H1B, H4 Visa

Hi Folks,

Today morning I had a interview it went for hardly 2 mins..She was a American lady in her mid 40's

VO: Good Morning Sir
Me: Good morning maam


VO: Asked for docs
Me: Passed my Passport, LCA, I 797, I 129

VO: What is ur designation
Me: YYYY X

VO: Salary
Me: YYYY

VO: Role
Me: YYYY

VO: Location
Me: YYYY

Thats it..she said Im approving your visa....

Hi Friends,

Have been following this website since April and has been very informative . Thanks a lot to everyone for posting their experiences .
Here’s my experience ..

June 1, 2012 - Filed in Regular Mode at California Service Center.
June 26, 2012 - Upgraded to Premium Processing
July 09, 2012 - Received RFE
Aug 01, 2012 - Responded to RFE
Aug 14, 2012 - Received Approval
Sep 25, 2012 - Visa approved at Chennai Consulate for Both H1 as well as H4.

Interview Questions :
H1 : Hi, Good morning, How are you doing ?
VO : I am doing great, thank you. How’re you ?
H1: I am doing good. Thank you.

VO : So where are you going in USA ?
H1 : City,State

VO : How long you’ve been working for this employer ?
H1 : It’s a new employer

VO : Who is the client ?
H1 : Answered

VO : Will you be working at client side ?
H1: Yes

VO : So what will you be doing there ?
H1 : Explained roles and responsibilties in 2 lines.

VO turned to Spouse :

VO : So how long you’ve been married, mam ?
H4 : Answered .

After some time …
VO : Ok Your visas have been approved.
Gave white pamphlet to read .
H1 : Thank you so much. Have a good one .
VO : You too !!

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Wish you all a very good luck !!

Hi All,

I have been following Imminhelp from past 1 month when my petition was filled,and absolutely I am benfited from Imminhelp since one question specific I got from the Immenhelp and was asked thrice in the interview and that is the only question he asked me and approved, So I am lucky.

And second thing Kolkata Exp , There are less number of posts here so I will explain how it goes in Kolkata.

I will be explaining the diff bw Chennai and kolkata consulates as i have visited Chennai once for B1 and it got approved.

Back grond....

I sent docs to Employer on Aug 10th and he filled my petition on Aug 17th after doing Eductaion Evalution under PP.

I got approved on Aug21st.

My Employer in India received I 797 on 6th Sep.

Since I am in Vacation fom 7th-14th, So I filled my DS 160 on 16th Sep. Interview was sceduled on 24 Sep Monday .

My Interview was on Monday 24th Morning 8 AM.

I hired a taxi from Salt Lake city to Hin Chin min for Kolkata Consulate.I reached there by 6:45 AM.

To my suprise like in Chennai no one was there outside. In Kolkata no worries as it is small street and u can get every thing near to it and if it is raining no issues they have shelter for it in the queue too.

I am the 5th member in the queue.

I was sent inside by 6:50 to my suprise.

In kolkata u can deposit ur mobiles and bags in securty person where he will give keys for drawer to deposit every thing so not like in Chennai where u have to throw them outside with no security.Security will give the token number mine is X.

After security Check U r sent to one open area where structure looks like DHABA HUT and u will be seated there. It is like Open theater.

There some 3 beches are there where they will call according to ur Token number for arranging docs. All Indains only.They are very helpful.

It is just 10 min and by 7 clock All my docs verification is done.

After that they asked to go into a small room

To My suprise it is just 400 Sq ft room where Ur Biometric and Interview will done in that room. In Chennai oohh god it is like a big Buildings.

5 Counters are for taking Biometric Finger prints 2 counters for Interview. Interview counters are seperated by small wooden peice.

10-15chairs for sitting and some books are there for reading.

I am called to take Biometric Finger prints and completed by 7:05 and Immedialtly one lady guided me for the Interview to the next counter,

In Kolkata there are young people who are helping like any thing.

Since My Token is X and there are couple of Families before me so by total i am 4th person for Interview.

