H1B, H4 Visa

Hi ,

I have attended the PA on 18th Jan 2013, it was very straight forward and simple. Interview as below.

VO: Hi, How are you?
ME: Answered

VO: Are you working for YYYY company?
ME: Yes, I am working for ...

VO: Which client?
ME: answered the client name

VO: How much pay you will get?
ME: Answered

VO:Are you married or single?
ME: Answered(I am married , but my spouse didnt come with me for stamping)

VO: Is he traveling with you?
ME: No, he is not traveling with me now..

thats it , he told your visa is approved..you will get it in a few days, thanked him and came back..

I have seen my before person H1B was rejected, by his answers I heard some "financial /economic problems its better not to mention such kind of things. In any sense we should not say we are going to earn the money.

Thanks for the site

Very good experience. Just few question
Designation , who will pay yr salary,
Client name, location ,
Salary ,
Then
Vo : done. Approving ur visa. Best of luck. Just ensure to read this white pamphlet

Hi Friends,

Can you please let me know for H1B, do we need to submit the documents in the dropbox @ Hyderabad US Consulate....If so, plz let me know the location & process of it.

Regards,
Pradeep

Hi ,

Need help in my case.

I came to US on H4 visa and after few months I changed my status to F1 and now I am on H1b visa approved for an year(2013).I am planning to go India in March .Mine is EVC(Employer-Vendor-Client) model and have both vendor and client letters.

My Questions are:

1.Is it safe to go for stamping in India (chennai) on EVC model?

2.Is anyone with the same situation and got approved?

3.After my change of status I didn't go to India and this is the first time going on H1B.So,my passport have the h4 stamp only.Will the Visa officer ask why I have changed the status from H4 to F1?and other type of questions about change of status?

Please advice me.Appreciate your help.

I have H1B petition fillied from mumbai india but before giving the interview i came in munich germany.
Can i give the interview for H1B in Munich ???

Hi All,
          I had a strange experience with H1B interviewer. he had asked me that i am already in a foreign country and why i need to go to us and he had concerns issuing H1B visa to me. so he had given my passport back and taken all my company and education originals and told me that they will get back to me in some time.

Please share ur experience on this. Now i dont know what should i do?

This is my first time H1B experience

Thanks,
Vijay

Thanks for this blog and it had given me a wide range of information on the questions pattern and the kind of documents to be carried.Special thanks to all who have shared their personal interviews.

VISA Application -- H1B & H4

Day 1: Jan 02-- OFC Chennai

>>OFC is located exactly opp to Apollo Hospital and my appointment was at 8:30 AM and we have reached 15 mins prior.
>> Mobile can be carried but need to be silent mode.
>>No tensions things are preety cool,here the officer(Indians) will check our Visa Payment Slip,DS 160,Passport and Appointment letter.
>>After verifying the documents we will be passed over the counter to take our photographs and Fingerprints.

Day 2 : Jan 17 --- Chennai Embassy.

>> My Appointment was at 7:30 AM and I went by car and the car can be parked at Avvai Shanmugam Salai and it is by-lane next to the consulate.Lucky that police have no taken my car until I am back around 9:00 AM
>>Mobile,bags,Laptops,Remote Car keys are not allowed and it can be deposited at the counter outsside Embassy.
>> Reached visa consulate at 6:45 AM saw a big queue and the moment it started as usual people have by-passed and came before me to reach faster.Here the security person will check for your Appointment letter,DS160 and Passport must be in your hand to move to the next counter.
>>Security personnel will check again the same documents and will punch a seal of today's date and scan our body for any equipments if we had carried.
>>Only at this point we are allowed to enter inside the consulate.
>> Initial Counter checked the same Appointment letter,DS160 and passport and pasted a Token no back to the passport.
>>When the Token no is called The counter staff will ask for
Passport
Appointment Letter
DS 160
I 797
LCA Document......... And the counter person will infact say that these are the documents to be shown to the Visa Officer[VO] while interview.
>>Then we will move to the next counter the same Appointment letter,DS160 and passport and they willl take finger prints.
Till here the place was looking lousy.................

