H1B, H4 Visa

Hi All,

I need your help to know whether Project Documentation is required if I am going to join a Company for In-House development ?

Please let me know asap.

Thanks
Kumar

Hi,

My employer is a small company and I will be working for a product of that company.
My Interview was scheduled at 9:30 AM I reached consulate at around 8:20. I was allowed inside at 8:30 AM.
After getting token number I waited for around 1 hr for my token number on the screen.

Here is my experience

VO: Put your left hand fingers on scanner.
Me: Kept

VO: passport?
Me: Given.

VO: Who is your employer.
Me: ZZZ.

VO: I don't know about ZZZ.
Me: I Went blank feeling tensed and said I don't get you.

VO: Ok. How many employees?
Me: Gave Number

VO: Current Employer?
Me: YYY

VO: Why you,
Me. I completed masters from a premium Institute and currently working.

VO: How do you know this Employer.
Me: I posted my resume in dice and monsters through which I came to know about YYYY and My Interview conducted in Hyderabad office.

VO: They have office in Hyderabad also?
Me yes sir.

VO: Ok I am approving your visa

No document asked not even H1 approval i797B.

The list of documents I have taken:
I797B Approval,
H1B whole package(i129, LCA, Supporting letter)
Offer Letter
Project Documentation.
Employee brochure.
10th class to Degree All Original Certificates
Current employer employment letter and all appraisal letters
Last 6 months current company pay slips
Last 2 years tax returns (current company)
Last 6 months bank statement of my salary account.

Hi All,
My H1B extension is due in October and my employer has filed my extension . My question is that the designation posted in LCA is System administrator and position applied for extension is database administrator. Will this going to effect my extension ?

My original petition is of database administrator.

Thanks.
Abhishek.

Hi,

Thanks to immihelp for making everything out of box about US, Visa and Immigration.
Here my interview experience,
I wanted to share somethings which are not shared by anyone and I feel it might helpful.

09/02 - @ OFC,

If you are travelling via guindy you have to take next right turn when you see RainTree hotel(your left side).
Opposite to Appollo Cancer hospital there is a street (Parallel street to the visa interview queue) where you can leave your vehicle easily. Lot of space is there since everyone think there is no parking, all are coming in auto or taxi.

If you are going in two wheeler, It is advised to go in Activa or the vehicle which has lock facility for your belongings. Parking is owner's risk. But dont worry it is safe in that area.

We had 2 pm appointment. Me and my wife went in activa reached there by 1 PM. Locked our belongings bag, cellphone etc., There was a hotel in that street itself. We had our lunch there. Dont worry they are serving fast you will not spend more than half n hour there. You can plan your lunch there if you have appointment during lunch time.

We came out by 1.30 walked to the parallel street. There was two 1. Current half n hour (1.30 - 2). 2. Next half n hour (2 - 2.30). There was a borad in front of the queue saying the timing.

We Joined in first queue. Note, there will be only 2 queues if you are reaching more than 1 hour early you cannot stand in queue aswell. dont think if you join queue early you can finish soon. The queue is actually moving very fast. Reaching half n hour before your appointment time is more than enough.

15 persons at a time will be sent to the Visa application center building from the queue. Two persons will get your passport, DS160 and Appointment letter. They will verify it and make a tick in the informations. Since it is verified and ticked, You have to use the same DS160 and Appointment letter where ever asked.

VAC is on the first floor. There will be a security check and there will be two officers who will get your Passport, DS160 and Appointment letter. They will paste a sticker with the barcode in our passport.

We went inside, Token number was given. There was some 15-20 counters in that big hall. You have to wait and see the big monitor. When your number is called you have to go to that counter.

There was an indian inside the counter.

