What kind of questions can I expect when the counsular to ask the day of my interview?

Question

I'm applying for a tourist visa this upcoming tuesday and I'm freaking out!! what kind of questions can I expect the counselor to ask me? Do you have any tips on how to answer? Do you have any relaxation tips?? I don't wanna go in there freaking out.Thanks!

Answer 1

Be vert careful in your doctors appt. My husband has to stay in MX becasue the attorney did not advise us before we left and he thought he would be honest about the fact that he has drinken in the past and tried marijuana. They made him out to be  a felon, drug dealer and said he was an alcoholic and drug addict, which is absolutely not true. Now he has to live in MX until they decide that he is fit to return. He has two children who need him very badly. Just be cautious.

Answer 2

Questions to prove that you will return to your country after the visit such as ties to establish filiation, employment, school, land registration and credible bank account to support your expenses during the visit.

Answer 3

They have an exam for tourists now???

Answer 4

You'll be asked about your ties to your country.... job, family, education, real estate, property, etc...  

US law requires ALL applicants to be considered immigrants unless the applicant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the consular officer that the applicant has strong ties to his country and will return.

The best tip is can give you is to be 100% honest.  If you get caught in a lie, any lie, you'll be banned for life from the US.

Answer 5

A couple of observations-

If you're applying for a visa, you're not from one of the visa-waiver countries, those that are lower risk for visa abuse.  Japan, Europe, Australia, Singapore and other countries whose economies are doing well enough to lower the possibilities that the visa applicant (you) will arrive and never leave.  

So you're from another kind of country. And that's all right because we receive lots of visitors from lesser-developed countries.

There will be two areas, with lots of questions possible for each- Why do you want to visit the USA?  And what do you have in your country that would bring you back?

Disneyland is fine, but does your normal life provide you with the means to enjoy a vacation?  Do you have relatives or friends in the USA?  That works both ways- as a reason to want to visit them, but as a means to stay here while they care for you.

In your country, what do you do for a living?  (Bring some proof.)  Having a house and bank account are good, but frequently not compelling reasons to come back.  Once you get your visa, you could sell your house and finance your overstay in the USA; money is just too easy to draw out of the bank for the same reason.

Put yourself in the consul's position- could you convince someone that you have enough *demonstrable* reason to return to your country?  Many people have good jobs, but don't declare their income. This works because they pay fewer income taxes. However, this also makes it more difficult to *demonstrate* that you have an income. The more you need to convince the consul that you really do have a good reason, but that you can't show him "normal" proof (like tax statements), the harder it'll be for you to get your visa.

Take plenty of documents with you- income related, mostly. Don't worry so much about language- the consular officer will probably speak your language, though it seems to me, you have a pretty fair education in English. That'll help.

Good luck!

Answer 6

The fact that you're actually showing up and going through the process is great! Don't worry, relax!

Don't try and "cram" for that test because they already know everything there is to know about you and they just want to see if you answer honestly, imho :-)

As long as your not jumping a fence to get here (or dumb enough to pay someone to get you through like many chuckleheads) you're already ahead of the game. :-)