Visitor Visa - B2

Hi all...

I am posting this experience for 2 reasons

a. I got lot of help from immihelp
b. As a hope to all unmarried young sisters who are always in red zone with fear of rejection

I applied for B2 visa to meet my sister n bro in law in usa. I am single and student. while preparing for visa i realised it is not easy for us that is sister and brothers category to get visa compared to parents.

I think important issue in our case is Ties/reasons explaining why we will come back!
I had thought of all possible reasons and also practiced many times before actucal interview.

This is how interview went...

Before Interview ->
1. You get token number.
2. You will be seating in queue and afte 15-20 mins and then will enter in main hall.
3. Then you provide fingerprints and wait for ur token number to appear on screen with couter no allocated for your interview.

Interview ->
There is a glass between you n VO...they speak on mike and you stand in front to ans back...

VO: good morning madam....
are you going USA 1st time
I: yes

VO: where you will go?
I: my sisters place...address ZZZ

VO: what she does and what status?
I: software engineer works in ZZZ..and on ZZZ

VO: what your father does?
I: ZZZ

VO: what you do?
I: i am student..studying in ZZZ

VO: are you single?
I: yes

VO: whats ur age?
I: XX
 
<VO shakig his head...glancing on comp screen...I was scared a bit..>

VO: do you have anyone back here...why will you come back..

(most challenging question as per my profile make or break..i guess!)

I had this idea clear in my head..that m goin only as tourist not some1 to get settled or anything like that..explained this same thing to him...my career...goals...family....education and its relation to india....

VO: who will sposor ur trip?
I: my bro in law

VO: your case is difficult...but u r very honest n i believe you hence i grant you visa..u r good to go..njoy n happy new year!
I: speechless...!

I really wish this act as a hope!

My parents and sister appeared together for B1/B2 visitor visa today (5th Jan 2012) at New Delhi consulate.

VO to my father:good morning
father:good morning
VO reads something on his computer...
VO:where you used to work?
father: i used to work as YYYY in YYYY organization....
VO:what is your son doing?
father: he is working as a doctor in YYYY university
the VO then asked my unmarried student sister what is she doing? she replied she is in the 4th sem of her MBA....the VO then gave her passport back and approved the visas for my parents....VO didn't asked my mother any questions....he didn't asked for any documents from my parents or sister either...my father then requested him that our daughter is going with us and will come back after a month and that we have our married elder son ,his wife,grandson here and that she has to appear in her exams...but VO kept on saying Sorry...sorry i can't give her visa.....so mixed bag of emotions as my parents were able to get the visa whereas sister was denied the same....

Applicants: Dad and Mom
Date: Dec 29th 2011 @ 10:00AM
Place: Hyderabad
Visa: Approved

Interview was conducted in Telugu. There was no translator, VO himself has taken the interview in telugu.

VO: Whom are you visiting?
Dad: Elder son

VO: Where does he work?
Dad: ZZZ

VO: Where does he work?
Dad: same repeated. (I thought dialect issue)

VO: How long you are going to stay? (to Mom)
Mom: 5 Months

VO: How many children do you have?
Mom: Three, Another son and daughter

VO: What your other son does?
Mom: He is a software engineer, working in Hyderabad

VO: In which company your other son works?
Mom: I don't remember the name.

VO: What do you do? (to dad)
Dad: Agriculture

VO: How many acres you have?
Dad: XX Acres.

VO: Show me your son's documents.
Dad: Gave my W-2 forms.

VO: Your visa is approved, you will get your passport in week's time.
Dad: Thanks

I think VO pays more attention to what applicant does in DS-160 form. So, pay attention while filling the DS-160 form.

Pre-Interview steps:
1) At gate - they'll check interview letter to confirm your timing.
2) Initial counter - they'll take the blue HDFC receipt and make sure main documents are in order.
3) Finger prints - Make sure all fingers are clear i.e. no cuts / scars / Skin peel off.
4) Sit in wating hall and your number will be displayed on the counter.

