H1B, H4 Visa

Hi Friends,
I had my visa stamping interview for non-immigrant visa H1B at Dubai US consulate on 19 Oct 2015.
During the interview, I handed my I797A to VO. A few minutes later the VO told me that she was unable to find the petition in the system and says because of that my application could only be reviewed. I believe my petition was missing on the PIMS system.
After this conversation, she handed me a yellow slip saying that administrative processing would be needed on my application and assign case number.
Please advise me if some have.

Hi,

I need an advice for my H1B stamping interview. In my case, I have been offered a new job by a US employer and they have sponsored my H1B. I have got I-797 and the start date is given as 5-Oct-2015. I am planning to give the interview somewhere in first or second week of November.

So won't the VO put a question across to me that why you had turned up for the interview so late as the start date proposed by my employer in the petition was 1-Oct-2015.

Also I need help on the tips and documents to be carried along. I will be appearing at New Delhi consulate.

vo:good morning
me:good morning

vo:who's your petitioner
me:xxx consulting group

vo:since how long you have been working with them
me:i have been working with xxx for the past 3 years,as my current organisation is exclusive offshore partner for xxx consulting group.
And now i got oppertunity to work as a full time employee with xxx

vo:okay,who is the client ,you will be working on
me:i will be working on multiple conncurrent projects for different clients,At xxx all the work will be done in house at xxx offices

vo:like?
me:x,y,z..

vo:in which location you will be working
me:woodland hills california

vo:salary
me:$75k

vo:position
me:java developer

vo:okay your visa is approved,you will get it in 5 business days
me:thank you.

vo:did you get us visa rights phamplet
me:yes

vo:please read those ,before you leave to united states.
me yeah sure,thank you.

Hi,

did anyone attend visa interview in hyderabad on 16th october??
Please let me know

Regards
Ujwal

Here are the questions we were asked by visa officer during interview on 16 Oct 2015.

We were at consulate for interview @ 7 AM even ourappointment was at 9.30 AM. They allowed all the people who stayed outside to inside consulate building. Inside there are three lines; one for passport and visa category checking, second one for finger print verification and third one for interview. There were no token system.

VO: Who is your employer in USA
Me: I am going to work for YYYY

VO: How many employees working for your company
Me: I have told YYYY

VO: Do you have a client?
Me: Yes, my client name is YYYY

VO: What is your project
Me: Explained project

VO: Asked me to provide client letter
Me: I have given him client letter which specifies about project details and my roles

VO: From how long your employer has been working with this client?
Me: From month, year

VO: Asked for Master Service Agreement
Me: Provided the document

VO: How did you come to know about this job?
Me: Responded by telling actual answer

VO: Where you are going to work
Me: I have told City, State

VO: Whether you will be working at employer's location or client's location
Me: Employer's office

VO: How many employees working at your Company's location in USA
Me: I have told him YYYY

VO: My salary in USA
Me: YYYY X USD per year

VO: Where are you currently working
Me: YYYY

VO: Why are you leaving your job?
Me: To have global exposure in IT industry and for career betterment

Visa officer asked following questions to my wife

VO: Marriage date
My Wife: DD MM YYYY

VO: Does your kid going to study in US
My Wife: Yes, he is going to study

VO: Are you going to YYYY state?
My Wife: Yes

Finally Visa office given US rights document and told your visas are approved.

Visas status : issued.
(Visa status in USA consular website will be updated one day after the actual interview day or when the visas are printed. So, Pls don't be Panic if you see the status as "Administrative Processing".)

Tell the truth and be confident

VO Good Morning Sir
Me Good Morning
VO Who is the petitioner?
ME YYYY X
VO who is the client?
ME ZZZ
VO Have you been to out of India?
Me I went to YYYY X
VO Which state in USA?
Me YYYY X
VO What is your Salary?
ME YYYY USD
VO What is roles and responsibilities ?
ME Explained my roles and responsibilities
VO Finally she said "Your Visa is approved"

Hi All,

First I would like to say thanks to the immihelp.com and all fellow contributor

The H1b interview questions really help me a lot to prepare!

Here is my detail:

Location: Mumbai

OFC

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Scheduled on 16 Oct, 2015 at 12:15pm. I reached there at 10:30am and they allowed me to enter in the center. It took hardly 10 min for all the process. The OFC guys asked my Full name and DOB and then they took my photograph and finger prints.

I went there by my car and parked outside the OFC office. It was a roadside park of your own risk. Although parking was full I got luckily I got one. Wait for some time you will get one.

