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Got B1/B2 for 10 years on 5th attempt!
Hi, I hope this is an encouragement for those genuine people who've had their visas rejected. I work for a church and have been invited since 2003 to attend conferences / meetings by other churches in the US that are connected to us. Was refused in 2003 to attend a conference (1st time), reapplied in a couple of months time and refused again (2nd time) In June 2007(after 3 years)applied with my family to visit my sister's family on a holiday. Was refused (3rd time). In Aug 2007 applied again (for a conference) and was rejected (4th time). Applied on April 4th 2008,(5th attempt) with very low confidence...(also note: applying 3rd time within the last 12 months)and was granted a 10 year multiple entry visa! In all my earlier interviews VO only looked at Invitation letter (no other docs) and asked standard questions for 2 mins.They would also ask me about my brother and sister who are H1B and Green card respectively...I guessed this was one thing that went against me. Was the same this time, only difference was VO flipped through my passport (have been to 5 other countries) and granted the visa. Thank God!
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b1
hi
yesterday i had for the first time at 40 years, experience to enter US visa consulate and get rejected my b1 visa and whereas my trainee employee got it through. This is what happened
q: why are going to us?
ans; to attend x conference
q: why should you go to the conference?
a: xyz
whats your company doing?
ans: xy as a distributor for US company
q: how many employees are there in the company?
ans; xy
q: how many are the directors?
a: xy
sorry under section 214(b) we are unable to give you a visa.
And today I landed on this website. sad i did not know about it. Iam reapplying next week as I have to attend my distributor conference happening during may 12th. Can some one guide me
yesterday i had for the first time at 40 years, experience to enter US visa consulate and get rejected my b1 visa and whereas my trainee employee got it through. This is what happened
q: why are going to us?
ans; to attend x conference
q: why should you go to the conference?
a: xyz
whats your company doing?
ans: xy as a distributor for US company
q: how many employees are there in the company?
ans; xy
q: how many are the directors?
a: xy
sorry under section 214(b) we are unable to give you a visa.
And today I landed on this website. sad i did not know about it. Iam reapplying next week as I have to attend my distributor conference happening during may 12th. Can some one guide me
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Business Visa Approved
Hey all!
My visa got refused earleir under 214(b).
I appeared again for the Interview on 15th April at Delhi Embassy.
Few Excerpts from the Interview :-
VO :: Why are you Going to US?
Me :: For business purpose and to Attend ( YYYY Event)
VO :: What kind of business do u have?
ME :: YYYY explained
VO :: Whats the production Capacity?
ME :: YYYY X explained
VO :: Do you have any brother of Sister?
Me :: Yes, I have one elder Sister, shez married and settled in New Delhi
VO :: Whats your brother in Law do?
ME :: Business (Explained)
VO :: And your mother is working with the same company?
ME :: No, Shez a house wife
VO :: You have been refused a visa recently
ME :: Yes
VO :: DO you have a meeting with YYYY company?
ME :: Yes, I have a meeting.
VO :: Everything looks fine Sir, Your visa has been approved!
ME :: Thank you so much!
That was all that i could remember for now.
I got my passport collected from the VFS Center. I got 10 years Visa!
I just wanna say thanks to immihelp and the members for the help!
Also those who got refusal, dont lose hope. It depends on luck and the VO. Keep on trying untill u get it!
Chears!
Thanks
Saurabh
My visa got refused earleir under 214(b).
I appeared again for the Interview on 15th April at Delhi Embassy.
Few Excerpts from the Interview :-
VO :: Why are you Going to US?
Me :: For business purpose and to Attend ( YYYY Event)
VO :: What kind of business do u have?
ME :: YYYY explained
VO :: Whats the production Capacity?
ME :: YYYY X explained
VO :: Do you have any brother of Sister?
Me :: Yes, I have one elder Sister, shez married and settled in New Delhi
VO :: Whats your brother in Law do?
ME :: Business (Explained)
VO :: And your mother is working with the same company?
ME :: No, Shez a house wife
VO :: You have been refused a visa recently
ME :: Yes
VO :: DO you have a meeting with YYYY company?
ME :: Yes, I have a meeting.
VO :: Everything looks fine Sir, Your visa has been approved!
ME :: Thank you so much!
That was all that i could remember for now.
I got my passport collected from the VFS Center. I got 10 years Visa!
I just wanna say thanks to immihelp and the members for the help!
Also those who got refusal, dont lose hope. It depends on luck and the VO. Keep on trying untill u get it!
Chears!
Thanks
Saurabh
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B1 Visa Issued after one rejection
Hello All,
I have been the consistent reader of this great Immihelp site.Two days back I went for my B1 Visa at Chennai. 3 Years back I had one rejection for B1 only.But this time it went on very smoothly. Below is my experince
1. My interview was 9.30 Am n I went at 8.45 Am and I was allowed to go inside. Finished initial screening and then waited for my turn to have interview with VO officer. He was young guy who was very kind and friendly.
VO: what is ur company into?
