Ricky27 Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Hello Experts, I am planning to visit INDIA after a long time(>5 yrs) and hence i need to go for VISA stamping. I spoke to my attorney to find out if it would be better if i can goto US Consulates in Canada or Mexico. He said that its better to go to US consulate in INDIA as i don't have any US degree(MS or BS) and that US consulates in Mexico or Canada give preference for any US degree holders. I did all my education in INDIA only. Q) Can anyone tell me if there such thing like the US Consulates in Canada or Mexico give preference to the person who has done his masters in US? Q) Pls suggest if its better to go to Mexico or Canada or INDIA for stamping Thanks Ricky Link to comment
omshiv Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Your Attorney is right..US Consulates in Canada prefer people with US Masters degree...Going to India for stamping shouldnt be an issue as long as your background and your documents are good. Link to comment
rahul412 Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Hello Experts, I am planning to visit INDIA after a long time(>5 yrs) and hence i need to go for VISA stamping. I spoke to my attorney to find out if it would be better if i can goto US Consulates in Canada or Mexico. He said that its better to go to US consulate in INDIA as i don't have any US degree(MS or BS) and that US consulates in Mexico or Canada give preference for any US degree holders. I did all my education in INDIA only. Q) Can anyone tell me if there such thing like the US Consulates in Canada or Mexico give preference to the person who has done his masters in US? Q) Pls suggest if its better to go to Mexico or Canada or INDIA for stamping Thanks Ricky Your attorney is correct, if you check their website you will get the info. Link to comment
Ricky27 Posted August 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Thanks Omshiv & Rahul. Rahul you mentioned : "Your attorney is correct, if you check their website you will get the info" What website do you want me to check? Link to comment
rahul412 Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Thanks Omshiv & Rahul. Rahul you mentioned : "Your attorney is correct, if you check their website you will get the info" What website do you want me to check? US consulate website in Canada and Mexico Link to comment
dtangg Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 i have my masters from I**.will that be counted as well? Link to comment
dele Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Typically, border immigration posts advice people to return to their home country for H1B visa applications. The theory is that the immigration officials in your home country are more conversant with the degrees/certificates awarded and can evaluate it better. In my own case, my undergrad degree was from my home country while my masters degree was from the US. However, since my company filed for my H1B before I graduated (which means I hadn't received my Masters) they used my Bachelors degree in the filing. I did both of my visa stamping in Canada. For my first stamping, the VO asked where I did my masters. During my second stamping, no question was asked about my degree Link to comment
JoeF Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 The whole thing is that consulates in third countries can't really determine if the degree is legitimate if it isn't from the US. Consular officers in Canada or Mexico (or, say, in the UK) don't know if the university you attended is a real university. The consular officers in India would know about Indian universities. Link to comment
Ricky27 Posted August 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Everyone has similar answer. Thank you all. I think i did a great job in posting this question here. Link to comment
10451 Mill Run Circle, Suite 100
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.