kilbil- (guest from USA)    •   06/20/2003 09:12:01 AM

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Hello guys,

My parents had been rejected the visitor visa first time at Mumbai Consulate without looking at a single document.

But I'm glad to inform you that they were lucky this time, last Thursday (12th June) they appeared for the interview at Mumbai Consulate again and were granted a visitor visa for 1 year.

The only document the officer (actually the hindi translator) looked at was the financial support affidavit that I had prepared for my mother and father.

I had sent a new set of paystubs, invitation/consulate letters, 2002 tax return, affidavits. The only difference I made in all the documents was about the period of stay. I changed it to 3 months from 6 months. In addition to these documents, they had my birth certificate, property documents, bank passbooks and property affidavit.

Questions asked : (M for mother and F for father)

Q. Why was your visa rejected last time?

A. Honestly we don't know, they didnt look at any of our documents.

Q. Are you going to come back?

A. Yes.
(M) I have a job here. We are going to stay in the US for 3 months only.

Q. What do you do?

A. (M) work as a highschool teacher
(F) retired, receive pention.

Q. How much do you earn?

A. (M) Rs. 6000/-
(F) Rs. 4000/-

Q. Family information

A. Two sons, one works in the US, another in India.

Q. How much does the US-based son earn?

A. xxK per annum.

Then he carefully looked at the affidavit.

Q. Where are you going to stay in the US.

A. xxxxx, XX

After this, he said, we are going to give you a visa for 1 year.

Thank god!

Finally thanks thanks for all the help!

Good luck!

gopichand- (guest)    •   06/15/2003 20:13:00 PM

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My mom got visa for 10 years, first time she got 6 months. We have appplied again through drop box after 1 1/2 years. We have sent all the necessary documents mentioned in the site. We did not send birth certificate. It took 10 days probably because of Chennai consulate processing time. Thanks to everybody for the good feedback

buddyboy- (guest from USA)    •   06/10/2003 09:32:03 AM

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Hi.

My in-laws got their visitor visas approved a couple of weeks back at Chennai consulate. Standard procedure. Dropped off the docs with TT Services. Got their passports stamped with Visa by courier.

Good luck to everyone.

tskreddy- (guest from USA)    •   06/06/2003 02:28:00 AM

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My parents tried for a visitng visa last month from chennai and got rejected.My dad is a State govt. employee and mom is a house wife.My sister is a greencard holder and she sponsored my parents.During the interview, they didnt even look at the sponsorship documents.....they asked my dad the following questions

1Q.How many children do u have and what do they do
-My Dad answered 3 children...elder son in India,working for a corporate bank, elder daughter working in U.S ,green card holder and youngest son studying in U.S.

2Q.Whats your salary?
-My dad answered that 30,000 pm

They didnt get their visa.
Now, we r guessing that may be counsulate officer calculated my dad's salary and decided its too low.He didnt see any of our property documents.We can show a property of ard 50-60 lacs .Also ,Iam a graduate now on H1 B .Would it be better if my parents dont disclose any information abt me?

My parents are attending a 2nd interview during the last week of this month.

debonair17- (guest from USA)    •   05/20/2003 10:56:00 AM

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My father in law ( FIL ) being 60 he had used the drop box in Pune on 5/12. They didn't have my wife(their daughters) original BC. Instead they had obtained NON AVAILABILITY certificate from Ooty muncipality where she was born. We had used the same NON-AVAIL cert about 2 years back for our green cards which we got 2 yrs back. So the lady at Pune dropbox mentioned they will have to goto Bombay consulate for interview as she has no authority to approve visa without original BC. She set a 5/20 appointment for 11 am. They went today
and got visas approved. The officer didnt ask anything about BC.
q) How many children do u have?
a) 2. Son is in Singapore and daughter in US
They had visited Singapore,Malaysia and Thailand about 1 yr back.
q) Who will pay for all the travel?
a) Son in law.

He then asked for my affidavit of support and went thru it carefully. He also went thru my 2002 tax returns and bank statements. He then said ok you can collect passport in evening. before them 2 other couples had their visas rejected.

im9999- (guest from USA)    •   04/25/2003 02:19:00 AM

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They got 1 year visa from calcutta consulate on Apr 25th. They used the drop box as my Dad is 65+.

Submitted on 22nd April got the passports 25th April. Pretty fast !!

Reshma- (guest from USA)    •   04/15/2003 08:45:39 AM

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If your parents(any one) is/are above 60+ they qualify for a dropbox. The dropbox procedure is very simply. All you have to do is submit the required documents along with visa application DS-156 form & two Demand Drafts.

My parents, in-laws got a visitor visa recently through dropbox Pune. Here are the details how it was at Pune.

At the drop application center it is not required for one to be present personally, your representative can also submit the documents on your behalf. My brother who is India submitted the documents for my parents & in-laws.

The person at the counter looks at the documents you have submitted. He/she will check the documents and will keep only the required documents with them. Documents which are not required are returned back to you. Original Birth Certificate of the child is required otherwise they will not accept the application

The person at the counter will then put the center's stamp on the photocopy of the first page of each applicant's passport. This photocopy has to be shown to the bluedart person who delivers the passport. Without this photocopy the bluedart person will not hand you the passport.

The whole process does not take more than 20 min if the documents your submitted are correct. It takes approx 3-4 working days to get the visa.

The person at the counter did not ask any questions.
Hope this helps.

itsnaveen- (guest)    •   04/10/2003 09:35:00 AM

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My parents went for their B2 Visa yesterday and after what seemed like a looong wait, their visa was approved. There were around 600 people in the queue and though they were supposed to be interviewed at 10am (according to the appointment !), they had to wait till 11:30 for their turn. The interviewer grilled them, but they had been well prepared thanks to all the information on this website (keep up the good work guys...) and came out smiling !

There were a few fine points I think everyone should know and that helps your applications stand apart from the countless the officers see each day. Let me know if you need further details.

Once again, thanks to the website and people on this forum who have posted their experiences. I don't generally speak out, but felt it was time I gave something back.

Good luck to everyone out there who have their fingers crossed !

KAT02- (guest from USA)    •   04/08/2003 09:12:00 AM

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Hi All

My parents got B2 (Visitor) Visa from US Consulate, Mumbai. Both applied through Visa Facilitation Services last Wednesday and were not required to appear for a personal interview. This was their first application for any type of US Visa.

I had sent notorized Form I-134 (Affidavit of Support for both of them), copies of pay-stubs for last four months, employment verification letter, letter from my bank detailing account information, copies of bank statements for last year, copy of my entire passport and copies of (I-797, I-129 , and I-94) .

Hope this is helpful for all of you in need of this information.

Take Care.

KAT02.

nkm -oct23- (guest from USA)    •   02/06/2003 13:23:11 PM

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My mother got her visitor visa in Chennai on 2/4/03. She used TTS drop box facility at Bangalore. The following documents were submitted:

Appliant:
1) Valid Passport,
1) completed DS-156 with photo attached ( no other photo wa submitted),
3) Fee drafts,
4) applicant's bank passbook (original passbook was sent),
5) Proof of property ownership only copies were sent),
6) copies of other investments.

Sponsor (me)
1) Letter addressed to consulate requesting that a visitor visa be granted,
2) Letter addressed to my mother inviting her to US,
3) Notarized I-134,
4) Letter verifying my employment and salary,
5) Copy of ALL pages of my passport,
6) Copy of me green card (front AND back sides)
7) My bank statements (copies) and latest pay stub.

My mother had previously visited me 4 years ago.

It took 8 days to receive the passsport with the visa. The visa is for 10 years, multiple entry.

I hope this helps othre applicants.