Visitor Visa - B2

Hi All,

This is a great experience to share our experience in this message board, First of all thanks all of them, who had contributed the messages here, as this is very useful for us to prepare the documentation, My parents have applied twice for the visa earlier, but got rejected some how, We were all tensed when they wanted to apply for third time, The appointment was June 3rd and When my parents have submitted the papers to the consular, He had given a smile and asked them

How do long do you intend to stay there in the US?
My parents have replied they needed for 3 months.

He asked are you sure?
They have Answered Yes.

After that he has just asked them to pay the visa fees at the counter, and we have received the passport after two days, And finally we got 10 year multiple entry for both of them.

We have understood finally, a good paper work will make our parents with less questions and guranteed visa.

Regards
Neeru

Hi Sujatha,
You were asking about howmany times in aday to see for modifying the dates, let me tell u my experience there is no time for it u have to keep in seeing , whenever u see blue clr just click over it by the time u think of changing somebody else might have taken so please be checking the modify section always and keep ur parents passport and registration no with u. so please be on the computer always.
All the best
Leena

Consulate : Chennai, Appt. Date : 8 June

My in-laws got 10 yr visitor visas without any problem. We are grateful to IMMIHELP.COM for the
information and the discussion forums.

Details

They had 8:00 am appointment. First step, documents were taken and put in file for the consular officer. They were third in line and
were interviewed by a male ConOff
Interview :

Inlaws : Good Morning

ConOff : Good Morning

ConOff : Who are u visiting in the US

Inlaws : 2nd Daughter / Son-in-law

ConOff : What do you do (to my father-in-law)

FIL : I am a retired Executive Engineer

ConOff : What line of work?

FIL : Building police quarters

Conoff : How long are u planning to Stay?

FIL : 6 months

ConOff : Please pay fees at the next counter

They were out the door by 8:45 am and ecstatic.

Next day passports received with 10 yr visas and
no mistakes

Immihelp in Incredible!

Hi All,
My parents are above 65yrs and submitted their application forms for the visistors visa at TT Services Hydbad Drop Box, but after 18days they got the passport without stamping saying that they need to attend Personal interview. when they went and enquired at TTServices they said sometimes it happens. Folks why do you think this has happened and now that appt is available only in Aug and as per your tips i am looking for preponement of the dates. what do you think they ask at consulate genl. Is the same letter from the employer and bank statements which we had sent is sufficient or do we need latest dates documents. I am worried Please help me.
Thanks in Advance.
Leena

History of my case

Myself has crossed 60 and my wife is below 60.My son is on F 1 and daughter is on H4 and son in law is on H1B. I am a senior lawyer practicing since last 3 decade and more.

The questions asked and answers given in my case are as under:

Q: Purpose of your Travel
Ans: To meet my son & daughter and to visit the tourist places in USA

Q: Had you traveled US before ?

Ans: No, this is my first tour to USA.I had been to Europe. I have crossed 60, I love traveling. I am a senior lawyer practicing since last 3 decade & more

Q: Can you show me any proof ?
Ans: Yes, I have my degree certificate with me.( Exhibited)

Q: Can you show me any ID ?
Ans: In our profession ID is not compulsory.

Q: Can you show me pass-port copy of your son ?
Ans: Yes Sir.(Exhibited)
I have also my daughter in USA on H4.Here is Xerox copy of the same(Exhibited)

Q: What does your son do ?
Ans: He is on F 1 visa studying.

Q: Which University ?
Ans: Florida Atlantic University.

Q: With whom you would first go ? son or daughter ?
Ans: Daughter.

