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H1B, H4 Visa
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221g for Fingerprints only
Jan 29, 2018 - Dropped off documents at New Delhi VAC
Feb 8, 2018 - CEAC last modified date updated. Status - Administrative processing
Feb 14, 2018 - Passport returned with white slip asking for fingerprints. CEAC status still Administrative processing
Feb 15, 2018 - Appeared to give fingerprints. CEAC last modified date updated.
Feb 20, 2018 - CEAC last modified date updated. Status - Administrative Processing
Feb 23, 2018 - "Administrative processing" on CEAC. But, the passport tracker status is "There is no status update available for the passport number submitted." after I send email to ustraveldocs with passport number. It used to be "The current status of your passport is Picked Up.
".
Anybody else in the same boat?
Feb 8, 2018 - CEAC last modified date updated. Status - Administrative processing
Feb 14, 2018 - Passport returned with white slip asking for fingerprints. CEAC status still Administrative processing
Feb 15, 2018 - Appeared to give fingerprints. CEAC last modified date updated.
Feb 20, 2018 - CEAC last modified date updated. Status - Administrative Processing
Feb 23, 2018 - "Administrative processing" on CEAC. But, the passport tracker status is "There is no status update available for the passport number submitted." after I send email to ustraveldocs with passport number. It used to be "The current status of your passport is Picked Up.
".
Anybody else in the same boat?
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H1B cleared after getting H4 stamping
Hi All,
My background: My husband and me came to India in Dec 2017 for visa stamping for H1B.
Both of us got 221g on our H1B. My husband got his visa issued on Feb1st 2018.
Now I have decided to convert for H4.
My question is:
What if i get my h4 stamping successfully and then I get an email that 221g is cleared and to submit passport
Can i submit my passport and get H1b stamped on it. Is it even valid?
What will happen to my h4 stamping that was done recently?
Anyone with similar experience? Any thoughts??
My background: My husband and me came to India in Dec 2017 for visa stamping for H1B.
Both of us got 221g on our H1B. My husband got his visa issued on Feb1st 2018.
Now I have decided to convert for H4.
My question is:
What if i get my h4 stamping successfully and then I get an email that 221g is cleared and to submit passport
Can i submit my passport and get H1b stamped on it. Is it even valid?
What will happen to my h4 stamping that was done recently?
Anyone with similar experience? Any thoughts??
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H1b visa interview - Chennai
Chennai VAC.
Interview date: Feb 21 2018
No document other than passport was asked for.
Questions:
1. Name of petitioner.
2. Type of position (internal or client)
3. Name of position
4. Salary
5. Marital status
6. Highest education level.
7. Graduation date of highest education.
Visa approved. Should receive it today (updated on status website).
Interview date: Feb 21 2018
No document other than passport was asked for.
Questions:
1. Name of petitioner.
2. Type of position (internal or client)
3. Name of position
4. Salary
5. Marital status
6. Highest education level.
7. Graduation date of highest education.
Visa approved. Should receive it today (updated on status website).
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Successful H1/H4 stamping exp at Chennai - Feb 2018
Hi all, I have benefited from all your experiences so adding my exp:
Model : EC
Dates : Feb 5/6
Feb 5 : OFC for fingerprinting - waited in line for 20 mins, but once we reached the counter it took just 2 mins to be done. Needed only passports, DS160 conf and appt conf pages.
Feb 6 : VAC - morning 9 appt - went 30 mins early and was admitted at 8.45. Got straight to the counter in 5 mins (maybe since we had a minor accompanying us). Questions:
1. What does your employer do?
2. Where is your workplace?
3. What is your annual salary?
No documents asked - only passports.
Your visas are approved.
Issued on 8th.
Collected the passports on 9th.
Model : EC
Dates : Feb 5/6
Feb 5 : OFC for fingerprinting - waited in line for 20 mins, but once we reached the counter it took just 2 mins to be done. Needed only passports, DS160 conf and appt conf pages.
Feb 6 : VAC - morning 9 appt - went 30 mins early and was admitted at 8.45. Got straight to the counter in 5 mins (maybe since we had a minor accompanying us). Questions:
1. What does your employer do?
2. Where is your workplace?
3. What is your annual salary?
No documents asked - only passports.
Your visas are approved.
Issued on 8th.
Collected the passports on 9th.
