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Visa experience :
Visa status: Approved
University : Southeast Missouri State University
Subject : MS in Environmental Science
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Middle aged frowny faced white officer
Me: Good Afternoon Sir!
VO: Silent
Me: (Pointing to my file) Can I put that here?
VO: Pass me you I-20 and passport please.
Me: Sure sir! There you go.
VO: Why did you choose this university?
Me: Well sir, I connected with a faculty member, Dr. K* F* with whom I share research interest amd we talked about my potential MS research topic and she then encouraged me to put in an application for this university.
VO: What's her specialty?
Me: She is interested in aquatic ecology and currently working on three research projects.
VO: What's your research goal?
Me: Specifically, she is working on a project that analyzes the impact on food webs the beavers have....
VO: (Waving hand to stop me) Impact on what?
Me: Food web sir. It is a complicated chain of energy transfer between organisms.
VO: (With a slight smile) So you’re going to work with beavers?
Me: Actually on the recolonization of beavers on Kimball Creek and it's effects......
VO: (Waving hand to make stop sign) You're good, you’re good.
So who's your sponsor?
Me: Since my father died in 2019, my mother inherited everything that father owned and she is going to sponsor my education abroad.
VO: What did your father do?
Me: My father was a criminal lawyer who practiced law for almost 26 years.
VO: After thinking for a while, what's your plan after graduation?
Me: Sir I plan to return to Bangladesh and join an environmental consultancy firm and hopefully soon I'll be able to start a firm of my own.
VO:Where did you complete your graduation?
Me: I graduated from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology which is one of the best public universities in Bangladesh....
VO: (Waving stop sign again with a slight smile) Okay I'm approving your visa.
After approving, I didn’t hear anything else either due to excitement or background noise, I'm not so sure.
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