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To Rads from New Jersey!
Hi ,

I need some help. We have mistakenly took appointment in english for my mom.I read your message which says your parents went through the same tension.I got a reply from madras consulate that my mom may ask for an interpreter.However, I'm not sure whom she can ask and at what point.
   Please let me know at what point your parents asked for the interpreter OR to whom did they ask.I'm very much worried about this.Please give me as much information as you can about the interpreter.Thanks very much and appreciate your help.

Regards,
Shilpa.
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visitor visa approved at mumbai
My parents got visitor visa at Mumbai.
Thanks to Immihelp for providing all necessory inforamtion for visitor visa.
My parents got visa yesterday on 3rd June, first time(period is not known yet).It was very cool experience for them.They had done good home work. Appointment was at 2.00pm. They took marathi translator.
2,3 questions were asked to my Dad like
Why do you want to go to USA?
What is your son/daughter-in-law doing?
How long you want to stay?
2 questions were asked to my Mom
Who all are there in your family?
What do you do?
CO didn't ask for a single supporting document.
That's it and the Visa was granted may be because CO was in a weekend mood. CO told them that they should go for 6 months instead of planned 3 months.
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Visitor visa approval in Chennai
Thanks to Immihelp , our parents got the visa in chennai. We were a little apprehensive since the agent had selected English as the interview language. They could change it at the consulate so spent 3 hrs of tensed times till they got to their turn. The following questions were asked

To dad
Where does your son work?
How many months do you want to stay in the US?

Thats it!

Good luck to all the people who are goin there!

Rads
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Mothers visa rejected 2nd time.
This is so frustrating. My sister has traveled to USA on business visa so many times. This jan she got married to US citizen and is inviting my mom for her wedding reception. My mother applied for visitor visa in 2003 as she had to visit the person we were considering for my sis, her visa was rejected.
This year she applied again for my sis’s reception, again they rejected. She showed strong ties and property in India. My Brother in law is a Doctor in US and his family is settled there for 25 years. STILL THEY REJECTED HER VISA.
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kolkata rocks!!!!!!!!!
successful visitors visa interview at ko0lkata.
i applied for taking my CSA.
.did not checked any docs except DS156.157,I134,invitation letter,exam confirmation
,didnt ask for spondor docs
,didnt ask for my bank statements
,checked leave grant
,lasted for 2 minutes
,hAD applied thru e visa
,my heart sank when they said photo was not acceptable,fortunately hey allowed me to get a fresh photo in 20 minutes[hundred bucks down the drain!!]
,kept my calm ,although seeing so many applicants it was difficult
,finallly got lucky!!!!
thanks a lot to everyone here,i learned so much frm their exp and prepared all docs accordingly
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Parents got 10 years visa at Mumbai.
Big thanks to immihelp and to others who have shared their experiences. It helped us a lot to prepare for an interview.Following questions were asked during an interview
why do you want to go?
*who stays in US?
my son-in-law
*what does he do?
*where does he work?
*how many children do you have?
one daugther and a dependent widowed mother.
*who will take care of her while you are gone?
*how long you want to stay.

I hope this helps somedy.
Thanks,
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Parents got Multiple entry Visa
Hi,

Firstly, thanks to immihelp website and all those who have shared their experiences. It was really helpful to prepare the documents and for the interview.

Following were the questions asked...

TO my Mom
1. How many sons do you have
2. How many daughters
3. Where are the sons staying.
4. Where are the daughters.
5. What your husband does?

To my Dad
1. Who will look after you in US?
2. What do you do?
3. What is your yearly turnover?
4. What is your yearly income?
5. How many people are working in your company?
6. Why are you going to US?

They got the passport after two days.
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mother got 10 yr multiple entry visa
hi all
my mother got visa at her fourth attempt
she tried the visa in 2003 for 3 times
all the 3 times ,she was rejected under 214 (b)
so we thought we could wait for a year and then apply again
my mom had an interview on may 26th at 915 am
she had chosen tamil language
she entered the consulate at 830 am
first gave the appoinment letter
then gave rs 441 dd ,and then paid rs 4400 and then gave passport and ds 156 form at the other counter
and in fact the other dd for rs 2200 was also asked ,,in order to verify the amount is correct
after scanning,passport and ds 156 form was given back to her
important thing is that we filed the ds 156 form thru online
she was interviewed at 850 am
american man interviewed my mom
only 2 questions were asked
where did ur husband work?
where is ur elder son working?
that is it
she was asked to give fingerprinting and pay the fees
visa came the next day morning
important thing is that the sponsor my brother is a green card holder
and my mom is a widow
very much happy that my mom will be here
(this time i trained my mom by preparing 50 questions and then conducting mock interviews,,but at the consulate the interview was so simple)
all the best for others
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Got 10 Year Visitor Visa
My parents got their 10 yr multiple entry visa on May 26th.

It was pretty easy for them. the interview was at 9:45AM on 5/26/05 and they entered the consulate at 9:00AM.
Paid the Application fees and waited for 15 minutes. then was sent directly to Interview and fingerprinting.


An american interviewed in Clean and Pure tamil to my parents surprise.

they just asked a few questions

1) Is this your first time to US?
Yes
2) whats your son doing?
Work
3) Are you retired?
Yes from XYZ company....my dad offerred to give the papers for his retirement but he said they don't need it.
4) Has he filed for a Green card?
No

They got my Passport papers and went through each page and then told them to pay the fees.

They paid the fees and received the passports for my mom and dad on 5/27(next day) with a 10 yr multiple entry visa.


Thanks to Immihelp and others who shared their experiences here.
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Parents got 10 M B2 Visa
My parents had their visa interview on 23rd May in Chennai. This was their first attempt and I was pretty worried for the last couple of months. I used to check immihelp updates everyday, some made me feel hopeful and some not so much.

We prepared all the documents as per immihelp's document list. We made 4 seperate folders(dad's, mom's, sponsor's and general) and added tags to each of the documents for easy reference. We also prepared a list of questions that we got from this site. We called my parents and went through the documents thoroughly and asked them the questions.

Their appointment was at 2:15. They reached the consulate at 1:00 and had to wait 1.5 hours outside(my advise for elders-carry an umbrella). After paying the fees, they were given a token and asked to wait. They were called for the interview at 5:00. Some of the questions they were asked were:
1) Why are do you want to go to US?
2) How many children do you have?
3) Do you have grandchildren?
4) Are you retired?(to my father)
5) Which field did you work in and what is your job profile?
6) How long has your daughter been married?
7) What does she do?
8) Can see her Passport?
(My parents gave the whole sponsor's folder, which the VO went through)
9) What does your son-in-law do?
10) How long do you plan to stay in US?
A. For 5 months (my father asked the VO if they could issue a 10yr M entry visa)
11) If I issue a 10yr visa, how long will you stay?
A. Not more than 5 months.

They were asked to pay the visa fees.

Keep in mind to be confident, answer to the point and in full sentences, keep all the documents handy.

My parents noticed that most of the elderly people were issued visas.

Good luck everybody.

Thanks immihelp and others.
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