Business Visa - B1

VO: HI
ME: HI
VO: PASSPORT PLEASE
ME: (GAVE MY PASSPORT)
VO: WHERE YOU WANT TO GO IN US?
ME: IND
VO: WHICH COMPANY YOU WORK FOR?
ME: XYZ
VO: WHAT IS YOUR POSITION?
ME: XYZ
VO: YOUR PACKAGE:
ME: XYZ (very good when compared with other companies )
VO: PURPOSE OF TRAVEL?
ME : REASON PROVIDED
VO: WHY DID YOU TRAVEL OTHER COUNTRIES ?
ME : MEETINGS.

VISA APPROVED.

I want to share my B1 interview Experience,
VO: Good Morning!
Me: Good Morning!
VO: Passport please!
( I gave my passport)
VO: What is the purpose of visiting united states?
Me: For Training
VO: You are going to client site?
Me: Yes
VO: which company you are working for?
Me: YYYY
VO: What is your Monthly salary?
Me: 30K
VO: Sorry, this time we can’t approve your visa.
(She gave me 214 b green paper)
I have 3years experience
Any odd rejections like this?

Hello every one,

Thanks for this forum attended B1 interview on 16th august

Me: gm (with little smile)
Vo: VGM hw r u (replied and thanks)

Vo:what is your name
Me: YYYY X
Vo:assalamwalikum YYYY
me :walikum assalam
Vo:how long with this company
Me:XX
Vo:purpose visit
Me: to attend business conference where my role is to represent technical discussion with client.
Vo:straight question r u going for business purpose or any training.
Me:Yes there is business meeting with our client in our head office, all our management and sales people involved and last month we have moved our client to cloud and they are having lot of issues post migration.
we have helped over calls and skype however they are not satisfied and requested to arrange some1 in this meeting to address their queries.
Vo:he again asked so lack of technical team in head office u r going to represent technical side.
Me:yes
Vo:which state going to?
Me:ZZZ
Vo:r u going to visit any other places?
me:no
Vo:no?why?(with smile)
me :actual its busy schedule for two weeks
Vo:ok salary?
Me:monthly or annually?
Vo:annually?
Me:xxxxx(below 4L just i mentioned some one says salary is concerns )
Vo:ok designation?
Me:Analyst
Vo:what analyst?
me:Network analyst
Vo:ok am keep your passport for next steps all the best.....

i was in shock for some time...wish you all the best guys .. my slot time 10:30 am and i entered after 1030 am due to heavy traffic and i didn't prepared any thing but i decided to answer purpose of visit.

they didn't ask single document they can read you while you answer.

thanks,
All the best

Be Confident while answering, make sure you answer whatever you have filled in DS-160, Do not exaggerate. Answer to the point, dont give unnecessary details. The important part is to answer to the question What is your purpose of Visit.

Thanks a lot to IMMIHelp , I attended interview on 16th Aug 2018 and Got Visa.

I got my B1 Visa on 2nd attempt. 1st time I mentioned early dates in DS160(1st time I attended on 26th June 2018 and dates I filled under date of travel in DS160 as May 14th . So, it got rejected.)

VO: Smiled and asked for Passport
Me: Smiled and gave Passport
VO: What is the purpose of your travel to the US?
Me: to attend business meeting with my Client at xxx place.
VO: Have you been to the US before?
Me: No
VO: Will you be travelling alone or with someone?
Me: No going alone.
VO: What’s your designation?
Me: said my role
VO: What’s your travel plan?
Me: 2 weeks
VO: Have you travelled to another country before?
Me: Yes UK.
VO: Same Company sent you to UK.
Me: No.
VO: How much do you earn?
Me: xxxLPA
VO: How many years have you been working in IT?
Me: Xxx yrs
VO: How many years are you in current company?
Me: Xx YRS

All the Best

Thanks a lot to IMMIHelp , I attended interview on 16th Aug 2018 and Got Visa.

I got my B1 Visa on 2nd attempt. 1st time I mentioned early dates in DS160(1st time I attended on 26th June 2018 and dates I filled under date of travel in DS160 as May 14th . So, it got rejected.)

VO: Smiled and asked for Passport
Me: Smiled and gave Passport
VO: What is the purpose of your travel to the US?
Me: to attend business meeting with my Client at xxx place.
VO: Have you been to the US before?
Me: No
VO: Will you be travelling alone or with someone?
Me: No going alone.
VO: What’s your designation?
Me: said my role
VO: What’s your travel plan?
Me: 2 weeks
VO: Have you travelled to another country before?
Me: Yes UK.
VO: Same Company sent you to UK.
Me: No.
VO: How much do you earn?
Me: xxxLPA
VO: How many years have you been working in IT?
Me: Xxx yrs
VO: How many years are you in current company?
Me: Xx YRS

All the best

Hello Everyone,

First of all a Big Thank you to Immihelp for helping the visa applicants in all the ways. My interview went on like this.

