L1, L2 Visa

General advice
- Prefer to stay nearby consulate as there are lot of hotel nearby. The VAC is located at 2kms from consulate.
- Try to take an early day schedule for interview

Process

Day 1: VAC/Biometric/OFC appointment
- Only the appointment confirmation page (both OFC & counsellor), DS-160 confirmation page & passport is required for biometrics.
- Cellphones are allowed inside premises, but it should be switched off.
- Reach 15-20 mins before your appointment time. Directly approach security guard at the time.
- One has to for 30 mins or so inside the premises.
- Figure prints & photo will be taken. They will stick a label on the passport & put marks/checks on DS-160 confirmation page (which must be carried for interview next day).
  
Day 2: Interview
- Only documents are allowed inside consulate premises. Better keep all documents in any document folder and carry it. I read on some forum that umbrellas are also allowed but I am unsure about it since it went on a sunny day.
- There is only one official queue which starts after barricades guarded by security. The guy shouts for the time & ask people to join the queue.
- Once you are in queue the process is very smooth & well organised. Including interview, everything will be completed in an hour.
- There are washrooms & drinking water inside the premises.

- Arranging the documents (only L1B)
After security check inside the consulate premises, a person helps to organize the forms (triplets) in specific order. Then the documents are bundled with passport & fees DD ($500). Nothing else will be asked or required but for convince carry the documents important for you.

- Interview
There a big hall inside main building where biometric are cross checked, fee is submitted & interview windows are present. People are asked to follow the queue and they are quidded on each step

- Interview questions
Officer: What’s your designation?
Me: Precise designation

Officer: Where are you going?
Me: Company headquarters at xyz

Officer: What they chose you?
Me: While giving the answer the visa officer interrupted in-between my answer & asked next question

Officer: What’s the purpose?
Me: bring up of new product in a sentence

Officer: What the product
Me: precise name of product

Office: Is it used for xyz?
Me: Yes, and explained a sentence. The office was looking was 2-3 keyword from my petition which would have been flashed on his screen.

Mine interview hardly lasted for 5 mins. The company's reputation is a factor in L1B petition (Applicants from my company easily gets B or L visas). Most of the time visa officers are convinced just by company's name so they don't ask much questions. In my case the officer was aware of company, the product & its usages.

- Another interview's question (heard while in queue)
- another person probably for L1
Where are you going?
1-2 more questions.
Have you visited Saudi Arabia before?
Why you visited?
How long have you stayed?

- another person probably for L1
What company do you work for?
Have you applied for H1 earlier?
Was it rejected or approved?
Have you visited US before? Where do you work?
What's you US salary?
Have you work in xyz company before?
What will be you working on?