H1B, H4 Visa

Hi All,

  I have forwarded this email which states the change in DD amount. Please confirm the same.

Dear Sir / Madam,

Greetings !

Effective Wednesday, November 16, 2005 the United States consular sections in India will adjust the exchange rate used for consular transactions from Rs. 44 to Rs. 46 to the dollar. Applicants whose appointments are scheduled on or after 16 November 2005 are required to pay the revised fees.
                USD Rupees
Nonimmigrant Visa Application fee $100 Rs. 4600

Visa Issuance fee (except for students, Exchange visitors, transit and crewman) $50 Rs. 2300

L-1 (Fraud Prevention Fees for Blanket Petitions) $500 Rs. 23000

Please note that the exchange rate is subject to future change

Applicants who have already purchased their Demand Draft may either take separate Demand Draft's to cover the difference in amounts or take a fresh Demand Draft for the new amount.

Please feel free to get back to us for any further clarifications.

Warm Regards
Customer Support
TT Services

A request for all those who post experiences...
Please mention the name of the consulate regoin where you had your interview.. it is really helpful for people like us..
Thanks!

In my case my husband is in US since 5 years. I got married to him last year and he entered US on F1 visa and then his H1 got approved in Jan 2005. after getting H1 approved, he still didnt get job for 3 months. so I had no pay slips for those months.. plus there were few more problems in the other documents I had .. I WAS TOO TENSED but God saved me. This is to encourage all you guys... Its all on your luck. The officer just went through these 3 documents (Security had collected these docs as soon as I entered the Consulate and then the officer himself came with these 3 docs. (These 3 docs along with passport are mandatory)
1. ORIGINAL H1 I-797 Form
2. Photocopy of F1 visa
3. Original Marraige Certificate
thats all... to my surprise he didnt even ask me for my wedding Album.
The interview went like this. (He was quite a serious faced young person)
Officer: How long u have been married
Me: xxx
Officer : Where is he right now?
Me: I mentioned the state and his Employer's name
Officer: Why didnt u go along with him?
Me: My husband entered on F1 visa.. so he told me to wait till his H1 gets approved
NOTE:(but ACTUALLY even after H1 got approved it took him 8 months to send me the papers as he was jobless initially but thank God he didnt ask me anything about that)
Officer: And when did that happen?
Me: February 2005
Officer: How you'll happened to meet?
Me: It was an arranged marraige n bla bla bla (I explained him the whole story)
Officer:OK.. where he used to stay in India n where do u stay??
Me: xxxx
Officer: ok I m issuing u a visa (with a smile)
Me: Thank you so much
                   Thats it!
pls Note:
1. In my case I-797 Form was on my Husband's name and no I-797 Form issued on my name as he was unmarried when he applied for H1 status
2. I didnt have his H1 visa Copy... Only his status had changed to H1, so I showed them F1 visa copy and I faced no problems
3. Dont forget to endorse ur husband's name on passport... Also if possible (not a compulsion)change ur maiden name to married..it would be definitely helpful.
4. I was in formal outfits. I was wearing a blazer and a long skirt n a scarf... Rememeber it helps. even if u r a lady try wearing formal western decent outfit for ur interview.
5. Be on the safe side. Carry all Documents especially Bank statements, Tax Returns if any, Recent Pay Slips as much as u have, Letter of Employment addressed to Consulate with request for H4 which includes ur name, Photos of Company(both Employer and Client),Employment offer letter, all his H1 papers(copies I-94,I-129, LCA), Work experience Letters, etc.
Carry as much as u can... in my case they didnt ask me for a single document except for the 3 mandatory docs mentioned above... So dont be nervous, if u miss some documents, u can still try ur luck . Allah is the protector, the Supreme, the one and only. Wish u all best of luck! Hope my experience was helpful to you

SUCCESSFUL STAMPING of H1 B and H4 at Chennai consulate

First of All "Thanks to www.immihelp.com and THOSE WHO POSTED THEIR EXPERIENCES HERE"

Interview Date: 7th Nov'05

After getting the H1 approval around a month before appointment date i started going through the experiences in this site every weekend.My background,i was in US earlier on H1 4 years back and visited US on B1 2 years back.Has experience of almost 8 Years and I hold a Non-IT degree.

FIRST OF ALL DONT WORRY BY SEEING THE 221g postings here and I think hardly very few who got the stamping successfully post their experiences.
Here is My Interview details:

It was raining heavily in Chennai on that day and i was bit worried whether Consulate will open ot not.Consulate was not open 3 days before that because of heavy rains!!

At security:
*checked appointment letter and passports
*At Gate he checked all the bags to make sure we are not carrying any thing prohibited inside.
*once we entered the Gate again they checked the Bags and let us go in.

Immediately after entering, on left side a make shift Desk where VFS/TTS people are sitting.They asked for 441Rs/- DDs or Cash. I paid cash.

On Right side the first counter is written "CASHIER" and counters numbered from 2-5 are for Document Verification/Ordering. I paid the 4400Rs/- DDs in the "CASHIER" counter where she gave a Pink coupon with three parts. Then I was standing in Counter 5. After 3,4 minutes a person from Visa Building came and talked to the guy in Counter and asked all of Us standing the Verification Counters to follow him.I came to know later that when there are many people in this queues they take all of them inside for Document verification.

Once we entered inside at Counter number 13 the lady asked me for my I797 , I129 , DS156 for me and my wife , D157 for me and marriage certificate. She entered something in her system and placed all these documents in a folder and handed me back and asked me to go to Counter 8.
Counter 8 is for Finger prints where we have to place our left Index finger first after that Right index finger. whil standing in the Counter 8 queue attendent took one part of pink slip. These pink slips has a 3 digit number and while calling for Interview they will call with that number.

