Visitor Visa - B2

Thanks to this great website with the help of which i could get a 10 year multiple entry.So let me share my experience too.

Just like any other person I too was frightened I would be rejected even though I had perfect documentation (may be the VO would be in a bad mood,may be my luck wasnt enough and what not).Start with the documentation part.Though I wasnt asked to show any of my documents this gives you the confidence in your presentation.In the order of importance :

1)Original Passport with HDFC receipt,Interview appointment letter and CEAC Bar code (the only thing with which your interview may finish )

2)Academics (if applicable) all your mark lists,diploma and so on

3)Finances of your sponsor.A CA report citing your assets with the originals for each and every mentioned asset (Parents annual income if they sponsor you,Bank balances,Fixed deposits,Movable and Immovable properties,IT forms etc)

4)A hard copy of your Visa Photo

5)Affidavit of support from your sponsor (i dont think its required)

You can reach the Consulate just half an hour early to avoid running down your energy.They wont allow you more than 15 mins before your interview time anyway.The interview time is when you are allowed to enter in.The actual interview may take a couple of hours .
Just carry the file with documents and nothing else(not even a wallet or mobile) to avoid unnecessary delay at security check.Do not overdress .A suit is definitely not a necessity be it for a man or a woman.Dress comfortably but without any eye catching stuff.(some parents are adviced to put more gold to prove their wealth,I personally cant comment on it).

After the security check where you are asked to remove your bangles,shoes,watch,belt,what not;you are allowed into a counter where your appointment letter is checked first.There might be a necessity for a Photo here incase you dont have the photo you can get it taken by a photographer available there.So you can carry some money in your file(always a safe option).Then you go to a fingerprints counter after which you receive a token and are asked in a waiting hall till you hear the announcement for your token number.It asks you to go to a counter number and you usually find a couple of candidates before you ate counter.You can overhear their conversation too.
The VO is separated from us with a bullet proof glass just like the bank counter and there is a opening below the glass to pass your documents.

Greet the VO with the widest smile possible before he/she greets you.Answer everything confidently.You get the confidence only when you are ready with the proof for whatever you speak.

I would say the VO gives you every chance to eplain your cause.They dont reject you outright.They just do it when you fail to explain/convince them.

all the very best everyone .