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F1签经1 由acme转载自老版--出国手续※签证专栏(old),原贴作者acme
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[原创]非典型F-1在非典型日子里的典型签证--acme
本文由acme转载自老版--出国手续※签证专栏(old),原贴作者acme。acme:我的签经,嘿嘿:lol:)
[这个贴子最后由acme在 2003/07/01 11:41pm 编辑]
--一个非典型F-1和一个非典型VO……
我过了,仔细想想,从计划这次签证(赴美留学)到现在,或者说今天去签,大约也有3年的时间了吧。这期间发生了什么,只有我知道,3年的时间很长,我也变了很多,今天拿了签证了,我却有点高兴不起来……
与大家不同的是,我是非典型F-1,没有那么多的艰辛,更没有那么多的困苦……我想,支撑我一直这么做下来的原因就是那个还没实现的目标吧,就像满天星斗在夜空中指引迷途的路人,是即使在荒漠中的人也不再彷徨。(我尽量少说废话吧,把感想留到今后再单独写出来)
好了好了,说正事。既然是非典型,我觉得我还是介绍一下背景吧:
男,高二,曾经短期赴美、欧、加,三个国家和地区,以及其他。(如有更多需要补充的信息,请大家批示,如果这样的详细对理解有影响)
我曾经申请了许多在New England States的私立高中,其中有学校录取了我,后来经过朋友介绍知道了现在的这家在加州的公立高中,说实话我不喜欢加州,但是为了少花钱,也为了经历一下西部,还是选择了这里,当然还有其他原因。
--It's your turn now!
我5月19日办了护照延期,5月22日拿到新护照。5月20日照了签证照,交了签证费。5月27日约了今天的签证。要问我是什么时候开始准备的,准备了多久,这个我真的不好说,我这个人一直关注签证不仅仅是因为切身利益,而是自从上次赴美之后就对这个东西有了一定兴趣,所以几年来都多少在关注,就算美国人再变,移民法的大概总是不变,所以我在签证之前1-2个月又开始天天观测,1个月内开始设计自己,1周内把自己提高到紧张程度,把自己的东西弄的尽量详实……我一共去踩了两次点。
--Hey now!
我是6月6日,123号。这个日期和号码都还算很吉利了,当我告诉我朋友6在中国是顺的意思的时候,朋友回信里十分认真地说,是啊,123这个数字也还行,加起来还是6~~ :D
我昨天晚上的确是没睡好,一个是还是没法相信,这么长时间,这样就去签证了??还有就是平时都晚睡,昨天也调整不过来……3点之后才睡。今天早上一听到6点的闹钟就醒了,去洗澡,然后换好衣服,听听这几年来印象深刻的音乐,拿上材料就走了……
到了楼下买了麦当劳给老爸和我当早餐,7点左右,我们去使馆领事处。大约7点半之前,我们就到了。当时就看到很多人围在出口了。人在慢慢地多起来,大约7:47,开始叫号了。叫的很是快,到了8:10大约就叫到100左右了,之后稍微慢点,又是120之前,结果这位警官先生不叫了,停在120了,反复了半天,我等到8:43左右才查验了护照被放行。老爸撤了,staysouth同学和我一起走,不过我在里面他在外面,嘿嘿……
这是一条熟悉的路,但是觉得比3年前安静了。慢慢地快走到了,路上我看到武警警官都以微笑示意,我个人觉得这对个人自信也是有帮助的。
签证处的门改了,换了个方向,以前开的是相反方向的门。也比现在简陋,现在倒是……进到门口,测体温,查验DS-156,护照,签证费收据,然后是安检。之后就可以进入签证大厅了。这个房子比我上次来的安检房间要大多了,里面都是NORTHWESTERN AIRLINES的广告画,有NEW YORK,WASHINGTON DC,SEATTLE/TEMPA,SAN FRANCISCO,LAS VEGAS,CHICAGO等等……而且现在的警卫已经统一换了美国制服,对此我很是不解。
进入了签证大厅,1、2号窗口交了DS表格、I-20、护照、签证费收据第一联。然后拿到了浅绿牌子……去站队。站队没多久我就想放松一下,喝了6杯水。站回来观察了一下现在的签证大厅,觉得好象比以前大了,可能是换了方向开门的缘故?每个窗口都比印象中的小了,上面的牌子也换了,中间还加了隔断。而且装修后的大厅里不再有美国自然风光的招贴画,上次签证时墙上的Utah!招贴画让我印象异常深刻……
CHECKLIST--
---Passport and the former one with visas on
---Visa Application Fee Receipt
---I-20
---DS-156,157,158 with supplement
---Transcript from current attending high school
---Enrollment Verification from US High School
---My US Sponsor's letter to Visa Section
---form I-134 with Jurat
---Photocopy of tuition payment by check
---US Sponsor's bank record
---Certificate of Father's company's account at bank
---Materials about Father's company and how's Father engaged in
(每个段落的东西在不同口袋)
我是大约8:50开始站队的,站队过程中发现我左右是两个去Yale的本科生,一个是河南的,一个是北京的,人大附中,和我们学校很近啊……都以为我是读研呢,我有那么老(没有骂各位的意思,别扔砖头,如扔砖头者,请换豆腐)吗??后来聊的还好,后来得知前面还一个他们一起的女生,去Williams……那个女的在我们快要签证的时候过了。后来,大约9:30左右吧,我们浅绿被9号新手带走。3、4、5、6好象都是各类tt(其实……他们不算tt吧,我觉得并不严重啊,当然其中肯定也有一些不xx的男士吧,没注意)……7是那位女士,我觉得是hf,当然我觉得大家对金发还是褐发的不同开发应该是由于有两位女士吧?8是一个寸头的男士,就他帅,很酷,我挺想让这位或者那个m'am签的……9号就是新手了。
带过去之后,就开始等啊等……之前在后面的队里看着形形色色的人在形形色色的VO面前说这说那,真是好不热闹……再看VO时而撕条,时而盖戳,真是……