Interview went smooth. Thanks immihelp forum for proving valuable information.

Hi,
My Parents B2 visa is been granted at Chennai consulate. we opted for Tamil interview. The consulate officer himself spoke in Tamil . He seem to be very nice.
Questions asked as follows:
*) Where are you going?
*) How many Childern you have?
*) How about others?
*) How long will you stay?
*) What do you do for your Monthly Income?

thats it. Actually we have trained my parents with lots of questions referred from immihelp. so they were quite ready for all complex questions.. But the interview went on real smooth.

Good luck to others !

Thanks to immihelp and everybody who posted their experiences. My parents and sister got their B2 visa on Dec 27th at the Chennai consulate. I had prepared a list of questions/answers based on the previous posts. All questions asked by the VO were covered in my list, so my family was pretty confident.
No documents were asked.

Why are you visiting the US?
Whom are you visiting?
What does your daughter(me) do?
What does your son-in-law do?
Where will you be staying?

Are you self employed? What do you do? (to my Dad, he was the sponsor and is self employed)
How much do you earn? (to my Dad)

Are you a homemaker? (to my Mom, she wasnt and the application states that she is self employed too, dunno if that was a trick question)

What do you do - work or study? (to my Sister. She is a masters student)
When does your course get over? (thankfully in 2013! :D)

That was it. The VO was very friendly and made them comfortable. My parents were open and honest and were not asked for any documents.

Hi,

My mom's visa got rejected on 12th Dec. Not sure what to do next.
This is how it went.

1. Why are you going to US
2. Who's there from your family
3. Who's sponsoring for your trip
4. How many Children do you have.She answered 2, one daughter & one son.
5. Is your Son married, the moment she told yes, he's married, they gave her the White Slip, 214B.

Just because my Brother is married, does'nt mean my mom is going to settle with me and forget him.

Myself and my sis in law are both expecting our 1st kid in April. I need her during my delivery and not sure what to do next.
We didnt give any of these details since she was not asked.

Any tips from someone who has gone through this kind of situation.
Should we mention this when she attends the next interview.

Thanks
Sree

Hi,

Today my Mom & Dad attended visa interview at Hyderabad and their visa got approved.

Their interview was in Telugu. Following were the questions asked by VO:

Where are you going?

What is your son doing?

How many children do you have?

It took 2 - 3 mins and no documents were asked.

I would like to thank Immihelp for giving me wonderful information to prepare all the docs required for visitor's visa.
I also would like to thank all those who have wrote their experiences. They helped me to prepare my parents for the visa appointment.

Sirisha

Hello guys....i am doing masters in USA, i would like to invite my parents for the graduation ceremony....can anyone help me with the documents required for their visa and it would be great if someone can give me samples of the documents, so that i can get them prepared for their visa.

HELLO I HAVE A FRIEND IN THE USA THAT I MET ONLINE, SHE WANTED ME TO COME AND VISIT HER THIS DECEMBER , DUE TO THE HELP OF IMMIHELP.COM,I WAS ABLE TO LET HER KNOW WHAT TO PROVIDE AND SHE HAS PROVIDED ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENT
NOW MY INTERVIEW IS ON 22ND DECEMBER IN GHANA.
WILL I BE ASKED TO PROOF I WILL NOT STAY AND RETURN AND PLEASE WHAT DO I REPLY THE CONSULATE.
AND WHAT DOCUMENT DO I NEED TO SUBMIT ATTACHED TO WHAT MY FRIEND SENT TO ME.
MY BANK ACCOUNT HAS ONLY $1,000 AND IS THAT SUFFICIENT TO SUBMIT? I HAVE A SHARE IN A BANK AND IS THAT A STRONG TIER CAN I PROVIDE IT. PLEASE WHAT DO I NEED AND ALSO WHAT DO I TELL THE CONSULATE TO CONVINCE HIM I WILL BE BACK AFTER THE VISIT, I AM A YOUNG BOY OF 23 YEARS . HERE IS MY EMAIL PLEASE EMAIL ME
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My Parents attended their interview at Mumbai Consulate on Dec 14,2011 time of interview 8.30 am (morning time is good ) their visa get approved.

