Visitor Visa - B2

Hi,

I already hold a B1/B2 visa that I got while working for an MNC. My brother who lives in the US wanted us to come over for a month and I had to apply for a B2 visa for my wife and my daughter who is 4 years old.

I just want to mention one issue we had and I hope many visiting this page will not make the same mistake. I did not find this info on any of the help pages(or may have missed) and I hope that this will be helpful for many people.

On my daughters passport the Surname column was left blank and in the Given name her name was entered as YYYY XX YYYY YYYY YYYY .

Surname:_______________________
Given Name : YYYY XX YYYY YYYY YYYY

So, while filling out her application we entered the Surname column as FNU. When I submitted her application it came like this

Name Provided: FNU, YYYY XX YYYY YYYY YYYY .

This is a huge mistake. Please Note that if you do not have any Surname, please fill in your Given name in the Surname column. and in the Given name column enter it as FNU. When you submit you application it MUST READ as follows

Name Provided: YYYY XX YYYY YYYY YYYY , FNU

The OFC center which reviews your application will ask you to make the change and come back when they see this erroe.

Finding a cyber cafe near the OFC center to make this change was another big ordeal. None of the Auto drivers will want to tell you were the closest Browsing center is located. I some how asked a few locals and found a browsing center 1KM away from the OFC in Chennai.

The Cyber cafe manager was very helpful and knew exactly what to do. He also told me that more that 30 people come to him almost everyday with the same mistake of FNU.

Once this change was made the rest of the process was a breeze. If you are travelling with a minor child on a tourist visa (Non Immigrant), you will have to visit the OFC along with your child. However, you need not take the child with you into the consulate for your interview. My daughter stood outside with me while my wife carried her application and passport along with her's into the consulate. My wife also carried my passport and a photocopy of my US visa into the consulate. They did ask for my visa and my wife presented only the photocopy.

Most of the questions that were asked were the usual questions such as

1. Why do you want to go to the USA
2. Who is sponsoring you
3. What does the sponsor do
4 What does your Husband do
5. What is his income
6 Does he have a Visa
7 Can I See it
 
Verified my visa and it was done.
 
Answer to the point and be confident.

All the very best!