interview questions

[ss92]

I compiled a list of about 40 questions for my mother and have her reading through them every day. Then I quiz her over the phone rewording questions to see if she can answer to the point. She is sportively going through it but I feel very very bad for the trouble she is having to undergo. Our parents are old and most of them prefer the independence they have in India. Most of them would much rather visit us occassionally than live here permanently. But the consulate apparently does not share this view. Their decisions are sometimes so arbitary and subjective and they fail to recognise the pain and trouble we have to go through not to mention the tension for our parents!

[ramkumarkoditala]

Can you please post those questions here???
thx
RK

[ss92]

I removed ones that were specific to my mother's case. Below are the other general ones. Most I got by reading through the forum and looking at different questions posed to different people. Hope it helps.

1. Why are you going to US?
2. Is your daughter married?
3. Is your daughter working and where?
4. How long has she been working there?
5. How many children do you have?
6. How many children does your daughter have?
7. What is your occupation?
8. For how long have you been with <firm name>?
9. What does <firm name> do?
10. How much do you make at <firm name>?
11. What is the total value of your property?
12. What is your monthly income?
13. Who do you have here?
14. How long are you going to stay in the US? Why?
15. When did your daughter go to the US?
16. Why are you going for <XX> months?
17. When did you last visit US?
18. How long did you stay in US?
19. Daughter’s company name
20. Son-in-law’s company name
21. What kind of properties do you have in India?
22. When did you last see your daughter?
23. How can we be certain that you will return? (answers for this in point form so there is no rambling).
24. What has changed since your last visa appointment? <in case this is a second attempt>
25. Why was your visa rejected last time? <in case this is a second attempt>
26. Why should I grant you a visa?
27. What other organizations are you involved with?
28. Why hasn't your daughter visited India in XX years?
29. If your daughter visited you only XX years ago, why are you going now?
30. What do you do here in India?
31. Did your daughter study in US?
32. What will you do whole day in the house in the US?
33. Who is financing your trip?
34. How long has your son-in-law been living in US?
35. Give me reasons for why you will return back to India?
36. How long are you planning to stay there?
37. Who stays with you here in India?
38. Where is your husband?

[ramkumarkoditala]

Thanks for the questions.
Thx
RK

[Ponraj]

Thanks much for your sample question, this will be really helpful for my in-laws to get ready and anticipate how the quesions is going to be like.

I don't know why the VISA process has turned to be this much pain.
I admit, the process has to be tightened, but at the same time it shouldn't this harden.
The sad thing is there is no dates for tamil interview until next year, having the consulate located at SouthIndia, definitely they should have slots for all the south india languages at any time of the year.
Hope atleast it get's better in the years to come.


Again thanks much for your questions