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L1B - H1B First Time stamping at HYD Consulate
OFC on 7th ( Sunday)
Consular on 8th ( Monday )
During OFC interview, i was told we can avoid taking minors but i didnt want to take any risk and took them anyway.
Me: Greeting to CO
CO acknowledges and responds accordingly.
Q1:- what is your name
Me :- Answered
Q2:- What is your company
Me :- Answered
Q3 :-What is your designation
Me :- Answered
Q4:- What is your salary
Me :- Answered
Q5:- What is your highest level of education
Me :- Answered
Q6 :- Did you study in the US
Me :- No, i studied in XYZ .
To my spouse
Q:- How long you have been married.
CO:- Have safe travels
The status was in admin processing for 4 days, but then it changed to issued.Dont panic, seems like that is pretty normal.
POE :-
What company do you work for
What is your designation
Done.
From what i understood They arent looking to reject anyone, i think they are just doing their job to see if the candidate is genuine and not trying to enter the US by any fraud.
As long as you are confident and clear things should be smooth.
Consular on 8th ( Monday )
During OFC interview, i was told we can avoid taking minors but i didnt want to take any risk and took them anyway.
Me: Greeting to CO
CO acknowledges and responds accordingly.
Q1:- what is your name
Me :- Answered
Q2:- What is your company
Me :- Answered
Q3 :-What is your designation
Me :- Answered
Q4:- What is your salary
Me :- Answered
Q5:- What is your highest level of education
Me :- Answered
Q6 :- Did you study in the US
Me :- No, i studied in XYZ .
To my spouse
Q:- How long you have been married.
CO:- Have safe travels
The status was in admin processing for 4 days, but then it changed to issued.Dont panic, seems like that is pretty normal.
POE :-
What company do you work for
What is your designation
Done.
From what i understood They arent looking to reject anyone, i think they are just doing their job to see if the candidate is genuine and not trying to enter the US by any fraud.
As long as you are confident and clear things should be smooth.
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H1B visa, from F1 --> H1, Admin Processing
Thank you so much everyone for sharing your experiences, reading your experiences helped me a lot and I thought I would share my experience now.
OFC on 05/28
Consular on 05/30
Visa Interview Experience:
I had my interview on counter no. 13 with a female interviewer. I have heard before that she was tough and she rejected visas for the 2 people in front of me.
I got my visa lottery picked in 2016. I had to join second master's program when my H1B application wasn't picked in 2015 lottery which was a big blow and I knew I would be in big trouble when I visit India.
Visa interviewer started the conversation by asking me questions about my second masters and my CPT.
Q1. Did I change Universities?
Q2. Did I use CPT during my masters program, if so when?
Q3. How I switched from CPT status to H1B status
Q4. Who is my petitioner?
Q5. Who is my client? (I work for a govt agency so that was an advantage I thought)
Q6. What is my salary?
Q7. Do you intend to complete your Master's program (second masters)?
She said my visa is approved, there are no issues with my application but she needs to check something with my student status and stuff.
Case Created: 26th May
Case Last Updated: 30th May, Admin Processing
Case Last Updated: 6th June Case status didn't change but the the last updated date changed. (I knew my case was moving forward in a positive direction)
Case Updated: 7th June, status changed from Admin processing to Issued.
I was closely following the experiences of others and I found that the cases in hyderabad with similar situations as mine were processed rather quickly. I knew when my case was updated on June 6th that my status would change from Admin processing to Issued in the following day.
Good luck everyone who is waiting for their visas.
OFC on 05/28
Consular on 05/30
Visa Interview Experience:
I had my interview on counter no. 13 with a female interviewer. I have heard before that she was tough and she rejected visas for the 2 people in front of me.
I got my visa lottery picked in 2016. I had to join second master's program when my H1B application wasn't picked in 2015 lottery which was a big blow and I knew I would be in big trouble when I visit India.
Visa interviewer started the conversation by asking me questions about my second masters and my CPT.
Q1. Did I change Universities?
Q2. Did I use CPT during my masters program, if so when?
Q3. How I switched from CPT status to H1B status
Q4. Who is my petitioner?
Q5. Who is my client? (I work for a govt agency so that was an advantage I thought)
Q6. What is my salary?
Q7. Do you intend to complete your Master's program (second masters)?
She said my visa is approved, there are no issues with my application but she needs to check something with my student status and stuff.
Case Created: 26th May
Case Last Updated: 30th May, Admin Processing
Case Last Updated: 6th June Case status didn't change but the the last updated date changed. (I knew my case was moving forward in a positive direction)
Case Updated: 7th June, status changed from Admin processing to Issued.
