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Me and my wife attended our US B1/B2 Interview at Hyderabad Consulate, India

We both work in the top US banks and we each have 7 years of experience in the tech industry and our hostess, my cousin, is a Lead Engineer in the US.

The questions seemed pretty basic, except for the question about our salary (seemed tricky as we didn't have our basic salary handy) and the VO refused our VISA under Section 214 (b). Our interviewer didn't even check the hostesses VISA or other details.

Below are the questions & the responses to it:

1. What is the purpose of travel

My answer : We are visiting my cousin for a short vacation of 2 to 3 weeks

2. Where do you work?

A. I am working as a Senior Engineer at X company in India

My wife : I am working as a Associate at Y company, Hyderabad

3. How much is your annual salary?

A. My salary is 34 lakhs per annum

My wife : My annual salary is 23 lakhs

4. What is your base salary?

A. 32 lakhs

My wife : Base is 10 lakhs, and overall salary is 23 lakhs

5. What does your cousin do?

A. He is working as a Lead Engineer at Z company

6. When did you guys marry?

A. July 2025

7. Did you visit any other country?

A. I visited Sri Lanka and Malaysia last year

What could be the reason for rejection? How is this rejection going to impact my VISA approvals for other countries in the future?

I’m very greatful for the people in this subreddit letting us know when slots opened.

I was able to book the VAC in Hyderbad on August 18th and Consular in Chennai for August 27th. Both for 2027 😂

I’m hopping to reschedule the appointments closer together or even just in the same city 👀

It’s insane the appointments are over a year out, but I’m just glad I was able to get scheduled.

It took me about 6 months of scheduling…

Stay strong my friends!

Thanks to all the helpful posts about the experiences about the interviews. Biometrics was easy one, took 10 mins start to finish. Today they had consular appointment at 9:10am. Lined up around 9, took 30 mins to finish all the security check. After that they requested for kannada or telugu interpreter. They had telugu lady available. Took the passports and asked the following questions. What’s the proof the visit? Who stays in USA? Their name, date of birth, work details ( daughter and son in law) .on visa they went to USA and when? How long they have been in USA and ther status? What do you do in Bangalore? Dad is retired and mom house wife. Ties in Bangalore. Have 3 more children and their families. Then the visa was approved. No documents were asked. the whole process took about 2 hours.

Vo : good morning

Me : good morning officer

Vo : how are you going to fund that

Me : my parents are going to fund me they have total assets worth 3 crore and liquid asset worth 95 lakh and I have a student loan for 70 lakhs

Vo: how do your parents have this much money lying around

Me: my parents saved the money also my father got retired so he got gratuity of around 60 lakhs and we sold a land

Vo : do u have any flying experience

Me: no officer but i have completed my Indian licensing exams

Vo : sorry I cannot give u a visa

Another guy going for pilot was also there he was also rejected visa so is it the visa category problem or a me problem ?

My company has invited me for a 2 day event at our headquarter in Boston. The interview at Mumbai consulate was like -

1. What is your job title: Solution Architect

2. What do you do: My company is a data analytics company and I work with different enterprises to help them setup the data platform for their company.

3. Any past travel history out of India: Yes, Seychelles. For honeymoon this new year

4. Why do you have to travel: I have business meetings scheduled with clients to define the product roadmap and build a repo that is required for my role.

Rejected! with 214b

What could be the reason, and possible good answers for these questions.

Hello all.

Apologies for the vague title, couldn't come up with something better, but my question is pretty clear:

I have a visa appointment for H1B(India) already booked both VAC and Consular in the same month for 2027. I am thinking of rescheduling it to something in 2026, given the flood of slots that are opening.

However, seeing how the portal isn't what you would call "stable", I am worried that if I go on to reschedule my appointments and it times out say, after I pressed submit for the VAC slot and went to the consular page and couldn't book the consular slot.

Would it rollback to my original VAC date? Or keep the new VAC date?

I have seen that if you are "scheduling" the appointments for the first time and you booked VAC and couldn't book consular for various reasons, the vac confirmation disappears after a certain period of time.

Does that affect rescheduling as well? Will it go back to my old vac appointment, or keep the current new vac appointment?

I had my interview from few days and the interviewer was so dry and my interview was just 1 minute and he was saying faster faster and me and my wife waited for 2 years till get the interview and he said you refused and you cant get waiver and decision cant be appealed he didn't say you approved or anything he said its refused and gave me paper say you ineligible under 212f and said we done and if anyone's love to ask questions or offer help for me about anything we can do is it permanent or temporary why he didn't say you approved but under the 212f you cant get a visa and why he just said you refused and cant have waiver any tips will be helpful I am happy to hear it. I applied from London embassy with uk travel document blue one

My my visa application got refused earlier. I believe my profile is strong, its just that I wasnt able to clearly answer the questions to me, and I wasnt really feeling well today as Im having migraine. With this, would you recommend that I reapply very soon and properly explain it then?

