The Task Behind Getting The Visa To USA
Our 10 years Visa to U.S.A. expired in 2016. Now we have decided to get it . I talked about it with my son ,from that moment he has started to work on it.
He guided us to go online process to get it done without the help of the Travel Agency. .
For this online Premium Service helps the seeker ,how to apply for the foreign Visa.
There are various types of Immigration Visas to enter in to USA.
Green card for individuals with extraordinary abilities-EB-1,E.B.2,E.B.-3.
2.Ex.Abilities Visa-- 0-1,
3. Treaty/Investor Visa- E-1,E-2
4..Intra company-L-1-Visa ,P-1, P-2, P-3.
5. Artists, Athletes& cultural Visa.
6.B-1,B-2---- Business and Tourism Visa.
7. F/M , Student Visa.
We have applied for B-1 B-2, Visitors Visa. B-1,B-2 Visitors Visa is non immigrant visa for persons desiring to enter in to USA temporarily for business (B-1) or for pleasure or medical treatment (B-2)
Applicants must complete a D-S-160 Form at the US Consulate with jurisdiction over their place of permenent residence, before a visa issued by the consulate.
1.Have to get CGI- Cash payment of US Visa Fees. form. . There will be CGI Reference No,Visa Tier (1-4) -1, US $ amount &320.
This advice slip must be used to make visa fees at the prescribed bank.
Our Experience: As per my son's advice I took the print out of the CGI form duly, filled it up, to the AXIS BANK Alwar Thirunagar Branch , paid for Visa Tier for 2 persons, INR. Amount Rs.21760 (($320) .
Got our payment acknowledgement - Visa Fees and Visa Fees Receipt on 9-2-2018 I sent them to my son by email attachment for further processing .
2. To get ready with all the documents required from the Applicant and one who will give support to him in US ie Sponsor.
3.By submitting our Visa fees acknowledgement and Visa fees Receipt,got DS160 US Visa Application confirmation page stamped for two persons(for each one of us separately at the Visa application Center (VAC) through online process.
4. As said earlier my son had sent all the documents required from his side as the Sponsor and the documents to be carried by us ,along with a clear checklist by G.mail- zip file format.
5.I opened it with WINZIP and took Printouts of the documents, which included the clear check-list also.
Check List :
Documents to carry by the Applicant for US Visa
1. Original passport with a six month validity beyond expected arrival date in USA.
2.All old passports.
3.D S 160 US Visa application confirmation page stamped at the Visa Application Center.
4.Proof of fee payment,which is a valid receipt.
5. Printout of US Interview Appointment letter- the email confirmation
Supporting Documents from Sponsor:
Financial Documents:
1.Affidavit of Support form,1134
2.Letter of Invitation.
3.Letter to US consulate.
4.Bank Statements: Latest Two Bank Statements-
5.Bank account Verification letter.
6.2 recent pay stub copies
7. 2015 n 2016 -W2 and Income tax returns.
8. Employment Verification letter.
Residency Status:
1.Copy of Certificate of Citizenship or Green card copy .
My son sent the Interview Papers also. According to it we had Bio-Metric Interview on Friday, 9-3-2-18,in Visa Application Center at Nungambakkam.
Consular Appointment on Monday,12-3-2018 ,at 10.30.A.M at Chennai 600006
We got ready ourselves for the task to face on 9-3-'18. Went to the Visa Application Center at 8.30 A.M. though our Interview time was fixed at 10,o'clock.
The staffs were kind enough in guiding us to the destination in a proper way.
1. At first they verified our passport,VAF then sent us to the counter one by one where, Bio- Metric details were collected.
2.I stood in front of the glass window, behind that was sitting a person who took a photograph of me and my 10 finger prints also.
It took 20 mts. to finish that task!.
Like that my husband also finished his job successfully .
Our next Interview was on 12 th March,18 at American Embassy in Mount road..
Half of the processing was over.
Our experiences on 12 th March '18 Interview in American Embassy
Out of excitement ,my husband woke up at 4.00 A.M. after doing his daily pooja to God he woke me up at 5.30 A.M.
By Ola Cab we arrived at the Embassy at 8.30 A.M, where already there was a long queue for that day's Interview.we became some what nervous to see such a long queue.
We enquired a security officer standing there, he said the the queue was, for 8.30 to 10.00 A.M .Interview, n asked for our time . I said our time was 10.30.A.M.
Considering our age group, he had allowed us to sit in the security guard cabin till our time comes. Till that time we were watching the queue moving slowly at the interval of 15 mts, curiously.
My husband asked for the wheel chair assistance, one of the staff,who were there to assist the applicants ,came to his help. He brought a wheel chair ,made him seated, and crawled it to the main gate,where a person checked our passports and registered our presence in his electronic gadgets.I followed the wheel chair from behind.
Then wheel chair Asst. took him to a particular counter inside the office,where a questioning officer was sitting behind a glass window and communicated in mike..
