H1B, H4 Visa

Hi, i am working in EVC model and my visa appointment is monday in Hyderabad consulate, please suggest me current situation and let me know is it good time to go for stamping?, are there any alternatives?

Kishore

Hello anybody here got any delay for receiving passport after having visa approval?

Hi all,

My visa got approved in Chennai on 23rd November. I had one of the most pleasent visa experiences.

I work for a big US company which has around 12,000 emplpyees. I work for them directly. I did my MS in US and I joined them for a intern position. They were very satisfied with my performance and gave me a full time with H1b sponsorship and even Green Card Processsing. My H1b was applied on April 1st in normal processing and mine got approved in just 1 week.

My interview was at 9.15 AM but I went there around 7.30 itself. I was called inside at around 8.30 AM. After checking my appointment letter, they allowed me inside and did the checking and gave me the token number. Once inside, I sat there and was waiting for my token number to get displayed. In another 15 minutes my number got displayed and I was alloted a counter. I stood in the counter and when my turn came, the person asked my I-129, LCA, Passport, I797 and my interview and appointment letter. He placed all in a green folder and gave them to me. After that I had to again wait in a queue to give my finger printing and it took around 15 minutes. Once this was then, I was sent to the next building where the main interview takes place. I went there and waiting for aroung 5 minutes and my token number got displayed and my counter was alloted. I went and stood in the counter line. Before me there was one guy who was giving his H1b interview. The VO was a lady and she was cool. As long as we had all the necessary documents and good amount of proof she was approving the visas. That person was questioned for around 10 minutes and the visa got approved. Next one was a family and they had come to renew their visa. Theirs too was approved. Now it was my turn

VO: Good morning. How are you doing
Me: Good morning to you too. I am doing good. How about you?
VO: I am good. Thank you.
VO: So you have come for H1b?
Me: Yes Ma'am.
Vo: So have you worked in US before?
Me: Yes. in OPT
VO: Do you have your pay slips?
Me: Yes. I have my last 12 month pay slip.
VO: oh great.

VO was looking into that for seconds and then she gave me a good smile

VO: Your visa is approved and you will get your passport in a week at max
Me: Thank you Ma'am. Have a great thanksgiving!!
VO: Thank you(WIth a big smile). You have a great time in US and enjoy your work

I left the building and came out with a big relief and I met my parents and gave them the good news and my next step was to the Temple to thank God.

Guys, always be confident and be brave. Dress well and look clean and fresh. Everything will go well as long as you have put in the effort for that.

All the best for everyone out here.

Harini

Request to All who are sharing their experience here. Please mention your work model while sharing your Stamping Experience. either it is

--- Employer > Client (EC)
or
--- Employer > Mid Venodor > Client (EVC)

It will be a great help for all reading the posts.

Thanks.

I love this site very much.

Hello thanks all for sharing... it helped me a lot

I was sitting beside a VO who was rejecting all day.. i thought not to have same VO for my interview.. but my number appeared for same window.

But was cool...

me : Hello How are you
VO : Fine
Me : Happy Thanks giving
vo : thanks

I gave my file to VO so he is checking my documents...

VO have you ever worked in US
ME : Yes im working..
vo : who is ur client
me : YYY
VO : where at
me : city name
vo : did you do masters
me yes
vo : did you finish masters in same univ you have F1 visa...he was checking my visa stamp
me : yes
vo : whom do you work for
me : YYYY is my employer im placed at YYY company, my daily duties are assigned by YYY but my project outcome and supervised by my employer.
VO : who provided you laptop and hardware to work
me : MY employer provided me laptop but i do use VDI which is provided by client(im not sure what to answer.. so he went on asking what is vdi.. how it works..)
VO : how long you have ben working for that client
me : more than a year now.
vo : who is ur primevendor
me : ZZZ
VO : do you have work agreement between client and ZZZ
me : no

But i did say that i have a letter to uscis from my employer(who is also PV) that was fluke.. i just made a sentance.. but i dont have it...

he took lot of time for every question asked.

