Visitor Visa - B2

Dear Immihelp users,

I'm sharing my experience in applying visitor visa to my parents. My parents got their visa in second attempt. Please find the details below.

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First Attempt:
**** **** ***
Consular Appointment Date: May 8th 2017
US Consulate Location: Hyderabad
Language: Telugu

Below mentioned are the questions that were asked in first attempt:

VO: Why are you going to USA?
Applicant: To visit my son and daughter in law and to see some tourist places in USA.

VO: To which place you are travelling?
Applicant: Atlanta, GA

VO: How many children you have?
Applicant: Two, first son in USA and second son is working in Hyderabad

VO: To which company your son working?
Applicant: Answered current company

VO: Provide me your son Passport?
Applicant: My parent's gave passport to VO.

VO: To which company your son working?
Applicant: XYZ Company

VO: In passport it mentioned different?
Applicant: My son has changed company in USA.

VO: Please provide me I797 document?
Applicant: My parent were not able to provide I797 document, as there were lot of documents and could not identify. .............. :( :( :(

VO: What do you do for living?
Applicant: Agriculture

VO: What is your income?
Applicant: 1 Lac

VO: Monthly or Yearly?
Applicant: Yearly ..... My mother got confused and told yearly :( :( :(

VO: Sorry, your visa is not granted and handed over form 221G

As per my understanding below mentioned are the mistakes that occurred.

1) DS 160 Form fill up -- My parents occupation was agriculture, so i selected occupation as "Agriculture" and given employer name as "Own Agriculture Fields" and have NOT provided monthly income as it was mentioned in bracket (If Employed) . I thought agriculture is not employment.

Correction: In second attempt i have provided employer name as "SELF EMPLOYED" and provided monthly salary (Divided annual income / 12).

NOTE: Even though you are sponsoring for visa and all their expenses. VO will look at income to determine strong ties back to home country.

2) I797 -- I have sent I797 document as separate/Individual document.

Correction: In second attempt i asked my parents to provide Passport and I797 together , to prove that i maintain proper status.

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Second Attempt:
**** **** **** *
Consular Appointment Date: July 21st 2017
US Consulate Location: Hyderabad
Language: Telugu

Below mentioned are the questions that were asked in second attempt:

VO: Provide me your son Passport?
Applicant: My parent's gave passport to VO along with my I797 form.

VO: To which place you are travelling?
Applicant: Atlanta, GA

VO: To which company your son working?
Applicant: XYZ Company

VO: How many children you have?
Applicant: Two, first son in USA and second son is working in Hyderabad

VO: What do you do for living?
Applicant: Agriculture

VO: How many acres of agriculture land you have?
Applicant: Answered

VO: Do you have own house?
Applicant: Yes

VO: For how many days you will be travelling?
Applicant: 3 Months

VO: Visa is granted
Applicant: Thank you

TIPS:

1) Be careful while filling DS 160
2) Don't confuse your parents with lot of documents. Arrange all the documents in priority/important wise, so that it will be easy for your parent to provide those documents to VO if asked.
3) Even though your sponsoring visa and all their expenses, it is mandatory to show that there are strong ties back home.
4) If both parent's are appearing for interview, do not discuss while answering any questions to VO.

Thanks