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Bad experience with a employer
I got my h1 filed by a consultant based from Fair fax for 2005 quota. Due to non availability of dates, got my first (and has been the last due to the employers response) appointment in february 2006. This consulatant hasn't sent me any company related documents other than 200 pages of technical documentation for inhouse project and company photos showing 2-3 rooms with 1-2 computers and a meeting room.
This consultant files about 200 h1s a year(based on foriegn labour site). When ever I asked them for more documents before the interview, they always said nothing is required and we have people who got stamped w/o any other documents.
The saddest part is I have to take my wife who was pregnant and in her 4 months. I repeatedly said my employer I can't take her again if I got a query. he made all promises.
At the visa interview, the counsuler hasn't asked me anything about me other than my PG degree. Not even my current company(amongst top 10 companies in the world) or anything else. The counsuler said your employer has many employees working with them and I don't think they may really require you. So I want to know how they will use you. Finally I was given the 221(g) asking many documents from the employer (active projects and how they will use me etc.. ) including few company related documents.
After calling this employer many times (rather only one guy used to respond for my repeated mails and calls and always used to talk in air. Later he stopped picking my calls. If I call from a different no. he picks up and talks as though he is not aware of my earlier missed call), after 3 months they sent some documents like list of projects etc but with no company documents. They asked me to plan for second visit to chennai consulate. I planned my travel accordingly booking air tickets/hotel etc.. Just before the day of journey they said we are working with our attorney to resolve the issue with chennai consulate, so that again we will not get any more queries for any of our employees... They kept on saying we will send the documents by the end of day.
That end of day has never come for me.. After 6 months I have said, send me the documents or give the deposit back. They said they will give and this continue for 1 more month and finally they returned the money.
They took all the big names of the attornies.. finally said that the documents are crucial to the company and we can't disclose them to the consulate.. So, looks like something fishy about the company..who can't disclose to the US home office.
As per my understanding looks like the company files as many visas as possible and what ever they gets thru with the simple queries they respond else discard.
Due to this consultant I got 2 yrs wasted in my career, as the quota got over very soon before I look back.
So my humble request for others is don't go by the consultant who is big (or claims big). For them 10-20 visas are not a issue if they don't get. You will be a looser finally. Go with companies who file fewer h1s, as they value each and every h1.
And probably I request other users to go with consultants who give client letters but not with inhouse project. if not atleast who can give all the documents the consulate asks.

Also, i request others to post the employers name who can give client letters or can give all the documents the consulate asks. This will help others in choosing the right employer.
I don't think the employer will dislike his company name being advertised for good.
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