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VISA issued after getting 221g
Faced visa interview in Chennai. Sept 2014
Visa counselor ask very standard questions.
Q: Why are you going to US?
Q: Who is your employer in US?
Q: What will be your salary there?
Q: Who is your current employer? (And because my current employer is well known US product company, he double checked with me and said “And your are leaving XYZ company for ABC company in US?” in surprising manner)
Q: Who is my client? (Here thing got weird)
A: Told I will be working directly for ABC company, not for client.
Q: What is your project?
A: Explained about project.
Q: Then he asked for detailed project description.
A: Gave him written project description, which was in two pages.
Q: Not satisfied with two pages he asked for more detailed description.
A: Project is new and in initial stage as mentioned in description, thats all is high level requirement.
Q: Counselor asked for complete petition document and went inside. Came out with 221g sheet (blue) with all the document required from client check marked and said he will hold on the decision for now. In case client is not involved they need detailed project description. Else petitioner can present client letter. Asked me to email document and need not visit Consulate again.
After 15 day my US employer mailed required documents directly to Chennai Consulate.
Around 1 month later I got response from Chennai consulate to submit my passport with additional document and attached 221g sheet. After looking at attached 221g sheet I found its a new 221g sheet, not same what I got during my interview at Chennai Consulate. On new 221g sheet no document was marked checked and at the bottom it was hand written to submit passport for visa issuance. Submitted only my passport at VFS Bengaluru, got it back after four working days with Visa.
Suggestion: After getting 221g I googled for similar experiences, I found there are lot of similar cases but very few had success in getting visa later or may be they have not shared their complete experience (Forgot to write after getting visa). Most of 221g were because of client letter and US petitioner hardly gives client letter.
So my advice is to be very confident with project description.
If case is similar to mine where your US employer has client project, answer like, “Your US employer has project from XYZ company but you will report to your US employer not to anyone in XYZ”.
Hope this helps and stay positive even after getting 221g.
Visa counselor ask very standard questions.
Q: Why are you going to US?
Q: Who is your employer in US?
Q: What will be your salary there?
Q: Who is your current employer? (And because my current employer is well known US product company, he double checked with me and said “And your are leaving XYZ company for ABC company in US?” in surprising manner)
Q: Who is my client? (Here thing got weird)
A: Told I will be working directly for ABC company, not for client.
Q: What is your project?
A: Explained about project.
Q: Then he asked for detailed project description.
A: Gave him written project description, which was in two pages.
Q: Not satisfied with two pages he asked for more detailed description.
A: Project is new and in initial stage as mentioned in description, thats all is high level requirement.
Q: Counselor asked for complete petition document and went inside. Came out with 221g sheet (blue) with all the document required from client check marked and said he will hold on the decision for now. In case client is not involved they need detailed project description. Else petitioner can present client letter. Asked me to email document and need not visit Consulate again.
After 15 day my US employer mailed required documents directly to Chennai Consulate.
Around 1 month later I got response from Chennai consulate to submit my passport with additional document and attached 221g sheet. After looking at attached 221g sheet I found its a new 221g sheet, not same what I got during my interview at Chennai Consulate. On new 221g sheet no document was marked checked and at the bottom it was hand written to submit passport for visa issuance. Submitted only my passport at VFS Bengaluru, got it back after four working days with Visa.
Suggestion: After getting 221g I googled for similar experiences, I found there are lot of similar cases but very few had success in getting visa later or may be they have not shared their complete experience (Forgot to write after getting visa). Most of 221g were because of client letter and US petitioner hardly gives client letter.
So my advice is to be very confident with project description.
If case is similar to mine where your US employer has client project, answer like, “Your US employer has project from XYZ company but you will report to your US employer not to anyone in XYZ”.
Hope this helps and stay positive even after getting 221g.
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