VO : do you have client letter
me : NO i do not have client letter but i have client timesheets and photographs taken at client location
VO : its alrite what is the address where you work
me : ---------
VO : but i see different address listed here
me : no i can show you in my LCA..

 i asked if you want me to? he said yes

i looked in the LCA with address and gave him the document and he verified.. but he said the address is different.. then i told him Yeah i had the same question with my lawyer but he convinced me that the lca was submitted for same county can be used.

VO was convinced on that

VO : what technoloy do you work on
me : explained in detail at this moment i felt i got approved so took my own time... he was busy typing..

vo : can i have letter from ur employer to consulate

ME : sure

I was shocked he might look something about client.. but he just looked like that and said the golden words...

he gave the white pamplet and encouraged me to read it
me : thank you very much.. you have wonderfulweekend

VO you too...

There are few more questions but dont remember.. and dont feel they r important...

he just waited for few keywords from me.. after he made sure he got it.. he never cared what im talking..

Thanks everyone... be confident..you will get it in ease.

its not as tough as people say.. I have seen so many got their H1 approved today who felt confortable at VO..

So, after a long wait i had my visa interview today at Hyderabad,

I was really tensed though i prepared well for the interview.

Ok now after normal documentation and the finger printing Procedures, i have taken the token and here goes my interview,

ME: Good Morning Officer
VO: Good Morning
VO: Who is your client?
ME: Answered
VO: Which location are you travelling to?
ME: Answered
VO: What are your roles?
ME:I was puzzled by this question and started telling about my roles and responsibilities… VO stopped me in between and asked me the next Question.
VO: Who is your manager?
ME: Answered
VO: Did you read the white pamphlet
ME: Yes.
VO: (Now the Golden Words)…. Your Visa is approved you will receive in a week.

Now let me tell you, my mind was completely blank, because of tension, but by God’s Grace and as my Case was genuine, everything went well.

Last but not the least, Thanks to Immihelp for bringing our experiences together and thanks to all who were posting their experiences,
that was really help full for me to prepare.

Questions

What is your highest qualification?
Who is your client?
Which city?
Have you read the white pamphlet?

That's it, the visa was approved.

Hi,

I went to New Delhi for visa stamping on Nov. 22 for my h1 and my wife's
H4 visa.

Visa officer asked several common questions on employer.
Here are the questions they asked:

- Who is your current employer?
- When did you join the company?
- Where is it located in US?
- Why did you transfer your visa from your old company to this company?
- What is specific reason?
- What is your annual salary?
- Who is the client?
- What is your work location?
- What is the strength of your company?
- Give me all the documents you have for your company?

Then i gave all the documents like I-129,LCA,Client letter, Employer
verification letter, Purchase order, Letter from employer to USCIS.

Then he carefully show all the documents ,
then he asked my previous tax returns, i gave him all the documents and
he show it and return to me.

Then he wrote down some thing in the system and pick up the green slip and
tick marked last option "Others" and wrote down that "We are reviewing your Case".

He kept our(me and my wife's) passport,our current original i-797 and rest of the documents
of my employer like copy of I-129,copy of LCA,Client letter, Employer
verification letter, Purchase order, Letter from employer to USCIS.

I asked VO that in how many days i will receive the passport and original i-797 and he
replied that "We are reviewing your case" and you can check status on VFS web site , however
that does not going to help you as it will say that "your case is pending" but "you will
receive your passport by courier".
I again asked him, in how many days? he said that "your case is under review".

Can some body has same experience like kept all the documents and original passport also?

In how many days i will receive the passport after stamping?

What are the chances of rejection /acceptance /holding the case?

Pls. share the experience.

Thanks a lot.

I came to know that "Wedding Hall letter (proof to show the marriage was performed in the wedding hall)" is required to be produced to VO while H4 Visa interview.

I do not have any such letter, can I get one now?
 What is the format/sample for this?

Can someone please help?

Thanks a lot in advace!