US Visa Real – life Experience For Visitor Visa (B1/B2)

People have shared their real life experience about Interview for a USA Visitor Visa (B1/B2), giving us a clear look at what happens during the process. They talk about the questions they were asked and how they answered them.

These true experiences help explain what it’s like to get a B1/B2 visa to visit the United States. They cover things like the paperwork you need—such as passports, invitation letters, and proof of money—and the important visa interview. These stories show both the tough parts and the wins that applicants go through.

They also mention how long it takes to get a decision after the interview, how past trips can affect your application, why some people get denied, and why it’s important to prove you’ll return to your home country.




B1B2 Visa interview experience on March 28th

CA location– Delhi embassy
Asked for no documents, just the passport.
Still, I had with me-
Invitation Letter, Letter of enrolment from college, Dean’s letter permitting me for electives, College transcripts, Bank Statements last 6 months, Balance certificates showing some funds, Documents supporting my previous travel history, Appointment confirmation, DS confirmation.

Questions asked
Officer- Hey how are you?
Me- Good Morning Officer! (Didn’t answer her question)

1.) Officer- What do you ‘work’ here?
Me—Officer, I am a final-year medical student currently in the internship period of my MBBS degree, which is (I uttered master and then readily corrected myself) a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery that I have to complete before I graduate.

2.) Officer- Who will sponsor your trip to the US?
ME- My father will be sponsoring my trip to the United States.

3.) Officer- What does he do?
Me- He is a retired Government officer in the Department of ____.

4.) Officer- Tell me something about your previous travel history! (I had traveled to Europe a year back)
Me—Officer, I went to Europe for the same purpose as I stated in the US, which is a medical rotation in a hospital to gain some foreign experience in the field of medicine. For the first four weeks, I was in (country) for my rotation, and for the latter one week, I traveled around.

5.) Officer- Okayyy! (She seemed quite convinced here) So your father sponsored your trip to Europe as well?
Me- Yes officer.

6.) Officer- Where are you going to the US?
Me- I am going to Lasante Medical Health Centre for my rotation which is in Brooklyn, NY.

7.) Officer- Which hospital is it affiliated to?
Me- Sunny Downstate Hospital which is also in Brooklyn, NY.

8.) Officer- What will you do there?
Me- I will be observing patients under the supervision of a senior doctor; learning new ways of medical healthcare (I didn’t know what I was speaking about here) starting from the history taking of a patient to their treatment and discharge. The whole process that it involves.
*I personally believe this answer could have been better but nevertheless it’s fine until you answer some blunder.

9.) Officer- Will you treat patients there?
Me- No, I will not be treating pts.

10.) Last damn question!
Officer- Will you be able to make it to US on time? (So this question is asked because I showed that I intended to travel on 2nd April and my rotation starts on 3rd and here I was interviewing on March 28th)
Me- DM to know this answer. I somehow managed to give a convincing reply.
The officer seemed convinced and smiled too, though a little.😂

I know a lot of answers could have been better, but one is already nervous that we should aim at avoiding blunders; otherwise, everything is fine. BE CONFIDENT, that’s the key!
Dm if you need any more details. Happy to help. this Website really helped me a lot.



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My experience of Biometric and CA, hope this is helpful:

Biometrics on 29th March @Delhi
– At Shivaji Stadium metro Station
– Took less 15 minutes from going inside to coming out
– don’t go too early as they allow as per slots, 15-30 mins in advance
– Only DS160, appointment letter, and Passport needed
– Phones, wallets allowed
– Pretty smooth

CA on April 3 @Delhi
– At the US embassy
– Took 2 hrs 15 mins in total from going into coming out
Here you can go early as they were allowing
– Provision to submit phone and small bags for a minimal amount (Rs50)
– pretty smooth as well

Interview experience: 15 secs
Questions asked:
– Where do you work
– how long have you been working with this org
– How many people are you expecting at the conference

And the golden words :))
(She was funny and was cracking jokes 😉 )

Let me know if any of you have any questions I can help with


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My visa got approved!

Date: 4th April
VAC location – Chennai
CA- Chennai

CA interview time was 9am.. Went inside by 8:00AM.. Came out by 8:45 AM

So 4 places you need to stop before the interview,

1. Entry gate for your passport scan of sticker pasted in the back during your biometric

2. For the locker, only electronic items are allowed to keep.. I didn’t carry anything so skipped this

3. Again biometrics to reconfirm your previous scan details

4 interview with the officers

Question asked ( although they decide the result by checking your DS 160 details) still they ask just to cross-check.. In my case, she checked my application smiled and asked few questions

Q- the purpose of your visit
Q- What did you do in Germany ( previous stamp)
Q- Are you going to come back to India or not?

No documents were asked/checked




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My parent’s (B2) visa got approved!

Date: 03 April
VAC location – Mumbai
CA- Hyderabad
Opted for a Telugu translator at the time of scheduling the appointment.

Q- What is your son doing in the US
Q- where does he stay
Q- What is your son’s job role in his current company
Q- Do you have any properties
Q- how long will you stay in the US?

No documents were asked/checked

 
 

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Chennai Visa Approved for Full Family✅

Questions asked to my family

Question Asked to my Uncle – What are you doing?

