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B1 Visa got rejected twice
My B1 visa got rejected twice last year (March 2016 and June 2016) under section 214 b. I want to apply again but am not sure if it's the right time or not. I have few questions:
1) Should I wait for some more time before applying for the 3rd time? If so, how much more time I should give.
2) My circumstances have changed sine the last time I applied, got an hike. It will help right?
3) I am working for a reputed MNC, have 4 years of experience, package of > 7LPA, single child and both my parents are working. What are the chances this time?

Any suggestions will be appreciated.
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B1 visa interview experience
I had applied for Business visa (B1) at Chennai consulate. My schedule was on January 30th for biometric process. Try to reach just 15 minutes early to your scheduled time as you will not be let inside until your time slots. Interview was scheduled on 31st at 8AM. I reached the consulate at 7:30 AM.

After all the security screening and authentication process, I was in the interview queue by 8AM. There was a huge line inside the office also. Different categories of visa applicants will be segregated respectively. You will see the interview process and you could hear the conversation also. Try not to pay your attention to any of such conversation.

Key points before you approach the Visa Officer (VO).
• Be confident: This is the key – your confidence can get you the Visa (which is 100% true in my case).
• Keep smiling
• Dress in formal
• Answers should be short and simple but to the point.
• Be calm and have the eye to eye conversation with the VO.
• Stand near to the microphone and speak loudly
• Don’t jump in to the desperation stage to get the Visa.

The guy before me got his Visa rejected. I guess he had applied for B2 with his own expense. VO was in his 30s. He waved at me to come forward. I waited till he does that.

VO: Good morning
Me: Good morning (with smile)
VO: Passport please
Me: Sure (Gave my passport)
VO: Why are you going to US?
Me: I am going to attend the planning sessions with the business stakeholder and the technical discussions with the onshore IT team
VO: Which company are you working for?
Me: Told the company name
VO: For how long?
Me: 2+ years
VO: What is your designation?
Me: Told the designation
VO: Which city are you travelling to?
Me: Told the city name and state

He was continuously typing in between

VO: For how long you travelling?
Me: 4 weeks
VO: What will you do in 4 weeks?
Me: Told the travel plan (Planning sessions, requirement gathering, knowledge transfer, planning, design analysis)
VO: Where is the meeting happening?
Me: In my company main office
VO: Which state of the city you said?
Me: Told the city and state name again.
VO: Where were you working earlier?
Me: Told the previous company name
VO: For how long?
ME: 1 year
VO: What is your current package?
Me: Told the package LPA
VO: Have you ever been outside India?
Me: No
VO: Are you married:
Me: No
VO: Alright, your Visa is approved. Have a safe journey.(He kept my passport)
Me: Thank you so much.

Big thanks to immihelp. So much in depth information and previous experiences which would help everyone to understand the visa interview process and crack the interview. If you are going to attend the visa interview then remember one thing, your confidence is your key. Even if you are nervous never show that in your face. Keep smiling.

I have received an email 2 days after my interview stating that my passport has been delivered to the collection center. I have collected the passport with US Visa which has 10 years validity and multiple entries. All the best!!
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BV
I would like to share my experience about my BV interview happened recently,So that it would help others

Me: Hello!! Very Good Morning!!
VO: Good Morning!!
VO:Why are you gng to US?
Me: To attend meeting with business users of ZZZ(client name) and understand the new business process
VO:What YYYY client doing?
ME: explained
VO:Ok which company are you working?
ME:ZZZ company name
VO:what are you with your company?
ME:Told my designation
VO:Which location are you travelling to?
ME: Told the US location
VO:What is your yearly package p.a
ME: Told
VO:You already had US visa? what type it was?
ME: Told the type of visa I had
VO:From which company?
ME: I told the company name from which my previous visa was processed
VO: What do that company do?
ME: Explained the nature of business of that company
VO:who was your previous employer?
ME: I told my previous employer name
VO:Before that?
ME:Told my previous to previous employer
VO:Before that?
ME:Told my previous to previous to previous employer
vo: Which location you were working in US before
ME: No i never traveled to US
VO: Why?
ME: The position was closed from the client side so I did not travel that time
VO: What is the technology you are working on?
ME: Told the technology
VO: What do you do with that
ME: Explained in detail
VO:How long you have been with this company?
ME: 1 yr
VO: How long you are gng to stay in US?
ME: 2 weeks
VO: Your visa is approved. Have a great day!!

