H1B, H4 Visa

Hi ,

My H1B petition is approved . and now i ahve to go for VISA Interview. I am pretty scared because of feedback given by some people.

I have a bachelors degree in Computer Science and have 3 years of relevant IT experience .

Please help me out with some tips and stuff

Regards
Deepankar

This is my 3rd company. But i forgot to fill the details about my previous 2 companies in my JD. What should i do now. What should i tell the consulour

hi
can any one pls help me out ....i am working as software eng in YYYY american based reputed and financial company as permanent position for 5 yrs .. i havent been to india for 5 yrs . now i wanted to go to india for vacation ..but i am not sure whether they give stamping in chennai for me or in the port of entry any problem comes or i dont? i have all documents, my w2s, all tax returns , all bills, all visa paper (my previous papers)...my only problem is about the rumours ...some says its not possible to get stamping ...very strict and if u get stamping also , in the port of entry ..the immigrationofficers will send u back to india...and i also have one problem ...this time its not my renewal of visa..my visa expired ..its been more than a year and its treated like a new visa ...thats where my problem comes...pls help me out with this ...how is it in chennai or can i apply in delhi or someother consulate ..pls any one give an advice ...pls

Hi All,

What is "Letter to USCIS" in the below statement, which i came accross in list of documents to submit at hyderabad location.

Copy of the letter to USCIS, client letter or description of internal project and experience letters

Thanks

I really appriciate the site immihelp which has helped me to bring my spouse with me to US in only 8 days.

We filled the confirmation letter on 27th Nov and got the interview date for 4th Oct and guess what!!My wife got the approval.And today means 11th Oct we are in New york..It really feels like miracle which this site has done...

This site is so well designed that one can find every solution related to every visa problem.

Once again heartily thanks from me and my wife to all the makers who have created the wonderful site like this.

Regards,
Satish

My sincere thanks to immihelp.com.
I went through the user experiences in this site and it really helped me a lot.
Got my passport on 08th October in person at Hyderabad VFS.

I had been to Hyderabad consulate for my H1B visa approval. My appointment was on 20th Sep 9.30 am. I went there at 9 am. My petition was approved in 2008. Visa has been approved but due to the small damage with my passport, visa officer asked to submit the new passport, mentioning this on 221g blue form. The following questions were asked:

For which you company u r going to work?
Asked to show petition document and LCA
Asked about complete IT experience after graduation
Highest qualification
Asked for Original degree certificates to show
Salary details from sponsoring employer
Asked to show offer letter from the last employer (Which I didn’t carry as it was not mentioned in the list, I have shown salary certificate which has joining date also)
Asked about what kind of work I am going to do with sponsoring employer
Asked the details about the products that I am supposed to work with sponsoring employer

The discussion went for 10 to 15 minutes. Then the visa officer went inside for 2 minutes. I don’t know what she had done inside.
After coming back heard the Golden words from visa officer: We are happy to provide you visa please submit a new passport at VFS as the present passport is damaged.

I told ‘Thank you’ to visa officer and returned. Please don’t be panic and provide point-to-point answers. Don’t explain too many details. Be cool and confident also keep smiling during discussion.

All the Best.