Interview

============

Scheduled on 19 Oct, 2015 at 10 am. I reached there at 8:30am. I parked my car in MMRDA paid parking (very reasonable rate) at hotel trident nearby. I joined in the line at 8:45am. They again allowed me to get in. In the security checking they got my remote car key and told me it is not allowed to carry in. They allowed my wife to wait inside. I came out of the consulate to give someone my car key. I was really frustrated! I tried the outside guards to keep it for me but no one agreed to keep it. Then I went to the car parking area thinking they should not any issue to keep the key. But my bad luck they even denying to keep my car key. I am really frustrated now! But luckily they agreed after so many requests.

My suggestion is carry non-electronic car key or you can pay around INR 250 at the OFC center where they can keep your belongings. But distance from Interview center to OFC is 10 min in auto.

Well, Then I enter in the Interview center without going in the queue again. The guards allowed me, as they already know me because of the car lock issue LOL. I enter in the center again at 9:45am

Inside my wife and me waited for 3o min and entered in the Building. Outside was hot.

There we waited in the queue again for figure print check. Finaly we now came in the queue for the interview. There was no token system in Mumbai. The system is same like flight check-in in the airports.

We have been asked to stand in #27 window. Now its our turn.

VO: (No greetings even not waited for my greeting. We both started together) who is your employer?
ME: Good morning mamm! How are you doing today? (VO no answer of my greeting. Really odd!)
ME: XYZ systems INC. (I gave her my passport meanwhile)

VO: Till how long you are working for this company?
ME: 1 year 4 days.

VO: Can I see your I797B?
ME: Sure! Given her!

VO: How you know about this job?
ME: Answered

VO: How many employees are there in your company?
ME: Answered

VO: What will be your salary in US?
ME: Answered

VO: How long you are married?
ME: Answered

VO: Do you have kids?
ME: Answered

VO: (To my wife) Are you working?
Wife: “I don’t know English!”
ME: Mamm, if you allow me I can translate to her!
VO: It’s fine!

VO: (Checking in the system) Did you visit USA before?
ME: Yes on B1 visa for 2.5 month from ABC technologies. I went there for knowledge transfer.

VO: (Checking my Wife’s passport) Your wife was in UK?
ME: Yes mamm. I went to UK on Tier-2 Intra company skill transfer visa and my wife accompanied me at that time.

VO: Your Visa will be ready in 1-2 days!
ME: We said thanks mamm!

VO: You have the pamphlet of your rights?
ME: Ofcourse! (She smiled atlast!!!)

We came out at 10:30am!

I got email from ustraveldocs.com that my passport is ready to pick up at 5:44pm!

My suggestion: Dress formal. Be confident! Never think USA is your only one destiny. If you came this long that means you have capability to do good in your own country as well! Give them answer freely and keep eye to eye contact.

Cheers! And all the best!!!

Hi All,

First I would like to say thanks to the immihelp.com and all fellow contributor

The H1b interview questions really help me a lot to prepare!

Here is my detail:

Location: Mumbai

OFC
===========
Scheduled on 16 Oct, 2015 at 12:15pm. I reached there at 10:30am and they allowed me to enter in the center. It took hardly 10 min for all the process. The OFC guys asked my Full name and DOB and then they took my photograph and finger prints.

I went there by my car and parked outside the OFC office. It was a roadside park of your own risk. Although parking was full I got luckily I got one. Wait for some time you will get one.

Interview
============
Scheduled on 19 Oct, 2015 at 10 am. I reached there at 8:30am. I parked my car in MMRDA paid parking (very reasonable rate) at hotel trident nearby. I joined in the line at 8:45am. They again allowed me to get in. In the security checking they got my remote car key and told me it is not allowed to carry in. They allowed my wife to wait inside. I came out of the consulate to give someone my car key. I was really frustrated! I tried the outside guards to keep it for me but no one agreed to keep it. Then I went to the car parking area thinking they should not any issue to keep the key. But my bad luck they even denying to keep my car key. I am really frustrated now! But luckily they agreed after so many requests.

My suggestion is carry non-electronic car key or you can pay around INR 250 at the OFC center where they can keep your belongings. But distance from Interview center to OFC is 10 min in auto.

Well, Then I enter in the Interview center without going in the queue again. The guards allowed me, as they already know me because of the car lock issue LOL. I enter in the center again at 9:45am

Inside my wife and me waited for 3o min and entered in the Building. Outside was hot.

