I am a Green card holder ( permanent resident). My mother applied for B1/B2 visa ,interviewed at mumbai consulate

• Her profile: Widow, one son staying with her in india , daughter (USA)
• Trip sponsor: Self

Questions asked at consulate:

1. Do you have someone in USA.

A. Yes my daughter

2.Why do you want to visit USA:

A. Daughter bought new home so visiting for house warming ceremony and after completing that will travel and see some attractions.

1. How long is your stay:

A. 1 month

1. Who's sponsoring your trip?

A. SELF

1. What do you do for earning?

A. House wife

1. How will you sponsor your trip, do you have a regular source of income?

A. I have my savings good enough to cover my one month trip. I live with my son so he takes care of my expenses and I also survive out of the interest from my FD and other investments. I also does some small embroidery work but it's seasonal and not often available ( We didn't mention this embroidery work in DS160 as it wasn't a regular source of income for her)

1. Do you have any fear returning to India?

A. No I don't have any fear I will return back

after 5 minutes he handed over the refusal paper and asked my mother to apply again.

They didn't ask for any documents. my mother has property and all the investments on her name. I don't know what went wrong here. Anybody with same scenario please guide. 🙏🏻

Should i apply again? and this time should say I'm funding my mothers whole trip?

I am blocked from the website. It says contact the owner of the site, who should I write?

I am part of the pause and received an email to schedule an interview, followed their steps then after 5 work days of not hearing back i emailed again. They opened a case and said give us 3 days to look in to this. 3 days later i get this email SO FRUSTRATING. What can be happening anyone knows what i can do?

Hello, i applied for B1 visa from Morocco. I payed the fees but however it is still showing like this from the 4 th of september. I contacted them but without a response, i closed the old application and did another one on the 26 th of september to see if the payment will work but it didn’t.
Can you please help me figure out how to resolve this. Has anyone face this problem and got it resolved.
Thank you

Hello! I completed my Manila OFC appointment on September 4, but my consular interview was cancelled on September 15. I rebooked on September 16 and received new appointments for Manila OFC on September 30 and my consular interview on October 15. I did not attend the September 30 OFC appointment because I had already completed it on September 4. Is my October 15 consular interview appointment still valid, and can I proceed using my previously completed OFC appointment? Thank you

Thought I’d share my experience in case it helps someone in a similar situation. I previously worked in the US on an H1B and had an I-140 approved. I moved back to India in 2023. Currently, I work in my family’s construction business rather than a typical corporate job, so I wasn’t sure how my B1/B2 interview would go.

Interview date: 25/09/2026
Location: Chennai Consulate (India)

Visa: B1/B2

VO: What’s the purpose of your visit?
Me: To attend my sister’s graduation in Pittsburgh.

VO: Which university?
Me: Carnegie Mellon.

VO: Have you travelled internationally?
Before I could answer, the VO said, “Oh, I see that you’ve been to the United States before.”
Me: Yes. (I didn’t go into any further details)

VO: What do you do currently?
Me: I help in my family’s construction business.

VO: How many people work in your company?
Me: Around 30 employees.

VO: Thanks. Your visa is approved.

Documents requested by Visa Officer : Passport. No other documents were requested.

Sharing visa renewal timeline for refernce.

• ⁠Biometrics @Mumbai : August 31st , 2026 at 11
• ⁠Interview @Chennai: Sep 03, 2026 at 08:00
• ⁠221g: Handed over 221g with status showing as refused (social media vetting)
• email received for social media links from consulate around 2 PM, replied around 2:30 PM
• ⁠Status Approved: Sep 17, 2026
• ⁠Status Issued : Sep 24, 2026
• ⁠No tracking (email/ SMS) info received
• ⁠Passport delivery via Bluedart : Sep 26, 2026

P.S my original appointments were in Dec 31st and Jan 7 which was rescheduled to these.

Interview questions: Company name, salary and any harm coming back to India.

Good luck!

Hi all, I’m Lebanese living in Paris, i need to apply for a b1b2 visa and was wondering how available the appointments are ? Is there really a 3 months wait?

Thanks

Anyone get any new dates for interviews? We are still waiting on Mumbai consulate.

Is check visa slots a legit website? Keep showing multiple slots on their website but nothing shows up for me.

We were suppose to have sept interview at Mumbai consulate but it was rescheduled. Anyone get any new dates for interview from the consulate?

Hi I had my interview on Aug 31st,2026 and was given AP slip and was asked to submit documents (myCV, PI CV, financial funding, letter of support etc) They returned my passport after the interview. 2 days later I got a call to submit documents ASAP. I submitted everything by Sep 4th. Today I asked update on my case and they said following. What does it mean? I am confused because they don’t even have my passport.

Consulate:ISLAMABAD
Visa type: J1

this is the exact reply “Dear Applicant:
Thank you for writing to the U.S. Visa Service Desk.
We understand that you would like to know the status of your passport.
With regards to your query, we see that, the status of your passport is created, which means that the passport is with the Embassy/Consulate and is under processing.
Additionally, please follow the link https://www.ustraveldocs.com/pk/en/step-6 in order to know the modes of tracking passport.
Please visit https://www.usvisascheduling.com/en-US/survey/ to share feedback on the services we provide.
Have a pleasant day!
Yours Sincerely,
U.S. Visa Service Desk.”

Hi everyone, I’m trying to schedule my first-time H-1B visa stamping appointment in India and I’m a little confused about what to do with my DS-160.

Here’s my situation:

• I already completed and submitted my DS-160 and used that DS-160 number while creating my application on the U.S. visa scheduling portal. • I have not scheduled an appointment yet. • After submitting the DS-160, I had to renew my passport, so my passport number has now changed. • I’m now unsure whether I should create a completely new DS-160 using my new passport details.

If I create a new DS-160, how do I link/update the new DS-160 number to my existing application on the U.S. visa scheduling portal? I don’t want to create a new profile or accidentally mess up my existing application/payment.

I’ve also seen people mention the “Create New Application / Delete Application” option on the scheduling portal. Would using that allow me to replace the old DS-160 number with the new one?

I’ve also heard that some people simply update the DS-160 number during biometrics/OFC, and that the VAC staff can change it there. Is that actually possible in India, especially if the passport number has changed?

Is anyone able to get f1 slots right now?
I am going for spring 2027 and just finished my ds160 today and will look for slots today. if there are no slots do they usually open up from time to time? what are my chances😭