US Consular officers are strict, not rude, yet they have allowed over 4 million Indians to the US since 2001

While so many Americans lose their job, and can't find new jobs, while so many Americans students can't afford college, here is real treason in action, this one not only got a job in the US from India, but a college in the US offered her financial assistance of almost half the tuition fees. (Speechless)

SUDHIR SHAH - TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ SUNDAY, JUNE 05, 2005 08:31:28 PM]
My daughter is keen on working in the US.
She has already procured a job in a big company there.
They are prepared to file an H-1B petition for her benefit.
However, my daughter is afraid of facing the consular officers at the Mumbai Consulate during her H-1B visa interview.
She feels that the consular officers at the Mumbai Consulate are very rude, suspicious, do not listen to anything and do not look into any documents.
She plans to travel to the US on her existing B-1/B-2 visa and after reaching there intends to change her status to H-1B. Are my daughter’s plans ok?
A father First of all, the impression which your daughter has about the consular officers at the American Consulate at Mumbai is absolutely incorrect. The consular officers at the American Consulate, Mumbai at times are strict with the applicants who lie or try to use forged and fabricated documents. But they are not rude. Majority of the applicants do not take the trouble to find out as to what are the requirements for the category of visa which they are applying for and they try to show to the consular officers irrelevant documents. The officers, therefore, have to stop them. This is construed as rudeness. Your daughter, if she is a genuine person and possesses all the required qualifications needed by an H-1B applicant, should not worry about the consular officers’ nature and attitude. After travelling to the US on B-1/B-2 visa and there changing her status to H-1B, she will be required to travel to India to get her passport stamped with H-1B visa.

My applications for a students visa were denied on three occasions last year because the consular officer failed to appreciate my father’s financial capability to meet the expenses of my studies in the US. My father has more than Rs 1 crore invested in shares and his income is from the dividends of the said investments. The consular officer could not digest this.
Thereafter one of the universities which had granted me admission has offered me financial assistance of almost half the tuition fees.

If I apply for a student visa now, will I be granted the same? A student The consular officer is likely to ask you what is new on this occasion and tell you to give him one convincing reason to change the earlier officer’s decision. You must prepare yourself thoroughly to answer this or similar questions with confidence and in convincing manner supported by proper documents. It would be advisable if you take guidance from an immigration advocate.
Normally what questions are asked by the immigration officers to persons seeking to enter the US as tourists? Vipul Shah, Surat An immigration officer normally seeks to enquire of a tourist as to what is the purpose of his visit to the US? Which places he intends to visit? How he intends to travel internally in the US? Where he would be staying there? etc.
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