India, Sept. 4 -- Getting a visa approved is notoriously strict for Indians hoping to travel to the United States.

Intriguingly, a recent story posted on Reddit points out how easily one can get into trouble, even when the applicant is very well-prepared.

One 36-year-old professional disclosed that his family's tourist visa applications were rejected at the US Embassy in New Delhi. "No questions were asked about our jobs, about our ties back home, about our previous travel, nothing," he wrote.

The man works as the operations head of an IT company with an annual income of Rs.15 lakh. He said he had over Rs.20 lakh in savings and investments. His parents, both in their seventies, were also employed as client managers at a publishing firm...