ME: Thanks a lot!!!!

I would like to thank each one of you who have shared their experience in this blog.This helped me a lot to prepare myself for the interview and the same made to share my experience!!!!
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B1 Rejected @ Mumbai
VO: Good Morning
Me: Good Morning Sir (With smile) ?
VO: passport please
Me: sure (with smile again) ?
VO: so MR. Koli .. what purpose you travelling?
Me: Business Meeting
VO: Give me your invitation letter & last month pay slip.
Me: Sure (passed)
VO: What kind of Business meeting?
Me : understand business agenda, expectations, understand business stand process
And discussion with business user’s and tech team leads.
VO : Great (with smile)
VO: What’ your organization name?
Me: YYYY (told company name)
VO: what your @ YYYY ( my organization name)
Me: System analyst
VO : ok.. your roles and responsibilities please?
Me: analysis, requirement gathering, organizer business discussion, solution analysis and representation.
VO : Great! Great !
VO : may I know your work domain?
Me : I’m in banking and finance
VO : could you please elaborate it more?
Me : I have more than 5 years of experience in investment banking.
VO : such as ?
Me : asset management, mixed assets or multi assets, equities, fixed income, funds and pensions etc.
VO : super so you are banker (with smile)
VO : who is your client?
Me YYYY ( said client name)
VO: how long you will be there?
Me: 2 weeks
VO: why 2 weeks?
Me : we have taken appointment from business and tech based upon their availability. Hence it will take 2 weeks.
VO: then why you why not your manager?
I’ve more than 5 years of experience working in similar domain, apart from this I have technical experience also. Since we have plan to discuss with teach lead.
VO: aha…! So you are technical specialist as well… Great!!

Then lots of Typing….

VO: just last question before to take a decision.
Me: sure ?
VO: how long you have been with your current organization?
Me : from last one and half month.
VO : sudden changed his expressions… !
Typing again
VO: why they sending you too early?
I wanted to answer this question but he return my passport and said
VO: I’m very sorry, I can not approve your application.
Try next time.
I wondered what went wrong, he was happy till that last question and then rejected my application.
Could you please help me here how I could improve my self for next!!

Should I reapply within a week?

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B1/B2 rejected under 214(b)
I was the first one at the counter so didn't get time to say Good morning.
VO: Passport please.
Me: Here
VO: what is the purpose of your visit?
Me: Business meetings and knowledge transfer sessions.
VO: You work for?
Me: YYYY name
VO: What does your company work on?
Me: Told him.
VO: Where are you going?
Me: Florida.
VO: Florida?
Me: Yeah. Orlando, Florida.
VO: For how long?
Me: Two weeks.
VO: Who is paying for the trip?
Me: My company.
VO: What's your salary?
Me: YYYY per month
VO: So that's how much per year?
Me: Told him. (>3 lakhs)
VO: How long have you been working for this company?
Me: Two years.
VO: Have you ever been to the US?
Me: No.
VO: Have you ever been outside India?
Me: No.
VO: Are you married?
Me: No.
He never looked at me after asking me how long I've been working. Then after a lot of typing, he took a form from the tray and went to the back and after talking to some other guy, he came back and said "You are currently not eligible for the visa under section 214(b)."
It was marked" no ties to home country" in the form.
What could be the reason for the rejection?

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b1/b2 rejected under 214(b)
vo; good morning
me; good morning with smile
vo; please pass me your passport
me; yes , sure
vo; what is purpose of your visit to us
me; for business meeting and to show my products
vo; where in us and what products
me; in Michigan and xxx products
vo; who is he to you
me; just business friend
vo; what is your annual income
me; i just started business so my income is not much nearby 3 lakh.
vo ; sorry this time i wont be able to give you visa you may reapply again.

i wandered what wrong with my interview i was tell him all genuine things and i went with all supporting documents but he didnt asked any of it.

please tell me the reason of denial of my visa
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B1 visa interview, form 221 (g)
Hi guys,

Today I had my B1 visa interview at Hyderabad.

Interview was good but at the end the VO gave me form 221(g), the white one, which has "your application requires additional administrative processing before a final decision can be made" checked on it. The VO took my passport and said you can track your status online with the reference number provided in this form.

Does anyone has the similar experience before?, are there any chances of rejection? When can I expect them to come back if my visa is approved/rejected.