Purpose of visiting?

What is your daughter doing in the USA?

Where she is staying?

Where she is doing her job?

Asked for my Sister’s Visa Status & Invitation Letter also and showed them.

Asked My uncle about Income & who is sponsoring this trip.

Place you have visited.

Asked my sister who is in the interview, what is she studying now and how many years are left to complete college.

My brother was asked – Young man how old you are?

*And last the Golden Words*

*Your Visa is Approved*



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Mumbai Visa Approved for My Father-in-Law on 28th March
Questions asked (it was very simple and fast, Language -TELUGU)

Purpose of visiting? – Daughter graduation ceremony.
Annual Income? –
No documents were checked.
VA – Your visa is approved.
Yesterday collected passports from Hyderabad.




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My mom and sister were having their visa on 20 March but due to a technical problem it got rescheduled to April 5
Location Mumbai

They asked for a Hindi translator

Q to sis : what is the relationship with her
Sis: she is my mother
Q : where are you going
Sis: Michigan
Vi: what do u do
Sis: teacher
Vi: govt or private employee
Sis: private employee
Vi: how much you earn per month
Sis: told

Q to mom: what’s your occupation?
Mom: I get rental and farm land income
Q: how much income per annum
Mom: told
Q: to sis: are you married?
Sis: I’m engaged
Q: is your fiancé accompanying you?
Sis: no, he is currently working and can’t go with me
Q: Our passports were taken and said congratulations

This website was very helpful for everything related to visa preparation.




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My parents and Brother’s visa got approved! Thanks to this Website. Be careful with agents and a lot of fraud going on in the Telegram groups. You can book the slots if you can.

CA- Mumbai

CA interview time was 9am. Went inside by 8.30am. out by 10:45 am.

My parents and brother had 2 separate applications initially.

My brother had Fingerprints in Kolkata. CA in Mumbai

My parents had both in Mumbai.

Because of the server issues in March, they asked for a common date and time and they got the CA slot for today at 9am.

During the initial check, my parents told the officer that they are with my brother and asked if they can get a common interview despite having 2 separate applications but at the same time -They agreed.
(There was apparently another family with a similar situation and they allowed them to have a common family interview as well )

They opted for Telugu translation.

Interview :
They asked questions to Everyone individually:

Questions to Father

Q- Purpose of your visit /why do you want to go to US?
Q- where are you going ?
Q- what do you work as? -Retired
Q- How much do you earn?

Questions to my mother
What do you do?
(Govt employee )
What is your salary?
Did you travel to any other country( yes -UK)

Questions to my brother (He got max questions)
What do you do ? (Doctor)
When did you graduate?
What are you doing currently?
Why did you take a break ? (Taking a small career break as he is preparing for super speciality exam)
Where all did you work?
How long did you work for?
Why did you leave the job?
When did you leave the job?
He told him that he had a job offer that he was planning to accept when he came back from the US and was about to show the offer letter but he said not necessary.
Then apparently they started asking about the new job.
Location, hospital name, salary

Finally
Visa approved for all

No documents were asked/checked


 

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Chennai CA Experience:

Attend the interview for B2 for my son and myself today and the visa was approved for both.

Had a 1:30 appointment. Reached at 1 and we were let in immediately. The consulate is much better organized than the VAC. There was not much waiting and no delay anywhere. The interview itself was for 5 mins, and we were out by 1:40.

Do not carry a mobile, smartwatch, car keys, handbag, or water bottle. Just carry the documents folder, wallet, and an analog if you must. There are no lockers available at the consulate. Be well dressed but no need for formal. Smart casuals are good enough for both men and women.

Questions Asked:
1. Are you going to the US for tourism?
A. Planning to accompany my husband on his business trip to Chicago and also visit my brother in California.
2. So are you going to fly to Chicago and then to California?
A. Yes
3. Have you ever lived in the US?
A. No
4. Have you been to any other countries?
A. Told him the list of countries I had been to
5. Question to my son – young man what do you do?
A. Studying. I’m in grade 11

Scan your fingers on the scanner.
Both your visas are approved. Have a good day.

No documents were asked.

Ps: If there are minor changes in ds-160 that are not material like changes in travel dates etc. you don’t have to bother to correct them at the last moment and submit a new form because it doesn’t matter as long as there is no mismatch in any material information.




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I just finished my visa interview in Mumbai. Here’s a recap for anyone who might need it:

1. I arrived at 7.30 for my 8 am appointment.
2. There was already a queue and I reached the entrance in about ten minutes. I suggest one should get there by 7.15 as by 7.40 they were letting people for 8.10 as well and there’s no token system.
3. Had to deposit my mobile and it took a while since there was one counter and the attendant was quite slow. The suggestion here is to leave any electronics, smartwatches, etc. at home or your hotel so you don’t get delayed.
4. Once inside there’s a queue for them to check your vac sticker and confirm the language for your interview. There were three counters for this.
5. Second queue then for fingerprint verification. 4 counters for this.
6. Third queue basis language chosen for the interview – The English queue is long but 10 counters available and for other languages, there are 3 counters available.
7. Took me about an hour to finish all three steps.
The visa officer asked the following questions:
What is the purpose of your visit
Holidays
Will you be traveling alone
with my wife
Have you visited any other countries in the past
mentioned the places I’ve visited
What do you do for a living
mentioned the name of the employer and my role
Do you have any kids
No
VO made some small talk about being deputed in Budapest before lockdown and asked why I had visited last year.
Mentioned it was a holiday.
Your visa is approved. You should receive your passport in about a week.
 



