H1B, H4 Visa

Hi,
 I have attended OFC on Thursday November 13, 2014 and VISA Interview on Friday November 14, 2014.
 After below few questions, he asked all the document i am holding and asked me to wait...

 Me: Good morning sir.
VO: No response to my Wish, asked my Pass port.
Me: passed both old and new passport
VO: returned old passport and asked me who is your employer
Me: Response with employer name
VO: Where is this company..
Me: Told accordingly..
VO: is this implementation or enhancement..
Me: Replied saying that implementation..
VO: Can i have all the documents you are having..
Me: Handed over
VO: given slip for waiting
Me: Waiting for 1 hour and got call again..
VO: Given me 221(g) and told we will get back to you with update soon...
Me: left the area with sad face..
When i check status, it is showing Administration processing...
Now my question is, there was not mentioned any mark in 221(g) asking for any further additional document...
1. What might be the reason..???
2.How they will inform me update???.
3. Will the status change at least after 3 months or 1 year...or will it be ever ending story....
I am keep checking status but no change...

Dear All,

Thanks for sharing all your experiences. I am happy to share my Visa experience in detail.
Hope my experience will clear most of your doubts.

Location: Hyderabad Consulate
Hotel: Manasaravor The Fern
I booked this hotel, because both OFC(Gowra Grand building) & Consulate offices are in walkable distance.
Price:
- If we directly contact them - Price for 1 day is Rs.3800 inclusive all taxes
- If we book the hotel through goibibo website, cost is Rs.3200 for 2 adults.

OFC Appointment:

Documents required to carry:

1. Appointment Confirmation Letter
2. DS-160 Confirmation page
3. Passport

Date: 06th Jan 2015
Time: 3pm

Arrived at 3pm sharp. Instead of standing in the queue, directly contacted the verification person saying my appointment is 3pm.

He verified my DOB,Name etc in passport against DS-Form and Appointment Confirmation Letter and asked me to go inside.

Inside the room, they asked my surname and attached a sticker with barcode and date. Then redirected me to a room where they will call the token number.

They asked me to sit in-front of the counter. Inside the counter, a person will be there with camera and computer.

Q's:
Officer: What is your name?
Me: Told
Officer: What is the purpose of your visit?
Me: Employment

He then asked me
1. To place my left hand four fingers on the machine
2. To place my right hand four fingers on the machine
3. To place my left thumb and right thumb together on the machine.

He asked me to leave by taking photos, finger prints and stamped on the DS-Confirmation Page.

Please ensure two things:
1. Barcode Sticker attached on the back of passport
2. Stamp on the DS-160 Confirmation Page.

Visa Interview Appointment:
Date: 07 Jan 2015
Time: 10.30am

List of Documents:
1.H1b Approval Original (I-797 Notice of Action)
2.H1b Petition Copy (Form I-129)
3.H1b Petition Letter (I-129 Petition Letter)
4.Education Evaluation
5.Labor Condition Application (LCA) and Wage Report for the work location
6.Offer Letter
9.Internal Project Description(If your employer provided)
10.US Visa Application Fee payment original receipt.
11.Valid original passport. Along with all old passports
12.Two photograph as per U.S Visa specification.
13.US Visa Application Form DS-160 confirmation page stamped at the Visa Application Center (VAC)
14.Visa Interview appointment letter.
15.Employment Verification Letters or Work Experience Letters
16.Original degree certificates along with all mark sheets
17.Relevant diplomas or certificates, justifying your proficiency in the job applied for and also computer proficiency certificates.
18.Resume or CV

Process:

1. Outside the gate, they will verify the passport and DS-160 confirmation page with OFC stamped and asked me to go inside.
2. I sat in the chairs arranged infront of the token issuing counter.
3. They announced, people who has 10.30 appointment to join the queue and collect the token number.
3. I gave my passport through the glass window, he collected and pasted the token number on the passport.
4. After that immediately in the same queue, they did the security check and allowed me to go inside.
5. They asked me to sit in the chairs, after 10mins they called 10 members by token number range(E390-E400).
6. Asked me to stand infront of counter where there is a finger print machine.

