Visitor Visa - B2

My father went for visa this month July 2nd to Chennai. He got 10 years multiple entry. Thank you so much for the guide that you provided online. My mom got 10 years multiple entry 4 years back. She visited 4 years back for 4 months. When my dad went for visa this month he lost my mom passport, which had valid visa for 10 years. When we called chennai consulate they told us to take new appointment and we have provide all documents again and she needs to go back again for new visa. Also they will cancel 10 years multiple entry visa and she needs to get the new visa again.

Please let us know how to approch this kind of situation. Your advice will greatly help us.

Thank you
Padma

Thanks to Immihelp for tremedous help. My father got visa finally after 5th attempt. We took letter from Congressmen and letter from Senator. We don't know for how many days he got it. He just went yesterday.

Thank you IMMIhelp

Padma

Thanks to immihelp and everyone to share the experiences.

This time my Mom got 10 yrs multiple entry visa at Bombay consulate in Gujarati interview.

I applied for my parents visitors visa on May 7th, 2008 but they got rejection with 214(b). Then I re-applied for my Mom's visa only. You can also read my experience posted on May 27, 2008 at 11:42:08 AM.

This time interview went for 2-3 minutes only. Normal questions,

1. Who is there in US?
2. What is your son doing?
3. Which company is your son working for?
4. Who else is there in US? (My Mom's two younger brothers and a younger sister is here in US)
5. Has your brother filed your immigration any time in the past? (Answer was NO)
6. Why your husband is not joining you?

My mom answered all the questions with true information only.

They also checked all of the documents properly and finally gave visa. Passport came home in 2 days.

Hi All,

My parents got 10 years multiple entries visitor visa.
I sponsored them and sent all required sponsor's documents.
The interview was at 13:30 on 20th June at Mumbai consulate in Gujarati language.
Here is how it went. There was no translator during the interview. The VO himself could speak Gujarati very well.
All the questions were asked to my father only.
- Here is how it went:
My father: Namaste sir
VO: No response
VO: Who is there in USA?
Ans. My son (shown sponsor letter)
VO: How did he go to USA?
Ans. given answer
VO: Where does he work?
- answered (shown employment letter)
VO: Where did he study?
- xyz college/university
VO: How old is your son?
- xx years. Birth date is xyz
VO: What do you do?
- Doing xyz business
VO: Since how many years?
- xyz years
VO: Who else is here in India?
- 2 sons. (shown family photo)

VO said ok you will get your passports in two days.
The passports arrived next day at 3 pm.
Thanks to immihelp and all forum members.

First of all I would like to thank from bottom of my heart to Immihelp and all the persons who ever has shared their experience.

My parents has interview scheduled on Jun 19 at Mumbai Consulate in Gujarati Language at 1:00 PM for Visitor Visa. They reach to star longue at about 11:30 AM. Their they served coffee and sandwich, and explain about the some formalities procedure for visa interview. Suddenly they annouced at 12:45 PM that today the interview may delayed due to some server error at consulate. So my parents were under tense and finally the shuttle came at 1:30 PM to pick up them.
At consulate they complete the formalities and waited in the waiting area for about 35 min before they call for interview. Finally they callled for interview.

VO (Or Translator): Why you want to visit USA?
Dad: Answer appropriately as family visit and as tourist.
VO (Or Translator): Who is sponsoring you?
Dad: My Son
VO (Or Tanslator) How many son are in US?
Dad: Only my younger son and his wife are in US. My elder son and dughter are in India.
VO (Or Translator): What he do there?
Dad: Working as YYYY for YYY Compay
VO (Or Trnaslator): What his status:
Dad: He is on H1B
VO (Or Trnaslator) Since How long he is US?
Dad: Since MM/ YYYY
VO (Or Translator) : Is he studied in US?
Dad: No, he studied in India and enter US on H1B
VO (Or Trnaslator): Is he married?
Dad: Yes
VO (Or Translator): What does his wife do?
Dad: She is ZZZ
VO (Or Translator):What do you do?
Dad: I am working as agent for YYYY insurance company since YYYY
VO (Or Tanslator): What does your elder son do?
Dad: He is proprietor for YYYY firm
VO (Or Tanslator): What is yearly income?
Dad: Our yearly income is XX lacks. (To support the answer my father submitted their TDS certificate, but VO said no [don't want to see) by sign]
VO (Or Tanslator): For how long you want to Visit US?
Dad: For 3 months
VO (Or Translator): What do you do?
Mom: I am working as agent for YYYY insuarance company since YYYY

VO Said Ok, Your visa is granted and you will get your passport in 2 to 3 working day. When they got passport they found 10 year Multiple entry visa.

I preapred all the docuements as mentioned in Immihelp site and parepared for interview. VO has not seen single documents and granted them a 10 years visa stemp.

I would like to thanks immihelp and all the person who posted their experience which helped a lot. This is not first time that immihelp has helped us, but i got B1 in 2006, my wife got B1 in 2006, We got H1 in 2007 and Parents got B2 in 2008 all the time at first attempt. At all the time i prepared according to Immihelp and whcih save my lot time, Provided most current information and escapes expensive consulting agents.

