H1B, H4 Visa

OFC-Dec 22nd at 11am
Consular interview- Jan 3rd at 11am

I)OFC- Carry only the below documents, No bags, No water, No food or candy allowed
Please be there at least 45 mins early sometimes they will let you in early and you can be done early
1) Passport
2) DS-160 receipt
3) Appointment confirmation receipt
4) I-797 A (H1-B document)
5) Offer Letter

They will take your finger prints only and they will not ask any other questions
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II) Consular Interview-Carry all the necessary documents, No bags, No water, No food or candy allowed.
They will throw it in the garbage. Also the questions are like RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS. Really quick be prepared to answer quickly

My appointment was at 11am but I was there by 9am and its first come first serve basis.
Honestly its better to be early and calm down and prepare in your mind.

1)They will check your passport , DS-160 form
2) They will be a security check
3) They will make you sit in a line and handout know your rights book
4) They will do finger printing again
5) Then they will make you sit in another line and you have to wait depending on the number of people.
6) Then they will make you stand in another line for consular interview with the VO and handout a token/window number
7) There were 4 people in front of me when I went to my window.

Q) Greet the officer and ask How are you? Be confident and say it in a confident tone.

Q) You work for xxxx employer? ( The agency/company which runs your payroll)
A) Yes

Q) Who is your client? ( The end client you work for)
A) I work for xxxxx

Q) Where is it located?
A) It is located City, State ( Know the complete address)

Q) How is the weather up in the City?( The one you mentioned above)
A) I just talked about the weather and compared the weather there and Hyderabad in degree Fahrenheit

Then the wonderful words your visa has been approved.
Tip: Be confident and confident in your voice tone as well. Greet the VO and answer to the point. I was done in <1min
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I also saw few F1’S which were being rejected in front of me. I felt they were not confident and not answering quickly when the VO asked. The questions are like RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS. Be confident in your voice tone practice your questions before you go to the interview.

1) Where are you going?
2) How much is the fees?
3) How are you funding?( Be prepared with the numbers)
4) Who is paying for your fees? (Be prepared with the numbers and relevant documents)
5) Why did you choose Computer Science/MBA/xxxx?
6) What made you choose that university/college?
7) What courses are you going to take?
8) Do you plan on staying back in the US after your education or do you plan on returning back to India? What is the plan?

All the best !! Confidence, preparation and organizing the documents to show at the right time is the KEY !!