There we waited in the queue again for figure print check. Finaly we now came in the queue for the interview. There was no token system in Mumbai. The system is same like flight check-in in the airports.

We have been asked to stand in #27 window. Now its our turn.

VO: (No greetings even not waited for my greeting. We both started together) who is your employer?
ME: Good morning mamm! How are you doing today? (VO no answer of my greeting. Really odd!)
ME: XYZ systems INC

VO: Till how long you are working for this company?
ME: 1 year 4 days.

VO: How you know about this job?
ME: Answered

VO: How many employees are there in your company?
ME: Answered

VO: What will be your salary in US?
ME: Answered

VO: How long you are married?
ME: Answered

VO: Do you have kids?
ME: Answered

VO: (To my wife) Are you working?
Wife: “I don’t know English!”
ME: Mamm, if you allow me I can translate to her!
VO: It’s fine!

VO: (Checking in the system) Did you visit USA before?
ME: Yes on B1 visa for 2.5 month from ABC technologies. I went there for knowledge transfer.

VO: (Checking my Wife’s passport) Your wife was in UK?
ME: Yes mamm. I went to UK on Tier-2 Intra company skill transfer visa and my wife accompanied me at that time.

VO: Your Visa will be ready in 1-2 days!
ME: We said thanks mamm!

VO: You have the pamphlet of your rights?
ME: Ofcourse! (She smiled atlast!!!)

We came out at 10:30am!

I got email from ustraveldocs.com that my passport is ready to pick up at 5:44pm!

My suggestion: Dress formal. Be confident! Never think USA is your only one destiny. If you came this long that means you have capability to do good in your own country as well! Give them answer freely and keep eye to eye contact.

Cheers! And all the best!!!

Thank you all for the experience shared in this forum..........

Sorry for the delay.

I had interview on Sep 29th in Chennai.....

I am directly going to the questions

Before me one person working for MNC company, Vo asked just two questions only

1.Which company currently you are working: answer is that he is also working for same MNC company that I am working

2.Who is your end client

Done Visa Approved....

Coming to my turn,

VO: Gud morning sir
ME: Gud Morning with bit tensed...

Same questions repeated

VO:Which company currently you are working
ME: MNC

VO: Who is end client
ME: got stucked and mentioned I got a new oopertunity from XYZ

VO: Why are switching from MNC to small XYZ
ME: Explained, he satisfied slitely

VO: Project name and description and kind of business of XYZ into
ME: Explained

VO: He asked my I-797,I-129B and Project doc
ME: provided, I got a good proj doc from my employer

VO: He asked me to wait for some time and he gave one slip to wait for
ME: almost I have waited for 1 hour, and later he called me.....

Vo: Again asked who is your employer...just reading employer name..
ME: Mentioned

VO:Some thing he checked in the system again and finally mentioned your Visa is Approved........

My suggestion is Be confident...dont be tensed....fell free...and just listen the question, after completion only you can start.
They will ask simple questions only, we can make it very simpler........That's it.

As long as our emplyer is gud we will surely get the Visa......

Thank you team for all the experience shared in this forum which really helped me to crack the interview..

I had my interview on 15 & 16 and it was just a cake walk..

15th: Entire process completed within 20 mins.

16th: I appeared 2 hrs prior to interview and I was allowed to enter embassy once they verified my DS 160 & passport

after waited in a queue for half an our I ended up meeting my VO officer

VO: Good mrg Sir, how do you do ?
ME: Good mrg Sir. i'm doing good.. How are you doing ?

VO: Nice Sir, Passport Please
ME: Yes sir.. I passed the passport

VO: Oh..So, you have end client ?
Me: Yes Sir

VO: Who is your end client?
ME: YYYY

VO: Oh.. YYYY
Me: yes sir

VO: You are working in YYYY. he had seen my ID card tag and asked the que
ME: Yes sir

VO: What you employer does for your client
ME: I explained shortly with required information

VO: After I finished he typed something in his system and replied back" My system responding slowly, but i'm approving your VISA sir. You are free to go.
ME: Thanks a lot. You made my day

VO: You are welcome
ME: :)

It's over within 40 mins...

Be confident guys.. I know it would be very tough to act like normal if you have nervous inside.. but these guys are very cool.. In you have very popular employer and client then this is just a cake walk.. For others also, they are not screwing much..

All you need to do is, impress the VO in the first smile and make the VO office feel that you are worth enough to approve the visa to flyy... that's all..

All the best friends.. Thank you team