H1B, H4 Visa

Hi All,
Just want to share my exp @ Mumbai for H1B.
My Interview was scheduled at 10 am on 17th Jan 2012. I reached there by 9 am and joined the line, I waited in the line for 10 min and Entered in.
At first they will check your appointment letter and based in the Visa type they will give you a Token Number. Then you will have your security check and need to sit in the lobby. I sat for 10 min and then they called me in for finger print scan.
After that called me for the interview at one of the 42 counters.
which company do you work for.
From how many years.
Who is your client.
From when you are working with this client.
What do you do in the project.
What did you do last time you travelled to US. ( I travelled to US twice on B1)
Did you work in US on B1
Explain in detail about your visit in B1.
What is you US salary.

My advice is be prepared to tell what you did, if you travelled to US on B1. Be cool ..

Hi Sir, I have applied for my H1B from US company and they took 5,000 Dollars for the H1B visa and then i have received H1B approval from USCIS and when i visted ofr Visa interview consuler rejected my visa with 221 (g) and after that i have not received any thing from company side even though they said they will check..

Is it possible to file a case again that company.. I have lost money but i want to file a case again that company so that they cant cheat any one else..

Please help ..

Thanks

Hello everyone,

Is it possible to make multiple appointments for H1 stamping interview? I am planning to make one appointment for Canada and the other for India.

Thanks,
PS

Dear All,

Its my turn now to add my H1B New stamping experience along with family on 06-Jan-2012.

Me: Good morning officer. How are you doing today.

CO: I am going, how are you?
Me: I am also good, thank you.

CO: Is this your wife & kid, with a smile looking at them.
Me: Yes.

CO:Can I have the petition, I129 and LCA.
Me:I gave them very quickly as I organised them already with proper labels.

CO:Who is your client?
Me: Mentioned the client name.

CO:Which Location?
Me:Mentioned my client location.

CO:What is your salary?
Me:$xxxxxx per year.

CO:What do you do?
Me:Mentioned in one line, as the officer expecting more I added few more details.

CO:Are there any middle vendors?
Me:No

To my spouse:

CO:When did you married?
My Spouse: She mentioned the date.

CO:Is this your only kid?
My Spouse: Yes.

CO took the white pamplet and attached to our DS160 and written something on my DS160 as "G for PIMS" which I didnt understand properly.

After that the much awaiting golden words came "Sir your visa is approved, but it would take couple of days extra as it requires PM Verification". When I was about ask something CO mentioned that usually you get in 1 week time but now you can expect the passports in week and half.

Me:Thank you and "Happy Weekend"
CO: Have a nice day ahead.

After reached home when we checked for PIMS we were worried that it would take more than 2-3 weeks, but fortunately we received our passports by 12-Jan-2012.

It took just couple of days though it required PIMS verification it may be due to fact that I followed up with DOS continuously for two days.

So guys don't worry even if they say PIMS, but if possible try to followup with DOS about the status.

I wish you all the very best for every one who is going to appear for their interviews.

Regards,
Balu, Hyderabad,INDIA

I always wanted to add my experience here, since this forum has helped me immesely. I wanted to add my two pence, so that someone like me will receive guidance.
So, I went to the Hyd consulate for my H1B Visa Interview on the 13th of January, 2012 (Friday, the 13th., the date itself was scary! :)). There were a few initial hiccups before I could actually make it to the interview. I had surfed in some forum that for an H1B, a letter from the client is required if you're going to work on some client based project, else an internal project write-up is needed. In my petition both these documents were missing. I realized this on the night before the interview, so there wasn't much that I could do. I was just banking on my confidence, and was hoping that these documents won't be asked for, from my end. I later learnt that my company is registered on the BEP (Business Executive Processing) program and these documents aren't mandatory, but good to have.
I reached the consulate an hour before my interview, which was scheduled at 8:15am. The BEP candidates always carry a red folder with these docs: passport, CEAC barcode confirmation, HDFC receipt, original interview appointment letter, copy of form I797, BEP cover letter, and a Visa photo. The red folder is necessary, as that is how, a BEP candidate is recognized. There are 2 queues, one for BEP candidates and one for normal candidates. I joined the queue for the BEP candidates. When my turn came, I had to handover the red folder with the documents to a gentleman, who verified these. There, I came to know that the Visa photo which I had brought was the same one which I had used for my B1 (which was stamped a year back). A recent photograph is needed. :( But the gentleman assured me that there a window (window number 5) inside the consular section, where I could pay 100 INR and get a new Visa Photo, which they would upload again. This truly saved me a lot of hassle. Once past the security check, I had to stand in a queue, where I was ten-printed, and my documents were verified again, following which I was given a token number, and the bar code from the HDFC receipt was taken out and stuck on my passport. I waited for my token number to flash on a screen for my turn. BTW, when my turn came, I saw that I was assigned counter number 13, and I was almost sure that my Visa would be rejected, since the number 13 was kind of constantly being associated!
I saw the consular officer hand over a pink and a yellow slip (forms 221g) to the two ladies before me. What I also noticed was that they were trying to provide a lot of explanation. That's when I decided that I have to keep my answers as concise and to the point as possible. So here's the gist of the interview:

VO : Good morning, mam. How are you doing today?
Me : Very good mam. How are you?

VO : I am doing good. So what brings you here?
Me : I have come for my H1B Visa interview.

