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L1A Mumbai approved
Had my OFC on 24th Mar and Consular interview on 25th Mar. Had been with family (wife and 2 children (one of them is an infant)).
OFC:
Reached there on time. As suggested by others, no point reaching there early. There were a lot of people who had come ahead of time waiting in the sun.
My wife and children were allowed directly inside while I stood in the queue (there were abt 10 people ahead of me) to get the documents scrutinized. My name on the DS-160 form had to be changed. The scrutineer (or whatever you call him) suggested to go to a browsing center just adjacent to the OFC center to get it corrected. This was a browsing center just for this reason. You are not provided a browsing station, but they have people who will get it done for you for a charge. They charged Rs.200 for changing my name (including the printout).
With the correction, I was able to get into the OFC center.
Got the formality completed in 15 mins in there.
Consular interview:
Again, reached there on time. I had my car key with me (with autocop), which was not allowed. Here also, there was a guy in an Innova parked nearby who kept the keys for Rs.200. There were few others who had come with their mobiles and they also had to park their electronic belongings with this guy.
Since we had an infant, we were allowed inside without having to wait in the queue (there were about 50+ ahead of us). Once in, there were only 2 more (one family and an elderly person) ahead of us.
The interview was quite short.
Me: Good morning officer
VO: Good morning. Can I see your petition?
Me: <Handed over petition.>
VO: What is your current role?
Me: <Answered>
VO: What are the responsibilities?
Me: <Answered>
VO: Where are you going?
Me: <Answered>
VO: Who is the client?
Me: <Answered>(that the move is to the HQ and not to a client location)
VO: How big in the HQ?
Me: <Answered>
VO: <Looked at his computer for 2 mins>. Did you travel to the US in the name of <some_name>
Me: Yes. With expanded initials, it would be <name>. So, it is the same.
VO: <Looked closely at his compute again for a min>. OK, I am approving your visas. You should get them in 2-3 days time.
Me: Thank you, have a good day.
Tips:
1. Reach there on time.
2. Do not carry any electronic items. As I found out there, this includes remote sensor car keys as well.
OFC:
Reached there on time. As suggested by others, no point reaching there early. There were a lot of people who had come ahead of time waiting in the sun.
My wife and children were allowed directly inside while I stood in the queue (there were abt 10 people ahead of me) to get the documents scrutinized. My name on the DS-160 form had to be changed. The scrutineer (or whatever you call him) suggested to go to a browsing center just adjacent to the OFC center to get it corrected. This was a browsing center just for this reason. You are not provided a browsing station, but they have people who will get it done for you for a charge. They charged Rs.200 for changing my name (including the printout).
With the correction, I was able to get into the OFC center.
Got the formality completed in 15 mins in there.
Consular interview:
Again, reached there on time. I had my car key with me (with autocop), which was not allowed. Here also, there was a guy in an Innova parked nearby who kept the keys for Rs.200. There were few others who had come with their mobiles and they also had to park their electronic belongings with this guy.
Since we had an infant, we were allowed inside without having to wait in the queue (there were about 50+ ahead of us). Once in, there were only 2 more (one family and an elderly person) ahead of us.
The interview was quite short.
Me: Good morning officer
VO: Good morning. Can I see your petition?
Me: <Handed over petition.>
VO: What is your current role?
Me: <Answered>
VO: What are the responsibilities?
Me: <Answered>
VO: Where are you going?
Me: <Answered>
VO: Who is the client?
Me: <Answered>(that the move is to the HQ and not to a client location)
VO: How big in the HQ?
Me: <Answered>
VO: <Looked at his computer for 2 mins>. Did you travel to the US in the name of <some_name>
Me: Yes. With expanded initials, it would be <name>. So, it is the same.
VO: <Looked closely at his compute again for a min>. OK, I am approving your visas. You should get them in 2-3 days time.
Me: Thank you, have a good day.
Tips:
1. Reach there on time.
2. Do not carry any electronic items. As I found out there, this includes remote sensor car keys as well.
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