>> Then we were asked to move to the next building where Visa Officer[VO] are located a better place and will make us sit until we are being called on the screen of our token No.
>> Token N63 was my no and was being called to Counter No.20 and the Visa Officer[VO] was looking towards end of 40's.

Me : GM with a smile
VO : GM back with a smile not sure it was b'cos we went as couple as we was not smiling with others.


VO :Can I have your documents.
Passport,Appointment Letter
DS 160
I 797
LCA Document
Me : Produced.

VO : You work for ..... company as I was wearing my company tag
ME: Yes,Propably helped as I applied my H1b through a consultant.

VO :How long you have been working.
ME : .... Yrs.

VO : Which state are you going and salary.
ME : Answered

VO : Turned to my wife and asked does your husband cook.
Wife : She said no

VO: Looking at my previous passport information on his system.He asked were you a sailer.
ME : I said yes and replied the company name.

VO :Turned to my wife again and asked for my D.O.B
Wife : VO slang she couldn't understand and VO repeated again and finally replied.

VO : Turned to me and asked is this correct.
ME: Yes.

VO :Now the golder words "Visa is Approved"
ME : Thanks You.

To everyone be confident and have a ever smiling face without tension and remember US is not the only destiny we have life to live for those lost.

Firstly THANK YOU immihelp which help me lot to prepare for my Visa interview.
I was getting all "day to day question updates" on this site, so I was much confident while I appeared for interview.

Day 1: 14Jan13 : OFC

I reached there 30 mins before time with wife and 2 yrs kid. Straight forward process. As having Kid with me, they sent me directly inside(no need to stand in queue). Once I was in, they verified appointment letter, and DS160 confirmation pages, and Payment slip.
As per token I appeared for bio metric. Staff was cooperating in all the process.
They said persons below 7 yrs and above 70yrs not allowed to be at embassy for interview, only take their original documents with you.


Day 2: 15 Jan 13 : Embassy
1.My interview time was @ 10:00 am.
2.I reached venue around 09:10 AM.
3.I found lot of crowd hanging outside main gate, and I guessed being in queue should take much more time.
 
4.At main gate, person checked my appointment letter and passports. He allowed/asked me to take my kid(2 yr old) along with me inside. ( As i was told at OFC, I was expecting they will not allowed kid in embassy).
5. Routine Security check happened.
6. Then they sent us next to security hall. I found a big covered area under which around 100+ applicant was sitting in queue and those all were guided by Embassy members.
7. I also settled on chair and one of Embassy member came to me, and ask my Passports, Original Petition and Appointment confirmation, Arranged by his way and handed over to me.
8. After 2 mins, he came and asked me to go ahead to Next gate. ( I think because of child with me, he allowed me directly inside and no need to wait in queue).
9. At one window I was asked for Language of interview. Then they sticked token to my passport and asked me to wait in last line.
10. While waiting in line, one officer come and asked for passports. HE asked me how old your kid is. I said 2 yrs. He taken my passport and he talks with guy in main Window. He asked me to sit for sometime. I think he found some wrong Token on my passport. He come back after 5 mins and he said you are having NEW token now. For this token number I have to wait only for 2 members interview( both of them were with their kids).
11. I guess they are having separate tokens for applicant with kids.

12. As per my token number, I appeared for interview:

VO: Good morning
ME: Good Morning

VO: Which organization you work for?
ME: Answered

VO: Since how long you working with this organization?
ME: Answered

VO: what is your highest degree?
ME: Answered

VO: Which location you going?
ME: Answered

VO: What kind of work you will do there?
ME: Answered

VO: How much Salary you will get there?
ME: Answered

For my Spouse:
a) When did you get married?
b) How old is your kid?
c) What is favorite food of your kid?
d) What is favorite food of your husband?

