Want to go for tourisim : Visit Friend : Applied for B1/B2 instead of B2 : What to do

[dbshah]

Hello All
Here is the summary :
Want to go for tourism : Visit Friend in NJ : Applied for B1/B2 instead of B2 : What to do ?


The Long version
I am 41 yrs old, married for 13yrs, have 2 children
I have a healthy salary.

I have completed my VAC (finger print) on 15Feb2019
I have my Interview scheduled for 25Feb2019 at Mumbai

I already held a 10yr B1/B2 with details below
1) B1/B2 was issued in 2007
2) Traveled using it once for Training in 2012 (15days)
3) B1/B2 expired in 2017

I am a computer networking engineer (the folks who do your Routing/Switching in Data Center/Service Providers) and have traveled to other countried in last 5years for Business purposes.

So this time around, I intend to visit my friend in NJ for 5 days (After 7years)
ANd
I notice in my DS-160 I specified B1/B2 instead of B2

Is that a problem ?
What sort of questions I should anticipate ?,

My current role might require Business Travel in future, perhaps to attend business meetings, or conferences or trainings. But I dont have any certain pertaining to it

Here are the set of questions I am preparing for already
Pls advice if I need to modify them
Thanks in advance


##############Sample questions I have prepared for ##############
1) What is the purpose of your visit
Visting my friend in NJ after 7years.

2) Are you going alone ?
Yes
3) Are you married ?
Yes, 2 Children
4) How much do you earn annually ?
XX Lakh Per annum before tax
XX000 USD/Ann

5) Do you have property in India ?
Yes
6) What do you do for work ?
Solution Architect at netYCE BV (Dutch Company)
7) What does your job involve ?
As as Solutions Architect , I do PreSales and PostSales Delivery of our netYCE network Automation Framework adoption with our key customers. Assist in providing solution proposals and compliance to RFPs
8) Which places do you want to see in NY ?
NY Town Sq, Brooklyn Bridge, Central park and then visit Niagra
9) How long do you plan to stay there ?
5 days , excluding travel (Also mentioned 5 days in DS-160 too)
10) Have you traveled abroad earlier ?
Yes to Singapore, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Australia
11)

[Libra_14]

Since you already had a visa & never misused it - you have high chances getting it renewed.

You could have used dropbox (IWP) if you could have planned to renew it last year - pretty simple & straight forward.

For your Q&A, please tell the truth & you'll easily get your visa.

[dbshah]

Got B1/B2 VISA approved today in Mumbai

Hi All,
I had my B1/B2 VISA interview today at Mumbai
Pls note, questions are not in order

Q) Purpose
A) Visiting Friend in NJ

Q) How many days ?
A) 5 nights

Q) What is your annual Salary ?
A) XX lakhs/ XXK USD

Q) Where does your friend work ?
A) ZZZ

Q) Did you hold a valid VISA in past ?
A ) Yes

Q) Did you travel to US in past ?
A) Yes

Q) Where ?
A) Told

Q) Purpose then ?
A) Told , Training in XX City and then Tourism in NY

Q) Asked me Purpose for this visit (again)
A) Told

Q) Do you have family in US ?
A) NO

Q) What do you do ?
A) Told (my current role)

Q) How long have you been with this company ?
A) Told

Q) How much total Exp u have ?
A) Told

Q) Show me your previous B1/B2 VISA
A) showed in real passport.

Please note, Here are my observations
1) Keep your answers to yes/No if possible
2) The environment (Hall) in Mumbai, cant have 250+ people in queue and about 36 counters operating. So it is noisy.
3) I had to politely ask more than 4 times, the Officer to repeat the question, as I couldnt hear him. Its perfectly fine to request them to repeat it
4) The Officer was taking a lot of notes and asking me a lot of questions, many more than the 2 guys who were granted visa just before me. So internally my knees were weak, I was trembling inside, but kept a straight face.
5) I carried heaps of documents, and none were looked at. But by all means, pls do carry all your docs to satisfy the Officer.

Overall, be honest in your replies, and dont show your nervousness.
Easier said than done, I was very nervous myself mid-way into the interview, as there were way too many questions asked for my liking.

[Libra_14]

Overall, be honest in your replies, and dont show your nervousness.
Easier said than done, I was very nervous myself mid-way into the interview, as there were way too many questions asked for my liking.

Congratulations !!