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Dropbox and Interview
Dropbox Date - 13 Dec 2019
Interview date - 26 Dec 2019
Issue date - 07th Jan 2020
221g issued - Yes.
Reason for 221g (as stated by officer) - SEVIS.
Experience - I completed my dropbox on the 13th of Dec 2019. I picked my passport on 24th 2019 and found a blue slip to attend an interview. No documents were asked interview. Questions asked were:
1. What's your salary?
2. Were you ever out of status? - No.
VO retained the passport and said it's a sevis issue that we need fix on our side. Waited for two weeks as the VO had suggested. Visa issued on the 7th of Jan 2020.
Some pointers - if you were a student with F1 visa, your SEVIS is closed. Mine was actually. So it might have been something else. If you have changed employers after your first H1, make sure your previous employers have reported that you are no longer employed with them and have closed your case. If you have multiple job offers like I did during your H1 transfer and you have 2 approved i797s, make sure you tell the company you are NOT joining to close the I797 or your COS will be denied and recorded in DHS database, which will require some time to have it cleared.
This forum has been really helpful. Thanks for insights.
Disclaimer - These are my personal views, always consult an immigration lawyer for actual legal purposes.
Dropbox and Interview
Dropbox Date - 13 Dec 2019
Interview date - 26 Dec 2019
Issue date - 07th Jan 2020
221g issued - Yes.
Reason for 221g (as stated by officer) - SEVIS.
Experience - I completed my dropbox on the 13th of Dec 2019. I picked my passport on 24th 2019 and found a blue slip to attend an interview. No documents were asked interview. Questions asked were:
1. What's your salary?
2. Were you ever out of status? - No.
VO retained the passport and said it's a sevis issue that we need fix on our side. Waited for two weeks as the VO had suggested. Visa issued on the 7th of Jan 2020.
Some pointers - if you were a student with F1 visa, your SEVIS is closed. Mine was actually. So it might have been something else. If you have changed employers after your first H1, make sure your previous employers have reported that you are no longer employed with them and have closed your case. If you have multiple job offers like I did during your H1 transfer and you have 2 approved i797s, make sure you tell the company you are NOT joining to close the I797 or your COS will be denied and recorded in DHS database, which will require some time to have it cleared.
This forum has been really helpful. Thanks for insights.
Disclaimer - These are my personal views, always consult an immigration lawyer for actual legal purposes.
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