He asked him to put the passport and Visa Application papers in a box . After verifying them,asked his date of birth & some related questions ,said OK and asked him to go to the next counter nearby.
Like wise I had also had my interview in a separate counter, I had been instructed to go to the next counter for final interview.
My husband's wheel chair Asst.took both of us to a prescribed counter for the final interview.
We both had attended the interview at the same time. One American guy was standing behind the glass window,welcomed us, and made some enquiries.
In the beginning the mike did not work. I told him in action and then it was set right.
He verified our passports , and put forward some questions to my husband, like, Where was he employed ,has he his own house ?,own savings? Who will pay for your trip n look after you there?like that.I answered for one or two questions as he could not hear properly.
Looking at me he asked " how many months you want to stay in USA,n Who will look after you?".I said my son Partha sarathi ,A consultant Software Engineer ,living in Maryland ,will look after us.To my interest,I added that I have a special child,has to be taken care of, so we would return in a few months.
That officer was pleased with my volunteered information.
Suddenly my husband exclaimed " we want 10 years Visa . With a smile on his face , the officer said ,"Don't worry. Its default. We will issue 10 years Visa only for an applicant of a tourist Visa"
After sometime ,a lady appeared behind the glass window and said "Your Interview is over,every thing is done. You can go. You will get the passports in 3 or 4 days.by premium courier"
The wheel chair assistant brought him back and dropped him outside of the US consulate.
With a great relief we came home by catching a Ola Cab.
We are waiting for the courier post for our Visa Passports from 13th of March '18.
To my great surprise , the passport package has been delivered to us on 15-3-'18 by Blue Dart Courier Service,for which we have paid Rs.1000 (two passports) as the service charges.
At once, I opened the cover and searched for the current Visa page and satisfied to learn that 10 years Visa have been given for both of us.
I thanked my son Partha krishnan in US for guiding us to work out in a proper manner to get our US Visa without approaching the travel agency for the things to be done.
The highlight of my experience in this task is as such. when we were sitting in the security police cabin, an old retired army man had come n seated by the side of us. He pitied us for coming over there for the Interview in person n said ,"you could have skipped this Interview ,by dropping the Visa Application Forms in the" Drop Box",If you would have applied for it before the expiration of the Visa date. " .I confessed that I don't know about it. In return I asked him why didn't he do like that".With a big laugh he said," To my fate, I forgot to see the expiration date" Is it not the best joke of the event..
This is my interesting experiences I went through in getting B1/B2 ,Tourist Visa to USA.
Narrated by ;JayaKrishnan.
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Our 10 years Visa to U.S.A. expired in 2016. Now we have decided to get it . I talked about it with my son ,from that moment he has started to work on it.
He guided us to go online process to get it done without the help of the Travel Agency. .
For this online Premium Service helps the seeker ,how to apply for the foreign Visa.
There are various types of Immigration Visas to enter in to USA.
Green card for individuals with extraordinary abilities-EB-1,E.B.2,E.B.-3.
2.Ex.Abilities Visa-- 0-1,
3. Treaty/Investor Visa- E-1,E-2
4..Intra company-L-1-Visa ,P-1, P-2, P-3.
5. Artists, Athletes& cultural Visa.
6.B-1,B-2---- Business and Tourism Visa.
7. F/M , Student Visa.
We have applied for B-1 B-2, Visitors Visa. B-1,B-2 Visitors Visa is non immigrant visa for persons desiring to enter in to USA temporarily for business (B-1) or for pleasure or medical treatment (B-2)
Applicants must complete a D-S-160 Form at the US Consulate with jurisdiction over their place of permenent residence, before a visa issued by the consulate.
1.Have to get CGI- Cash payment of US Visa Fees. form. . There will be CGI Reference No,Visa Tier (1-4) -1, US $ amount &320.
This advice slip must be used to make visa fees at the prescribed bank.
Our Experience: As per my son's advice I took the print out of the CGI form duly, filled it up, to the AXIS BANK Alwar Thirunagar Branch , paid for Visa Tier for 2 persons, INR. Amount Rs.21760 (($320) .
Got our payment acknowledgement - Visa Fees and Visa Fees Receipt on 9-2-2018 I sent them to my son by email attachment for further processing .
2. To get ready with all the documents required from the Applicant and one who will give support to him in US ie Sponsor.
3.By submitting our Visa fees acknowledgement and Visa fees Receipt,got DS160 US Visa Application confirmation page stamped for two persons(for each one of us separately at the Visa application Center (VAC) through online process.
4. As said earlier my son had sent all the documents required from his side as the Sponsor and the documents to be carried by us ,along with a clear checklist by G.mail- zip file format.
5.I opened it with WINZIP and took Printouts of the documents, which included the clear check-list also.
Check List :
Documents to carry by the Applicant for US Visa
1. Original passport with a six month validity beyond expected arrival date in USA.
2.All old passports.
3.D S 160 US Visa application confirmation page stamped at the Visa Application Center.
4.Proof of fee payment,which is a valid receipt.
