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My brother and Mother got their visitor visas today in Delhi. This is their first application ever, and first planned international visit. My father already has a visitor visa, valid for 10 years and has visited me twice in the past. I have been in the U.S. for 15 years and currently have green card (approved for citizenship today). For those who are desperately trying to get Hindi appointment (like we tried for 2 weeks), the best solution may be to sponsor TWO persons from your family, only one of whom needs to be able to speak in English. That way, you can easily book an English interview and the Hindi speaking relative can simply accompany the English speaking relative. The VO will still determine each interviewee's eligibility and may reject one or both, or better, none. Obviously this approach will only work best if the family members are closely related.
My brother, who speaks English, handled the interview. My mother only speaks Hindi. Although he does plan to visit us in the U.S., there really is no reason why others should not use this arrangement to ensure their family member is at least able to attend an interview. Obviously, you have to incur the extra cost of visa fees, but if you need an early interview date, the cost should not be that much of a deterrent. If we had been hoping for a Hindi interview only, then we'd still be trying to get a date.
The interview with the VO went very smoothly, and he asked typical questions such as what do you do, how much income do you earn, how many properties do you own, what does your relative do in the U.S., plus some other typical questions. The VO did not even ask for the affidavit of support, nor any other document. We had prepared in detail every possible document that we thought were relevant (as mentioned in these forums), including passport copies, birth certificates, employment verification, bank statements, property documents, affidavits, several invitations, marriage certificates, family/wedding photos, green card copies, letter to VO, relevant medical file, cover statement and some more....nothing was needed. The only question the VO asked my mother was 'How many children do you have?'. She replied in Hindi, I have three children, two in the U.S. and one in India. The VO then acknowledged her response in Hindi.
As some Immihelp posters have mentioned, my brother said that it appeared that inside the embassy, there are a lot of Hindi speaking personnel and it seemed they were easily accommodating Hindi speaking interviewees. Even some of the VOs were communicating in Hindi (with accent). My brother described the overall experience as fairly pleasant, and that most of the personnel, including Indian employees, were very patient and helpful.
Good luck to all and thanks to Immihelp members.
My brother, who speaks English, handled the interview. My mother only speaks Hindi. Although he does plan to visit us in the U.S., there really is no reason why others should not use this arrangement to ensure their family member is at least able to attend an interview. Obviously, you have to incur the extra cost of visa fees, but if you need an early interview date, the cost should not be that much of a deterrent. If we had been hoping for a Hindi interview only, then we'd still be trying to get a date.
The interview with the VO went very smoothly, and he asked typical questions such as what do you do, how much income do you earn, how many properties do you own, what does your relative do in the U.S., plus some other typical questions. The VO did not even ask for the affidavit of support, nor any other document. We had prepared in detail every possible document that we thought were relevant (as mentioned in these forums), including passport copies, birth certificates, employment verification, bank statements, property documents, affidavits, several invitations, marriage certificates, family/wedding photos, green card copies, letter to VO, relevant medical file, cover statement and some more....nothing was needed. The only question the VO asked my mother was 'How many children do you have?'. She replied in Hindi, I have three children, two in the U.S. and one in India. The VO then acknowledged her response in Hindi.
As some Immihelp posters have mentioned, my brother said that it appeared that inside the embassy, there are a lot of Hindi speaking personnel and it seemed they were easily accommodating Hindi speaking interviewees. Even some of the VOs were communicating in Hindi (with accent). My brother described the overall experience as fairly pleasant, and that most of the personnel, including Indian employees, were very patient and helpful.
Good luck to all and thanks to Immihelp members.
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