H1B, H4 Visa

hellow ladies and gentlemen.

  i sincerely sujjest people not to go for MUMBAI consulate if they dont belong to that consular area, Mumbai consulate people too got an Impression that people from AP are TOOOOOO intelligent ......offcourse are....esp costal andhra people....very intelligent to make IMMPOSIBLE as possible ....how ever it may be genuine or not .

offcourse their soul know what they are..........why iam saying this is ....recently people having HYDERBAD passport nearly 30 to 35 members have been directd to chennai consulate......... now VO's of mumbai are staright away giving 221(g) forms by seeing that they have hyd passport.

so , people who like to act smart being in rural areas want to go US ...should change their mind and dont make HYDerabadi born or natives to go panic about .....Making HYD as fake..............u have already made HYd as greater ...........

so guys and gals .....pls dont , this esp for rural areas of C andhra.

Hello everybody,

For H1B, 3year degree need or 4year. Please give me ans. If some one idea about it.

Thanks
Amit

Hi All,

My interview is on 21st of November at the Chennai consulate. I am going to work for the same employer in US also, but my project is not assigned yet. I'll be allocated projects only after going there. Can I say this? Or, do I need to show the project details that I'll be working? Please help.

Hello all

I attended H1 B visa interview on 16th of this month at chennai. VO asked me to get the project description in detail and other tax papers. He asked me to drop all the other documents of the petitioner via drop box. But he has mentioned
the case number on the blue form. Does it mean my visa has been rejected?

If it requires AAP how much time it will take, wether i have to drop original or xerox of documents. Once i drop my documents how should i contact them.

Please help me in my case.

You can mail me if you have sufficient suggestions on [email protected]

Guys,

I am a h1b holder and i have attended my h1b discussion/interview in delhi, i have got 221g just because i am not a resident of delhi(on the same 3-5 people also got 221g on this same issue) , i am supposed to attend in chennai, interviwer told that i have given fraud information by selecting delhi as my residence infact we can opt for delhi only if we choose our residence as delhi, please select the consulate based upon your past 6 months residence. if you have any questions on consulate selection or any other queries pl check with vfs offices/web site read updates,terms & conditions/check with immi site/call centers if you dont have time to go to VFS office contact them through VFS email ids and call centers though you have all the visa papers, work experiences, communication skills interview preparation (extra information like policies, rules, regulations,terms & conditions,payments) will give you more knowledge which is always useful to build your confidence. I feel this as a discussion, so be realxed,cool & confident & TELL TRUTH.

Note: before one year it was like that but now the rules has been changed. False information, telling lies and stories will not work with officers.

Keeping high goals and aims is always good and nobody can reach to high position without setting their goals, but still going to US is just a part of life, SO GUYS dont think too much about visas & interviews, If u have good experience, correct documents & LUCk getting visa is very easy.

hello frds

i feel the mumbai officers are very cooooooool
my visa interview was over in less then 2 mins
the conversation was like this
Me: Good morning SIR
VO: Good morning? How r u?
Me: fine ? how about u?
VO: fine?
VO: so wat do u do in INDIA?
Me: explained in very brief
VO: OK ur VISA HAS BEEN APPROVED!!!

thats it....
it was as simple as that....

hi friends

      VO asked me "on which project are you going to work" , i told project is not decided yet. she asked regarding client information "i said not decided". You don't have project and client information, drop allyour documents without passport and she gave me 221g blue form.
please help me out, whehter i will get the visa or not. my interview date was NOV 15 2.45pm

Dear All,
First of all I would like to thank the people behind Immihelp.com for creating such an useful site and helping the US visa aspirants with so much detailed and precise information. The content of this site helps the first timers to know the process as a "dummies guide to US visa" !! :-)

I am a first timer "lucikly" qualified for H1B this year. The next step of H1B interview was the biggest hurdle after hearing and reading several experiences from several people.

Here is our experience @ Chennai:::

After reading the information from Immihelp.com, we have decided to stay in a hotel that is walking distance from the US Consulate. So, we have decided to book Hotel Palmgrove that is around 5 mins (max) walking distance from US Consulate. The rooms we have booked (A/c delux family suite) was spacious, though the hotel has an old look.

We had our interview scheduled on 15th Nov '07 at half past eight in the morning. We arrived in Chennai on 14th night and had a good night's sleep before the day of interview. (This is very important to keep ourselves afresh in front of the VO ... my personal opinion)

On 15th we started at 7:45 am to US consulate as most of my the readers has suggested to be there before 30 mins. This is more than sufficient as the VFS volunteers inside the consulate send the people based on the interview time.

We went to the entrance of the US Consulate. The security gaurds asked for the Passport and interview letter (so keep them handy .... as per suggestion from Immihelp). They verified the passport details and asked us to stand in a Q to enter the consulate. Since we had a 3 year old kid the security people had asked us to proceed first. (I was amazed to see the priority given to families with kids and elderly people right from the entrance till the interview. I was lucky in that sense :-)

Then inside the consulate, first step is the Security check. Please follow the guidelines given in Immihelp as what and what not to take to the US Consulate. After the check we were sent to next room that was filled with people. I was terrified to see so many people at the VFS counters, but to my luck the VFS volunteer had asked us to proceed to a counter that helps families with kids and elders.

