Visitor Visa - B2

Hi. I am currently residing in riyadh as a nurse and I have a scheduled interview this june 26. I am also a NCLEX passer but I did not yet renew my license since 2010. My father and stepsister are US citizen. 13 years ago my stepmom acquired her working visa. However, they could not include me since I was not adapted as her child. What might be the questions the VO will ask me? Can someone help me. Thanks a lot. Your help will be beneficial during my interview.

Hi all,

I applied for a US visa B1/B2 with my wife from Islamabad, Pakistan last year (16 December). Our intentions were to visit US for tourism. I had once visited India and Schengen countries (entry and exit from Germany) but my wife had no travel history. Also, we were recently married (less than 1 year).

I made a mistake during interview and would like to know its impact if I ever try for US visa again. I had salary of 75000 and it was written on my form. But at that time, I was on deputation in a different city for a project and my company was paying me daily allowance, accommodation etc.

When visa officer asked me of my salary, I told 75000 and plus I get some extra so it makes around 150000. VO did not like my answer and she also asked me why I was getting something extra to which I was not able to properly respond at that time. Even this extra amount was evident in my bank statement (which still I have because she never asked for it).

Anyhow, my visa was refused and we changed the plans (visited Malaysia and Thailand in upcming vacations).

Now I've few questions:

1. Will they ever ask me what was my salary at previous time of application or assume that I had inconsistencies. Will it affect my next application?
2. Is it better to apply alone this time or again with the family? My age is 27.

Waiting for help.

Regards,
Zeeshan

I do have B1B2 Visa and I;m travelling to USA for official assignments for 3 weeks. I want to take my wife along. She works in a government organization. Can she apply for the visa on the basis that she want to accompany me ?

If yes, what will be supporting documents.

Thank You

Hi I am going to apply for B2 visitor visa with my wife, father in law and mother in law

My father in law is sponsoring our trip, my father in law and mother in law are Government employees and currently in service. I work with a private bank as a Deputy Manager and have other rental incomes as well and my age is 28 and my wife is 25.

My total monthly income is over 100k and my spouse is a house wife.My father and mother in law have good earnings too

Pls tell me what are the chances of getting Visitor visa to USA.

Thank you !!

Hello all,

My parents applied for Tourist Visa and went for interview yesterday at Mumbai. I am their only daughter and am staying in US since 2 years on H4 visa. My husband is sponsoring for them.

Their application got rejected. Below are the questions (in the order in which they were asked) that were posed to them by VO. Please guide me where they went wrong...

VO:- Is your daughter working
Dad:- No. She is not working.
VO:- How many children do you have?
Dad:- 1 daughter
VO:- Do you have any grandchildren?
Dad:- No. (he answered truthfully)
VO:- what do you do in India.
Dad:- Self Employed. Have my own Business.
VO:- What kind of Business.
Dad:- My Dad explained the nature of his Business.
VO:- Have you travelled abroad recently.
Dad:- No. (My Dad had visited China for business purposes 5 years ago, but since the VO asked recently, he said NO)
VO:- What does your Son-in-law do?
Dad:- He correctly replied my husband's post and place where he works.
VO:- Can you show any proof regarding his employment?
Dad:- My Dad showed the "Employment Verification Letter" provided by us to VO.

The VO quickly scanned the Employment Verification letter, typed something on the computer and immediately returned the passport. She said that there was some information mismatch and slid the back passport to them.

We are utterly confused as to what mismatch could have occurred. Me, my husband and my parents had reviewed the DS-160 thoroughly before applying.

Please guide me.

Thanks

I plan on traveling 8 days only with friends ( own visa usa ) will ask for a tourist visa to the embassy usa , I need a little input from experienced .
I was 33 years old, married and has one daughter aged 2 years, I have my own business of motor spare parts since 7 years ago .. has a property such as apartments and 2 houses in the rental . I 've traveled to singapore and malaysia as well as in the passport are visa japan and taiwan unused ... how my chances of getting a visa usa ? Thank you for answers and feedback.

I had Biometrics on 6th June and visa interview on 7th June, 2016 at Mumbai consulate and my visa application was rejected.
I need inputs on what went wrong.

I'm working in an MNC as Senior developer having 3.5 years of experience.
Below is my experience:
 
ME: Good Morning sir.
VO: no reply

VO: pupose of travel
ME: To attend knowledge sharing... (VO stopped me in between and asked another question, also he was busy typing something)

VO: have u visited any other country.
ME: NO

VO: unfortunately, you are not eligible to travel, handed 215b form and passport.

Any help will be really appreciable.

Thanks in advance.

We are a couple, me retired and my wife is still serving in Central Govt. Our son is in US on H1B. We had our interview today. The total interview lasted just about two minutes. It went as follows:

VO : Good Morning. Passport please.
Me: Good Morning. ( Handed over the passports.)

VO: Purpose of your trip to US.
Me: Answered.

VO: Where your son is working
Me. Answered.

VO: Have you travelled abroad
Me: Answered.

VO: Your Visa is approved. You will get your passports in 2 to 3 days.