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Today my Visa got approved at the Chennai consulate. My slot is at 10:30 but based on inputs from this group I went there at 9:00, and they allowed me inside.


Q: Passport, please.
Given.
Q: going on a business trip
A: yes, actually team meeting.
Q: which company
Answered
Q: where are you going in the US
A: SanJose, California
Q: How long have you been there
A: two weeks
Q: Can I have a Visa letter from your company?
Given, and verified the signature.

Your Visa is approved, collect it after one week.




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Hello Everyone,

B1/B2 for my Mother and Grandmother approved

I didn’t go to any brokers for slots
This website helped me to find the slots and the whole process.
Thanks to the website and management team.
Found a slot in less than a month

I booked my slot in Mumbai for Mar5 OFC and Mar8 CA
The appointment was at 9:30am, They arrived an hour early to be on the safe side

They have only 1 Window for Telugu in the morning

Questions were-
1. Purpose of visit
2. Duration of visit
3. Who is sponsoring your trip
4. What does your husband do
5. How much he makes annually
6. On what visa your son went and what visa is he on now
7. How many kids do you have
8. Why is your husband not planning to go

Questions asked my grandmother
1. Where do you live
2. Do you live together
3. Who is sponsoring
4. What do you do and how you meet your monthly expenses

Congratulations your visa is approved.

It took 1 hour 30 minutes all over

Documents asked
-Passport and Visa of your Son

On another note, my cousin’s parents got rejected on the same day for not having enough proof of Indian ties as he is the only son and married and settled in the US



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Earliest Slot: Parents Got Visa(B2) in Mumbai Today(9th March) – Telugu Translator.

Questions to Father :
Why are you going to 🇺🇸? (Grad Ceremony)
Which class is your son studying?
Where are the other children? (One Only 🤷🏼‍♀️)
What do you do? Same to mother.
Both Gov. ? State or Central?
How long will you stay? (1 Month)
Who is the Sponsor? (Self)
What’s the income?
 
 

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Questions asked were:

Purpose of visit
Clinical observership
Where in the US would you be going
Answered
What will you do in the Observer sh
I’ll observe the physician, will have a case discussion with him
How will you pay the expense
My parents will sponsor my trip
What do your parents do
Answered
 
Your visa is approved!


Thank you, to all of you for sharing your experience here.




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Me and my wife’s B1 B2 Visa got approved today at the Delhi consulate.

The time slot was 9.20. We arrived early and entered at 8.30. Was out 9.40.

Questions asked

– Purpose of Visit.
answered that my Son is studying in USA and want to visit him.

-what he is doing there. Masters or bachelors?
answered he is doing a bachelors and is a freshman.

– who is going to sponsor your trip
answered myself will do

– how much time do you intend to stay in the United States?
answered 15 days.

– what do you do in India?
answered that I run my own business.

– how much is your income
answered

my wife and I went in together and no question was asked of her.

No documents asked.

than those magical words

Your visa is approved.

The officers are very reasonable and cooperative. Only update the new DS 160 form if it’s more than 1 year old.

The purpose of the visit they understand can change with such a long gap in filling out the form and the actual interview date. So they co-relate

This website has been very helpful. Thanks all for share your experience here.




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Hi All,

Location – Mumbai
Visa Category – B1/B2

My Visa was rejected in Feb’23.
Reason – I feel that I couldn’t express myself confidently to the VO and a few details were missed in DS-160. Also, the VO was a little tuff.

Reapplied again in Mumbai, and filled out a new DS properly and detailed. The interview lasted for 10min. And finally got approved.

Why want to visit the US?
What do you do?
Why have I traveled to so many countries?
How many days do you stay in a country?
Why so many days in each country?
Are you married ?
Any child
What does my relative do in US?
How did you get an appointment so fast? I see people are waiting for a year?
Do you do farming?  — this question was asked coz in the first interview they had asked me about properties in India. So I had mentioned that I own farmland.


No documents asked only passport.

And finally she said, I’m granting you visa.😃




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B1/B2 Visa experience:

Status: Approved.

