Business Visa - B1

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My experience follows

step-1:Get Token No

Give your BAR Code and Visa Interview appointment letter at the counter outside consulate

People there scan your barcode and issue a token(2 copies 1 for the consulate and the other copy for you keep both the copies safe)

step-2:Security to check

step-3:you need to wait and look at the screen for your token no

step-4:Go to correct window of your token number
give your barcode,Visa Interview appointment letter,HDFC fee receipt,Passport.
Officer will verify your application and paste a yellow sticker(taken from the HDFC receipt) over your Passport front side.

All the documents you gave will be returned to you in a file and you will be redirected to another counter..wait for your turn and give your finger prints there(people will guide you)

step-5:Enter Visa Interview building
Wait for your token number to be displayed on the screen.Go to the appropriate window number displayed

step-6:ha Interview finally !!

Conversation goes like this..,,

Officer:Hello Good Morning
Me:Hello Good Morning

Officer:Please give the green file(received at the previous counter step-4)
Me:Yes please...passed the file

Officer:where you are going ?
Me:Detroit,Michigan

Officer:How long?
Me:1 month

Officer:Purpose?
Me:To participate in Technical discussions

Officer:What kind of technical discussions?
Me:In the scope of the developement project ProjX i had to discuss about the Technologies to be used for this future developement

Officer:what is ProjX?
Me:Its a project Management tool that will be used within my company

Officer:What you are?
Me:Software Engineer

Officer:what you do?
Me:I am involved in in house software developement for my company

Officer:your annual salary?
Me:4.5 lakhs

Officer:how long you are with ZZZ?
Me:11 months

Officer:Prior to that?
Me:First Company Fresher direct from collge

Officer:Will you be involved in any production work there?
Me:(I didnt hear properly..I asked can you please repeat..she repeated)
   No production work only technical discussions

Officer:Ok thanks Visa grantecd !! your passport will be couriered in 1 weeks time
Me:Thanks a lot with smile

Thats It !! A small tip be cool say to yourself what if i dont get it !!

Dont mention words like project discussion/work which will imply to the officer that you may work there for the project.


Thanks :)