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Visa at Mumbai
Interview Date: - 2 June, 2016

Appointment Timing: - 9:00 a.m.

Place:- B.K.C. Mumbai.

My Visa Status: APPROVED.

I managed to reached there by 7:45 a.m. and found huge lane for 8:00 a.m. appointments. VC office guards, ask us to wait outside for 9:00 a.m. batch.

By 8:40 a.m. they allowed us to make queue for our batch.

Before entering into Visa Consuseller office, be ready with your passport only. No need to show your Confirmation letter too (back side of your Passport they have already pasted one sticker and it has everything).

After getting inside, they will scan all of your belongings (wallet, watch, your folder, documents by scanner). After that collect your stuff and move ahead.

You will notice almost 5 big lane of chairs (as your entered Left corner's first chair will be first). Go and relaxed yourself. Let's get ready to move inside in queue (as chair sequence) again.

Move inside, you will notice 43 counters are there in which last 3 one is again going to take your finger prints and scan your passport. After this, let’s get ready in queue for your turn.

There are 40 VO's are sitting and some of them are sitting with translators. Guy's working over there will ask you to go and stand in front of Specific Window.

(It’s my turn now, :))

VO: Good morning, May I have your passport please?
Me: Morning, how are you doing? (Passport given to him)
       (No reply from him)

VO: Why are you visiting to USA?
Me: Going to attend business meeting and training sessions.

VC: What is your profile?
Me: (2 line statements)

VO: So, you worked for which Company?
Me: ZZZ. Its US based MNC, from YYYY ( location ).

VO: Since when?
Me: XX Month and XX Days ( already calculated by me )

VO: Have you been ever visited any other country prior?
Me: Yes, XX years back I visited London for Business meet.

VO: Are you married?
Me: Yes, having 2 kid. (He smiles over here, finally)

VO: Anyone else going with you?
Me: No.

VO: How many days you will be there?
Me: XX Weeks.

(In looked at his screen, don't know what was he typing)

VO: Your Visa has been approved and you will get your passport sooner.
Me: (Smile), thanks.
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B1 Visa Approved
VO:Hello Sir, Good Morning
Me: Good Morning!! How are you
VO: Thank you, You Passport please
Me: I gave my Passport
VO: What is purpose of visit
Me: I told in one line sentence
VO: What is your company name
Me: I told the company name
VO: how long you are going
Me : 2 weeks
VO: How many years you are working with organization.
ME: I told the experience number
VO:-):-) Golden words from VO "your visa is approved ...."

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B1 Visa -- Hyderabad 31st May 2016 Morning 9:00 AM
VO: Just give me your passport
Me: I am going to handover Passport and Invitation letter, he said only passport.

Me: I gave it to him.

VO: Which company you are from
Me: YYYY Company

VO: What is your designation
Me: Technical Lead

VO: What is your annual income
Me: XX.XX Lacs

VO: Why you wanted visit
Me: There are 2 objectives to achieve in my visit (Then he looked into my face),

1) All our applications are moving to Azure Cloud and i am going to get KT on migration and i will make a plan accordingly
2) I am going to visit my client color manufacturing unit to discuss with end users to know their pain points

VO: The golden 3 words, your visa got approved sir.
Me: Thank you.

He did not even asked any one of my document except password, but i carried 16 types of document from my client imitation letter to my marriage certificate.

Be confident, yesterday night i have not even slept for an hour, i am very tensed but did not showed in my face.

thank you immihelp. :)
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B1 Visa Approved at Chennai Consulate
Interview Date: 05/26/2016 : 10AM.

Huge crowd.
Don't bring your back bag and all. Just the documents.

Just 3 questions were asked:

Consular, a lady, asked for my passport.

1. What is the purpose of visit?

2. Which place are you visiting?

3. How long will you stay there?

That's all. She smiled and said "My visa is approved".

I did not have anything other than my Passport with me. Thank God she dint ask for Client invite letter.

Must to have Client invite letter.

Be confident, keep smiling, answer the questions in short sentences until and unless asked to elaborate.

All the best!!
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B1 Visa Interview Chennai - 05/24/2016 9:30 AM
Thanks to Immihelp for the Input.

My Interview Scheduled at 9:30 AM, but i Reached Almost 8:30 AM and Security Staff allowed me to go Inside. And here is my Interview Experience.

VO: Good Morning, Passport Please
Me: Good Morning and given passport

VO: Purpose of Visit.
Me: Going to Attend Business Meeting.

VO: You working with YYYY company
Me: Yes

VO: How Long You Working With YYYY Company
Me: X Year

VO: Your Designation
Me: YYYY

VO is Typing and told me something but i am not much clear what he told me. and i seen that he moved the passport to his place. so i guessed he told me that Visa Approved.
I Just Replayed Thank You!.

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B1 Visa interview Chennai
Thank you immihelp where i got the input.

Here is the experience of my interview on 25-May-2016.

My visa got approved and here are the questions that I have been asked with.

1. Purpose of the travel
Ans: I am going to USA to visit X company in St.Paul city in Minnesota to participate in business meetings with my stakeholders to discuss about next release requirements of Y project.

