A visa refusal can feel abrupt. After months of applications, document checks and interviews, a decision arrives that closes the door you have worked to open. For many international students, the ...

Applicants for F-1 and J-1 visas need to prepare for their interviews at a US Embassy or Consulate by being aware of the important criteria that consular officials consider. In addition to being ...

On May 30, 2025, a student was denied a U.S. F-1 visa during an interview at the U.S. Consulate in Hyderabad. The boy was planning to get in a graduate program at Indiana University Bloomington. The ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Here’s another edition of “Ask Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. “Your questions are vital to the spread of knowledge that ...