Business Visa - B1

I appeared for B1 visa interview in chennai on 5th Sep and my visa got approved. I would like to thank immihelp for presenting wonderful experiences. I have given my experience as below,

step 1: Reached consulate with documents and i was asked to stand in a line depends on my appointment time. Mine was 8.15am

step2:You will have to proivde your appointment confirmation letter in a counter and they will verify that and give you a token(a small slip)

step3:One security person will verify your documents to see if you carry any materials which are not recommended by the consulate

step4: You will be asked to wait in a hall and there will be a LED monitor where you can watch your token number and the counter where you need to go.

step5:As soon as you see your token number in the monitor you can go to corresponding counter. In the counter, you will be asked to give your HDFC receipt and passport(indians will be sitting in this counter for document verification). Once your documents are verified, they will put a rubber band combining your passport and interview confirmation letter.

step6:Now you have to go to other counter to give your finger print. One person will clearly guide you how to give your finger prints

step7:You will be asked to go to another building(which is inside the same building) there actuall visa interview happens.

step 8.There will be a mointor where you can see your token number. as soon as you see your number, go to the counter.

step9:Now the interview starts.

My interview questions asked by the officer,

1.Have you ever been travelled to U.S?
I said No

2.Which company are you working for?
Said my company name

3.What is your purpose of Visit?
For attending business meetings

4.What kind of business meetings?
To attend project discussions and orientation program for a project

5.what is your salary?
said my annual salary

6.are you married?
yes

7.do you have kids?
Yes, i have a daughter

8.How long will you stay in U.S?
2 weeks(avoid putting more than 2 weeks....again it depends)

9.are you taking your wife with you?
No

10.How long have you been working with your current employer?
I said 2 months and visa officer asked me....Just 2 months.... I got so nervous after the officer asked this.

Finally she said....Sir your visa is approved....I said thank you to the officer.
Some of the tips i would like to give,

a.Hide your nervousness. Don't be afraid. We will definitely feel nervous but this is not the place where you can show your nervousness.

b.Just watch what is the step being done by others who are standing infront you(at the queue) and Just watch what visa officer asks others who are standing in front of you.

c.Try to look confident even if you are not confident. Thats the mantra.

d.Try to smile a bit during your visa interview(whenever possible).Smiling too much is also not good.

e.The most important thing is, ask visa officer if you are not clear about the question. Don't worry even if it is twice or more times. Answering without understanding the question is too dangerous. Don't interpret questions yourself. Listen the words carefully

f.I collected frequently asked questions and recored in a american voice and listened many times to avoid accent problems.(google it for speech to voice conversion)

All the very best guys. If you dont get visa, thats not the end of the world. so dont worry. My visa got refusted in 2007 and applied in 2012 and got it. Visa officer didnt ask anything about my previous refusal.