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DS-160 Secrets from a Former Visa Officer

We’re a team of Former Visa Officers. The answer is that it is very, very important. But it's not the most important.

H-1B Visa Advice from former Visa Officers

Now that you've won and you've had your petitions submitted to USCIS, the last thing that you would want is to have any hiccups go on during your visa stamping interview.

Why You Should Never Memorize Answers for Your Visa Interview

We are former visa officers, so believe us when we tell you do not memorize your answers to visa interview questions!

Why Argo Helps Visa Applicants

We're the only team out there of former visa officers who have worked all around the world.

The Difference Between Visa Officers and Immigration Attorneys

There is a difference between what we do and what immigration attorneys do. We at Argo are former Visa officers and we are experts at what happens during a visa interview.

F-1 or J-1 student visa denied? What's next?

School is about to start—what should you do?

What is the impact of prior refusals at your U.S. visa interview?

**The truth is that it will affect your future visa applications.**

3 Things You Need to Do Right Now if You’ve Been Laid Off on an H-1B Visa

Experiencing a layoff from a job is stressful, but even more so if you are in the United States on an H-1B visa.

How important are the documents at your U.S. visa interview?

**Visa applicants put a lot of effort into assembling the documents they will need for their visa interview, and with good reason.**

How important is the first visa interview question?

The first question at the U.S. visa interview is extremely important – this sets the tone and direction for the entire visa interview.

Are Argo consultants visa coaches?

**All Argo Officers are former Visa Officers with the U.S. Department of State.**

U.S. Visa Consultants: What a former Visa Officer wants you to know!

Did you know that there is no certification required for someone to call themselves a "U.S. visa consultant"?

How to overcome a U.S. visa denial?

**Overcoming a visa denial is overwhelming and frustrating.**

What is administrative processing (221g)?

**Visa applicants are often flustered when they don’t receive an immediate decision on their case at the time of the visa interview.**

What’s the most important part of a F-1 visa interview?

**Well, it’s a trick question, because no single thing is more important than the other.**

What U.S. visa types have the most denials?

**While there are many different types of US visas, often times there is just one type of visa that will be suitable for your intended purpose of traveling to the United States.**

How to pass your visa interview?

The answer to that question is incredibly valuable to millions of people around the world.

Meet the Former Visa Officers

Our team of Officers are passionate about helping applicants around the world have the resources, information, and preparation they need to pass their visa interview.

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