H1B, H4 Visa

I have visa interview tomorrow. I am working for big MNC in INDIA. My new employer in USA is very small ( desi consultant ). Please provide what should I answer If visa officer asks the below questions.

Why do you want to work in USA?

ABC is an excellent company. Why are you leaving it?

Why do you want to join such a small company? Your current company is so big.

thanks.

Thanks to this forum for such a great help. This made me confident to clear the interview.

My interview was scheduled @10 AM but i went by 8:30 and interview done by 9.

Me: Good Morning officer.
VO: Good Morning.

VO: Your Employer?
Me : YYYY X

VO: How long you will be travelling for?
Me: 1 Year

VO: Who is your Client?
Me: YYYY

VO: What will be your US salary?
Me: ZZZ$/year

VO: Your Visa is approved and he handed US rights paper.
Me Thanks officer.

I went for the visa interview on 28/09/2015.
After interview the Visa officer told that my visa has been approved and i can collect my passport in 2,3 working days.

I was NOT given or asked for any kind of documents/slips.(NO 221(g) LETTER.)

When I was tracking my passport for first 3 week it was showing that "Passport is under admin process" but now it is showing There is not status available.
Please advice if anyone face same/similar issue.

Anyone who attended Interview on 23rd at HYD Cosulate happened to get Issued status on your Visa.

Please share your status and Interview date.

Mine is Still showing "Administrative Processing"

Regards

I had my H1B interview today(10/27/2015) at Chennai Consulate.

My appointment is scheduled @ 11.30 AM. I have reached @ 9.30. Then, I came to know that, queue is based on" first come first serve". Came out from the US consulate @ 10.20 itself.

After going through several counters, finally reached the interview hall.

Questions:

1. Passport please?
2. I797B Original?
3. who is your client?
4. salary? It will be mentioned in I129
5. you will be working in client office or petitioner's office?

Then, she started typing for 2-3 minutes. Then she said "Visa is approved" and handed me the US right pamphlet.

As far as I seen, if your petitioner and client is well known, you are very much safe. You will not be having any type of project, client related questions.

In case, if your client/petitioner is not well known, better prepare 2 minute speech separately about client, petitioner, project, roles and responsibilities.

Thank you very much for immihelp community. This forum helps me to prepare well.

Please let me know if you have questions. I will try to help you about.

Thanks to everyone before going .
My H1B got approved today at 8.30AM..PFB the questions.

Questions at OFS:
To Me:
1.Why are you going to US?
2.Why your kid is travelling with you
3.Whats your passport Number

To My son (5Yrs):
1.Whats your Name?
2.Whenz ur DOB
3.Where did you born

We both didn't expect all these questions at OFS. But almost we managed.

Questions at Stamping:
1.Your company Name?
2.Client Name?
3.US Salary?
4.Client Letter?
5.Project Description (Which I didn't had)-->But I was telling I am working to this client for 4 yrs.
6.Client location?

Question to my husband?
Your highest education?

Finally heard the golden words as Visa got approved :) .

Thanks to immihelp for such a great community for H1B visa... Below is my experience on 23rd Oct, 2015.

I went with my family [myself, wife and 3 months kid]

VO: Who do you work for?
Me: ZZZ

VO: Do you have a end client?
Me: Yes

VO: Who is it?
Me: ZZZ

VO: What is your pay?
Me: ZZZ

To my wife:
VO: How long you had been married?
Wife: ZZZ

VO: How old is your kid?
Wife: ZZZ

And finally, I heard the golden words...

VO: Your visa is approved.
Me: Thanks Madam.

All the best

Thanks to immihelp for such a great community for all visa aspirants.Below is my experience @hyd consulate.

VO:Who is your employer
Me:ZZZ

VO:Who is your client
Me:ZZZ(Inhouse Project)

VO:What is your highest qualification
ME:ZZZ

VO:Describe about your project
ME:Given overview about my project

VO:What is your salary
ME:ZZZ

VO:Who is end client for this project
ME:ZZZ

VO:your visa is Approved
ME:Thanks mam...

