B2 visa for Indian Student.

[IcezMan_IcezLady 582]

Someone with many years of experience in immigration advised you but instead of been humble and listening and using that advice to help your case, you jump around like an arrogant baby lamb (that's an African proverb.lol.).

Let us know how it goes for you!

[TBoneTX 45,957]

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[Pork and Beans 4]

Lmao...What does 9/11 has to do with Indians, You have Zero knowledge, Also, India and US share a large economy..There is no way US could deny someone due to his Race or ethnicity. Except from the countries like Iran,iraq or Syria.

Actually, yes they can. It's solely up to the CO's discretion to approve or deny. While it wouldn't be articulated explicitly, neither could it be proven that it was what motivated the CO to deny the application.

Apply and find out.

[uscis1 1]

I always advise people to apply and see. Every person is seen differently from CO point of view. At the same time, being so young, and unmarried are two Big Red flags. Unless you get married and you apply as a couple to visit U.S.A., than things are seen differently. From CO point of view, every one is seen as intended immigrant and they cant just allow everyone to let them in their house would you?

[WandY 430]

You can thank the PATRIOT Act for that.

Actually, you can thank Mohamed Atta, Al-Qaeda and fellow Middle Eastern terrorists for that. The Patriot Act does not (and is not intended to) keep people from India out of the U.S. If anything, there seems to be less standards applied to the areas you mentioned (just ask some people in San Bernardino, California).

President Obama signed an extension to the Patriot Act and I assume the U.S. will have something similar for many years to come. We welcome immigrants from all over the world; however, due to security concerns, stricter scrutiny is certainly weighted towards geographical locations that have a propensity to hate America.

Get your papers in order and see what happens. That's what you do.

Good luck to you!

[SunflowerSweet 1,321]

Actually, you can thank Mohamed Atta, Al-Qaeda and fellow Middle Eastern terrorists for that. The Patriot Act does not (and is not intended to) keep people from India out of the U.S. If anything, there seems to be less standards applied to the areas you mentioned (just ask some people in San Bernardino, California).

President Obama signed an extension to the Patriot Act and I assume the U.S. will have something similar for many years to come. We welcome immigrants from all over the world; however, due to security concerns, stricter scrutiny is certainly weighted towards geographical locations that have a propensity to hate America.

Get your papers in order and see what happens. That's what you do.

Good luck to you!

Less standards applies to those areas? How so?

[KierenHby 899]

Lmao...What does 9/11 has to do with Indians, You have Zero knowledge, Also, India and US share a large economy..There is no way US could deny someone due to his Race or ethnicity. Except from the countries like Iran,iraq or Syria.

In this particular case, you seem to lack knowledge.

Relations between two countries do not affect a B2 visa. British applicants are sometimes denied B2s, while Iranians occasionally obtain B2s. Applicants must demonstrate that they will return to their home country. Apply and find out.

[Cathi 5,783]

Lmao...What does 9/11 has to do with Indians, You have Zero knowledge, Also, India and US share a large economy..There is no way US could deny someone due to his Race or ethnicity. Except from the countries like Iran,iraq or Syria.

You can laugh all you want, just know you are laughing at a very experienced member of this forum(Hypnos). The fact of the matter is what your parents do or have has ZERO to do with YOU. You must apply and be approved on your own merits and your merits alone. Do some research here and you will see for a fact you have a VERY slim chance of approval. India is a very high fraud country, and because India is high fraud you have about a zero chance of obtaining a visitor visa to the US, suck it up. But the only way to know for sure is apply. Period. End of story.

Edited February 22, 2016 by mimolicious

[Dario2012 51]

Lmao...What does 9/11 has to do with Indians, You have Zero knowledge, Also, India and US share a large economy..There is no way US could deny someone due to his Race or ethnicity. Except from the countries like Iran,iraq or Syria.

As you have been told before, your age and your ethnicity are just obstacles. There's much visa fraud from India (H1B, L1, marriage, overstay, etc..) and young Indians in the field of software and computers are likely to receive special scrutiny. Particularly when they have no binding ties forcing them to return, a job, wife/husband and children, etc..

You're only 18, why not tour a nearby country on vacation? The US dollar is very expensive nowadays against most world currencies. It makes no economic sense at your age and it will be hard to convince anyone you're just "visiting" the US. It's a huge country and not knowing a single person means constantly spending money wherever you go.

Hypnos is right, your chances are quite slim but I'd be curious to see how your application goes.

Good luck.

Edited February 23, 2016 by Dario2012

[Robin7907 0]

Ah, it sounds as if you have the situation well in hand then, since you already know the ins and outs of how B-2 approvals and denials work. Good luck.

Sorry if i was rude, Appreciate your Answer.

[Robin7907 0]

Someone with many years of experience in immigration advised you but instead of been humble and listening and using that advice to help your case, you jump around like an arrogant baby lamb (that's an African proverb.lol.).

Let us know how it goes for you!

Sorry if i was rude, I will post my visa result in this thread.

[Robin7907 0]

What your father has doesn't have any weight in the situation. Bottom line is you have to show with evidence to the US Immigration that you have such strong ties to India you will come back. What dad has does not matter. Nor him sponsoring you. You have to finance (or show you can) fiinace yourself.

A young Indian male with no one in US is suspect at best (To immigration let's not make this personnel).

But apply. You won;t know if you don't try.

Certainly not impossible, let us know.

I will let you guys know!

[Robin7907 0]

You can laugh all you want, just know you are laughing at a very experienced member of this forum(Hypnos). The fact of the matter is what your parents do or have has ZERO to do with YOU. You must apply and be approved on your own merits and your merits alone. Do some research here and you will see for a fact you have a VERY slim chance of approval. India is a very high fraud country, and because India is high fraud you have about a zero chance of obtaining a visitor visa to the US, suck it up. But the only way to know for sure is apply. Period. End of story.

Its not nice for you to call India a Fraud country, Moreover visa officers are not that dumb that they deny applications on the basis that the country has fraud people.

[TBoneTX 45,957]

The COs have to go by the odds. They often have percentage and numbers of how many previous recipients of visas adhered to or violated the terms. That's part of what's meant by "high fraud."

[HFM181818 750]

There is a simple litmus test to determine whether a specific country is considered high fraud or not....is India on the VWP? No. Case closed. HF countries do not enjoy the VWP, because in order to be considered for that privilege, the country's citizenry must have a very low refusal rate and an extremely low overstay/visa abuse rate. India is nowhere close to meeting those requirements.

Far too many young, single individuals have used the same tiresome excuses to come to the US ('knowledge transfer', 'technical discussions' 'client based meetings') to instantly find work managing their relative's gas station/convenience store, a 7-11, a motel or to write low level computer code for $2 an hour for some IT company (while 'collaborating')....countless thousands of 'students' from India have abandoned their studies while scooping up their luggage in baggage claim. You are not even committed yet to your education, as at age 18, you've only attended one or two semesters and thus are not even close to graduation. It makes no sense to spend thousands of dollars to visit a cousin. Don't be surprised if your application is denied....happens all the time. Your demographic profile works against you (young, single, not employed, just started school)...your father can notarize 47 pounds of documents which will be nothing more than a complete waste of time and toner. You can claim or whine that our visa process is not fair, it won't be changed as a result. You do not have a right to be given a visa. It is a privilege and one that has been abused voraciously by thousands of your countrymen. Thank them if you get denied - they are the ones who make it tougher for others.