Thank you.
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Need help to justify error in 160 form
I submitted 160 for a certain period for visit of USA. After submission, I realized that I filled wrong address and in appropriate contact US contact information.
After few days, I submitted another form with right contact US contact address( with another location in same state). I indicated an earlier travel plan(changed dates).

I got email from US embassy for the first application for missing information. I did not reply against that email and two more reminders.
Then they told me that I have lodged one more application. I replied and said that I am not interested in my first application.

I fear that two forms which do not match, might impact my interview. Please advise. I told them the real reason in email , that I did not have correct place of visit and complete information so I was not comfortable with first application which I couldn't edit.

Please give some tips around it. I believe they will ask this in interview as this make my plans suspicious.
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Need your suggestion, B1 DS160 form submitted
Hi There,

I'm new to this forum and I have a question to post, even though it was asked by few already. Hoping for a solution to my problem.

I work in a private firm and now I got an opportunity to travel US for about 3 weeks for a training program.

As requested by my admin to submit my passport for submitting DS160 form, I gave him my passport. He has submitted DS 160 and made the VISA payment and hand overed my passport, while giving my passport back, he said that your passport doesn't have a surname. I was surprised. In-fact I didn't observe it till now. By the time I realized everything is done. I searched over internet and found how to fill DS 160 if you don't have surname in your passport. We could have written my given name in Surname field and First name should be FNU (Thanks to immihelp for this information). I should have gone through your portal before he filled the DS160. But my admin guy, he didn't do that, he typed my actual surname in that field. Well, I can't to anything now, as I explained him the scenario and he was saying its OK till fill like this and no need to fill another form and moreover he paid for the application as well. I requested him to fill another one but he refused to do so.

Now, I have to attend the interview, which will be in Jan first week, with the same mistake. My request too the admin and other guys who responds to this query, will VO reject me with this issue? Someone was saying that VO may ask me correct it at the near by counter. Is there any provision to change the submitted DS160?. I tried to change but I couldn't.

Please suggest me, what can I do now?

Thank you for your responses.
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B1 Visa Approved @ Mumbai on 21st Dec-16.
Thank Immihelp to help me to face this Interview.
I was little bit nervous and I am feeling you are also right now ! But be confident , this is not your first job interview.

Dress – Formal ( I had not wear any tie or suit )
Be Confident
Give answer in Short and to the point . Do not excited and jump to a lengthy Answer as it could cost you a lot with a next tricky question from it..

After entering into the Visa office , I saw lots more are like me ( First timer) and then I feel like confident person. To come out from my nervousness I had started to chat with one of a Girl next to me who was applying for her F1 and from my town only ..It was first time I mate her but hope she also go her Visa …Completed all formalities and now my turn cum…

VO – Good Morning ( with Louder tone )
Me – Good morning ( with same tone and greet )

VO – So Mr.Patel since how long you are working with YYYY Company ? ( Assumed that he got my employer name from DS-160 form and also the badge I had wear)
Me - 10 Year – 6 months
VO – Great !

VO – Your designation in xxxx Company ?
Me – Deputy manager - Procurement

VO – What is the purpose of your visit ?
Me – Business Meeting

VO- What kind of business meeting ?
Me – Process discussion and knowledge sharing

VO with typical face – Could you please explain me which process ?
Me – eProcurement
VO – eProcurement ! Great..
 
VO was in between typing something on his desktop..

VO – You are there since last 10 year in your company so how many times you got promoted ?
Me – 4 times
VO – 4 Times in last 10 Year !! Wow..

I was seeing that VO was appreciated me , I could able to read from his face expression..

VO – When was the last time ?
Me – recently in this year only ( Grab this opportunity and immediately reply with )its due to the same eProcurement which I am heading in my xxx company and will have discussion during my US Visit with my US team. ( Its seems that it over reacted but not as I was expecting the next question that why only you for this meeting which tactfully bypassed with this answer)

VO was typing something on his desktop till 6-10 Sec and

Then the long awaited Golden words came …

Mr.Patel I am keeping your Passport with me and approving your visa . Have a safe trip ! and handed over me once printed copy on which next collection procedure was written in English and Gujarati.

Me – Thanks you , Thank you very much Sir and left the window joyfully…

I was so excited like I won the battle and it could be due to I was so afraid with Impact of my Surname for US Visa. Also worried little bit with my lack of fluent English Speaking which had cost me a lot in my carrier in past. But its Past … it’s true that everyone gets opportunity by one or other way to show your ability and capability … Best of Luck Friends.. and be Confident…
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