Applicants: Mother and father

Date of Interview: 13th March (Mumbai)

Language: Telugu

Visa Type: B1/B2

Sponsor: daughter

Interview question:

Q. Where are you going ?
A. Usa

Q. For father: what do you do for a living?
A. Answered

Q. Which company?
A. Answered

Q. Since how many years u are working?
A. Answered

For mother Q. what do u do for a living?
A. Business

For mother Q: How many people will run the business?
A. It’s my own only one person

Q. Who will stay in USA?
A . My daughter and son-in-law

Q. Where in USA?
A. Answered


Total Time Taken – 1 hr 30 min

Visa Approved, No documents ware asked. They told, Your Visa is approved you can pick your passport in Gachibowli


Documents

• DS-160

• Appointment Confirmation Letter

• Passport

Father leave sanction letter

Father salary statement

Document(My docs)

• Visa and passport copy

• My i797a

• ITR Return for last 2 years

• Salary lips for last 3 months

• Bank Statement for last 3 months

• My Marriage certificate

• W2 for 2 years

. Son In law : i797 a

. Son in law : pay studs for 3 months


Document ( financial docs)
• Copy of bank statement and fixed deposited

• Ca docs

• Copy of property docs




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Got my b1/b2 visa


Location: Mumbai
Questions asked
Why are u visiting?
Where are you visiting?
Which countries have u visited?
How much do you earn?

* then said Visa approved *


 
 
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B1/B2 Visa experience:
Status: Approved.
Applicants: father ( Retired)
Date of Interview: 13th March (Mumbai)
Language: Telugu
Visa Type: B1/B2
Sponsor: daughter
 
Interview question:

What was your job before retirement?
Who is sponsoring you?
Where does son/daughter live?
Purpose of visit
Is your wife travelling with you and does she has visa?
Why did your wife stay in the U.S. for more than 6 months last year?

Visa Approved, No documents were asked.

Documents ( Father)
◦ DS-160 – submitted a new one as prev DS160 has old passport details, after renewal submitted new ds160
◦ Appointment Confirmation Letter – has old passport details , as we can’t update in the portal. But updated with new DS 160 number.
◦ Passport old and new
◦ CA documents – to show strong ties back in India
◦ Name change affidavit – as my dad’s name misspelled on passport
◦ Pension documents
◦ Property documents

Document(My docs)

Visa and passport copy
i797 A
Pay slips for last 3 months
Bank Statement for last 3 months
W2 for 2 years
Invitation Letter




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Got my B1/B2 visa approved today, 13th March, after a long wait of 3 hours in the queue (Vac done on 12th). I’m a single applicant with no family in the US.
Location: Mumbai


Questions asked:
Purpose of your visit?
Where are you visiting?
Which countries have you visited and have you been to the US before?
(I did travel the US a couple of times in the past and a few other countries as well). It hardly took 2 mins for the interview to finish. Maybe my travel history and profile helped me to wrap it up fast.
then comes the golden words, “Congratulations, your Visa is approved “.

Thanks to this wonderful website for sharing great insights and tips. I wish all the best for people in waiting and congratulations to those who already got approved.
 
 
 
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I have just got a b2 visa approved for me and my wife from the Mumbai consulate. I am sharing experiences here. My visa slot was at 1.20 pm. We went to the consulate at 12pm they let us enter at 2 pm after checking our passports at the entrance after entering there is a locker were we can keep our mobile rent is 50rs strictly only for mobiles no backpacks are not allowed and there is no locker facility for bags in u.s interview consulate. After entering they asked which language you preferred i prefer Telugu so they told me to sit in a que were all south Indians were seated (in Mumbai there are Telugu Tamil Kanada and Malayalam translators) as per my assume among 500 people 400 people are south Indians so they lets us in around 4pm we entered into the hall there we must first show our passports we gave our passports to the officer one passport has scanned and other one didn’t scanned they asked us to sit aside and sent our passports to somewhere to verify after a few minutes they announced our name and asked us to pick our passports. after that we went to another window where we must give our fingerprints after that they asked us to follow in a que for Telugu translation que (in that que all south Indian language people are there)
out off 100-80% people have wanted translators in the 80% maximum are for Telugu translators standing in line after some time we saw all the windows for English and Hindi language are free some staff came and asked the persons in the south Indian translation line do anybody can talk Hindi or English can come forward because both language windows are free so i asked my wife lets go for English window so they guided us to English there was a Chinese officer interviewing someone before me he is asking plenty questions i got scared at the time the next window was free so i immediately jumped to that window there is an American lady officer she welcomed us with a nice smile we greeted back. she asked our passports we gave her

question asked by the officer

visa officer:-is your son is studying in ABC College
answer:- yes madam (she asked us seeing in ds160)

visa officer:- what’s your occupation
answer:- i am an agriculturalist

visa officer:- sorry i can’t understand your answer
answer:- again i told here this time i am a farmer

visa officer:- how many acres do you own
answer:-10 acres

visa officer:- how did you pay your son’s tuition fees
(at that time my mind was blocked i didn’t expect this kind of question my wife gave me a hint as self-funding)
answer:- self-funding from our savings

then the officer said congratulations your visa is approved have a safe journey. they didn’t asked any documents or any income proof

this is my experience today at Mumbai consulate
sorry if there are any grammar or spelling mistakes.

my sincere advice who can speak a little bit of English go for English don’t go for translation it will take so much time




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My wife’s visa was refused in Mumbai on 9th March. My Brother is in the US and he sponsored. The interview was in Hindi.

