Visitor Visa - B2

i have applied tourist visa for my parents through my husband as sponsor visa.i have already paid the fee,fixed an appointment for them by next week.regarding this i have 2 doubts

1.my husband changed his company and his h1b is under transfer,but we have the receipt for transfer.his new company is in another state which is different from the state where i applied the visa.

some references told me to create a new application with the old confirmation number and update the address.i did that and got new ds 160 confirmation page for both mom and dad.

2.after obtaining this 2nd confirmation page,i noticed that i made a mistake in my mom's page that i entered purpose of visit as business/personal(B1/B2),but for my dad i have mentioned as B2 tourism/medical treatment.

now my fear is that can i again fill new ds 160 for my mom with specific purpose,if so with which confirmation number i must proceed for filling new ds 160.also how many ds160 confirmation page she should take during interview.

will this affect the scheduled interview.am worried a lot.plz help.

hi i am 33 year old from punjab india and i hv three kids and i applied with my wife .i am doing my bussines and my wife also doing work as a sales manager in my company .i hv two companies .in 1st i am the prop and in other i am partner .we buy the tour package and paid the 35% advance .we were planing to visit eastcoast .our interview was in punjabi bt visa officer speaking hindi and he didnt gave visa to 8 of the couple age of 60 before us dnt know he was nt in mood to give the visa. this is how interview went
vo.why are u going to usa
me.we are going for tourisum in hindi
vo.where are gng to usa
me .we are gng to newyork niagara falls and washingon DC
vo.what do u do
me. i am doing my xx bussines
vo to my wife.what u do mam
wife. i healp my husband in his bussines and take care of my faimly.
vo to me. do u hv anyone in usa
me.i hv my frined bt we are thru tour package
vo .so u are nt gng to hang around with ur friend
me . quite didnt said anything
vo.why u went to united kingdom
me.i went there for tourisum
vo.start typing on computer i think he was writing our refusal reason. then he said our rules are strict these days we cant isshu u visa .

i hv income like 11 lac and my hv income around 3 lac 70 thousand .we hv income around 15 togather and i also look after my mom company who hv income around 6 lac .we hv land worth around 4 crore.i jv been to uk,hong kong , macau ,thailand and my wife passport is blank .can anyone tell me why he refuse .we hv kids at home our bussines our everything we were damn true and the money we paid advance for tour package thats gonna totly waist .
plz healp me and tell me do i have to reapply and what we hv hotel booking everything .our tour package is for one week only .can any expert tell me what went wrong .thnx in advance

Only 2 questions:

VO: Good morning, Passport please
Me: Gave the passport

VO: the purpose of visiting conference
Me: I work at XYZ, One of my projects have been selected for a conference

How long do you plan your stay in the US?
Me: A matter of 10 days, excluding travel time.

VO: types on the comp.. " your visa's been approved, have a pleasant travel"

I made sure I dressed well, and it should show that you are represeting a reputed c ompany is what I feel. The same VO had rejected 2 guys before me. So present yourself well and speak properly.

I heard appeared at the us consulate second time. Fingerprints taken and waiting for my interview before my turn 2 of the applicant approved so i feel more relax and now it's my turn.

VO: Good morning how are you
Me: i am fine and how about you (Smiled)

VO: So why you want to go america ?
Me: to meet my uncle and for tourism !

VO: What are you doing ?
Me: I have my own business !

VO: Since how much time have you been working with your business ?
Me: More than 3 years !

VO: what is your monthly income ?
Me: 5 Lakhs approx ! it depends on business !

VO: Are you married ?
Me: Yes !

VO: Have you traveled outside of india before ?
Me: Yes to xyz.

VO: Duration of your stay ?
Me: 20 days !

Then the golden words ( i am approving your visa )

i was very shocked i asked her again what did you said. She told me that my visa has been approved. i Thanked her and left the counter.

Tips: Don't be nervous stay calm. if VO asks anything reply immediately without thinking.

Good Luck

I had appeared for B2 visa in Mumbai consulate and got rejected. I was told by many that it is not a good idea to reapply immediately since the result would be the same. I anyway went ahead and applied for B2 visa in Chennai Consulate. I had an appointment again just after 20 days of rejection.

Interview:

Me: Good Morning! (with a smile)
VO: Good Morning!

VO: May I have your passport
Me: sure

VO: what is the purpose of your visit?
Me: I will be going for tourism purpose and to visit my brother-in-law and sister. I'll be back after three weeks to resume office

VO:Where do you work?
Me: answered

VO:How long have you been working?
Me: 14 months.