Infornt of Me On H1B who was asked for 2 min and got Approved, When I have given Finger prints and went to Interviwer he is waiting for me.

Interview.

VO is an Indian

Me : Hello sir GM
VO : GM, H R U

ME : I am Fine
VO: Pass ur Docs

ME : I Passed them,
VO : He taken out the Photo,HDFC recipts, I797 Bunch,LCA,I129,BEP letter and others and given to me. He Kept PP and DS 160.

VO : Typing in the Computer and scanned my DS160,Since it is not scanned he typed and He taken My receipt number an also typed it.In the mean time he asked have you been in US before.
ME : I told yes.

VO : Why
ME : Told for KT purpose.

VO: Highest Qualification
ME : B-Tech in EEE.

VO : How is ur client
ME : I am joining SAP Practice,So it is In house project No client.

VO : How many days u r before in US
Me : 58 Days

VO : So u have done good work there.
ME : I have not went to work, Only to get KT ( Here he is probing that I am abusing the early Visa , If i say I went for Work or he sense that i worked trhere that it i am gone , So is said I went for Buisness purpose only).

VO : U have Denmark and Swiss Visa.. Why have u not travelled.(They are still valid)
ME : I said I have No work there and project are desolved,So Since no work if i travel it will be Visa Abuse so I stayed back.(I saw he is happy that I will not abuse Visa).

VO : Married
ME : Yes

VO : ur wife not travelling with you.
Me : NO

VO : Why, He said don't say standered Answers with smile.
ME : She is in her Final semister of exams so she will join latter.

VO : Golden words .. I am approving ur visa.
Me : Thanks.

He has not cancelled my earlier B1 Visa too.i came out by 7:10AM outside. Funny that my interview is at 8 and I came out by 7:15.

Don't worry H1B are rarely rejected.

Good luck folks.

Hello Folks,

   First of all thanks to ImmiHelp for having this Forum.

   Mine is a different case where i've B1 and i was in US for 4 months and applied for H1B.

   I went to consulate at 7 am and was interviewed by VO at 8:45 or so.

   simple questions like my role,about the project and salary and finally he asked what i did for 4 months wit B1 in US.

    I said i was in a training for 4 months.But while attending the b1 visa interview i told them that i'm going for 2 weeks.

    This caused me a problem and he is not satisfied with the answer i gave and told me that my H1B docs are perfect but he is having conserns with my B1 and asked me to wait for another interview with another VO.
    
     Waited for 2 hours and got a call from a VO and he verified all my docs including my educations,experience,Form 16,pay slips.and asked about the previous travel again. this interview went for 20 min.

    Finally he asked me wait for one more interview.

    After another 2 hours of waiting i got a call from VO again and then golden words that my VISA is approved.

    Guys What i want to say is be truthful infront of VO and make your sentences short and clear. Be confident.

     Be prepared with these kind of questions if you travelled before.

All the Best.

Thanks
Sri

Mine was pretty quick. Got over in 2 mins

Me: Hello officer
VO: Hi

(gave pp, 797 n confirmation page)

VO: So Boston hah?
Me: Yes sir.
(My work location is Boston and I lived there)

VO: How is Boston treating you?
Me: not bad, getting used to cold sir. (he was smilling)

VO: Can I see ur petition docs?
Me: Sure sir.
(Passed the docs)

VO: I'm approving ur VISA, When are you traveling back?
Me: thank you sir. Answered

VO: You will receive PP in 7 days.
Me: Okay sir. Thank you. Have a nice day.

That's all. That was not even 2 mins. Best luck people.

My interview date was 20th September 2012, Because of diesel price hike against party declared a 12 hrs Strike.

My interview was scheduled at 7:30 am. I reached there @ 5am in the morning.
Then I had to wait till 6:30, after 6:30 security guard asked to create a queue.
I was 5th in the queue.

After 10 mins arround 6:45 I entered inside the consulate building, security checking done just after that and waited in the waiting area 1 for arround 30 minutes.

