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Dropbox to 221g
Hi i did my daughter's and my h4 dropbox submission on jan 3rd and my daughter got back visa stamped passport on jan 9th but i got 221g blue slip and and was asked to attend interview any day except wednesday..so i went for interview the very next day on 10th jan ..they took fingerprints snd the vo again gave a 221g blue slip with administrative processing ticked..she told this might not take longer and will get resolved in 3 to 5 buisness days ..
the case created was jan 4th
case updated was jan 10th(interview date)
case last updated was jan 17th
case last updated jan 22nd changed to issued same day around 11
i got this message in url when checked with ds160 which says "ur visa is in final processing and if not recieved in 10 working days contaxt consulate" is this the norm message which evryone recieves in url when visa issued?? coz i was told once vissa issued passport will be delivered in 2 days..i dint recieve any email yet..will this take longer as i have travel date on friday.. i already cancelled last week..will i recieve passport in two days sfter this message?any help or experience?
the case created was jan 4th
case updated was jan 10th(interview date)
case last updated was jan 17th
case last updated jan 22nd changed to issued same day around 11
i got this message in url when checked with ds160 which says "ur visa is in final processing and if not recieved in 10 working days contaxt consulate" is this the norm message which evryone recieves in url when visa issued?? coz i was told once vissa issued passport will be delivered in 2 days..i dint recieve any email yet..will this take longer as i have travel date on friday.. i already cancelled last week..will i recieve passport in two days sfter this message?any help or experience?
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F1 Cpt to H4
Hi,
I am planning to change from F1 CPT to H4. I finished my second masters with CPT and now planning to change my status from F1 to H4. Will there be any issues ?
My situation
I finished my first masters without any CPT
and worked on opt
continued work on CPT from same university and finished my second masters too
now i want to change my status from F1 to H4.
Dose it make any issues in visa interview ?
Do you guys have any slimier experience please share ?
I am planning to change from F1 CPT to H4. I finished my second masters with CPT and now planning to change my status from F1 to H4. Will there be any issues ?
My situation
I finished my first masters without any CPT
and worked on opt
continued work on CPT from same university and finished my second masters too
now i want to change my status from F1 to H4.
Dose it make any issues in visa interview ?
Do you guys have any slimier experience please share ?
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Name Mismatch in H1B i797 and New Passport
Hello,
I need some help, I have Approved i797 H1B but the name in H1B petition and the new passport is not matching.
Here is the story:
My old Passport details:
Surname: Blank
Given Name : YYYY YYYY
My New Password
Surname : YYYY
Given Name : YYYY
My H1B i797
LNU, YYYY YYYY
If I give the DS160 with the details as per my new passport and schedule for Visa Interview will that create any problem during interview, need someone help here.
Regards,
Santosh
I need some help, I have Approved i797 H1B but the name in H1B petition and the new passport is not matching.
Here is the story:
My old Passport details:
Surname: Blank
Given Name : YYYY YYYY
My New Password
Surname : YYYY
Given Name : YYYY
My H1B i797
LNU, YYYY YYYY
If I give the DS160 with the details as per my new passport and schedule for Visa Interview will that create any problem during interview, need someone help here.
Regards,
Santosh
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221G Blue for Delhi Passport Returned Additional Doc Required
Hi Friends,
I attended interview with my at Delhi Consulate, here are the questions :
Questions to Me
VO: Please hand over your passport and I 797
Me: Handed over
VO: Name of Sponsor company?
Me: YYYY
VO: What does your employer do?
Me: YYYY
VO: Do you have end client
Me: Yes, but I will be working from my office and visit clients on need basis
VO: Do you have client letter
Me: We do not have this policy
VO: Oh okay, are you a product firm
Me: Yes
VO: You will be working on Internal Project?
Me: Yes
VO: do you have internal project details Doc
Me: No
VO: Please give me your I 129
Me: Handed over
VO: Your Designation
ME: YYYY
VO: Your Salary
Me:ZZZ
VO: Where is the office located?
Me: YYYY
To My Wife
VO: When did you get married?
VO: Marriage was arranged or Love?
VO: Wedding album pls?
