Business Visa - B1

i had read all the experiences in this site , it helped me clear the interview wit ease

My interview was scheduled at 7.30 in the morning

Me:Hi,Good Morning
Vo:Good Morning,how are u doing?
Me:Am doing great, how about u ?
Vo:good, why do u want to go to USA
me:answered (training in my case)
Vo:who will the training help u ?
me:answered
Vo:who will train u?
me:answered
Vo: where is the training going to be held?
me:told the city and the state
Vo:For how long are u working for ZZZ
Me:x years xx months
Vo:what does YYYY company do?
Me: answered
Vo:who are ur clients what do they do
me: answered appropraitely
Vo: what kind fo training is it, is it am on job training or classroom training
Me:it is purely a classroom oriented training( this question was important as v are not supposed to work on a B1 visa)
Vo:ur visa has been approved
Me:Thank You( with full joy, that was the only thing that i wanted to hear from him :))


Be Confident and prepare well

Hello Friends,

I have read almost all the experinces on this site and had the great help. I had idea that we will need to demostrate the confidnce and social ties to come bck.

I have been rejected for my social ties but I wanted to share my experince with you

Interview time was 9:00 AM...I entered in the counsolate office at 9:45...My turned came at 12:15 PM!!!!!!

Almost 80% b1 have been rejected that day...Below are my questions

1) What is the purpose of trip
(I explained WITH DOCUMENT...he had not look at that)

2) What is your employer name? (Given)

3) What is your company doing? (Explained)

4) How long have you been with your company? (Answer Given)

5) What is your salary? (Answered in lack per anum)

6)How long the trip will be? (6 weeks )

6)What is your profession? (answer Given)

7)What is your qualification?

8)Have you been in other contry before? (Ans:I have not)

He told me that we cant issue the VISA.

Thats it. No document check nothing...Hope it will help...

Hi All,

Just wanted to share my experience here,I have been to US in 2004 on F1 and then I have applied for H1B in 2006 WITHOUT COMPLETING MY MSC worked in US for 6 months and them came to India for stamping and it got rejected....
I have been working for an MNC since then and have attended the Interview for B1 and it went through.

All I have to say is to attend the Visa Interview for B1 even if you H1B was rejected earlier.

Hi All,

This site is really useful. Yesterday I went through this site and red the experiences of different people. Today I attended the VISA interview at Hyderabad Consulate.
1.My appointment time is 8:15 AM and I reached there by 7:30.
2. They allowed me inside at 8:00 AM.
3. There is separate queue for BEP people and they checked my confirmation letter and asked me to go to counter number 8. There were lot of people were waiting.
4. The security people took my finger prints and gave a token.
5. Finally it was my turn to the counter where VO sits.
6. The conversation was like below,
 VO: Hello Sir
 ME: Hello Madam , Good Morning
 VO: Good Morning
 VO: How long you have been with your organization
 ME: Answered
 VO: Who is your client?
 ME: Told
 VO: Why are going:
 ME: Said the purpose of the trip (In my case it is training)
 VO: OK Sir, You will get the passport and VISA in 2,3 days.
 ME: I felt so happy and said Thanks a lot, have a nice day.

So future aspirants...
No need of tense there. Dress well and be cool. Even though I was nervous before entering the consulate.. moving on it went away.
All the best for the future folks.

I would like to thank sincerely to Immihelp for providing invaluable info on every topic with respect to visas. It helped me a lot.
My VISA appointment was scheduled 23-Sep-2010 at 11:00AM in DELHI. They allowed me in at 10:30AM, fingerprints
done by 10:45AM and I was there at the visa counter by 11:05AM. The VO asked me the following questions:
1. What is Purpose of the US trip?
2. What do you do?
3. Which company are you working for?
4. How many years of experience?
5. Why your company have selected u for this trip?

Thats it. She said I would get my passport within 3 Days.
I got my visa in first attempt.
Rocky

I am very much thankful to this IMMIHELP.com... i read amlost all comments from other folks for my B1 interview.
Today morning i attended B1 visa and iam quite lucky to face no issues.
My interview was scheduled @ 10.45, i managed to reach there at 10.15.
As soon as i reached US embassy near Gemini Flyover - Chennai.. i see no Queue outside(thank god , otherwise i would have sweat like anything in chennai climate)..so i happily had my passport check and went inside the embassy after the security check too..

Then stood in a Queue for 10min, had my documents checked and my finger prints got scanned.
i was adviced to sit in a queue in right side.. and i see that Interviwer(lady) was really Rude.. luckily i was asked to sit in left side queue and the interviwere rejects too many Visas this side :( so i suugest you guys not to check how many got visa and how many got rejected.

then in antoehr 10min my turn comes..
ME: Hi Sir, GOod Morning(smiling)
VO: Hi, give me you folder
ME: Sure
(gave him my documents)
VO: So your client is ZZZ.(i couldn't hear properly)
ME: Pardon..(after recognizing the question) Yes sir.. its ZZZ
VO: How long you will stay there?
ME: 4 Weeks
VO: For wat?
ME: Knowledge Transfer.
Vo: for KT 4 weeks is too long
ME: But sir , it includes business discussion too.
VO: still 4 weeks is a long time.
ME: (need to win this situation, so started making up the things confidently) Sir there is an existing framework which has some issues. so i need to go there analyse the issue and propose some solution for the same.this itself willl take 2 weeks.
The 3rd and 4th week i need to get knowledge transfer on the new initative.so obviously it will take 4 weeks.
but we commited to client not more than 4 weeks.
VO: (in Silence)
VO: What is your Highest educational qualification?
ME: Bachelore of Engg
VO: Which University?
ME: Anna UNiversity
VO: (typing something for 30secsm,scribbled something on my docs)
VO: You will get your Passport in 8-9 days
ME: Thank you sir..


