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Hello everyone,
Like everyone else, I would also like to thank this amazing forum to helping me understand what is required for the Consulate interview. Of course, there is luck also associated with approvals.
My L1A Blanket Visa was approved at Chennai on Dec 2nd, 2013.
I had my OFC at 8:30 am at Teynampet. I had reached there at 7:30 am itself and I was one of the first few in the queue. But the OFC centre was a bit mis managed in terms of the queue. Eager candidates kept jumping the queue but were eventually sent back by the authorities. Also, the first batch is at 8 am but the centre didnt start operating till 8:15 am. Once inside, it was a breeze. Everything was done in less than 10 minutes. Please note that they stamp your DS-160 confirmation page at the OFC centre. This is the confirmation page that you will need for the PAI and not a fresh copy of the confirmation page.
From the OFC, I had to bide quite a bit of time as my PAI was at 11:30 am at Gemini Circle Consulate. I had breakfast at Anand Bhavan which was quite good. Fortunately, I had booked a cab for the entire day and I sat inside the cab reading the newspaper for around 2 hours. Plus, it was raining very heavily that day. I went to the Consulate queue at 11 am only to be greeted by even heavier rain. It is quite a nightmare as there is no shade in the initial queue. Plus, there was a delay of around 30 mins for each batch. So we were finally sent in at 12 noon.
There are 3 different queues that you need to go to ...
1). 1st queue will give you a token that is stuck on your passport. Mostly the token starts with a'L'. After this the Consulate personnel (Indian) will help you assemble your documents in rubber banded bunch. This bunch contains your passport, Interview letter, DS-160 confirmation page stamped at OFC, 3 copies of I129S and I797 and the DDs.
2). 2nd queue will accept the DD bunch and give the rest back
3). 3rd queue is the interview queue.
The first 2 queues were done in around 15 mins. And finally my turn to give the interview arrived ... This is how it went ...
VO: Hello Sir, How are you?
Me: I am fine Thank You. Good afternoon and how are you Sir?
VO: I am fine too. Thanx.
VO: So Sir, How long have you been working in your current organization?
Me: Mentioned the duration (greater than 3 years)
VO: Who is your client?
Me: Mentioned the name of the client
VO: Which city will you be going to?
Me: Mentioned the city with state
VO: How long have you been working for this client?
Me: Mentioned the duration (greater than 1 year)
VO: Which client did you work for prior to your current client?
Me: Mentioned the name of previous client
VO: Was this client from the same domain as your current client?
Me: No. Current client is from XYZ while the previous was from ABC
VO: Where did you work prior to your current organization?
Me: Mentioned the name of the company (it’s a weird pronunciation)
VO: I am sorry, what’s the name again?
Me: Pronounced it again and mentioned it’s based in Northern Europe and hence has a local influence on the name.
VO: Did you work in Europe for them?
Me: Yes. I was based in XYZ country for around 8 months.
VO: What was your designation there?
Me: Project Lead.
VO: What will be your responsibilities at onsite?
Me: Mentioned 4-5 sentences covering Project Management, Risk Management, Resource Management, Compliance Management and Delivery/Quality management
VO: What will your designation be at onsite?
Me: Program Manager
VO: Whom will you report to at onsite?
Me: Associate Director – with name.
VO: How many direct reports will you have at onsite?
Me: I will have 4 to start with and I will be required to hire at least 3 more.
VO: What are the designations of the 4?
Me: 2 of them are Architects while the other 2 are Senior Developers.
VO: Okay Sir. Your Visa is approved and it will take us a maximum of 4 days to deliver your passport
Me: Thank you very much Sir. Is there any more paperwork that you will need?
VO: No I am fine. Thank You.
Me: Thanx again and have a nice day.
He took at least 15 and at most 45 seconds between questions while continuously typing and verifying stuff on his machine. The entire interview took around 4-5 minutes.
All the best to everyone.
Like everyone else, I would also like to thank this amazing forum to helping me understand what is required for the Consulate interview. Of course, there is luck also associated with approvals.
My L1A Blanket Visa was approved at Chennai on Dec 2nd, 2013.
I had my OFC at 8:30 am at Teynampet. I had reached there at 7:30 am itself and I was one of the first few in the queue. But the OFC centre was a bit mis managed in terms of the queue. Eager candidates kept jumping the queue but were eventually sent back by the authorities. Also, the first batch is at 8 am but the centre didnt start operating till 8:15 am. Once inside, it was a breeze. Everything was done in less than 10 minutes. Please note that they stamp your DS-160 confirmation page at the OFC centre. This is the confirmation page that you will need for the PAI and not a fresh copy of the confirmation page.
From the OFC, I had to bide quite a bit of time as my PAI was at 11:30 am at Gemini Circle Consulate. I had breakfast at Anand Bhavan which was quite good. Fortunately, I had booked a cab for the entire day and I sat inside the cab reading the newspaper for around 2 hours. Plus, it was raining very heavily that day. I went to the Consulate queue at 11 am only to be greeted by even heavier rain. It is quite a nightmare as there is no shade in the initial queue. Plus, there was a delay of around 30 mins for each batch. So we were finally sent in at 12 noon.
There are 3 different queues that you need to go to ...
1). 1st queue will give you a token that is stuck on your passport. Mostly the token starts with a'L'. After this the Consulate personnel (Indian) will help you assemble your documents in rubber banded bunch. This bunch contains your passport, Interview letter, DS-160 confirmation page stamped at OFC, 3 copies of I129S and I797 and the DDs.
2). 2nd queue will accept the DD bunch and give the rest back
3). 3rd queue is the interview queue.
The first 2 queues were done in around 15 mins. And finally my turn to give the interview arrived ... This is how it went ...
VO: Hello Sir, How are you?
Me: I am fine Thank You. Good afternoon and how are you Sir?
VO: I am fine too. Thanx.
VO: So Sir, How long have you been working in your current organization?
Me: Mentioned the duration (greater than 3 years)
VO: Who is your client?
Me: Mentioned the name of the client
VO: Which city will you be going to?
Me: Mentioned the city with state
VO: How long have you been working for this client?
Me: Mentioned the duration (greater than 1 year)
VO: Which client did you work for prior to your current client?
Me: Mentioned the name of previous client
VO: Was this client from the same domain as your current client?
Me: No. Current client is from XYZ while the previous was from ABC
VO: Where did you work prior to your current organization?
Me: Mentioned the name of the company (it’s a weird pronunciation)
VO: I am sorry, what’s the name again?
Me: Pronounced it again and mentioned it’s based in Northern Europe and hence has a local influence on the name.
VO: Did you work in Europe for them?
Me: Yes. I was based in XYZ country for around 8 months.
VO: What was your designation there?
Me: Project Lead.
VO: What will be your responsibilities at onsite?
Me: Mentioned 4-5 sentences covering Project Management, Risk Management, Resource Management, Compliance Management and Delivery/Quality management
VO: What will your designation be at onsite?
Me: Program Manager
VO: Whom will you report to at onsite?
Me: Associate Director – with name.
VO: How many direct reports will you have at onsite?
Me: I will have 4 to start with and I will be required to hire at least 3 more.
VO: What are the designations of the 4?
Me: 2 of them are Architects while the other 2 are Senior Developers.
VO: Okay Sir. Your Visa is approved and it will take us a maximum of 4 days to deliver your passport
Me: Thank you very much Sir. Is there any more paperwork that you will need?
VO: No I am fine. Thank You.
Me: Thanx again and have a nice day.
He took at least 15 and at most 45 seconds between questions while continuously typing and verifying stuff on his machine. The entire interview took around 4-5 minutes.
All the best to everyone.
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