Questions
1) How are you related?
Me: husband and wife

2) Why do you want to go to the US?
Me: Travel…. my brother has planned the trip

3) what does your brother do?
Me: answered

4) For how many days do you want to go? Me: 24 days, 24 June to 18 July flight tickets are booked (The Translator didn’t seem to have translated everything. I think he just told 24 days to VO)

(5) what do you do?
Me: business. Gave short details about business

(6) how many people are working under you?
Me: 5

(7) To my wife – Are you also in business?
My wife: No, I am housewife.

(8) to my wife – Do you have any kids?
My wife: no

(9) Do you live with parents?
Me: Yes

(10) Have you traveled outside India?
Me: Yes, Singapore

Based on this sequence of questions, what can be the reason for refusal?



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B1 B2 visa experience

Status: Rejected

Questions asked:
1. Why do u want to travel to USA
2. Who stays there
3. Where does he stay
4. What do you do
Shared my professional exp.
5. What brings you back here
Ans. I have my family and service here.
6. What is you annual income
7. What is your husband’s income
8. Does your husband have a visa?
Ans. Has US visa since 2018
9. Show me his (husbands) visa? passport , “I did not have his passport copy “
then she asked me his name date of birth
She said, “I cannot see any entry by this name” then again verified name, dob of my husband then, father’s name.

HUSBANDS NAME ON MY PASSPORT IS A BIT DIFFERENT THAN HIS NAME ON PASSPORT. THE PASSPORT AUTHORITY HAD SAID ITS OK TO HAVE DIFFERENCE OF ‘I’ AND ‘EE’
10. Have you travelled abroad
Ans. I have not travelled abroad yet.
11. Do you own a property here
12. Does your husband own a property here
13. When did you apply for visa earlier? (It was rejected earlier in 2017) What changed since then?



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B1 B2 Visa Approved
Location : Mumbai
Time 12:20
Applicants – 3 (Mom Dad Daughter )
No Shoulder Bags allowed
Per Electronic Item Rs 50 to be kept in the Locker at the entrance of the Centre

Advisable to travel by Cab and not Car

Questions asked to Dad
1. Purpose of Travel
2. Annual Income
3. Do you own Properties?
4. What do you do for living
5. Which Visa is your son on ? Is he planning to extend his Visa


Questions asked to Daughter (Me)
1. What do you do?
2. How long have you been in this profession?
3. What’s your Age?

Questions asked to Mom
1. What do you do?

Thank You. my Visa is approved with a Thumbs Up


A BIG THANK YOU TO THIS WEBSITE 🥰 FOR ALL THE HELP AND ADVICE




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I attended visa interview Monday at Mumbai . Interview slot was 1:20pm and we were allowed in at 3pm (super delayed) very poorly managed.
-There is a locker facility inside but better not to carry Any electronics or bags etc. (I left my phone and all electronics back at the hotel) ppl who had items with them were getting even more delayed as they had to queue to submit the items they had.

-B1 visa (questions asked)
– Purpose of visit
– which place do you plan to visit
– what do you work as ?
– Annual Salary ?
– have you visited any other countries?

Congratulations your visa is approved !




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My parents B2 Visa approved today at Mumbai Consulate
CA time was 1.20 pm
They reached early but were allowed almost at 1.20

Queues are long… especially for Telugu translation…
They had requested Hindi translator

Q: why do you want to go to US?
A : to meet our daughter, son in law and granddaughter… to spend time during her summer break

Q : what is your age?
A: 67 and 64 respectively

Q: who will sponsor your trip?
A: our son in law will take care of all expenses

Q: But you can’t stay there for more than 5 months ( tricky part to check the duration)
A: we will be going only for 2 months during summer vacation.. we will come back

Q: do any children stay in India?
A: one more daughter and son stay in India

Visa officer said Congratulations… Hope you have a good trip!!!

Not much sitting arrangements for senior citizens… please carry water and some snack for long waits

Thanks for the help from the website… we booked appointment through these updates and everything went smooth

All the best to everyone who have their forthcoming schedules!!!



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My parents B1/B2 visa approved today at Mumbai

Slot time: 9:20
Language: Telugu

They came out side at 11:30

There were long wait lines but the interview went very smooth

Questions asked:

1. How long do you stay in us?
2. Purpose of visit
3. Visa of your daughter
4. Do you have any other children in India?
5. Do you have properties in India?
6. Annual income.

No documents were asked

Said your visa is approved



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My B2 visa experience today at Mumbai Consulate.

I’m 25, single, working in our family business with my dad. I had applied along with my father, who is a businessman & my mother, a housewife. Our language for the interview was Marathi as my parents don’t know English and I spoke in English

Our appointment slot was 1pm. We reached the consulate at 12:00 and they let us in immediately as they were calling the 1pm slot applicants.

Applicants are segregated based on language. We were made to stand in the line which was for translators.

It took us 2 hours to reach the counter and complete our interview

Interviewer: What’s the purpose of the visit?
Dad: To attend my daughter’s graduation ceremony and to visit tourist destinations in New York

Int : What do you do?
Dad: Told him briefly about our business and what exactly he does

Int : What do you do?
Me : Told him briefly about our business and my duties

Int : What have you studied?
Me: answered

Int : When did you complete your education?
Me : Answered

Int : When did you meet your sister for the last time ?
Me : Answered

At this point, he kept the passports inside & told our Visas have been approved. You’ll receive them via post.

