Primary occupation for the US visa - student or professional?

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I'm going to the US this May for an official event for students (ACM ICPC World Finals). I have a host invitation, I even have my name written in some special lists for the consulate.

Also, though being a student, I'm now part-time employed. I don't know what to write in a visa form as my primary occupation: student or worker? If I select that I'm a student then I cannot enter my job information (only option is previous job, and the date of dismission must be not later than today); same for vice-versa.

What is important that I'm working as a software engineer, and specialists in this area sometimes attract additional attention. Thus not filling job information may look really suspicious.

As of now I mentioned that my main occupation is a student and filled my current job as a previous job (with current date as a dismissal date), leaving a comment that in fact I'm still employed.

What should I answer to this question? It seems that I have to write incorrect or incomplete information in either way.






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What is the primary occupation of a student?

You write assignments, study for tests and do group works which are all productive. You work for yourself when you are a student and not for someone else. Now the question is how to gain success in the occupation as a student.

What is primary occupation in US visa application?

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.

Is student an occupation for visa?

So far you have not worked in any employment and you intend to continue your studies, you can write down \u201cstudent\u201d as your occupation in DS-160. That should be fine. Currently, I'm an F1 student but currently in a poor grade/academic warning situation (GPA under 2.00). Will that affect my visa renewal?

What is primary occupation ds160?

Primary Occupation E.g., HOMEMAKER or RETIRED. If you choose UNEMPLOYED, you will be asked to provide an explanation. If you choose 'OTHER', you will be asked to specify it. If you are retired and do some part time job, specify it here.




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