Me: Hi Good Morning
VO: Hi Good Morning. Can i have your passport and DS160.
Me: Given
VO: Please read through the instructions pasted there.
(Actually the speaker was not working properly. It was not audible. Since all counters are in a same hall lot of noise also)
Me: Sorry I couldn't hear you.
VO: Please read through the instructions pasted there.
(Again it was not audible)
Me: (Bit tensed and was showing in sign I cant hear)
VO: (Adjusted the mic and volume)
VO: Please read through the instructions pasted there.
Me: Ok. (Read it, said Ok after finished).
VO: Please wait for a minuite I will check your information sir.
Me: ya sure.
VO: Give me your full name sir,
ME: YYYY X
VO: What is your date of birth sir,
Me: xxxxxx
VO: Gave my passport and said - Read your passport number loudly sir,
Me: yyyyyyyyy
VO: I will verify once again pls check, your full name xxxxxx date of birth xxxxx passport number yyyyyyy.
Me: Yes it is correct.
VO: Keep your left hand 4 fingers on the scanner
Me: did
VO : Keep your right hand 4 fingers on the scanner
Me: did
VO: Keep your both thumb on the scanner
Me: did
VO: Please stand one step back near that white board and look into the camera sir,
Me: did
VO: Thank you. You can leave with your documents now. Please read the instruction on the notice board. Please reach interview 15 mins before.
Me: Thank you so much.

Whole day i was tensed thinking that what if the same kind of atmosphere in the consulate counter. Noice, speaker was not working properly etc.,

09/03- @ Consulate

We had appointment at 10.30 AM. We reached there by 9.30. We parked our two wheeler in the parallel road locked our belongings in our vehicle.

There was two queue without time board in front. We enquired and joined 10.30 queue.

Around 10 our queue was moving. One guy in front of queue asked our passport and entered something in his device. After moving from this queue in consulate enterence there was another queue. This queue is for security check.

We finished and moved inside there was another building. We went there. There was two officers who got our passport and paste a token number in our passports.

We moved inside after getting token number. There was a guy sending us to different counters for bio metric.

VO: Good Morning
Me: Good Morning
Helper: Sitting near counter got our passport and was showing to VO for barcode scan.
VO: Please keep your left hand 4 fingers
Me: did
VO: (to my wife) . Please keep your left hand 4 fingers
She: did
VO: Please stay there your token number will be called in monitor.

We were sitting there watching monitor. Our number was called,

There was two people infront of us.

1. L1 Blanket - Rejected. I din listen full interview,

VO: finally said, This visa is not for your role madam. I cannot approve your visa. Took blue slip and was writing something.
She: Can I explain my role once again.
VO: If you explain me one more time also I am sure my decision will not change madam. I appreciate your work and efforts. Please try in different catagory.

2. Not sure what visa, I din listen full interview,

VO: What will be your role,
He: Architect.
VO: What is your responsibilities,
He: Explained
VO: To Whom you will report,
He: said something,
VO: He is in onshore of offshore,
He: Onshore
VO: To Whom he will report,
He: AVP
VO: How many people reporting to you,
He: In onshore 12 from offshore 15.
VO: Your visa is approved. Gave a pamplet.
He: Thank You.

Now it is our turn. From the above two people I was thinking that definitely i will get lot of questions,

Me: (With Smile) Hello officer, Good Morning.
VO: Good Morning.
VO: Can I have your passports please.
Me: Given
VO: For whom you will be working for in US.
Me: xxxxxxxxxxx
VO: He was searching something in computer and asked, Tell me your client name again,
Me: xxxxxxxxxxx (slowly clearly told)
VO: How much yyyyy pays you in US. (Note: He did not asked my employer(yyyyyy). He noticed it from my ID card tag)
Me: $$$$$ Dollars.
VO: Your Visa is Approved (Heard "GOLDEN WORDS")
Me: Thank You.
VO: Gave me a pamplet and said Thank you.
Me: Thank You have a good day.
My Wife: Thank You

Left Consulate with smile and joy :)

Tips: Wear ID card while going to interview. It will be always advantage for you and it will also avoid some questions if you are from big companies.

Actually they have a database with many companies that applied visa before and their clients. The first step of checking is they will type your company name and client name if it is available in their database your visa is definitely approved with very less formal questions. Otherwise they will ask more questions to validate if you are saying true.

Wish you all the very best for your Interview !!! Happy to USA. !!!

Hi all,

I would like to thank immihelp and all the folks who shared their experiences it was immense help for PAI.
Mine is BEP case it was pretty straight forward. I saw many B1/B2 candidates very few H1b candidates in my slot (11:00 AM).
Below is my thoughts on PAI after reading hundreds of posts and attending PAI today.
 
# if you have BEP case or you are FTE (for petitioner) so its cakewalk (unless you really make a big blunder )
# for all other cases documents should be strong.
# i know of a case where interviewer called up the client to verify if a person is working for them and he found out that he was no longer with that client, rejection then and there.

Have all the documents handy rehearse the questions and it will be really walk in the park.

