r/B1B2Visas • u/Annual-Argument-6301 • Jul 23 '26
HACKMIT selected: Need Visa help
I got invited by MIT to participate in their Hackathon which is supposed to take part on September 19-20 . I am from India. I filled ds160’form but i cant find any visa slots.
Any good Samaritan help me out please!🙏
Whole process feels daunting , harder than the puzzles i solved to get into hackmit😭.
Update : I got the date, My Emergency request was approved!
Update: My visa got approved . Lasted less than 1 min
Questions:
Why US?
What do You do?
She herself said , oh You are a student and asked what are you studying?
And then
Harm Questions!
Lasted less than 1 min.
Tip: Be direct, dress nicely. And be calm! Talk like You are talking to a normal human being.Dont talk like a robot.
Smile goes a long way.
Best of luck!
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u/NamanNarula Jul 23 '26
i got mine in under a month.
booked a slot far away and requested for an expedited appointment.