All the best guys!!!!!!

Hello All… Here is my stamping experience. (Bit lengthy write-up)
Location: Hyderabad – 19th and 20th Oct 2015
Background: B.Sc (MPC) with 9+ IT & BPO experience (all with one MNC). Was very tensed since I heard some cases of rejections for candidates with 15 year education.

19th Oct: OFC, nothing to talk about this. Very simple process. No need of formals. You can reach 45 min before your schedule. They will allow inside and the formalities will be done within 15 min.
20th Oct: Now, this is what I was waiting for. Appointment was at 10:30. Reached the Consulate by 9 AM. Entered the main gate after showing passports by 9:15 AM. I have read people saying not to reach 15 min prior the appointment. However, out of my experience I can say its OK to reach 1 hour prior as well. Once we (myself and my spouse) entered inside there was a seating place where we had to wait for 20 min. After security scan, we were let inside and were asked to sit in a corridor. Later was in a queue to have finger prints verified. Once done, we were asked to wait in the Waiting Area for them to call. It was after about 15 min, we were asked to stand in another queue. On your turn they gave a token (something like placard with counter number). Again we stood in that counter queue (!!!). But the officer in my counter was clearing off his queue very quick! Couple of F1 and B1 cases were asked more questions. But he seemed good (and young too!). Our turn came in couple of minutes and here is the conversation.

(The interview area is way different than what I thought it would be! Its like a counter at railways, have to stand and there is a glass separating you and officer with speakers outside. The passports were taken by an attendant just before my turn and the officer made a signal to come towards counter after scanning the passports.)

Me: Good Morning Officer. (After a split second pause) How are you doing?
Officer: Good Morning (The voice was very low, I did not hear him answering my question)
(I had to keep all my ears wide open as the voice was not audible at all, its very low!)

Officer: who is your employer?
Me: YYYY

Officer: What is your role?
Me: (I did not understand if he asked for onsite role or offshore role. For me both are same anyway)
Answered after a brief pause.

Officer: What is your qualification?
Me: Bachelors

Officer: What are the subjects sir?
Me:(woh! I did not expect this. May be as I just told Bachelors he asked this question. I was **** scared about the subjects)
Maths, Physics and Chemistry Sir.

Officer: (Turned towards my wife) Is he your husband?
My Wife: (I was bit surprised at this question. She too paused for a moment. We both did not expect this question!)
Yes Sir.

Officer: What is your marriage date?
My Wife: YYYY

Officer: Do you think he is a nice Guy! (well, at this moment I was sure its approved)
We: We both looked at each other with a smile. She said “Yes Sir, he is.”
I took over and added “Its a love marriage Sir (with a smile)”.
Officer: Oh that’s great! (with a hearty smile).
Then came the golden words.
“Your Visa is approved Sir. Have a nice day”.
We wished him back and got out of there.

We were shell shocked as it went pretty smooth. No documents asked. Not even Approval notice. Appointment was at 10:30. Interview done by 10:15! Interview lasted hardly 30 seconds.

Tips: Dress sharp. Be confident. Have a smile on your face all the time.
Do not try to overhear other conversations. They are of no use to you. BTW, you can carry a zipped document folder. I carried many documents, however was very lucky to have the interview done in seconds.
Checked the status once I came home, it was “Administrative Processing”.
Next day it changed to “Issued”.

Waiting for Passports now!

Note: If you are travelling by your own car, park it in a building behind the passport office. They charge you rs. 30 per hour. Its walkable distance to consulate. A parking near consulate will cost you 50 per hour. None will give you a Token/Slip.

Hi Friends,

I am working on my present company for 2 years. Recently 5 months back they have changed the company name and they issued new offer letter.

I have two offer letters from my present company.

Now should should I consider as two companies or single.

Note:
Company did not gave me reveling letter since I am working on same company.

Payslips and PF number has been changed.

Please help.