Visitor Visa - B2

Hi,

My parents went for interview and they have been asked following questions.
Q. Why do you want to visit US?
A. Visit Various places in US
Q. Who is sponsoring you?
A. My Son.
Q. Where does he stays in us?
A. So and so city and state
Q. What are you doing? ( To my dad)
A. Govt. Job
Q. How will you get leave?
A. I am retiring next month and am planning to
   visit US after retirement.
Q. How many children do you have?
A. 2
Q. Where's other son and what is he doing?
A. He is in India staying with us.He is a lawyer.

Interviewer said, you can not be granted visa as you are retiring and you will not come back.

I heard that letter from senator can help in getting visa, if anyyone know anything about it, please share it with me.

Thanks,
SP

hi to all
        i had applied in drop box for tourist visa as i had been UNITED STATES last year.but after 2 days i got the reply by courier with a letter in which it was mentioned that personal apperance (personal interview)is required with all neccesary documents n also they had mentioned that i am found in eligible under section 221g n also a stamp was put on last page of the passport that application recieved on so n so date.
so after getting the letter i went after 3 weeks for interview becoz i was really scared that may be my visa will get rejected in personal interview,n becoz i was out of station i went after 3 weeks for interview.
            my time was mentioned in the letter that monday to fri at 10.30am so i reached there at 10.00 n entered the hall.my turn came at 1.00 in the noon becase of haevy rush.since morning sitting in the mumbai consulate hall i was just seeing that most of the people were getting rejected,coming out of the window with yellow cover n letter n passport in hands was the sign of rejected.my turn came n i was called on no 5 window.i had taken a gujrati interpreter, i know proper english but becoz of difference of axccents of american english i didn`t wanted to take risk.but as soon as i entered the windowthe screen of the computer went off n the interpreter went to find out n the counsellar was old american,he said good morning n i said good afternoon sir.than he asked can u speak english n i said yes sir.than he said lets start than he asked me many questions like

1 ques:why u want o go to US
ans:for a pleasure tour(never say to visit)
2 ques:i`am sure u r having good bank balance.
ans:not really sir but so n so bank balance i have n i asked him that i have current 6 months bank statments would u like to see it sir n he said yes n i showed him ,he just had a fast look on 2 to 3 months statements.
3 ques:when did u last go to US
ans : in july
4:when did u come back
ans:in nov 2nd week ,so n so exact date
5:did ur husband came with u last time
ans:yes my husband came with me sir
6 ques:what does ur husband do
ans:he does so n so bussiness
7:is this the satement of bank of ur personal account
ans:yes sir it is a saving a/c
8 ques:do ur husband pay the tax
ans:yes he do ,here r the last 3 years tax returns paper,qould u like to see sir n he said yes n saw little bit.
9:y ur husband is not coming with u
ans:right now he is busy in his bussiness becoz it is peak season for his business.
10:where he is ur husband now
ans:he is gone for a business trip in indai in so n so place.
11 ques:who is going to travel with u
ans:my uncle n aunty.(my uncle n aunty r both have 10 yrs visa so i kept the xerox of their visa n passport ready with me so if the counsellor asks than i can show but he didn`t ask)
12 ques:do u have ur husband passport
ans:no sir not the passport but the xerox of the passport i have bought.(he saw the passport xerox n in that he saw the return stamp of mumbai immigration of airport authority while we r back from any country)

ok u can come n collect ur passport tommorrow at 4.00pm with giving this pink token back.n thats it i win.
thanks to immihepl.com site for all the help n suggestion n bring to ones experiences to one which is very helpful n supporting n also the interview tips link also which i read evry day till i went for the day of interview.and also my entire family helped me alot with suggesting me that they may ask u this or that n being n act as a counsellar n take my interview at home which aslo helped me a lot mentally.

an also heartiest thanks to the old gentle man counsellar who took my interview n also he was very cool n co operative n listened to each n evry word of mine cooly n waited till i bring out the required documents to show him.it is all luck n how ur day is ,if ur luck is good n u get a co operative counseller than u win other wise documents or big bank balance also don`t work.that is my personal experience.
touch wood to my self for having a good luck atleast for that particular day.

two things to all who go for interview:
1:speak confidently
2:speak eye to eye.do not see here n there or peep down while answering him/her or stammer doing a a a while answering.n always enter the window with big n ofcourse decent smile thats it.
my age is only 29 n i my self n my whole family was surprised that i got 10 yrs visa in this young age.

thanks to immihelp.com site n all member of forum to help n suggestions.n goodluck to all who r going to apply hence in future.
thankyou.

My Mother already has a Multiple Entry visa.. She was in the US 2 years ago and would be Visting us again end of April..

Should I be sending any documents to her Like Inviation Letter, I-134 Affidavit of support etc, Bank Statement etc,, Would any of these be looked into by INS OFFICER at Port of Entry ?

in london after getting down and down and while passing to usa before getting boarding pass they are asking second identity in addition to pass port.hence it is better to have second identity.the second identity is being asked for all including house wifes also.this is for information please

i had posted earlier that my parents had got their visa and about their interview experience. Wanted to add that they got 10 yr visa.

My mother's visa was rejected today. She is 68 years old and a widow. She had all the required documents. I am GC holder. The consul officer just asked 3 questions
Q1 How many sons do you have?
Q2: Son sponsoring your visa is oldest or youngest?
Q3: When did your husband pass away?
  
He just rejected without looking at any documents.
I am not sure if I should ask my mom to reapply because nothing else will change again. I will really appreciate people's advice.

She went for the interview on April 07, 2004.
American lady at counter was very courteous.

She asked my mother some routine questions like:
When did you retire?
What are you doing now?
What does your husband do?
How many children do you have?
What does your son (me) do in the US?
Where does he work?
What does your daugther do in India?
Have you been to the US before? Where?

That's it. After that she told my mother that her visa is approved and her passport will reach her next day. Today she got her passport with a 10 yr multiple entry visa.

Best of luck to everyone.

The website was extremel useful in determining what papers I needed to get ready and what my parents needed to have...Thanks.

I had made a web appointment and apparently the last name and first name got mixed (since it is different in my parents passport).

During the interview the official was a little hesitant given the different names on the passport and the web appointment (and hence my letter of invitation). However my father's confident response that he was going to come back to India and that he was enjoying himself by travelling around after retirement swung things his way and he got a 10 year visa.

Narayan

My parents attended interview on April 5th at Chennai and got visa for 10 years on April 7th.

My parents had taken all their documents (related to property, investments etc.). But the officer did not ask for any.

The consulate officer has kept all Sponsor Documents on this site which helped me a lot.

Thanks to immihelp. An excellent site.

Satish.

Thanks to immihelp and all its forum members for posting their experiences. My husband sent the papers as mentioned in this website, we are gc holders and were really apprenhensive whether they will get the visa because i'm the only child. we sent only one 134 though for both my parents. We don't know for how many months they gave the visa ...will update u again on that. Questions asked were:
1. what does your son in law do?
2. How many children u have?
one daughter ( officer briefly paused to look at my parents again)
3. What family ties do you have here?
I am the eldest son of a big family of 9 brothers and sisters, own property etc...
4. So you are the eldest son?
yes
5. What does your daughter do?
working
6. Do you have her passport copy?
Dad submitted my passport copy.
7. Some other question which my dad did not understand properly as to when he came back from US to which he answered that this is his first visit and that he a retired employee etc.

they did not ask my mom any questions and asked to pay the fees and told them that their passports will be sent by mail in 2-3 days.