After giving finger prints we were asked to sit .we waited for almost 30 Mins and my number was called and i was asked to stand in queue infront of Counter 5. The queue in counter 5 has not moved a sinle inch as the VO took interview for a lady for almost 45 minutes for H1B!! There was a pretty lady standing infront of me complained to the attendent saying that our queue is not moving,while this lady was complaing VO observed that, I had a slight feeling that it might create problem for the Pretty lady as she has to face the VO for her H1,But it doent happen and the pretty lady got the H1 accepted in 3 minutes!!

After almost 1 Hr 25 Mins wait i was called by VO. I work for a Top MNC and i was displaying the Identity Card on my Chest just to make sure its clearly visible.
Here are the questions asked to me:

Me: Good after Noon Madam
VO: Hi
Me: Hi

VO: Is it a Fresh H1 ? ( I was on H1 earlier 4 yrs back)
Me: Yes Madam
VO: What position you have been offered?
Me : xxx
VO: Whats your Educational qualification?
Me : blah..blah ( I hold bachelors and Masters in NOn-IT)
VO: Can i see ur certificates?
Me: Handed over my certificates..she had gone through them carefully.
VO:How many years of experience you have?
Me: around xx Yrs
VO: All this in xx technology?
Me: Xx yrs in xx technology
VO: Are you working with YYYY company now?
Me: Yes
VO: Can i see ur experience letter?
Me: I had shown my offer letter and letter from my manager with the details of projects working.
In fact before handing over offer letter she was saying Visa is accepted and go and pay the fees,But since i took the offer letter also out she asked me is that Offer letter, I said yes. She took that and gone through it carefully. After that she asked me to go and pay the fees.

She asked only 2 questions to my wife for her H4:
VO: For How many years you are married?
my wife: xx Yrs
VO: You had been to US earlier?
my wife : Yes

Thats all. Overall the process was so smooth as i was able to visualize everything after going through so many experiences posted here and by making Documentation perfect.

I WISH YOU ALL SUCCESS.

Thanks,
GiveBack
Hyderabad

I have read the experieces on this site and this helped me prepare well for my interview.
My Interview: (Probably one of the shortest)
VO: Why do u want to go the US?
Me: I have got an offer in the US and my client is ZZZ. (I gave some details about how big the client is and what they do.)
VO: What is ur educational background?
Me: B.Tech (IT)
VO: Can i see ur degree certificate?
Me: Gave the certificate.
VO: Can i see ur offer letter?
Me: Gave the Offer letter.
VO: Your VISA is approved. Go and pay the fee. You will get your passport through courier

hi,
Please give me some urgency needs which are well justified if i went to delhi tnstead of chennai for H1.

Thanks,srinu
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hi,
Please give me some urgency needs which are well justified if i went to delhi tnstead of chennai for H1.

Thanks,srinu

Can we use the project 6months as a experence as i am really working with that company

First and the foremost thing I should do is " THANKS ALOT FOR IMMIHELP.COM" this is really a great site for aspirants who are looking for help regarding visas, I feel that it is my responsibility to add my expereince so that it will helpful to others.

I was Interviewed on 10th Nov.

I was in Q no 2.

these were the few questions asked

1. can I have your Documents please?
A. U should handover the doc's kept in a poch by TTS people.

2. what is your Highest education qualification?
A. **** *

3. Can I see your certificate?
A. I gave My certificate.

4. How Many years of experience you are holding?
A. **** *

5. Can I see your Experience letter?
A. I gave my exp letter to him. He has gone through it ( I was working with the same comapny for 3.2 years).

6. Are you working for the same company for 3.2 years?
A yes

THEN HE TOOK ALL MY DOCUMENTS AND ASKED ME TO WAIT. I WAS THERE IN THE LOUNGE FOR 3 HOURS.

THEN SOME OTHER LADY CALLED ME TO HER CABIN.THEN SHE ASKED ME

1. Can i see your cerificates?
2. can i see your exp letter?
3. cani see your pay slips?
4. can i see your bank statements?

THATS IT. SHE SAID THAT WE ARE APPROVING YOUR VISA.

I CAN GIVE ONLY ADVICE, DONT PANIC. BE COOL AND ANSWERE ALL THE QUESTIONS WITH OUT ANY HESITATION. IF U DONT UNDERSTAND ASK THEM TO REPEAT IT.

THE REMAINING THIS IS U R LUCK.

" GUD LUCK TO U ALL"

ONCE AGAIN " THANKS ALOT IMMIHELP.COM"

Hi My Visa was rejected on 17th Oct. I was working for a Top MNC in Hyderabad and having more than four and half years of exp. I did my mechenical engineering. The visa officer felt that. As i do not have a computer science degree, (or) a Masters degree (or) 7 years of experience, i do not be in a position to handle the position offered (Systems Analyst) and the VO tols that my visa was rejected and sending my papers back to DHS.

The story did'nt end here..

I got a call from the consulate to attend for Personal Interview again. I attended for the interview yesterday. It went on like this.

VO: Can i see your Degree.
Me: Shown all the originals

VO: Based on your Degree, You are not qualified to handle the role offered.
Me: I do have so many certifications and shown the certifications.

VO: These certifications are not offered by a univ (or) they are not a program, we will not consider them.
Me: I am having only my B Tech and i studied 2 computer science subjects during my cirruclam.

VO: Where are you working
Me: ZZZ

VO: Proof for that
Me: Given teh appointment letter

VO Went inside and came back after 10 mts.

VO: What you will be doing in US
Me: Told that, Initally i will be working on an internal product and afterwards, as per the requirement i will be placed at any of the client place.

VO: Do you have any proof abt the Product
Me: No i do not have, my employer didn't share the product details with me.

VO: Pay & the fee in the first counter
Me: Thank You