L1, L2 Visa

Hi All, Wanted to share my experience like everyone else did which actually helped me getting prepared for my Visa interview.

I appeared on 26th Sept for my L1 A Blanket along with my wife and 2yr old kid and the following is my Q&A. Please suggest keep your I129s, I797 and your passport intact in 3 different sets and all other supporting documents separate. Because I carried a lot of them and while entering there will be a person asking you only these to begin with. I repeat other supporting documents might be required but these are the main ones which the VO will first collect from you. the challenge i faced is that I had to sort these along with my kid standing in the queue and was a little clumsy. any questions happy to help.

Me: Hi Good Morning
VO: GM and had a good broad smile, I was on counter 21

VO: Which Visa
Me: L1 A Blanket

VO:Which company
Me: Answered(I work for a Pharma company)

VO: Years of exp
Me: 5 years 11 months

VO: why am I going?
ME: asnwered

VO: How many direct reports
ME: 9 direct in India

VO: any direct in US?
ME: no but i have budget to hire 2/3

VO: what will their designations be?
ME: analyst

VO: who do i report and who does my line manger report?
ME: my direct manager is Director and then it is Chief financial Officer(Global CFO)

VO: kept on typing for long
VO: my salary
ME: 130K + benefits

finally after again typing for long he said my Visa is approved and asked me to be very careful with the forms which he gave with the stamp.

overall experience was good with a couple of more questions on my work nature and why should I be there!

Your company, your role, package, tenure is what I feel makes a deciding factor , Thankful to this page here and experiences shared which helped me to prepare well.

Feel free to let me know for any questions and I'm all open to help, as i know how nervous I was when i was preparing !

Good Luck to all and please do not worry if your Visa is not approved at the first time, try again and you will succeed.