The Person inside the VFS was very helpful and had engaged me, my wife and kid in a conversation and this reduced a lot of tension I was feeling ;-) At the VFS counter the person asked the I797, LCA, DS156, 157 forms and arranged them in a file and snapped our photographs. This took most of our time inside consulate around 10 mins.

After this we were directly sent to another building where the Finger prints are taken and interview will be conducted. This took around 3 mins. After the finger scanning we were sent immediately to next counter and before I could realize that this counter person was the actual VO who will be interviewing me, I was asked to give the file that was arranged by VFS at the first building of the Consulate.

Here is what happened at the interview,

Me: Good Morning Sir.
VO: Hi
(waited for 1 min and was typing and checking something in the computer.)
VO: File please.
Me: (Gave the file that has my petioner's documents and our passports.
VO: Is your current employer and your petioner same?
Me: (Actually it took me few seconds to understand what he was saying as he was a bit away from the mic and the voice was low.) I said No sir.
(All through this conversation the VO wasn't looking at me but rather typing something in the PC and checking the information) After few moments,
VO: What is your highest degree?
ME: Master's in Computer Applications, MCA sir.
(few moments passed)
VO: Do you know what you are going to do in your Petioner's place of work?
Me: Yes sir, it is an In-house project and my petioner has briefed me the responsibilities I would be performing .... (started to explain the role and responsibilities in 2-3 lines max 20 ~ 40 seconds)
Few moments passed ....
VO: Your visa is granted Sir, your passports will be couriered in a week's time !!!!

Before I could hear and realize what he actually said he has passed me back my I797 original document set and said "That's it".

I took the documents and said "Thank you very much, Sir" !!!

That's it !!! No more docs asked for verification and no more questions as well. It happened as a Baba's miracle and we are greatful to the God!! Well, frankly it all happened so fast that we were inside the US Consulate for only 15 ~ 20 mins ;)

First of all I would like to convey my sincere gratitude to the people behind the Immihelp.com for creating such an helpful site and also all the readers and members who have posted their experiences that helped me a lot to gain confidence, get an overview of the H1B interview process and getting ourselves prepared for the day !!!

My personal suggestion to all those who will be appearing for the interview,
1) Have all the docs (pakka) and do not give any chance for a query.
2) Prepare well in advance for the interview and read ALL the pages of the user's experience from the IMMIHELP.COM.
3) Believe in yourself and talk with audibility and confidence.
4) Be very brief in your answers and also prepare them like an exam!!! (Probably a bit exaggerated .. but this really helps)
5) And finally, Believe in GOD !!!

Thank you dear readers and members of IMMIHELP.COM for consolidating the information and reading my experience.

I would be glad to answer the queries for people who need help on H1B interview process. (The knowledge gained by reading the IMMIHELP and discussions with my friends had graduated me in this process !!! ;)

Have a great day !!!

Best Wishes to ALL,
Blore_techie.

Hi all,

I received blue 221(g) form from Chennai consulate with additional administrative processing required option selected.The interviwe lasted only for 3 minutes.The VO told me that he has to go through the employer documents before making a final decision.Here is the interview conversation:

Me:Good Afternoon sir
VO:Good Afternoon
VO:Give me your degree certificate
Me:Passed it through the window
VO:what is the project you will work for?
Me:Described about the project
VO:Do you have any document describing it?
Me: Gave him the project whitepaper
VO:Looked through it for a min or so.
VO:Give me all documents provided by your employer
Me: gave a complete set of tax returns,company brochures,project brochures,photos etc.
VO:Looked through them.Do you have employer tax returns
Me:Yes it is there in the file I passed to you.
VO:was looking at tax returns document and was thinking for a few seconds
VO:Issued me a blue 221g form and said we need some time to go through ur employer documents before making a final decision,so I am returning your passport.This is your case history number.

What is the chance of me getting the H1B visa stamped? Anybody had a case like this before pls share ur views.How long does it normally take to receive response in this type of cases?

Here are my experience at US consulate.

Me: Hello, Good morning sir ( With smile)
VO: Very good morning sir. How are you doing?
Me: I am doing fine, What about you?
VO: fine.
VO: Which is your higher qualification?
Me: B.E. in Information Technology.
VO: It's 4 Year or 3 Year.
Me: 4 Year.
VO: Show me last sem marksheet.
Me: I gave him a marksheet of 8th sem.
VO: Show me all marksheet.
Me: I gave him all marksheet.
VO: Are you working in Capgemini?
Me: Yes.
VO: What you think about sozoh?
Me: Give some details about sozoh.
VO: take some time to verify my photo on passport, DS-156 form and my face.
VO: Good luck.
Me: Thank you sir.


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Thanks,
Hitesh.