H1B, H4 Visa

Thanks to all who shared their experiences.Its really helped me

I got RFE in Aug and it is approved in Oct.

On Dec 17 Attend interview

VO: Is it your first h1b
Me : Yes
VO: Who is your petitioner
Me : ZZZ
VO: Do you have B1
Me : Answered ,I had but it is expired
VO: Have you travelled on B1
Me : yes
VO: What did you do on B1
Me : Took KT on application for client YYYY
VO: Who is your client now
Me : YYYY
VO: What do you do for them
Me: I am Software developer and about to explain my responbilities,VO stopped me and asked
what is highest qualification
Me : answered
VO : Your Visa is approved Sir!
Me: Thank you sir

I think persons who got RFE they wont ask much questions ,they will surely approve the visas

Good luck !!!!

Thanks to this great forum for H1B visa aspirants. Below were the questions asked to me. I prepared a lot but only four questions were asked to me.

1) Who is your employer?
2) What is your highest qualification?
3) What is your position in US?
4) What is your salary?

VO said your visas are approved. No questions to my spouse.

Around 10 people for different types of visas were interviewed while we were in queue and none were rejected. Preparation is key. It gives you confidence. So prepare well. Unless there is something wrong with your petition or employer, your chances of getting H1B visa is 99%. Remaining 1% is always luck when it comes to US visa. All the best folks.

Please do add your experience as it helps others. #GivingBack

Thanks to Immihelp and all members

here is my experience really a different exp and may be useful

Dec 21st 2015 have attended at Chennai consulate

after greetings exchanged Vo asked me the passport

then Employer details
Vo : can i see your LLC
Me Passed on
Vo : How much you paid to them ( she tried to trick me by asking do you have agreement with them i said no )
Me : NO .. nothing
Vo : how did you get this opportunity
Me : through Job portal
VO : how many times they called for interview
Me : 3 times
Vo : which city your going
i said state name
Vo asked again city : i said i forgot the name i could not recollect
VO : you don't know the city is that true ?
Me , hmmm trying manage some how
VO : that is not problem give me the employer Tax docs
Me : passed on
Vo : gave a yellow slip and asked me to wait for some time same written on slip ( please be seated our staff will call you back )
they made me to wait for total 1hr 30 mins

in the mean time somebody from back office contacted me through to the land phone near by the greeter

she asked some details and i answered and she asked what is the project , i have answered
then she asked me to come to a counter number 25 to give the project docs

i gave a docs , she asked detailed project i said , my work nature don't have details project
 she said OK and take my I129 and asked me to sit for some more time

i have seen few more people are waiting with same slips

the guy before me was called in and asked to send project details and some more details to mail

next my turn :
she called greeter and showing my passport and asked him to read my name he read
so i went there

She said your VISAs are approved sir
i said thanks ( did not excited when i listened "approved" as they made me to wait ) and walk out of the consulate .

Hi my interview over today ,VO kept passport and said he will message or call

what it mean? approved or not ,no slip he given and not said approved

Hi All,

I have got petition with wrong date of birth. I have asked my employer to get it chnage by amendment process,but they denying and stated that noone will validate your dob with passport dob and asked me to go for interview.

Please suggest me whether i go for interview with this issue or not? Is there any rejection chances?

regards,
Amol

Hello All,

Thanks to immihelp and all the members who has posted their interview experiences. These experiences helped me to be more confident.

I have gone for H1B stamping along with my family.

Interview Date - 12/23/2015
Interview Time - 10:00 AM

Questions asked to me

Me: Greeted him
VO: Hi
VO: Who is your Employer?
Me : ZZZ
VO: What is Your project?
Me: Given the project Name
VO: Explain the project?
Me: Explained him in 2 lines. He stopped me after that.
VO: What exactly this project is? Is this a software?
Me: Yes
VO: What is your pay?
Me: ZZZ

Questions to my Spouse:
VO: When is your marriage happened?
Spouse: Given the month and year.
VO: What is your spouse sister name?
Spouse: Given the name.
VO: Do you like her or not?
Spouse: Likes her

VO: Your Visa is approved.
Me: Thanks

Regards,
Narendra

Had a appointment at the delhi consulate for the H1b stamping. My wife accompanied me for a H4.

Went in 1:30hrs before the interview time.

Waited for 30 mins in a shelter before being escorted to the main hall.

The petitioner was a well known US company .It is the most valuable company in the world making tech gadgets.

VO : Do you work with ZZZ?
ME : Yes

VO :What is your designation and salary ?

ME : Answered.

VO : Your visa is approved.

Hello all,

I am here to submit my experience of H1B visa interview. It is not mandatory that whatever experience i have had, you would also undergo the same. But it is a good practise to be prepared before appearing for the interview.

First appointment was with the Visa OFC (Offsite Facilitation Center) where they would ask only for the Passport, DS-160 confirmation copy, Embassy appointment letter. They will check if all of them matches and then send you inside. They will assign a token number to you. Keep checking the monitor for your turn and counter number. On appearing at the counter they will take the above mentioned documents and ask you to read the "Declaration of Truth"(attached to the right of the wall) in your comfortable language. They will also ask the purpose of your visit to US. After that they will take your fingerprints, face picture. They will handover the documents back to you and ask you to appear with all the supporting documents for the main interview at US Consulate. That is all for the first day.

