Tourist Visa to USA: EMBASSY Interview Tips for 2021 (Part 2)

Hi everyone! Welcome back to my channel. Welcome to the part 2 of this video series. Actually, it's just 2 parts. First video, if you guys haven't watched it yet, please feel free to click the link up here or just go to my description box and click the link in there. So in my last video, we ended with putting an importance to your DS-164 and how you need to be consistent and be checking it many, many times even before your interview. And I'm here to continue that point of things because it's really important. Especially on the day of your interview at the U.S. Embassy. So, DS-160 form. This is the form that you have to fill out as part of your application. This is not optional. This is a requirement. The DS-160 form is the form that you will download from their website and then you give your answers to that form. That form is very essential because they will be referring to that form during the interview and how they ask you questions. That form, they will have it on hand or on screen. It will be the basis of your answers. They're going to ask you questions that they've already asked you in the DS-160 form. But that's only because they want to confirm and really watch you as you give your answers. If you're really telling the truth. These consuls, these people that are interviewing, they're not just asking for the sake of compliance. They are actually trying to dissect you, decipher you. So, don't make the DS-160 form small. And definitely, don't lie in the DS-160 form. They will still find it out anyway. I say that on every single video. And even before the interview, they already had a background check and all that stuff done. So, you bringing your papers on the day of the interview is just really for them to confirm and to double check if they need to. In my case, I didn't ask for the folder of requirements that I brought that was heavy. And that was my case. But that does not mean that they won't ask for yours. A lot of people, even during the interview, while I was waiting, I could hear, I could see that they're asking for the papers that they brought. They're asking for additional proof and they're showing something from their folders. So, for me, it could not be the same case as you. So, you have to be very prepared. Also, with the DS-160 form, this can be a tip for you if you want to do it as well, the same way I did. I screenshotted my own copy so that I do not forget what my answers were. And of course, even if you're being honest, you tend to forget because you're already nervous. I've already mentioned this in another video but I know you're overwhelmed because I already included my previous video in one video. I mean, all the information. So, maybe you were overwhelmed there and you overlooked it. So, I'll just repeat it in this video. On that day, 15 minutes before the interview, we were outside. Me and the rest of the applicants. But not all applicants there are the same department. So, there's a US tourist visa. There are also immigrant visas. But everyone is really meant to travel to the United States but just on different types of visas. So, I really didn't talk to people whatsoever. I just sat there and waited for when the security guard would call us. And as soon as the security guard would say, Okay, it's time for this group to go in. You go in line and then they will ask you for your passport, for your paper, for your confirmation email. Everything that was required to be submitted, they asked for it. Right before you even enter the embassy. As far as I remember even, they asked for your old passport. If you have an old passport, show it to them. And I also brought mine. And they punched a hole on it so that the passport you're using doesn't break. So, once you get inside, you will get into another security. Which is where they will have you put all your stuff. You know at the airport, it's like a scanner or x-ray of things. You put your stuff in and then they will have it scanned in an x-ray so that they can see what's inside. So, you really can't hide anything. Anyway, that's the second security. But right after that, you will be led into an open space where you will be sitting with the other applicants. And you have to wait inside where the interview actually happens. Once it's your turn or it's your batch, you will be allowed to enter. And when you enter, there's another security guard that will go through your stuff, will check you, will ask for which department are you supposed to go to, non-immigrant or immigrant visa? And then when you get there again, you will be led into a long line of people. There's no seats, so you will be standing with everyone else. It's fair, there's no rich or poor. So, everyone's gonna be standing in their own post and waiting for their turn. And you are getting closer and closer and closer to the windows where the interview and all the pre-interview steps actually happen. Once it's your turn, you will be led into the first window where they're gonna ask you to present your documents. And they're gonna double check. They'll give you instructions, so don't worry, don't be scared. And then, they will tell you which window to go. And this is when you actually wait for your turn for the actual interview. Boom! I'm not trying to scare you. Peace. So, these are my tips for the actual interview. How you should be behaving, how you should be talking, how you should present yourself in front of the consul or in front of the person that will interview you. So, when you get there, you are gonna be right in front of the consul, but there's a division in between you, thank God. There's a window which has a little hole where the requirements are being passed. First of all, greet the consul or the interviewer and be calm. Don't show that you're too scared or that you're too nervous. Just show a pleasing personality. And also, you have to make sure to make an eye-to-eye contact. Don't, while you're talking to them, like, yes, yes, no. Just look at them in the eye. Don't stare at them too much. But at least look at them, showing them that you are talking to them and that you respect them. And also, it's a known fact, when a person doesn't make an eye-to-eye contact, it's usually because they're up to something no good. Also, be polite because they really appreciate that. Say thank you, say you're welcome. Be listening intently. And, like, I would always say, be honest and be very sincere. Tell the truth. What is your intention to go there? Who will you go to? Whoever provided the financial statement and financial background or paperwork. There will be instances as well that you don't know the answer to the question. Not because you didn't study or not because you didn't do your research, but because you don't really know that it will be a part of your conversation. Like, in my case, I was also asked if I had relatives there. And I said, yes. And they asked me where they were. And I had no idea. All I know is that I have relatives there somewhere. And they've migrated there years back. And I haven't talked to them in ages, in forever. So I said, I don't really know. I don't have connections with them anymore. I'm not connected with them anymore. I don't have contact with them. So I really don't know. And I just said, I don't know. Because I really don't know. That's a simple answer. And that is the truth. If in case you get rejected, just still say, thank you. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be here. Thank you for... And I'm not sure if this would be recommended. But if I got rejected, I would ask them, what do you think I should improve? Or what do you think is the reason why I am rejected? Or may I know why I am rejected so I know what to change? Or so I can do better next time? Or something like that. I would probably ask them that question. But it's up to you if you get rejected. But I'm hoping that you will not get rejected. And I really hope that these videos that I'm making will really help you to get approved to go to the United States. And of course, if they accept you all the more, you should say, thank you very much. When I was told, okay, you have passed the interview. And may I have your passport? They will get your passport. And they will tell you if you've passed. And they will not return your passport right there and then. Because they need to stamp it with the visa. Because I have received some questions recently