We thanked him & left.

He didn’t ask for any documents. No questions were asked to mom.



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Hello friends
Today I got B1B2 visa approval from Mumbai CA


All basic questions
Why you are going
Who is there
Do you have own house in India
What’s your job
From how long you are in job
For my wife what she is doing
For my son what he is studying
And finally they asked me how many children I have
Thank you very much for this website
Daily I follow this website and I got confidence




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Hello all, Thanks to this group for support and timely information. We got our visa approved on 9 March (4 applicants) and received today through Blue Dart courier.
Myself, my wife, my daughter and my father.

VAC Chennai
It hardly took 20 min for four of us to complete the procedure. Documents require an Appointment letter, DS160 and current passport.

CA Delhi
Interview

Questions to myself
1. Why do you want to visit U.S.?
2. Where does your son live?
3. Where does your son work?
4. What is the visa status of your Son?
5. From which university did he complete his Master’s degree?
6. What do you do?
7. How much do you earn per year?
8. How long will you stay in U.S. ?

Questions to my wife
1. What do you do?

Questions to my daughter
1. What do you study?

Questions to my father
1. What did you do before retirement?

No documents were asked during the interview.

VO: Congratulations all your visas are approved.



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Hi everyone,
My visa was approved today at the Chennai consulate for B1 visa.
I’ve not seen any experiences shared in Chennai CA, so let me share mine.

No crowd at all today and everything got completed in about 1hr. My appointment was at 12:00, but went at around 11:00AM itself and was out by 12:00noon.

VAC Chennai was lot more crowded than CA in Chennai.

Questions asked:
1. Why I need to travel
2. Where I work and what do I do.
3. My previous B1/B2 visa travel few years back and other country travel (mentioned all international travel)
4. Who will pay for the trip

Visa approved after this.
 
 
 
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Yesterday my visa for b2 was rejected at Mumbai
I and my mom attended the visa interview, I’m working for an mnc the past 6years , my mom working for state govt the past 18years, we are visiting my brother who is a green card holder and has been living in Us since 8years


Questions asked :
What is the purpose of the visit?
How long are you going to stay there?
Who is going to pay for your visit?
What does your brother do, what visa is he on, and asked for his GC copy .
What company do i work for and my annual salary?
Are you married? Any siblings in India?
Only have one question for my mom what does your husband do? (he is expired )


And then she typed something for a while and then she said there is good news and bad news,
The good news is my mom’s visa is approved and mine is rejected
She stated saying you can apply later and better luck next time.
No documents were asked except my brother’s gc.
We carried all the documents.



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Hey everyone, got my approval today. Wanted to thank this group for the guidance throughout!!

Wanted to share my experience with this group
 
Delhi VAC at 4:15 PM

Reached around 3:30 PM
The entire experience was smooth
The only documents asked for were DS-160, Appointment Confirmation and passport
They took a picture, biometrics were done
Wrapped up in 20 mins

They weren’t letting anyone join the line till 4 o’clock for the 4:15 PM appointment

Mumbai CA 1 PM

Reached at 12, let in immediately

The only document that was asked is my passport
Q.
1. Why are you traveling to the US?
To visit my sister

2. What does she do there
3. Who is sponsoring your trip
Parents and Sister

4. Annual Salary
5. What do you do here
Doctor, enrolled in a pg course

6. What is your pg in
7. Have you worked as a doctor in India
8. When will you graduate

Congratulations your visa is approved

I’ve graduated recently

Thank you everyone, best of luck



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My parents b1/b2 visa interview experience 16th march Mumbai Consulate
Interview language: Marathi.

Questions:
When are you going?
What does your child do?
What is company name that he works? What is his designation?
Did you travel before?
How many kids do you have?
What does your other son do? (Since they answered Canada)
Did you travel to Canada?
What do you do?
What is the income?
Who is sponsoring your trip?
What is your age?

Visa approved

This website helped me get this. Thank you all



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B1/B2 visa experience—

My mother had been preparing for her visa interview for 3-4 days, and the day finally arrived. Her biometric appointment was scheduled for March 15th, and the interview was set for the following day at the US Embassy in New Delhi. She made sure to arrive at the venue 45 minutes prior to her scheduled time, just to be safe.

As a non-English speaker, my mother requested a Hindi translator, and to her relief, she was assigned a visa officer who could speak Hindi. Here is the transcript of her interview.

Mother: Good afternoon officer! How are you?

VO: I am good, thank you. So what is the purpose of your visit and for how long?

Mother: I want to visit the US for about a month to see my son, daughter-in-law, and my lovely grandchildren. We don’t get to spend time together very often, and it will also be summer vacation time for my grandkids. I am very fond of them.

VO: So you will enjoy spending time there and will want to extend your stay. What is the guarantee that you will return?

Mother: Of course, I will return because I have lots of work here. I am into full-time agriculture, and I have rental properties to look after. I have my family here, and I also receive my pension every month from the central government. It will not be possible for me to stretch my stay there.

VO: Do you have family or friends living in the United States?

Mother: No, I do not have any family or friends living in the United States.

VO: Have you ever traveled to the United States before? If yes, when and for what purpose?