Second appointment was with the Consulate. Do appear a 15-30 mins before the scheduled interview. If you appear before that, you may have to wait for a very long time. There will be a queue. Join it. At the gate entrance, they will validate the barcode(on your appointment copy) to see whether you have paid the appointment fees or not. After that you will be allowed inside. There will be a series of shelters with rows of seats. Basically this means that you will be put in queue a max of 3 times from here.

First they will ask you form a queue and give you a tray. You need to empty your pockets into that tray. Place your documents, passport, keychain, purse, belt, pen etc here. The items in the tray will undergo a x-ray check and you will be thoroughly checked through a scanning door. Once checked, you will be handed over all your items. Get back your belt, keychains, purse, etc and get prepared again. Now carry your documents and join another queue. This queue will be directed to a separate counter one by one to validate the fingerprints you provided at OFC the day before. Once the validation is done, you will be directed to another queue. This queue will be directed to another series of counters, one by one. A maximum of 2 applicants will be allowed to stand in front of the queue one after another. The minimum distance between 2 candidates should be 5 feet. Now this is the counter where the actual interview will take place. So be prepared.

- Dress well with a decent light color shirt and dark trousers(complete business formals). Avoid funky dress up if you are going for a H1B visa.
- Shoes also should be formal.
- Carry all your documents in a neat transparent harmonium folder. Its easy to pull and push the documents whenever needed.
- Following is the link where you can get a series of possible interview questions.
Reference 1 - http://www. **** *.com/h1b-visa-guide/interview-questions
Reference 2 - http://www.immihelp.com/visas/h1b/h1-visa-interview-sample-questions-answers.html

- The interviewer will try to see if you possess the basic requirements for this visa i.e.
a) confidence
b) command over language and fluency
c) minimal educational qualification for the job i.e. Graduation in Specialized Occupation(which is Computers generally) and Post Graduation in the same field will be a big plus.
d) willing to work under mentioned contract without fail
e) willing to return back to India after your work is finished

- Following are the documents required for the verification.
a) Embassy Appointment Letter
b) DS-160 copy
c) Passports
d) I-797 original
e) Client Letter(optional) - If you have the client letter with you, things become much more easy,since it is clearly mentioned in that letter that your services are required at the client workplace. Even if you don't have the client letter, its not a big issue. Client letters are not disclosed to some of the employees. Hence you can mention(if asked) that "my HR and client communicate with one another internally and it is not disclosed to the employees as part of company policy. If need be, i can ask my HR to forward the client letter to US Consulte office."
f) Master service agreement - An agreement copy made between your employer and the client for continuous consultation of services.
g) US Offer letter
h) Indian Company Office Photos
i) Company Letter to Embassy Officer - mentioning about your purpose of visit to US and thereby assistance in approval of the same.
j) Company brochure
k) Resume
l) Payslips of last 6 months
m) Bank statements of last 6 months
n) Form 16 of all financial years
o) Current Company offer letter, official confirmation letter, salary appraisal letters
p) Past company offer and service letters
q) Educational certificates
r) Marriage certificate and marriage photos - in case you are appearing with your family
s) Child's birth certificates original
t) Child's passport sized photographs (dimensions of the photograph should match the specifications mentioned in the US consulate website).

 
Hope all goes well with you too!!
Good luck

Regards,
Kartik

Hi All,

I have got petition yday with date of birth mentioned 08/25/1988 whereas my actual dob on pass port is 08/23/1988.

I have checked it on both i797 and i129 as well. In both forms, date mentioned is wrong one.

My petitioner is MNC in india, they are me to go for interview without changing it.

Please suggest me, should I go for it? is there any chance of rejection due to this?

Hi,

OFC appointment was on 21-dec-15 11:15 AM. Was there around 10:30 and had to stand in queue for 45 mins. Security took our passports and DS-160 confirmation page and verified that everything matches and then they sent us inside where again some staff checked our passport and put a little sticker on the back of passport that has visa type and our interview language and sent us inside with a token number. Went for finger printing when it was my turn, no questions asked.

Visa Interview: 22-Dec-15 10:30 AM
Reached the embassy around 9:30. I knew its better to sit and wait outside rather than going and standing in line for 1 hr. But people around me told me better to go and stand in line. That was a mistake as we had to stand in scorching sun for 1 hr before first security gate let us in. Then there was a waiting area with chairs and had to sit there for 10 mins. Every minute we waited seemed like hours. Then they called us in for security scan. They checked for sealed envelopes specifically. Do not take sealed envelopes. Then there was again a waiting area where we had to sit for 15 mins and it felt like forever. Then they called us for fingerprint check and was asked t stand in queue for visa interview. They handed tokens and had to go to the interview window mentioned on the token. There were couple of guys before me standing. There were so many F1 students. Many rejections.
And then its my turn for the interview. Took a deep breath and

VO: Good Morning
Me: Good Morning. How are you?
VO: Fine. Who is your employer?
Me: ZZZ
VO: What is your annual salary?
Me: ZZZ$
His colleague interrupted him in the middle and they were chatting and laughing and then he turned back and
VO: What is your role/designation?
Me: ZZZ
VO: Sir, your visa is approved.
Me: Thank you so much.

Did not even ask for a single document not even I-797. Just the passport.

Finally thanks to Immihelp forum for letting us share our experience so that others can benefit from it.
Best of luck to all.