Business Visa - B1

Hi,
I have travelled to USA on B1/B2 in oct 2014 and depart in feb 2015 as i have got 6mts entry stamped on my pp..
but now my concern is when i checked my i94 status in USA it showed me as i have mentioned at POE that iam staying for 7day

First of all , I would like to thank ImmiHelp team for the great service they are doing. Really guys, it helps a lot in preparing for visa interviews. Thanks again.
And now my visa experience. I am sharing this as i prepared for my interviews using this forum and now want to contribute for future use.

My interview slot was 930 in morning. I reached around 9 and security allowed me in.After a wait for about 10 minute, we proceeded for security check and then were guided to a waiting area and waited for nearly an hour. After that we were taken for fingerprint verification and soon after that we were standing in queue for the INTERVIEW.
Below are the transcripts:
VO: Hi, GM
me: Hello, GM

VO: Purpose of visit
me: to attend client meetings & knowledge transfer sessions

VO: which company are you working
me: xxxxx

VO: Client name
me:xxxxx, VO asked me to repeat as she did not hear properly my answer.

VO: Are you married?
me:xxxxx

VO: Do you own a property in India?
me:xxxxx

VO:whats your salary
me:xxxx

VO: I am approving your visa, Sir
me: Thank you mam and have a good day!

So, friends, the key is dress nicely, formals (tie optionals) and point to point answers with confidence.Remain calm and cool.

Best of Luck to you!

My interview was at 10 am on Sept 01, 2015 in Delhi Embassy.

I taxi driver made me reach at venue by 9:10 am and asked me to join the people standing on roadside and waiting for their call according to appointment. It was too hot outside, so I asked the driver to keep the AC on and I killed 20-30 minutes in the car by talking with my driver random things.

At 9:40 am, I get out of the car and seen that they had started calling candidates having appointment at 10. I joined the queue and an official verified the barcode that was got pasted by VAC (where fingerprint was taken). Then I moved to security check. After security check I joined the queue in main embassy hall where interviews were getting taken on 20-25 counters simultaneously.

Now, after fingerprint verification, I moved to the queue which was directing to interview counters. I was in full formal attire; very small checked light colored shirt, dark colored trouser, tie and now I had wore my blazer too (earlier it was on my hand), company's id card. An official asked me to remove companies id card from the neck. So, I removed it and placed into my pocket.

Now, I was almost near to the interview counter but I was cool. I was seeing there were many people whose visa were getting rejected. Okay, so I was just next to the person who was giving the interview. I could listen all questions and answers of him, however, I didn't want to listen anything at that point because it could make me nervous or panic while listening his questions and thinking about my answers for those questions.

Ah! it's my turn. My legs were crossed while I was standing on the counter. VO couldn't see that and I took the advantage. I did this to relax myself and avoid/reduce any nervousness.

Me: Hi Officer, Good Morning.

VO: Good Morning, passport please (with smile).

I passed my passport.

VO: What is the purpose of your visit to US?

Me: I have got some business meetings and technical discussions.

VO: Where you are going in US?

Me: [city], [state]

VO: For how much time?

Me: For 14 days (2 weeks).

VO: For which company you work, sir?

Me: It's YYYY Softwares.

VO: Who is your client?

Me: XYZ Inc.

VO: What do they do?

Me: [Explained in 2-3 sentences].

VO: You work for YYYY Software....

Me: Yes, YYYY Software Pvt. Ltd.

VO: In which city you work?

Me: Chandigarh

VO: You are working as a Team Lead.

Me: Yes

VO: ### ##### #### ### supervise? (couldn't hear him)

Me: Sorry, pardon please.

VO: How many people do you supervise? (repeated)

Me: 10 people, which includes Software Engineers & QAs.

Now, he started making weird faces. (I started feeling happy internally knowing that my visa is approved for sure, as I knew that he is trying to act like anchor of a reality show. As they do like this and then try to create suspense to the contestants and audience)

VO: Have you ever gone outside of India?

Me: No, Not yet.

VO: Are you married, Sir?

Me: No.

VO: Your Visa is approved. Have a happy trip sir (with smile).

Me: Thank You.

As everybody says, confidence is the only key. Just be on your words and don't be panic if VO throws some tricky question. Wear formals and do whatever makes you relax.

Best of luck!

My interview was at 10 am on Sept 01, 2015 in Delhi Embassy.

I taxi driver made me reach at venue by 9:10 am and asked me to join the people standing on roadside and waiting for their call according to appointment. It was too hot outside, so I asked the driver to keep the AC on and I killed 20-30 minutes in the car by talking with my driver random things.

