This article talks about B-2 Visiting visa – US Visiting visa. If you want to get your family members or relatives for your gradwalk, you need to apply for B-2 Visa. To Obtain B-2 Visa, you need to go through same process of Filling DS-160 form, Visa Interview as you did for F1 Visa. This article also lists the documents required to attend B-2 Visa and discuss about requirements for B-2 Visa.
What is B-2 Visa?
B-2 visa (Visitor for Pleasure) is a non-immigrant type visa that is intended for visitors/Tourists(Father,Mother,Siblings – Brother/Sisters, Uncle, Aunt) to USA. This will be issues for 3 months to 10 years. To visit USA for your grad walk, parents should attend B-2 Visa Interview. Father/mother, Brother/Sister or relatives can attend visa interview at a time as a group for B-2 Visa.
B-2 Visa Procedure
Here is the B-1 Visa process.
- First step in apply to to visa is you need to get a letter from the University about your graduation walk or graduation ceremony. Once you report the graduation (MS,BS/PHD completion) in the university, they will issue the grad walk letter.
- Send an invitation letter to your parents or other family members whom you want to invite for the graduation ceremony.
- Pay Visa fee.
- Complete DS-160 form. If multiple members are attending you add all of them as a group.
- Book Visa appointment with US consulate.
- Attend visa Interview with all necessary documents.
Documents required for B-2 Visa Interview
List of Documents required for B-2 Visa Interview.
- Interview letter
- HDFC bank receipt
- Ds-160 form
- Passport
- Invitation Letter – Mention your university, course, some description about you.
- Your I-20 and transcripts.
- Property Evaluation of the candidates attending visa interview.
- Tax returns
- Bank balance
- Birth Certificate
- Cover letter to US Consulate requesting B-2 Visa
B-2 Visa Interview questions
B-2 visa Questions are very simple and the chances of B2 visa acceptance is high. Your parents answers should match with that filled on DS-160. Here are some Sample B-2 Visa Interview Questions.
What is your son/daughter is doing USA?
Which university?
What do you do after gradwalk?
Who will fund your for your stay in USA?
Show me ddocuments to support funds?
When will your return back?
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my younger filed my immigration and its been 8 years…my son is graduating in December and i want to apply and be a part of that happiness and graduation…what r my chances of getting visa…what questions they can ask me ?
Hi. I wanted to invite my best friend mom as a surprise straight to the graduation. I saw this been done on my own graduation walk and wanted to surprise him since he hasn’t seen her in a while. What are the chances of this happening. Is it possible for a non relative to invite? I could potentially involve an aunt of his, but rather not since the more people know the more likely he is to know. Also, times to get an interview on an embassy are long and there will be only a few months between his graduation and walk. Is it possible to start the process before he graduates to make sure there is enough time for the interview to be scheduled?
I would like to apply for US VISA for attend my son’s gradwalk
I along with my parents want to attend my brother’s graduation ceremony, I’m in engineering 3 year will my visa get approved?