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Stamping in Hyderabad
Hi, my spouse and I are planning to go to Hyderabad and our visa is valid till 2019. We need to go for stamping. He recently changed his company as FTE and all visa documents for him and mine are approved. His I-140 was approved by the previous employer for this company they said we need some time to start the process. Can you please help me out that is it a good idea to go to India or god forbid do we face any problem.
Thanks.
Thanks.
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H1b 221g how long is the wait time?
Went for h1b stamping on april 9th and i was asked some pretty basic questions but i was given a 221g because they wanted to do a background check. Now its been over a month and i have gotten no response. They didn't ask for any documents and my passport was collected at the interview. Btw the consulate was Chennai and i got a blue slip
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POE Experience
Anybody travelled recently to USA from India without having issue at POE.
Past two times no issues in my stamping, on my third stamping I waited for 4 months to complete background check such as client verification. During my arrival after my 3rd stamping, no questions asked at POE.
I am still having valid visa, plan to visit India in this summer. Just wanted to check…
Any inputs much appreciated.
Thanks.
Past two times no issues in my stamping, on my third stamping I waited for 4 months to complete background check such as client verification. During my arrival after my 3rd stamping, no questions asked at POE.
I am still having valid visa, plan to visit India in this summer. Just wanted to check…
Any inputs much appreciated.
Thanks.
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DS160 help-Do you have any immediate relatives in US
Hi all,
need a quick help in filling dS160. My spouse is currently in US on h1B and i have recieved my L1B individual petition. Need help on below questions-
1)-Do you have any immediate relatives in US- Do i need to mention my spouse here.
2) if yes, next question comes about address- should I put his permanent India address or the address he is currently present in US?
3) I work for Financial services company. What do I put in Profession? Enginerring or Computer Science or Other/IT?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
need a quick help in filling dS160. My spouse is currently in US on h1B and i have recieved my L1B individual petition. Need help on below questions-
1)-Do you have any immediate relatives in US- Do i need to mention my spouse here.
2) if yes, next question comes about address- should I put his permanent India address or the address he is currently present in US?
3) I work for Financial services company. What do I put in Profession? Enginerring or Computer Science or Other/IT?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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H1B Stamping Hyd
All,
Thank you for the experiences...here are mine and hope it helps.
I was asked below questions
VO: You work for XYZ Company
Me: Yes
VO : Which City
Me: XYZ
VO: Highest Degree
Me: B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology)
VO: Field
Me: Computer Science
VO: What kind of Job you do
Me: Information Technology services
VO: Do you know your rights in US
Me: Yes
Question to my wife
VO: When did you got married
Wife: YYYY date
VO: Highest Degree
Wife: XYZ
VO: Your Visa is approved status will be updated in few hours. Have a safe trip.
Thank you for the experiences...here are mine and hope it helps.
I was asked below questions
VO: You work for XYZ Company
Me: Yes
VO : Which City
Me: XYZ
VO: Highest Degree
Me: B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology)
VO: Field
Me: Computer Science
VO: What kind of Job you do
Me: Information Technology services
VO: Do you know your rights in US
Me: Yes
Question to my wife
VO: When did you got married
Wife: YYYY date
VO: Highest Degree
Wife: XYZ
VO: Your Visa is approved status will be updated in few hours. Have a safe trip.
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H1B Dropbox Mumbai Apri/May 2018
Hi All,
Posting my recent dropbox experience in Mumbai as it might help someone with similar experience to gauge the processing time.
My Background: Completed masters in 2013 from a well-known university. I worked as full-time employee for a well-known company from 2013 to 2017 and for another well-known company from 2017 onwards. I was on OPT from 2013 to 2015 and then on H1B from 2015 to 2018. I had an approved I-797 for H1 extension from 2018 to 2021, and since I was in India for a short trip, I wanted to get the visa extension stamp before I could re-enter US, so I applied via dropbox.
Here is the timeline:
- April 23: Submitted dropbox application
- May 02: Got an email to pick up the passport. CEAC showed Administrative processing
- May 03: Picked up the passport with a 221g asking to attend in-person interview any day of the week. No additional documents asked.
- May 07: Attended the in-person interview. I was asked questions about my masters degree - if I took any gaps/break during the masters program (which I had not). The VO looked at the masters transcript and said the visa is approved but it will take longer than usual to get the passport back and kept the passport. This vague timeline lead to some frustrating days.
- May 07: CEAC last updated date: May 07 and status is Administrative Processing
- May 09: CEAC last updated date: May 09 and status is Administrative Processing
- May 11: CEAC last updated date: May 11 and status is Administrative Processing
- May 14: CEAC last updated date: May 11 and status is Issued
- May 14: Received email to pick up passport.
