Visitor Visa - B2

B1B2 visa experience Consular office Dhaka, Bangladesh.

I am sharing my case if someone has similar position as mine because what I understand my case is different than others and hope other applicant may get benefited. In some case dual intent visa got rejected and some of us in tense even hving good back ground why the visa is denied.

Short Bio : 18 years of Job experience (14 yrs service 4 yrs entrepreneur) running a trading company.

Dress code : Formal shirts and Pant but w/o tie/suits

Travel Story : Traveled several countries (UK, Australia, Schengen few countries, Brazil, few Asian countries) including visited US 3 times in past within 5 yrs by multiple visa (Visa valid until 2015).

Past Visa Application ;
1st Attempt rejected (2010)
2nd Attempt (2010) Approved 5 yrs, (visited 3 times)
3rd Attempt (2016) rejected with family,
4th Attempts (2018) Approved.

Immigration Petition : Family Immigration Petition Cat F4 pending.

Interview time : 8.30 am and I was on time and saw that there is huge queue inside visa platform. There are 5 interviews windows and see that 90% of the visa got rejected due to several reasons. I was praying that the specific window VO should not take interview for me because during my 20 min observation she did not approve any visa. But finally I hv been asked to follow this VO window by the security.

VO : Come forward

Me : Good Morning
VO : Passport please ( I could barely hear the speaker)
Me : Forwarded the Passport

VO : Why do you want to visit US ( I could barely hear the speaker again so I understand that her microphone has a problem and asked her that I cannot hear anything)
VO : Sorry now its ok ? (she switch on the speaker)
Me : Business Meeting with client and Tourism.

VO : What is the actually your business is ? (Typing )
Me : Explained clearly.

VO: What will be the meeting about? (Typing )
Me : Explained the nature of the business and reason to attend the meeting in person.

VO : How long you are in this business (Typing )
Me : 4 years ( I thought she asked only about the current position)

VO : Only 4 years ?
Me : I mean 4 years in my company but altogether 18 years.

VO : Ok I see, hv you visited US 3 times ? (this is mentioned in the DS160 form)
Me : Yes

VO : Monthly income ? (Typing )
Me : xxx /Month (explained the sources)

VO : Does your wife lives with you here ? (Typing )
Me : Yes with Kids

VO : Is your immigrant visa petition is pending, correct and who applied for you ?
Me : Yes correct and my brother applied for me.

Me : Awaiting for the next question and prepare to show any docs or earlier passports.

VO : Your VISA is approved – and it will take 5 days to collect from VFS. Handover a leaflets mentioned that your visa is approved.

I was not ready for this because she did not ask for any docs, not even see the invitation letter nor earlier visas etc.

I hv got my passport back with 5 years visa within 3 days.

The reason to share my experience because when I got rejected in 3rd attempt even I was traveled US before and learned that if your immigrant visa is pending and you apply any B1B2 visa this is a complicated situation to approve both VISA unless you hv a valid reason or want to go for work.
Also be confident and mention all actual information in the DS 160 which is the key point to approve your visa.

If you are genuine no matter who take your interview he/she must approve your visa.
Hope this may help, good luck.