VO:What is your annual salary?
Me: answered

VO: How will you be paying for the trip?
Me: My brother-in-law will sponsor the entire trip.

VO:Have you applied for visa before?
Me:Yes

VO: You were refused the visa?
Me:Yes

VO:Do you know the reason for refusal?
Me:No

VO: May I see you leave letter?
Me: (showed him the letter)

VO:Where do you parents stay?
Me: My parents are in India.They are living in YYYY city.

VO:Congrats! your visa has been approved.

its really important to analyse what went wrong in your previous interview. The questions are very common and all you need to do is answer in a way that they know you will be coming back. For e.g- I made sure to tell them i'll be back after three weeks.

Good Luck ;)

Ok, I have to confess that I was really nervous after reading all the negative experiences in case of visa stamping of widowed mother and single young sister, but it turned out to be a good experience for us. VC was a nice and warm person and was talking in hindi to them. :-)

So, they attended the visa interview on 20th July at Delhi Embassy and successfully got it. My mother is a house maker and sister is doing graduation. Mother has rented out some commercial property which is main source of her income, and she has some bank balanc too. But VC never asked about any information regarding bank balance, they had all the supporting documents but were not asked to show any thing as such. below are the questions he asked:

To Mom,

1.Where do you want to go and for how long?

2. Who stays there?

3. What was the profession of your husband?

3.What do you do for earning?

To Sis,

1. What do you study?

2. Which year?

Your visa is approved!!!

I had appeared for B2 Tourism Visa with my wife. The experience was not so good.

Location : Delhi

I had been reading immihelp since last month to get more and more and information. During this month I did collect all the major supporting documents. And made sure that I have enough balance in my account. I am 27 years old and got married just 10 months back. I was so excited as I had planned to go outside India with my wife to have some fruitful time. I am a business man and getting good money every month. I have my own IT business and have been running successfully for last 2 years.

It was nice weather on the day of interview. and I was fully confident with all the positive feelings.
Reached Embassy. Submitted phone there, went inside, there was checking point.
Waited for my batch turn. They took fingerprints once again and now it was turn to be interviewed.
It was a long queue, while I was standing in a queue I got chance to view the face of 7 chancellors, did not get chance to see others faces. There were almost 10-12 chancellors.

There were two Indian chancellors who were speaking in Hindi and sometime in Punjabi. All the others were foreigner. There was a Old lady with charming and smiling face, she was very pretty and happy b y nature. I noticed 2 people who were interviewed by her and believe me, chancellor and interviewee both were laughing loudly, it seemed to me as both of them were cracking jokes to each other. I was just praying I want to be interviewed by this lady. Now finally it was my turn, unfortunately that lady was interviewing someone else and I got some other chancellor, I didn't want to be interviewed by this chancellor as I didn't like him as he was looking like he is little bit angry.

Questions that he asked to me

ME : Good Morning
VO : Good Morning(replied, some chancellors never reply but he replied)

VO: May I have passport
Me : Yes, this is mine and this is my wife's.

VO : Why do you want to go to US?
ME : Just for Tourism.

VO : Where do you want to go?
ME : We want to New York, California, Washington dc, Niagara, I have not competed my plan yet, I am in touch with Thomas Cook, May be I add some more places.

VO : What do you do?
ME : I have my own business, we provide website, it and network support.

VO : Have you ever visited abroad?
ME : No.

VO : Do you know anyone is USA?
ME : No

VO: What do you do Mam (to my wife)?
My Wife: Pardon me!!

VO: He repeated what do you do?
My Wife : House maker.

VO : Do you have kids?
ME : I said No

He did type something on his computer for few seconds and then he said with his smiling face " sorry we cannot give you visa this time"

He returned my passport and gave me slip. I asked him why you can't he said read it.

I don't know what went wrong as that letter states that I don't have strong ties with my country. I have a good business and good earning, I earn more than 2 lakh in a month and did mention 2 lakh in DS 160,

Any expert there who can just tell me what wrong happened with my case?

I want to apply again and please suggest me when should I apply again?

All documents were self prepared!

I read through immihelp and all the posts that i could find on B1 and B2 visa. So i am posting back with the extract.

