Visitor Visa - B2

Applicants: me(applying first time) my mom (already had 2 rejections)
Had interview at Mumbai US Embassy on 12th March 2019

We just smiled and didn’t say GM
VO: may i have your passports please
(I slided over both passports towards him)
I: can you please arrange Marathi translator for her?
O: no issue' you can answer on her behalf.
I: ok fine
O: whats the purpose of your visit to US?
I: my elder sister lives in US, we just wanna meet her.
O: she is on H1B there, where does she live?
I: she lives in xxxxxxxxx
O: she works for which company and what is her job profile?
I: she works in xxxxxxxxxx as xxxxxxxx
O: points out at mom and asks, madam your visa was rejected back in 2011
I: can i answer?
O: yess
I: it was rejected twice, first in 2009 and then in 2011
O:madam are u married?
I: yes
O: do u have children?
I: no
O: what is your job profile.
I: i work as xxxxx in xxxxxxx
O: points at mom,madam how many children u have?
Mom: points sign of 4 to him and i say 4 simultaneously
O: laughs a bit, rest three are here in india.
O: before this, have both of you travelled abroad together?
I: she has never gone out of India, i have travelled abroad.
O: where and when
I: to Thailand in xxxx
(Officer types for more than a minute)
O: okayyyyyy, enjoy your stay and trip to USA. Madam your Visa is approved.
I: ohhhhh great, thanks.

( conclusion: don’t manipulate anything, be Real and casual)

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