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First Ever H1B Stamping from F1 to H1B in Ottawa, Canada (Got 221G - Yellow Slip)
Hello! Below is the experience from my first ever F1 to H1B stamping in Ottawa, Canada.
* Came to the US in January 2015 as a student and completed my Master's in December 2016.
* Was on OPT and STEM OPT from Feb 2017 to Feb 2019 (got my H1B picked in the lottery in April 2018 and got my case approved in Feb 2019 having had an RFE).
* Feb 2019 to Dec 2019, I had my first approval notice.
* Jan 2020 to Dec 2020, I had my H1B renewed/extended.
* Sep 2020 to Sep 2023, I got my next H1B renewed/extended.
* April 2021, changed employers and that's when I got my H1B extended to April 2024
Submitted DS-160 on November 1, 2021 and got a slot for November 9, 2021 in Ottawa. I went for the interview and was asked basic questions like where do you work, what do you work as, highest qualification, illegal presence ever in the US, etc.
Essentially, the officer told me that they wanted to verify some more information and that she would take my passport. She returned everything else she had asked for (old expired passport and 797). She also said "she does not anticipate this to take long" and handed me the yellow 221g slip where she had ticked the "wait for us to contact you" option.
Ever since then, I have been checking the DS-160 status but it says "Refused". Don't know how long this is going to take but wanted to share my experience so that people could get some familiarity.
PS: Forgot to mention I live in the US but have a PR of Canada.
* Came to the US in January 2015 as a student and completed my Master's in December 2016.
* Was on OPT and STEM OPT from Feb 2017 to Feb 2019 (got my H1B picked in the lottery in April 2018 and got my case approved in Feb 2019 having had an RFE).
* Feb 2019 to Dec 2019, I had my first approval notice.
* Jan 2020 to Dec 2020, I had my H1B renewed/extended.
* Sep 2020 to Sep 2023, I got my next H1B renewed/extended.
* April 2021, changed employers and that's when I got my H1B extended to April 2024
Submitted DS-160 on November 1, 2021 and got a slot for November 9, 2021 in Ottawa. I went for the interview and was asked basic questions like where do you work, what do you work as, highest qualification, illegal presence ever in the US, etc.
Essentially, the officer told me that they wanted to verify some more information and that she would take my passport. She returned everything else she had asked for (old expired passport and 797). She also said "she does not anticipate this to take long" and handed me the yellow 221g slip where she had ticked the "wait for us to contact you" option.
Ever since then, I have been checking the DS-160 status but it says "Refused". Don't know how long this is going to take but wanted to share my experience so that people could get some familiarity.
PS: Forgot to mention I live in the US but have a PR of Canada.
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