At 9:40 am, I get out of the car and seen that they had started calling candidates having appointment at 10. I joined the queue and an official verified the barcode that was got pasted by VAC (where fingerprint was taken). Then I moved to security check. After security check I joined the queue in main embassy hall where interviews were getting taken on 20-25 counters simultaneously.

Now, after fingerprint verification, I moved to the queue which was directing to interview counters. I was in full formal attire; very small checked light colored shirt, dark colored trouser, tie and now I had wore my blazer too (earlier it was on my hand), company's id card. An official asked me to remove companies id card from the neck. So, I removed it and placed into my pocket.

Now, I was almost near to the interview counter but I was cool. I was seeing there were many people whose visa were getting rejected. Okay, so I was just next to the person who was giving the interview. I could listen all questions and answers of him, however, I didn't want to listen anything at that point because it could make me nervous or panic while listening his questions and thinking about my answers for those questions.

Ah! it's my turn. My legs were crossed while I was standing on the counter. VO couldn't see that and I took the advantage. I did this to relax myself and avoid/reduce any nervousness.

Me: Hi Officer, Good Morning.<br>VO: Good Morning, passport please (with smile).

I passed my passport.

VO: What is the purpose of your visit to US?
Me: I have got some business meetings and technical discussions.

VO: Where you are going in US?
Me: [city], [state]

VO: For how much time?
Me: For 14 days (2 weeks).

VO: For which company you work, sir?
Me: It's YYYY Softwares.

VO: Who is your client?
Me: XYZ Inc.

VO: What do they do?
Me: [Explained in 2-3 sentences].

VO: You work for YYYY Software....
Me: Yes, YYYY Software Pvt. Ltd.

VO: In which city you work?
Me: Chandigarh

VO: You are working as a Team Lead.
Me: Yes

VO: ### ##### #### ### supervise? (couldn't hear him)
Me: Sorry, pardon please.

VO: How many people do you supervise? (repeated)
Me: 10 people, which includes Software Engineers & QAs.

Now, he started making weird faces. (I started feeling happy internally knowing that my visa is approved for sure, as I knew that he is trying to act like anchor of a reality show. As they do like this and then try to create suspense to the contestants and audience)

VO: Have you ever gone outside of India?
Me: No, Not yet.

VO: Are you married, Sir?
Me: No.

VO: Your Visa is approved. Have a happy trip sir (with smile).
Me: Thank You.

As everybody says, confidence is the only key. Just be on your words and don't be panic if VO throws some tricky question. Wear formals and do whatever makes you relax.

Best of luck!

My interview is at 9:30 AM, 31st August 2015. I reached by 9AM.

After all the security checks and queues, I reached VO by 10:45AM.

There are 2 B1 visa rejects before me. Officer is asking everything in detail. He is very Young.

My interview Questions:

VO: Hi, Good Morning
Me: Good morning officer.

VO: Why are you going to US. Are you going for any meetings ?
me : I said that I am going to attend technical discussions.

VO : Where are you going to?
me: place xxxx,

VO: how long are you going to stay in US.
me: 4 Weeks

VO: Are you working for YYYY
me: Yes, I am from YYYY

VO: Can you give me your ID card?
me: I am wearing my ID card, handed over to him.

Looked the ID card bothsides :)

VO: How long are you working in ZZZ
me : 5 years

VO: What is your blood group ?
me : O+

VO: How long are you going to stay in US? //same question again.
me: 4 weeks

VO :Everything Straight forward, Your VISA is approved .

VO is browsing in the system most of the time, Didn't look at me almost
Before attending the interview, I have read many posts and prepared all the related Questions.
 I am confident for the interview. But the interview is very cool.

Thanks to this forum for giving me the confidence.

Thanks to IMMIHELP for all the help.

My Interview was on 10:00 am on 27th Aug. I reached around 9:00 am.
Interview started around 10:45 am. VO was a middle aged lady.

My interview experience:

VO: How are you?

Me: I am fine, thanks(with a smile)

VO: Passport Please.

Me: I passed my passport.

VO: What is purpose of visit?

Me: For business meeting regarding the enhancement in our existing product.(FYI: Product related to obamacare).

VO: Who is the client ?

Me: There is no client. Discussion is with internal teams.

VO: you are working for?

Me: YYYY company.

VO: Is it a Indian company?

Me: No, it's a US based company and I am working in it's Indian subsidiary.

VO: If there is no client then why are you doing enhancement.

Me: First we will implement enhancement then search for potential client.

VO: What is your role?

Me: Sr. Business Analyst

VO: Do you do manual work?