VO: How many people attended wedding?
VO: What will you be doing there?
After around 5 to 7 min of extensive interview, he returned all the documents , our passport and gave us a 221 (G) Blue color form and asked me to submit following documents:
1. LCA, I- 797, I-129 with DHS cover letter
2. Petitioner's tax returns of past 2 years
3. Internal project details , time lines, budget and employees assigned to it
I am working on the documents to be submitted, I am really worried now? any one in same boat or had same experience please advice .
P.S. : One more information, my designation and salary was different then what was mentioned in LCA, but I had a supporting doc stating, change of Designation is firm's internal affair and beneficiary still requires same skills to perform his duties
Please advice
I attended interview with my at Delhi Consulate, here are the questions :
Questions to Me
VO: Please hand over your passport and I 797
Me: Handed over
VO: Name of Sponsor company?
Me: YYYY
VO: What does your employer do?
Me: YYYY
VO: Do you have end client
Me: Yes, but I will be working from my office and visit clients on need basis
VO: Do you have client letter
Me: We do not have this policy
VO: Oh okay, are you a product firm
Me: Yes
VO: You will be working on Internal Project?
Me: Yes
VO: do you have internal project details Doc
Me: No
VO: Please give me your I 129
Me: Handed over
VO: Your Designation
ME: YYYY
VO: Your Salary
Me:ZZZ
VO: Where is the office located?
Me: YYYY
To My Wife
VO: When did you get married?
VO: Marriage was arranged or Love?
VO: Wedding album pls?
VO: How many people attended wedding?
VO: What will you be doing there?
After around 5 to 7 min of extensive interview, he returned all the documents , our passport and gave us a 221 (G) Blue color form and asked me to submit following documents:
1. LCA, I- 797, I-129 with DHS cover letter
2. Petitioner's tax returns of past 2 years
3. Internal project details , time lines, budget and employees assigned to it
I am working on the documents to be submitted, I am really worried now? any one in same boat or had same experience please advice .
P.S. : One more information, my designation and salary was different then what was mentioned in LCA, but I had a supporting doc stating, change of Designation is firm's internal affair and beneficiary still requires same skills to perform his duties
Please advice
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Any Minimum validity should exists in H1B Stamped visa to get into USA Port of entry from India?
Hi Friends,
I am having my H1B Visa stamped till May 2019, but i am having travel plan to India in Feb first week to bring my family back to USA.
I will be returning within 2 days from India with my wife and child (US Citizen) and my wife is also having stamped H4 visa till May 2019.
#1. What will be the minimum validity should exists in H1B Stamped visa to get into USA Port of entry from India?
#2. My Wife is having stamped H4 visa till May 2019. What will be the minimum validity should exists in H4 Stamped visa to get into USA Port of entry from India?
Will it be any issues in my case #1 and #2?
Note: My passport and my wife passport both are having more than 6 months validity and it's a new passport where my current H1B stamping and my wife's H4 visa stamping is done.
Appreciate your answers!!!
Thanks always!!!
I am having my H1B Visa stamped till May 2019, but i am having travel plan to India in Feb first week to bring my family back to USA.
I will be returning within 2 days from India with my wife and child (US Citizen) and my wife is also having stamped H4 visa till May 2019.
#1. What will be the minimum validity should exists in H1B Stamped visa to get into USA Port of entry from India?
#2. My Wife is having stamped H4 visa till May 2019. What will be the minimum validity should exists in H4 Stamped visa to get into USA Port of entry from India?
Will it be any issues in my case #1 and #2?
Note: My passport and my wife passport both are having more than 6 months validity and it's a new passport where my current H1B stamping and my wife's H4 visa stamping is done.
Appreciate your answers!!!
Thanks always!!!
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H1B Experience in Chennai
My experience at the Chennai consulate on Jan 8th.
I went with my wife and my slot was at 9:45 AM.
This is how my interview went.
Questions to me:
1. Employer
2. Client Name
3.What does the client do?
4.What is your role?
5.What are your responsibilities?
6.Client Location?
7.Do you know about your rights?
To my wife:
1.When did you got married?
2.How many kids do you have?
3.Is your kid a US citizen?
