预约面签时“Are you traveling from another country to apply for a US visa in Canada”那个问题回答的一定是No, 行话是TCN No直扎,据小红书的帖子,最近温哥华和卡尔加里都不查TCN No直扎的小伙伴。楼主其实时间比较赶,但我人比较佛,12月11日刷到了12月21日9点的面试位子,就立马先胡乱填了DS-160抢了位置,12月17日改好DS-160后更新了一下interview的DS-160。
我揣着美国驾照,在大使馆门口的第一个排队时,工作人员问了我是否有美国ID or 驾照,我回答Yes,然后就在我的DS-160圈圈画画给过了。进入大楼前有第二个队伍可以在很小的金属格子货柜存手机。存好手机就是进入一个很小的门上二楼过安检,过了安检之后是第三个队伍审查最basic的info,问了我是当地居民吗?我回答I am a visitor from United States. 然后给贴了贴纸,去另一个楼层打指纹,等面试。第四个队伍排着是打指纹的,很快,然后打指纹的staff会告诉你去哪个窗口等着面试官来面试。
Q1: Are you starting a new project in your current program or still doing the old project? 他读了我本科文章标题,Are you doing polymer?
A1: I have already started the new project, which is in a different direction from what I did during my undergrad. Yes, I worked on polymer for that paper and was the third author as part of my undergraduate thesis project. That was 3 years ago.
Q2: What is your funding source?
A2: The first project was funded by SHELL Co. The second was by DOE, United States. Both of them were ended and we are trying to re-new for the DOE project this year.
Q3: When will you finish your current program?
A3: It depends on my advisor, but according to my I-20, the expected completion date is May 2026. I hope to catch to that timeline. However, you known, I currently don’t have a first-author paper, so realistically, I might be graduating 2027 Spring.
面试官又开始在电脑前敲敲打打,这时候我和他都没有说话,时间死寂得可怕,过了不知多久,只听见他说All right, your visa is approved. For 1 year this time. 我祝他圣诞快乐,然后颤颤巍巍地走了,就这?