Thanks for your valuable suggestions. My wife’s F2 visa interview is on may24th. I am on OPT(17 month extension) now.It is valid until dec 19 2012. So I have just got close to 7 months.

1. If the VO asks, it is only for 6 or 7 months, why dont you wait and he will b back? what would be the best answer?

2.I was in India for the month of April. I have pay stubs from jan 2011-feb 2012. But I am not yet paid for march.So do not have the pay stub for March.Does this matter?

3. My employer has changed since april 24.I do not have any pay stubs from my new employer.Can you please let me know if the VO can think that I am not currently employed and reject the visa. I have an employement verification letter from my new employer.

Thanks,
Harsha.

I got my F2 visa today!!! Both me and my husband(F1) booked the same slot and at the consulate we were interviewed together. We appeared from the Kolkata consulate. The VO was a sweet and young American lady. She was smiling and that made us very comfortable. There were a lot of applicants and we don’t remember seeing any rejections, whatever be the visa. Here I am sharing our experience:

VO : Good Morning
We : Good Morning
She checked the HDFC receipts, our passports and the I20 documents.
VO : So, why do you want to go to USA?
He : I am going for my MBA in XYZ University
VO : Why this university?
He : Because it comes under the top 20 universities and it has a very good program for Consulting and I have strong interests in Consulting.
VO(to me) : When did you get married?
I : Just last month on so and so date.
VO : Was it love or arranged?
I : Love marriage
VO : How did you meet?
I : He was in my city on an official tour last year.
VO : What is an official tour?
I : His company sent him there on some business.
VO (to husband) : How will you fund yourself? Since she cannot work, you will have to support her as well!!
He : I will use my personal savings and I have a scholarship from my University and also I have applied for a students’ loan
VO (Looking at the personal savings (over $40,000) ) : How did you save so much? Since how long have you been working?
He : For 7 years now.
VO : Full-time?
He : Yes, full-time
VO : Congrats!! Your visa has been approved. You can collect it tomorrow, else it will be couriered to your home address
We (beaming with joy) : Thank you so much! Have a good day!!

This is Rahul here. I have attended b1 once from my company in chennai. So can I attend the f2 visa directly in chennai? but for that do i need to select tamilnadu state as Rahil mentioned above? Pls let me know.

Thanks,
Rahul

i guess u r the resident of andhra pradesh then how did u go to chennai consulate ? did they ask you about it ? So i just have two questions:
1) which consulate did u choose in ur DS 160 form ?
2)which State did u choose for interview appointment? if u selected Andhra Pradesh then did it show dates in chennai with hyderabad or u just selected Tamilnadu as state of residence ?
could you please let me as soon as possible as my wife has been rejected 3 time in hyderabad consulate also

thank you
waiting for ur reply…

VO: gud morning
ME: gud morning sir (I said with smiling face, dont keep nervousness face)
VO: can i see ur documents
ME: yup sure sir (and i gave my documents passport, i20, DS160, my hubby’s i20)
VO:which university ur husband studying
ME:he is studying in so and so university, doing so nd so course
VO:ok, how he is surveying
ME: he is on cpt working in so nd so company as a so and so,
VO:uh ok, can i see ur husband paystubs
ME: yup sir (and i gave his paystub)
VO: how he is receiving salary on what base
ME: he is getting montly salary (and vo checked salary amout and noding his head)
VO: urs is love or arranged marriage
ME: Its a arranged marriage
VO: how is ur married life
ME: its absolutly fantastic life, im having great married life (i said with big smiling face)
VO:thats gud (he said with big smiling face, and asked another question )when did u got married
ME: so and so date
VO: ok, when was ur last visa interview
ME: feb month 2012
VO:ok, i approved ur visa will be couried with in 4 days, gudluck (he said with smiling face)
ME:thank u sir….

Guys i seriously prefered to the chennai cons rather than hyd because in hyd con i have attend 3 time and they keep on asking each and every documents if we having that documents also, they will reject us without no reasons, actually i was observed in the chennai consultant while i was waiting for my token no. and the vo’s are asking questions nd they are not dragging the topic very deeply (if u have required document as per the visa type) and i observed most of the visas got approved,
And girls i wanna tell u about dressing also go in a traditional (saree) im not saying it is compulsory but it gives a positive sign as per my assumption. be simple and dignified, and dont be nervous at all answer him in a little smiling face, i really pray for u who dint get visa because even i faced that pain, soo be confident and keep on trying u will get it, it doesnt matter how many times u r attending infact i got my f2 visa stamped in 4th time..
Lucky thank u very much for ur guidness thanks a lot…..

My wife is on f1 and I am planning to attend f2 visa with my kid. I am planning to tell the VO that i will come back to india as i applied for vacation. So what could be the better answer if VO ask if you really want to come back why did n’t you apply for visitor/tourist visa for ur self and f2 for ur kid?

Please suggest.

Thanks,
Rahul.

I took your advice and changed the consulate to Hyderabad, but the result was same.. This time I had a client letter from my wife’s client and complete Property valuations.. I ended up in the queue of the same VO I had the interview earlier, I shared the details earlier.. The VO sent me to another counter and she was dealing with Visit and Business Visa’s till then.. Accepting a few and rejecting a few..

The interview began with she examining my wife’s W2 and asking questions on the company.. This time I have shown the client letter and this still did not help, I was rejected saying that she did not believe that I will come back to India.. I tried to tell her to take a look at my property and education documents, but she has already made up her mind..

I have decided to wait for my wife to apply for H1 and subsequently I apply for H4, and if possible with a different company..

Nitya, Can you please share your experiences too.