Visitor Visa - B2

Finally, my parents got the most revered & sacred visa of all!!!
My parents had separate interviews. I goofed up while taking the appointment....thanx to the very user-friendly VFS site!
Anyway, I was dead terrified as the interview dates approached as my parents had separate interviews the same day but in English! My mother is a home-maker and I couldn't imagine her taking an English interview. I explained my parents about how the interviews are conducted and how important is to lure "Lady Luck" for the day to get visa. I prepared them mentally stating that it's purely luck at the consulate so that none of us was dejected if visa was rejected. My parents had all the documents prepared. I'm married. Me and my husband are on H1's and my brother is on L1. We didn't show that I was in US. Since we wanted to show country-ties, we asked my parents to maintain that I was unmarried and working in India. Only my brother sent the Sponsor documents.

I sent a binder with all the sample documents, photo specifications, personal experiences of people, all the possible questions that may be asked with their near perfect answers, sponsor letters, sample affadavits and yeah, some PRAYERS too!!

I asked my father to prepare my mother on all questions in Tamil and some important and simple questions with answers in English. I even interviewed my mother in English one day and I must say that I was impressed on how confidentally she answered! I was one proud daughter!

My parents arrived to the consulate well in advance. Entered the building after the security check and gave their Passports and DS156 & DS157 for verification. Went to the second building(where the actual interview happens). Since they had separate interviews, they asked a guy(one who makes people stand in queues) if my mother could stand in a Tamil interview queue. The guy said "Don't worry sir! You will be attending the interview together. But don't ask for tamil interviews as the visa officer may get aggrevated. It'd be better if you attend the English interview and don't worry you'll be attending it together". This gave my father a boost as my mother didn't have to take the axe alone!

My father wore a formal dress with a tie (he is a retired Army officer....so u can imagine how well dressed he'd have gone....and my mother wore a fine cotton saree)....Remember, your appearance wins half battle for you!

Anyway, following are the ques/ans:
VO:Next(saw my parents from head to toe....half battle won!)
Father:Good Afternoon!
VO:Good Afternoon

(my father gave the passport and DS156/157)

VO:(To my father) Is this your wife?
Father:Yes

VO:(To my mother)Is this your husband?
Mother:Yes

VO:(smiles and says)Strange.
(to this moment we still don't know what he meant by "Strange"....Anyone???)

VO:How many children do you have?
Father:2.

VO:Where are they?
Father: Son is in USA and daughter is working in India (that would be me, in US.....this answer proved that my parents have country ties).

VO:What do you do?
Father:I'm a retired Army officer.

VO:How much pension do you get?
Father: Rs. YYYY X/month.

VO:How long are you going to US?
Father:4 to 5 months.

VO: Will you come back?
Father:Ofcourse yes. I have an unmarried daughter, i receive pension and got other properties here.

VO:OK. You will receive your passport in another 2 days.

So, in total everything went well. No documents, sponsor letters or affadavits were asked. As for my mother, she had only one question to answer.

I know and understand how it feels to send your parents to the visa interview. To me, it was like sending your first kid to the first day to kindergarden! You feel helpless and yet got to do it!

Just prepare your parents mentally because a rejection means a whole another cycle of the same process and they need to be prepared to take it head on!

I took prints of all the docs, affadavits, letters, tips, personal experiences from immihelp. It was really helpful! Thank you guys at immihelp!! You are doing a great job!!

I wish all you guys applying for visa,luck and remember that a visa rejection is not the end of life, there is always a second chance! I too was rejected a visa at first but got it at second try!