H1B, H4 Visa

Hi
 
I attended H1 B personal Interview and Interviewer put my case for administrative processing, it’s been close to 8 months now. I don’t see any updates on it, moreover my petition is valid only for another 2 months.
 
what if I didn't get any update for another 2 months, whether my Visa will be granted for additional days or the complete petition is void after the Petition validity period.
 
Kindly suggest

Hi Friends i am happy to say my H1B stamping done on Last week

Thanks a lot to IMMHELP this is like a bible for me through out my journey for past 3 months.

OFC Interview:-

Very straight forward u need only DS160, appointment letter and Passport . Nothing else to carry and the whole process will be done in 15 min max.
Please reach the venue only 30 min early or else u have to simply wait.

Visa Interview :-

Mine what at 10AM and they allowed inside at 9.30 AM itself a huge crowd was there but the process is really great u wont get stuck any where . And of course no time to get tensed also .

Here is the questions :-

VO : Good morning.
Me: GM sir how are you doing.

VO : Please give me ur passport
Me : sure sire , handed over .

VO: R u travelling for first time.
Me : Yes sir.

VO : Please pass ur petition.
Me :- Sure sir.

VO : Wats ur qualification
Me :- BE

VO :- Which year u passed out
Me :- YYYY
 
VO :- can you pass me that cover letter , he saw i was holding cover letter from company. He went through that for a while.

VO :- Salary in US
Me :- YYYY XX $ per year

VO :- company name
Me :- XYZ

VO :- are u travelling to same employer , as i was wearing tag
Me :- yes sir

VO :- Since hw long ur in current company
Me :- 2 years

VO :- Are u married?
ME :- No

VO : ur designation in US?
Me :- bla bla

VO :- what does ur company do?
Me :- bla

Then VO took one min time and finally golden words

UR VISA APPROVED

the whole process took 45 min i was out by 10.15PM

All the best friends u will make it , if ur going for H1B 99% u will ur stamping done.
Please carry all doc any thing may be asked.

Confidence , smile , eye-eye contact is key to success. see u all in US

Hi All,

I got approved my H1B petition this year (2013),Please let me know when can i book the visa appointment in India-Hyderabad ?

Please guide me How to book the appointment ?

Advance Thanks for your help.

Santhosh-K

Thanks to everyone doing great job here! posting their experiences and helping out others. My 2 cents below

Questions asked

1) Who is your Employer?
2) Who is your Client?

Visa Approved!

I have a query. a new employer had applied for H1 B visa. i was on L1 B. i travelled to india in may. now my H1 B has got an rfe. what will happen now. plz help. am really upset

I work for a small US company. The interview was pretty easy. VO was a lady. Below questions were asked.

1. Company name?

2.Explain ur role?

3.Asked for I797 ,I129 and LCA.

I got my passport with stamped visa after 7 days.

Helo,

I have only scanned copy of client letter, not the original. What are the chances of asking original for it?

Thanks...

This forum was very useful for our interview. Its my turn to post my experience.

Background:
I have a B1 stamped on 2011. Mine is a mid-size software consulting company and there has never been a H1 rejection in our company (though this gave me confidence, I was a little nervous as I did not want to be the first one :) ). I have got 6 years of experience.

OFC [17 June 4:30 PM] -
We booked a cab from our hotel and reached there at 4:00 PM. We did not carry mobile, wallet etc. Just the file and some cash.
Though we reached 30 mins before, they allowed us in.
This was very simple. Document verification, fingerprint and photo. Thats all.
My wife and me were sent to different counters. Actually she was made to wait on two occasions making me wonder if something was wrong - once outside as they were searching for the sticker and next time the ink got over when they put the stamp in ds-160. My wife became a little nervous after this as she was the only one who was made to wait there (that too twice).
Overall this was very easy. We came out at 4:15. We were thinking that we could have asked the cab to wait.
In Chennai, cabs are cheaper than autos (even with the waiting charges). Also the auto guys drive very rashly.

Interview [18 June 10 AM] -
We reached there at 9 30 AM and saw a big queue. We got down at the side gates and we had to walk some distance to reach the main gates. I started sweating in buckets after walking as this was Chennai and I usually sweat a lot. So, make sure you go to the main gate.
The appointment letter was checked and they allowed us to join the queue. Though the queue was long, it was moving at a decent pace and there was shade. There was some breeze too.
We reached another counter where they give the tokens. We gave both the passports together and got a single token which was pasted to my wife's passport.
Then they allowed us in after the security checks.