And the VO said she is approving our petitions.
All the questions were straight forward and our responses were short and crisp.
Good luck to everyone.
Thanks!
I went with my wife and my slot was at 9:45 AM.
This is how my interview went.
Questions to me:
1. Employer
2. Client Name
3.What does the client do?
4.What is your role?
5.What are your responsibilities?
6.Client Location?
7.Do you know about your rights?
To my wife:
1.When did you got married?
2.How many kids do you have?
3.Is your kid a US citizen?
And the VO said she is approving our petitions.
All the questions were straight forward and our responses were short and crisp.
Good luck to everyone.
Thanks!
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H-1B stamping experience in Tijuana, Mexico
I am a FTE at a startup in Bay Area. I am on 7th year on my H-1B with approved I-140 from previous employer. Filled up DS-160 in mid December as I wanted to go for stamping in last week of December but couldn't get dates until Jan14th in Tijuana. I took the services of Jorge Gonzalez. He is a very reliable guy.
I got Mexico Visa from Mexican Consulate in San Jose. No appointment is needed. Just walkin and get a token. It took about an hour. I paid $36 to get Mexican Visa.
My A.S.C(Biometrics) appointment was on 01/14 at 12PM and Visa interview on 01/15 at 8:30AM.
01/14/2019: Arrived at San Diego airport at 8:15AM. Jorge picked me up at 9:30AM. Drove straight to the San Ysidro border. At the border, stopped at Mexican immigration and they checked my visa. It was less than 5 min there. After that he drive me to a hotel and checked into hotel at 10:30AM. Freshen up a bit. The finger print appointment center is 3 blocks away from the hotel and is walkable. They took my finger prints and and took a photo and it was over in about 30 minutes.
01/15/2019: My interview was at 8:30AM. Reached there half hour early. There was an airport level security in the consulate. Here is how the interview went. It lasted less than 5 min.
Me: Good morning! how are you doing?.
Visa Officer(VO): I am good thank you.
Visa Officer(VO): Since how long you are working for this company?
Me: Over 3 months
VO: Do you work directly for them?.
Me: Yes
VO: What do they do?.
Me: They make **** **
VO: What is our highest qualification?
Me: I have Masters in Electrical Engineering
VO: I see you complemented 6 years on H-1B. Did your current employer or previous employer filed for your Greencard?.
Me: Yes, my previous employer filed for my greencard.
VO: Do you have I-140?.
Me: handed over I-140 from my previous employer to him. He looked at it and typed something in the computer for a minute.
VO: Your Visa is approved, you can collect your passport tomorrow at 3PM
Me: Thank you have a good day.
01/16/2019: Picked up passport at 3PM. Drove straight back to Otay Mesa border.Jorge stopped at the border and asked me to get I-94. Got I-94 and was in the San Diego airport at 4:30PM. Took 6:05PM flight back home to San Jose.
Tijuana to be a safe city. I took Uber to get around the city and it is easiest and safe mode of transportation.
I got Mexico Visa from Mexican Consulate in San Jose. No appointment is needed. Just walkin and get a token. It took about an hour. I paid $36 to get Mexican Visa.
My A.S.C(Biometrics) appointment was on 01/14 at 12PM and Visa interview on 01/15 at 8:30AM.
01/14/2019: Arrived at San Diego airport at 8:15AM. Jorge picked me up at 9:30AM. Drove straight to the San Ysidro border. At the border, stopped at Mexican immigration and they checked my visa. It was less than 5 min there. After that he drive me to a hotel and checked into hotel at 10:30AM. Freshen up a bit. The finger print appointment center is 3 blocks away from the hotel and is walkable. They took my finger prints and and took a photo and it was over in about 30 minutes.
01/15/2019: My interview was at 8:30AM. Reached there half hour early. There was an airport level security in the consulate. Here is how the interview went. It lasted less than 5 min.
Me: Good morning! how are you doing?.
Visa Officer(VO): I am good thank you.
Visa Officer(VO): Since how long you are working for this company?
Me: Over 3 months
VO: Do you work directly for them?.
Me: Yes
VO: What do they do?.
