Life cycle of your visa preparation:

sample of AFFIDAVIT OF Support..

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Sample of financial Documents

The most common ways that you can sponsor your education is :

--Education Loan
--Funds from family (parents/grand parents/elder brother/sister etc)
--Scholarships, assistantships that you have already received from the University.

Educational Loan :
If you are planning on availing an education loan, please go and visit your local bank and ask
them about the educational loan procedures. Visit 3 to 4 different banks to find out their
requirements. An educational loan can be obtained from a branch that is closet to your area of
residence. The maximum loan offered is Rs 15 Lakhs (SBI sometimes offers loans up to Rs 20
Lakhs)

Funds from Parents/Family :
To demonstrate how much funds are available with your family to support you, please see the
document ‘Sample Financial Statement’ attached in this post, Please prepare a statement similar to this. You need NOT get this certified from your Chartered Accountant (CA).

You will have to carry proof for all items mentioned in the statement.

Proof of funds include:

--Your Bank Passbooks or Monthly/quarterly Bank Account transaction statements (in case
your bank does not issue a passbook). The statements/passbooks should show
transactions for the past 3 to 4 months (preferably 6 months)

--A statement of your Demat account showing the shares/mutual funds you own and their
current market value.
--All original fixed deposits that you have.
--Originals of NSC/NSS certificates, PPF passbooks etc
--Tax returns for the past three years (at least two years) of your sponsor.
--Three recent salary slips of your sponsor (in case your sponsor is employed)


Your sponsors will have to prepare an affidavit on a Rs 20 stamp paper. See the sample document ‘Financial Support Document - Parent letter to Visa Officer’ attached in this post.
Scholarships/Assistantships from the university

If the university has awarded you a scholarship/assistantship and it is already mentioned on your
I-20 then its fine. In case the decision to award you funding was made after issuing an I-20, you
will have to carry the official letter from the university indicating their decision. If the department
has informed their decision over email/phone please ask them to send you an official letter.

IMP: The amount of funds available to you for your education in the form of Loan, Family
support and Scholarships/Assistantships should be more than the estimated tuition/fees
plus living expense for the entire duration of your education (2 years in most cases). Of
these funds at least equal to your first semester of expenses should be available
immediately.
That is;

Loan,

+ Funds from University
+ Money in savings/current account of sponsor
Should be MORE than at least HALF of 1 year of estimated expenses shown on your I-20

AND

Loan

+ Funds from University
+ Money in savings/current account of sponsor
+ FDs
+ Demat (shares) valuation
+ Any other maturing investments (NSC/NSS etc)
Should be definitely MORE than 2 years of estimated expenses – double the amount
shown on your I-20

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Golden Rules for Visa:

* Looking good and confident.
* Looking disciplined and organized.
* Sounding natural in accent and communication.
* Maintaining eye-to-eye contact with VO throughout interview.
* Staying positive throughout.
* Clarity of thought in expressing views.
* Speaking Loud with confidence.
* Having good presence of mind.
* Showing good knowledge about your area of interest.
* Having good and credible future plans.
* Proving you as a serious student in studies.
* A little bit of sense of humor.
* Exude professionalism in whatever you do &
* Smile and put Visa Officer at ease.

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Documents at the VISA office:

--Passport
--Completed DS 156/157/158 forms downloaded from the visa application website.
-- 50x50 size 2 photos,the photo should be front facing on a white background - with your face in the center of the photo
-- Your I-20 -A print of the visa appointment confirmation downloaded from the VFS website.
--A copy of the HDFC receipt.
--A copy of your SEVIS fee receipt print page.
--Your Original Mark memo's

ARRANGEMENT OF THE DOCUMENTS – IN ORDER

//carry a folder bag with you for documents

Folder 1:
Passport
interview appointment letter.

Folder 2:
Dsforms-156/157/158

Hdfc receipt – blue one

sevis receipt

i20

gre scorecard

toefl scorecard

provisional/course completion

Folder 3:
Original marks memos….in order …4-2,4-1,3-2,3-1 semester wise………….

Folder 4:

IT returns of dad.mom

dads salary certificate

Folder 5:
Fixed deposit ceritficate(if any)

Pass book

Loan letter

Bank transactions statement

C.A

Affidavits

C.E

Folder 6:
Property Documents xerox copies(like land, buildings and other property etc.)

Folder 7:
tenth and inter marks memos

Folder 8:

other i20s/admits

Folder 9

carry some xtra photo graphs and ds forms xtra set with u.

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Dear friends,

We have lot many resources to prepare for GRE,TOEFL,IELTS

resources namely books,websites & cd/dvd's

coming to books,
for GRE & TOEFL just prefer Barron's latest edition in the market,it is the standard and most recommended book by many students,it provides you everything you want for the test.
kaplan and BIG book are also few of the good books for GRE

coming to TOEFL & IELTS we must work with CD/DvD's becoz this test requires a lot of reading,listening,speaking and writing practice so one should work with computer.
LONGMAN,DELTA's,CAMBRIDGE cd's are one of the good cd/dvd's students generally use.