I was closely following the experiences of others and I found that the cases in hyderabad with similar situations as mine were processed rather quickly. I knew when my case was updated on June 6th that my status would change from Admin processing to Issued in the following day.
Good luck everyone who is waiting for their visas.
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H1/H4 extension stamping @ Chennai
Finger Printing 05/22 Monday 8 am. Went there at 7:40 and came out at 8:10. Pretty straight forward
Visa interview 05/23 , Tuesday 8 am. back ground: I am in healthcare field, 3rd H1B extension with the same employer but first time stamping with them
we were walking a tight time line as we had to catch the 10am flight back to Cochin. Went to the consulate by 6:50 and had 12 ppl ahead of us. Line started moving by 7:15. Went through security checkpoints and reached the interview line in the second building by 7:30. Individuals with young children were allowed to skip the line and were called first. We left ours with our parents. We were at the interview window by 7:50. questions were procedural
1. Who do you work for
2. What do you do
3. Whats your salary
4. Do you work at the location
5. What is your highest level of education
To my wife: whats your highest level of education
and that was it. she said your visa is issued. We came out of the consulate by 7:55 took an auto to the hotel, collected the luggage, and reached the airport by 8:40. PPs were ready for pickup at Cochin OFC on 5/26, Friday.
Helpful tips:
We found The Spring Hotel a decent and reasonable place to stay with close proximity
If you have tight schedule, the key is to take the 8;00 am appointment and get to the consulate early ( you can escape the heat as well)
Take your kids with you by all means. They will be allowed in and you will be given preference
Apparently Chennai is a good place to shop if you are wondering what to do after fingerprinting on the first day
We stopped by Dubai on our way back and had no issues there ( Starting last month we are now eligible for 14 days visa on arrival for a Fee of 120 Dhs)
No issues at the POE (JFK) as well.
In short everything went well and we are glad that we made the trip. Thank you all for the inputs.
Visa interview 05/23 , Tuesday 8 am. back ground: I am in healthcare field, 3rd H1B extension with the same employer but first time stamping with them
we were walking a tight time line as we had to catch the 10am flight back to Cochin. Went to the consulate by 6:50 and had 12 ppl ahead of us. Line started moving by 7:15. Went through security checkpoints and reached the interview line in the second building by 7:30. Individuals with young children were allowed to skip the line and were called first. We left ours with our parents. We were at the interview window by 7:50. questions were procedural
1. Who do you work for
2. What do you do
3. Whats your salary
4. Do you work at the location
5. What is your highest level of education
To my wife: whats your highest level of education
and that was it. she said your visa is issued. We came out of the consulate by 7:55 took an auto to the hotel, collected the luggage, and reached the airport by 8:40. PPs were ready for pickup at Cochin OFC on 5/26, Friday.
Helpful tips:
We found The Spring Hotel a decent and reasonable place to stay with close proximity
If you have tight schedule, the key is to take the 8;00 am appointment and get to the consulate early ( you can escape the heat as well)
Take your kids with you by all means. They will be allowed in and you will be given preference
Apparently Chennai is a good place to shop if you are wondering what to do after fingerprinting on the first day
We stopped by Dubai on our way back and had no issues there ( Starting last month we are now eligible for 14 days visa on arrival for a Fee of 120 Dhs)
No issues at the POE (JFK) as well.
In short everything went well and we are glad that we made the trip. Thank you all for the inputs.
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Successful H1 & H4(Wife and Kid[4 Yrs]) - Hyderabad
First of all, I would like to thank the forum, the administrators, and people sharing their experiences. It's very useful and helpful for the people attending interviews.
This is my turn to share my visa experience.
This is my first H1 interview. I was on L1 before.
23-May :- Finger Printing. Nothing much to say here as so many posts detailed on the steps.
Important to carry Passport, DS-160 confirmation.
24-May:- Consular Interview.
I have taken 9:30 am slot but reached the embassy at 8:30 and had to wait in line for my turn even though there was a kid attending interview with me.
Finally at 9:15 or so they allowed us inside, with various checks happening at different places inside the embassy. By the time we came to the interview window its almost 10+. There were lot of elders attending interviews, Few F1a and Few H1s.
I handed over our passports and I797.
Interview was very quick. I guess 2 min.
Who is your petitioner?
Which place are you going to in US? YYY Place
Do you have a client or in-house project? Mine is In-House and I have documentation for this
So, You have been with YYYY Company before when you visited US before?[VO was referring to my L1]. I confirmed.
