F1 visa denial with full scholarship
I am international first year student from post Soviet Union country. I got into state university with full scholarship ( full,tuition room and board, insurance and other fee).I graduated high-school 2 years ago and I had two gap years.(last gap year wasn’t planned because of covid I had to).Today I had interview and I got rejected under 214(b).I have perfect academic records.
I try to explain how interview went:
Officer:Hi how are you how r u doin?
Me:Good morning,thanks i am good
Officer looking at my i-20:So I see you got scholarship.
Me:Yes
Officer:So where is this scholarship coming from?
Me confusedly: telling about scholarship
Officer: I see but where is this coming from?
Me: i say my university name
Officer:Ok
Officer: What high-school did you graduate
Me:I say my school name
Officer:When did u graduate?
Me: 2019 2 years ago
Officer: What did u do during these two years?
Me: i decided to take a gap year
Officer pretend he is not understanding what I am saying: what?
Me:Gap year
Officer: Yea gap year ok
Me trying to explain why i took second gap year
Officer didn’t listen to and: were you employed during these years
Me: No I wasn’t
Officer:wait a minute/ goes back and starts talking about something with someone in the background( I am not sure he was talking about me, maybe he was talking about his own stuff)
Officer: So do u study here in your country as well?
Me: No I am not
Officer: Sorry your visa isn’t approved continue your education here
So what do you think could go wrong?What do you suggest me to do? He didn’t ask any other docs other than i-20 and passport.Also I had rejection from Poland embassy 2 years ago and its stamp was in my passport and officer saw that.Plus that day literally no one got a visa.Please help. Any advice will appreciated.Thanks
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