Business Visa - B1

Hi All,

My B1 Visa got approved yesterday. I was waiting to return to Bangalore to post my experience.
My interview was scheduled at 9:15 AM. After my documents were verified, I was asked to wait for my turn in the B1 interview queue. The VO was the same person who conducted my L1 Blanket interview and rejected my visa. I was super nervous. As I waited for my turn, I saw a couple of rejections just ahead of me. One of the guys stupidly told the VO that he was going to do some design.
When I was called for the interview, I greeted him with a smile and said "Hello! How are you doing". I did not understand a word of what he said after that.
He asked me to place my right middle finger on the finger print scanner. I paused for a moment, though which finger was my right middle finger and then placed it(He can ask us to place any finger in the finger print scanner). I think placing the right finger creates an impression on the VO. I may be wrong, but I personally think the interviewers are kind of personality readers and may imply something if we place the wrong finger, so better pause for a second and think through it before placing the finger.
Now for my interview questions.
VO: Where are you traveling:
Me: Livonia, Michigan
VO: For how long
Me 10 weeks
VO: Do you have a travel plan. Can you show me.(This question is kind of ambiguous because my DS-160 says that I don't have a travel plan. He may have asked the question to verify something)
Me: No. I don't have a travel plan.

The VO scribbled something and said something that I did not understand.
Me: Excuse me
VO: Your visa has been approved.<I didn't understand the second part of what he said but it did not matter as he kept my visa.>

The accent of the VO is not American and the accent seemed like Russian or Eastern European so the difficulty in understanding.

All the best to all of you.

Hi, this site really helped me in clearing the B1 Visa Interview. Actually i was rejected once for the B1 visa before 11 months. i again applied and got the date on 30-Jul-10 morning 9 am slot.

ME: Good morning Sir,(in fear because, just before me, he refused visa for one candidate)
VO: Good mrng, how are u doing?
ME: Good sir, thanks
VO: What is ur purpose of ur visit to US?
ME: i am working on YYYY project .To attend a business meeting with my customers for the changes in technical requirements
VO: Who is ur customer
ME: ZZZ
VO: How long u r working with this comp
ME: almost one year(also told XX months,XX weeks and X days to be exact since i did not complete exact one year)
VO: why you need 3 weeks for Business meeting(since i applied for 3 weeks)
ME: am having different variants in that project
VO: wat is that variant is about
ME: Explained the difference
Vo: where u r previously working with
ME: YYYY comp
VO: how long
ME : YYYY years and XX months
Vo: have u went outside of india
ME: Nope
Vo: wat is ur anuual salary
ME: YYYY
VO: (scribbled something over my confirmation letter and typed for almost 1 min in system)
adn said that, ur visa has benn approved, u will get ur cisa within a week's time.
ME: Thank u sir, have a nice weekend

Things to remember:
1. go in formals , dressing sense is very much appreciated(even though i seen some ppl coming in t-shirts and jean)
2. put your company tag such that, VO can easily see that
3.Better to be there before 1 hour(since many of them are requested to take their photograph again inside , because of the poor background on their photographs , i also had that :0:))
4.One guy actually given his original documents, certificates in the documents verification counter itself mistakenly they also missed. don give any documents in the pre screening counter other than visa fees receipt, passport interview confirmation letter.(they will give you a file with passport and interview confirmation letter again)
5. be confident about ur project and know about ur customers and ur company
6.Make sure that, ur invitation letter and ur purpose of ur visit states the same also tell the same purpose to VO when he asks (because, the guy who was rejected before me, had the difference in purpose of visit , Vo told the same and rejected him.(but it depends on your luck, because he did not asked me any documents)

all the very best

Really Immihelp helped me a lot, to overcome the all hurdles and get a B1/B2 VISA to USA.
and My frends and collegue helped me a lot.

Thanks one and all.

I would like share my Experience in Chennai cosulate

Me: Good Morning, Hope you are doing good..!!
Vo: Good Morning Thanks

VO: Why are going?
Me: I'm going for training.

VO: Who is your client?
Me: ----

VO: On which application you are going for training?
Me: -----

VO: Did you worked before on the ---?
Me: Yes.

VO: How many years of experience you have in -----?
Me: 7 months.

VO: What is your Highest Degree?
Me: Bachelor Of Engineering.

VO: When did you completed your degree?
Me: 2008.

