Parents got visitor's visa from US Consulate Chennai

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manand24

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My parents had an appointment (in English) at the US Consulate in Chennai on Jan-08, 2007 at 12:45PM.

The visa officer was an American lady in her 30s. According to my parents she was very humble and polite.

Here are the questions the VO asked:

VO: Who is in the US?
Mom: Our son is in the US.

VO: What does he do?
Mom: He works as xxxx.

VO: Which company does he work for?
Mom: He works for xxx, inc.

VO: How many children do you have?
Mom: Our son is our only child. We have all other relatives in India and we will come back to India within the authorized time period.

VO: How long has your son been in the US?
Mom: Our son has been in the US for 6 years.

VO: Does your son have a greencard?
Mom: No, our son is on H1B visa.

VO: Is your son married?
Mom: Yes

VO: How many children does your son have?
Mom: Our son has a 2 month old son.

VO: What do you do?
Mom: I am a retired xxxx (profession). (VO was very curious and happy about my Mom's profession)
Dad: I am a retired xxxx (profession).

VO: How long would you like to stay in the US?
Mom: 6 months

VO: Have booked the air tickets?
Mom: No we have not booked the air tickets. We will book the ticket once the Visa is approved (VO similed at this statement)

VO: Enjoy your trip, enjoy time with your grandson. You will be getting your passports within a week.

The overall experience at the consulate was pretty satisfying. My parents were really happy with the VO.

Once my parents get the passport, we will know about the duration of the visa and also whether the visa is Multiple entry or not.
 
manand24, How many photos do we need?

manand24,
I know we have to stick 1 photo in DS-156. Did your parents take any additional photos?

Thanks!
Aravind
 
aravind741 said:
manand24,
I know we have to stick 1 photo in DS-156. Did your parents take any additional photos?

Thanks!
Aravind
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Yes my parents did take a couple of additional photos. They never used them though.
 
Thanks MAnand24, but few more questions.

Can you provide the list of documents that your parents took to the interview? Just want to cross check. My Mother has an interview in Feb.

Thank you.
Aravind
aravindbabuv@yahoo.com
 
aravind741 said:
Can you provide the list of documents that your parents took to the interview? Just want to cross check. My Mother has an interview in Feb.

Thank you.
Aravind
aravindbabuv@yahoo.com
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Here are the list of documents which my parents took to the Consulate:

Sponsor Documents:
1. I-134 notarized
2. Application Letter to the Consulate
3. Invitation Letter for my parents.
4. Letter of Employment
5. Bank Account verification letter showing current balance, average balance, date account opened and amount deposited in year 2006.
6. Federal Tax return statements from IRS for last 3 years.
7. W2 forms from the last 3 years.
8. Recent pay stubs.
9. Copy of my I-797.
10. Copy of my passport (all pages including blanks)
11. Copy of my I-94.
12. My birth certificate

Applicant Documents:
1. Completed DS-156 printed on 1 page(2 sides)
2. Application visa fee receipt
3. Copy of interview letter (from VFS)
4. Passports
5. 2 extra copies of Passport size photos (just in case)
6. Assurance of return - notarized on Rs. 10 stamp paper.
7. Statement from CA indicating property value in India (just one statement for both my father and mother)
8. Bank pass books, original FDs, Ownership documents, Income tax return documents
 
Reg Birth cerficate and CA statement

Hi manand24 and Aravind,

Your posting regarding interview questions are really helpful. Thanks for posting them.

My parents are going for the interview on April 3rd for visitor's visa. I have a quick question on these documents:

1. I don't have my original birth certificate. Hence planning to ask my parents to take notary affidavits for my birth certificate.

Do they need to carry my 2 original birth cerficates (one with my father's application and another with my mother's application)? Or one original birth certificate is sufficient for both the applicants.

2. In the list of documents you mentioned that one CA statement is sufficient for both the applicants. Hope that is still true. or Did you have any different experience?

I would really appreciate your response in this.
Thank you in advance,
Venkat
 
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