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H1B Mumbai Nov 2
Before I go and share my H1B (single) visa experience ....
Thanks to all those who kept posting weather be it for personal query or sharing experience.
For those who specially shared experience and tried to provide maximum details , THANK YOU ALL. It was a great job you all did.

Request : Who are just posting questions, I have not seen them posting their experience be it bad or good. Request you to put your experience as eagerly as you are in asking. Makes sense right ?

Now my experience.

Had OFC Biometric on November 1st and Had interview on November 2nd. (2017)
I am married but went alone for stamping as I shall bring my wife later to USA.

Filling DS160
All the information required is with you.
Your petition, Passport, Educational certificates, Previous employment documents, Marriage Certificate.
I mean to say don't fumble with information, you all have it ready with you.
There are few information which we may not know what to fill in that
like Passport document number : This is not the same as passport number. I checked "DOES NOT APPLY" for this. so where you have questions do ask a responsible person in your organisation/company.

Biometric:
I went to Mumbai location.
Documents requested are : Consulate Appointment copy, original passport and DS160 confirmation copy.
What not to carry is : don't bring anything apart from above mentioned documents for H1B visa type. For others I don't know.
Timings really doesn't matter when you go.

PA :

Bring all documents in original. Document list is something will need a separate discussion so for now I suggest to bring all your documents in original.
Timings matters here if you go early your chances are high that you will complete your visa process early.
However security personal won't allow you to enter the consulate before 30 minutes but you may give a try by reaching 1 hour early.
Once you enter the consulate you will pass through several security check here you need to carry Confirmation page which was stamped in biometric process. This will be checked in PA process and will allow you to go inside.

You will see long queue inside here you need to again give your fingerprints don't know why it is required again.
Here you will see many windows where officers are taking interviews.
You will be able to listen to most of the interviews till your turn :).
Some VOs are asking in brief and some concludes in just seconds, depends.

Now questions to me were.
First I greeted him he did too.
Will you be working at client location?
Which state are you going?
Are you married?
Is your wife coming with you?
Do you have child?

And visa approved.

Miscellaneous.
Remembering that I'll post as much as possible in this site, I tried to connect few person who came for H1B visa and their experience.
One couple came there for H1B, in his case he had two passports and he had name change in both passports. So, VO asked them for police verification by giving green slip.

One other H1B candidate happened to be in my company had visa approved.

When I was in consulate I tried to listen to other candidates H1B, Student, Business visas.
One Business Visa candidate was rejected because he was not able explain his role properly.
Any one who wants a translator may ask for one, but I don't suggest for H1B, L1, Business visa :).

guys I tried to cover all things now, please let me know if anything required regarding this.
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