 Appearing for the F1 visa interview for the spring intake in this video, I am going to be talking about 5 important points that you need to keep in mind, keep on watching. Hi guys, my name is Shachi and I am a travel and visa coach. On this channel you will find an entire playlist for F1 visa and there is also a separate playlist for spring 22 intake. So make sure that you check out the videos in both these playlists. So today's video I am going to be talking specifically about visa interviews for the spring 2022 intake and I am going to be talking about 5 points that you need to keep in mind and this will help you in both booking your interview slot as well as for preparing for the interview. So let's get started. So the first point that I want to talk about is about availability of visa slots. So all of you who are trying to get a visa appointment will know this that getting that coveted appointment has become quite a task and the number of appointments are limited. Now unfortunately it looks like this is going to continue in November and December as well. So for the fall intake you must have noticed that there was a period of time where bulk slots were being released and everyday thousands of appointments or rather thousands of extra appointments were being released by the embassy. Now it's unlikely that something like that will happen in the next 2 months. So it's not that the embassies are shutting but they will still function in limited capacity so the number of appointments for F1 visa will continue to be limited especially if this is not your first attempt, especially if you're going for your second or your third attempt. So overall in a nutshell what it means is that you need to be really proactive in booking your visa slots. You need to be really patient and use some special tips and hacks. So I have an entire video which talks about you know a few things that can help you in getting that visa appointment so do check out this video. Another thing it implies is that since getting a slot has become extremely difficult you need to be really really well prepared for the visa interview. So once you have that slot, once you have that coveted slot make sure that you're extremely well prepared to go there and smash that interview. The second thing to keep in mind is to be prepared for the question why did you opt for a spring intake and not fall intake. Now this is especially going to be valid for those of you who have completed your education either in 2021 or in 2022 because in that case there would be a gap of few months. So the visa officer would be interested in knowing that why didn't you immediately start your education for the fall session but wait for the spring session. So it's better to have an answer and explanation for this ready and this could be either that you know getting a visa appointment was difficult or maybe during this gap you were pursuing some online courses or you were pursuing some internship which you wanted to complete before you go for your spring intake. What you need to remember here is that if you have a gap of few months and you didn't go for the fall but waited for the spring intake make sure that you structure the gap properly and you show relevant things which add value to the program that you're going for. The third thing that I want to talk about is about deference. So let's say that you did have the admit for the fall intake but you deferred it to spring intake. Then in the interview you could be asked the reason for this deferral. Now if this deferral was because your visa was refused during the fall intake then you could be asked what was the reason for refusal and if any change has been made in your profile since the last interview. On the other hand if the deferral was for different reasons it could be that maybe you were not able to get a visa appointment or maybe you had some personal issues or professional issues which you had to take care of then the same could be asked to you and it's better to have an answer ready for the reason why you deferred your intake from fall to spring. On this note I also want to tell you about my F1 interview prep course. So this is a video course which consists of 11 different modules, there are sample answers and templates and you can use this course to prepare for your visa interview. For the DIY course you can complete it at your own time and pace and many students have taken it and found it extremely useful so the link for this course is in the description box below make sure to check it out. The fourth point that I want to talk about is for all of you who have started your semester online. There are many of you who are going for the spring intake but you might have already started the first semester online right? You might have already started the fall semester online. So that's the case with you. You can be asked a couple of questions. What is the reason you started the semester online? What are you studying currently? What are the core courses that you're studying? If you started it online, how are you going to cope up with the practical, lab work and so on? So in case you have started the program already online and you're going to be finishing a semester before you actually go to the US then make sure that you are aware of all these questions and you're prepared for them. The fifth point that I want to talk about is about change in university. So many of you might have tried for the F1 visa for fall 21 intake with a particular university and due to visa rejection or visa denial, you have changed the university and now you're trying for the spring intake with the new university. So if that's the case with you then be prepared for the question why did you change your university? So to answer this, do a like to like comparison between the two universities and list down the points in which the second one is better. It could be ranking, it could be the course structure. It could be for the second university, you've got a scholarship and so on. But overall it's a good idea to be prepared for this question because this will also help you to explain if there are any changes in your profile since the last visa interview. So guys, these are the five points that you need to keep in mind if you're appearing for the spring 22 visa interview. I hope you found these useful. If you have any more questions, feel free to leave them in the comment section below. You can also DM me on Instagram. My Instagram handle is at chaachi.mull. Before I end, I want to tell you that if you want an in-depth preparation, you can book a one-to-one session with me. So in the session, we do a deep dive into your profile, right? We structure the answers, we will look at your funding plan, make sure that all the documents are in place and this will get you fully prepared for the interview. Alternatively, you can also take a mock interview session. So this is again a one-to-one session done on a video call and this will be very, very similar to your actual visa interview. The question will be prepared as for your profile and the location that you're going for and this is a great way to boost your confidence and feel fully prepared. So the recording for both the sessions will be shared with you. Tons of students have taken these sessions and found it extremely useful. If you have any more questions, feel free to contact me. The link for everything that I have mentioned is in the description box below. So do check it out. Signing off for now. I'll see you in the next one. There are a lot more videos coming up for the spring 22 intake. So make sure that you subscribe and stay tuned. Take care and bye.