H1B, H4 Visa

Hi,

I'm Kiran, attended re-stamping at Hyderabad Consulate today December 28,2012.

I had my OFC on 27th Dec. Its a pretty straight forward process of just 15 mins.

Coming to the interview, I was wearing a business suit for the interview. It gave me a professional look. I suggest other too, if you can.

My appointment was at 9AM, I reached the location around 8:30 AM.
At Hyderabad Location, initially went through a security screaming typical like an Airport TSA Screening.
The entered the main Visa Services building into a long queue.
we have around 17 counters at Hyd.Consulate, first 6 dedicated to initial screening by VFS teams. Counter 9 used for finger printing re-validation. After re-validation, I joined the visa waiting area where we will get the appropriate token. It took around 10-15 minutes to be called for the interview.

The interview was kind of straight, initially we exchanged greetings then passed on the mandatory documents.
Following are the questions asked:
1. Which company do you work?
2. What do you do?
3. How much is your salary?
4. Do you work for a client?
5. Who is your client?
6. Are you on a vacation now?

It looked like he recorded ( typed in ) all my answers into the system. And finally the officer wished me for future success and said the "visa approved" word.
Key things:
1. professional dressing ( I felt this helped me a bit)
2. Know about you company and client ( some people fumbled even to pronounce their company name).
3. Be clear in communication.

Don't carry any electronic devices. They will not allow any electronic devices ( Pen Drives, Phones, CD's) etc. Period.

I'm out of the consulate by 9:50 AM.

Thanks,
Kiran