Business Visa - B1

Lived in US 7 years on previous F1 Student Visa..

First B1 Visa Denied in March 2013.

Second Attempt: B1 Visa Interview 6th July, 2018

Me: Good Morning

VO: No response..

VO: Why you want to go to US?

ME: My Company makes **** ** **** (product), I have 2 objectives on this trip, First I have to attend a trade show where I have to setup my company’s stand in Las Vegas, Second I have a meeting with our existing client in USA in ......, GA, My father is also coming along on this trip.

VO: what is your clients name?

Me: **** * Inc.

VO: what does your client do?

Me: They are wholesalers of **** *(product) in USA

VO: Is this a family Business?

Me: Yes it’s a family business, my father is the owner.

VO: checks the computer for 30 seconds

You had an arrest in US, what was it for?

Me: it was for a traffic ticket, I had an unpaid traffic ticket for which I got issued a warrant which I was unaware of, was arrested a month later, I have the documents from the court.

VO: what do you have?

Me: it’s a disposition from court.

VO: show me whatever you have.

Me: handed over the file...

VO: Checking the documents.... about a minute passes..

ME: it was a Misdemeaner

VO: yea yea i can see

VO: checks the system again, did you say you have no other tickets?

Me: yea I told you it was for an expired insurance, i got another ticket after a month, that’s when I learned that I had a warrant in my name.

VO: starts typing something in the system for a minute....

VO: did you say your father is going along?

ME: yes my father is going along with me, his Visa was issued 3 days ago.

VO: Ok.

Starts typing again for about 2 minutes....

This is the moment I feel my Visa will not be approved.

VO: Golden words “Your Visa is approved”

Me: Thank You Mam

I walk away without wasting a single second..

My 2 cents: They are not looking for your confidence, they want the truth. So don't lie, say what's the truth and repeat if you fail.