Q: In which branch you are practicing ?
Ans: Taxation. If you wanted to see my some of the Orders I can show ?( No no)

Q: I am issuing 10 year visa, but you can not stay for than 6 months.
Ans: My profession would not permit me to stay even for 6 months.
I can not spare more than 60 days ( I know that)

Congratulations

No question was asked to my wife. 10 year Multiple Visa granted to both of us.
If any body intends to have some more details, they can contact me on my Email ID: ashwinkshah@ yahoo.com

First of all I thank this website & all the people who post their responses here.
I am a Canadian Permanent resident & live in Toronto, Canada & I had applied for my Parents to come to Canada on a visit. As soon as they got their Canadian visa, we applied them their USA visa based on my Canadian papers. Also both my parents are above 60 so we used the drop box method. It took 2weeks and 2 days & the consulate granted my parents a 10 yr visa. I worked in USA on a H1 visa for 5 years earlier. Absolutely no questions or inquiries. Kudos to u'r site..i just followed the documentation which was provided. Though it did not make any sense to provide a I-134 from my side as i do not reside in USA. Thanks guys and keep up the good work.

hi to all,

hi as my son appleid for the tourist visa last yr in the month of may n he was rejected twice that time.this year again we appleid for his tourist visa in the same month of may for the 3rd time.

as my son was minor 1 of the parent had to go with him for the inertview from both parent.so as a mother went with him n we took a gujarati interpreter for the interview.ur time was at 9.30 but ur call for the interview came at 12.45 in the noon.the interpreter was a lady n the consuller was a white young man.little hard spoken but was still coperative,listened to all things what we i answered n waited till i bring the pappers out from the file. the counseller asked me lot of question n than to my son.i was asked few questions like

1:why u want to go to US
a:i answered that my son is having school summer vaccation n he wants to see disney world.
2:is ur husband coming with u
a:no sir this season is peak for his business so he can not join us.
3:is he having a visa:
a:he is not coming with us so we didn`t apply for a visa
4:why did u not apply ur sons visa when u applied for urs
a:well i had been to US once so when i inquired in the information window here in mumbai consulate than they said i have to put my application in drop box n my son has to apply for personal apperrance.
5:how much is ur husbands yrly income
a:so n so is my hus yrly income, ok do u have tax pappers of ur hus bussiness,yes sir n i showed him the tax pappers n he saw it properly n gave it back.
6:what is the tour cost
a:total so n so is the tour cost
7:ok do u have ur husands no objection letter for u n ur son going for this tour alone.
a:yes sir n i showed him the no objection letter from my husband ,n he read it properly n returned me back

ok than the interpreter said that now we will ask some questions to ur son n u should not speak in between.n i said ok

1:why u want to go to US
a:i want to see disney world.
2:how many days u want to go to US?
a:20 days my son replied
3:where is ur dad now ?
a:he is in pune,the counsellar asked he says his father is in pune ,so i said ya he is gone for his bussiness trip n he said ok.
4:does any of ur relative stay in US
a:no i just want to see disney world.
5:in which standard r u?
a:i am in std 4th.
6:does ur father know that u r going to US
a:yes he knows that me n mummmy r going for tour to disney world.

n than the interpreter said ok bye ur visa r approved n u may go.thats it we wiin ,we greeted thanks to the interpreter n the counseller n went off n the next day at the morning 9.00 we got the passport with the visa stamped for 5 yrs.

my son was really disappointed last 2 times when he was rejected n this yime when he got he was really top of the town n shouted ye i got the visa n now i will see lots of cartoon in disney world.n 1 amazing thing my son was rejected last year in the month of may on so n so date n co incidently he got his 5years visa on the same date this year in the same month.

thanks to this site n all the members of forum to give the best n most need ful n important information for the people to go for visa n interview and wishing all the very best to the people who r going to go for their visa in future.

bye n thanks again to immihelp .com

I am immensely grateful to all those who posted their experiences on this website because when my parents got rejecetd the first time around,these experience both positive and negative helped me a lot.So when my parents got 10 yrs visa in their 2 attempt,I felt obliged to post my experiences too to let people know that rejections tough as it may be are not the end and for the first timers like me .Pls know that how much ever fool proof your case might be there is always that chance that the visa could get rejected.

My parents went for their first interview(first attempt ever) at Mumbai in April.My dad has couple of years of service and my brother and grandparents still live with my parents so we didnt think anything would go wrong.We sent them all the papers and breezed through some of the ques.The biggest blunder I did was not to go through different interview questions in detail and also not check how their forms were filled and what order they had arranged the papers.the reason being I didnt wnat to freak them out and make them nervous by asking too many questions.

