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My MIL first applied in 2000 and her app was rejected since they thought she was a potential immigrant.
She reapplied in March 2003, was rejected again this time they mentioned that she did not have enough finances.
This march we applied a full court press, got 2 senators supporting letters & 1 congressmans....Also, we made sure that we had all possible documents ready to show strong ties to india, finances etc...The key thing is to prove you have a strong reason to return to india.
Above all, there was a lot of prayers(we are christians) from our american & indian friends/relatives...
HTH.
Regards, Z