L1, L2 Visa

Dear all,

We had our L1A interview today for my husband (who is from a non IT company), me and my 3.5 year old daughter. He is getting transferred to the US office to take on a global role. It was a smooth interview and our visas got approved.

Let me break some myths about the interview here

1. You need to have atleast 3 years of experience in your current company - not true, my husband had less than 2 years in the current co. and 14 years overall.

2. The visa officer is generally rejecting all visas- not true, many visas were approved today. Key take away is confidence, valid experience, ability to articulate the skill sets or the managerial experience (for L1A) and clear understanding of the questions asked.

3. The L1A candidate gets questioned first- the visa interview started with the VO asking me if i think my husband is a good cook, followed by marriage date, and then the VO asked my daughter to identify her father after which we were asked to leave and the interview continued for my husband. Overall, the VO was very polite and sweet.

4. My husband and the VO had a good 8 to 10 mins of discussion and I understand that he was questioned about all the usual key details with respect to salary, work nature, reporting structure, supervisors name, designation, educational qualifications etc.

End of all, My husband out of his own accord kept talking about the length and breadth of work experience, why he was chosen for this role, key responsibility areas, educational certifications apart from degrees held etc. the VO kept listening and nodding throughout.

So, hope this helps and wishing good luck for all the prospective L candidates.