DS-160 Present work/ education/ training information

I completed my master's last year from India and have not been involved with any other institution since. I have been accepted to a US university for pursuing Ph.D. and am in the process of filling the DS-160. I understand that I am required to fill my current position as "Not employed", could you kindly let me know if that would affect my chances of getting a F-1 VISA? Also the DS-160 requires an explanation for not employed. Over the past couple of months I have prepared for and written the GRE, qualified entrance exams for PhD in India and was able to publish a paper in a peer reviewed international journal. Should I mention this in the explanation? If not, what am I supposed to write?

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Best Answer

The general principle must be to tell the truth. In this case the truth is clearly related to your academic studies so could even be seen as a plus point. The danger in not telling the truth is that they will find out and not only refuse you but mark your records with the fact which will make life difficult for you in future.

Of course we have absolutely no way of predicting what some official will do when he or she reads your application.

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What should I fill in primary occupation in DS 160?

If you are filing DS 160 for your Father and the question is about his duties, the response should be straight forward - \u201cA farmer by profession to engage in cultivation of food grains and other similar agricultural produce per the season and demand.\u201d

How do you answer briefly describe your duties in DS 160?

Briefly describe your duties: This means your job or other primary daily activity. Please be specific in describing your occupation: e.g. software engineer, trader in chemicals, manager in travel company, MD of pharmaceutical company. It is not enough to just write \u201cBusiness\u201d or \u201cService\u201d.

What do I put for primary occupation?

Your primary occupation means the job you have experience in (within the last ten years) and want to base your immigration application on, if you are invited to apply.

Were you previously employed in DS 160?

Were you previously employed? - Here you must give details of your previous jobs over the past 5 years. For those of you who are full time students and have not held a fulltime job, it is fine for you to enter any part time jobs that you have held. You can enter a maximum of 2 previous jobs.

9. DS 160- WORK, EDUCATION, TRAINING (Experience d.o.o.)

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