我认识那个北京的去Yale的男孩先上去了,当时他队里就没什么人了,他英语不错,思维清晰且敏捷,对于他的通过,我是没有任何怀疑的。(他在8号)在他之前,我们这边的第一对是F1+F2携行,这位新手果然敬业,我们没被他选到的时候就领教了。一个携行他搞了40多分钟……呜呼!后来是一个B1吧,应该是没过。后来是一个F1,她的英语……哎,最后拿了签证高兴成那样,我觉得实在是不敢恭维。后来是两个F-1都被拒了……好象这个新手可以把F-1先搞定再弄其他的,我们对还有去F2或者是B1吧,还有一队去打高尔夫的。后来是去Yale的那个河南的男生上去,纠缠了一段时间,他的回答很一般,我一度以为他完了,可是新手毕竟是新手,他过了。后来就是我了……
--Live show
recruit VO-
me-
VO-DXXX CXXX!?
Me-拿着材料上去,放稳……
边给card边说:Morning sir! Good to see you!
VO-How's you doing today?
Me-Pretty fine, but just kinda sleepy...
VO-Oh yes? How come?
Me-Cause that I actually didnot sleep well last night...
VO-Haha, nervous about this, huh?
Me-Not really, I just worried about my friends...(我都不知道为什么这么说)
VO-(surprised)Is it?
Me-Ya!
VO-Okay, tell me why you wanna go study in the United States.
Me-Why I wanna study there? You know, as I wanna have my bachelor degree in UK, I think I will get approached to.....(interrupt)
VO-You wanna study in UK?
Me-Yup!
VO-What school do you wanna go?
Me-I wanna go to Cambridge, that is a dream of mine ever since my childhood.
VO-How can you say that you'll be accepted?
Me-I am very confident because of my academic records here in China, I am excellent here...as I know many people who have the same records as me are accpeted, I can say that I'll be accepted too!
VO-So...as you wanna go there, why not go to UK directly?
Me-Because I wanna be an Intl Banker, an Intl man, I think a long-time experience in the United States is really neccesary. (When I talked about this I showed him a letter from one of my sponsors, who is an American, he wrote that I wanna be a banker) Do you wanna see my sponsorship materials?
VO-Okay. Reading....Who is R.L.Clark?
Me-He's my father's friend, and they are business partners. And actually they are share holders of a company.
Me-Why I wanna go to the United States is because that......you know I've been to the United States, I am interested about this country after last visit. I think it must be very interesting to learn this country, to see how people live there...and US and China share many common factors...like we are big countries, we have big marckets...
VO-(reading my previous US Visa) You are...uh...uh...16, rite?
Me-Yup, gonna be 17.
VO-So, you've been to the United States?
Me-Yup!
VO-For what?
Me-I went there as an exchange student. I stayed in Virginia for about two weeks and lived in a host family. That is the city named Charlottesville, which city has a university named University of Virginia. It is pretty beautiful!
VO-When were you there?
Me-Excuse me?
VO-When were you in Virginia?
Me-Uh, I think that is...late July and early August of year 2000, yup, y2k!
VO-(Nod), What is this visa?(He is reading my previous passport)
Me-Uh, that is a......Schengen Visa.
VO-??(我可以从他脸上读到这个)
Me-It is a German visa.
VO-So...it is a German visa.
Me-Nope, actually the Schengen Visa is an EU Visa.
VO-????
Me-If you got one country's visa, you can go to 15 countries freely....
VO-Uh, I know that! You've been to Canada?
Me-Yup!
VO-Okay. Where you're gonna go?
