Visitor Visa - B2

HI,
I Had Blocked my appointment on jan 12 2006.it was in english. but now i want to change my language to telugu. so is there any process to change the language. please reply to my mail id.
                            
                               thanking u

Thanks for all the in valuable help provided by different people on this site. Your experiences guided me to prepare documents and to prepare my in-laws for their visa interview.

They got their visa approved in their first trial itself from mumbai consulate.

Thanks again for all the people over here.

HI ALL,

I M GOING THROUGH THIS SITE FROM LAST 2 MONTHS. AND LEARN A LOT, THANKS TO IMMIHELP. BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU MY EXPIERINCE. I INTERVIED BY A WHITE MAN TODAY AND HE WAS VERY STUPID, I DON'T KNOW WHY HE WAS SHOUTING ON EVERYBODY. HE TOOK MY DS-156 AND ASK ME FOR FINGERPRINTS IMPRESSION. THEN SAID WE CAN'T GIVE U A VISA. WHAT IS THIS??? I M SURE I FILLED THE FORM ACCORDING TO DS-156 SAMPLE DOCUMENTS ON IMMIHELP.

IT'S ALL YOUR LUCK GUYS. BEST OF LUCK....

JUJU

Hi guys,
  Visa appointment slot is available now for feb.28th.may not last long.now the time is 1.40 am central time.
    M.PATEL.

My parents had there interview on 23rd September at 2 PM in Chennai consulate. The interview was in English and my mother is not fluent in English. However, because of good preparation, she was able to follow the questions asked and answer them comfortably. Though they had to wait for a long time before the interview was held (at 4 PM), it was short and easy. Here are the questions asked:

Officer - Where are you going?
Father - We are going to **** ** in Kansas.

Officer - Oh really! I am from Kansas as well (appeared to be happy to hear Kansas)
How long will you stay?
Father - 3 months

Officer - What does your daughter and son-in-law do?
Father - Both of them are software engineers.

Officer - Which visa is your daughter on?
Father - H1

Officer - How long has your son-in-law been living in US?
Mother - 8 years

Officer - How long has your daughter been living in US?
Mother - Over 3 years.

Officer - What do you do?
Father - Retired

Officer - Which organization did you retire from?
Father - **** *** (name of organization)

Officer - What do you do?
Mother - I am a house wife.

Then the officer carefully saw all the documents sent by sponsor (my husband). Though both of us are working, we decided that my husband should sponsor as he had worked (8 years) for more number of years than me (1.5 years).

Officer - Please submit the DDs and your passports at the counter. Have a great trip! Enjoy!

folks,

  This is a great site. All visa seekers are
strongly recommended to study this site
carefully and thoroughly. The experiences here
will give you an insight in to how things are
being conducted.

Here are some tips :
1. Read the information sheet given with Visa
   appointment reciept carefully to avoid
   last minute problems.
2. Be confident of yourself.
3. Depending on situation try to imagine the
   different circumstances that will indicate
   that you are a potential immigrant and prepare
   convincing answers for all those questions.
   For example if the case is that you have
   travelled on a different visa before they
   will think that you are trying to reenter
   US, so now come up with all convincing
   strong evidences that will prove that you
   dont intend to immigrate.
4. Please practice, practice, practice in front
   of mirror or with help of another person
   the mock interviews.

Here is how mine went :
I got to embassy all prepared there was a que.
They called all non immigrant visas, they issued
pink token inside then i was called for interview


O : So whats your salary
O : why are you travelling to US ?
    I said to meet VP and customers
O : what name of your customer
O : Show me invitation letter
    I showed
O : What does ur company do
O : Do you have any relatives in US
    I said Nobody
O : Whats your salary
O : Whats your designation

Thats it ! I was granted visa.

MYSELF AND MY WIFE APPEARED FOR VISA INTERVIEW ON 21ST SEPTEMBER. THE SPONSOR FOR OUR VISIT IS MY UNMARRIED DAYGHTER WHO IS WORKING IN USA ON OPT. HER H1B VISA PETITION IS APPROVED FROM 1ST OCTOBER 2005. MY SON IS STUDYING MS IN USA. THE VISA WAS DENIED TO US AS BOTH OUR CHILDREN ARE IN USA INSPITE OF THE FACT THAT I AM CONSULTANT TO A COUPLE OF COMPANIES AND MY PARENTS-IN-LAW STAY WITH ME.
I DONT REALLY UNDERSTAND THE RATIONALE.

P H KHAN

Hi,
My in-laws who are 75 and 71 years old, appeared for visitor visa yesterday for the third time but got rejected on 214B. They used the interpreter service.

Following were question-answers

Why do you want to go to USA?
- to visit usa and also to meet my daughter and son-in-law

How long do you want to go?
- 3 months.

Who is going to support you?
- my son-in-law
- they provided the invitation letter from my wife to them.

how many children do you have?
- xx 1 in USA and rest in India and their occupations.

they returned the paper saying your documents are not in line with the us government!!!

I am really surprised. Won't they ask for the affidavit of support if that is what they were looking for.

Also, who is supposed to write an invitation letter, my wife or my self or both? Since she is working part time, affidavit of support was on my name whereas invitation letter was written by her. do you think, that is the problem?

My wife has last name different from mine and my in-law's. Do I have to provide any additional documents?

Please help!!!

