India, Sept. 20 -- A 40-year-old Indian who says he works as a customs officer claimed his US tourist visa was rejected despite his stable government job, home ownership, and substantial savings.

In a Reddit post, he alleged that the swift rejection came only after three minutes of conversation, in which he was asked just about his travel plans and nothing else. The Redditor said he only fumbled in one of the answers when he accidentally said he would take his flight back to India from San Francisco instead of Los Angeles. He elaborated that he had previously visited Dubai and Thailand and plans to visit Japan this year.

"I am 40M, have my own house, more than 50 lakh in savings and Investments, a stable career which I am glad to have, ...