B-1/B-2 visa interview questions — New Delhi
Ranked by how often each topic actually came up across 28 reported B-1/B-2 interviews at New Delhi — with the wording applicants remembered hearing.
The questions, most likely first
Share of the 28 reported interviews in which the topic came up at least once. These overlap — one interview covers several.
- 1Purpose of your trip79%
- “Where are you travelling?”
- “Where will you be visiting?”
- “What will you do in the US?”
- 2Your salary50%
- “What's your annual income?”
- “What's your monthly salary?”
- “What is your annual salary?”
- 3Countries you have visited50%
- “Why did you go to Russia?”
- “Which match, and who won?”
- “How long was your UK trip?”
- 4What you actually do43%
- “What do you do for a living?”
- “What is your designation and role?”
- “What do you do?”
- 5Relatives in the US43%
- “What does your sister do?”
- “Who will you be visiting?”
- “Where does your fiance live?”
- 6Ties to home country21%
- “Do you have family in India?”
- “Any reason you wouldn't return to India?”
- “Who took care of your work while you were away?”
- 7Spouse's details18%
- “What does your husband do?”
- “What about your wife's visa?”
- “What is your husband's income?”
- 8How long at this employer14%
- “How long have you been with the company?”
- “How long have you been with this company?”
- “How long have you been working in your current company?”
- 9Who you work for14%
- “Where do you work?”
- “Were you at the same company when you applied for it?”
- “[Employer name]?”
- 10Your job back home11%
- “What do you do?”
- “What do you both do?”
- “What do you do in India?”
- 11Who is paying11%
- “Who is sponsoring your trip?”
- “Who is paying for this trip?”
- “Who is going to sponsor this trip?”
Documents asked for
Requested at the window or listed on a 221(g) slip, in these B-1/B-2 reports.
- Passport (retained at the window)41 reports
- CV, publications or research plan22 reports
- Passport photo9 reports
- Client or employer letter5 reports
- DS-5535 supplemental questionnaire4 reports
- Academic transcripts3 reports
- Financial documents3 reports
- Court or police records3 reports
How to use this
- Prepare the top five, not all 11. The tail exists because someone was asked it once; the head is what you will most likely face.
- Answer short. In these reports the interviews that stayed brief were the ones where answers were direct and matched the paperwork.
- Consistency beats polish. The follow-up questions in this data almost always trace back to an answer that did not match the DS-160 or the petition.
- Self-reported data. These are applicants’ recollections, aggregated by VisaMoves — a ranking of what is likely, not a guarantee of what you will hear.
Related breakdowns
Quick answers
What questions are asked in a B-1/B-2 visa interview at New Delhi?
Across 28 reported B-1/B-2 interviews at New Delhi, the most frequent topics are purpose of your trip (79%), your salary (50%), countries you have visited (50%), what you actually do (43%), relatives in the us (43%). Most interviews cover only a handful of these, not all of them.
How long does a B-1/B-2 interview take?
Reported interviews are typically short — a few minutes at the window. A longer interview usually means the officer is working through a specific issue rather than that something has gone wrong.
What documents do they ask for at a B-1/B-2 interview?
The documents most often requested in these reports are Passport (retained at the window), CV, publications or research plan, Passport photo, Client or employer letter, DS-5535 supplemental questionnaire, Academic transcripts. Carry them even if the appointment letter does not list them — officers ask for documents far more often than they ask hard questions.
Interviewing at New Delhi?
People with your date and post compare notes the same day — including what they were just asked at the window.