5. Printout of US Interview Appointment letter- the email confirmation
Supporting Documents from Sponsor:
Financial Documents:
1.Affidavit of Support form,1134
2.Letter of Invitation.
3.Letter to US consulate.
4.Bank Statements: Latest Two Bank Statements-
5.Bank account Verification letter.
6.2 recent pay stub copies
7. 2015 n 2016 -W2 and Income tax returns.
8. Employment Verification letter.
Residency Status:
1.Copy of Certificate of Citizenship or Green card copy .
My son sent the Interview Papers also. According to it we had Bio-Metric Interview on Friday, 9-3-2-18,in Visa Application Center at Nungambakkam.
Consular Appointment on Monday,12-3-2018 ,at 10.30.A.M at Chennai 600006
We got ready ourselves for the task to face on 9-3-'18. Went to the Visa Application Center at 8.30 A.M. though our Interview time was fixed at 10,o'clock.
The staffs were kind enough in guiding us to the destination in a proper way.
1. At first they verified our passport,VAF then sent us to the counter one by one where, Bio- Metric details were collected.
2.I stood in front of the glass window, behind that was sitting a person who took a photograph of me and my 10 finger prints also.
It took 20 mts. to finish that task!.
Like that my husband also finished his job successfully .
Our next Interview was on 12 th March,18 at American Embassy in Mount road..
Half of the processing was over.
Our experiences on 12 th March '18 Interview in American Embassy
Out of excitement ,my husband woke up at 4.00 A.M. after doing his daily pooja to God he woke me up at 5.30 A.M.
By Ola Cab we arrived at the Embassy at 8.30 A.M, where already there was a long queue for that day's Interview.we became some what nervous to see such a long queue.
We enquired a security officer standing there, he said the the queue was, for 8.30 to 10.00 A.M .Interview, n asked for our time . I said our time was 10.30.A.M.
Considering our age group, he had allowed us to sit in the security guard cabin till our time comes. Till that time we were watching the queue moving slowly at the interval of 15 mts, curiously.
My husband asked for the wheel chair assistance, one of the staff,who were there to assist the applicants ,came to his help. He brought a wheel chair ,made him seated, and crawled it to the main gate,where a person checked our passports and registered our presence in his electronic gadgets.I followed the wheel chair from behind.
Then wheel chair Asst. took him to a particular counter inside the office,where a questioning officer was sitting behind a glass window and communicated in mike..
He asked him to put the passport and Visa Application papers in a box . After verifying them,asked his date of birth & some related questions ,said OK and asked him to go to the next counter nearby.
Like wise I had also had my interview in a separate counter, I had been instructed to go to the next counter for final interview.
My husband's wheel chair Asst.took both of us to a prescribed counter for the final interview.
We both had attended the interview at the same time. One American guy was standing behind the glass window,welcomed us, and made some enquiries.
In the beginning the mike did not work. I told him in action and then it was set right.
He verified our passports , and put forward some questions to my husband, like, Where was he employed ,has he his own house ?,own savings? Who will pay for your trip n look after you there?like that.I answered for one or two questions as he could not hear properly.
Looking at me he asked " how many months you want to stay in USA,n Who will look after you?".I said my son Partha sarathi ,A consultant Software Engineer ,living in Maryland ,will look after us.To my interest,I added that I have a special child,has to be taken care of, so we would return in a few months.
That officer was pleased with my volunteered information.
Suddenly my husband exclaimed " we want 10 years Visa . With a smile on his face , the officer said ,"Don't worry. Its default. We will issue 10 years Visa only for an applicant of a tourist Visa"
After sometime ,a lady appeared behind the glass window and said "Your Interview is over,every thing is done. You can go. You will get the passports in 3 or 4 days.by premium courier"
The wheel chair assistant brought him back and dropped him outside of the US consulate.
With a great relief we came home by catching a Ola Cab.
We are waiting for the courier post for our Visa Passports from 13th of March '18.
To my great surprise , the passport package has been delivered to us on 15-3-'18 by Blue Dart Courier Service,for which we have paid Rs.1000 (two passports) as the service charges.
At once, I opened the cover and searched for the current Visa page and satisfied to learn that 10 years Visa have been given for both of us.
I thanked my son Partha krishnan in US for guiding us to work out in a proper manner to get our US Visa without approaching the travel agency for the things to be done.
The highlight of my experience in this task is as such. when we were sitting in the security police cabin, an old retired army man had come n seated by the side of us. He pitied us for coming over there for the Interview in person n said ,"you could have skipped this Interview ,by dropping the Visa Application Forms in the" Drop Box",If you would have applied for it before the expiration of the Visa date. " .I confessed that I don't know about it. In return I asked him why didn't he do like that".With a big laugh he said," To my fate, I forgot to see the expiration date" Is it not the best joke of the event..
This is my interesting experiences I went through in getting B1/B2 ,Tourist Visa to USA.
Narrated by ;JayaKrishnan.
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