Me: They make **** **
VO: What is our highest qualification?
Me: I have Masters in Electrical Engineering
VO: I see you complemented 6 years on H-1B. Did your current employer or previous employer filed for your Greencard?.
Me: Yes, my previous employer filed for my greencard.
VO: Do you have I-140?.
Me: handed over I-140 from my previous employer to him. He looked at it and typed something in the computer for a minute.
VO: Your Visa is approved, you can collect your passport tomorrow at 3PM
Me: Thank you have a good day.
01/16/2019: Picked up passport at 3PM. Drove straight back to Otay Mesa border.Jorge stopped at the border and asked me to get I-94. Got I-94 and was in the San Diego airport at 4:30PM. Took 6:05PM flight back home to San Jose.
Tijuana to be a safe city. I took Uber to get around the city and it is easiest and safe mode of transportation.
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DS 5535 form with 221g after visa approved in the interview
Had visa appointment on Dec 13 and was told that the visa has been approved. Later in 3 days the passport was returned with 221(g) which said follow instaructions over email. Got an email 3 hours after the interview to fill out DS 5535 form. I submitted the form the same day.
It has been 1 month now and the status still says admin processing. I am wondering if the form format matters? I returned a word document as that was sent to me. Do they require pdf. There was no instruction given anywhere to return the documents in pdf format.
Anyone else in the same situation since December or recently?
I hear it takes several months to process.
It has been 1 month now and the status still says admin processing. I am wondering if the form format matters? I returned a word document as that was sent to me. Do they require pdf. There was no instruction given anywhere to return the documents in pdf format.
Anyone else in the same situation since December or recently?
I hear it takes several months to process.
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H4 Visa interview Chennai
Hello everyone,
Interview Date: Dec 31 2018.
This Forum was very helpful for me. Sharing my H4 visa interview experience in Chennai.
VO:Good Morning
ME:Good Morning Mam.
VO:How long have you been married.
ME:Answered
VO:How did you get married
ME:Answered
VO:Do you have a valid work permit.
ME:I have a valid H4 EAD, so answered Yes.
VO:What does your husband do.
ME:Answered.
VO then said 'Your Visa is Approved'. Overall it took just 5 mins.
I received my passport in 4 days.
Interview Date: Dec 31 2018.
This Forum was very helpful for me. Sharing my H4 visa interview experience in Chennai.
VO:Good Morning
ME:Good Morning Mam.
VO:How long have you been married.
ME:Answered
VO:How did you get married
ME:Answered
VO:Do you have a valid work permit.
ME:I have a valid H4 EAD, so answered Yes.
VO:What does your husband do.
ME:Answered.
VO then said 'Your Visa is Approved'. Overall it took just 5 mins.
I received my passport in 4 days.
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h1b
Fingerprints on Dec27th
Intw on Dec 28th
Went together along with my wife, The VO officer asked common questions , who is employer, how much salary, when did you complete masters, how long are you in US, how much salary.
After that she said our visa is approved and did not mention anything about the time for processing. I thought it's usual 2 days as per my previous experiences.
Almost 3 weeks passed by and 2 days ago my wife got her passport back and am still waiting for mine. On Jan 16th, I got email from embassy asking to submit scanned copies of client letter, approvals and paystubs via e-mail.
I made my return travel plans on Jan 18th which is obviously postponed now. Just waiting for the response now. Does anyone know how long such cases take?
My only suggestion is book the visa intw as soon as you land here, just to give time for such delays.
Intw on Dec 28th
Went together along with my wife, The VO officer asked common questions , who is employer, how much salary, when did you complete masters, how long are you in US, how much salary.
After that she said our visa is approved and did not mention anything about the time for processing. I thought it's usual 2 days as per my previous experiences.
Almost 3 weeks passed by and 2 days ago my wife got her passport back and am still waiting for mine. On Jan 16th, I got email from embassy asking to submit scanned copies of client letter, approvals and paystubs via e-mail.
I made my return travel plans on Jan 18th which is obviously postponed now. Just waiting for the response now. Does anyone know how long such cases take?
My only suggestion is book the visa intw as soon as you land here, just to give time for such delays.
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