So its all the matter of confidence level you carry and the presence of mind which will answer for tricky questions.

So be Confident till you say Good Bye to the VO.
All the best guys!!!

Hi,

Excruciatingly detailed account of my visa experience. :)

I'd applied for a B1/B2 visa through my company in Bangalore - which registered as a BEP company with the Chennai consulate. My interview was scheduled for 11:00AM a few days back.

I had traveled from Bangalore and had checked into The Park hotel which is very conveniently situated at a 5-minute walking distance from the US consulate.

I reached the consulate at 10:45AM - 15-minutes in advance, as advised by the interview appointment letter. I wouldn't recommend anyone reaching the consulate too much in advance. The initial wait of 15-20 minutes is in a queue out in the sun. Reaching 30-40 minutes before the interview doesn't help you score additional brownie points.

A tip about dressing. As everyone recommends - dress smartly. Whether it appeals to the visa officer or not, it'll certainly boost your self-confidence and you won't do / say anything silly at the actual interview. However, DO NOT over-do the dressing. For Bangalore folks, remember - Chennai is usually hot and sweaty. I felt sorry for the folks who had turned up in a suit and had to wait under the blazing sun.

Wear smart but airy cotton clothing. Formal trousers, full-sleeve shirt, and optional tie should be fine for men. Carry a handkerchief or two!

Had to initially wait outside the consulate in a queue till 10:55AM. Then was made to join a different queue (again outside). At 11:00AM, an officer checked my passport and visa appointment letter and let me into the consulate. Before you can enter, you're subjected to multiple security checks. Do not carry anything electronic - mobile phones etc. I just had 2 files - one with the mandatory visa documents, another with additional supporting documents, and my wallet.

Inside the consulate, things were a little chaotic. Fortunately, there are officers on the floor ready to guide and assist you. One officer guided me to a counter. At this counter, the officer took my thumb / finger impressions and also looked through my documents. Most documents she returned to me. The passport, visa appointment letter, DS-160 confirmation letter, and BEP letter - these she handed in a separate file.

After this, was guided to another queue for the actual interview. If in doubt, just walk up to an officer on the floor who'll assist. The officer guided me to a specific queue based on (I think) my visa type and maybe the BEP status.

I had to wait about 20 minutes in this queue.

The actual interview was taken by a youngish-looking man, presumably American. I didn't have any difficultly with the accent. He looked at the following documents:
- Passport
- Visa appointment letter
- DS-160 confirmation letter
- BEP letter

Didn't ask me for any other documents. The conversation:
Me: Hi, good morning
VO: Hello Mr. Mohan. How long have you been with <My company name>?
Me: Been there around 2.5 years
VO: Why do you need to travel to the US?
Me: For an external training / seminar being organized by my company. There are also a few business meetings I need to attend
VO: And how long do you plan to stay there?
Me: About 2 weeks
VO: Thank you Sir, your visa has been granted. You'll receive your passport in 3-4 days
Me: Thank you! I need to travel in a few days to make it there in time for the training. I wanted to request priority processing for the visa so I can collect it tomorrow. I have these supporting documents...
VO: Sorry Sir, I cannot confirm delivery by tomorrow. You can check with VFS tomorrow. Thank you

That's it. He handed me back a print-out with some VFS details. I left the building by 11:50AM - so the entire process from start to finish took about 1 hour.

Hope this helps. All the best for your visa processing! :)

I attended the B1 Visa Interview today at Chennai Consulate. I was nervous before attending and was going thru this website for tips on how to face it. The consular shot me with the questions like:

1) Which company do you work for?
2) What is the purpose of your US Trip?
3) What is your role in the company?
4) How long you gonna stay in US?
5) What is the schedule? (He wasn't interested to look at the documents)

Note: Visa officer monitors how well we can talk and eye contact while talking. He didn't ask me even a single document though I carried a bunch of it!! He just got my VISA appointment letter, VISA form confirmation & Passport.

Finally he said my VISA has been approved and will get it in 2-3 days.

I express my thanks to immihelp :)

i got my b1 visa on augest 11.

only they asked me where are you going?

i have been working 4 years in my current company.that is also added advantage for me.


thank you very much this site.

Hi All,

I got my B1 approved yesterday at 11.30am. Only two questiones were asked to me as below:

1. Which place are you going?
2. Whats the purpose?

He typed something in his system for min and told "your visa is approved and you'll get it by monday".

Speak with smile and confidence.
All the very best.Good Luck :)
My special thanks to the moderators of this site.