THANKS TO ALL OF U GUYS!!!(INFORMATION)WE HAVE BEEN DENIED 2 TIMES LAST 5YRS,UNDER 214B REASON WE're not coming back,first application w/kids,2nd not including kids just to prove that we will comeback,still denied same reason were not coming back,so frustrated that time coz we just wanna visit my wife's grandmother in the states and no INTENTION OF IMMIGRATING THERE!!.so we decided to travel asia instead,singapore ,bali,kuala lumpur,bangkok.tokyo.2004 we travel to europe,EASY TO GET THE TOURIST VISA.paris and germany.in short it was a good trip.by the way im from philippines,been here to be exact!16 yrs also a permanent resident with the right of abode in hongkong,same as my wife and kids!.im working in a hotel w/ benefits including discounted air ticket,thats why we always travel its cheaper compare to a regular price of an air ticket.and this is how it goes!!!
CO.WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF YOUR VISIT?
CO.DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVE IN THE US?
CO.WHAT IS YOUR JOB?
CO.WHAT DO YOU DO?
CO.WHERE IS YOUR WIFE?
CO.WHERE IS SHE WORKING?
CO.WHY SHE'S NOT COMING WITH YOU?
CO.HOW MANY CHILDREN DO YOU HAVE?
CO.WHERE ARE THEY?
CO.HOW OLD ARE THEY?
CO.PARTICULAR PLACE YOU WANNA VISIT IN THE US?
CO.DO YOU KNOW ANYBODY IN THE US?
CO.WHAT IS THE NAME OF YOR WIFE?
CO.ANY PROPERTY HERE IN HONGKONG?NONE BUT I SHOW HIM OUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT,MY OWN ACCOUNT,WHERE I GOT MY SALARY,I ALSO BRING ALONG MY INCOME TAX RETURN,MY PROVIDENT FUND(UPDATED)INSURANCE(UPDATED)MY FAMILY PICTURE WITH WIFE,KIDS,SISTER,MOTHER,FATHER,JUST IN CASE HE WANT TO SEE,BUT DIDN'T ASK FOR IT!!!EVEN MY IDENTITY CARD,BUT I SHOW IT TO HIM COZ I WANT HIM TO KNOW THAT IM A PERMANENT RESIDENT OF HONGKONG,REMEMBER GUYS!!THAT IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DEMONSTRATE THAT WE HAVE STRONG FAMILY,SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC TIES TO OUR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE.THATS WHAT I DID!B CO'Z IM 100% SURE I WONT GET THE VISA!!AND THATS THE REASON FOR OUR DENIAL 5YRS AGO!!!
LAST QUESTION FROM CO.
CO.TELL ME A REASON WHY YOU HAVE TO COMEBACK TO HONGKONG??
ANS.FAMILY,JOB, FINALLY!!! HE TOLD ME THAT IM ILLEGIBLE FOR A VISA,THANKS GOD!!!!WHAT A RELIEF!!!BUT SO SAD FOR MY COLLEAUGE WHO DIDNT MAKE IT! MY INTERVIEW IS 8:45 his 9:45 HE ANSWERED ALL THE QUESTION WITH CONFIDENCE TOO.WERE BOTH WORKING IN THE SAME COMPANY,IM 6YRS HES 5YRS ALSO PERMANENT RESIDENT OF HONGKONG,MARRIED BUT NO CHILDREN,DENIED UNDER 214B REASON "TRAVELLING ALONE"AND HES SO FRUSTRATED NOW,AND WANNA GIVE IT A TRY AGAIN,WITH SOME MORE DOCUMENTS.HE TOLD ME THAT THE INTERVIEW WAS OK BUT HE DIDNT SHOW ANYTHING,LIKE HIS PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD,COZ THE OFFICER DIDNT ASK FOR ANY,B COZ WE BASE FROM OUR COLLEAUGE PAST INTERVIEW,WHICH IS 1 WEEK AHEAD OF US.GOT 10 YRS TOO.ONLY SIMPLE QUESTION TO HIM AND THATS IT!!!LIKE 3 TO 5 QUESTION ONLY AND ALL ARE SIMPLE LIKE WHAT R UR PLANS,HOW MANY DAYS.AND CO DIDNT ASK FOR ANY DOCUMENTS.SO HE THINK THAT HE MIGHT GET THE SAME THING TOO.BUT SO SAD ITS NOT THE WAY HE THINK!!!MAYBE DIFFERENT CO.EVEN ME I STILL DONT BELIEVED THAT HE WILL BE REJECTED!!HE REALLY GOT A STRONG TIES TO HONGKONG.OR MAYBE BCOZ BEFORE HIM THERE WAS LADY INTERVIEWEE WHO IS ARGUING WITH THE CO OR MAYBE ITS JUST BECAUSE HE HAS NO KIDS!!!CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP !!!!AT LEAST GIVE HIM A REASON SO HE WIIL HAVE PEACE OF MIND.EVEN ME I DONT AGREE WITH THE REASON TRAVELLING ALONE!!!WE ARE FREE TO TRAVEL WITH OR WITHOUT
COMPANION,ITS OUR OWN CHOICE!OUR FREEDOM!....I STILL BELIEVE IN THE SAYING THAT ITS BETTER TO TRAVEL ALONE THAN WITH A BAD COMPANION.PLS!!!ADVICE.....THANKS!! A LOT GUYS!!!!AND TO OUR GOD.HOPE THIS WILL HELP FOR THE FUTURE APPLICANTS,

Hi All,

I have a question, my parents are having a visa (Tourist) interview schedule in december 2005. I booked it in English, now I want to change it to Telugu, is it possible to do? If yes, how can I go ahead with that. Is there a provision at the Consulate where they can change?

Please help me with your suggestions.


Thanks in Advance,
Dinesh