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H1 and H4 interview at Mumbai Consulate
Hi All-
Consulate - Mumbai.
I am too late to post my visa experience but I want to share my Husband's H1 visa and my H4 visa
experience with you.
Biometrics - 8th Nov 2017
They took passport and asked following questions-
What is your full name?
What is your date of birth?
(They took finger prints and photo then returned your passport)
Interview - 9th Nov 2017
I went with my husband for the interview. The consulate asked below questions to my husband-
1. Your passport please?- Submitted our passports
2. Who is your client?
3. Do you have Client letter?
4. Which location are you travelling?
Then asked below questions to me-
1. What is your name?
2. What is your highest degree?
3. What do you do? Are you working women?
4. How long do you know your husband?
5. Who arranged your marriage?
6. What is the key point of your marriage? means Why did you say 'Yes' to him?
No any slips handed over to us.They took our passports and said "Your visa is approved".
Thank you!
All the best..:-)
Consulate - Mumbai.
I am too late to post my visa experience but I want to share my Husband's H1 visa and my H4 visa
experience with you.
Biometrics - 8th Nov 2017
They took passport and asked following questions-
What is your full name?
What is your date of birth?
(They took finger prints and photo then returned your passport)
Interview - 9th Nov 2017
I went with my husband for the interview. The consulate asked below questions to my husband-
1. Your passport please?- Submitted our passports
2. Who is your client?
3. Do you have Client letter?
4. Which location are you travelling?
Then asked below questions to me-
1. What is your name?
2. What is your highest degree?
3. What do you do? Are you working women?
4. How long do you know your husband?
5. Who arranged your marriage?
6. What is the key point of your marriage? means Why did you say 'Yes' to him?
No any slips handed over to us.They took our passports and said "Your visa is approved".
Thank you!
All the best..:-)
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H1B interview at Hyderabad Consulate
My wife attended interview at Hyderabad consulate for h1b on feb 16th.
Question:
1) Did you do masters?
2) Where you out of status in your OPT?
3) Who is your client ?
4) Salary ?
Vo: I am cancelling your F1 status, took passport and gave 221g said nothing to worry about it, processing will take up to one week.
Feb 21st status date updated.
Feb 22nd status updated to Issued.
Hope this experience help others
Question:
1) Did you do masters?
2) Where you out of status in your OPT?
3) Who is your client ?
4) Salary ?
Vo: I am cancelling your F1 status, took passport and gave 221g said nothing to worry about it, processing will take up to one week.
Feb 21st status date updated.
Feb 22nd status updated to Issued.
Hope this experience help others
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H1 B Interview at Hyderabad consulate
Hi All,
I attended today interview at the Hyderabad consulate for H1 B interview.
The questions they asked
VO: Hi There !
Me : Good Morning Mam, how are you ?
VO: Doing good. Well Your name is YYYY .
Me : Yes.
VO: Did you attended the university in the US ?
Me : Yes
VO: Which University ?
Me : Answered
VO: Your employer name is YYYY ?
Me : Yes
VO : You work at client / Employer location ?
Me : Client Location
VO: Client Name
Me: Answered
VO: How long you been working this client ?
Me : Answerrd
VO: What is your annual salary for annum ?
Me : Answered
VO: Well, Some times when attend in University in US, there might be some database issue. Nothing to be concerned. I am holding your passport and gave white slip with check mark on "Your application requires additional administrative processing before a final decision can be made." At this moment monitor your email account for my response , it will take up to one week.
Did any one on the same boat ? Please reply to me.
Thanks,
Praveen Lethakula
I attended today interview at the Hyderabad consulate for H1 B interview.
The questions they asked
VO: Hi There !
Me : Good Morning Mam, how are you ?
VO: Doing good. Well Your name is YYYY .
Me : Yes.
VO: Did you attended the university in the US ?
Me : Yes
VO: Which University ?
Me : Answered
VO: Your employer name is YYYY ?
Me : Yes
VO : You work at client / Employer location ?
Me : Client Location
VO: Client Name
Me: Answered
VO: How long you been working this client ?
Me : Answerrd
VO: What is your annual salary for annum ?
Me : Answered
VO: Well, Some times when attend in University in US, there might be some database issue. Nothing to be concerned. I am holding your passport and gave white slip with check mark on "Your application requires additional administrative processing before a final decision can be made." At this moment monitor your email account for my response , it will take up to one week.