Mother: No, this will be my first time traveling to the United States.

VO: Which cities will you be visiting?

Mother: I’ll be traveling to <xyz>.

VO: Besides <xyz>, which is where your son lives, where else do you plan to visit in the US?

Mother: I will be visiting Boston, Washington DC, and New York City. I want to go to the library and museum there.

VO: (with a puzzled look on his face) Library?

Mother: Yes, my husband was an expert in Indo-US relations. He has authored several books, and his books are there in the library of Harvard University and also in the US Congress library.

VO: How do you know that?

Mother: I have seen it online in the library’s catalogue, but nothing can be more satisfying than seeing it with my own eyes.

VO: Your visa is approved, ma’am. You will receive your passport in 10 days.

(My mother was still speaking!)

VO: (interrupting my mother) Ma’am, I’m convinced. Your visa is approved. Have a pleasant trip!

Documents asked: None
Documents she carried:
Even though my mother had no documents requested of her, she had made sure to bring all the necessary documents. She carried her bank statements, fixed deposit receipts, pension proof, and property documents, along with all the documents that I had sent from the US, including my bank balance letters, mine and my spouse’s passport and visa copies, invitation letter, cover letter to consulate, pay stubs, W2, latest H1B approval, etc.


 

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Hi everyone,

My B1/B2 visa was approved at the Mumbai consulate.

VAC/OFC
Reached at 3.45. They informed me that my DS160 has a correction. So went to a local cyber cafe as the one besides the OFC center is expensive & charges 3.5k for a correction of DS160. Local Cafe charged me 1k and quickly came back and submitted & did the biometric.

Tip: if your appointment is after 4 visit at least 30-40mins before so in case of any last-minute changes it can be done and can be submitted on the same day.

CA:
Appointment time: 9.30

Documents carried:
1. All passport
2. DS160 confirmation page stamped at OFC Center
3. Appointment confirmation
4. Last 3 yrs ITR acknowledgement
5. Last 6 months bank statement
6. Letter for leave approval
7. Original PAN & Aadhaar



 
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I had reached the Consulate at 9.10. I was let in the Consulate at 10 even though the appointment was at 9.30. There is no place/shade to sit around the consulate. So, reach only before 15-20mins. During the whole process, you will go through 5 checkpoints.
1st is before entering the consulate, there they checked the latest passport. You can carry only documents. No electronic devices, including mobile phones. My husband had accompanied me. So I left my belongings with him.
2nd is the security check-in. If you have a phone or any electronics, they won’t let you in.
Then you have to sit in the waiting area in the queue. The waiting area has shade, seats, and fans. The staff will inform when to go inside the building.
Once you go inside, you have the following process:
3rd checking point is the document checking. At this counter, only the passport was checked.
4th is the biometric verification, here your biometrics will be verified.
5th is the last & the most important one. The interview counter.

Q&A:
1. Purpose of visit
A. Tourism & visiting relative
2. What’s the relationship
A. Brother in Law
3. Is he your spouse’s brother or some other relation?
A. Spouse’s brother
4. Is your sponsor traveling with you?
A. This is a self-sponsored trip
5. Your application mentions your spouse will be accompanied.
A. Yes. He will be accompanying but it is self-sponsored trip.
6. Does he have a visa?
A. Yes
7. Has he been to the USA before?
A. No
8. How long will be your stay?
A. 30 days

No documents were asked except for Passport at any checkpoints.

Congratulations your Visa has been Approved
Have a great day ahead.

And finally, I was out at 2 PM.

Tips.
1. There’s long waiting time & very limited seating available inside the building where the last 3 checkpoints are there. Be prepared to stand for a couple of hours.
2. Be confident while answering questions & have eye contact.
3. If you have opted for a translator especially Telugu, there’s a longer waiting line. If you are comfortable with English opt for that. It will cut down some waiting periods.
4. It took 4hrs for me to complete the whole process. Plan your day and book your flights accordingly if you are flying to Mumbai for this. A few people missed their flights because of the waiting time.

I hope this will help you all to prepare for the visa. Thank you for sharing your experiences it helped me prepare for mine.




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VISA experience: Applied for B1 to attend an academic conference.

Biometrics at Delhi (March2) . Very simple process as mentioned by all. Reach 30mins before your appointment time. They’ll ask you to enter the queue. Need three docs only (keep them handy): DS 160 Confirmation page, Appointment confirmation and Passport. They’ll verify and send you in. Important: Mask and no electronics except mobile phones. Small bag/backpacks allowed.
They’ll verify your docs, and get you in the queue. Will take your photo fingerprints and you’re done.
They’ll stamp your DS-160 and verify the details during the photo. You can get any changes required done right then.

Interview: MUMBAI (March 16)

Long queue. However, I was lucky. Took me a total of 50 minutes.
Appointment time: 12.00. They called the 12pm appointment people to form a queue at 11-11.05.
Check passport outside. Then next queue is to submit any electronics in the locker (Charges: 50/- per item)
Then, they let you in.

Step1. Security check.
Step2. You’re headed to the interview hall.
Inside there are three steps.