Me: I didn't understand at first but replied no for this as I already had this in my mind that if VO asks for work say NO.

VO: Explain your daily work day schedule?

Me: I explained how i helped developers and QA to implement new requirement and correct defects by preparing FDD and user stories.

Then she continuously typed for 2 minutes .After that she kept my passport and said Thank you.
I smiled and thanked her one more time before leaving. My Visa got approved.

My suggestion: Just remain confident, I know that's not easy thing to do. I can literally hear my heartbeat when I was there but don't let that come on your face.
Stick to what you said,even in the case when you had answered what you didn't prepared.

Thanks to IMMIHelp for giving me confidence to face VISA interview.

Interview was at 9.30am on 25th aug 2015, But i was there near embassy at 8.30am

My interview experience:

Me: Good Morning :)

VO: Smiled

VO: Passport please

Me: Given

VO: What is the purpose of visit?

Me: Business Meetings. Also explained what type of meetings in one line.

VO: What is name of your company?

Me: Answered

VO: Who is your client?

Me: Answered , She was not aware of that company and got clarified with her colleague

VO: about project?

Me: Answered

Then VO did something in his system for 5-10 seconds

VO: Sir, Your VISA has been approved.

Me: Thank you (with Smile) :)

Just be confident and maintain eye contact

Many many thanks to Immihelp for boosting my confidence to face the interview.

In the beginning i was nervous and when i saw this forum it really helped me a lot to prepare for the interview.

I had my appointment yesterday at 11 am at Hyderabad consulate and here is what i was asked:

Me : Good afternoon Officer
VO: Good afternoon, how are you?

Me: I am doing good, thanks for asking. How about you?
VO: I am doing great, can i have your passport please?

Me: Gave my passport

VO: Why are you traveling to the US?
Me: For Business Meeting and technical discussions

VO: Where are you going in the US?
Me: Los Angeles, California

VO: How long is your trip sir?
Me: 8 Weeks

VO: Is anyone traveling with you?
Me: Yes sir, my colleague XYZ is traveling with me

VO: Did he get his VISA?
Me: He is giving the visa interview sir

VO: Oh he is giving the interview?
Me: Yes

VO: What are your day to day work in your company
Me: I am working as a software developer and explained my responsibilities

VO: Ok, how long is your trip (asked me again)?
Me: 8 Weeks sir

VO: Ok, Congratulations! your VISA is approved
Me: Thanks your sir, have a nice day

VO: You too!

So guys, confidence is the key as always. I was a bit nervous from the inside but i hid that and answered every question confidently

Note: Wear formals and wear your company ID if you are going for Business meeting

All the best guys

I want to thank immihelp for helping me.

This time I got B1 visa for multiple entries for the period of 10 years. In past my B1 visa was rejected in year 2011.

This time Visa interview went smooth and VO asked me only 4-5 questions.. here is the my interview questions :-

1) what you do in company?

Ans YYYY X

2) What do you like about your company

Ans YYYY XX

3) Are you married

Ans :- No

4) how many days you want to stay

Ans :- one week

5) Work Exp with current company

Ans:- 5.5 Years

After that he told me Your VISA is approved!

Tips for Interview :- 1) Wear formal if possible then wear blazer. 2) Carry company ID 3) Give precise answers. 4) No need to bother if VO is rejecting VISA's for other candidates

Firstly, great thanks to everyone for actively maintaining this forum. I found it really helpful before my interview.

Day 1: Biometrics - I reached Centre at 4:15 PM and everything was done within 5 minutes. Carry your passport and CEAC confirmation for Biometrics.

Day2 Interview: I reached at 8:45 AM at the US Consulate since 9 AM was my reporting time. There was a long queue which was very well managed by the officials and it took me an hour to finally appear before the interviewer.

He asked me 5 simple questions -

Me: Good morning! How are you doing today?

VO: Good. Can I see your passport?

Me: Sure, Sir. Here it is. *handed it over to him*

VO: Why are you travelling to the US?

Me: For Business meetings

VO: Have you ever traveled before to any other country?

Me: I beg your pardon, Sir. I could not hear what you just said.

VO: *repeats* Have you ever traveled before to any other country before?

Me: yes Sir. I was in [Country name] last year in December.

VO: And that as well was for business meetings?

Me: Yes.

VO: Which city are you going to visit?

Me: It’s [City name]

VO: Who is your client?

Me: It’s [Client name]

VO: I am approving your VISA

Me: Thank you, Sir. Have a great day!

Key to this interview is be confident in your replies, be precise and don’t get bothered if you have seen rejections happening on other counters.

Good luck!