It just looks like there is a general delay in the visa stamping process and a lot of dropbox applicants are called for in-person interviews. Please make sure you leave enough time for visa applications, even if it is just renewal, to avoid having to change your plans.
All the best to everyone on their visa application.
Posting my recent dropbox experience in Mumbai as it might help someone with similar experience to gauge the processing time.
My Background: Completed masters in 2013 from a well-known university. I worked as full-time employee for a well-known company from 2013 to 2017 and for another well-known company from 2017 onwards. I was on OPT from 2013 to 2015 and then on H1B from 2015 to 2018. I had an approved I-797 for H1 extension from 2018 to 2021, and since I was in India for a short trip, I wanted to get the visa extension stamp before I could re-enter US, so I applied via dropbox.
Here is the timeline:
- April 23: Submitted dropbox application
- May 02: Got an email to pick up the passport. CEAC showed Administrative processing
- May 03: Picked up the passport with a 221g asking to attend in-person interview any day of the week. No additional documents asked.
- May 07: Attended the in-person interview. I was asked questions about my masters degree - if I took any gaps/break during the masters program (which I had not). The VO looked at the masters transcript and said the visa is approved but it will take longer than usual to get the passport back and kept the passport. This vague timeline lead to some frustrating days.
- May 07: CEAC last updated date: May 07 and status is Administrative Processing
- May 09: CEAC last updated date: May 09 and status is Administrative Processing
- May 11: CEAC last updated date: May 11 and status is Administrative Processing
- May 14: CEAC last updated date: May 11 and status is Issued
- May 14: Received email to pick up passport.
It just looks like there is a general delay in the visa stamping process and a lot of dropbox applicants are called for in-person interviews. Please make sure you leave enough time for visa applications, even if it is just renewal, to avoid having to change your plans.
All the best to everyone on their visa application.
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H1B Chennai Dropbox 2018!!!
Hi All,
I changed company X to Y in US. My X company visa got expired in Dec 2017 and my Y company transfer petition was approved till 2019.I came to chennai for personal visit and i have to got for stamping. Since my Previous visa expired within 12 months, i was eligible for dropbox. I submitted my docs in Chennai dropbox location and awaiting for stamped visa.
CGI FEderal (passport tracker) status : May 08 2018--> Case accepted; May 09 --> passport with Embassy
CEAC Status : May 09 2018 --> case accepted; May 11 2018--> Administrative processing (till now)
1) any idea on how long it will be in administrative processing?
2) does this mean 221G/Pink/Blue slips!!!
3) how will they contact me to let me know if its 221g/Pink/blue slips?
Thanks for your response
I changed company X to Y in US. My X company visa got expired in Dec 2017 and my Y company transfer petition was approved till 2019.I came to chennai for personal visit and i have to got for stamping. Since my Previous visa expired within 12 months, i was eligible for dropbox. I submitted my docs in Chennai dropbox location and awaiting for stamped visa.
CGI FEderal (passport tracker) status : May 08 2018--> Case accepted; May 09 --> passport with Embassy
CEAC Status : May 09 2018 --> case accepted; May 11 2018--> Administrative processing (till now)
1) any idea on how long it will be in administrative processing?
2) does this mean 221G/Pink/Blue slips!!!
3) how will they contact me to let me know if its 221g/Pink/blue slips?
Thanks for your response
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F1 --> OPT --> H1 -->H4
Hi,
Today i have attended interview at Chennai for H4, VO asked couple questions about my OPT and H1-B time and also about my marriage and finally he gave blue-slip with AP check box(VO kept passport with him).
Can some please let me know any idea about this how much time it will take .
Today i have attended interview at Chennai for H4, VO asked couple questions about my OPT and H1-B time and also about my marriage and finally he gave blue-slip with AP check box(VO kept passport with him).
Can some please let me know any idea about this how much time it will take .
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H1b stamping interview at hyd
Hi All, my interview was at 10am. I forgot to make sure I don’t have sealed envelopes so unfortunately I had to start again from the beginning. My interview was simple. 1- which company ? 2- do I work at client or employer ? 3- salary ? 4- designation ? Location of employer. That’s all and then vo said your visa is approved. And then I asked when can I come to take my passport and vo said 3 to 5 days. That’s it guys.
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Anyone going for H1B visa stamping in Tijuana Mexico
We are planning to go to Tijuana in the first week of June 2018. Anyone planning around same time for Visa interviews??
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