Did you visit the YYY place earlier, when you were in US? I did not visit that place.
What is the project you are going to work there? ZZZ Project
H4:-
How long have you been married?
How many kids do you have?
That's it.
He returned the I797 and Mentioned !!!Your Visa is Approved!!! and Kept our passports.
We thanked the VO and came out.
Important to Carry:-
Passport, DS-160 confirmation, I797, LCA, Any documents you may feel you require to submit based on the interview.
Just an advise :- Dress Well and Be confident and answer is simple and short and straight answers rather than tell like a story.
Hope this helps.
Thank You and All the best for people attending interviews next.
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The status for my spouse and kid changed to Issued on 26-May itself and mine was in Administrative processing and Mine status changed to Issued on 31-May afternoon.
If all the applicants of a family did not change to Issued at same time, Please do not panic and wait, Once the VO confirmed its approved, It will be processed.
All the best.
This is my turn to share my visa experience.
This is my first H1 interview. I was on L1 before.
23-May :- Finger Printing. Nothing much to say here as so many posts detailed on the steps.
Important to carry Passport, DS-160 confirmation.
24-May:- Consular Interview.
I have taken 9:30 am slot but reached the embassy at 8:30 and had to wait in line for my turn even though there was a kid attending interview with me.
Finally at 9:15 or so they allowed us inside, with various checks happening at different places inside the embassy. By the time we came to the interview window its almost 10+. There were lot of elders attending interviews, Few F1a and Few H1s.
I handed over our passports and I797.
Interview was very quick. I guess 2 min.
Who is your petitioner?
Which place are you going to in US? YYY Place
Do you have a client or in-house project? Mine is In-House and I have documentation for this
So, You have been with YYYY Company before when you visited US before?[VO was referring to my L1]. I confirmed.
Did you visit the YYY place earlier, when you were in US? I did not visit that place.
What is the project you are going to work there? ZZZ Project
H4:-
How long have you been married?
How many kids do you have?
That's it.
He returned the I797 and Mentioned !!!Your Visa is Approved!!! and Kept our passports.
We thanked the VO and came out.
Important to Carry:-
Passport, DS-160 confirmation, I797, LCA, Any documents you may feel you require to submit based on the interview.
Just an advise :- Dress Well and Be confident and answer is simple and short and straight answers rather than tell like a story.
Hope this helps.
Thank You and All the best for people attending interviews next.
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The status for my spouse and kid changed to Issued on 26-May itself and mine was in Administrative processing and Mine status changed to Issued on 31-May afternoon.
If all the applicants of a family did not change to Issued at same time, Please do not panic and wait, Once the VO confirmed its approved, It will be processed.
All the best.
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H1B Dropbox Hyderabad
I had my H1B
Submitted Dropbox on May 26th
Status Changed to Issued on May 30th
Yet to collect the Passport
Submitted Dropbox on May 26th
Status Changed to Issued on May 30th
Yet to collect the Passport
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H1 Chennai Stamping
Interview: 25 May,2017
Consulate: Chennai
H1B Stamping
Went smooth. No surprises.
Questions
Why do you want to go to US ?
Who is your Petiioner
How long have you been with your employer
Do you have a client
Which office
Highest Qualification
What is your Salary?
To spouse
How long have you been married
Highest Qualification
Is your daughter a US citizen.
Consulate: Chennai
H1B Stamping
Went smooth. No surprises.
Questions
Why do you want to go to US ?
Who is your Petiioner
How long have you been with your employer
Do you have a client
Which office
Highest Qualification
What is your Salary?
To spouse
How long have you been married
Highest Qualification
Is your daughter a US citizen.
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H1B Visa Renewal
Attended interview on May 15 and it went very smooth. Questions asked to me:
1. How long are you working with this employer ?
2. What is your designation ?
3. Do you have a client ?
4. What is annual salary ?
Question to wife:
1. How long have you been married ?
2. (looking at two kids) : So one of your kid is Indian Citizen and Other is US citizen ?
--She asked this because we submitted only 3 applications.
1. How long are you working with this employer ?
2. What is your designation ?
3. Do you have a client ?
4. What is annual salary ?
Question to wife:
1. How long have you been married ?
2. (looking at two kids) : So one of your kid is Indian Citizen and Other is US citizen ?
--She asked this because we submitted only 3 applications.
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Visa Stamping for H1B @ Chennai
Bio Metric :
April 30th(Sunday) - 2:00 PM
-If you have made any changes in DS160 (After submitting them) , make sure you update the final DS160 application ID to them.