7:15 am-- one american lady and an INDIAn man came to collect the documents. after sometime one indian lady came and arranging the documents based on the token number.

7:25am-- entered in the interview room.
7:30am-- One indian lady asked me to go to counter number 4 for biometric. there one indian guy took the passport and all the documents and did something in his computer. He gave all the documents along with the passport and asked me to move to counter number 7. I saw that One guy took interview on the same counter, and next turn is mine. I was a bit tensed.

7:40am-- I went to the interview counter, the guy asked me the below questions:

VO: Good morning
Me: Good Morning.

Vo: Which company?
Me: ZZZ

VO: You emplyer must provide you some documents.
Me: Sure, Here it is.

VO: How many Years of Exp you have?
Me: XX Yrs XX Months

VO: Who is your client?
Me: Answered.

Vo: R u Married Sir?
Me: Yes

VO: Ur wife is also travelling with you?
ME: No.

Vo: May I know Why?
Me: Sure. Actually.....(Then explained the whole thing) and told him that she will join me after 2-3 months.

VO: Alright!! I am going to approve your visa you will get it within 2 days.
Me: Thank you very much!! have a great day.

VO: Same to you...

Then I left the consulate. The interview took arround 1 minute maximum. and believe me, once you are in front of the VO, you will not get any time to get tensed. they are really busy and in a hurry all the time.

The whole experience was good and the process was smooth too..

The whole process took arround 1 hour maximum.

All the best to all of you!!!

Hi,

Thanks to immihelp, these experiences are quite handy, and useful.

There's nothing to worry for H1B, if you have good documentation.

My interview was scheduled at 9AM, but I reached the Mumbai consulate at 7 AM and was already in the line. The initial security check and finger print scan took not more than 30 minutes. Then I waited for 10 - 15 minutes for my token.

My visa officer was a beautiful lady and as kind as her beauty. She didn't ask me for any documents and whatsoever.

VO: Hi Good morning.
ME: Hi ma'am. Good morning. How r u?
VO: I'm doing great. Thank you.

VO: Can i see your passport please.
ME: Yeah, I passed my passport on to her.

VO: So you r from YYYY company.
ME: Yes ma'am. I am.

VO: How long have you been with the company.
ME: 3yrs.

VO: ok. Who's ur client.
ME: ABCD.

VO: Did you get the booklet like this (pointing to the small white booklet).
ME: Yes ma'am. I did.

VO: ok. Your visa is approved. you'll get ur passport in 2-3 days. Thank you.
ME: thank you ma'am. Bye.
VO: bye.

She had a small smile all through. Which was comforting and got me to control.

All the best to all. There's no need to worry. U'll get through.
I dont know if i was confident or what ever. But i was on my nerves all the time and yeah, its good to be on your nerves. you'll be active. but dont panic. u can do it.

thank you.

Thanks to immihelp, I had gone through the questions many many times.
Just came back to my Room in Hotel Deccan Plaza. 20 mins back had a visa interview for H1. The crowd was pretty much more than I had been about 7 months back for a L1A (this was rejected).
Yes, this time it was for my company but working for a client in US, New York. The lady visa officer at counter 19 got pretty confused if this L1 or H1. She did not greet me, even when me and my wife greeted her. She had earlier approved two visas earlier, and was in a mood of rejecting this, (it was a long pause for about 3 mins, I hated this moment, was so confused as I did not want to witness an another rejection)... until she said... "OH this is H1, I am sorry, I got confused if this is L1 or B1... Hello, Good Morning... welcome, how are you she said"...
She asked me the following questions then after...
1. Which company you are working?
2. How many years with the current employer
3. who is your client?
4. what does they do?
5. what software did you say?
6. can you explain me more...?
7. what is your role?
8. are you working in client location? (yes, as we did not have office in NY - have an amendment attached)
9. which location you would be working?

To my wife:
1. how long you have been married?

