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Administrative Processing
This was my 1st H1b visa interview.

OFC: 30th Jan
Visa appointment: 31st Jan
Location: Chennai

Reached the consulate almost 30mins prior to my appointment time, along with my family. I was able to reach the counter in about 10mins. This is how the interview went:

Me: Good Morning Mam!
VO: Good Morning! Can I have your passports please?
Me: Yes!

and i handed over our (wife & mine) passports with DS160 confirmation page. She took the passports.

VO: Is this a fresh application?
Me: Yes, this is a fresh application for H1b visa

VO: How long have you been working with <current company>?
Me: I have been working for almost 7years now

VO: Who is your end client?
Me: <client name>

VO: What is your salary?
Me: <xxxxx USD> as per the LCA

VO: What is your designation in your company?
Me: I mentioned my current designation, which probably was different from the LCA role.

VO: What is your role?
Me: I explained the role, this time mentioning the LCA role.

VO: Is there any other middle vendor between your company & client?
Me: No. We are one of the premium technology partners for our customer for over 15years now.

VO: Thank You!

Now she turned to my wife.

VO: How long have you been married?
Wife: x years

VO: Was it an arranged marriage?
Wife: Yes

Then she continued to type something into her screen for while. When she turned to us she said that she would be approving our case and asked us, while pointing to a document titled "Know Your Rights", if we had read it earlier.

Me: No
VO: Here you go! (handing over the pamphlet titled "Know Your Rights")

Then she turned to her screen, and asked: "Do you have any other passports?"
Me: Yes. Here it is.

She took the old passport and then handed me a green colored 221G, marked as 'Administrative Processing'

VO: I'm going to keep your passports. Here's your case number. You can track the status online and should be updated in 2weeks.

Then we left the consulate. Anybody facing a similar situation. What to expect under these conditions?
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