Parent Visa Denied Please Help!

[tenny123]

Hi,

My parants visited to Mumbai consulate today (13th May 2009) for their Visiting Visa (B2) interview. They were not comfortable with English to I took the appointment in Hindi.

So interview went well and at the end

Visa Officer: Which Visa your son hold?
Parents: H1B
Visa Officer: can you show me please
(my parents shows them the Visa Stamed copy

Visa Officer: this is expired visa with his old comapny's name, where is the "new Visa".

my parents were knew that these is some I-797(Visa extension approval notice,) but they thought that Visa offfer is asking for "new Visa" not the "extenstion approval" or I797

Parents: Sir we have these documents (they put file in front of Visa officer) and the documents you are asking for must eb here, my son sent us everything, it must be there.

Visa Officer: please give the the new visa document. When your son will come back here, he will get the new vias and then u can come and apply for this visa.

(My parents once more requested and they said sir interview is over.)


visa officer did not even asked that do u have I797(H1b extenion etc), she was keep on saying new visa and my parents get confued.

Anyway they did not get any stamp on the back of passport(that visa once been rejected) nor got any letter for visa rejection.

Kindly please let me know what should I do....do I have to start it all over again.


thanks

 

[Concerned4us]

Visa interviews are very short. VOs do not have the time to look through stacks of paperwork. Have your parents become more familiar with what they have and have very well organized papers so that they can find what the VO requests quickly and then reappear.

Unfortunately, you must start from the beginning with fees, appointment, etc.

Be sure all papers are current when they go again.

 

[Triple Citizen]

This will sound harsh, but according to the consul's point of view, the applicant was not able to supply what was requested. I would advise you to tutor your parents with regards to the entire set of documents you sent and apply again.

Kindly please let me know what should I do....do I have to start it all over again.