vasu_msit    •   05/19/2013 21:37:07 PM

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Hi,

My passport has been expired.I have renewed my passport.Need i give old passport or new passport in DS 160. Pls give me reply.

s1717    •   05/16/2013 17:37:57 PM

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I got my H1b approval (transferred from L1 B) in 2012 Nov. Validity is till 2013 Dec and the Employer is A . I got a new project after H1 B approval and moved to different location in US its almost 5 months but my Employer has not filed Amendment yet for this. I did not traveled to India and stamping is not done for my H1 .
My spouse also got H4 approval under Employer A and went to India for vacation.
I am working for the current client in the following layer.

Employer A ---> Vendor A --- > Vendor B ----> Client

I got the project thru vendor A.

Now vendor A is also an employer who wants to do transfer of Visa with out effecting my project .

1) Is there any problems in continuing with the same project after my visa transfer ?
2) Without amendment can it be a issue for transfer ?
3) My spouse is in India , wants come back after stamping, when can he go for stamping if I want to do transfer now? .

newh1pun    •   05/14/2013 09:07:35 AM

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My petition for h1b was approved in april. Now I want to go for stamping. Do I need to go only 90 days before my start date meaning only after 1st july for stamping? Please advise. My start date is 1st of october 2013

vsas    •   05/13/2013 05:31:19 AM

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Hi

will it be same process/treatment the indian who is working in UAE-Abudabi attending the US
Visa H1B from abudabi?

or better to aattendn in india what woudl be the better??

pardhamutyala    •   05/10/2013 00:56:19 AM

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Thanks to this forum and everyone who has shared their experience. it has helped me in preparing and getting confidence.

Only 3 questions

who is your employer
what is your role
Why did you leave a big big .... company and joined a small consulting company.

Your visa is issued

vasu_msit    •   05/08/2013 09:25:14 AM

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My petition approved.I am looking go visa interview. If any one having experience on in house project. pls respond with you experience

sams1    •   05/07/2013 00:09:14 AM

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This forum was very useful for preparing interview.
Below are the questions asked :

1. What is your current company
2. For which company you are going to work
3. What is your highest qualification
4. Specialization in Btech
5. Which client you are going to work
6. Which Location.
7. What is your salary.

Dependent:
1. How long you have been married
2. What is your qualification.
3. Is it Love or Arranged Marriage

Thanks

shivakumar806    •   05/04/2013 02:30:50 AM

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Guys,

I would like to thank immihelp.com, i got very much information from this site.

My experience on H-1B interview,

Questions asked:

ME : GM
VO: GM
VO:PP plese
Me :Passed

VO: You work for XXX Looking at my tag
ME : yes

VO: where are you going
ME : ANSd

VO:client
ME Ansd

VO:Highest Qualification
ME:ansd

thats is Visa approved.

Tips:

Be confident, smile, wear your company tag if your petitioner is same as your current employer.

Dress well.

Visa is yours

Thnaks

nirarpi    •   05/03/2013 09:16:46 AM

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Here I go to share my H1B/H4 visa interview experience….

I had taken OFC date on 29th April, 2013(11:30) and Visa Interview date on 30th April, 2013(09:00)
29th April, 2013: Very cool because there was no any interview just fingerprints and photograph…

Our OFC time was 11:30, they allowed us to OFC center at 11:30 and we came outside at 11:45, they taken left hand 4 fingers, right hand 4 fingers and 2 thumbs finger print, also taken a photograph at same time - that’s it. OFC Done. If you fill-up DS160 in proper manner it will become a 15 mint task only. So be careful when you fill up DS160 online – enter FIRST NAME and LAST NAME same as in your passport. If you entered wrong, they have some option; in same building they have some facilities to change/modify in your application form and after that correction you can complete your OFC.

30th April, 2013: Very tense even I have all docs and complete details of my employer…..

