🇺🇸 B1/B2 Visa Approved – India (Questions + Experience)

📍 Location: India
🧾 Visa Type: B1/B2
✅ Result: Approved

👤 Profile
Country of residence: India
Occupation: Student (18 years old)
Travel history: Previous international travel
Family in the US: No immediate family; distant relatives in the US with no communication
Notes:
Won a Coca-Cola campaign
Prize included a sponsored trip to the USA to attend a FIFA World Cup match
First US visa application

🎯 Interview Questions
VO: What is the purpose of your visit?
Me: I won a Coca-Cola campaign and am traveling to the USA to attend FIFA World Cup Match 57.
VO: Can you show the letter from Coca-Cola?
Me: Submitted the invitation letter.
VO: How did you win this?
Me: Explained the campaign and how I won.
VO: Have you ever traveled internationally?
Me: Yes, and explained where and with whom.
VO: Where do you study?
Me: Answered.
VO: Do your parents hold a US visa?
Me: No.
VO: Have you ever applied for a US visa?
Me: No.
VO: Was your high school a private or public school?
Me: Private.
VO: Have your parents ever applied for a US visa?
Me: No.
VO: Do you have family in the USA?
Me: No, but I have distant relatives there whom I do not communicate with.
VO: Do you feel any harm in India?
Me: No.
VO: Would you feel harm when you return to India?
Me: No.
VO: What work do your parents do?
Me: Answered.
VO: Do you have any income statement?
Me: Submitted bank statements and ITR.
VO: Do you love football?
Me: Honestly, I have never watched a football match.
VO: Do you feel any harm? (asked again)
Me: No.
VO: Did you apply through an agent or on your own?
Me: Answered.
VO: There must be a lot of people from India who participated, but you won, so you must be very lucky.
Me: Yeah.
VO: Congratulations, your visa has been approved!

📄 Documents Requested:
Passport
Coca-Cola invitation letter
Bank statements
ITR

🔥 Officer Demeanor:
Thorough and detail-oriented
Left twice to verify documents and information
Asked several follow-up questions

💡 What Helped:
Strong supporting documentation
Clear explanation of the Coca-Cola campaign
Honest and consistent answers

🙏 Final Thoughts:
Interview lasted approximately 20 minutes.
The applicant noted that many people ahead were refused, but emphasized that honesty and consistency mattered.

🔗 Source:
https://www.reddit.com/r/usvisascheduling/s/P2tpZK8fta