Asked my daughter's petition... I asked if I can lift her so she could see her... VO said "No"

Then the great words... "Your visa is approved, you would be receiving it in 2-3 working days to your office"

Even though I practiced roles and responsibilities many times, I stammered during questions 4,5,6,7. If this would have been L1, she might have rejected on my stammering basis alone.. I think after a hard hard work, there seemed to be some luck sticking that got me the approval. "Ella pugazhum iraivanukea"!

More later... just have your appointment letter and passport ready during entering... what ever order you arrange, they will shuffle it off in the way they want in the first counter post entry into the consulate. There had been tight security following communal issues with the video, and the consulate was closed last week hence heavy crowd, and tight security. Lastly, I dont know why inspite of clear indication on the following people were making mistakes.
1. Old photos - One guy showed a 2 years old photo, and was foolishly kept arguing that he had taken in UK embassy - so what!
2. One guy carried lighter - Insane dude!
3. One guy carried mobile and his car key - Oh man!

First of all , I am thankful for all the folks who shared their interview experience on this site.It really helped me a lot in terms of my preparation.

I had my L1 B VISA interview on 13th SEP 2012 at 8.15 am with following Questions

1. From which company your comming ?
2. whoes your client?
3. How long have been working for the Company?
4. How long have you been working for the Client?
5. Whats makes you specialized ?
6. What are the tools used at your company and at the client?
7. Tell me about the Project ?
8. Why is that only you have been choosen for this work ?

Folks, for L1B as mentioned by others the stress is on "What makes you so Specialized" and "why is that only you have been choosen for this work".

Salient Points :
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1. The Questions asked by the VO are very clear and specific. hence request you to answer in the same way.
2. Speak slowly and clearly .

All the best..........

First of all I want to pay my sincere thanks to immihelp and one of my friend who forwarded me the link of the site.
It came up as great help for me in interview preperations.

My interview was scheduled for 9:30 am on 20th of Sep. I reached around an hour early so had to wait outside for about 45 minutes.
After initial security checks and formalities, I headed for fingerprints. Then I had to wait for about an hour in the lobby for my interview. There was huge crowd waiting, which initially made me feel litle low on confidence coz I cud see lots of rejections, but as those were not for H1B so I re collected my confidence and patiently waited for my interview.

Finally my token number flashed on the screen, Although the person ahead of me got slip from the VO that he has to submit the client documents then only the visa will be issued, I again told myself that this should not divert my focus and I headed for the trial.

Here is the transcript:

VO: Good Morning
Me: Very Good Morning
VO: Can I see your papers ??
Me: (Handed over the passport with I797 and HDFC slip attached to it) Here we go.
VO: So you work in YYYY Company ??
Me: Yes
VO: You will work for the same company there ??
Me: Yes
VO: Since how long you are working for this company ??
Me: 2 years
VO: Your total experience ??
Me: 6 years
VO: Your highest qualification ??
Me: Answered accordingly
VO: Why are you going to US ??
Me: I am going for a temporary work assigment for my employer.
VO: How Much your salary would be ??
Me: YYYY Dollars per annum
VO: Who will be your manager ??
Me: Project Manager from my employer company
VO: How would you report him ??
Me: He is already there at the client site itself
Vo: So, you will be working at the client location ??
Me: Yes
Vo: What is the name of the client ?
Me: YYY Company
Vo: Tell me brief about your responsibilities there
Me: (I was waiting for this question and was well prepared) Answered confidently

VO interrupted me in between and I get to hear the GOLDEN LINE, Your visa is approved and you will be getting your passport within a week or less.
Me: Thank you, Have a nice day.
VO: You too..

Although I already have a valid B1 visa and my petiton had been relocated for some other location than of my parent petition, but VO didn't ask any questions about them.

Tips:
1. Prepare your documents well.
2. Try to bring any letter from Client. VO may ask for that.
3. Be loud and clear when you answer, Its all about confidence.
4. Try to tag your documents so If you will be asked, you dont waste any time with your folders.

In the end, be confident and cool. All the best !