-Finger prints were taken
-Make sure you don't take cell phones (Unnecessary hassle)
May1st - 8 AM (Strictly no electronic things)
- They made me stand in line for my batch at 7:40AM itself.
- Preliminary security checks were complete by 8:00AM
- Was in a long queue inside the main building.
- Finger print again verified and made to take the queue for the final interview windows
- Was asked proceed to Window# 24
Me - Good Morning, How are you doing
VO - I am Good , Thank you. Please pass me your Passport and 797
VO - Where is your Work Location?
VO - Who is your Petitioner?
VO - What is your Monthly Salary?
VO Handed out the "Know your Rights" pamplet and Said "You are good to go, your visa is approved" :) "
Greeted him back and left the campus by 8:40. Interview lasted less than 2 Mins.
I did notice overall positive vibe on all counters in chennai. If the person is confident with their answers , they are approving .
Gud Luck All!!
April 30th(Sunday) - 2:00 PM
-If you have made any changes in DS160 (After submitting them) , make sure you update the final DS160 application ID to them.
-Finger prints were taken
-Make sure you don't take cell phones (Unnecessary hassle)
May1st - 8 AM (Strictly no electronic things)
- They made me stand in line for my batch at 7:40AM itself.
- Preliminary security checks were complete by 8:00AM
- Was in a long queue inside the main building.
- Finger print again verified and made to take the queue for the final interview windows
- Was asked proceed to Window# 24
Me - Good Morning, How are you doing
VO - I am Good , Thank you. Please pass me your Passport and 797
VO - Where is your Work Location?
VO - Who is your Petitioner?
VO - What is your Monthly Salary?
VO Handed out the "Know your Rights" pamplet and Said "You are good to go, your visa is approved" :) "
Greeted him back and left the campus by 8:40. Interview lasted less than 2 Mins.
I did notice overall positive vibe on all counters in chennai. If the person is confident with their answers , they are approving .
Gud Luck All!!
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Visa Stamping for H1B and H4 @ Delhi
Bio metrics : 8th May 2017, 10:30 am ...completed by 10:45 am-- Documents needes are DS-160 + Confirmation of interview + Passport of all applicants.
Interview :9th May 2017 ,10:30 am ...reached by 8:30 am and completed by 9:45 am
Me -Good Morning
VO -Good morning .How are you : Me - I am good
VO -Give me your passport and 1797 documents : Me - Shared
VO -Whom do you work for in US : Me- YYYY .
VO -How long have you been with your Company : Me- 3 years 2 months
VO -Do you work for your company or you have end cilent : Me- End client ZZZ
VO -What is your role : Me- Analyst Programmer.
VO -What is your salary : Me- YYYY dollar per annum.
VO -How long you are working for client: Me- 4 years 11 months.
VO -Were you working with same client even with previous employer - Yes
VO -(To Spouse) Do you work there - No
VO -Your stamped visa was expired in 2014 . Can you share me earlier 1797 documents - shared ..she did not checked and returned all documents and kept the passport saying you will get in within 5 working days.
10th May 2017 - Delhi Consulate closed for Buddh Purnima
11th May 2017 - Visa issued.
12th May 2017 - Passport ready for pick up.
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H1B visa stamping
Finally its time to pay back what I got from this site. I was in USA on L2 visa. My name got shortlisted in 2016 cap for H1 B. So it was my first stamping.
Finger printing interview - 09-May-2017
Visa Interview - 11-May-2017.
Only 3-4 questions:
1. Who is your petitioner.
2. Client Name
3. Salary
4. Since when you are at there
Then she said VISA is APPROVED.
But
I left the counter , saying thanks to her. Checked my status next day and Admin processing.
It did not change till 18th May. Then on 19th May , case last update date got changed to 19th and Visa status changed to Admin Processing to ISSUED.
Friends, it happening to many , they say VISA is approved, but sent your case for admin processing. Donot panic , you will get visa , but it might be delayed only.
Finger printing interview - 09-May-2017
Visa Interview - 11-May-2017.
Only 3-4 questions:
1. Who is your petitioner.
2. Client Name
3. Salary
4. Since when you are at there
Then she said VISA is APPROVED.
But
I left the counter , saying thanks to her. Checked my status next day and Admin processing.
It did not change till 18th May. Then on 19th May , case last update date got changed to 19th and Visa status changed to Admin Processing to ISSUED.
Friends, it happening to many , they say VISA is approved, but sent your case for admin processing. Donot panic , you will get visa , but it might be delayed only.
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