US Immigration from India

hello lovely people. my brother in law (who runs a business in India) and his wife (who is a NEET aspirant) got rejection today for visitor visa (at Chennai consulate).

visa interview sequence -

interviewer- purpose of visit?

bro in law - "vacationing in the U.S. will be joining my bro in law (another bro in law not me- but he failed to explain hes talking about a different bro in law and not me) who is also going to U.S. during the same time" this could be a minor red flag because he went into too much detail about his another bro in law who is comign to the U.S. during the same time. this might have confused the interviewer. I am of the opinion that he must have just said vacation and stopped there.

interview- what's the duration ?

bro in law - about a month.

interviewer - what do you do (occupation)?

bro in law - construction business. (RED FLAG?)

interview - what does your wife do?

bro in law - shes a neet aspirant. (BIG RED FLAG? NOT CURRENTLY WORKING SO MAYBE?)

interviewer- what does your sister do in the U.S?

Bro in law - she works for XYZ as an Engineer.

interviewer- can i see her visa?

bro in law hands him a copy. interviewer turns towards his computer an starts typing stuff.

Interviewer- and your bro in law?

bro in law - he works for ABC as an Engineer.

at this moment he prints out rejection letter and hands it. "section 214b of US immigration and Nationality act.- lack of adequate evidence/ compelling reasons to return to India".

He is planning to reapply immediately and try to get a visa.

questions - is it advisable to reapply immediately?

opinions on what went wrong during the interview?

Thanks a ton in advance folks!!

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