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Open lots if any
Does any one know if any open slots r there go chennai consulate till 12th??
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H1B VIsa Stamp -7th year VISA Stamping, working as a FTE
Wanted to share my Visa Experience :
7th year VISA Stamping, working as a FTE for a health care company. Green card in process, I 140 approved with PD of 2010.

I went to Delhi on 21st Nov 2012 for my visa interview and had successful H1B visa stamping.
Visa officer asked me only there questions :
Why you want to go to USA ?
How long you will stay in India ?
Where is your company head office ?
What exactly you do for your company ?
And
How much you are making in a year !
AND
finally the golden word that : Your visa is approved!
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H1B Approved in Chennai @ 5th December
Hi All,

Thanks for sharing your experience which really helped me gain some confidence for attending my PAI in Chennai consulate @ 5th Dec 2012.

I had my OFC appointment @ 11 AM 4th Dec 2012. Reached there by 9:50 AM and waited in line. They allowed me in at around 11:15 AM and the Biometrics / Photo proceedure took some 20 minutes. Got courier delivery form to submit in the embassy in case you need passport delivered through courier.

Few details about my background. I work for a reputed MNC with BEP and applied for the same project which i am working for the past 2 years from offshore. Applied H1B(2013 CAP) on June, got RFE on 31st August, responded RFE by october 18th, got final approval on 31st October but with one year validity(never mind ;) ).

My PAI appointment was at 11:00 AM and reached the consulate at 10:00 AM. Luckily there was not much crowd and they let everyone irrespective of appointment time.

After Security Frisking the DS160 Verification took 2 minutes, finger print verification took 2 minutes and went to the other block for actual interview.

Assigned to a counter where already 1 was attending interview and 2 were waiting. Joined as third in the line. Gained some confidence recollecting all the experience I read in immihelp.com. But out of the 2 who were before me 1 got 221(g) for his H1B and the other person got his B1 rejected which completely shattered by confidence.

I got so nervous but somehow managed to answer the questions which went as below.

Me : Hello sir, Good Morning.
VO : Good Morning, can you pass your DS-160 confirmation?
Me : Sure, here it is(Passed Passport with DS-160 confirmation page).

VO : So who is your employer?
Me : Answered

VO : Who is your client?
Me : Answered, but he didnt hear properly. so repeated.

VO : What technology you would use to develop softwares?
Me : Answered.

VO : What is your highest qualification.
Me : M.Sc in Computer Science in India which is equivalent to BS in US(Had to explain this coz my Application was filed under BS degree category under H1 Cap)

VO : What is the work location.
Me : City, State

VO : Are you married.
Me : Answered

VO : I am approving your visa and you can pick up the passport in a week. Hope you have read the Labor rights phamplet.
Me : Thank you very much sir. I already read the phamplet.

It was all over in less than 5 minutes and i just could not believe that my interview is over. Already had the courier delivery form filled, submitted that in the counter near exit with 300 Rs and its all done. I came outside of the embassy by 10:15 AM itself.

Now waiting for my passport delivery :)
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H1 B Approved @ Chennai on 5th Dec
Hi All,

I would like to thank Immihelp and thanks for every one who shared there experience.

Here is my Experience on 4th and 5th Dec

OFC @ 4th Dec - They will verify your DS160 form and will take finger prints.

US Counslate @ 5th Dec.

VO : GoodMorning, How r u doing ?
Me: Good Morning, I am doing good thanks.

VO: Why you r going to US
Me: To work temporary for my employer

VO: Can I have your petition document
Me: Sure, Passed my doc.

VO: Which comp do you work for?
Me : xxxx Comp.

VO: For which Client
Me: xxxx Comp.

VO: Are you going to work at client location or employer location
Me: I am going to work at client location

VO: Which city are you travelling?
Me.. xx city, xx state

VO: What is your role and Responsibility ?
Me: Expian in 2 to 3 line .

To my Wife -

Vo: Whats your highest qualification
VO: Since how long you have been married?

Total duration was 2 min. It was cool. Just be confident what ever you are saying.

Hope this experience will helpful :)
All the best.
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H1B & H4 Approved Chennai
I had my OFC on 04-Dec and PA on 05 Dec.

The procedures in OFC center is same as other described.

But for PA, there were no token system and people were manually allocating us towards the counter.
It was simple and very fast moving. I went inside at 10:00 and left the consulate by 10:30.

Questions:

To me, the VO asked only one question about my client name and location.... no more questions.

To my spouse:
- Highest Qualification
- Marriage date
- Spouse's DOB

Thats it.. he said the visa got approved and i will be receiving text messages on the same..


Thanks Immihelp for the tremendous help you provide (esp for my spouse..)

Raje.
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221g
221g given on 7th of Nov.
Docs submitted on 9th of Nov.
Online status changes to processed on 4th dec.
Got the passport with visa on 5th Dec .

Over all it took 4 week for the whole process.
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H1B Approved @ Chennai on 05/12/12
Hi All,

Thanks for Immihelp !! The postes are really helped me to get an idea about the Visa interview.

I had my H1B interview on 5th Dec. Below are the questions for me.

1) What is the purpose of your travel?
2) Who is your Client?
3) Your Desigination?

Thats all. She said, your visa is approved.

Be cool and confident. All the very best to all !!
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h1b stamped
hey guys,
thanks for sharing ur exp here as it was helpful to me like many others here.

My visa was approved on 26th Nov and got my ppt today.

Basic questions about job,client were asked. All the best for ur i/v
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H1B Approved@Chennai on 29th Nov
OFC @28th Nov
Visa interview @29th Nov
Below is the interview experience. I had worn my company tag which helped me in the interview
When I went to the VO ,he just saw my tag and asked the following question
1) Are you from ZZZ(My company name) company
Ans- Yes
2)Who is your client at YYYY location
Ans- YYYYYY
3) What is your salary that ur company is providing in US?
Ans- ZZZ$
Then came the golden words from VO"I am approving your visa and you will receive the passport in 3 to 4 days"

Be confident,Don't Panic, Keep your mind cool. You will crack the interview
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H1B 7th yr - Stamping (Hyd)
I have followed this website for clues and answers on a smooth Visa stamping. Thanks for every one who posted here about their experiences.

Here is my experience on 4th Dec.

H1B -7th year Extension (Renewal = new petitioner)
Working in USA, came for a vacation
GC being processed hence 3 yrs extention obtained based on 140
Direct Employer

Here is my interview - 3 mins in total

Passports
Which company you work for ( I changed employers 4 times in 7 yrs)
What you do?
Is xxx your client or you work from them directly -- Answered -Directly
What is your Salary
Payslips (Asked about a bump in salary in a given month) Answered because of bonus :)
Took 1 yr payslips

Your Visas are issued, have a good day. We all thanked.

This guy appeared as Asian to me in the hyderabad consulate. Was polite and considerate.

All the nervousness got relieved.

Thanks again for this website and fellow Visa Seekers.

There is no key to anything, you just need to have a geninue case and all supporting docs. Atleast I felt like that


Good luck for the rest,

A
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