Me-California. Actually I also applied some private ones in New England States.
VO-(Nod) Which school?
Me-Wxxxxxxx High School
VO-Is this school a public one or...?
Me-Ya, it is a public one.
He's reading DS-156, I-20 and inputting data into PC....and left
Came back...
VO-I'm sorry that I.....but you know...this case...
Me-It's okay.
VO-You're gonna leave your school?
Me-You mean?
VO-You will leave your high school here?
Me-Yup.
VO-So you will not take the GAO KAO?
Me-Nope.
VO-So you cannot if you go?
Me-Nope, I mean I won't take it, but if I want I can take it.
VO-How come?
Me-The school that I am attending here is a private school. It is very flexible in our school, you may leave, but as long as you donot quit this school, you may come at either time, you may take test if you want.
VO-Okay.
VO-Wait please...
He left again...and came back with that sir whom we called BIG TT.
Big TT was looking at me, then they focus on my DS-156, I-20 and two passports. The recruit VO is asking him something obviously, but as the microphone is not on, I donot know the detail.
He turned to me and asked: Which grade are you gonna be in?
Me-Excuse me?
VO-You will go to attend which grade in this school?
Me-Grade 12.
VO-So that is the senior year, huh?
Me-Yup.
Then they were discussing the DS-156 and my I-20. Meanwhile, the recruit was playing my old passport.....翻来翻去
Me-Excuse me sir?
VO-Yes?
Me-Actually I had chance to choose, the school told me that I could choose either Grade 11 or 12 to attend.
VO-Okay, fine!
then TT told him some general ideas.....but seemed that he still didnot understand...asked all the time. Then when TT intent to leave, he still asked, I read a fantastic word from TT's mouth!!! That was............ISSUE!!
VO-Turned back and doing his PC.
Me-Excuse me sir, do you wanna see some extra materials of mine?
VO-What do you wanna give me? What do you have?
Me-I have...transcript from my current attending high school, and Enrollment Verification from Wxxxxxxxx High School.
VO-Okay, gimme those you think is important.
Me-You wanna see them?
VO-nod
Me-You wanna read them all or....?
VO-All.
Me-Okay (and hands in)
VO-Finished. Typing.....Reading my I-20.
VO-So who'll pay your money? The 11 thousand dollars?
Me-Father.
VO-He'll pay it?
Me-Do you wanna see materials about his sponsorship?
Me-This side is about him, and this side is about his company...
VO-nod. Read fast and returned....
Typing all the time....
Me-Excuse me sir, is there any additional question that I can answer for you?
VO-Nope, it's fine. Pointing to the barcode on I-20, actually pointed to the number above the barcode.....(knew he was typing my I-20 No., cool, I'm gonna get the visa!!) 在DS-156上画圈,实在话,是ISSUE还是REFUSE我没看清楚,当时很慌啊,然后看他写了自己的名字……估计是,也不知道是啥名字。
VO-Packed materials.....tore the piece of paper.....I decided to give you visa today. 把黄条一联和DS表格夹在护照里……
VO-Take your visa at window 10 please!
Me-Thank you sir! Thank you very much! Wish you enjoy your time in China!
等了大约20分钟,坐在边上台子上,站起来晃悠,去窗口小房间踅摸,坐立不安,有点着急……拿了签证。收了黄条,把I-20封了起来。领护照签证……美国签证改版了,更花了……
我大约是在11:10时候开始面试的,11:15的时候我特意看表,那时候VO离开了……然后我11:40从签证处出来了。有一些人围我,问我读什么,我说高中高中高中……结果一个人为我什么专业,我竟然说……F-1!晕。不过据说还有一个人更夸张,问签什么,哥儿们说签美国。厉害……
然后就是通报大家了。
简单说说吧。他果然是新手,问的问题跳跃性很强,想起什么问什么。而且他去叫大TT的时候还看见他电脑下面有一张纸,写着--CASE NOTE SUMMARY 原来是在学怎么写note, 面试我的时候就见他认认真真地写note,我说我第一次去美国是Exchange student,他就写1,Exchange student……后来怕影响自己,也是看不到了,就没往下看。他中间离开了两次,第二次时间短,但是把大TT叫来了……第一次很久。他很敬业,每个case他都极认真,然后还会解释半天。不年轻了,黑白相间的头发怎么也得40了,不明白这么大了怎么是新手??他拒人可不马虎,我们这对除了前面一个英语很个性的女的和去Yale本科的那个男生,以及我,就没有F-1过了。拒的时候很利索,那动作……哎。
总的来说,没什么意外,他问的问题我之前都准备到了,也想到了,答案比答的更有层次,不过他没细问,那我就更简单了。所以……还算轻松。如果一个人的智商、情商所有的水平发挥的参数是100的话。那么在平时,我们要说出动人心魄的话,征服别人的魅力发挥出来也得要80-90,而在签证大厅里面,紧张是肯定的,我们即使不紧张,也最多只能达到70的水平,这就算是不错了……我之前站队的时候就知道他一定问我WHY US EDUCATION这样的问题。我就想借《圣经》里的:“上帝说:‘让有眼睛的人去看吧,让有耳朵的人去听吧!’”可是最后一激动根本都没想起来……
感觉近来就是两个问题
--Why you wanna go studying in the United States?/Why this university?
