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H1B Visa Stamping
Hi Guys,
I went to H1B Visa Stamping on 12th March and VO said i am approving your visa and today i am checking the status and its saying "A U.S. consular officer has adjudicated and refused your visa application" and i am tracking the passport and its saying its still with US Consulate
Anyone can confirm what to do now and i checked with my immigration team and they said this is normal because if they need some additional documents they will put the Refused in status and asked me to wait for their email for additional documents..
Anybody faced this?
I went to H1B Visa Stamping on 12th March and VO said i am approving your visa and today i am checking the status and its saying "A U.S. consular officer has adjudicated and refused your visa application" and i am tracking the passport and its saying its still with US Consulate
Anyone can confirm what to do now and i checked with my immigration team and they said this is normal because if they need some additional documents they will put the Refused in status and asked me to wait for their email for additional documents..
Anybody faced this?
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H1B Dropbox Visa Stamping
Hello ,
I am currently working on EC model . Can someone help me if they are in similar boat ? Please find below my CEAC Tracer updates
Dropbox Date - 5th March 2020 ( Submitted Passport with Documents)
CEAC Status Tracker :
05 March 2020 : No Status
06 March 2020 : No Status
07 March 2020 : Application Received - Saturday
08 March 2020 : Application Received - Sunday
09 March 2020 : Application Received
10 March 2020 : Application Received - Holi
11 March 2020 : Refused - with long text saying admin processing
12 March 2020 : Refused - with long text saying admin processing
13 March 2020 : This morning still showing Refused with admin processing
Last update date showing as 11th march 2020.
I am currently working on EC model . Can someone help me if they are in similar boat ? Please find below my CEAC Tracer updates
Dropbox Date - 5th March 2020 ( Submitted Passport with Documents)
CEAC Status Tracker :
05 March 2020 : No Status
06 March 2020 : No Status
07 March 2020 : Application Received - Saturday
08 March 2020 : Application Received - Sunday
09 March 2020 : Application Received
10 March 2020 : Application Received - Holi
11 March 2020 : Refused - with long text saying admin processing
12 March 2020 : Refused - with long text saying admin processing
13 March 2020 : This morning still showing Refused with admin processing
Last update date showing as 11th march 2020.
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L1B to H1B consular
Apologies for the late post.
I was working on L1B and my company filed for H1B in April 2018 which got approved after RFE in mid of April 2019.
My H1B visa interview was just for two minutes with below basic questions.
-Petitioner
-Salary
-Highest level of degree and if this degree was in US(No).
-Will I be travelling back together with family
VO did not ask any documents not even DS160. He just took only the passports.
VO was young American man who was fluent in Tamil as he was talking in Tamil to a family in front of me.
I got my H1B stamped passports in 4 days.
I faced issues during biometrics of my daughter(4 years old) as the photograph I had taken had a smiling picture with teeths visible and they did not accept that photograph and asked me to carry a new photograph during interview.
In chennai OFC there is a counter near basement for DS160 correction and for capturing photos.
Unfortunately my daughter was not will to stay for photograph.
I had to take around 70-80 photograps on my phone and then crop it as per their specification.
Please make sure to read the photograph specifications.
Regards,
PD.
I was working on L1B and my company filed for H1B in April 2018 which got approved after RFE in mid of April 2019.
My H1B visa interview was just for two minutes with below basic questions.
-Petitioner
-Salary
-Highest level of degree and if this degree was in US(No).
-Will I be travelling back together with family
VO did not ask any documents not even DS160. He just took only the passports.
VO was young American man who was fluent in Tamil as he was talking in Tamil to a family in front of me.
I got my H1B stamped passports in 4 days.
I faced issues during biometrics of my daughter(4 years old) as the photograph I had taken had a smiling picture with teeths visible and they did not accept that photograph and asked me to carry a new photograph during interview.
In chennai OFC there is a counter near basement for DS160 correction and for capturing photos.
Unfortunately my daughter was not will to stay for photograph.
I had to take around 70-80 photograps on my phone and then crop it as per their specification.
Please make sure to read the photograph specifications.
Regards,
PD.
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Hyderabad CoS stamping for H1 after 8 years.
Just had my interview this morning at Hyderabad for change of status from f1 to h1b. I have an approved i140 and this is my 7th year on h1b. Only three questions asked:
1. What does your company do
2. What education level do you have and
3. What's your pay
Visa approved and the VO retained my passport.
One tip for Hyderabad. Security will ask everyone to remove ALL documents from your folders as well as belt, watch and to empty your pockets. Just like airport security.
Most of us meticulously organize our docs so don't be flustered when they ask you to empty the file folder into a bin. Put your docs in a '+' pattern so that you don't get all of them mixed up. I.e. put one set of documents vertically in the bin then the next set horizontally on top of the previous ones in an alternating pattern. This makes it easy to put them back in the folder after passing through security.
1. What does your company do
2. What education level do you have and
3. What's your pay
Visa approved and the VO retained my passport.
One tip for Hyderabad. Security will ask everyone to remove ALL documents from your folders as well as belt, watch and to empty your pockets. Just like airport security.
Most of us meticulously organize our docs so don't be flustered when they ask you to empty the file folder into a bin. Put your docs in a '+' pattern so that you don't get all of them mixed up. I.e. put one set of documents vertically in the bin then the next set horizontally on top of the previous ones in an alternating pattern. This makes it easy to put them back in the folder after passing through security.
