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F1 Student Visa to USA, 4 Most Common Mistakes That Lead To Denial of US Student Visa F1
By:Fred Tittle

The 4 most common problems that affect students from getting to the USA on student visas, English skills, not a serious student, money & they have a relative who lives in the USA all ready. These problems are associated more with students that are from developing countries, developed nations students are not usually scrutinized to the same level, as the likelihood that they will stay illegally in the USA is much less.

1 English skill; you need to be able to do the school work in English. It is OK that you will need to get some additional English skills when you get to the US, but for most potential students you cannot go to the USA to study English. The higher your TOEFL score, the better your chances of getting a USA F1 Visa, if it is real low under lets say 200 you might want to study English at home and bring that number up as is true for most USA Visas, the first time you apply has the highest likelihood that you will get accepted.

2 You are perceived as not being a serious student. The thought is if you are not a serious student then you should be applying for a tourist visa which will allow you to take some classes. Serious students have good grades and they take lots of classes in their home countries before they try to go the USA.

3 Money It is expected that most students will work when they are in the USA, but you must have enough resources to support yourself and to pay your tuitions and book fees before you get the visa. The work that you would seek would be the traditional college experience, part time pizza money type job.

4 You have a relative that lives in the USA all ready. There is a high incidence of people who have relatives in the USA that they will go to work for that relative; you would think that it would help the applicant, but it is the other way around.

Any of these 4 problems are easy to fix if you feel that one of these problems affects you it is best to talk to a immigration lawyer or immigration specialist before you file your application; again your first application is going to have the best chance of success, so getting it right the first time is a big step towards achieving your goals.

Fred Tittle has lived and worked in holiday vacation resorts his entire life, from Lake Geneva's Playboy Club, as a rock jock for KSPN FM in Aspen Colorado, he became a PADI Pro Scuba Diver in Hawaii, diving on Maui, Kauai, Kona on the big island, and Waikiki on Oahu. He founded Eco Adventures South East Asia in Sihanoukville Cambodia. he still teaches SSI and PADI scuba diving courses and runs liveaboards in the gulf of Thailand and Asia adventure tours, http://www.ecosea.com

Fred's new project http://www.CheapCharliesHotels.com where he reviews cheap hotels , budget guesthouses, discount accommodations and cheap international flights, but is really an excuse to go scuba diving on vacation more, Fred is in Phnom Penh Cambodia planning his next adventure travel tour. Keep up to date with Fred go to http://www.CheapCharliesHotels.com/blog/






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