what could be good excuse? taking a break? looking after sick parents? convincing enough? or If I make up a work record, namely get a company to sign a certification for me to prove I am actually working for it, would there be any risk? I am facing the same problem too, please help.
in my opinion, if the period of time is not long(2-3months), any excuse can be ok. but if it is more than 3 months, that will be a problem. in my case, i came to us last year and studyed almost 18 months, maybe summerizing myself is also not good enough. sigh!