About Me:> I am 25 years old, male and salaried. I am very smart but a introvert. Had an interview only once in my life, that too 4 years back, and interviews scare me out. So definitely I was a bit SCARED of the interview. This is how i got over my fears. Also read about the insane steps i took to prepare for it.

I find that after 6 days of scouring the internet, this is the extract and summary of all the things that is needed to get a B1/B2 combined visa. I am posting this here as i did not find any other post for a combined Visa. It was either B1 or B2, but not both.

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Place:> New Delhi Embassy, 10 AM, the 17th of August 2015

Initial Procedure:> Simple, wait across the road to the embassy entrance. They will ask you to queue up for the 10 AM queue (for e.g.).

At the entrance: They check the passport barcode on the back. They stick this on the back of the passport after the bio-metrics. So dont rip it off :)

Inside: Normal checking, and xray. Next they ask you to sit on benches in the waiting area till your turn comes. They send in people in batches.

Biometrics: Next, they check your finger prints at the biometrics window. Then you will be asked to stand in the queue for the interview.

Interview: This is the money task ;). All that you prepared for, isn't it ?! Haha. So i stood in the line thinking of my horrible nightmares about as strict, stern and unrelenting visa interview and the feeling of dread. I wished for the kindest VO in the room. So, standing there, I tried to gauge the VOs from their expressions and responses.
I saw a lady whose smile was positively radiant. She was kind. She had glasses and the glare from them was adding to her radiance. Before I could do more wishing, I was heralded by someone to stand in front of a counter. Searching for counter number, i thanked my stars because it was the same lady in my counter window. She looked at the awkward stacks of folders on my arm and called me to the window.

VO: Hi there!
Me: Hello!

VO: Can i have your passport? :)
Me: Sure. <I gave to her>

VO: So why are you travelling?
Me: I am going there to visit my girlfriend during the December vacations.

VO: Ooo! :) Where does she live?
Me: In xxxx, Florida.

VO: What does she do?
Me: She is a software professional, a Computer Network Architect, working for Tata Consultancy Services.

VO: okay, who is her client. <Trick question, to see if i really know her>
Me: For PriceWaterhouse Coopers.

VO: <Satisfied> Okay, what do you do ?
Me: I am a software professional at Deloitte Consulting India Pvt Ltd, at Gurgaon. I work with SAP products in business planning.
< In the middle of this the lights went off, and I had to be louder to get my voice through the gap in the window.

VO: So you both would be travelling around ?
Me: <I saw she was smiling and not looking at me this time around, and I from her expressions I understood that this was more of an informal question :) >
umm.. We haven't planned yet, may be in an around Florida and New York if it does not snow there. :)

< Suddenly, she sweeps my passport into a side tray and says something... >
<I was still looking at my passport wondering whether I have to go through additional interviews..?! >
Me: Sorry?
VO: Your Visa is approved! Have a nice vacation and enjoy! :)

I said thanks to her, asked when I would get my (prized) passport back and left through the exit a bit amazed that IT was over, it got approved and feeling of happiness.. in that order :D. Wanted to jump with joy ;), but thought - You are an ADULT! Do it, outside! :) :D

Now, the summary list of documents i promised for tourist visa. Plus insane tips. So ....

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       DOCUMENTS
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General:
1. Passport
2. DS-160 confirmation page
3. Interview Appointment page

Hers
4. Invitation letter [original]
5. I-134 [original]
6. I- 94
7. I-797b (this is the petition of visa , my case her H1b petition)
8. Employment letter - her letter of deputation .
9. 6 months of payslips
10. 6 months of bank statements
11. Passport copy with visa page and page with stamps ( in color)

Mine
12. Photo : white back ground 2x2 inches.
13. Employment letter - my letter of leave/ cum no objection certificate from employer.
14. 6 months of payslips
15. 6 months of bank statements.
16. 3 years of IT returns
17. Latest increment letter
18. Graduation marksheets
19. College degree
20. Resume
21. Business Card

22. 3 photos of me and her ( color prints )
24. 3 Photos of me and my family. ( color prints )

Kept my Aadhar card, pan card and motorcyle RC book as well, for good measure. Couldn't hurt. Right? :)

This is literally DOCUMENT OVERKILL !! I got all the documents that people wrote about in every post in read online. Every single one! They said it and i got it !

A bit insane right :) But then it was me who wanted the Visa, and THEY could simply say - NO. hehe. Hence the document overkill .

Moreover, i took... :::::>

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      Additional Measures ...
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1. I dressed neatly, in the newest and best shirt and jeans i had. Looks count. The VO is a human being after all. So better to look the part that says : I got the money to travel ! And I think that paid off.