Me: Bla bla one sentence
VO: what is my role in the company?
Me: yap yap .... again one setnce which covers everything.
VO: purpose of visit?
Me: Business meetings & requirement gathering.
VO:who all are your customers?
Me: xyz, xyz,,,
VO: Are yu gng t clint's place or your company ?
Me: bla bla
Finger print and then golden words will be courierd next week. Thats it.
So guys be calm and be very friendly with VO officer and greet him and on sentence swet and short answrs is the key. and most important thing dont lie.
All the best to you all guys...
I have been the consistent reader of this great Immihelp site.Two days back I went for my B1 Visa at Chennai. 3 Years back I had one rejection for B1 only.But this time it went on very smoothly. Below is my experince
1. My interview was 9.30 Am n I went at 8.45 Am and I was allowed to go inside. Finished initial screening and then waited for my turn to have interview with VO officer. He was young guy who was very kind and friendly.
VO: what is ur company into?
Me: Bla bla one sentence
VO: what is my role in the company?
Me: yap yap .... again one setnce which covers everything.
VO: purpose of visit?
Me: Business meetings & requirement gathering.
VO:who all are your customers?
Me: xyz, xyz,,,
VO: Are yu gng t clint's place or your company ?
Me: bla bla
Finger print and then golden words will be courierd next week. Thats it.
So guys be calm and be very friendly with VO officer and greet him and on sentence swet and short answrs is the key. and most important thing dont lie.
All the best to you all guys...
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Got B1 visa after 2 month at last
Dear Friends
I attended embassi on 10 of jan for B1 Visa they issued me 221 form g. Visa office asked me following question.
1) what was ur role in previous company?
xyz,
2) Your designation in pervious company?
xyz....
3) my current CTC
xyz.....
4) current project
xyz.......
5) current designation
xyz.....
after that she gave me (221 form g pinkform) for the admin process i send my document on 22 nd of Jan for admin process wher they have sent coupple of question i answered and sent one extra client letter followup letter and Feb 24 i sent them a follow up mail stating that my need to us. on 28 they said me to send my PPT and i sent on 3 rd or MARCH and on 13 th i got My VISA Stampng its took 2 month.
i like to tell you all dont panice or dont get tense give your best and keep cool and relax. All the best. God Will Help us Always for our Hard work and effort trust him
I attended embassi on 10 of jan for B1 Visa they issued me 221 form g. Visa office asked me following question.
1) what was ur role in previous company?
xyz,
2) Your designation in pervious company?
xyz....
3) my current CTC
xyz.....
4) current project
xyz.......
5) current designation
xyz.....
after that she gave me (221 form g pinkform) for the admin process i send my document on 22 nd of Jan for admin process wher they have sent coupple of question i answered and sent one extra client letter followup letter and Feb 24 i sent them a follow up mail stating that my need to us. on 28 they said me to send my PPT and i sent on 3 rd or MARCH and on 13 th i got My VISA Stampng its took 2 month.
i like to tell you all dont panice or dont get tense give your best and keep cool and relax. All the best. God Will Help us Always for our Hard work and effort trust him
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Got B1 on 28-02-2008 @ Chennai
Immihelp is a great website. When I was asked by my company to apply for visa. I searched the net for guidance. After hectic searching I found this fabulous site. It has all the info which one needs to know before attending the visa interview. I request u all to go through the website and follow the instructions given here.
I was a bit nervous since this is the first time I am going for a visa interview. Never been out of India. I joined my current company just one and a half month ago. But I do have a few years of IT exp.
Interview scheduled at 11.45 @ Chennai. I went to the US embassy at 10.30.
The interview was only for about 2 min flat
The VO (May God Bless him) just asked me 2 Questions:
VO: What does your client do ?
Me: yak yak yak (straight to the point just 3 sentences)
VO: What do u do?
Me: xxx (Again straight to the point just 2 sentences. My Designation and what I do in one sentence)
He did not ask for any doc’s like experience letter or education certificate’s.
But I would advice you all to take all your original doc’s even though you are applying for B1 in BEP program.
During the initial doc verification before the interview I was asked to give another photo of mine since in the current photo which I gave them there was a glare in my glass so the officer at the counter asked me to take another photo. So I had to came out there were outo drivers who would pester you to come with them for photo I would advice you not to do so since thought they will bring u back in 15 min they charge 300 rupees. Instead u can approach the VFS people in the embassy they would send u in there own van to their center which is near by charge u 100 rupees for a few copies of photo and will drop you back in 15 min at the embassy.
Good Luck to all.
I was a bit nervous since this is the first time I am going for a visa interview. Never been out of India. I joined my current company just one and a half month ago. But I do have a few years of IT exp.
Interview scheduled at 11.45 @ Chennai. I went to the US embassy at 10.30.
The interview was only for about 2 min flat
The VO (May God Bless him) just asked me 2 Questions:
VO: What does your client do ?
Me: yak yak yak (straight to the point just 3 sentences)
VO: What do u do?