Did any one on the same boat ? Please reply to me.
Thanks,
Praveen Lethakula
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H1B approved for the first time -- Chennai
Hi all ,
Thanks to his forum which helped to prepare for the interview .
I attend the visa interview on 20th VAC and 21st consulate in chennai . VAC biometrics went very smoothly on 20th and on 21st i attend the visa interview. Following are the questions which i faced ,
1. Who is your petitioner ?
2. What is your annual salary ?
3. What is your designation ?
4. What do you do ?
5. What is your specific working field ?
Then he got some trouble in accessing the data in his system !! finally he said the golden words :)
Thanks to his forum which helped to prepare for the interview .
I attend the visa interview on 20th VAC and 21st consulate in chennai . VAC biometrics went very smoothly on 20th and on 21st i attend the visa interview. Following are the questions which i faced ,
1. Who is your petitioner ?
2. What is your annual salary ?
3. What is your designation ?
4. What do you do ?
5. What is your specific working field ?
Then he got some trouble in accessing the data in his system !! finally he said the golden words :)
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Successful H4 stamping after overstay
Hello, I am posting my wife`s H4 stamping experience after accidental overstay on her previous H4 visa.
This was my joint H1/H4 extension, we had the H4 stamped after marriage in Chennai and my company missed out on filing the H4 along with my H1 extension. When we realized the mistake it was already 17days of overstay, my wife immediately left the country and applied for the stamping via Dropbox. She was issued 221g to come to the interview after 3 days of administrative processing.
She went to stamping that Monday (Passport arrived previous thursday) she was asked a few routine questions about where she is going, how long she has lived in the US and so on. Nothing on Overstay.
VO said Visa is issued and the DS160 status changed to Issued the next day. She received the passport with VISA in a few days.
She had routine questions at POE and nothing related to Overstay.
We are really fortunate the way things ended it was three tension filled weeks.
Our company attorney (pretty reputed) helped us with decisions, also in terms of documentation they provided a letter explaining the overstay.
From whatever I have gathered from forums, it might be best approach to leave the country and go to home country to get a new stamp if the overstay is less than 180days, again this is my opinion and not legal advise.
This was my joint H1/H4 extension, we had the H4 stamped after marriage in Chennai and my company missed out on filing the H4 along with my H1 extension. When we realized the mistake it was already 17days of overstay, my wife immediately left the country and applied for the stamping via Dropbox. She was issued 221g to come to the interview after 3 days of administrative processing.
She went to stamping that Monday (Passport arrived previous thursday) she was asked a few routine questions about where she is going, how long she has lived in the US and so on. Nothing on Overstay.
VO said Visa is issued and the DS160 status changed to Issued the next day. She received the passport with VISA in a few days.
She had routine questions at POE and nothing related to Overstay.
We are really fortunate the way things ended it was three tension filled weeks.
Our company attorney (pretty reputed) helped us with decisions, also in terms of documentation they provided a letter explaining the overstay.
From whatever I have gathered from forums, it might be best approach to leave the country and go to home country to get a new stamp if the overstay is less than 180days, again this is my opinion and not legal advise.
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H4 visa issued but H1b still under admin processing
Hello there ,
I’ve been working FT for a US firm since 8 years . I was on OPT and H1b with same company . I’m visiting my parents currently try . I submitted my documents for Dropbox on Feb 16 along with my wife’s H4. On Feb 21st my wife received an email that her passport is ready for pick up , but I didn’t receive one. I checked our visa status on Cracknell web site tonight and found that her visa (h4) is issued and mine (H1b) is still under admin processing. Can h4 be issued before having a decision on H1b. If any of you guys had the same experience before, can you let me know how long did it take for you to get status on your case.
Thank you
I’ve been working FT for a US firm since 8 years . I was on OPT and H1b with same company . I’m visiting my parents currently try . I submitted my documents for Dropbox on Feb 16 along with my wife’s H4. On Feb 21st my wife received an email that her passport is ready for pick up , but I didn’t receive one. I checked our visa status on Cracknell web site tonight and found that her visa (h4) is issued and mine (H1b) is still under admin processing. Can h4 be issued before having a decision on H1b. If any of you guys had the same experience before, can you let me know how long did it take for you to get status on your case.
Thank you
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