H1B, H4 Visa

My appointment was at 2.45PM on 26th Sep. I went to consulate at 2PM. Security verified the passport no. against the same in web appointment before allowing inside. Once you enter, there is one more round of security check. They will check if u hv any kind of sealed envelopes. So keep ur envelopes open. After I enter into the main hall, I hv given 441/- DD to TTS. Then I went to the cashier and gave my two DD's. Cashier asked me to write my name and passport no on the back side of each DD. She kept 4400/- with her and gave back 2200/- and two receipts(yellow and white). You must keep the recepts and DD with u. As I haven't travelled to US before, I was sent to interview hall directly.

After I entered into the interview hall, I hv
submitted my DS 156&157, h1b docs(I129 etc), web appointment printout, passport, DD, white&yellow receipts in a counter. she put them back in a blue envelope and returned it to me. Then I was asked to stand in a queue for H1. Luckyly all the interviewers for h1b on that day are guys. The conversation follows...


Con: give me the envelope
(I have given that to him)
Me: Good afternoon sir..
Con: (No response. staring at the docs)
Con: Can I see ur university certificates..
     (I hv given my consolidated memo and provisional)
Con: Hv u given ur finger prints today?
Me: No
Con: give it now..
Me: (I hv put my left & right index fingers on the indicated place.)
Con: Thats great.
     (he closely checked my university certificates against some thing in his computer for one min)
Con: How long u r working in this company
Me: for two months.
Con: Then ur papers were filed prior to ur joining.
     How does it happend?
Me: I posted my resume in Naukri.com. This comp saw it and approached me. They selected me for this reqmnt after taking 2 rounds of interview.
Con: What is ur current assignment at this comp.
Me: I am working on a product called YYYY XX.
This helps the voice applications to acheive towards better customer satisfaction. This is basically a onsite-offshore model. This is being developed at onsite with the coordination of offshore. 3 people are working at onsite and 5 people are at offshore.
Con: So u r going to join them soon.
     Where is it happening in US.
Me: headquarters is in Princeton, New Jersy and onsite development center is in North Brunswick.
Con: When are you planning to take ur family, I mean..When will u take ur wife to US?
Me: After 2-3 months
Con: There are no appointments till March. How will u take her...
Me: (dont know what to tell...)She applied for her passport. After getting that, she will take an appoinment.
Con: Do u hv children?
Me: No
Con: Pay the fee in counter no. 1 and wish u all the best for ur journey to US.

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display ur id card while u r in consulate. that gives u better look and confidence. Talk face to face at the time of interview.. Dont turn ur face to the mic. If he couldnt hear ur voice, he will increase the volume of speaker.

thanks
Ravi Kumar

hi,

Bank statements for last 6 months is it mandatory for the stamping (US).
Anyone, pls let me know the details what exactly they'll lookafter.
is it only the transactions during the period or the avg balance amt.
if anyone getting low salary. what abt them.
pls advice me the best.

--Chowdary

Hi
Can anyone please tell me what is petiton expiry date(a field which needs to be filled up at the time of taking an appoitment for stamping of H1B)
Please help me.
Regards
Mann

Hi all

I am a nonIT aspirant for the H1B.
I had the interview on sep 19th,2PM at Chennai Consulate..It was a 15 min interview..
Got thru the intvw by God's grace..

Here r the questions they asked me..

What is ur highest level of education?
i said: Bachelor of Engineering in (Electrical & Electronics)

Then Why r u in IT?
i said: my area of interest is in IT

Who r the clients for ur company in the US?

Which client r u gonna work for?

What r u gonna do exactly in the US?(Abt the work platform/job)


Show me ur BE Degree Certificate

Is it a Deemed University?

They Scanned the docs

Finally he said "Pay the DD at the last counter"


Prepare well with the questions posted in this site and be confident in whatever u like to say in the intvw..


WISH U ALL THE BEST

Hi Forum readers,

I have question.
I have H1B interview on 8th Nov. When i went for appointement date i have submitted DS156, DS157 and questionnaire.
Do i need the copy of all three when i will go for H1B interview because i don't have the photo copy.
Please advice me...

Hi

I am due for a H1 interveiw shortly in Oct 2005.
My 2 concerns are as under :
1) I am presently working for a big MNC in India , am holding a junior manager profile . The offer which i presently have from US is for a start - up company established in Year 2000 and profile is an engineer's profile .

Will this be a problem , if i am asked during the interveiw about my designation/role in present company in India and my designation/role with the company in US , as there is change in role.A bit of a down-grade from Junior management to Engineer role.

2) The company in the US has very less number of employees . If i am asked about the strength of the employees in the US company (which is single digit as mentioned in the petition and i would obviosly say the right figure ), and since they are very less , will this create problems? If so how do i tackle these questions.
 
Request your help in this regard.
Thanks Ravi

Hello everyone,

The experiences from this site were of great help. I got my H1B approved last week. I come from NON-IT back ground and with 5 yrs IT experience.

I would suggest that the following.
1. You read the experiences, and at the same be prepared with answers for such questions in your context.
2. Know more about your employer and the kind of work that you will be doing.

Below is the conversation between Officer and myself.

1. So what is your new company? Consulting or Product based.
2. What kind of products?
3. What will you do with those products?
4. Who are the customers for your employer?
5. What is your education qualification?
6. YOu have a NON-IT degree How will do this IT job?
7. Show me your degree certs
8. You have just done some IT courses, but you havent done any major assignments. Show me your experience letters.

He was convinced after looking at the those letters.

Good luck for the rest and preprare yourself before you attend for interview.

Thanks
Akg

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Hello Friends,

My employer has filed petition on 6th Aug 2005. Where I can see the Status of my petition. I am using

https://www.immihelp.com/usa-visas/

To check the status with WAC # but it is displaying Message.

“Status for this Receipt Number cannot be found at this time in this automated system. Please check your case receipt number to see if it is correct. If you have questions or concerns about your case status, please contact the service center where you submitted your application.”

Please help me in the regard.

Hi All,

I got my H1B stamped successfully at chennai consulate on Sep 22, 2005. The interview was a bit lengthy since i am a NON IT graduate, but based upon the work experience i was able to convince the officer that i am eligible for H1B. Keep urself cool and look into the eyes of the officer when you answer, show that you are confident in what you speak. All the best for all,