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H1B & H4 Approved in HYD BEP
Hi,

Today My Visa got approved at HyD Consulate.

1. How are you?
we are doing good. How about you?

2. Who is the employer?
Answered

3. who is your client manager?
Answered

4. whom will you report to?
Answered

5. How long are you working with employer?
Answered

6. When did you get married?
Answered

7. Why do you want to go to USA?
Answered

8. Asked for client letter.

**** ** Be prepared if you have any B1 stampings recently ****


9. Have you read the white pamphlet?
Yes (This will pamphlet will be issued at the Consulate office)

VO officer typed for sometime and said "Your visa is approved and will reach in a week."
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US consulate: Chennai.

My interview lasted for approximately 15 secs only. My company is a big product company with more than 13k employees in US and 11 Billion $ in revenue

Me: Goodmorning Sir.
VO: Goodmorning.

VO: What is your highest Qualification.
Me: Bachelors in Electrical from Indian Institute of Technology. I graduated in ......
VO: Which IIT?
Me: Answered

VO: So, you are Gng to <--->
Me: Yes.

VO: Which place?
Me: Answered

VO: What will be the technology you will work on?
Me: Started to answer... interuppted in 5 words.

VO: Your Visa is approved and you will get it in 5 days.


He didnt see ANY of my documents.
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H1B visa experience
My VIsa Got approved along with my family ON NOv. 30th...
EC model.

1) Who is your employer ?

2) what is your monthly salary ?

3.) Are you going to work in Client's location ?
Yes.

4.) where you in US Before on Work permit ?
Yes

5.)Requested my CLient letter ?
Gave it to the VO.

6) Requested the Client's Employer contract ?
Provided that too.

Finally Your visa is approved.
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updates on my EVC model 221g,
I was issued 221g green last week and already i have posted my interview experience here. I was asked to get an updated USCIS letter and LCA with Middle vendor name and address, I did some extensive research, talked to my attorney and i thought i should share my understandings,

Letter to USCIS is the letter submitted by H1B employer (petitioner) to USCIS for H1 extension filing, this letter can and should have the middle vendor details since USCIS approves H1 extension petition based on this letter from petitioner. Since there is no assurance that we will be working with that specific middle vendor unless it is long term project H1B petitioner don't mention them in letter to USCIS. In my case attorney suggesting me with an explanation letter stating that letter to USCIS cannot be changed and if consulate does not accept this then i have no option but do a H1 amendment with new letter to USCIS and not sure how long this will take.

LCA can and should have middle vendor name and address and per attorney this can be submitted and obtained in 7 to 9 days including Client, middle vendor and petitioner name and address.

A friend of mine with EVC model last week got his visa approved in Chennai and he was not questioned by VO about middle vendor details. My personal opinion is that not all EVC H1's are issued 221g and it solely depends upon VO and he asks if the middle vendor details are mentioned either in LCA or letter to USCIS and may be having middle vendor details in LCA should satisfy him (not sure though)

Please note that above comments are my own perceptions and please do not follow the steps i have mentioned, do consult with your Attorney.
I will keep updating my case status and if any one of you has experienced the similar situation, please guide us.
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H1B visa approved -Chennai /Nov 2011
Me : How are you ?
VO: How are you ?
Me : Good !

VO : Are you visiting the US for employment purpose?
Me : Yes.

VO: Have you prevoiusly been on H1B?
Me : Yes.

VO: For how long?
Me: One year

VO: Is this a direct or client company?
Me: direct

VO: Where will you be located?
Me: mentioned

VO: What is your designation in your current company?
Me : Software Engineer

VO: What will be your salary?
Me: $x per year

VO: Can you show me your paystubs.
Me: Yes but I dont have the H1B visa as I entered on F1 visa and did a change of status to H1B and then B2.

VO: That's fine.
Me: [Showed all paystubs/W2 for all companies including while I was in F1 status]

VO: I'm approving your visa. You will receive your passport in 3 days time.

Me: Thank you very much !

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It took me more than 3 days to receive, so I contacted VFS via email and phone. The next day after sending the email, my passport was delivered to VFS and the following day I received my passport at my Mumbai residence. Interview was at Chennai. I'm living in the US for 5 yrs, first on F1, then Changed my status to h1b. Once again changed my status to B2 and now back on H1B. Smooth sailing at Port of Entry too !
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H1B @EVC model: 221g issued with white slip
Hi Guys,
I have attended the visa interview on 29th Nov 2011 at the Hyderabad consulate. This is my first H1B stamping (was on F1 before that).

My number was called and I greeted the VO and he asked to pass on the passport and the appointment letter.

VO: Employer Name?
Me: ZZZ

VO: Where do you work at?
Me: Client Location (ZZZ)

VO: Client Letter?
Me: Handed over the same

VO: Who controls ur work (daily activities)?
Me: My client manager assigns me daily activities., but my manager (employer) supervises and controls my work.

VO: When/how does ur employer control the work?
Me: Any change in the projects and activity has to be approved by my employer.

VO: When/how does ur employer control the work? (something similar to that)
Me: Weekly calls and monthly reports

VO: How does ur employer validate your work?
Me: Based on the monthly reports and reviews from my client manager.

VO: so, ur employer is dependent on the client to validate your performance?
Me: Yes sir

VO: Is there any layer (vendor)?
Me: Yes. YYY

VO: Can I have the letter?
Me: Handed over the same

VO: Who provides you the equipment to work?
Me: My employer provided me w a laptop, and I also use the desktop provided by the client for client's proprietary applications and tools.

VO: can you hand me the LCA, I-129, I797, USCIS petition
Me: Handed over the same.

VO went thru the docs and mentioned that the vendor's name (YYY) is not mentioned anywhere in the LCA or in the letter to USCIS.
Me: I do not know why my employer failed to mention that.

VO: So Everything goes thru client->vendor->employer.... Is the YYY (vendor layer) added sometime later during the contract?
Me: Nope. YYY has always been the part of the contract but my work is totally controlled between the client and my employer. YYY is not involved in my work.

VO: But it has to be in the USCIS letter.
Me: Did not say anything,

At this point VO gathered all the originals, returned my passport with a 221g WHITE SLIP and said "I am returning ur passport as I dont want to loose it, We need to do additional validation on your documents. We will update you in less than a weeks time. If approved you will have to come by and drop your passport".
He did not ask for any additional documents.

Anybody else who had a similar experience, please contact me @ [email protected]
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H1B Approved @ Chennai
Hi Friends,

I got my visa approved in Chennai on 17 November 2011. My interview is too good

Me : Good Morning Mam
VO : Good Morning

VO : Who is your client?
Me : ZZZ

VO : What do they do?
Me: I told there major business activity in short.

VO : Which location you are travelling to?
Me: City, State

VO : Its good place, you will get your visa in a week.

Thanks for immihelp and all of them who posted their experience here, it helped me lot to prepare for the interview.
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H1B EVC Model
Looks like there is an issue for all EVC model visas, VO is stressing more on employer and employee relations ship and with out proper reason he is sending the case to USCIS, i had interview on monday and had a 221(g), any body please share experience what are next steps and how long we need to wait for USCIS to get back

Sree
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H1B Approved- BEP company
Thanks for all who posted in this forum earlier. It helped me in preparation for H1B.
Interview was not more than 1 min.
1) Who is the current employer
2) Who is the client
3) Which location you are travelling to ?
4) How much salary?
and finally golden words " VISA is approved"

That's it.
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Today my visa got approved.
My company is a BEP comp and EC model.
 
questions,
 
Company name, client name, education qualification, work location and managers work location.

VO didnt ask a single document :)
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