like school transcript, financial support ?

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I guess they would not spend time watching video so paper form proof is more preferable.

03/30/2014

Using UCIS filing calculator to figure that out.

http://www.uscis.gov/early-filing-calculator

29 days outside of US won't affect your citizenship application.

sorry for getting off topic with all those posts. Now back to your question, I would say the bank statement showing the current balance is strong enough and also the I-20 is showing the fund.

Someone also mentioned that in this post:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/235779-do-f-1-visas-need-the-i-134-specifically/

Plus the fact that in the school's area there are many tech giants, which I feel would offer opportunities internship-wise.

May you be coming to my area ? I am living in Silicon Valley.

and if you really happen to come to this valley. Sadly to tell you this but it's the fact (no offense). There are not many opportunities for 2 year degree holders to get a job in tech companies. I would strongly advise you to transfer to a 4 year university after getting AS degree.

PS: Sorry of getting off topic again.

Sorry that I am getting off topic. The interviewer however can ask you that at the interview. That person may not care much about who financially sponsors you but the reason why you wanna study a new major and why you pick that college ? or the like.... You may be asked questions like that.

PS: I used to work at a community college and also 4 year university. AAS-T degree is just a vocational degree. That does not really provide you many skills. Please be informed.

Wish you all the best for your journey.

I'm applying to a technical college, all of the classes are IT related.

May I know the name of that college ? The reason I ask because a community college is 2 year public college which includes many majors. There is not a "technical community college"or solely focus on only 1 major. Maybe what you're talking about is a private career school.

Greetings,

I'm 30 years old from the Netherlands and want to study for an associate's degree at a community college in Washington state on an F-1 visa. I am doing this because I want a change of career and have never studied abroad, which is something that was always on my bucket list but I sadly never got around to doing.

At the moment I am a freelance translator but do not have sufficient funds to study abroad. However, luckily my father has agreed to support me financially for the two years it would take to get my degree (which will be in IT). He is retired and has more money than he could spend in his lifetime, and I was wondering what the best way would be to show that there are sufficient funds during my interview. We have a document from the bank stating that he has more than 50,000 USD in his savings account (which in reality is much more but the bank advised against giving a third party too much information about my father's finances) and I'll have a bank statement showing more than 15,000 EUR in one of his checking accounts.

I also want to draft an affidavit of support, can I use form I-134 for this? I am a bit confused at the moment because one resource stated that non-US citizens can use it, but the form seems tailored for use by US-citizens. And if I were to use some other form/draft my own document, would this have to be notarized? Thanks very much for reading.

In 2 years at community college, you only study general courses (GE) which are not going to be really helpful for your future IT career as they are not relate to IT, at least a 4 year degree.

Mention them at the interview. You can obtain traffic record through the court's website or in person that how I obtained it in my county. You can check your county court's website.

you can add your insurances, 401k, rent lease, home purchase document, car title... to the list.

Are you asking about sending paper tax return to IRS ? No, there is no fee to IRS for filing, only postal fee for mailing or filing fee that you pay a tax preparer to do your tax if you use the service.

As my understanding, simply the one who interview you is not the supervisor so the case has to be reviewed and signed off my the supervisor. For ones who are luckily interviewed by the supervisor then they may get the result right at the interview. I think the result will be positive for you guys

I think that's normal. That means your local office now has your file and in process of scheduling an interview or making decision (without interview). That happens with ROC (remove conditional status). I think AOS is just similar.

Correct me if I'm wrong

hello again

I had the interview on Jan 21st. and it was very short less than three minutes, she was talking in Arabic but I replied in English, she asked about the school location, my current job, and the money, she didn't ask me to show any paper except the I-20 and the SEVIS receipt, I tried to show the bank statement but she didn't even look. and then said that she agrees on my case, and I received the passport with visa on it after five days.

question: why did that happen, I mean in Egypt they reject more than 95% of applications, and i didn't have any visas before on my passport, but of course I am happy and thankful for your advises here.

in Egypt, they reject 95% of the applications ?! Actually, your case is not rare in Asian countries. For F1 interview, most of IO will ask only transcript. Bank statement and financial support stuff are only required when the applicants don't have a very good education performance.

Dont panic, you can correct them at the interview. The mailing address mistake is not a big deal.

www.coverca.com try this and see options available for you or you can go to any local social service office to apply in person. You may wanna wait until you have SSN.

Find your local social service office here (search for your county)

http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/Pages/CountyOffices.aspx

I just had a quick chat with my friend who is working at HSBC Vietnam, they require your work contract and also tax ID # if you're US Citizen. Married couple can however open a joined account but they require marriage certificate.

Are you sure you can open the account if you do not work (with a permit)? I tried to open an account at a global bank in Vietnam and was told I'd need to be working there to open the account.

Perhaps I just don't get it but to me it's very difficult to move money in or out of Vietnam, with the exception of western union. I admit there is a lot I don't know but - I looked into it and came away with the impression as a non-resident foreigner it was not possible.

I'd check a bit more - having an account with citi in Vietnam is not the same as a US account.

OP - why can't you pay the fees using your account in the US?

You can go to Chase or Bank Of America, ask them to wire money to Vietnam, your wife is required to have a bank account (Vietnam local banks are okay). They charge flat rate so I think it may be cheaper than Western Union.

Are you sure you can open the account if you do not work (with a permit)? I tried to open an account at a global bank in Vietnam and was told I'd need to be working there to open the account.

Perhaps I just don't get it but to me it's very difficult to move money in or out of Vietnam, with the exception of western union. I admit there is a lot I don't know but - I looked into it and came away with the impression as a non-resident foreigner it was not possible.

I'd check a bit more - having an account with citi in Vietnam is not the same as a US account.

OP - why can't you pay the fees using your account in the US?

I think you do need to be working here or have some type of resident card. I had to show my work contract. This is for HSBC but I think it is similar with all banks. Also, they would not allow my wife and I have to a joint account. Something to do with me, a foreigner being able to send money out of the country, but she is not allowed to so she could not be a joint account holder. However, she is authorized to use my account, debit cards etc.... Not sure it Citi bank is the same.

Right, Moving money out of Vietnam is very challenging but for moving in, it is easier. Actually you can wire transfer money to Vietnam through any US banks. At the time I worked there, I could open an account as an expat with paperwork from my company but they didn't allow Vietnam Citizen to open Citibank account (I think they might change now). I also had an account with HSBC opened in Singapore, I had no issue accessing my money through HSBC Vietnam.

I will double check with HSBC Vietnam if a foreigner can open account there and their requirement. I will keep you guys updated.

It is usually delivered within 7-14 days. It's however subject to weather condition.

You can use HSBC account as you can access money from anywhere US or China.

yes, you can open a citibank account in Vietnam with $100 initial deposit. You will need to have your passport and valid Vietnam Visa. I did that when I worked in Vietnam as a foreigner.

More details can be found here:

http://www.citibank.com.vn/english/banking/account_opening.htm?lid=VNVNCBGBAMITLAccountOpening