Here’s a list of questions you will likely encounter when you apply for a visa to the US:
I. Your educational background and experiences（经历和背景）
1. What is your academic background? Where are you studying?
2. What are you studying in your school? Do you have transcript and student card?
3. What is your major in China?
4. Did you take the TOEFL or IELTS test? What were your scores?
5. If you didn’t take TOEFL or IELTS, please explain why.
6. Do you have any relatives in the United States? Do you have sisters or brothers? What are they doing?
7. Have you ever been to nations outside of China? / Have you ever gone abroad?
8. Can you tell me something about your school?
9. Have you received any scholarships in your school?
10. Why didn’t you find a job after your graduation from your college？
II. Purpose of Study in USA（学习目标）
1. What will you study in USA?
2. Why do you want to study in USA?
3. Which university will you go to?
4. How do you know this university?
5. Why did you choose this university?
6. What major do you want to study and what major will you study in USA?
7. Why do you want to study this major in the USA?
8. What courses will you study in this major? （学校的网站会有具体的信息告诉学生学习的专业包括哪些课程）
9. How much do you know about this university? （建议上网了解一下学校特点，学校网站和Wikipedia的介绍、需要了解学校的历史、学校地理位置、学校的专业设置、专业的特点、学术水平（综合排名、专业排名）、学院的特点、强势专业、学习生活费用、就业前景等）
10. How many institutions have you applied, and what are they? Were you admitted to any other schools? (每个学生都有自己选择学校的标准，按照个人的标准会筛选情况类似的几个大学，告诉签证官）
11. Do you have advisor?
12. How long will you study in USA? When will you go to USA?
13. Do you have a study plan in the school?
III. Funds and Your Sponsors （资金）
1. Who will be your sponsor?
2. What do your parents do?
3. How much is the family annual income?
4. Do you have a bank deposit certification?
5. How much do you expect you will have to spend each year in the United States?
PS: 因为是自费留学，所以一方面需要你通过资金证明来证明在现金上你是有能力支付你未来几年学习的资金的。另一方面通过学生或学生家长的工作来解释我家的钱来源合理，不是借来的，同时也不是非法所得。
IV. Your post graduate plans? (毕业计划)
1. What will you do after graduation from USA? Do you have any plans right now about your future and career?
2. Why would you like to return China after the graduation?
3. Give me some reasons in favor of your returning to China after graduation.
Special Circumstances
I. Changing your major （换专业）
1. Why did you change your major? How much do you know about your new major？
2. Can you tell me some differences between your two majors?
3. How many credits will you transfer to the new school？
II. Work experiences （工作经验）
1. Tell me some details about your work.<!> What is your job? What is your job’s duty? What have you done in your job? How long have you been working in the company? Do you think you have learned something from your work? How much can you earn from your job?
2. Why did you abandon/give up your job, and choose to go on study in USA?
