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I would like to share my experience with the US Visa IWs which I gave in the gap of 8 days & got successful in 2nd attempt.
Background - After reading almost 50 pages of interviews & browsing 100's of threads, I was sure that I will get the Visa, I am doing Business from well over 8 Years, I Pay decent taxes, Married, owns multiple properties in India & I could not find a single reason for them to reject my visa Application except if I do some blunder during the IW.
I need to go to attend a Conference & I was going there as an Sponsor of the event & they sent me a initiation letter as well.
of course I was little nerves but I was confident that whatever VO will ask, I have the answer.
1st IW
(When I was in line, I have seen all the rejections, almost everyone got rejected except 1 person & I I landed at the counter which I really wanted to avoid, the 45+ lady was not looking in good mood & was rejecting everyone, she rejected 2 ( 1 girl + 1 family ) ahead of me. When I was called to that counter, it made me more nervous.
Q/A :
Me : Hello, Good Morning
VO : Passport Please
VO : Who's your current employer
ME : ( As It's my own firm, I was not expecting this question ) I said, I don't work for any company, its my own firm
VO : Who Funded Your Business when you started
ME : ( Again, I was not prepared for it ) I said, It was a small setup & did not require much funds to start, except some desks & computers ( I may have answered it better )
VO : When Did you start the Company
Me : Sept 2009
VO : How Old You were when You started
ME : Got Confused this time & I even was not able to count my age, I thought & said 24-25, where as I was 22 that time.
VO : Which Countries You Visited Before
Me : X With friends, Y,Z with wife after marriage ( I think this answer was really not good, as she did not ask me with whom you visited etc, but I was reading the immihelp forum & someone said, mention about if you are married as its good so I said that but I think that was the mistake I did, I should have just answered )
She said, Sorry You are not eligible for Visa now & handed over my passport with a paper. It was shocking for me, I said thank you & left the counter
I made all the plans, I already paid for the event & it was also a decent amount. I decided to apply again & filled the DS-160 once again same day & then I started to search about reapply for the visa, started reading the 2nd interviews & all said, there are hardly any chances as No change in condition in this short time, I thought a lot about it & decided to let it go, coz, as per the records, suggestions & Iws shared on immehelp & other similar places, you are not going to get accepted in 2nd attempt too. I cancelled my plan & got back to my work but the REJECTION was really killing me, I discussed with my wife again & again & all of the sudden after 4 days I filled the DS-160 again & Paid fee.
Despite all the negative feedback, I was very much sure that I will get the visa this time, here is How my 2nd IW went
VO was 30, male & was looking a very positive person, He rejected the family ahead of me but he listen to them & try to understand them,even called an Indian staff when he was not able to u'stand the language. I know he will not give them visa as I was listening them, but it made me very sure that I will get the visa. I did not make any changes to my DS-160 except I mentioned my travel dates this time earlier I just said ( Not confirmed travel dates & mentioned the address where I am going to stay ) , Everything else was same.
ME : Hello Good Morning
VO : Good Morning, Passport Please
VO : Purpose of Visit
Me : Going to attend Conference & Expo, XX CITY, YY State
VO : Tell me About your Business
ME : Explained that I run an that kind of firm & help our clients to grow the business with help of blah blah ..
He Could not u'stand so asked again, I explained again
VO : Why this Conference is important for you
ME : Explained that it will help me to grow my business, Its gathering of industry leaders & Companies like google, bing etc.
VO : Which Countries You Visited Before
Me : Told About Countries ( This time just names )
VO : Where did you stay in XX Country
ME : I stayed in XYZ Hotel ( It was strange that he asked where did you stay, but I simply told the hotel name )
VO : Who funded this trip
ME : I heard it wrong & thought he asked How much you paid for this trip , I said, 3.5L , He asked again & I said the same again
VO : came close to the mike and said ( Kon Pay Kia ) ..
Me : I said oh sorry, I funded it myself
VO : What does your wife do
ME : She works in my company
That's it, Congratulations, Your Visa is approved & you will get the info to collect your visa on mobile in 5 days.
I got 10 Years Multi Entry B1/B2 Visa, however I mentioned just B1 in my form.
He did not ask for any single document, I was carrying ITRs, Bank Statement, Asset Valuation Latter by CA, All original property papers, my degree etc, they normally don't bother about any document at all, I did not see them asking for any doc for B1/B2 Iws during my both visits
My Observation : If you think there is no problem in your case, don't hesitate to reapply, it does not matter when you apply again, if you think there is no problem in your case, it might be just an off day for you or the VO, you can get the visa.
I hope it will help some more people who are doubtful in reapplying after rejection.
Cheers!!