VO : Good Morning
ME : Very Good Morning

VO: Can I have your PP
ME: Sure, here it is (Passed through the window)

VO: What is the purpose of visit to US?
ME: To attend the business meetings with the client

VO: Which company yoiu work?
ME: I work for ABC company

VO: What is the name of your client?
ME: Answered

VO: What is your designation?
ME: Answered

VO: What is your role in the meetings you are going to attend?
ME: Answered

VO: What job you are doing for your client?
ME: Answered

VO: Your Visa is approved and have a nice trip
ME: Thank you very much

Be confident in answering all the questions and maintain eye contact

All the best...

Saran....

First of all thanks to Immihelp for creating such a platform to add your experience to the site. This really helped me a lot and it laid the foundation of getting into the mindset and preparing yourself to clear the interview.

Interview Date - August 14th, 2018

Here goes my experience:

VO: Good Morning
Me: Morning Mam

VO:Where you are going?
Me: Detroit, Michigan

VO:Whom you are going to meet?
Me: Told American client names

VO: What is the purpose?
Me: To attend business meetings and workshop. We have got the new big scope, there is going to be huge expansion in the project. Will be discussing the strategies, objectives, processes involved driving continuous improvement.so that alignment can be done for the project deliverables.

VO: Why can't the meetings be online?
Me: Collaborate real time by having face to face discussions. I will be meeting different team members as there are multiple vendors involved. The scope is big as huge expansion in the project is going to happen, new technologies will be added. So in person will need to be there.

VO: Again, she asked why can't it be online?
Me:Told the same answer. Just added this line: The workshop is fruitful when all vendors come together and discuss the objectives

VO: Seems she got pissed off, asked me don't you understand the question. Tell me why you need to go there.
Me: At that point, I felt that my visa will not be approved. As I was taken aback, I paused for 4-5 seconds. I did not know what to answer as she was repeatedly asking the same question again and again and I have already provided the answer to her. After a pause of 4-5 secs, I had given the same answer as above.

VO: Again surprisingly, she asked the same question for the fourth time
Me: I kept my calm. I just told the same answer again and I added that the initial discussions happened over the call. Now the client wants me to part of the business meetings as multiple vendors are involved.

VO: started typing something and was surprised as well. Luckily, she did not repeat that question.
Me: I sticked to my words, maybe I think she was trying to find if I will say anything different from the answers I given when being asked repeatedly the same question. Could be she was judging me or how I handle the pressure. But every time, I gave the same answer or maybe I don't know the right answer for it.

VO: Asked next question, do you know how much is the fare for US and who will pay for it?
Me: I am not sure. I told my employer will take care of it once visa is approved.

VO: But still do you know how much is the fare?
Me: I said approximately 30k for one side.

VO: Why you are the only one going to attend the meetings?
Me: I am representing and leading the offshore team. I am engaged in the project and have deep understanding of the processes involved. With my knowledge and experience I will be able to provide my inputs during the discussion which could lead to betterment of project

VO: What team size you handle?
Me: 10

VO: ur package?
Me: YYYY

VO:any travel history?
Me: Yes, told abt the previous trip (tourist visa)

VO: how many weeks you will be dere?
Me: 2 weeks

VO: Have been before to US?
Me: No

VO: Golden words...ur visa is approved!
Me: Thanks you mam,

What a relief it was I can't explain.

Guys I attended my interview at Chennai today.
I was asked only 4 question and she gave 214B form and returned passport.

Purpose of trave
I told business discussion

How long
2 weeks

Why two weeks?
Client has aquired new company so discussion for new projects that's why

Salary
Told

Then she gave 214B form.

Where did I do mistake? Or why she rejected?

Earlier my B1 Visa was rejected under 214 (B) in Feb and then I appeared again in August
(The reason for rejection was, I came from USA and joined the same company I worked as contractor. And I applied for Visa immediately after I joined)
Interviewer : Hi
Me : Hi Good morning
and then the interview continued ...
1. what is the purpose of your visit? : I explained the purpose exactly as mentioned in the invitation letter
2. what changed between your last rejection and now ? : When I applied in past I had just completed my 1.5 months in XX and as on today I am with XX from 8 months
3. why you left previous company YYYY XX when you were working in USA on L1B Visa?
: I wanted to come back to India and I got good opportunity in India
4. why did you came back from USA to India : My wife wanted to work in India as she was not getting job
6. Is your wife working in India now: No
7. Not working then why you came back: We just had a baby
8. What is your annual income : I have 14 years experience in IT and my current company paying good (including RSU)

You VISA is approved