Step2A. First line, you show your passport, and you’re asked the language of interview preferred. (English, Hindi, Gujarati, Telugu were available)

Step 2B. The next counter is fingerprint verification.

Step2C. You’re headed to the queue of the language preferred. And then headed to the counter as and when it gets vacant.

Questions asked:
1. Why are you going to the US?
2. What research do you do?
3. What is the conference about?

Your Visa is approved. You’ll get your passport delivered in a few days.

No documents asked.

I carried an invitation letter, conference program schedule, NOC, Bonafide, Bank statements (last 6 months), ITR(last three years) along with DS-160, Appointment conf, and passport.



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Visa approval update:

Applicants: My wife and 3.5-year-old kid
Visa type: Tourist
Myself working with an MNC bank based in India already had a B1/B2 Visa since 2014 and now wanted to apply for my family’s visa for tourist purpose only.

VAC on the 13th and Interview on the 15th.

If your kid is below 14 years then you need to just carry his photos and kid is not required either for biometrics or an interview.

Questions asked during the interview:
1. Purpose of travel
2. Have you traveled international before (she had to Canada, Swiss and UK as tourist)
2. Does your husband have a Visa and when did he travel last to US?
3. Will you travel alone or with family?
4. Where do you want to travel in the US?
5. Asked for Visa copy of myself

Documents required:
Only Visa copy of myself and passports.

Documents carried:
Marriage certificate
Bank statement for funds (online statement)
Child’s birth certificate

There is no need to carry unnecessary documentation – property papers and all that type of stuff as Consulars are very busy and they don’t have the time to verify such papers during interview.

And I am saying this as I have applied for Visa thrice now and every time it has got approved.

Best of luck to everyone here.☺️



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My Interview experience

I have seen many posts but didn’t get much clarity around experience at Chennai VAC and Mumbai CA Center. Here are the details for you

Chennai OFC Appointment
1. My experience was very bad as my appointment was at 4PM but they allowed us around 5.30. It was 1.5 hrs delayed. There was a huge queue outside.
2. There is a private locker inside the premises where you can keep bags. They charge 50rs only
3. If you don’t speak Tamil, then transport is very difficult so book Airport taxi or ask Hotel to book taxi for you
4. Total 3 queues to reach biometric desk
5. Only 3 things required – Passport, DS160, Appointment page. Nothing else required.
6. If you book direct autos they will charge like anything so book ola or uber and select payment method as CASH only else they will cancel your ride

Mumbai CA
1. My experience was better than Chennai ofc. My appointment was at 12.40PM but they allowed us inside 11.30AM itself. So, if possible, go an hour early. NO bags are allowed inside and outside there is a private locker 1km from center so rickshaw will take you dear in 100rs and Locker will be charged for 300rs per hour. It’s very costly so see if you can just go with your document folder.
My actual interview happened at 1.30PM
2. Mobile, Power Bank, Headphones, Charger, pen drive such items even if you take inside, they will ask to keep it in locker. Inside locker is only for Mobile and accessories. They charge 50rs per item
3. There is a separate queue for every language and it’s huge one outside center. Luckily, they have chairs and shade inside to seat. And based on center load they call specific language queue inside
4. Total 5 queues to reach interview desk  
Queue 1 – Passport check
Queue 2 – Language queue
Queue 3 – Language verification
Queue 4 – Biometric cross check
Queue 5 – Actual interview

5. Interviewers are from other countries and based on lang preference they will be translators with them.
6. Interview questions were normal
Purpose of visit
Travel dates
Company and my role
Salary
Any other countries visited etc.
7. Only passport was asked by the interviewer
8. There is no food options around center
9. There is Indian oil petrol pump if you want to go for washroom outside or buy some quick snacks
10. NO VIDEO, NO PHOTO allowed outside of center



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I applied for B2 with my parents. I am an unmarried IT employee in 30s. Visa approved for all of us. Questions asked –
1. Relationship between the 3 of us.
2. Why US?
3. Is it only tourism and no family (since I said only tourism in Q2.) – I answered yes.
4. He checked my point of contact in the US and asked who he was – I answered cousin. So, he was like then it’s family. I then added about another cousin in NJ.
4. What my parents did.
5. What did my father do before retirement.
5. What I did
6. Who will sponsor.
7. Any international travel history
8. Tell me about the tour and places you will visit.
9. Will you visit your cousin in NJ
10. The countries I visited in Europe tour (no questions about other travels)



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B1/B2 Experience for me and my husband.

Office – Delhi embassy

Reached at 11:30 for appointment of 12:20 pm. They allowed us to go inside after submitting our mobile.

Preliminary Screening process was smooth. (Staff is very cooperative, they helped me a lot at the time of fingerprints validation, as I am having a broken arm). tip- carry a mask as they won’t allow you inside without it. Also carry a water bottle.

Questions asked-

What is the purpose of your visit?
What will be the duration of your stay?
Who will sponsor your trip?
What is your current role in your company?
Have you travelled outside India?
What was the reason of your previous rejection in 2011?

Congratulations, your visa is approved. Have a nice trip!

We got our visa. This website was really helpful, so I am doing my bit by sharing all this for others.

All the best to all of you. 🙂




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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