In the first building, they checked the docs, verified the fingerprints etc. The staff here were very helpful. After this, we were asked to go to the next building.

We waited there for few mins before our token number was displayed. We went to the counter and found that there was no queue. We were the first one at that counter.

But the Visa Officer(VO) was talking to another guy (American) for a while. We were just standing there with a smile.
After sometime, the VO turned to us and smiled.

(Pleasantries exchanged)

VO: Which company will you be working with?
Me: YYYY (I asked him to repeat the question as I could not understand it first time)

VO had a puzzled face as he did not get the name. Then I spelled it out.

VO: Oh, ok. What is your job about?
Me: Computer programming

VO: Can you pass the petition?
I passed the petition docs alone.

(he checked that for sometime)

VO: Can you pass the entire bundle?
I did.

Then he called the other guy again and started discussing with him. I just heard 'He is going to YYYYY' before switching off the mike. This was taking a while, but I was confident and patient. Then he turned back .

VO: Is this your first H1B?
Me: Yes

VO: What is the project about?
Me: Explained in 3-4 lines. Mentioned about my client as well.

VO: Oh, so ZZZZZ is you client?
Me: Yes

VO: Where will you be working in YYYYY?
Me: In client premises.

VO: How many people in your team?
Me: Answered

VO: So will you be joining the onsite team?
Me: Yes

VO: Were you interviewed for this?
Me: I'm working in this company for 3 years. So there was no interview.

VO: No, I meant were you interviewed by the client?
Me: Yes (I said 'No' first by mistake)

VO: Was that face-to-face?
Me: It was telephonic and the interviewer was based on client's India location

VO: Oh, I see. What will be your salary?
Me: Answered.

VO: Were you in US before?
Me: Yes. I was in US for 4 weeks. ( this was on B1)

VO: Were you working that time?
Me: No. I was there for design discussions. I went on Business visa.

VO: How long have you been married?
My wife: Answered.

VO: Oh. Its quite some time. (Looked like he expected us to be newly married)
(Smiles)

VO: I'm approving your visa. Please read this before you travel (handed over the 'Know your rights' pamphlet)
Me: Thank you. Have a nice day.

Then we filled up the form for courier, paid cash and came outside.
There was a huge sigh of relief from both of us as there were some real nervous moments inside.

Just be confident and have the docs ready. Do the homework well as a minor goof up here will ruin the long wait. I was very confident as the docs were all proper and there was nothing to lie and convince them. I had prepared for almost all the questions. So it was easy.

Again, negotiations with auto drivers!!! The auto guy asked me whether the visa was approved. Then he asked me whether it was L1 or H1. He congratulated me as well. I was surprised that this guy knew all these. They were trying to charge some super high fares and I could not negotiate much though I knew the local language. Then we settled down to realistic fare (still very high). They think that people would be happy and will not hesitate much to give more at that time.

Thanks for reading my experience. All the best for your interview.

Thanks to immihelp and to those who posted their experiences. I read the experiences of people attended from past 3 months to have an idea on current interview trends and it helped me a lot.

Background:
I had my H1b stamped in Dec 2007 but did never traveled
Later I had my B1 from my current company and traveled once.
Now I applied for H1b in Cap Exempt category on my previous visa

Here is my experience:
Visa Interview Time: 8:30am
Came out: 9:50am

Q1) Are you from YYYY company? (read it from system)
A) Yes, I am
Q2) How long have you been working for YYYY company?
A) I am going to work for ZZZ. Currently I have been with YYY company for AA years?
Q) What is your highest qualification?
A) ZZZ
Q) Do you work for client?
A) I work for ABC client, based out of XYZ city, State
Q) Can I see your client letter?
A) Yeah, Here you go
Q) What is your US sal?
A) $xxx per year
Q) Are you married?
A) Yes
Q) will she travel with you?
A) she will join me after a month

Then the golden words came from VO: "your visa is approved, have a nice stay".

got white slip and submitted required documents along with the passport
where can i check the status ? please guide me