All the best to all.
 

Hi,

Please assist me.

On my LCA, in employer section.

Employer Name : ABC
Trader Name (if applicable): ABC ZZZ

and in DS 160 form, in employer section i written ABC.

If visa officer asks me about my employer what should is say, employer name or trade name

I am going to attend the visa interview during last week of September at Hyderabad consulate. Could you please share your experiences who attended the interview recently at HYD consulate. What is the success percentage of HYD consulate?

Hi,
first of all a big thanks for creating such a nice forum and to all the people who shared their experiences. I know by experience that it helps a lot. I feel an obligation to write down my experience.

My interview was scheduled for 09:00 AM today and I reached the embassy at 08:45 AM. There were hardly 10-15 people in the queue so wasn't a long wait. Inside after the security check, they asked for the passport and a photocopy of the petition (797B). Unfortunately I was not carrying it, so they just took the original and stapled it to my passport. Then they made us sit in rows of chairs (around 09:00 AM). After 5 min.s they asked 2 rows to go inside, where again there was a small queue and the finger prints were verified again. After this, there was a slightly bigger row with around 25-30 people in the area where the visa interview was taking place. My turn came in another 10 mins and following was the conversation:
VO asked for my passport stapled with the petition and nothing else.
VO- So you work in YYYY company?
Me- Yes
VO- Who's your end client?
Me- YYYY
VO- What would be your salary in US in USD/ year?
Me- YYYY
VO- What is your highest qualification?
Me- I told him.
VO- Ok, your visa is approved and he handed me a small booklet mentioning it has the details on my rights in US.
Me- I just thanked him and left, but then I remembered that he had kept the original 797B letter which was stapled to my passport, so I ran back and asked him if he would be keeping the original as well?
VO just said that I would get it back. I assume with the passport I'll get back my original petition too.

So, that was it, quite simple and straight forward, he didn't even check any of my other documents. The whole process took hardly 30 mins. Please don't panic and be confident, God willing it'll go well.
Best of luck to all future aspirants!!

Thanks,
AS

P.S.- Take a photocopy of the petition also.

Hi,
My husband is on H1 visa which was valid till march this year..He filed for both his H1 and mine H4 extension and he got the approval for the same but my H4
Still shows in pending status..Its been over 6 weeks but still shown in pending status.
Both me and my husband have to visit india in october this year, can anyone tell me if my H4 can be stamped along side
my husband's h1 stamping on basis of
my husabnd's I-797 at the US consulate in India while my H4 extension still shows pending?

Hi All,

           First of all I would like to thank you all for posting the personnel experiences at the consulate.

Here goes my experience:

            I have attended for H-1B visa interview on 02-09-2014 at 9AM. Cleared all security checks and waited for more than one and half hour, to get my serial no. I went to the queue and all types of visas are rejected as there are no proper documentation, little bit scared after seeing those candidates. As the lady seems to be too serious when asking the questions but cool when she is speaking to us. Then came my turn and she asked for the passport only. handed over it and gave a smile. Here are the questions posed by her.

1. Who is ur client.?
Ans: ZZZ
2. What is ur salary in US$.?
Ans: ZZZ$
3.where is the company exactly located.?
Ans: ZZZ,(City,State).
4. your salary is too low as compared to the other companies in the united states, what is the reason for that.?
Ans: Although it is low but it satisfies the prevailing wage for that particular area according to DOL, LCA.
5. Where are you working right now.?
Ans: YYYY Limited.
After that she asked me too keep my right four fingers on the scanner and asked all the documents sent by my employer.
then handed over all the docs and asked me to wait outside for some time. I have waited for nearly 45 mins and then came my name from one of Indian employee working in consulate.

Went and stood first in the row. I thought tat she will be starting the interview again, she scanned my passport again and started typing something and saw my face once. I didn't understand her expressions as I am little bit tensed. After two mins of typing something there comes the golden words for me. "SORRY FOR KEEP YOU WAITING, THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE, YOUR VISA IS APPROVED, YOU WILL GET A MESSAGE WHEN YOUR PASSPORT IS READY". Huh, I have no words to explain that moment. Said Thanks and came out of the room with a big smile. Nothing else as she didn't ask my present & past work experience letters and pay stubs & bank statements etc.

My suggestion is Just be confident and answer to them frankly with a smile face always. do not be scared even if they ask you the question you don't expect.

All the best guys.