Ques asked first time were:
Is this you first vist?
why now? (they replied tourism)
Asked my dad about his work
Show me your financial documents.( They made a mistake here and instead showed them our financial documents)
Where do you wnat to go?(They said xyz place, to my daughters place.This again was a mistake coz they had earlier replied tourism so should have said places theyw ant to visit.But I guess in their minds their main purpose was to visit me so they didnt even think its a wrong ans)
The visa officer then said you dont even know where you want to go and rejected it.

The second time they went in May.this time around I had prepared set of ques based on this site.Also had my father get a leave approval letter from his manager though he had one from HR.We also blocked tickets coinciding with the leave dates(I know ppl say its no big deal since you can cancel it anytime but I felt it would help reinforcing that they plan to stay only for 2 months).We also prepared a new invite and counsulate letter and this time it was more personal and we made sure that it highlighted all their ties back in India.

One more change we did was,I made them arrange their papers in 3 category:
1. I-134 + invite letters.I did this because they def ask for affidavit of support and we wanted to make sure they read our letters which highlighted all ties to India,which they did and as per my parents that set the tone of their interview.
2. Supporting documents for I-134.As most ques are asked based on I-134 we clubbed all the docs proving it together
3.Whats new/Ties to India documents.This was the most imp pile and had my dads leave letter and financial assets documents
4.My documents(as my husband was sponsoring them)

The ques asked this time was:
Whats new this time?They gave the leave letter and travel dates letter from the 3 pile
Asked about my dads work
Asked for I-134 (she read our letters)
Asked purpose of visit(this time we had changed it to visiting daughter and SIL)
Asked whole load of ques abt me(DOB,where I work,position,email address)
Asked for our visa documents
Asked how long they wnat to stay(parents replied with specific dates as in the travel letter and asked her to check that letter)

Thats it..they got 10 yr visa the next day.
Its a rough process for both parents n kids here when visa gets rejected.But there is not much we can do except keep on trying.Getting visa i beleive is 50% prepartion + 50% gods grace and our luck.
I Wish everybody out there the best of luck and dont lose hope!!!

Thanks

I would like to thank this website and also all the people who have posted their experiences here.
My mom attended the visa interview at Chennai consulate on may 6th and her visa was rejected under 214(b). She visited USA twice i.e., in 2000 and 2002. She extended her trip during the first visit legally. She stayed here only for 3 months during the second visit. This time (2004) we want her to come here again to spend some time with us but unfortunately her visa got rejected. She was asked the following questions during her first interview.

1. Is your husband accompany you to USA?
2. Why you have extended your stay at USA during 2000?
3. Have you received any order for the extension of visa from the consuluate if so produce the document.
4. How long you will going to stay now?

I approached several senators and they refused to give a letter of recommendation to unknown people. Finally, I approached a congressmen and explained my situation to her. She faxed a letter of recommendation to the Chennai consulate directly. Also I prepared a list of question and answers for my mom to prepare herself for the interview. She appeared for the interview on 1st June and same people who interviewed for the first time interviewed her. The interview lasted for half an hour and she was asked the same questions. The senator letter helped us a lot and her visa was approved.

Hi Everybody,

My mother attended the interview at Chennai Consulate on May 25th in TELUGU. The translator and officer seems to be very nice. I have prepared every document specified in this site. They only took the papers sent by me and looks like never asked any thing from my mother. She has some very good reasons to go back. Her mom is dependent and stays with her and she also has property to show. My sis is still in India and not willing to come here.

It looks like nothing of that counted really. On top of this she only has her passport for five years.But the VISA given was till 2014. My H1 is getting expired by OCT 2004. (SIX YEARS.)

Questions Asked:

1. Why have you not visited US for all these years of your son's stay.

They come every year and this year they could not come.

2. Will you come back after the visit( Looks like the offier was smiling while asking that)

My mom said, yes she will be returning back.


I was in tense mood before all this. I had lot of concerns like my visa getting expired by OCT 2004, shall I send this now or not, or how long they give etc...etc.

Looks like nothing matters when they get convinced by HOW, GOD only knows.

Thanks guys. All your feed back helped me and gave me some kind of comfort level. Who ever owns this site , I owe you one. pl. keep up the good work.

regards,
VR