I was approved for my L1 visa at the consulate in India on April 20th but it’s still stuck in approved today EOD April 24th. My portal was last updated on the 20th. Should I be worried?

We been trying for days and we always end up in waiting room.

Self filled DS-160. Applied for VISA to attend a conference in US. Filled all the details and have made my social media public for any kind of verification.

Profile: 8 yrs of work ex, currently working as Head of Product in a new startup.

VO: Where are you travelling.

Me: <City>, <state>

VO: Who are you visiting there?

Me: Going to attend a conference (Told conference name) on behalf of my company, My company does this which was relevant to the conference.

VO: Who is paying for this trip?

Me: My company

VO: How long have you. been with this company?

Me: 2 months overall 8 yrs of work experience.

VO: What is your annual salary?

Me: told my salary.

VO: Have you travelled anywhere overseas in the past?

Me: Yes, Vietnam for tourism and UK for business.

VO: How long was your UK trip?

Me: 2 days

VO: Who paid for that trip?

Me: My current company.

After this visa was approved.

Overall process was smooth, it took me ~3 hours at the embassy due to a school group getting prioritized.

I am india. Looking to expedited request for h1b appointments. Appreciate if anyone could share experience on this

✅ Result: Approved 

📍 Location: US Consulate General, Hyderabad 

🎓 School: Washington University in St. Louis – Olin Business School (MBA, Class of 2028) 

💰 Scholarship: $70,000 merit scholarship 

🔁 Previous US Visa: None

👤 Profile

• Designation: GenAI Architect at a Bluechip company in Bengaluru, India
• Experience: 10+ years in AI/technology
• TOEFL: Submitted
• Finance: Self-funded + scholarship

📅 Timeline

Event	Date
DS-160 Submitted & Slot booking	27 March, 2026
OFC Biometrics (HITEC City)	April 13, 2026
Consular Interview	April 21, 2026
CEAC Status: Approved	April 21, 2026
CEAC Status: Issued	April 22, 2026
Passport Delivered	April 24, 2026

Turnaround: Interview to passport in hand — 3 days. 🚀

🎯 Interview Questions
VO: Good morning, give me your passport and I-20.

Me: Good Morning officer! Handed over passport & I-20
VO: So you are going to Washington University in St. Louis? 

Me: Yes, officer.
VO: Why MBA now? 

Me: After more than a decade in tech as a GenAI Architect with Dell via Tech Mahindra, I want to move into management. WashU Olin also awarded me a $70,000 merit scholarship.
VO: How did you get the scholarship? 

Me: It's a merit-based scholarship.
VO: What merit? 

Me: I have a strong profile in tech as a GenAI Architect at Dell. I also have good academic scores.
VO: I am going to approve your visa. Please keep your social media profile public and place your left four fingers on the scanner.
Me: Is it done, officer? 

VO: Yes. 

Me: Thank you. (smiled and left)

Total interview duration: Under 2 minutes.

🔥 Officer Demeanor: Professional and straightforward. No aggressive questioning.

📋 Documents Carried (Core Packet):

• Passport (current)
• DS-160 confirmation
• I-20 from WashU Olin
• SEVIS fee receipt (I-901)
• MRV fee receipt
• Admission letter + scholarship letter
• Bank statements (selective pages)
• Employment proof

💡 Tips for Future Applicants:

1. Keep answers short and confident — the VO doesn't want an essay, just clarity
2. Lead with your strongest point — I mentioned scholarship unprompted, which showed genuine admission strength
3. Carry a curated 15-20 page core packet — not 500 pages. VO won't look at bulk documents
4. 221(g) is not rejection — I got 221(g) with verbal approval in the same breath. Issued the very next day
5. Premium passport delivery — highly recommended, passport arrived in ~3 days
6. Social media — keep all profiles public until passport is in hand
7. No sling bags allowed inside — carry documents in a clear plastic bag or zip folder only

🙏 Final Thoughts: I was nervous, spoke less and even stammered slightly, but it didn't matter. A clear purpose, strong profile, and honest answers were enough. The VO made a positive call in under 2 minutes.

Why are there no appointments in London in May?? It’s only showing June and I’ve been checking everyday to check for any cancellations. I really need an appointment in mid May and they rejected my expedite request 😭😭

Even opening the waiting page takes minutes, and I haven't been able to proceed to the payment stage yet. Is there a problem with the server, or is it only slow for me?

Hi all. I am in a difficult position. I have my B1/B2 OFC on the 4th of May and consular on the 2nd of June in Mumbai, India. Unfortunately something critical has come up and I will not be able to make the 2nd of June appointment. I need to travel to London for a conference on the 3rd of June - so attending the 2nd June consular interview would mean that I will not be able to get my passport back in time.

In this situation, what are my options?

• Can I attend the OFC and then reschedule the consular interview?
• Do I have any chance of getting my consular interview moved if I file an emergency request? I have conference invitation letters, company letters, etc, to prove my need to be there.