B2 Visa rejected for Parents from US Consulate - Dubai

[B2help]

Hello,

My parents had a visa interview at the Dubai US Consulate and were rejected with a 214b. I had completed their DS-160 and listed myself as the sponsor. To give you a background; I was born in Dubai and my parents have lived there for quite a while, I am currently working on my H1B.

Below are the series of questions that were asked:

VO: GM
Parents: GM

VO: Please hand me your passports
Parents: Hand over the passports

VO: What is your purpose of visit to the US ?
Dad: We would like to spend some time with our Son, DIL and to visit X, Y, Z places

VO: Where does your son work ?
Dad: XYZ with City/State

VO: Your son is on H1B?
Dad: Yes

VO: How long have you been in Dubai ? (While looking at my Dad)
Dad: I came here in 1978

VO takes a sip of water while looking at her screen…..

VO: How long have you worked here ?
Dad: Approximately 40 years

VO: What are your retirement plans ?
Mom: We don’t have any plans yet, we both are currently employed and have work commitments here. Dad and Mom then explain their job descriptions, roles.

VO: Where will you go after your retirement?
Mom: We will go back to our home country – India (My parents had the property papers of India, bank details from there but weren’t asked to show)

VO: Can I have a look at your payslips, Bank statements ?
Mom & Dad gave the docs, VO has a quick glance and starts to type on her computer.

VO: Sorry, you are ineligible for the Non Immigrant visa and hands over the 214b 
My Mom assumed that the VO looked something at the payslips and bank statements and thought that the money wasn’t enough (they had a total of around $7k), my Mom tried to explain that our son will be sponsoring us and will take or all the expenses like ticket, travel, etc but VO repeats “Sorry, you are ineligible for the Non Immigrant visa”
My parents say ‘thank you’ and leave with their documents.
I wonder that the VO assumed that my parents were close to their retirement and want to migrate to the US and that because they have lived away for so long that they don’t have sufficient ties to India. What could be other reasons for the rejection ?
Should we reapply now with documents showing ties to India (property, bank details) ? 

Please share your suggestions, thanks for reading !

[B2help]

To add, my parents have no intention on being ‘potential migrants’, hard part being proving this to the VO.

[pontevecchio]

You could look to a law firm for guidance or you could have them reapply. Something in your folks background may be the key. Maybe their work place or their antecedents. It beggars the imagination that they would not give them the visa after having lived there for 40 years. It has something to do with your folks background.

[JoeF]

First off, there is no sponsoring for visitor visas. You can pay for the trip, nut that's not sponsoring.

Second, bank statements don't mean anything. Money can be moved into and out of a bank account at the spur of the moment.

The important thing is that the person has to be able to convince the officer that they will return.

Also, for how long was the trip planned?

[B2help]

Thanks for the response folks !

@pontevecchio That's the part I am still trying to figure out, maybe the CO thought they were close to retirement and doubted the timing of it all, I gather this from the CO's interest in my parents retirement plan.

@Noah Lott Agreed, B2 approval is a tough cookie, reading other experiences I have come to realize it's complexity but I have to have them try again at some point, they have no intentions of staying back in the US, just have to convince the authorities but unsure how.

@JoeF We had planned for a 2 months, mentioned similarly in their DS-160. They had leave letters from work (signed by the reporting managers) indicating the earned leaves they accumulated, duration of visit and the expected date to rejoin work, but then again they weren't asked to show it.

At this point, what would you guys recommend we do ? (based on your experience/expertise) Thanks again !!!