VO : What is your purpose of travel?
Me : I will be working with my parent Organization, based in the US.

VO : Which project you will be working on?
Me : I will be working on an IT based project, <gave the project name here>.

VO : Tell me more about this project.
Me : bla bla bla (one line answer)

VO : Who are the end users?
Me : This project is targetted to cater to so and so companies.

VO : Who is your client?
Me : This is an internal proprietary software.

VO : Where will you be working (including the address)?
Me : Gave the address.

VO : How many employess work in that office?
Me : 100-200 employees.

VO : Who will be your reporting manager?
Me : Manager name.

VO : Have you received the white pamphlet?
Me : Yes.

VO : Your Visa is issues mam. You will be receiving it within 5 business days.
Me : Thanks. Have a nice day.

To all of you out there, please remember the acronym "Keep it simple silly". Don't go into too much details. As far as possible, give one line answers which are to the point. And don't lose the smile, even if you get counter number 13, on Friday, the 13th. :)

All the very best!

Thank you Immihelp

Hii..... Today is a big day for me.. Today i had my H1B Visa interview at 10 o'clk... I reached there (BKC, Mumbai) near about 9.30-35.. there was a long queue because one celebrity came for stamping her visa.. anyway.. after waiting 10-15 minutes one officer came.. he instructed all of us to be ready with passport,interview appointment letter and petition(I797) in hand..here... remember to carry a xerox of ur I797m Otherwise they'll punch ur original petition with ur passport... then after anothr 10 mints line started moving.. they were calling 15/20 ppl togethr in a batch.. at last my turn came.. :)

i went inside.. there was one counter.. they asked for all the above mentioned documents, and generate a token no... Remember.. dnt carry mobile or any other electronics devices with you.. because there is no cloak room.. after getting my token number i was told to move through another door.. there was one open place with shed and chairs.. we all sit thr for anoth 10 minutes.. then we moved to the main room . There were many people waiting for their visa interview.. there were 42 windows with LCD above every window.. the LCDs above all windows were displaying the current token no and next token no to be served.. we moved towards last two windows. there was one consulate person for each window.. they help us to take the finger prints of 10 fingers.. left hand four fingers- right hand four fingers- thumbs... after that i was waiting ffor the interview.. the LCDs were displaying the token no to be served with the window no.. at last my no was called... :)

i went to the window..

me: Hi.. Good afternoon
CO: Very Good afternoon...Visa is for urself?
me: yah
CO: can i have ur passport please..
me: yah.. sure..
CO: and also gv me a copy of your I-797
i gave both
CO: where are you from
me: answred
CO: From where you did your schooling?
me: answered.
CO: Bachelor degree?? or master??
me:answered.
CO: from which university u did ur bachelor?
me:answered.
CO: which stream?
me: Computer science.
CO: i which company u r currently working for?
me: tell d compny name
CO: what is you designation thr?
me: answered.
CO: who is your client?
me:tell him the client name as mentioned in petition
CO: what is ur current salary in India?? and wht wld be in US per anm??
me: answered as per petition

Then he typed smthing , return me my petition and said those golden words... your Visa is approved and u'll get ur passport within 3/4 days,,,


Thank u all of them who posted their experience here.. i have got a clear idea about the interview by reading all those...

those who are going for visa interview.. pls dnt be tensed .. place all ur documents in place.. and by heart ur client name, place, us salary as per ur petition... most of the H1B get approved.. so dnt worry... :) All the best

Hi I completed my interview yesterday in Chennai and here with find my experience.
My appointment is at 10:15Am and I am in the queue by 9:45AM.
After security verification, we will be sent to documents verification lobby.
Here, since I use glasses I have photo with Glasses ON and they had asked me to get one photo without glasses.
We can get photo there itself for 100Rs.

After that I was directed to main interview lobby and was waiting for my token number. My number is displayed and I went to the interviewer.

ME: Good morning.
Officer: Good morning, can I get your documents
ME: I gave passport and company cover letter.
Officer: ok..You are going to YYYY place and xxx state. who is your client.
ME: xxxxx..
Officer: What is your roles and responsibilities.
ME: Told my job responsibilities.
Office: What is your salary?
ME: xxxx American $
Officer: He asked me for my mandatory documents folder (in the beginning I gave him only passport and cover letter and forgot to give these documents).he opened my LCA and verified the salary numbers. And told me that my visa is approved.

All the best to ALL.

Questions asked:

What are you going to do with your client?
How many yrs of exp with current employer?
Overall experience?


To Spouse:

How long you have been married?
Can i have ur marriange photos,marriage cerifiate, ur childs birth certificate?

That's it.. The golden words - Visa Approved.

All the best to all.. :)


Sajju
Chicago

Hi

I was on H4 in US and and i went to Mumbai as my H1 was approved for consular processing

I was asked the following questions

VO: Where do you work
Me: I dont work right now as i was on H4. But i will go back to US and work for company X.

VO: Who will be your supervisor ?
Me: Told

VO: What is his title
Me: Told

VO: What project will you work on ?
Answer: I dont know that yet. i will know after i join the company. However the company's product name is X

VO : What does the Product X do ?
Me: told

VO: How did you come to know about this Job ?
Me : Told

and then he said the golden words that your visa is approved.

I really thank this forum which helped me prepare for this question.

i wish everyone all the best for their visa interview