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L1B blanket Visa experience
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History
H1B -2009
L1B -2015
B1-2018
My OFC interview was on 16th July and VISA interview was on 17 July . For the uninitiated OFC interview is a breeze you just need to carry your DS160 and appointment confirmation letter with your passport . Everything else is additional here
You can carry your phone ( They will ask you to switch it off)
OFC process is to take your thumb impression and finger print . Mine slot was 1:15 PM , I was there by 12:45 AM and they let me inside and the process got completed in 10 minutes . 1 PM I was standing outside of the VFS office.
VISA interview -17th July . This is interesting as I had US VISAs before but felt the queue was painstakingly long this time .
My interview time was at 8:45 AM and I was there by 8 AM and it was raining . I kind of predicted the weather and was carrying an umbrella with me , if you are not having an umbrella , there are plenty of option to buy but the will not be easy on pocket, carry changes ( Many vendors were reining in the rain )
Documents for VISA interview
Company gave me I129s , I 797 and a big file with lot of documents( which were kind of unnecessary) and asked me to carry originals of degree certificates , mark sheets , offer letters ( again not necessary).
Only thing that matters are
- I 129S ( 3 set)
- I 797 ( 3 set)
- DS160
- Appointment confirmation
- L1 VISA fraud detection
- passport
Anything else will only task your hands !!
Fast forward , I am in the queue for the consular officer interview Time around 9:30 AM, There were two person ahead of me , I tried to insulate myself from the discussion, I did not want to have any prejudice for the officer . The person just before me was a senior manager with a very high package in the US , he was accompanied by his spouse . The package was so high the consular officer could not resist the temptation of asking him if he belongs to the exquisite 'C suite ' . His visa got approved .
One thing what left me baffling , till that point , officer was not having the stamp with her . She said to the person I will get the stamp to stamp your I 129S. In the worst case if she was taking interviews from 8 AM , imagine the rejections what would have happened so far , but again that is extreme , I think may be for that counter she would have started late , There may be handful of people before this interview !!
Anyway my turn was the next ,I greeted her and she asked me to give her the documents .
Questions
Officer :You were having L1 before !!
Officer :When You came back from US ?
Officer: Where are you travelling next ?
Officer : Whats your designation
Officer : US salary
Officer : Specialization
Officer : Why you
Officer : Are you going to work for client or ZZZ( YYYY my company)
Officer : How many months ?
Officer : Why so many months , what are you going to do next
Then there is a silence she started stamping my documents , Your VISA is approved, have a good stay in the US
Me : Thanks officer , have a good day !!
My 2 cents for the people who are having the L1B interview
- Officer does not have a bar of how many L1 he/she can approve in a day , If your case is true to L1B's norms, the chances of getting the VISA is very high .
- If officer thinks it does not conform to L1B requirement then he/she will be unsure of giving the VISA and ask you to work in other category , so you need to convince them why the skill is a rarity in the US
- dress well , It always helps to build a first impression other side
- Greet them well
- Go with an easy pace no need to rush to your answers
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All the best !! Last word L1 is not the end of the world , so even if does not happen , think there may be a better opportunity , trust me I have seen that
Not sure if I will go for another L1 or extension this may be my last L1 , Thanks again to this forum
Interview
History
H1B -2009
L1B -2015
B1-2018
My OFC interview was on 16th July and VISA interview was on 17 July . For the uninitiated OFC interview is a breeze you just need to carry your DS160 and appointment confirmation letter with your passport . Everything else is additional here
You can carry your phone ( They will ask you to switch it off)
OFC process is to take your thumb impression and finger print . Mine slot was 1:15 PM , I was there by 12:45 AM and they let me inside and the process got completed in 10 minutes . 1 PM I was standing outside of the VFS office.
VISA interview -17th July . This is interesting as I had US VISAs before but felt the queue was painstakingly long this time .
My interview time was at 8:45 AM and I was there by 8 AM and it was raining . I kind of predicted the weather and was carrying an umbrella with me , if you are not having an umbrella , there are plenty of option to buy but the will not be easy on pocket, carry changes ( Many vendors were reining in the rain )
Documents for VISA interview
Company gave me I129s , I 797 and a big file with lot of documents( which were kind of unnecessary) and asked me to carry originals of degree certificates , mark sheets , offer letters ( again not necessary).
Only thing that matters are
- I 129S ( 3 set)
- I 797 ( 3 set)
- DS160
- Appointment confirmation
- L1 VISA fraud detection
- passport
Anything else will only task your hands !!
Fast forward , I am in the queue for the consular officer interview Time around 9:30 AM, There were two person ahead of me , I tried to insulate myself from the discussion, I did not want to have any prejudice for the officer . The person just before me was a senior manager with a very high package in the US , he was accompanied by his spouse . The package was so high the consular officer could not resist the temptation of asking him if he belongs to the exquisite 'C suite ' . His visa got approved .
One thing what left me baffling , till that point , officer was not having the stamp with her . She said to the person I will get the stamp to stamp your I 129S. In the worst case if she was taking interviews from 8 AM , imagine the rejections what would have happened so far , but again that is extreme , I think may be for that counter she would have started late , There may be handful of people before this interview !!
Anyway my turn was the next ,I greeted her and she asked me to give her the documents .
Questions
Officer :You were having L1 before !!
Officer :When You came back from US ?
Officer: Where are you travelling next ?
Officer : Whats your designation
Officer : US salary
Officer : Specialization
Officer : Why you
Officer : Are you going to work for client or ZZZ( YYYY my company)
Officer : How many months ?
Officer : Why so many months , what are you going to do next
Then there is a silence she started stamping my documents , Your VISA is approved, have a good stay in the US
Me : Thanks officer , have a good day !!
My 2 cents for the people who are having the L1B interview
- Officer does not have a bar of how many L1 he/she can approve in a day , If your case is true to L1B's norms, the chances of getting the VISA is very high .
- If officer thinks it does not conform to L1B requirement then he/she will be unsure of giving the VISA and ask you to work in other category , so you need to convince them why the skill is a rarity in the US
- dress well , It always helps to build a first impression other side
- Greet them well
- Go with an easy pace no need to rush to your answers
-----
All the best !! Last word L1 is not the end of the world , so even if does not happen , think there may be a better opportunity , trust me I have seen that
Not sure if I will go for another L1 or extension this may be my last L1 , Thanks again to this forum
Interview
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