H1B, H4 Visa

Hi Friends,

This is Sunil, my H1B pitition is selected in 2008 lottery, now i am planning to book the slot in April.
I have a question.
If VO is asking "why are you coming late for visa stamping" what we have to answer?

Please respond me.

Hi,

Now its my turn to share my experience. Attended interview in chennai on 23rd Feb. Got 221g for change of work location. submitted new LCA on 3rd Mar.Asked to collect passport on 9th Mar.

Hope this will help someone.

thanks.

Successful H1B interview at Hyderabad on 3rd March,2010

My visa interview was successful and here are the questions asked:

Why are you going to US?
Who is your Employer?
Who is your current Employer?
What is your highest degree?
Which place are you going to work in US?
What are your project details?
How did you get this job?
Did you read the instructions given at the other counter? Make sure you read them before boarding the US flight.
This has confirmed to me that my visa was granted !!! I recieved my passport today.

Hi,
I got H1B approved on Friday... I tried to get information about Hyd consulate before going to interview but didn’t get much...so I would like to share complete info here which would help others....

Hyd Consulate is very pleasant and comfortable place with good greenery and it’s a nice palace. You do not feel tensed once you are in that environment and enjoy that palace. You cannot take mobiles, bags helmets etc inside the palace and they do not provide any locker facility. There is a small place beside the consulate where you can deposit the luggage but they charge good amount of money (20/- for bag, 50 for mobile etc).
After I deposit my luggage, there is a queue of 5 people for small security check at gate to verify your appointment letter & passport. Then I stand in another line for the actual security check where 10 more ppl waiting before me. They ask to remove all the metal items and verified it.
After, I went into another line where 3 to 4 people are waiting in front of me. I suddenly got shocked that the person who is in counters asking some questions. So I though this is the interview line but the interviewer is an Indian. Then I asked the person who is standing in front of me. He said its just verification of your passport & petition form. When my turn came, I said Good Morning and she took my passport, I797 forms and asked for photo. I gave photo but she asked me to give a white background US standard photo. She told me that there is a VFS office outside consulate and they can give you photo in 10 mins. So please carry at least one photo with you.
After I took photo and gave it to her (now, didn’t stand in line and directly went to counter), she asked me to stand in another line for finger prints.
After I gave my finger prints, they asked me to wait in waiting hall which is a 3-side open hall. I got a token in the waiting hall which is just 10 numbers above the current counter. So, I waited for 5 mins and my turn came.
Finally below are the questions I faced….
Me: Good Morning Mam (with enough smiles)!
VO: Good Morning
VO: How long you have been with this company?
Me: X years
VO: Can you show me your old passport?
Me: This is my first passport Mam
VO: Are you going to work in same company in US?
Me: YES
VO: What is the project you are going to work?
Me: explained (just 2 lines)
VO: Have you gone through the instructions form given in previous counter?
Me: Pardon! (I didn’t get the question)
VO: She repeated the same
Me: Not completely…But it talks about my rights in US
VO: That’s okay…. Your visa is approved… You will receive in 7 days

My suggestions: Go with a comfortable mindset… I really felt tensed about their accent, the way of questions they ask, checking our confidence etc. Don’t worry about anything. I think most of the people got successful stamping. I observed one more person in front of me asked VO to repeat all questions and she repeated and her visa also approved. So, just be prepared about questions (VVIMP: About project). Their accent is same as Indian accent.
Sorry for long posting…I hope it help people who are going to Hyd consulate for stamping…..

hi all,

i have a query on h1-b visa. i have my interview lined up shortly.

i want to know whether is it ok to mention that my project is SUPPORT project.

also i am from environmental engineering background.. if they ask why i shifted to IT.. i want a ideal answer for this.

anybody who has told this in interview.. please post your views.

please do help


thanks in advance
abhinav

name is Ajith Nair.

Below mention is my experience with Vidhyasthaan, a study overseas consultancy in Chennai, India and its proprietor Mr. Manick Rajagopalan.
After completing 5 years of service in the Indian Air Force, I came back to Chennai where my family lives. I joined HCL Technologies BPO Services Ltd in May 2006. In Jan 2007, I along with my other colleagues planned to do our higher studies in Canada and seeked admission from some colleges in Canada. I got my admission from couple of colleges for degree/diploma courses and I approached Vidhyasthaan for preparing myself with the Visa formalities/ documents. The proprietor Mr. Manick Rajagopalan felt that my financial back ground was weak and promised me to arrange documents for the same. He advised me to seek Rs. 3, 00,000/- loan from private financial institutions as the first step of my preparation for Visa process. I took personal loans from two different banks at a high rate of interest. Later he assisted me to open a bank account with Indian Bank in T-Nagar, Chennai A/c No: 728485830. He asked me to deposit Rs. 3, 02,000/- in the account.
On the same day he took my bank passbook and the cheque book with all the cheque leaves signed by me for which he promised to give a receipt*. He said that he would do transactions on my behalf in my account for a period of 6 months and make the bank statement look strong.

