L1, L2 Visa

Hi All,

I had my L1-B blanket VISA interview in Chennai consulate on 12th Jun 2018 and it was rejected. Thought of sharing my experience with you....

# Just before interview:
It was full rush outside consulate and after an hour of standing in queue I was taken inside VISA lobby. In another half an hour (fingerprint verification and payment) I was called and asked to stand before a counter for my interview.
Note - you should plan to arrive just 15 min before your scheduled time otherwise it is waste of time. They will only allow to enter on your scheduled time.

# Interview experience:
VISA Officer: Good morning, can I have your passport please
Me: Sure

VO: Which VISA did you apply for L1-A or L1-B
Me: L1-B

      There was a long pause after this question. Probably, he pulled my profile and started looking into his system.

VO: How long are you with YYYY company?
Me: XX years and XX months

VO: How long is your assignment in US?
Me: 3 months

      There was another short pause and he was frequently looking into his system.
VO: Ok, So will you be getting US dollers or Indian Rupees?
Me: US dollers

VO: How much?
Me: YYYY per month plus other arrangements...

      Here, I gave little extra info but he was in a bit hurry to ask another question and probably didn't expect long answer.

VO: So tell me what is your specialization?
Me: YYYY tool and this is being used for YYYY
      I gave one liner here and he looked happy.

VO: What this tool does?
Me: This tool is based on YYYY ...

      I just started describing my tool and suddenly he asked another question.
VO: Who is your client?
Me: YYYY

So far looking at the conversation I was bit relaxed and positive about on-going interview in my mind. Though interview was going in pretty natural flow, may be I gave extra info in couple of answers but all of a sudden he removed one paper and said "Unfortunately we cannot approve your VISA today..."

I was bit confused momentarily but as everyone knows getting US VISA requires littile luck at your end and it's all dynamic as what you say and what VO is expecting to hear. So I said "better luck to next time" to myself and came out of consulate.

Here is my story now it's upto you how you take it and what you read out of this. Please don't be nervous and don't blame yourself if you don't make it.