I placed my fingers on the machine, but unfortunately it didnt recognised for 2 times and told me to go to counter.
There they took my passport and asked me to wait for 15mins.

After 15mins they asked me to stand at the last counter where i stood. Again in the 3rd attempt, they told okay.

After 10 mins of waiting, they called my token number and the same will be displayed in the screens.

Questions asked by VO:

VO: Good Morning Sir
ME: Good Morning
VO: Who is your employer?
ME: YYYY Company
VO: Who is your client?
ME: I am working for the internal product of my employer
VO: Tell me about the product?
ME: Explained about the project

Then the much awaited golden words "your visa is approved. Enjoy your stay in U.S"

Interview happend jus less than 30 seconds.

VO will be looking at your details in the computer. So go through your DS-Form, be confident and answer honestly.

All the very best!!!

Have a pleasand day :)
Cheers!!!

I have attended visa interview at Kolkata consulate on 6th January,2015 along with my wife
List of questions asked to me are as follows
Are you working with YYYY XX?
What is your Designation?
Who is your end client?
How long you are with your current employer?
Why you have changed your company?
   I answered better opportunity
What was your previous company's salary?
What is your current salary?

My visa got approved.
Question asked to my wife
How long you are married?

Hello Everyone

Thanks for everyone for sharing the valuable experience onH1B stamping.

Its my turn now to share the experience.

Attend the OFC on Dec 18th 2014 and it was pretty straight as follows:

1) Arrived 1 hour earlier to the appointment time. Just 30 minutes should be more than enough as they let us in just 10 minutes prior to the appoinment

2) Please have your passport,appoinment confirmation page,DS160 document (It is recommened to take all the documents while we go to the interview to the consulate next day..In my opinion passport,appoinment confirmation and ds160 are required)

3) Appoinment Confirmation will be checed prior letting you in to the room where the security screening will take place

4) Passed the security and you will be given a token and you will be seated

5) Please proced to the counter when its your turn

6)passport,appoinment confirmation,ds160 will be taken

7) Fingerprints followed by a photograph and quick question ...why are you going to the USA..Answered it!

8) you will have your DS160 confirmation page stamped and this should be securely stored and presented at the next day when you appear for the consulate interview

9) Exit the building

For the consulate interview :

Arrived near the US Consulate an hour earlier ...They will only let you in just 30 minutes earlier to the appointment time.

1) All the candidates appearing for the interview are lined up and verifed the documents starting with DS160,Passport and Appoinment confirmation
2) Passed through the front door
3) you will be seated in the lounge in order to get ready for the security check same as we do in all the Airports
4) You will be given the counter number while entering through the security check point... Removed all the items from pocket,shoes,belt and make sure you dont have any sealed envelope as we cannot carry then inside
5) Passed the security check and you will be seated in a lounge where you wil be moved in to another lounge from where you reach the counter for interview
6) watch the monitor for your turn.

Here you go ..This is my turn.

7) Stood in the line and there are 5 more out of which 2 are students and followed by H1

8) The F1 students got there visa rejected as the officer was not happy with them ..Felt so sorry for them and officer was kind of pissed with them and shouted which panciked all the applicants and so I AM.

9) The person infornt of me was from a MNC from India for H1..Just asked him simple question ...who is your employer ...Visa approved...wow!!!

ME:Good Morning
VO:No reponse as I expected as he was pissed of with earlier applicants

VO :passport Please
ME:Here you go!

VO: who is your employer
ME:Replied

Vo: what is your salary?
ME:Replied as per LCA

Vo: Where is your client letter?
ME: gave it to him and took a quick glance of it

VO: Asked for the documents like pay stubs,bank statments,I20 ,Project documetation
ME:Showed all the documents accordingly.