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Travel Information
Hello
I have completed the DS-160 form but haven't submitted and I already have scheduled my H1B Visa appointment at Mumbai on 1st April.
I have couple of questions:
1) I have planned travels starting from 28th March and return after 3 weeks. Since, due to COVID - 19, India has put bars on travelers from all major countries including Spain, Germany and France. United States in right after these countries in terms of number of positive cases for COVID - 19.
Is this a good time to travel and "risk" to come back or would these dates have a potential to create any travel issues?
2) If the DS-160 is not submitted, and I have already used two attempts on VISA appointment rescheduling option, is it possible to use the same DS-160 form and reschedule the appointment for available dates in October, 2020?
How far I would be able to review the available VISA dates? Is it reasonable to just cancel this VISA appointment and take a fresh start once the COVID - 19 chaos settles down - maybe by towards the end of this year?
Any inputs / thoughts will be highly appreciated.
Thank you,
I have completed the DS-160 form but haven't submitted and I already have scheduled my H1B Visa appointment at Mumbai on 1st April.
I have couple of questions:
1) I have planned travels starting from 28th March and return after 3 weeks. Since, due to COVID - 19, India has put bars on travelers from all major countries including Spain, Germany and France. United States in right after these countries in terms of number of positive cases for COVID - 19.
Is this a good time to travel and "risk" to come back or would these dates have a potential to create any travel issues?
2) If the DS-160 is not submitted, and I have already used two attempts on VISA appointment rescheduling option, is it possible to use the same DS-160 form and reschedule the appointment for available dates in October, 2020?
How far I would be able to review the available VISA dates? Is it reasonable to just cancel this VISA appointment and take a fresh start once the COVID - 19 chaos settles down - maybe by towards the end of this year?
Any inputs / thoughts will be highly appreciated.
Thank you,
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Corona Virus
Does anyone know if there is a travel ban on non-US nationals coming to USA on H1-B visa. I am not from one of the affected countries (China, Japan, Korea, Iran, Italy).
I had to visit my home country for 1 week and so took 1 week off my work in NJ and now wondering if I can come back.
Thanks
I had to visit my home country for 1 week and so took 1 week off my work in NJ and now wondering if I can come back.
Thanks
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H1b Approved but no response in 12 days
I visited the Islamabad embassy on 25 Feb, 2020 for H1b visa plus H4 visa for my family.
VO asked questions related to job and degree. Then the visa was approved and I received the blue approval slip.
Since then, it showed administrative processing till 3rd March 2020. On 3rd, it turned to refused. Since then there has been no status change.
Till yesterday, passport tracker said "still with consulate/embassy". Today suddenly the passport status is showing "There is no status update available for the passport number submitted." Case status is still refused but updated date is still 25 feb 2020 (same as always)
Can anyone tell me what might be happening here?
VO asked questions related to job and degree. Then the visa was approved and I received the blue approval slip.
Since then, it showed administrative processing till 3rd March 2020. On 3rd, it turned to refused. Since then there has been no status change.
Till yesterday, passport tracker said "still with consulate/embassy". Today suddenly the passport status is showing "There is no status update available for the passport number submitted." Case status is still refused but updated date is still 25 feb 2020 (same as always)
Can anyone tell me what might be happening here?
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Adminstrative processing
Hi
I had my H1B interview at chennai on 6th Mar. And got 221(g) blue form citing that my client letter is one year old
And the counslar officer gave me a blue form and took my client letter and passport but in status it is mentioned as Refused. since my case got approved after RFE did anyone faced similar issue or is it a big issue.
Please let me know if some one faced the same issue and what would be the process after thus
I had my H1B interview at chennai on 6th Mar. And got 221(g) blue form citing that my client letter is one year old
And the counslar officer gave me a blue form and took my client letter and passport but in status it is mentioned as Refused. since my case got approved after RFE did anyone faced similar issue or is it a big issue.
Please let me know if some one faced the same issue and what would be the process after thus
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H1b drop box experience at Hyderabad
Case submitted on 03/04
case status is still showing as application received. Any one seeing delays with drop box. Usual time is 5 business days, it’s been 7 for me and still not seeing any status change on my application
case status is still showing as application received. Any one seeing delays with drop box. Usual time is 5 business days, it’s been 7 for me and still not seeing any status change on my application
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H1B & H4Interview experience - New Delhi
Biometric : 2nd March
Interview : 3rd March
Visa Interview Questions
1.Employer ?
2.Annual Salary : Please make sure if you salary is one lac and 20 thousand just say 120k.I said in Lac and VO got confused.
3.Who is your Client and client letter?
4:Location ?
5 :To my wife : How Long you got married
Finally VO told us 'Your Visa is Approved''
3th March : Administrative Processing
4th March : Issued
6th March : Collected Passport.
Thanks everyone who shared the experience
Interview : 3rd March
Visa Interview Questions
1.Employer ?
2.Annual Salary : Please make sure if you salary is one lac and 20 thousand just say 120k.I said in Lac and VO got confused.
3.Who is your Client and client letter?
4:Location ?
5 :To my wife : How Long you got married
Finally VO told us 'Your Visa is Approved''
3th March : Administrative Processing
4th March : Issued
6th March : Collected Passport.
Thanks everyone who shared the experience
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