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F1 -> H1b - First time (221g small white slip)
OFC - 24th November
Interview - 25th November
Consulate - Hyderabad, India
H1b - Change of Status
My experience
Questions (Answers)
1. First time H1B or renewal? (First time)
2. What is your designation? (Answered)
3. Highest degree? (Master's)
4. Specialization? (Answered)
5. Do you know your rights to work in USA? (Yes, I read through them way back)
VO - There is a little more administrative processing left from our end which should take 3-5 days and until then I will hold on to your passport. He also handed me over a small 221g white slip.
221g white slip
contains just 8 lines, tells that application has been refused under 221g and needs some administrative processing.
No additional documents were asked.
My background
I work as an FTE in one of the top 3 MNC of USA (let's say Company A). My coursework is analogous to my job responsibilities.
After my Master's, I worked at a Company B for 4 months (didn't want to waste my opt time while my interviews were going on with Company Y) and then shifted to Company B while on opt.
Company A filed my STEM Extension (got approved) and also my H1b.
Changes I see after Interview
There is a change on my SEVP portal. Authorized end date of my present employment changed from a date in 2021 (due to my extension approval) to 10/01/2019 (start of H1b).
This change happened either after my visa interview or just an hour or two before my visa interview. I am no expert in this area but after researching a lot and speaking with lot of people, I got to know the following:
- For all the approvals, SEVP portal changes were seen way before the interview. (I think this is something DSO would do)
- For people who got small 221g white slip, the changes on the SEVP portal happened either few hours before interview or after interview.
Again, I am not an expert in this area so please don't judge me if I am wrong or sound dumb.
I am assuming that 3-5 days are the business days not just calendar days. I don't know if these days are according to USA or India. If it is according to USA, definitely last week would have been holidays for them.
I also know that there are many people out there who have same experience and it is obviously a very stressed out situation with a lot of negativity and bad thoughts. I hope we get out of this scenario as soon as possible. :)
I will keep this thread updated. I would request you all to reply to this thread your experience or info if you are facing the same situation and also, please do keep this thread updated.
Thank you and good luck to everyone out there!
Interview - 25th November
Consulate - Hyderabad, India
H1b - Change of Status
My experience
Questions (Answers)
1. First time H1B or renewal? (First time)
2. What is your designation? (Answered)
3. Highest degree? (Master's)
4. Specialization? (Answered)
5. Do you know your rights to work in USA? (Yes, I read through them way back)
VO - There is a little more administrative processing left from our end which should take 3-5 days and until then I will hold on to your passport. He also handed me over a small 221g white slip.
221g white slip
contains just 8 lines, tells that application has been refused under 221g and needs some administrative processing.
No additional documents were asked.
My background
I work as an FTE in one of the top 3 MNC of USA (let's say Company A). My coursework is analogous to my job responsibilities.
After my Master's, I worked at a Company B for 4 months (didn't want to waste my opt time while my interviews were going on with Company Y) and then shifted to Company B while on opt.
Company A filed my STEM Extension (got approved) and also my H1b.
Changes I see after Interview
There is a change on my SEVP portal. Authorized end date of my present employment changed from a date in 2021 (due to my extension approval) to 10/01/2019 (start of H1b).
This change happened either after my visa interview or just an hour or two before my visa interview. I am no expert in this area but after researching a lot and speaking with lot of people, I got to know the following:
- For all the approvals, SEVP portal changes were seen way before the interview. (I think this is something DSO would do)
- For people who got small 221g white slip, the changes on the SEVP portal happened either few hours before interview or after interview.
Again, I am not an expert in this area so please don't judge me if I am wrong or sound dumb.
I am assuming that 3-5 days are the business days not just calendar days. I don't know if these days are according to USA or India. If it is according to USA, definitely last week would have been holidays for them.
I also know that there are many people out there who have same experience and it is obviously a very stressed out situation with a lot of negativity and bad thoughts. I hope we get out of this scenario as soon as possible. :)
I will keep this thread updated. I would request you all to reply to this thread your experience or info if you are facing the same situation and also, please do keep this thread updated.
Thank you and good luck to everyone out there!
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