Regards and Thanks to All
Hardik

I am trying to apply visitor visa for my father. One of my friend suggested we don't need to send I-134 form. His mother in law got 10 year multiple entry without that form. On the Question -8 on I-134 form I am not sure how to fill out? My husband is sponsoring my Father. Does he need to put Father is whole depedent or He needs to put my name and Kids as depedent. I am confused. Can anyone please help? Question no.8 on I-134 form

Thanks
Padma

Hi,
could anyone help me and let me know if i can get a visiting visa through a friend who is on h1. i have been rejected twice when i went for f1 and h1 already.

Hi all, Greetings.
Thanks a bunch to all the contributors of this site. Referring to this website has been tremenously helpful in preparing the case and supporting documents for the B2 VISA applicaion for my mother.
In the past (June-2006), when we were in USA, she had applied for the B2 VISA and been denied one with 214(b).
Now, we (myself, wife and daughter) are in India and we tried her visa as a self-sponsoring tourist (no I-134 and other such sponsoring documents) and she got it for 10 years.
As a reference case for similar aspirants, I have presented below the summary of my mother's experience. (kindly excuse if it is too lengthy and not useful/informative)

On the interview date (17th June 2008), we reached to VFS lounge in Chennai about 75 minutes earlier. The facilities in VFS lounge (otherwise called as Starts & Stripes lounge) are excellent.
There is also a person available to review and comment on the completeness of the documents that you carry.
For my mother, whose interview time was at 12.45PM, the shuttle came and picked her up at 12:30PM

Upon reaching the consulate, she was placed ahead of the people standing in queue at the gate (advantage of availing the VFS lounge facility). After completing the mandatory foramlities such as submiting the VISA fee form and
finger printing, she was waiting in the hall for about 25 minutes before being called by the VO.
It was very crowded on that day; added to that, my mother had opted for interview in Tamil.

VO (or translater): Good Morning
Mother : Good morning

VO (or translater): May I see your application and supporting documents
Mother : Here they are

VO (or translater): Why do you want to go to US?
Mother : As a tourist to see places

VO (or translater): Who lives there in US that you know?
Mother : None. I am going there as a tourist

VO (or translater): How do you plan to sponsor the trip?
Mother : I retired from my services about 8 months back. Got savings + PF money + money in joint account with son

VO (or translater): How many children do u have and where are they?
Mother : I have a son and a daughter;
SOn is working in Chennai and daughter also lives in Chennai with her family.

VO (or translator): I would like to see the employement details of your son and the property that you have in India
[I have attached the bonafide certificate from my current organization, my business card, my recent payslips, and Power of Attorney that I have given to my mother on the property that I own in Chennai]
VO spent about 3 minutes going over these documents and did not ask for any other docs further. He greeted my mother and told that she would get her passport through courier in couple of days.

P.S:
I have prepared (organized the whole set of documents) and arranged in the order as specified below:

About the applicant
-------------------
  Cover Letter
  Visa fee, application (DS-156), passport
  Family photo

Financial detail
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  Mother's savings accounts
  Detail of joint accounts
     - Letter from the bank that my mother, in deed, has an account with their back (since xxxx)
     - Letter from myself, (that I do not have objection in my mother using the money in the joint account)
     - Statements for the past 6 months; and annual statements for past 3 years

Tie-up in India
---------------
  Deed of the property in Chennai
     - including the Power of Attorney that I have provided to my mother
  Proofs of Pension
     - Pension book
  Entire family is in India
     - Family photo
  No one known in USA
     - Going there as a touris

Thanks to this awesome site.My parents got visa ar Mumbai consulate.We applied for my parents visa.My husband iS on H1 and I am on h4.Their interview was on 5/30/2008.Questions asked were:
1.why you want to go america?
ans. To visit USA.
2.Do you have anyone there?
ans. daughter and son-in-law.
3. how long they are staying there?
ans Xyears.
4.to my father- what are you doing?
ans retired.
5.when did you retired?
ans x
6.Are you getting pension?
ans yes.
7.how many chilren you have and are they married?
ans 2 married(including me) and one unmarried son in India.
8.how long your daughter is there and is she working?
ans x years and no .

Just they answered to the point and the result is 10 years visa.
Thanks,
Parul

First of all I would like to thank Immihelp and all the people who shared their experiences here. My Parents applied for visitors Visa and their Visa has been approved. I was bit scared becasue my father is retired and I am the only child. Following are the question asked by officer.

Q: From how many years your daughter is in USA
A: X years

Q: Is she married?
A: Y/N

Q: where your son-in-law works?
A: X company

Q: Where you used to work?
A: X Company

Q: Why you visited Singapore ( My parents recently went to Singapore and Malaysia)
A: for tourism.

Officer granted Visa and told them that they will recieve passports in 2-3 working days.