Yeah, US visa is so damn weird and backwards. I had a presentation and poster at a conference in the US.
I get that many Indians get settled in the US, but in my case the interviewer said he needed concrete proof that I would be returning back, despite having my employer's letter, bank documents, my Tax returns etc.
It essentially boils down to your willingness to return back to the home country and apparently I didn't demonstrate that. I just told him that I'd be rather homeless in my home country than be in a foreign land, while showing my return tickets.
He laughed and then he granted the visa.
It seems that the interviewer's mood matters the most tbh.
I get that many Indians get settled in the US, but in my case the interviewer said he needed concrete proof that I would be returning back, despite having my employer's letter, bank documents, my Tax returns etc.
It essentially boils down to your willingness to return back to the home country and apparently I didn't demonstrate that. I just told him that I'd be rather homeless in my home country than be in a foreign land, while showing my return tickets.
He laughed and then he granted the visa.
It seems that the interviewer's mood matters the most tbh.