I would like to share my experience with the US Visa IWs which I gave in the gap of 8 days & got successful in 2nd attempt.
Background - After reading almost 50 pages of interviews & browsing 100's of threads, I was sure that I will get the Visa, I am doing Business from well over 8 Years, I Pay decent taxes, Married, owns multiple properties in India & I could not find a single reason for them to reject my visa Application except if I do some blunder during the IW.
I need to go to attend a Conference & I was going there as an Sponsor of the event & they sent me a initiation letter as well.
of course I was little nerves but I was confident that whatever VO will ask, I have the answer.
1st IW
(When I was in line, I have seen all the rejections, almost everyone got rejected except 1 person & I I landed at the counter which I really wanted to avoid, the 45+ lady was not looking in good mood & was rejecting everyone, she rejected 2 ( 1 girl + 1 family ) ahead of me. When I was called to that counter, it made me more nervous.
Q/A :
Me : Hello, Good Morning
VO : Passport Please
VO : Who's your current employer
ME : ( As It's my own firm, I was not expecting this question ) I said, I don't work for any company, its my own firm
VO : Who Funded Your Business when you started
ME : ( Again, I was not prepared for it ) I said, It was a small setup & did not require much funds to start, except some desks & computers ( I may have answered it better )
VO : When Did you start the Company
Me : Sept 2009
VO : How Old You were when You started
ME : Got Confused this time & I even was not able to count my age, I thought & said 24-25, where as I was 22 that time.
VO : Which Countries You Visited Before
Me : X With friends, Y,Z with wife after marriage ( I think this answer was really not good, as she did not ask me with whom you visited etc, but I was reading the immihelp forum & someone said, mention about if you are married as its good so I said that but I think that was the mistake I did, I should have just answered )
She said, Sorry You are not eligible for Visa now & handed over my passport with a paper. It was shocking for me, I said thank you & left the counter
I made all the plans, I already paid for the event & it was also a decent amount. I decided to apply again & filled the DS-160 once again same day & then I started to search about reapply for the visa, started reading the 2nd interviews & all said, there are hardly any chances as No change in condition in this short time, I thought a lot about it & decided to let it go, coz, as per the records, suggestions & Iws shared on immehelp & other similar places, you are not going to get accepted in 2nd attempt too. I cancelled my plan & got back to my work but the REJECTION was really killing me, I discussed with my wife again & again & all of the sudden after 4 days I filled the DS-160 again & Paid fee.
Despite all the negative feedback, I was very much sure that I will get the visa this time, here is How my 2nd IW went
VO was 30, male & was looking a very positive person, He rejected the family ahead of me but he listen to them & try to understand them,even called an Indian staff when he was not able to u'stand the language. I know he will not give them visa as I was listening them, but it made me very sure that I will get the visa. I did not make any changes to my DS-160 except I mentioned my travel dates this time earlier I just said ( Not confirmed travel dates & mentioned the address where I am going to stay ) , Everything else was same.
ME : Hello Good Morning
VO : Good Morning, Passport Please
VO : Purpose of Visit
Me : Going to attend Conference & Expo, XX CITY, YY State
VO : Tell me About your Business
ME : Explained that I run an that kind of firm & help our clients to grow the business with help of blah blah ..
He Could not u'stand so asked again, I explained again
VO : Why this Conference is important for you
ME : Explained that it will help me to grow my business, Its gathering of industry leaders & Companies like google, bing etc.
VO : Which Countries You Visited Before
Me : Told About Countries ( This time just names )
VO : Where did you stay in XX Country
ME : I stayed in XYZ Hotel ( It was strange that he asked where did you stay, but I simply told the hotel name )
VO : Who funded this trip
ME : I heard it wrong & thought he asked How much you paid for this trip , I said, 3.5L , He asked again & I said the same again
VO : came close to the mike and said ( Kon Pay Kia ) ..
Me : I said oh sorry, I funded it myself
VO : What does your wife do
ME : She works in my company
That's it, Congratulations, Your Visa is approved & you will get the info to collect your visa on mobile in 5 days.
I got 10 Years Multi Entry B1/B2 Visa, however I mentioned just B1 in my form.
He did not ask for any single document, I was carrying ITRs, Bank Statement, Asset Valuation Latter by CA, All original property papers, my degree etc, they normally don't bother about any document at all, I did not see them asking for any doc for B1/B2 Iws during my both visits
My Observation : If you think there is no problem in your case, don't hesitate to reapply, it does not matter when you apply again, if you think there is no problem in your case, it might be just an off day for you or the VO, you can get the visa.
I hope it will help some more people who are doubtful in reapplying after rejection.
Cheers!!
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