2. The company you are visiting in USA are the same company which you are working here.
Ans: Yes.

3. What is my designation
Ans: Senior Software Engineer

4. How long I am going to stay in US
Ans: 2 weeks.

5. How many years exp in current company
Ans: 1.5

6. Can another team member travel instead of you
Ans: I am leading the module here in Chennai.

My suggestion:
Prepare Purpose question(Compulsory)
Reach there one hour before the interview
Speak confidence
Don't use word "work" any where while in conversation.
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B1 Visa Interview Mumbai
Thank you so much Immihelp for providing such a wonderful platform to help visa seeker.
 
Here is my experience of an interview dated 24th May

VO : Hello, good morning. (A big smile)
Me : Good morning sir, how are you doing?
VO: I am doing good! Thank you.

VO: What is the purpose of your visit.
Me: To attend business meetings, discuss features of existing product and to gather technical requirement for the next phase.

VO: What is the project you working on?
Me: Explained about my project (In short)

VO: What is your role/position?
Me: Sr. Software Developer

VO: Your visa is approved! Thank you(Smiled)
Me: Thank you so much sir(Smiled)

One person who were very highly qualified and was holding PHD degree got rejected just before me,, he was requesting VO even after rejection to do something,,, but no luck..

Mine was a very short interview,, completed within a min,,, m a damm happy,,, Just be prepared with every document however you may not needed to take that out of your file,,, be calm, be honest with smiling face.
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B1 Visa interview chennai
A old lady was taking interview ahead of me. She was speaking in Tamil. I was surprised by seeing VC speaking in Tamil. She was verifying all her documents and some conversation going on between them. Later she called Some other person who is good at tamil. Even he is not clear with her answer. She keep on saying I have to attend Marriage function. She got rejected. Still she is not ready to move she was requesting VC. Then security person asked her to leave. Then comes my turn.

Me - Good morning Madam, How are you?
VC - Good morning, I am good. Sorry to making you wait. How about you?
Me - Its Ok no problem. I am good.
VC - what is the purpose of your visit?
Me - To attend project requirement discussions an knowledge transfer meetings
VC - Which company are you working for?
Me - ASIP Solutions
VC - Who is your client?
Me - South Texas Accelarated Reserach Therapeutics(START)
vc - How long is your trip?
Me - 4 weeks
VC - which place are you visiting?
Me - San Antonio, Texas
VC - What is your designation?
Me - Team lead
VC - Why you have been chosen for this task?
Me - The project involves lot of manual processing, which needs better understanding of exisisting system. Since I have good experience in that So I have been chosen for this task. Once that is done I will come back india and work with my team(To make sure that I will return India back :)).
VC - Your visa got approved
Me - Thank you.
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B1 visa mumbai
Here is my experience at mumbai 24th May 9 AM,

Me : Good Morning
VO : Good morning

VO: Your Passport please
Me: Passed the passport

VO: Why you want to travel
Me: Sorry

VO : (Adjust his mike ) Sorry ( with smile ) Why you want to visit
Me ; To get a training on financial modules of our health care product

VO : You said Financial Module ?
Me : Yes ( He write down in computer )

VO : Can i see your Invite letter
Me : Passed the letter

VO: who will provide training
Me : Inter Team employee

VO: On which way they provide the training
Me : Theoretical session followed by Demo

VO : ( Closed his window and discuss something with his co officer )

1 minute .... 2 minute ...
VO : You apply this session while work in india
me : Yes , I will guide my team here in india

VO : Sorry , Duration of visit ?
Me : 30 Days

VO : why you only visiting from your team
Me : I am the most senior and experienced person in my team and playing role of team lead

VO : What is your experience with current employer
Me : 4 year 5 month

VO : In current team
Me : 4 year

VO : Are you married
Me : Yes

VO : will your wife will stay at India
Me : Yes

VO : Do you have any property in india
Me : Yes , its house property

VO : Your income
Me : XXx rs per month

VO : Have you ever travel in any other country?
Me : No

Okay , You will get your passport in 3 -4 days after stamping ...

Me : Thank you so much

 
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B1 Visa Chennai
Today I attended (23rd May) my Visa Interview in Chennai Consulate. It was pretty crowded, I have to wait for atleast 1 hour in the line and to finally meet the VO. This is how my interview goes.

VO: GM sir, How are you today
Me: Very good and How about you.

VO: Good, Purpose of Visit?
Me: to attend business meetings and knowledge transfer sessions.

VO: so, your working for?
Me: xxx pvt.ltd

VO: work experience?
Me: 2 years and 6 months

VO: How many employees in your company?
Me: I'm sorry, Can you please repeat it?

VO: he repeats
Me: 10500

VO: after typing something in the monitor for 30 sec.
Your Visa is Approved.

I came out without lots of happiness. :)

Some Tips:

1. Dress properly, Be confident. Never show nervousness in your face.
2. Dont bother about people getting rejected or selected.
3. Have trust in god and yourself.
4. Make sure you go through your DS 160 and answer the exact same words.
5. Wish you all good Luck :)
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