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The process at Chennai was very smooth. The queue outside was very short, and you dont need to go too early. They call people in according to appt time anyways. After checking the basic docs at the VFS counter, they put your papers in a folder and you queue outside the interview area. Docs taken from us: 1) I797 2)Yellow HDFC receipt copy 3) I129 Petition 4) Marr. cert. ( wife was accompanying) 5)Passport 6)DS 156 (both our DS157s were returned to us)
All this took about 20 minutes and we were given token ( paper with your token number on it having 3 parts ). We were told to proceed to next building for finger printing and interview. While waiting for the interview, we got our folder. We waited for about 45 minutes before we were allowed to enter. We sat for a while and then were asked to proceed for finger printing. That went smoothly - no cuts, no delays. The officer was very courteous. no problems. After that first part of the token was taken by an Indian lady, and when our turn came, she made us stand in front of counter 3 in a queue. The visa officer was again very courteous, very young ( must have been a new recruit).He seemed to be the most soft spoken of the lot. Asked only a few of questions :
VO : What will you be doing in the US?
Me: blah blah blah (a few sentences of what i will be doing.)
VO : Show me your original degree certs.
Me: <Handed them over>
VO: <Looks at the certs at an angle to see if they are real>
VO : You don't have children yet?
Me: No, not yet.
VO: <Presses the Enter key quite a few times>
VO : You've been granted a visa, have a safe trip!
Then he took second part of the token and returned all the docs, and the remaining token to us. Told us to pay at counter 1.
Thats it. We paid and were out of there. Total time taken for the whole process - 2 hours.
In my opinion, the VO's are only doing their job, and not necessarily out to get you. If your papers are in order, and you can answer the questions properly, there is no reason to refuse the visa. There were quite a few people that I saw, were refused. But those people were not able to answer the questions clearly. Do not "mug" the answers, that aint gonna help. Be confident, and if you are genuine you will get the visa without hassles.
Also, be sure to get as much documentation to prove the statements that you make. This makes the VO's job easy, and yours too!!
All the best, may the force be with you!
:-)
All this took about 20 minutes and we were given token ( paper with your token number on it having 3 parts ). We were told to proceed to next building for finger printing and interview. While waiting for the interview, we got our folder. We waited for about 45 minutes before we were allowed to enter. We sat for a while and then were asked to proceed for finger printing. That went smoothly - no cuts, no delays. The officer was very courteous. no problems. After that first part of the token was taken by an Indian lady, and when our turn came, she made us stand in front of counter 3 in a queue. The visa officer was again very courteous, very young ( must have been a new recruit).He seemed to be the most soft spoken of the lot. Asked only a few of questions :
VO : What will you be doing in the US?
Me: blah blah blah (a few sentences of what i will be doing.)
VO : Show me your original degree certs.
Me: <Handed them over>
VO: <Looks at the certs at an angle to see if they are real>
VO : You don't have children yet?
Me: No, not yet.
VO: <Presses the Enter key quite a few times>
VO : You've been granted a visa, have a safe trip!
Then he took second part of the token and returned all the docs, and the remaining token to us. Told us to pay at counter 1.
Thats it. We paid and were out of there. Total time taken for the whole process - 2 hours.
In my opinion, the VO's are only doing their job, and not necessarily out to get you. If your papers are in order, and you can answer the questions properly, there is no reason to refuse the visa. There were quite a few people that I saw, were refused. But those people were not able to answer the questions clearly. Do not "mug" the answers, that aint gonna help. Be confident, and if you are genuine you will get the visa without hassles.
Also, be sure to get as much documentation to prove the statements that you make. This makes the VO's job easy, and yours too!!
All the best, may the force be with you!
:-)
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