No questions were asked to my wife nor any documents examined. Through out this interview the VO was constantly typing on his computer. I felt that they have already decided on our application based on what we write in the DS160 form and they want to just see us personally before they give their final approval. Be confident, present yourself well and always tell the truth and your visa will be approved.

Hello everyone,

So I applied for a US visa in Ottawa, Canada a few months back and I wanted to share my experience with you all. i'm an Indian citizen and at that time I was working on a post graduate work permit in Canada, also known as PGWP.

Concerns: I was below the age of 25, single, also I was working at a Pizza restaurant while my education was actually in a totally different field.

Positives: I was in Canada for over 3.5 years and my education was done in Canada. Also my hourly wage was decent.

Please note: The process for a US visa in Canada is not as stringent, as long as you have a decent profile. Please don't expect to get a US visa in India or any developing country if you're working at a Pizza restaurant.

So you basically fill out the DS 160 and then go to the US visa appointment website in Canada and pay the visa application fees. They've started to accept cash but when I applied, I don't think it was an option. I paid via a credit card but you can also pay via Interac online as this is a facility available in all Canadian banks. As far as I know, they also accept temporary prepaid credit cards that you'd find in most Canadian gas stations such as a Petro Canada or Esso. After that you select the loomis courier center in your city or the nearest city if you're in the country. This is where your passport will arrive if your visa is approved. Loomis is the only courier service the embassy uses for returning documents in my knowledge.

Please make sure that you have correct specification for the photos if you're not uploading one online. I got one at shoppers drug mart store in my city but please do not that many of their photographers are incompetent and I had to take my picture twice.

So I picked Ottawa because the dates in Toronto are really hard to find. Usually it's around 20-25 days to get an appointment. In Ottawa, I got one in 5 days. I drove to Ottawa and stayed at a hotel 8 overnight.

I was at the embassy gates early in the morning, alongside me were a couple of Somalians waiting for their appointments. The security staff were okay but as I went inside, I met a sarcastic lady, but I quickly shrugged off whatever she said. As you enter you see a medium sized room with 4-5 windows. When I went inside, an Indian dude was getting scolded for some silly reason. When my turn came in the lady's attitude was not that bad. She basically took my DS-160 and wrote PGWP on it.

Unlike India, you have to do your fingerprints on the same day. The lady gave me a token for the fingerprinting and then the fingerprinting personnel gave me the token for the actual interview.

Most visas were getting approved, once was a Indian student at a college in India and he was approved relatively quickly. As far as I can remember, only a Jamaican lady got rejected because she was only a Canadian PR for a couple of months and didn't had much ties to Canada.

My turn!

Me: How are you doing?

VO: I'm great, how about you!?

Me: I'm great, thanks for asking!

VO: How long you've been in Canada.

Me: 3.5 years.

VO: What's your status in Canada?

Me: Right now, I'm on a PGWP and before that I was a student at xxx college in Ontario.

VO: What were you studying?

Me: Accounting.

VO: What are you doing right now?

Me: I'm working as a cashier and a cook at a Pizza restaurant.

VO: Why is your job different than your studies?

Me: Because I was unable to find a position in my field and right now I'm able to work full time at this job and the pay is decent. (I was absolutely expecting this question)

(It was a bit weird because I applied for a visitor visa but the VO was asking me about my career choices, etc. But I understood why he was doing it and also I was expecting this question from the get-go.)

VO: Do you have any friends or family in the US?

Me: No I don't!

VO: Any in Canada?

Me: I have several friends in Canada.

VO: Why do you want to visit the US?

Me: I was just like to drive to Buffalo to do some cross border shopping on the weekends. And maybe just see the city and the downtown and that's pretty much it.

VO: Have you ever been to the US or applied for a US visa?

Me: No!

VO: Who supports you?

Me: I support myself!

And then promptly he gave me a white sheet saying that my visa is approved. The interview may seem a bit long but in reality it didn't felt like it.

The passport arrived at my city's Loomis center in 3 days with a 10 year visa. :)

The process in Canada is not as intense as it's in India. Just be confident and calm when giving answers. Hopefully my experience will give some insight to people who want to apply for their US visa in Canada. If you're not in Canada, It will hopefully also give you an insight how the US visa process works in Canada. Good luck folks!

I wanted to share my parents experience for B2 visa at New Delhi, India. The interview was on June 6. They reached on time, said the process was really smooth. They went through finger printing checking counter first and then waited for their turn .

VO was really nice, a pleasing personality. He asked for their passports, and looked at screen. Here is the conversation

VO: Good morning
My dad and mom: Good morning, Sir
VO:Why are you going to US
My dad: For tourism and to my daughter/son-in-law
VO: Where is your son-in-in-law working
My dad: Answered
VO: How long are they staying there
My dad: Answered
VO: Where are you going
My dad: answered
VO: What do you do
My dad: I am retired from xx
VO: Your visa is approved, enjoy your trip

We had made sure they carry all the necessary documents, and they know all the details. They answered all the questions confidentially as well.