The questions asked

Why are you going to USA ?

A: Tourism and to meet daughter and son in law
How many children do you have ?

A: My Mom answered this question ( i have 2 sisters and 1 bro living in India )

How long are u going to stay?
A: 3 months

What company you work for?

A: **** ** this company but now i am retired

How much balance you have in your bank ?

A : 13 Lakh

Show me your daughters Passport copies?

A: He just looked 2 to 3 pages and said your visa is approved and your passport will be mailed to u in 2 to 3 days . This is called a happy ending.

This was their second attempt for visitor visa.Last time they applied April first week 2011. Were asked some questions , asked documents about status and daughters passport copies and then rejected (214B). That was a very sad day for me . our status is 485 pending, me and my husband we both have EAD Cards. My hubby is a computer engineer and I am a house wife. Obviously my husband sponsoring their trip.Because of the last experience this time i tried to take every single details about visitor visa. I did all my paper work by my self Made separate bunches of docs.

Husbands company letter stapled with latest 3 months pay stubs and W2

On the left side of the bunch stapled sticky note size paper and wrote in bold , company letter and pay stubs ( these notes helps parents to find the exact asked documents by)

Affidavit of support I134 stapled with recent bank statements ( same note size paper written Affidavit of Support and Bank Statements)

Our copies of 797C receipt,I797 Transfer notice, copy of Ead cards (note says Legal Status)

Copies of my all my passport pages with I94 printed on it ( note says Daughters Passport)

My Birth certificate , it wasn't original (it was a copy but laminated )

My Marriage certificate copy

My dads property and tax docs ( remember if they own a house they have to take their house tax papers with them) put a small note 'My Assets'

I told my dad that as soon as they get a token # and entered in the interview room put all these supporting docs in the hand ( don't keep them in the bag ). VO doesn't give much time to search for papers.B4 scheduling the interview appointment I wrote all possible questions and answers in my native language( we speak marathi) scaned them and sent to parents via email.

 I read that some people contacted their congressman for letter to consulate to help their parents visa get approved.

I also read that even the letter from congressman couldn't help some of them.
Still i wanted to give it a try,we live in Mass so searched on inter net Mass senator and wrote a long email. Immediately after sending email received automatic no reply email stating two phone numbers that if this is a urgent issue contact for Massachusetts **** ** this and for Washington Dc **** ** this number. So i called mass # was explaining the situation the person on the phone said he is transferring me to immigration department of the senator. I left a voice mail there, the next day someone called and said that they will fax the letter to mumbai consulate b4 interview but for that they need my parents case # ( usually the case # is hdfc receipt # starts from 0) their b'th dates and most imp their ties to their home country India. Immediately i faxed all these details with a requesting letter to senator office . They said senators office will fax thes details to mumbai consulate asap.I am no sure that this thing helped me or not but giving it a try is not bad idea when its not hard to contact senators office in this country.

My Parents live in a small town of maharashtra . In Mumbai city they reached in the afternoon the day b4 appointment . They booked a lodge room in Dadar area near Kabutar Khana (very cheap rooms). The next early morning on interview day they took a taxi from dadar area and reached Bandra Kurla Comlex ( consulate ) in 45 miutes. Just 5 mnts far from consulate there is place to put the cell phones and any other things that are not allowed in consulate.

* one more tip
Fill DS160 form very carefully. When filling any persons name in the box of given names should be first name and middle name( dont use middle initials). We r on adjustment of status (485 pending) so when asked about immediate relative we put daughters name and status is Nonimmigrant status ( dont select like other or dont know ).When done filling dont forget to print whole info .At the end of application was asked that ,did some one assist you filling application we selected yes and put my husbands name and address and relationship with you ( son in law). Hope this will help you .......

Good Luck :)