--What will you do after graduation?
这两个是比较核心的了。
大家只有肯花时间自己认真的准备,自己反复发现、挖掘自己的不足和优势,客观的审视自己。都是很有机会拿签证的。严密准备+自信,这是我认为最重要的。
有句话一直想说,还是说出来吧。很多人都会找过了的人问经验什么的。的确,签证这东西是没道理的,就把VO叫来他/她都很难说清楚什么人能过,什么人不能。大家找过的人问问题固然是好,但是劝大家学会分析。过的人不一定什么都对,不一定什么都要按过的模式走。比如有人问我如果读高中,或者说读大学说不说自己要在那边继续读更高的学历呢?从我个人的角度,我即使读也不愿意承认这个事实,因为如果我是VO,我会判断,你既然读了这个会继续留下,我也可以判断你读完大学、研究生要留下工作,那么你也有可能就不走了啊!或者换个说法,你现在都不能证明你完成现在这段F-1学业之后一定走,你都不能证明你能离开美国,我是不是有理由不推翻你的移民倾向呢??很多美国人都同意我的观点,一个在美国政府工作的人和我说,这就是个游戏,看你会不会玩。当然,有人会说,你们美国不是要讲实话,我实话和你说啊……这样也是有可能过的,不能说不可以这么说,可以,但是我个人不赞成。如果你觉得你说了实话也能说服VO,那当然就好了!我不会说,啊,你这样说不行,不会过的。因为不同VO对同一个案例的判断都会不同,这个VO认同了你,别的VO不一定啊。所以……我只能哪个我觉得稍微好些。
再有,很多问题,这么说比另一种方式差,可是如果你说的好,还是可以convince VO的,所以很多东西还是要看你怎么说。你能不能说出根据来……能不能让VO觉得可信。
还有,过的人往往喜欢壮志豪情,底气万分的说怎么怎么才行,其实不是的……任何人的都是特殊的,还是找自己的地方吧,做自己的案例。
请大家珍惜每篇签经,每个故事都是真实的,每个案例都是鲜活的!
THANK YOUS/感谢:
写到这里真不知道要写多少,又可能漏掉多少人……
谢谢老爸老妈,我知道不是每个父母都会支持他们的孩子这样的,看看我的同学,就更知道了……谢谢老爸,谢谢今天早上来送我;谢谢老妈,你做的最多,却又最默默无闻。
感谢Rich,如果没有你,我不知道这条路到什么时候才能走出样子来,又会去什么学校,我会是怎么样,真是不敢想,谢谢你做的每件事!
感谢staysouth,咱俩也算有缘吧……今天你真够意思,还有很多其他的事,谢谢你了。
感谢李唯,其实去美国的路上你也帮了我不少,我也很高兴有你这么个姐姐,你工作之后咱们联络的机会也少了,但是没忘了你!祝你今后也顺利!
感谢Alice,你这么执着,会成功的;感谢老乔,在学校郁闷的时候静拉你聊了;感谢质数;感谢紫霞;感谢William;感谢觉醒的小猪;感谢O凯;感谢小鱼;感谢琳;感谢lixiao2学长;感谢王月老师;感谢王东,什么时候我去折腾你!感谢宋涟老师;感谢Rutina;感谢胖猫J;感谢刘涛;感谢老康,等着你作爸爸;感谢F2小黄,这么称呼你,你应该知道我是再说谁了吧,今天上午出来没注意到真是对不起,真的真的非常非常抱歉,我只是说,我还记得你;感谢snakedu;感谢candy……感谢所有帮助我的老师!感谢Meg,虽然……但是我要谢谢你,你可爱的真是……感谢小蜥蜴,虽然我不知道该不该谢你,虽然严格来说你我还不认识,你也许根本不知道我想谢你,更不知道我知道你这么个人,但是还是谢谢你吧。谢谢我的x-gf Viviana,虽然我们分手了,虽然是……虽然别人看来是你不对,但是是你,是你让明白了很多,让我……谢谢你吧。也许以后我们这一辈子都不会联系吧?其实我还是愿意和你做朋友的,只不过是你不知道,或者你不在乎……
感谢上帝。
好了,我要感谢所有帮助我的人,没有提及你的名字不是我忘了你……而证明了你的默默无闻!这个……谢谢!!
祝大家好运!
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