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Business Visa - B1
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B1 VISA Approved Experience
Many Thanks to this forum for a wonderful insight of what exactly happens at a VISA interview.
Mine was a B1 (Business Visa) category and I am an applicant from Chennai.
First of all, there are issues with the US Consulate systems and it is important to bring our own passport size photographs with specifications as below link:
http://www.ustraveldocs.com/in/in-niv-photoinfo.asp#picsreqs
Passport photo wont be needed at OFC, but it is required at VISA interview.
TPL House - 6/17 - OFC
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8:00 AM was the interview and I brought my bike at landed up by 7:15. But to my astonishment, I heard from people that they had come in by 6:45AM for 8:30AM interview. To my knowledge it is not necessary. I myself was pretty early is what I thought.
No bags allowed, Cell phones could be brought but needs to be switched off.
One security would come up to us and separate the single queue which would be mixed up with 8:00AM interview and 8:30AM interview into two separate queues.
That is a little happier instead of thinking whether an applicant who had come before us for an 8:30AM interview would be pulled in first ... :) :) Many thanks to the security there...
We were called inside the building by 7:45. Go to first floor. There will be two persons checking your documents...
3 documents needed
a. Passport
b. DS 160 confirmation
c. Appointment confirmation
They will verify the documents and we would be sent inside with a security check and a sticker would be pasted at the back of ur passport. Seal would be placed on ur DS-160.
You would be sent inside and made to sit. There would be screen which would show the counter number and the corresponding ur number. Get inside the counter where you would be asked basic questions.
a. Your full name
b. DOB
c. They will show you the passport and ask what your passport number is
Then will ask you to stand back and they will take a photograph!!!
Next comes the finger print
Left four fingers, right four fingers and your two thumbs
After all this is done we may leave ... This is as simple as that....
I was out by 8:15AM
Visa Interview - 6/18 - VISA Interview
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Near Gemini Flyover
My interview time was 11:00. Reached by 10:15. Queue was huge!
Entered the queue and got confirmation from a person sitting there... He had some digital device which I think marks your attendance ... Not sure what it is used for ... But gave the passport and got it back...
If you have belongings deposit it at a nearby place meant for it...
Less luggage more comfort...
No cell phones, no electronic devices, no metal kind of thing allowed inside...
Entered the main queue... Waited for around 20 mins...
Two rounds of security check. One before you enter the door (Manual checking)... and one after you enter.(Digital cechkking)
Documents, men's wallet, cover would be checked via digital check. ...
Passport verification and you enter the main hall...
Your passport would be collected at the end of the queue and then you should wait...
Your name would be called and then you will have to give your finger prints...
These finger prints should match with the same what you gave the previous day for OFC
Once done you would be allotted a counter
The heart beat pounds faster when you enter the final queue for your VISA!
Previous two persons were given Visa and I was not very impacted by it...
35+ was her age ... she smiled...
Me: Good morning
VO: Good morning, Passport please
VO: So, you work for YYYY Company?
Me: Yes
VO: How long have you been working in this company?
Me: YYYY months
VO: What were you doing before?
Me: Was working in YYY Company
VO: Do you think YYYY Company is better than YYY Company???
(Probably the rarely asked question was this one .... I did not see any previous post in this about this question)
Me: Answered
VO: What is the purpose of your visit?
Me: Business discussions and Training
VO: Is your company YYYY going to pay you for it??
Me: Yes
VO: How long is your visit??
Me: XX weeks
VO: Do you have a training schedule for those weeks?
Me: Yes and I handed over a document
She read through and typed something...
Your Visa is approved ... Please have a safe journey!!
Me: Thank you and have a great day!!
VO: You too!
You can leave after this interview is complete and no other things are required...
As everyone says ... Smile can make you confident ... Dont be emotional or panic at any point of time ....
Sorry about the big explanation ... But I am sure this would be of some help to people who would want to get an insight of what is going on.
Mine was a B1 (Business Visa) category and I am an applicant from Chennai.
First of all, there are issues with the US Consulate systems and it is important to bring our own passport size photographs with specifications as below link:
http://www.ustraveldocs.com/in/in-niv-photoinfo.asp#picsreqs
Passport photo wont be needed at OFC, but it is required at VISA interview.
TPL House - 6/17 - OFC
----------------------------------
8:00 AM was the interview and I brought my bike at landed up by 7:15. But to my astonishment, I heard from people that they had come in by 6:45AM for 8:30AM interview. To my knowledge it is not necessary. I myself was pretty early is what I thought.
No bags allowed, Cell phones could be brought but needs to be switched off.
One security would come up to us and separate the single queue which would be mixed up with 8:00AM interview and 8:30AM interview into two separate queues.
That is a little happier instead of thinking whether an applicant who had come before us for an 8:30AM interview would be pulled in first ... :) :) Many thanks to the security there...
We were called inside the building by 7:45. Go to first floor. There will be two persons checking your documents...
3 documents needed
a. Passport
b. DS 160 confirmation
c. Appointment confirmation
They will verify the documents and we would be sent inside with a security check and a sticker would be pasted at the back of ur passport. Seal would be placed on ur DS-160.
You would be sent inside and made to sit. There would be screen which would show the counter number and the corresponding ur number. Get inside the counter where you would be asked basic questions.
a. Your full name
b. DOB
c. They will show you the passport and ask what your passport number is
Then will ask you to stand back and they will take a photograph!!!
Next comes the finger print
Left four fingers, right four fingers and your two thumbs
After all this is done we may leave ... This is as simple as that....
I was out by 8:15AM
Visa Interview - 6/18 - VISA Interview
--------------------------------------------------
Near Gemini Flyover
My interview time was 11:00. Reached by 10:15. Queue was huge!
Entered the queue and got confirmation from a person sitting there... He had some digital device which I think marks your attendance ... Not sure what it is used for ... But gave the passport and got it back...
If you have belongings deposit it at a nearby place meant for it...
Less luggage more comfort...
No cell phones, no electronic devices, no metal kind of thing allowed inside...
Entered the main queue... Waited for around 20 mins...
Two rounds of security check. One before you enter the door (Manual checking)... and one after you enter.(Digital cechkking)
Documents, men's wallet, cover would be checked via digital check. ...
Passport verification and you enter the main hall...
Your passport would be collected at the end of the queue and then you should wait...
Your name would be called and then you will have to give your finger prints...
These finger prints should match with the same what you gave the previous day for OFC
Once done you would be allotted a counter
The heart beat pounds faster when you enter the final queue for your VISA!
Previous two persons were given Visa and I was not very impacted by it...
35+ was her age ... she smiled...
Me: Good morning
VO: Good morning, Passport please
VO: So, you work for YYYY Company?
Me: Yes
VO: How long have you been working in this company?
Me: YYYY months
VO: What were you doing before?
Me: Was working in YYY Company
VO: Do you think YYYY Company is better than YYY Company???
(Probably the rarely asked question was this one .... I did not see any previous post in this about this question)
Me: Answered
VO: What is the purpose of your visit?
Me: Business discussions and Training
VO: Is your company YYYY going to pay you for it??
Me: Yes
VO: How long is your visit??
Me: XX weeks
VO: Do you have a training schedule for those weeks?
Me: Yes and I handed over a document
She read through and typed something...
Your Visa is approved ... Please have a safe journey!!
Me: Thank you and have a great day!!
VO: You too!
You can leave after this interview is complete and no other things are required...
As everyone says ... Smile can make you confident ... Dont be emotional or panic at any point of time ....
Sorry about the big explanation ... But I am sure this would be of some help to people who would want to get an insight of what is going on.
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