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L1A interview in Chennai
I had my OFC scheduled on 10th May (Sunday) 3 PM and the Visa interview was on 11th May - 2nd slot .
OFC : I reached there by 2:30 only to be greeted by a serpentine queue . Took us an hour to get into the gate . I had a rude surprise there as my name in DS 160 was entered as LNU , <My Name> . This is because I don't have a Surname in my passport . The verification guys did not allow me to enter and asked for DS 160 to be changed to FNU, <My Name> . The auto drivers there are waiting just for such an opportunity . They drove me to a Xerox center not more than 2 mins away and a lady there provided computer to correct the form details . This comes at a hefty price through of 600 INR for print out and 150 for the auto . So, please make sure that if you don't have a surname , your name is provided as FNU, <Name> in DS 160
The verification was a breeze after this although I was very worried as my interview schedule still stated LNU , <name>
Visa Interview : I reached by 8 and there was a smaller queue here . I will skip the process part as its covered very well by others .
Inside, I was directed to the riskiest of all interview officers . As I stood in line, I saw him reject 7 candidates in front of me . Most of them for L1 B visa . And rightly so . If you are going to US for req gathering, apply under H1 !!
Me : Good Morning sir
VO : Stern silence and papers please
I hand the papers over to him and he types away for some time
VO to my wife : Whats your qualification
Wife : BE
VO signs and approves and hands over the form while retaining passport and one copy of the form . This did come as a huge surprise to me . But hey , no complaints :)
My profile : 10 years exp with BE and MBA from a TOP 10 B School . 5 years post MBA experience
Role : Product Manager in one of the largest ( in terms of revenue ) in the world .
Sal : 2.2 mn INR in India and 120k $ in USA
All I can gather from this experience is that if you are a genuine case for the visa category, you will get it no matter what . Remember 7 rejections in the line in front of me !
Best of luck
OFC : I reached there by 2:30 only to be greeted by a serpentine queue . Took us an hour to get into the gate . I had a rude surprise there as my name in DS 160 was entered as LNU , <My Name> . This is because I don't have a Surname in my passport . The verification guys did not allow me to enter and asked for DS 160 to be changed to FNU, <My Name> . The auto drivers there are waiting just for such an opportunity . They drove me to a Xerox center not more than 2 mins away and a lady there provided computer to correct the form details . This comes at a hefty price through of 600 INR for print out and 150 for the auto . So, please make sure that if you don't have a surname , your name is provided as FNU, <Name> in DS 160
The verification was a breeze after this although I was very worried as my interview schedule still stated LNU , <name>
Visa Interview : I reached by 8 and there was a smaller queue here . I will skip the process part as its covered very well by others .
Inside, I was directed to the riskiest of all interview officers . As I stood in line, I saw him reject 7 candidates in front of me . Most of them for L1 B visa . And rightly so . If you are going to US for req gathering, apply under H1 !!
Me : Good Morning sir
VO : Stern silence and papers please
I hand the papers over to him and he types away for some time
VO to my wife : Whats your qualification
Wife : BE
VO signs and approves and hands over the form while retaining passport and one copy of the form . This did come as a huge surprise to me . But hey , no complaints :)
My profile : 10 years exp with BE and MBA from a TOP 10 B School . 5 years post MBA experience
Role : Product Manager in one of the largest ( in terms of revenue ) in the world .
Sal : 2.2 mn INR in India and 120k $ in USA
All I can gather from this experience is that if you are a genuine case for the visa category, you will get it no matter what . Remember 7 rejections in the line in front of me !
Best of luck
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