Hi All,
First of all thanks to all members of this forum for sharing their invaluable experiences. this helped me a lot in preparing for interview. I was also eager to share my experience and finally the day has come when I can share my experience.
1. No bags allowed at all. Only folders and plastic carry bags. There is a guy outside the consulate, who will charge Rs 100/- for keeping your belongings though it's safe.
2. Don't go more than 10 minutes early. Even if you go, you will not be allowed. If it rains you, there is not shelter and you will be drenched. So take an umbrella by seeing the changing the weather condition at Chennai. Right now it's unpredictable. Some time's it's raining.
3. No body other than mentioned in your appointment receipt will be allowed. At the main gate, it will be verified and you will be allowed to enter. Take care of doors, it's too heavy and you might get hurt and specially save your right and left index finger.
4. Once you will enter, your all documents will be checked casually. Should not carry any floppy, CD etc.. Then you will have to pass through a scanner.
5. Then you have to pay the Rs 441/- D.D. to ttsvisas people. Take the receipts. You will get a red token number.
6. Next go to counter 1, pay the Rs 4400/- D.D. and you will get the receipt. Save all the receipts carefully.
7. Next you can go to any counter(2,3,4,5,6). There you will have to submit following documents.
a. DS-156 forms
b. DS-157 form
c. I-797 form
d. I-129 application
e. Employer offer letter
f. Employer invitation letter
g. Marriage certificate
h. Kids Birth Certificate.
i. Red token which u got from ttsvisas people.
j. Receipt which got from counter 1.
Things will be verified and these documetns will be put into a folder and given back to you. One suggestion here, laminate all your documents properly. Every documents should like it's a real document. Marriage photo must have a snaps when you are moving around the fire and when you are putting the mangalsutra.
Next, you will have to put. You will be called with your token number(red token) and then you can go to main building. There you will be asked to stand in some particular queue.
Now comes the real interview. I have compiled all the interview questions, which is exhaustive. Here are the questions for main H1 applicant.
Q.What are you going to do in US?
A. To work with ZZZ
Q. How did u get this job?
A. I had posted my resume on dice.com. Then found my resume and did telephonic interview and then one in-person interview. Then I was selected. I will suggest not to tell that your friend referred your resume. They want to make sure it's not plan to bring the friends and family members through some plan. Hope you got it.
Q. What will be your roles and responsibility in YYYY company?
A. Explain your role and responsibility. Should match with as mentioned in I-129 forms
Q. How many people are working in YYYY company?
A. Explain.
Q. Will you be working for a client?
A. Explain, yes or no. See below
Q. Which product are you going to work?
A. Explain. See below
Q. What is this product?
A. Explain. See below
Q. Who are the client's of this product.
A. Explain.
Q. How much salary will you get?
A. Should match with as mentioned in I-129 forms
Q. Can you tell me something YYYY company?
A. Year of foundation, CEO, Founder, number of employees, last years's revenue, companies product, companies client.
Q. Is their any bench period?
A. No there is no bench period. I will be working as full time employee and I will be on salary
Q. Whats your current role and responsibility?
A. Explain it.
Q. What project are you working on?
A. Explain it.
Q. Why do you want to leave YYY and join YYYY company
A. I want to gain international exposure preferrable US experience. That's why I am leaving.
Q. Where will you be staying?
A. Must be some concrete address. Should not be some hotel address. Could be company provided guest house accomodation for initial few weeks. Should match with DS-156 forms.
Q. How long will you be working?
A. For three years but I will return back if I complete my project. They want to make sure that you are not a potential immigrant.
Q. Have you ever been to US?
A. Explain it.
Q. Which place had you been in US?
A. Explain
Q. When did you go to US?
A. Explain
Q. How much experience you have ?
A. Explain
Well, I hope you have the answer for all the questions. The real question one which most of the people are getting stuck is - Will you be working for a client?
If your answer is yes, you MUST have the client signed contracts, client interior snaps, client's W-2 forms. Make sure you have all these documents. Otherwise, they will surely give 221g. They want to make sure you are a real bonafide candiate and you will not be in bench once you land to US.
If your answer is no, then you MUST tell about the YYYY companies product on which you will be working. Prepare to tell something about the product. You should have some documentation about the product.
Your answer should be brief and to the point. A one liner answer is preferred. You should remember everything you have filled in DS-156 and DS-157 forms.
Here are the questions for H4 applicant(assuming wife)
Q. How do you know him or how did you meet him?
Q. When did you get married?
Q.Where did you get married?
Q.Was it a love marriage or arranged marriage?
Q. When will you be going to US?
Q. Where will u be staying?
Q. What will you be doing in US?
Q. Where were your kids born
Q. Whats their date of birth?
Q. What was their birth weight?
Q. Whats their current weight?
Q. What time they were born?
Q. Which school they go to?
Q. Whats your father-in-law and mother-in-laws name?
Q. Where do you live in ?
Wife's answer should match with her DS-157 forms. Answer should be prompt and brief.
You should look confident. Think that this is not the end of road. Feel confident.
If your visa is approved, finally you will have to go to counter 1 and submit the Rs 2200/- DD. Keep the receipts safely.
BTW, fees have been increased effectively 16th Nov. Now you have to pay Rs 4600/- and Rs 2300/- instead of Rs 4400/- and Rs 2200/-. This is due to change in conversion rage of USD to INR which is 1USD = Rs 46/- . TTS charges remains same i.e Rs 441/-
Finally, coming to me. I was asked.
1. My degree certificate
2. Which company I am going to work?
3. Which product I am going to work?
4. A little detail about the product?
They asked from my wife
1. The date of marriage
2. Place of marriage
3. My kids date of birth.
Then she Looked at marriage certificate and marriage photographs. Then she opened the YYYY companies's web site and looked something into it. And then she told me that visa has been approved and to pay the fees. That's it.
Wish all of you good luck. And don't forget to share your experiences on this forum. It's been a great forum to share.