Me: xxx (Again straight to the point just 2 sentences. My Designation and what I do in one sentence)
He did not ask for any doc’s like experience letter or education certificate’s.
But I would advice you all to take all your original doc’s even though you are applying for B1 in BEP program.
During the initial doc verification before the interview I was asked to give another photo of mine since in the current photo which I gave them there was a glare in my glass so the officer at the counter asked me to take another photo. So I had to came out there were outo drivers who would pester you to come with them for photo I would advice you not to do so since thought they will bring u back in 15 min they charge 300 rupees. Instead u can approach the VFS people in the embassy they would send u in there own van to their center which is near by charge u 100 rupees for a few copies of photo and will drop you back in 15 min at the embassy.
Good Luck to all.
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2 Reject B1 and 1 L1 expired - Got VISA
Hi,
I was rejected the B1 VISA twice in a row within a span of 6 months. Then I applied for L1 B which was approved and I travelled to USA.
I again went for my B1 VISA interview (after about 2 yrs of rejection) and yes I was very tensed but the Consul (a very kind lady )just asked me 2 questions.
1. How long have u been with you company ?
A. I have been wiht XYZ for over 3.5 yrs
2. Have you ever been to USA ?
A. Yes
And I got my VISA.
Thanks to immihelp forums .
I was rejected the B1 VISA twice in a row within a span of 6 months. Then I applied for L1 B which was approved and I travelled to USA.
I again went for my B1 VISA interview (after about 2 yrs of rejection) and yes I was very tensed but the Consul (a very kind lady )just asked me 2 questions.
1. How long have u been with you company ?
A. I have been wiht XYZ for over 3.5 yrs
2. Have you ever been to USA ?
A. Yes
And I got my VISA.
Thanks to immihelp forums .
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B1 in 20 secs flat
Recently, attended interview for B1 visa at Mumbai Consulate.Believe it or not, got my B1 visa in barely 20 secs.My interview was scheduled at 8:30am, so reached the counsulate around 7 am.Later found its pretty useless reaching early as they let you inside only about 30 mins prior to your interview.
Once inside, had to wait approx 20 mins before my number was announced. I walked to the booth where there were two people waiting already. When they were done, I walked inside and greeted the officer , who was a pleasant middle aged lady,with a warm smile and she too replied back with a smile.I think this cordial exchange set the tone for the rest of the interview process. The interview went something like this
Officer: Whats the purpose of your visit?
Me: I am going for training on XYZ
Officer: How long have you worked with ABC(co name)?
Me; About N yrs.
Officer; Your Visa has been approved.It will be couriered in 2-3 days?
Me; Thank you. Have a nice day!
That's it, had my Visa in about 20 secs, no documents, no invitation letter, no proofs, no certificates, nothing...infact didnt even have to open my documents folder.
Its worth mentioning that I have done my PG from IIIT and have worked with one of the Insurance majors in the past. That could have had some bearing on the length of the interview, but I still feel the best thing that you can carry to interview aprt from your documents is your self confidence. People often panic a lot before such interview and in the process give ambiguous answers which raises suspicion in the officers eyes. Stay calm and you'll sail through like a charm.
Once inside, had to wait approx 20 mins before my number was announced. I walked to the booth where there were two people waiting already. When they were done, I walked inside and greeted the officer , who was a pleasant middle aged lady,with a warm smile and she too replied back with a smile.I think this cordial exchange set the tone for the rest of the interview process. The interview went something like this
Officer: Whats the purpose of your visit?
Me: I am going for training on XYZ
Officer: How long have you worked with ABC(co name)?
Me; About N yrs.
Officer; Your Visa has been approved.It will be couriered in 2-3 days?
Me; Thank you. Have a nice day!
That's it, had my Visa in about 20 secs, no documents, no invitation letter, no proofs, no certificates, nothing...infact didnt even have to open my documents folder.
Its worth mentioning that I have done my PG from IIIT and have worked with one of the Insurance majors in the past. That could have had some bearing on the length of the interview, but I still feel the best thing that you can carry to interview aprt from your documents is your self confidence. People often panic a lot before such interview and in the process give ambiguous answers which raises suspicion in the officers eyes. Stay calm and you'll sail through like a charm.
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Query
i got visa b1 and i didint go can i visit us now after one year i got it with my company and now i am not working with them still intent to go US Please help
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B1 visa query
Hi,
I got H1B stamped on 6th Feb 2008 at chennai through consultancy and now my current company is asking me to go for B1 visa stamping as I need to go for client meetings.
Please suggest me on this, like if I go for B1 will be there any chance to cancel my H1B by Consulte?
Please revert back with answer.
Thanks & Regards
Anil
I got H1B stamped on 6th Feb 2008 at chennai through consultancy and now my current company is asking me to go for B1 visa stamping as I need to go for client meetings.
Please suggest me on this, like if I go for B1 will be there any chance to cancel my H1B by Consulte?
Please revert back with answer.
Thanks & Regards
Anil
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