H1B, H4 Visa

This site is very useful for picking up considerable courage before facing the interview in the U.S consulate.

I have been asked to get details of how the U.S company would pay for my stay at U.S under section 221-G.

I have been to the U.S consulate for H1-B interview on the 5th of October. Every thing went on well. The Visa officer was nice, very communicative and supporting.

I am a candidate with a Civil Engineering back ground and around five years of experience in the I.T field.

The visa officer had the following conversation with me:

  VO : How are you Sir?
  Me : Fine, thank you.

  VO : So you are an Engineering graduate?
  Me : Yes, sir.

 Then had gone through my degree certificate and the marks lists etc.

Then
   Vo : So, you have one subject in Computer
       Programming during your 4th Semester?
   Me : Yes, Sir.

   VO : Did you do your Master's Degree?
   Me : No.

   VO : Do you have any other degrees in
        Computers?
   Me : No.

   Me : But I have Post Graduate Diploma in
       Computer Applications.
   VO : Is it from any University Sir?
   Me : No Sir, but the Institute is recognised
        the Government of India.
   VO : Sorry Sir, the GOI recognises many
        such institutes and we consider only the
        Universities.
   Me : ----- gave quiet smile ---------

   VO : So, Sir, you are not qualified
        academically for a software job in the US.
   VO : Where are you working now?
   Me : xxxxxxxx

   VO : Can I see your experience letters?
   Me : Sure Sir....----- I have shown the appt.
        letter and the experience letter. It gave
        a total length of 4 1/2 years experience.

   VO : What is your designation here?
   Me : YYYY YYYY ZZZ

   VO : What is the project you are working on?
   Me : YYYY YYYY ZZZ.

   VO : Since how long?
   Me : xxxxxxxxxxxx

   VO : What is the project about?
   Me : I started explaining about the project.
        After a while, he said OK,OK.

   VO : Prior to this job, where were you working?
   Me : xxxxxxxxxxx.

   VO : What were your duties?
   Me : xxxxxxxxxxxxx.

   VO : What were your projects there?
   Me : I explained elaboratively.

Then he was very convinced and I was gradually feeling relieved ........ but then he asked

   VO : On which project are you going to work?
   Me : I am going to work for the employer.

   VO : With the employer, on what project?
   Me : I am not sure Sir, depending on my skills
        and elaborative interviews, they have
        selected me for working with them and they
        told that I will be assigned the job once
        I reach them.

   VO : So, you do not know -- on what project you
        are going to work?
   Me : Yes Sir.

   VO : Who is going to pay your salary for the
        stay in the U.S?
   Me : My employer... since he has filed all the
       papers etc... because he has the require-
       ment.

   VO : From which project would they pay?
   Me : I am not sure?
  
   VO : Sorry Sir, I cannot provide a visa unless
       I know as to how you will be paid during
       your stay at U.S.

     Then he handed over me a blue paper with a tick mark to get the further documentation on the above detail.

     Friends......... all through the V.O was very soft, nice and gentle. But some how I could not succeed in getting the visa stamped.

     If any of you have suggestions, opinions.... for me or even if you have any questions... please mail.


                             With best wishes,

                                  ADITYA.