Dear H4 visa applicants
After reading a lot about the interview process, I was a bit cautious even though it was a dependent visa interview. My interview date was 12 Aug 09 and I planned everything so carefully so as to make sure that nothings goes wrong but it did.
I arrived at the consulate office (Mumbai) around couple of hours earlier to my scheduled interview time. I was holding my documents file while standing in line waiting for the call. I would like to quote my experience in terms of following do’s and don’ts.
1. Any kind of leather purse is not allowed inside consulate except your wallet to keep the money.
2. You should be having your passport and interview letter handy at the time of call, only these two things are required to gain access inside at the time of your scheduled slot (after your call by the person standing outside).
3. Arriving half an hour early is good enough as access inside depends upon your time slot irrespective of huge queue (usually people with later time slot stand and wait in the line and makes it like so crowded). Consulate personnel would call for the time slot so even if you are towards end of the queue, you can always go ahead at prescribed time.
4. When I had gone in inside, after initial scanning, lady at the scanning counter showed me the way inside to a hall and I was asked to stand in a queue to submit my passport and interview letter to collect a package of documents in a green VFS envelope.
5. I was waiting at the counter when two ladies dealing with this process couldn’t locate my pack.
6. After a couple of minutes, they showed me a seat and asked me to wait until they are able to locate my documents.
7. People in front of me and after me, were moving ahead happily as their documents were being handed over to them.
8. After waiting for around an hour, lady called me and gave me my envelope and said, I have made a mistake while filling up DS 160 form and so I can’t go ahead with the interview process. I’ll have to go back, fill up the DS 160 form again, submit and then would take a new interview date.
9. I was stunned at this disclosure and was not convinced at the explanation. When asked about the mistake, she only said, I have not chosen visa category correctly. Where and which field, was not known and I was shown the way to exit quickly.
10. In panic, I forgot my passport at the counter and came outside and called my taxi guy to take me to VFS office to understand the reason for rejection which is around a couple of kms from consulate.
11. After waiting for a long time, I was given permission to talk to a lady at VFS and she explained me the same thing (wrong visa category chosen). Which field and which page in the form, she couldn’t answer. In fact when I pressed more, she said, I don’t have access to your form and I can give you only generic information. And she told me positively, that this is not a rejection but unacceptability and two things differ by a great deal.
12. Accepting this ray of hope, when I said, I accept my mistake but when documents were already validate and my interview letter and other documents mentions visa category as H4, I got the same response. However I quickly understood, as per US visa process, this is the only option available to me.
13. So friends, word of caution here is – please validate your DS 160 form doubly before you submit it, as in some rare scenarios, it will not throw an error and not all the business rules have been incorporated in the online application.
14. And once it goes wrong, process becomes so lengthy, like starting everything from scratch.
15. I am post this experience because I read too many tips on the visa interview (all useful though) but nothing on these lines. So all I want is my first hand experience may prove of some use to others.
16. Just to complete my story, you need to reactivate the HDFC receipt before you get your interview date. And for that you need to visit the VFS office with both the receipt copies and your passport.
17. I have been informed a date of visa interview which was a month later than my earlier appointment, i.e. 13th Sep 09. Fortunately everything went well that day and I was qualified for H4 visa after 5 minutes of interview without evening showing a single document. Now I am enjoying my vacation time with my husband in the US. To tell you, interview questions were plain and simple what you get to know after reading the stuff on this website.
18. All the best!!

Hi Everbody,

After having a good inforamtion from this site by reading everyones experience , it did help me a lot in maintaining my calm and exposure and t obe bold.


1) Appointment was at 9.00 A.M hyd consulate ( I reached by 9.30 A.M as i was fully aware that no use going at 8.00 A.M and staying for an hour)

2) I left my car at shoopers stop as there was no parking facilite in Hyderabad consulate (Guys becareful police will not allow your vechile inside i mean from the main road to the check point area)


3) So once i reached there was a big line , itold the security that i have an 9.00 A.M appointment so he allowed me to take over the queue and go inside.

4)Guys please ensure if you have BEP approved already , there will be a seprate counter for you people to make it easier , you can go inside early so check your appointment leeter (Person there may request you the petiton document and DF Form 160 generate bar code and your passport)

5)Once BEP check the scanning is done for your possesions.

6)Next will be your finger print (the counter no will be written on the document by the BEP person)

7)Guideline for finger prints:

First your four finger on the left and then four fingers on the right

Next it will be ur two thumb fingers

Note: you should not have any cut on your fingers by any means, if you have any cut postpon your appointment till it is healed or get a doctor certificate

8) They will ask you t ogo to general sitting area there a lady will be issuing token for your turn , once you get the token , you need t owait for your call

9)Once the person call you ensure that you are carrying only

 Bar Code form
 passport
 petition

only when the VO person asks for other documents you need to show up.

10) The questions posed to me were

a)where are you working and since when you are working with the current organization
b)Who is the client

Thats it 10 secs

Visa will be couriered to you.


Tips:

 Be clear while answering
 Show confidence in your face
 Be precise just answer to the question (dont talk faltuh which is not asked)
 Maintain eye contact.

Happy ending................................

Hi All,
  I have got my H1b stamped today successfuly. My interview was simple and quick.. Questions asked are
1.How long you have been with current company?
2. Who is your client?
3. How much you will be paid in US?

  Thats it..and VO said, your visa approved and enjoy.

 But based on prior candidates interview observations, i would like all of you to prepare well and stick to the points written in DS160.


 All the best..

I had been to US chennai consulate on 20th sep for my H1B visa renewal. i am in my 6 th year of H1B and working as typical employer-vendor- client format.

Below are the conversations

Q: Why are you going to US?
A: Explained
Q: Annual salary
A: answered
Q:Who is your client
A: YYYY
Q:Do you have letter from client
I said Yes and shown..Immediately officer said " Visa has been approved'

I got my passport in 3 days