2. Prepare (Part I ) for an interrogation : I am 25 years, donot live with my parents, own nothing as property, except my bike, which might not even count. So seriously, i got backup proofs for my backup proofs so that even if they ask questions in an interrogation style, i gotta the proof baby!! Proof for bank balance; employment; that i will come back as i got a job; family; relation with her; that 'I' am me :)

3. Prepare (Part II ) for an interrogation : I was a bit stressed on the day before the interview. So i tried to prepare by my self. Asked myself the questions a VO might ask. Then I called up my younger and smart (if not smarter ) brother :) , told him that i am going for the interview. He started asking me questions, all sorts of insane- but smart - questions, and i answered them, keeping in mind the proofs I had. I did stumble on one or two questions but now I new my weaknesses. So after 20 minutes of brother generated stress, i relaxed. I knew that if i can handle these kind of questioning from my brother, I can handle a VO as they would not go to such crazy lengths that my brother just did . :D

Moral of the story -: Get someone smart to "interrogate" you and back it up with proofs.

Insane, but it will prepare you. At the interview, while i was standing in the queue, i saw a grandma questioned at length and depth on her application.I went in after about 4 minutes when her questioning started, and after 3-4 minutes of my own interview, she was still there, being questioned. So the stories are TRUE, that u might get grilled. So beware and prepare.

Now i am a happy person with a 10 year visa on my Passport. :) :)
So, prepare well and relax. The more confident u are, less the VO will question you. (oh, u need to tell the truth ;) ). If you lie, you .....

At the end, it feels easy!! Go get Your Visa . Best of luck!

Consulate: Delhi
Time: 11:30
Language: Hindi

VO was american and could speak Hindi.

SIL: GM
VO: GM

VO: Why are you all going to US?
SIL: Vacation and Meet my Sister.

VO: Who all stay in US?
SIL: Sis, Brother in law and Kid.

VO: Where you BIL works?
SIL: Answered

VO: Which VISA have they traveled ?
SIL: Answered

VO: Why your husband is not accompanying on this Vacation?
SIL: He is busy with his business commitments

VO: What is his business ?
SIL: Answered

VO: Does he have US Visa?
SIL: Yes.....fumbled....Noooo He doesnt have visa.

VO: Explain you husband's business in detail?
SIL: Explained

VO: What you pay as your kids school fees?
SIL: Answered in ENGLISH.

VO: Which place in US will you visit ?
SIL: Answered

VO: How many days?
SIL: Answered

VO: Do you own property in India ?
SIL: Yes

VO: How many rooms you have in this apartment?
SIL: Answered

VO: Do you own this house?
SIL: Yes, its on my husband's ownership.

VO to Kids: Which you go kids?
Kids: Answered

VO to Kids: Is it English Medium
Kids: Yes... VO couldn't hear....So Kids loudly.....YESSSS...

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VO to MIL: Do you stay with them?
MIL: Yes.

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VO: Your Visa is Approved !!!!!!

Passport yet to be picked. It was difficult as Kids Father was not traveling with them. But still they it got approved.

Thanks and All the Best !!!!

Hi,

Thanks for immihelp for this brilliant website and for you all who shared your experiences with us.

I would like to share my experience. I am Jordanian studying in the UK.

These are the papers I prepared:

1. Hotel reservation.
2. Flight reservation.
3. Ds-160 confirmation paper.
4. Appointment confirmation.
5. Account statement (6 months)
6. 1 photo.
7. University letter ( a proof that i'm studying at this university and how much time the course would take).

The interview:

Me: GM
VO: GM

VO: What the purpose of you visit?
Me: Tourism.

Vo: Is it your first time to go to US.
ME: Yes.

VO: Where are you going?
ME: NY

VO: For How Long?
ME: 9 days.

VO: Alone?
ME: No with friends.

VO: Have you ever been in other countries as a tourist?
Me: I mentioned 6 countries.

VO: When you gonna finish your study?
ME: Answered .

VO: When your UK student visa will finish ?
ME: Answered.

Vo: Who's sponsoring you?
ME: answered.

VO:Have you ever worked before and where?
ME: yes in XX

Then the golden words ...... Congrats your visa is approved.

 The VO did not ask me for a single document :)

Advice: BE PREPARED and read as much as you can from other people experiences from immihelp.

Good luck ;)