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L1B Visa Approved with Dependents (Wife and daughter) - Chennai - August 2022
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VAC center/OFC appointment: Appointment at 8.30
We reached at 8.15 fat VAC center. They allowed entry after checking the appointment letter, ds160 confirmation and passport. Inside at one counter, they verified all the details and noted that my daughter's given name was not as per her passport. I went down to cyber cafe on the ground floor and the lady over there immediately corrected it and I was back upstairs within 5 minutes. Next, we waited in the queue for 5 mins for Photo and Biometrics. The entire process should not more than 15 mins if all your information is accurate.
Next Day Visa Interview at Consulates: 8.30 appointment time:
We reached at 8 and they allowed us to enter. There was a separate queue for L1 and the person asked to make 2 sets of I-129S and the first page of I-797, later he put rubber band on those documents along with our passport and DS160 (primary applicant). After that, we went to the next building where the interview was happening over various counters. They asked us to go to one counter where someone was checking documents, they will also scan photos of kids if applicable at this counter.
After that we paid fraud detection fees at a different counter, I was carrying cash however person at the counter insisted credit card which I gave him. After that, a person immediately pointed us to stand in front of a window where an interview was already happening. We were next:
Questions in sequence:
VO - Greetings, asked us to hand over documents and passport
Me - Greetings, followed by my documents
VO - What is your salary?
Me - Answered
VO - What will be your US Salary?
Me - Answered
VO - What specialized knowledge do you have?
Me - Answered
VO - Asked follow-up questions on my answer (basically why it specialized)
Me - Tried my best to answer in layman's terms (but she interrupted me with the next question)
VO - What's your company do?
Me - Explained
Asked my wife to come forward:
VO - Your name and highest qualifications
She took some time to enter details into the computer and after approx. 1 min said that your Visa is approved and handed me over stamped copy of I-129S and green slip.
YOU WILL SEE TOO MANY CANDIDATES FOR INTERVIEWS, MOSTLY STUDENT VISA RELATED. BE CONFIDENT. THERE WILL BE A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS SO PREPARE WELL FOR ANSWERS BASED ON THE TYPE OF VISA. MAKE ANOTHER VERSION OF YOUR ANSWER WHICH YOU CAN EXPLAIN IN LAYMAN'S TERMS TO VO. ALL THE BEST.
VAC center/OFC appointment: Appointment at 8.30
We reached at 8.15 fat VAC center. They allowed entry after checking the appointment letter, ds160 confirmation and passport. Inside at one counter, they verified all the details and noted that my daughter's given name was not as per her passport. I went down to cyber cafe on the ground floor and the lady over there immediately corrected it and I was back upstairs within 5 minutes. Next, we waited in the queue for 5 mins for Photo and Biometrics. The entire process should not more than 15 mins if all your information is accurate.
Next Day Visa Interview at Consulates: 8.30 appointment time:
We reached at 8 and they allowed us to enter. There was a separate queue for L1 and the person asked to make 2 sets of I-129S and the first page of I-797, later he put rubber band on those documents along with our passport and DS160 (primary applicant). After that, we went to the next building where the interview was happening over various counters. They asked us to go to one counter where someone was checking documents, they will also scan photos of kids if applicable at this counter.
After that we paid fraud detection fees at a different counter, I was carrying cash however person at the counter insisted credit card which I gave him. After that, a person immediately pointed us to stand in front of a window where an interview was already happening. We were next:
Questions in sequence:
VO - Greetings, asked us to hand over documents and passport
Me - Greetings, followed by my documents
VO - What is your salary?
Me - Answered
VO - What will be your US Salary?
Me - Answered
VO - What specialized knowledge do you have?
Me - Answered
VO - Asked follow-up questions on my answer (basically why it specialized)
Me - Tried my best to answer in layman's terms (but she interrupted me with the next question)
VO - What's your company do?
Me - Explained
Asked my wife to come forward:
VO - Your name and highest qualifications
She took some time to enter details into the computer and after approx. 1 min said that your Visa is approved and handed me over stamped copy of I-129S and green slip.
YOU WILL SEE TOO MANY CANDIDATES FOR INTERVIEWS, MOSTLY STUDENT VISA RELATED. BE CONFIDENT. THERE WILL BE A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS SO PREPARE WELL FOR ANSWERS BASED ON THE TYPE OF VISA. MAKE ANOTHER VERSION OF YOUR ANSWER WHICH YOU CAN EXPLAIN IN LAYMAN'S TERMS TO VO. ALL THE BEST.
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