VO: YOu have joined --- recently, What you were doing in 2009?
Me: I was doing social service in one of the NGO called ----, which is tied up withworl health organisation,Becuase --- has delayed my Joining date due to recession.

VO: Yes, -- Does normally, We have approved your VISA, you will receive in a week.

Me: Thanks, Have a nice day.

VO: Thanks

Hi I got my B1 VISA approved. Iam very thankful to this Web Sire. It is very informative.

The Question were like this.
VC : Good Morning
MW : Good Morning Sir

VC : Where are u going?
Me : I answered in a confident manner

VC : Purpose of I visit?
ME : Business Meeting

VC : How lonmg u r working in this company?
Me : Answere abt the present exp & of Previois employment also.

VC : Ur VISA is approved is approved.
ME : Said thank u & left.

Iam very happy for getting the VISA.
As i had only one name and no surname i was tensed. infuture if a person who ever does not have a second name. Example in my Passport my First name is Murali and no surname. but while filling the Form i had mentioned my First Name as FNU (First NAme Unknown) and last name as Murali.

Be confident while giving answer, Be in a formal dress as u r going for B1 VISA.

You can clear it

Hi,

I had my visa interview on 15th july. thnx a lot for all of your posts over here.

Co: what do you do for your comp?
me: i spoke abt my roles & resp in the current org

Co: how long you are working in this comp?
me: 2 mnts

Co: is xx lacs per annum ur ctc
me: yes

Co: how long u will be in us
me: 4 weeks

one thing i would definetly suggest is dress well. be confident, greet Co gently

ur done

Hi,

Today i.e. 15th July I had attended US B1 interview at Hyderabad consulate.
I am very much thankful to this site. I cam to know about lot of experiences which helped me a lot during my USB1 visa process. At the point of collecting documents I had been asked to wait for 30 minutes as my passport was lost. So, if anyone is of same case carry a FIR copy of the lost passport. They will ask for that.

After waiting for 30 minutes, they allowed to me to give the finger prints. After this I had been asked to wait at one counter. I face the following questions.
VO : hi
Me : Hi, Good morning (loudly)
VO : Why you are going to US?
Me : To attend business meetings/conferences and also to take up the KT's.
VO : from how lonf you are staying with your present company?
Me : 4 months
VO : Where are you going to US?
(I heard it as when?)
Me : I am planning to travel on 20th July 2010.
VO : Where?
Me : ATLANTA
VO : I am approvin your B1 visa, we will courier your passport with in a couple of weekdays.

ME : Thank you :)

Now I am very much happy, I enetered teh consulate at 8:50Am and came out by 10:00AM.

Regards,
Sukumar.

I got my B1 visa approved today. It was a nightmare for me. I went inside the embassy. We were asked to be seated and enter the interview room as and when th token number was announced. After entring the room, she asked several questions starting with

Q1: Where are currently working?
Ans: replied

Q2: Why do you want to go to USA
Ans: Training and discussion

Q3: Where are you going to stay in USA?
Ans: Gave the address where I am going to stay

Q4: Whats your experience in the current organization?
Ans: Replied 2 months.

Q5: Why did you change your job?
Ans: Replied.

Q6: Do you take care of your parents?
Ans: Replied in a confident tone. "I do take care of my parents."

And finally I got my visa approved. She was trying to find out whether I am going to come back or stay in USA.

once all formalities done , went to VO he asked Question as below
VO:why are u going to US
me:Told the reason
VO:what u will do in US
me:told
VO:have u traveled any other country
me:NO
VO: Sorry i cant issue the VISA and gave the 214b form,

One desi Consultant has applied my H1 with infliated work-experience in my first organization unfortunately it got through in lottery in 2008 He has H1b papers and ofcourse he is not giving them and the EAC is valid till Jan 2011. I have changed the company and my present employer likes to do B1 and after that H1B, My previous H1B which shows infliated work- experience will affect my prospects of getting B1…

I have attended the visa interview on 28th June in Mumbai Consulate. VO has asked general questions like:

1. Purpose of this travel
2. What is your current designation?
3. What are your roles?
4. What is your current salary/annum?

He said, I am issuing visa, you will receive within two-three days.
VO hasn't asked any documents. Be confident and answer clearly. Don't delay in answering. Prepare very well atleast for the general questions.