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Downright humiliating
I had my L1-B visa interview today.
My company sends less than 20 People on L1-B in a year. That's a small number considering the size of the organization. (among top 10 software firms). We've never had any rejections. I myself have traveled to US couple of times on B1.
Given my strong knowledge in proprietary specific tool and good package, i thought it would be approved. I was wrong.
If you don't know, currently rejection rate of L1-B is around 60% for India. RoW is about 30% It was visible in the interview too.
I wasn't even asked 3-4 questions. I think the VO already had made her mind. Here are the questions.
1. What's your current company ?
Ans : YYYY pvt. ltd.
2. Which client you'll be working for in US ?
Ans: I'll be working for my parent company YYYY inc.
3. No sir, which client site you'll work ?
Ans: (our company makes software and I am field engineer), I do work at customer site, but it's providing services. Still i gave her 2-3 name.
4. What's your specialization ?
Ans: Started explaining (halfway down asked me to stop )
(spend about 5-6 minutes talking to someone, not sure on the same topic)
comes back to me, saying your Visa in not clearly approvable. L1-B qualification have become quite strict. You should ask you company HR to file under right category.
After, that there was not hearing back from me, and the seal was done.
I still can't understand why ?
My company has had no rejections in past. I was pretty confident and sold most of my house hold items too, as i was supposed to join in a week after it.
It's 12 hours now and despair and sadness is gone.
I am not sure If i would want to re-apply again.
My company sends less than 20 People on L1-B in a year. That's a small number considering the size of the organization. (among top 10 software firms). We've never had any rejections. I myself have traveled to US couple of times on B1.
Given my strong knowledge in proprietary specific tool and good package, i thought it would be approved. I was wrong.
If you don't know, currently rejection rate of L1-B is around 60% for India. RoW is about 30% It was visible in the interview too.
I wasn't even asked 3-4 questions. I think the VO already had made her mind. Here are the questions.
1. What's your current company ?
Ans : YYYY pvt. ltd.
2. Which client you'll be working for in US ?
Ans: I'll be working for my parent company YYYY inc.
3. No sir, which client site you'll work ?
Ans: (our company makes software and I am field engineer), I do work at customer site, but it's providing services. Still i gave her 2-3 name.
4. What's your specialization ?
Ans: Started explaining (halfway down asked me to stop )
(spend about 5-6 minutes talking to someone, not sure on the same topic)
comes back to me, saying your Visa in not clearly approvable. L1-B qualification have become quite strict. You should ask you company HR to file under right category.
After, that there was not hearing back from me, and the seal was done.
I still can't understand why ?
My company has had no rejections in past. I was pretty confident and sold most of my house hold items too, as i was supposed to join in a week after it.
It's 12 hours now and despair and sadness is gone.
I am not sure If i would want to re-apply again.
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