Interview time was at 9:00 O’clock and we reached at consulate at 8:30, (it should be good for you if you reach at least 30mintus before your interview time), there were around 200 people standing in a queue outside of visa office, we also stand in a queue and waiting for our turn. After half an hour they allowed us to go inside.
After security check-in we reached at main Consulate office but there is BIG hall outside that office where we sited and waiting for our turn, almost 1 hour passed and at 10:00 they allow us to go inside the main consulate hall – it was a BIG AC hall, at the entrance they took our passport with I-797 and returned the same with paste one token number on it. Now waiting time, there are around 15 windows in single row where the US consulate taken an interview, in front of those windows around 250 chairs were there, we have to sit and waiting for our number for an interview.
There are number of Display over there so from any corner you can track your token number easily on those displays, just wait for your turn, once your turn will come your number will be showing on displays with specific window number. You should go with that window for an interview.

Interview time:

Me & my Wife: Good Morning Officer
VO: Very Good Morning
ME: passed I797 and Passport (both)
VO: Are you working in XXX Company?
ME: No, At present I am working with YYY and once my visa get approved I will work for XXX company
VO: How to know this XXX Company?
ME: Answered
VO: Asking for Offer letter
ME: passed the same
VO: Asking for Support Letter
ME: Passed the same
Me: than he was playing with his system for 10 mints after that ….
VO: how much salary you will earn in US?
ME : $ ABC
VO: what is your highest qualification?
ME: B.E in Electronics and Communication
VO: Is it 4 year course right?
ME: Yes, 4 year course.
VO: How many years of exp do you have?
ME: YY years
VO: when did you got married?
ME: DD/MM/YYYY
VO: Again he start playing with his computer for another 5 minutes and at last…..he said golden word “Your visa has been approved and you get your passport in next 2-3 days”
VO not asked any question to my wife.

Note:
If your documents are clear and you are much confident, than no one can stop to clear this interview.
Be cool, confident and keep smiling when you answer the question to VO, don’t see here and there keep your eye contact with VO only.

All the best….

Last but not least …thanks to all who posted their experience on this site, it helps a lot….

sdg    •   05/03/2013 07:52:30 AM

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First of all a big thanks to this forum and each individual who posted their experiences here. It was much helpful through out while I was preparing for my petition till visa interview.

Long story in a short . Earlier L1B rejection from same employer. My employer again applied for my H1B petition in May'12, got RFE in Sep'12 last, responded back RFE with asked documents just before RFE last day in Nov'12, petition approved on 11thJan'13. Interview on 1st & 2nd May.

OFC @ 12:30AM:
It was a straight forward process. Just went inside OFC center after verifying appointment letter, CEAC confirmation sheet and passports, no other documents are required. They took our photograph, finger prints and we are done. Complete in-out process took hardly 15 mins.

Counselor Interview on next day @ 10:00AM:
VO: Good Morning Sir, how are you.
Me: I am doing good, thank you.
VO: Please give me your passports only .
Me: <Our passports were clubbed together with confirmation sheets, I797, BEP letters. I have removed passport and given to her.>
VO: So which company you are working for?
Me: XYZ company
VO: How long you have being working ?
Me: X year and months <gave my total experience count >.
VO: So for which client you are going to work?
Me: ABC company.
VO: what is your highest qualification ?
Me: XYZ degree.
VO: So you have a L1B rejection earlier as well?
Me: Yes, I applied for L1B in -- year and it got rejectted stating
skills are not considered as specialized at that time.

Turning to wife:
VO: Good morning ma'm. How long you have been married?
My wife: X year, months.
VO: Was that a arrange marriage or love marriage?
wife: Arranged marriage.
VO: So How many people attended your marriage?
Wife: around 900.
VO: Ohh, wow.

Then VO turned to my 1.3 yr old son, gave a cute smile to him, saying 'He is too cute', and asked my wife to put finger for scanning. Then she asked me to scan my fingers.

And Finally VO said: I am issuing your visa. :)

We gave her a smile, greeted her 'Thank you' and then left the counter.

I would appreciate that more peoples who are referring this forum, should also come back posting their experiences to help others.