H1-B stamping, which consulate to go to

[npaniker]

Hi,

I entered the US in Aug 2006 on F-1 visa. I started working in June 08 on OPT, and my H1-B was approved starting October 09. I intend to travel to India in a few weeks to get the H1-B visa stamped, and had the following questions about which consulate I should go to.

My passport has an Ahmedabad (Mumbai consular district) address, and my F-1 interview was at Mumbai too. My parents have since moved to Kerala (Chennai consular district), so my current address in India is of Kerala. Though the last state in India I stayed for 6 months is still Gujarat.

Questions are:
1. Should I be scheduling my interview at Chennai or Mumbai consulate? Can I schedule at either or do I strictly have to do it at a certain one?

2. While creating the application on the vfs site, do I select 'Resident of India', or 'Citizen of India resident in the USA' ?

Appreciate any responses.. Thanks a ton!!

[kabkaba]

You can select either option in resident of India/abroad.
If you select abroad you can select any consulate of your choice. If you select resident of India and state Kerala, you will have to go to Chennai.
Anything is fine.

[npaniker]

Thank you!! Appreciate the prompt reply very much..