30/10/2019: Biometrics (morning 08:30am)
- mainly required passport and ds-160 appointment confirmation
- don't allow electronics, smartwatches, coins, etc. As far as I know there is no locker for biometrics or at the visa interview in consulate to store your stuff
31/10/2019: Visa interview at Mumbai Consulate (morning 08:45 am)
- same rules regarding electronics and others as above
- after confirming my biometrics inside in the consulate, was told to keep my passport and I-797A approval form in hand
- VO asked following questions:
- Where are you working ? Headquarters or somewhere else
- What's my current salary ?
- When did I graduate from my Master's ?
- Did I ever work on OPT? (had worked on OPT and got STEM extension)
- VO: You visa is approved and would take around a week. Also gave a form to read regarding your rights in the US.
- I think it's usually good to keep answers short and to the point. If the officer asks to elaborate on anything, then do so. VO never asked for my I-797A, just my passport.
31/10/2019: later in the evening around... Visa status changed to Administrative Processing
06/11/2019: visa status changed to Issued. Final stages of processing.
09/11/2019: received visa in hand. Had chosen delivery option through BlueDart
During this time, my visa status did not change from "Issued" to any other thing like "Dispatched"
You can also track your passport.
Link:
https://www.ustraveldocs.com/in/in-niv-passporttrack.asp
Can use above to check the status of your visa application as well.
Hope this was helpful!
Thanks