In the mean time he promised me that he would take care of other formalities. The day after I deposited the money in my account, I felt that everything is being delayed. I kept on repaying the loans of huge EMI’s approximately Rs.10, 000/- every month. Every time I called to check with him for updates, he would ask me to be patient as he is working on the documents. He would always convince me to believe that he is working hard for my visa documents. Nothing happened in 6 months and my other colleagues who sought help from other consultants made their way to Canada after their Visa got approved. As a result pressure and concern for the money from my parents arouse. I some how had a feeling that the money is safe and he would definitely help me as he promised. He never let me meet him in his office; he would never answer my calls and so on. It was then, out of curiosity I checked for the balance in my bank account and I was shocked to see the balance reduced to Rs.2000/-. I was mislead with his inspiring talks and false motivation

I immediately went to his office and asked for an explanation. He told me that my money is being used for processing another candidates Visa and it would take some more time for him to start off with mine. I was upset with his statements and decided not to proceed further with him and asked for the complete refund of the money. He explained that he will not be able to refund the money as he is in the midst of preparing my documents and seeked 2 months time for the complete refund. He did not give the money back as promised in 2 months time. When I insisted, he initiated staggered payments like Rs. 1000/-, Rs. 2000/-, Rs.5000/- and so on over a period of time which summed up to a total of Rs.100000/-. This was done on repeated reminders and visits to his office which involved a lot of time and money from my side apart from the frustration. On a later stage, he promised me to take care of the EMI’s of the loans but always failed to pay them on time or never paid few of them which forced the bank to lien my hard earned money on couple of occasions. The collection agents always bothered me for EMI’s and made my life miserable. He always convinced me and my parents by taking care of our short term requirements and literally prevented us from going for legal actions against him. But he never paid the full and final settlement till date.

In the month of October 2008, I planned to visit UAE on a visit visa to seek employment and my parents were planning to shift to Palakkad, Kerala. I and my parents badly wanted to get the money so that we could settle the loans and shift peacefully. I conveyed this to Manick several times but he had no intentions of paying the full and final settlement to me. *It was then he gave me the receipt for the Rs. 3, 00,000/- against the refundable deposit which was made in Apr 2007. He also signed a contract on a stamp paper stating that he would pay 2, 47,000/- inclusive of the interest and principal for the remaining amount. He gave a promissory note and a post dated cheque for the said amount favoring my bank account. The contract said that he would pay the full and final settlement by Mar 2009.

As anticipated, he did not pay the full and final settlement and continued with the staggered payments and seeked another 20 days time from my father who was then dealing with him in my absence. He gave my father a post dated cheque for Rs. 2, 00,000/- again which bounced on the said date. My old parents are still shuttling back and forth between Chennai and Kerala and all he does to convince them is staggered payments in the multiples of thousands as he always had done.

We are very much frustrated with his actions and words, he seldom answers phone calls. He always tells that he has deposited cheque which never gets credited. Out of immense frustration, I started posting comments about my experience with his consultancy in the internet so that he would fear for his reputation and return the money. But he threatens me of cyber law and tells me that he would sue me no matter any part of the world from where I am doing this. He gets all the posts deleted by the blog administrator. From what his other clients says, he seems to have a lot of political and legal influence which makes him think we are weak and make us run behind him for our hard earned money.

I am still fighting back for my money and in the meantime, please do not go to him if u have a weak background, this person will rip your ambitions.

Please check this link for sufficient evidence.

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=a0216dbcc27de427e7c82ed4b8f0c38063ca507ac237d6c3f0a154af670496da

Hi Friends,

I am filling DS160 form for my fiance. We are getting married on March 14th, she is planning to attend the interview after March 14th. Now, in the marital status column, what i have to select? Single or Married?
Anyway, now she is single, but while attending the interview, she will be my wife.....

I dont know what to select...bcz, i tried with single, but, later in the other steps, i m facing some problem because of that...

Help please....

hi friends,
this is anji,my h1b pitition is selected in 2008 lottery.now iam going to the attended the om march4th.
i have the question..
1)if vo is asking "why ru coming late for visa stamping" ? what is the answer for this question

2)who is ur client? actually iam going for employerr place.

Hi, I have H1-b stamped and getting married in april and will be staying in India for 1 month. For H-4 visa stamping to my wife, do i have to go along with her in the consulate since i will be there or just the documents are necessary enough.

Thanks

Hi,
 
   My wife got H4 Visa Approved. only 2 Questions

  1. Marraige date ?
  2. Where ur husband staying ?

  Thanks for every one