Then, he done something on his Screen for seconds and he said " Your Visa is got approved and you will receive it in next 3-5 days".
He asked me to read White pamplate(Human RightS) and handed one paper about Women's Rights to my spouse.

We both said him "Thank You" and smiled.


Key Points:
Keep all documentation ready and arranged properly. Be confident and smily.

Hope this will help for those who going for stamping.

All the best.

First of ALL,Let me thank "Immihelp" for sharing very valuable information to all the H1B aspirants here.
I have gone through all your posts and get confidence and cleared my VISA interview today.

Let me share my experiences here.

OFC Interview date : JAN 15th 10.30 AM @ Hyderabad

We need to carry the DS-Confirmation page,Appointment letter and Passport.Except these no documents are required.
I stood in the queue by 10AM and after 10.30,I have been allocated for a counter.

At the counter, they will ask you "Did you go through the Oath ?".
and we need to say "YES" :).

The Photograph and fingerprints took only for 5 mins and they stamped the seal on the DS-confirmation page.That's it with the OFC interview.
We need to carry this to the interview.

Consular Interview Date : JAN 16th 9.30AM @ Hyderabad.

We need to show the following documents at the outside gate

1.Passport
2.DS-Confirmation letter [ Which is stamped with the OFC seal ]
3.Appointment letter

After that,you will be allowed inside and a security check.

After that,we need to go to inside the Consular Office and there we need to show the following documents.

1. Passport
2. BEP Letter
3. I797 Document

They will pin these documents and assign to a counter.Here,they will crosscheck the data.We will not get many questions here.

After that,you will be allowed inside and there they will give a token and we need to wait for the turn.


After waiting half an hour, my turn has come and my counter no is 14.VO is 30+ American.

Me : Good Morning
VO : Good Morning

VO : So,you are coming from YYYY company ?
Me : Yes,I am coming from YYYY company.

VO : From how long you are working with the org ?
Me : From the last 2 years 10 months I am working here.

VO : Where are you going ?
ME : Redmond,Washington

VO : Is this the first time you are going to US ?
ME : Yes,this is the first time I am going


VO : wild guess , I think you are going for Microsoft Corporation ?
ME : Yes,I am going for Microsoft Corporation

VO : Are you married ?
ME : No,I am Single.


Next,a finger print check and thats it.He said " Your VISA is Approved" and took the passport and kept aside.

So guys,Please be confident and maintain eye-to-eye contact and dont be nervous.Surely,You will be through.

Good Luck,
Srikrishna

Attended my H1B Visa stamping on 15th Jan 2013 in Hyderabad. OFC was on 14th and and its pretty straightforward as everyone explained.

This is my first H1B stamping- extension beyond 6 years based on approved I 140. I was on couple of L visas earlier and changed to H visa in Year 6 to a company in EVC model (Was in IT Project management then). From there I moved to my current Company on H1 transfer and after I140 approval through my current company, got 3 year H1 extension.

My profile in current company is Supply Chain (Non IT) though most of my previous experience is IT related. Here are the questions from Visa officer.

exchanged pleasantries

VO: Please give me your passport... after a while asked for I797
VO: Why you are going to united states..
Me: To work for my employer . YYYY
VO: What is your role
Me: xxxx
VO: what is you Pay .. then asked you previously worked for YYYY why are you moving to YYY
me: This is a better opportunity and will give me global exposure. also obviously better pay
VO: Where do you stay
VO: Are you married .. Is your Wife travelling with you.. Any children
me: Yes.... No, She is already in states on H1B.... No
VO: Kept typing some stuff and said your Visa is approved.. Didnt say how many days to collect passport but I am guessing in a couple of days I will get a email

All the best for everyone.. I think quite a few people kept saying that and I do believe it strongly too.. confidence is the key.. and by that I mean the calmness with which you answer the questions with clarity in your mind. If you do not understand a question ask him to repeat and answer to the point..