We can book slots for GRE/TOEFL from www.gre.org,www.ets.org(or jus click ETS tab on our blog homepage )
for IELTS www.ielts.org(or jus click IELTS tab on our blog home page it will redirect you)

Refer How to Book slots for these Tests (Post) for Detail Information.

Note:One must have Passport to book these slots.
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How to register for the GRE® test?

1) Candidates can book their slot for the GRE® test on the internet itself. The website address is www.gre.org or www.ets.org

The website will have instructions on how to proceed and on how to pay.

Here are a few things to keep in mind:

* You must be ready with one test date and also another, backup date in case a slot is unavailable on the date of your choice.
* You will need a valid international MasterCard or Visa card number and its expiry date.
* If you do not possess any of these cards you can borrow someone else's card.

Before you finish registration do not forget to verify

* The date of the test
* Exact time of your alloted slot
* Your test confirmation number
* Your ID number (required for future queries, if any)

You will receive an email confirmation of your booking as well. While it is not obligatory, one can carry this information to the test centre on the day of the exam. It is sufficient if you note your test confirmation number and ID number to the test centre.

According to ETS, there are several "preferred forms of payments"

# Credit card
VISA, Master Card, or American Express (Discover and JCB cards may also be used for services ordered directly from ETS - GRE® test).
# Money order / certified check
# U.S. postal Money order
# International Money order
# UNESCO Coupons

Fees as per ETS: -$160.00 for the GRE® test. Please visit www.gre.org for the latest updates on the fees.

Test Centres in India with Code

Ahmedabad - 8902,Allahabad- 8903,Bangalore - 8904,Kolkata -8906,
Hyderabad- 8908,Chennai - 8909,Mumbai -8921,New Delhi -8913

If you do not desire to schedule an appointment online, you can request an International Test Scheduling form by sending a letter or fax to
Prometric,
160-A, Seinor Plaza,
3rd Floor,
Gautam Nagar,
Yusuf Sarai, Behind Indian Oil Building,
New Delhi - 110049.

The fax numbers are +91-11-26529741 / 26523266.

After filling up the form you may mail, courier or fax the completed form by following the instructions given in it. After ETS receives your draft and filled-in form, you will be allotted a test date, time slot, location, test Confirmation number and ID number.

For additional information ask for the GRE® test information and Registration Bulletin from ETS.


How to register for theTOEFL® test?

one should create his own profile ,to book slot for TOEFL test
http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/TOEFL/pdf/4677_TOEFL_Reg_Guide.pdf
The above link will Guide you how to book TOEFL slot with screenshots.
To create a new profile click the below link:
https://toefl-registration.ets.org/TOEFLWeb/extISERLogonPrompt.do

The TOEFL^® test Fees = $150 in India. (Please visit www.toefl.org for the latest update on fees)

Regional Registration Center in India

Prometric, Senior plaza, 3rd floor,160-A, Gautam Nagar,
Yusuf Sarai: behind Indian Oil Building,
New Delhi 110049.
Registration Phone: - 91-11-26511649/26531442

Fax :- 91-11-26529741/26523266



Preferred forms of payment by ETS

• Credit card
• CBT: VISA, Master Card, or American Express, JCB, or Discover
• CBT Voucher
• Money order
• International money order
• Authorization Voucher
• Bank Draft (internationally)
• UNESCO coupons (internationally)

*GRE^®, GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATIONS^® and TOEFL^® are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service(ETS). TEST OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE^® is a trademark of ETS. This website is neither endorsed nor approved by ETS.

Test Dates:
For latest test dates, contact the nearest BRITISH COUNCIL office or visit www.ielts.org. The Listening, Reading and Writing Modules are conducted on the same day as the test date, but the Speaking Module is conducted on any date between the period starting from seven days before to seven days after the examination date for the other three modules. This is at the discretion of the test centre, subject to the availability of slots.

Result:
Result will be updated in your created profile within 15working days and the score card will be issued within 1month from the date of the exam.

The test can be taken up to a maximum of four times in a year, as there must be a gap of at least 90 days between the two tests. The test is a PBT (Paper Based Test) but some selected centres offer CBT (Computer Based Test) on request of the candidate.


The IELTS application form can be procured free of cost from the British Council. This, along with the necessary documents (as prescribed in the application form), needs to be submitted to the nearest British Council, along with a Demand Draft of Rs.5, 250 (Rupees five thousand two hundred and fifty only) in the name of "British Council Division" payable at British Council, Chennai (for South-India region).

The D.D. should be payable at British Council,
New Delhi - for North India
Mumbai - for West India
Chennai - for South India
Kolkata - for East India


The application form should be submitted at least 5 weeks before the examination date (as chosen by the candidate) or as per the slot-availability at the test centre where the candidate is interested in taking up the test.

Results:

The results reach the candidates two weeks after the test by post. In case a candidate needs to obtain the results within a week, the candidate needs to pay an extra amount, as mentioned in the application form.

Validity of Scores:

The Band score obtained is valid up to two years. While obtaining admission to an educational institute, the latest IELTS score is considered.



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