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H1B visa 221g
Jumping straight to what happened.
Oct 21: fingerprints
Oct 22: vo interview done . Passport retained gave 221g slip
Oct 22: Administrative Processing
Oct 23: case updated Administrative Processing again
Oct 30: case updated Administrative Processing again
Oct 31: issued

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H1b 221g passport returned:10-31-2019
Vo : good morning how are you?
Me: Good mrng, I’m fine how are you.?

Vo : Asked about My Employer . Asked about how they got know about you
Me: said that they did had an interview before hiring me

Vo: asked about my masters
Me ; said

VO: Enquire about my employer (mine is an EVC model so he wanted to know about my employer )
ME: Asked about how many employees work with my employer

VO:Asked about my client , asked about the project which I’m working on .
Me:Said

Typed a lot , didn’t even ask my I-797 . Returned by passport with a white slip (ticked on the 2nd box , said that I don’t need not to provide any docs right now .)

Anyone with the same situation . Also I figured that there’s a WhatsApp group for 221g’s .
Does anyone have any info .

Thanks in Advance
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@Hyderabad Passport pickup question?
My passport pickup location is Hyderabad.

Do they allow mobile phones inside?
What all documents are required for a passport collection? (I know stamped DS-160, Appointment confirmation letter, Any Govt Issued Identity(Aadhar card))
I have 3 yrs kid. He will come with me and we have his Birth certificate. Do we need anything else?

Thanks in advance.

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L1B to H1B Approved @Chennai
Biometrics on Oct 24th and Interview on Oct 25th.

I will jump straight to Questions since many people already provided the process information.

VO: Give me Passports and I797 document
Me: Handed over.
VO: Started typing in the system for 2mins
VO: Is this your extension
Me: No. Its first H1B and currently I am on L1B
VO: who is your client
Me: No Client. Working with the Petitioner for ~9hrs (~2+yrs in the US and ~6+ in Bangalore)
VO: Which Location
Me: YYYY city in YYY State
VO: What is your Role
Me: Senior Software Engineer
VO: Salary
Me: Total ZZZK (Base YYYY + Bonus XX% + etc)
VO: Highest Education
Me: Masters in Computer Applications
VO: When is your marriage Date (To my Wife)
Me: I answered XX date and completed YY yrs (My wife was busy with my kid)
VO: Your wife and Kid were on L2 or another visa?
Me: yes, both of them were on L2
VO: Started typing on systems for ~3mins and then said Your Visa is Approved.
VO: It takes ~3-5 business days for processing. Enjoy your stay.
VO: Returned I797 doc and a Pamphlet which says "Visa is Approved"

Passport Tracking:
Oct 25 to 27: "Your passport is still with the US Embassy/Consulate"
Oct 28 ~2pm Status changed to "Passport has been received from the consular section, and is currently being processed for delivery"
Oct 30: ~3pm Status Changed to "Your passport is ready for pickup."
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L-H transfer, break in offshore
Hi All,

I have been in L1B from 2016 till June 2019 and this year my employer applied for H1B transfer, it got picked in lottery and i just got my petition approved as well.

In total i have spent about 3.5 years in L1B and I will be using another 2.5 years in H1B.

I have moved to back to India by June’2019 due to family emergency, suppose if I happened to spend one year full cycle in offshore whether my H1B period will reset to full 6 years? Any of you have input on this?
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H1B Admin processing for PIMS verfication @ Delhi
Hi All,

I am working with midsize US company as FTE for last 8 1/2 year and my last visa stamp on my password is with same company.

My H1B amendment petition got approved for my promoted role on 4th Oct and I got my approval papers in hand next week.

I attended the H1-B interview on 16th Oct at Delhi consulate. VO just asked simple questions

-->Purpose of Visit
--> Current Salary
-->Number of year in US

She asked for my I-797 and I handed over my amendment approval I797 to her. after looking at her screen for some time she said that she is not able to find the approved petition in her system and told me that this is technical issue at their side and should not take long before I get my passport back with stamped visa.

I mentioned that I have return flight on 30th Oct then she said that you should get back your passport back before Diwali or just after Diwali and should be able to catch my return flight as application is fine and this is the issue at their side. She kept my Passport and original I-797 and did not give me any slip or any other document.

Since then the CEAC website status is showing as admin processing and the last update date was updated once on 22nd Oct and their is no update after that. I missed my flight today.

Anybody else is in same boat?

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H1b interview @ Chennai
Hi,

I was attended the H-1B interview 29th Oct at Chennai. Questions was pretty straight forward.
-> Who is your employer?
->Who is your client?
-->Client Location?
--> Salary
--> Highest education?

Finally golden words "approved". Questions are from your documentation and DS160
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Drop box 221(g)
Hi,

I have dropped my documents for H1B extension on oct 19 and i received a email on oct 24 to pick up my passport. I have picked my passport with a note to attend the interview. On oct 25 i have attend the interview and the questions were quite common such as salary, client, higher education. VO took couple of mins and gave my passport back with 221(g) white slip saying require admin processing to make a decision. On oct 29 th i have received the call from embassy saying to submit the documents to the email "[email protected]". I have emailed the documents but did not receive any automated email saying the documents are received. Do anyone know how long does it take to process and did any one received the automated email?

Any one in same boat?

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Verbally approved, currently on Admin Processing
Hello,

I went for H1B interview on 10/8 to GDL consulate in Mexico. VO told me visa is approved and kept passport, no 221g slip was given to me, only a slip saying my visa was approved; but he told me it was going to take some time because of his system. Hours later I got an email with 20 questions which I replied same day, then they confirmed of received a day later. From that day I've been in AP.

I had an update on the CEAC on 10/24 (last thursday), it still says AP. Nothing after that.

Anyone under the same/similar situation?, today's it's 3 weeks from my interview, and I had seen that an update on the CEAC website, even if it still showed AP, would be a good sign and shortly after the visa would be issued. Any comments will be helpful.

Thanks,
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Approved but put on Admin processing
Hello,

I had an appointment in Hyderabad Consulate and the interview went well. Was asked few basic questions on employer, salary etc.
VO said it was approved but then she had issued a white slip(221g).
Later in the day received an email from the consulate asking for the below details.

Please send us a detailed outline of your stay in the U.S., what you did and under what visa category. This is required for further processing of your nonimmigrant visa case.

Did anyone had similar experiences? Appreciate your input.

thanks
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