L1, L2 Visa

This is the first time i am posting to a forum because i owe this to immihelp.

First, thanks a lot to immihelp. Even though i wasnt asked many questions, immihelp mentally prepared me for a lot of questions and things one needs to be ready to answer. It gave me a lot of confidence.

The interview was scheduled for friday, 06th september 10 am. I had gone from delhi and was staying at the park which is right across the street from the consulate. I reached at 9:45 and was absolutely taken aback to see the number of people already standing in the queue. I told the guy who was checking the appointment letter there that my interview was at 10 am and he let me pass through. Again, i stood in another queue where ds160 was being checked. One more queue for security check. Then sat down for token display for documents check only to realize that i had no clue that i was supposed to pay 500 USD for anti fraud fee. The officer asked me if i was carrying a credit card and i wasnt. I told him that i could go and quickly grab it from my hotel room. He issued me a gate pass to return within one hour max. I am a girl and i was starting to panic because i had traveled all the way to chennai for the first time and somehow cant bear heat and dirt at all (to which i was getting subjected to) but i told myself to keep calm and be confident. Its no big deal. So again i came back and passed through most of the queues by displaying the gate pass. All security check guards were smiling at me and asking why was i coming again. I told them that i missed something :)

Finally, after bearing almost 3 hours of heat and queues and commotions, i reached the final interview counter. The whole process easily takes 2 hours so you should eat a little bit before you go in. He rejected 3 visas before me and i was quite skeptical if i was going to get one. He read through my DS 160 and asked me two questions.

I work for a big US MNC and they dont send people in bulk like indian companies. So we probably have a good reputation.

1. For how long are you going?
Ans: 6-8 months.

2. Who is your client?
Ans: I am not going to a client. Ours is a product development company and I am going to the parent company's headquarters.

Before i could complete answering the second question, the VO started stamping the I129S forms. He then looked at my DS160 again and said your B1/B2 was rejected last year? OK.

And then he gave me 2 copies of the I129S forms and kept one copy and said "your visa is approved".

I gave him a big smile and said thanks :)

I couldn't believe my ears because even though i have studied in the US earlier and been there couple of times, my Business visa was rejected last year and i was quite skeptical if i was going to get this one. I had prepared the specialization and all questions pretty well and was quite confident about what i was going to answer.

I think the key is to have strong and clear documentation of what you are going to do and why someone else cant do this. Also, you have to be VERY clear and careful while filling out your DS-160. It decides your visa even before you start answering the questions. The VO was literally grilling the guys who were ahead of me in the queue and rejected them. The VOs are very smart people and they somehow can read between the lines and know if you are lying or telling the truth even by reading what you've written down.

Thanks a lot to immihelp for all the confidence it gave me. Good luck to everyone. Hope this helps.