Here comes the much awaited golden words for months...Visa Approved and he just hopped the passport in to the next basket

left the place quitely and was really happy for all the day

went to have a good lunch and celebrated the day!

Note: For Contractors client letter is 100 % if not I can say 1000% that being said friend of mine got visa apporved with out Client letter with lot of scrutiny.

The rest remains the same confidence and accuracy of answers.

Please go through your LCA in details

You can email me at [email protected] if I can be of any help.

Good Luck to all of You.

This is my experience at Hyd US Consulate for new H1 stamping on 8th Jan 2015.

VO just asked for the client, I said "ZZZ" (it is very big client).

She asked for petition I-129 to check if the client is part of the petition.
Went inside for 2-3 mins
Then came back asked me to wait in lobby.

Then another Indian VO came and said, this client is not in the petition and asked me for any client letter.

I gave him the Vendor letter and other below document as he asked them.

The docs asked,

Client Letter (It is letter from Vendor, end client didn't provide it. Mine is "Employer-Vendor-Client" case )
Contract between Vendor & Client
Contract between Vendor & Employer
LCA and petition I129 main pages.

After Asked to wait in lobby for a while, then called us for main VO counter
Then the main VO, said the case is in Administrative processing and will contact us for any more documents!!

What do you think guys, is it a gone case!!!

Appreciate your comments

Hi
i attended interview on jan 2nd i received 221(g)white slip with out mention any docs request and the consular told me,Hyd consulate report that they will sent a docs request to the me , client and wait for their response.

  they returned all my docs including my passport.

Till i didn't receive any mail.....

please let me know how to proceed further...?

and i want to know the processing time for in this case......?
Is there any one in same situation....please tell me

thank you....!

Firstof all thank you guys for sharing your experience and making the people confident who are attending Visa interviw
Here my query is:

My H1B pitetion was approved on 25th July 2014 , i am waiting for I797 from my employer to go for stamping. Today i checked today status of receipt it is Showing "Revoke Notification was sent".

Can any one help on this? My employer transfered pitetion to another company or did ge withdrew my pitetion?

Please help me , i was very disappointed when i saw the status of " Revoke notification"

Thanks in Advance,
Regards,
Naveen

Sorry for the late update. Used drop box facility at off Hyderabad for Chennai consulate. Dropped the passport, copy of I-797, two photos and supporting letters from employer and DS-156 for my wife and self on09/15/2014. Consulate received the documents on 09/17/2014 morning. Checked the status on same day evening using DS-156 confirmation number and it showed adminstrative processing. Next day afternoon I,e On 09/18/2014 status changed to issued. Collected passport on Monday 09/22/2014 at Hyderabad OFC. Took one week for entire process. Hope it will help people using drop box facility.

Hi,
I am working for Employer A.Employer A said he will not do Extension.So,got the offer from Employer B. Employer B planned to do H1B Transfer. Employer B applied LCA. It should get approved 1 or 2 days from now. Now,my current Employer planned to Extend my VISA. My visa Expiring 9 days from current date. I do have valid LCA from current Employer A.
my questions are
1.what happens in case Employer A files Extension this week and Employer B files Visa transfer on the same week?
2.if petition from Employer A and Employer B approved then how long can I work for Employer A..

Hi

I had earlier H1B approved petition I-797B from 2008-2011, however during this period I did not go for Visa stamping and I did not travelled to US. in 2012 again my employer in India applied for H1B Cap exempt case and received H1B approved petition I-797B. The I-797B is valid till 24.05.2015 and during this period I have been moved to another international assignment in UK and could not go for visa stamping and also travelled to US.

Now I am looking for fresh H1B sponsorship. My question is - do I come under Cap Exempt case, if yes then how long I will get new H1B valid for new application. My next question - Is it possible to transfer my current I-797B to a new employer and apply for extension.

Please suggest my best possible way. This time I will travel to US and work in US.

Thanks in advance