Anyone who has faced the same situation?

[sanjinika]

Hi,
My mother went for her first visa interview at the Chennai consulate and was rejected visa.Her profile is
1.She is a widow
2.is a teacher at a private school and earns enough to support herself.
3.She has her mother(my grandmother) and sisters and brothers living in chennai.
4.I am an only child.
5.She has investments and land in chennai
Both my husband and myself are here on H1s and earn more than enough to sponser her.

The first time she appeared for the interview,we thought it would be better if my husband sponsers her as my H1 was expiring and I was yet to apply for renewal.We had sent all supporting documents and had showed a substantial savings balance.My question is what are her chances of getting through the second time.She is a confident,independent woman who has travelled abroad though not to the US earlier.Typically how much balance should she show in her bank accounts.She does not own a house there ,how important is owning a house there?Lastly (hopefully there is no need for it)what happens if she gets rejected the second time also?When can she apply again?
Has anyone been in the situation of being the only child trying to bring your parent here for a visit.Kindly please help.I am very dissappointed and wish there was some way to make the consulate/consulate officers understand that we are not their enemies and all we want to do is show our parents /relatives around the country we live in.

 

[indone]

One of the main requirements is to show that she has enough reasons to go back. Having immovable assets in India is a major consideration.
There is NO limit on how many times you can re-apply for B2 visa.
1. Get documents/ details of...ancestral property, wills of beqethment, family responsibilities at India like.. Hmm !! grandmother dependent on her and temporarily staying with some else, dependant brothers etc.
2. Get a letter from the School Management that she has been given some kind of conditional leave and that she will accrue financial damages if she doesn't come back etc...
3. letters from relatives or friends in the U.S. whom the applicant plans to visit or confirmation of participation in a planned tour.
The idea is to project the fact that she has compelling reasons to go back,,,emotional, financial etc...and to dispel the notion that she is a potential immigrant.
Check this..http://www.immihelp.com/visas/visitor/interview.html

 

[sanjinika]

Thanks indone!
I will go through that document.
The consulate officer asked my mother how much I was sending out of the blue.
What should be the answer for this?

 

[waitin_toolong]

if you are sending money to support your mom tell the truth, if not then that is beside the point

 

[indone]

She has investments and land in chennai

What should be the answer for this?

I would recommend that she answer" I am capable of supporting myself here. Here are my immovable and financial assets..and give the consolidated details of assets..( preferably attested by the school principal or a notary..just to give it some legitamacy). However during my visit to the US my sponsor will be looking after my food and lodging. Here is the itinerary". Tell her to carry some photos of relatives and property in chennai.In any case they don't retain these letters..but yes they take notes and her next application will be compared with the previous application existing in the system.

What I suspect is that there was some discrepancy in answers ie. filled in the documents vs answers to questions.
Some of the guys in Chennai ask tricky questions.Eg.. If your Mom had answered that you regularly send money..wouldn't it give some doubt that she was dependant on you? I guess your Mom had a tough Officer on a bad day.

Don't give up. Tell her to fill the documents herself and answer confidently at the consulate.Do NOT volunteer information . Those CP guys have heard every single flimsy excuse over the years.Some of the sites give questions asked in chennai. I know of people who have had four rejections but still made it.And yes ..carry sufficient proofs of assets.The interview is just 10 min. Pick a time in the morning when the officers are less stressed and grumpy.http://www.immihelp.com/experience/readentries.do?category=29