WHAT ARE CONSULAR OFFICERS LOOKING FOR?
The consular office may not issue a student visa unless satisfied that the applicant:

1. Has a residence abroad.
2. Has no intention of abandoning that residence.
3. Intends to depart from the US upon completion of the course of study.
4. Applicants generally establish their ties abroad by presenting evidence of economic, social, and/or family ties in their homeland sufficient to induce them to leave the United States upon the completion of studies