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anihyd · Credits: 353 My Scrapbook

hi frends .....i am an img 4om india......im planin 2 giv step 1 this octobr....
needed some xpert advice 4om u.....
1)can u pls tell me if it is a gud idea to apply 4 the cs visa without givin any steps....?
2)I mean even if i get rejected i can apply again after each step....

.coz i feel that i may get the visa atleast once out
of all attempts.........rather tan tryin only once aftr givin both steps...
sorry 4 such a long query.....awaiting ur reply........!!

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tanpgi · Credits: 1227 My Scrapbook

i agree with Ash B. plzzzz plzz dont go for the visa interview without the scores. that would be the initial and most imp Q's asked to u for the visa. I have done the same and got my visa rejected under 221g (thats not actually a rejection but the VO told me to get the scores to get a visa). i am already in a 3 years PG course in India, had all the other documents in place, have a very good travel history ( to most of the european countries,etc etc), strong financial ties and i told them that i'm planning only for a fellowship and not a residency.From my experience, i tell u that those VO follow a fixed protocol and follow the same which may not be correct. I simply cant digest how can they not understand a simple fact that those post MBBS students applying for residency are the ones who r gonna immigrate as USMLE is not recognized in India (though this is not true in all the cases). on the other hand people like me who have already taken the pains to do their post graduation in India, spent 2 years preparing for it, applying for a fellowship and not a residency cannot migrate even if we want to as we wont be licensed for a practice in US with a fellowship.plus the age factor deters us to start it all over again.But thats not their protocol and they wanna see ur scores before anything else. they have a very complex job to do and we cannot fathom their thinking process. so i feel one must follow the standard protocol and do what everybody does. give both the steps. take the score report of atleast one exam for the IV. and get the visa. I personally have not heard of anybody else (other than me) whose's visa was rejected in the last 1-2 years if u take all the documents.

jaydoc · Credits: 2760 My Scrapbook

i agree 100%. please read my thread too...! to get an idea of how helpful a score report can be.

google_singh · Credits: 3150 My Scrapbook

Does the value of actual Score matter????

jaydoc · Credits: 2760 My Scrapbook

though a good score does eem to increase our chances of a visa, any score report will indeed go a long way in confirming to the VO that we are serious abt the MLE.

that said, in January 2007, 4 of my friends went w/o writing any step, and two of them got theirs, two didn't. that's how it works - LUCK...!!

anihyd · Credits: 353 My Scrapbook

thanx for the help doctors!

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atifkhan · Credits: 116 My Scrapbook

dear doctors this is dr. atif khan from pakistan. I applied for the visa after my step 1 and I was assured that after i bring my step 2 results i would be issued the visa. you know what happened, I went back with my step 2 scores . and they said that you are gonna have to take that interview again and I WAS REFUSED, since then I have applied 3 times but to no use. I dont know what the matter was .though i had scores like step1 ...83 and step2 ...75. But at least i met the criteria set by the ecfmg to pass the exams.I am doing my residency in Hematology in Pakistan and still trying for the visa.................

sanyo20 · Credits: 161 My Scrapbook

Dear Atif khan,. i am also in the same boat.. i applied for the CS VISA,,went with step1 score. and was asked to send the score report of step2 CK.. but when i posted them the score report of CK,, they refused.. i dont know what they did.. as i had 80 in step1 and 85 in step2.. and they didnt bother about step1 score.. then why did they refuse on 85..??? besides if i was to be denied the vissa.,then why i was asked to send the score report of CK.. and they told me that u r not gonna come back, thats y the case refused..
I am also from Pakistan.. havent done FCPS -1/// now dont know what to do.. if i apply again.. on what grounds?????
please help anyone

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