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dream come true
hi friends, after a long wait, my dream came true. i thank professional visa officers at mumbai embassy .. really we are great to have them.. they are always helping people who are attending visa. be cool at embassy and just be relaxed at last 2 hours of visa..thats it.. my experience

Me: Good Morning Sir,
VO: - seeing i797 and pp
VO: can you give me your i129 plz
me: yes sir, submitted
VO: where are you working in india
me: xyz company, xyz city.
VO: where are you going in U.S
me: xyz city in u.s
VO: where in xyz city?
me: explained the total address of u.s office address
vo: can you show me ur tax returns of u.s company.
me: told i will get that sir, right now i am not having.
vo: is it inhouse or client project
me: inhouse
vo: what is the project about
me: told project name, started one line of project but vo asked about the project name again, told 2nd time..
vo: what is ur education
me: Masters in xyz...
vo: do you have xyz(working place) driving licence?
me: working place(xyz city) licence not there sir, but i have licence from my native state.
vo: why dont you have from working place city
me: i came to xyz city(working place city) on job, but basically from www city(native state)
VO: your visa is approved(golden words from great officers)


trust me, they are always to help you but be professional in mannerism, dont give false answers. if you donno say donno or no. dont create and explain the answer.

all the best to all the next attendees.

i like great,professional u.s visa officers.

regards
kris
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221 (g) issued
Dear Friends i attend the interview at chennai on jan 20th.they issued me 221(g) and she marked in that Application processing information.

so how it means how many days it takes ..
in that it menationed that mu application will send to uscis fo further review,upon completion of review they will contract my employer and gwet back to me .
they have taken
I-797
I-129
DS-156
DS-157
PROJECT-Desc
Tax-returns
...
if any faced the same problem and get the visa ,please send ur experience and suggetions to me .my mail-id :[email protected]
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I got my H1B visa here is my experience
Dear All,

I attended to the H1B visa at Chennai consulate.
Required documents :
1. I797 - original
2. Passport - Origrnal
3. HDFC receipt - original
4. I129 - Certified copy
5. LCA - Labor Condition Application - Certified copy
6. Resume
7. DS156 and DS157 - those u have taken print out from VFS site
8. US embassy appointment letter - From VFS site
9. All of your education original certificates - Originals
10. Your experience certificates of the previous company and current employer. - Original

and my US employer has sent me a bunch of documents those are related to his company status and all..

So first i entered in the US consulate there you will find a counters those people will re arrange your documents in proper way and they will take your finger prints. Once after that they will tel you to go to the embassy main office.

they have asked me very few questions like

1. What is ur US employer do
Tel them that they were on which technology
2. On what technology you are working in india.
Tel them that you are also working on the same technology on which ur US employer is working
3. You did ur post graduate in YYYY ?
Say Yes
4. What are the clients your US company have??
Say 2-3 clients that ur US employer has
5. Finally she asked me is that a big company or a small one.
i told its a small one....(because its a very small one)

then she told that i am giving u the visa u will get it to ur address with in 4 days.

If u have any queries please feel free to mail me on [email protected]

I attended the interview on Jan 7th 2009.

Thanks
chaitanya
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Successful H1 @ Chennai on 16th Jan .2009
First thing is that Thanks for the all the guys who posted their experiences on Immihelp.com...my H1-B interview was done on 16th jan 2009...its very simple, but it's very long for me because she[VO] required all my project details in brief manner.

Here is how my interview went.

VO: Wait for a moment
ME: sorry
VO: I said wait for a moment
ME: ohhhh!!! sure
then it started after 5min. waiting time......
VO: What is your qualification?
ME: explained
VO: What will be your US project?
ME: explained
VO: Tell me about your US project in more details.
ME: explained
then she has started something to check in her PC & after five minutes the golden words came:
VO: Your visa is granted, thank you....
ME: Have a great day ahead.........

It was a great experience to attend the interview for US at Chennai consulate.

Carry all documents that you cant even think of, such as list of all employees hired by petitioner, I cant even imagine that they can request for such document.

So do carry everything and even if u dont then no worries because u'll get Visa later via dropping all docs at VFS :-) So Good Luck to Everyone!!!!!!
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Visa after 221(g) AAP Blue form..221(g) is only a part of the visa
Dear All,

First of all my heartful Thanks for this wonderful website for providing the opportunity of sharing all our experiences which is really helpful in hard times & gives us boosting.

I got my visa on 12th of Jan after 221(g) AAP(additional administrative processing) blue form verification finish,My visa process went like this.
1)I attended my H1 B Visa on 6th Of Dec,issued 221(g) blue form after taking my client agreement letter between my emp & client,At this time only you all will come to know the actual value of this site which will give you the energy & Confidence.
2)On Jan 5th exactly after one month i got a courier from VFS Chennai office to submit my passport along with DS156/DS157 forms.
3) i got my passport with visa stamped on Jan 12th.

Guys,My advise is be patient once 221 (g)issued to you,Dont worry unless & until you are genuine with your documents & your employer,It might print visa but time varies(takes 2 to 6 months also) from case to case as many people already mentioned..Its 100% correct. Contact me with any kind of questions...All the best 4 u all!!!

Please note that 99% of 221(g)cases will be successful,Only 1% rejections because of fake/Dummy employers.
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Is Change for Consulate,possible?
Is it possible to request for change in consulate and get it done possible?

Please suggest.
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Officer returned the passport
Hello

I attended the interview on 14th Jan in Delhi.I am in Chennai and i had to travel to Delhi for the same.Officer was satisfied with the docs provided but said that they will have to do some background check.Officer said that embassy will contact me when the verification is done.No 221g forms given,all the base docs (DS 156,DS157, Company letters taken).Have any one been in this situation before? What are the chances that i get a call again?
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Issued 221g
questions 1:
1) Show me your academics
Ans: Shown My Master's degree certificates.
2) how many years of exp you have.
Ans: I said 5 Years

nothing more than that.

He Issued me a 221g at chennai consulate on 13th Jan.

I have good exp... and working for Top MNC...
Be careful and carry all the docs.

like
1) the coy of the petition with supporting docs as filed to USCIS.
2) Petitioner's income tax returns for the last two tax years
3) Copy of the employment contract or letter of agreement signed by you adn the petitioner.
4) A notarized list of all the petitioner's employees. the list should show all employees names, job title, starting and ending dates, salry, and immigration status.
5) a detailed and specific description of the internal development project to which you will be assigned. include a complete technical description of the project etc...
6) letter from a client company sponsoring the project and a coy of the contract between the us based petitioner and the client company.

I believe it is not the right time to go for stamping...

Best of luck if you have all docs from your side and petitioner side... :)
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GOT 221 -G FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES.
Hi Friends
i went for my visa interview in mumbai consulate where i got 221 g here goes my interview.
Me:good morning mam
VO:good morning
VO:where are you working now?
me:said
VO:how much experience do you have?
me:4.5 years of experience
VO:what is your job responsibilites in your current company ?
me:explained
VO:who is sponsoring your visa?
me:explained
VO:is it a company or consultancy?
me:company
VO:ok,i need more information about your employer in US.how many employees do they have?
me:9
VO:what 9?what is the revenue of that company?
me:3 million USD.
VO:i need to see your employer tax documents?
me:showed
VO:what project you are going to work in US?
me:said the name of the project
VO:how long you will be working on the project?
me:explained
VO:i need the technical documentation of all the project you have worked for?
me:its not possible as these information are confidential
VO:i want proof that you worked for all the projects that you have mentioned on your resume.
me:i will try i am not sure if i get all.
VO:do you have pay slips from you company?
me:yes and showed
VO:show me original tax return .
me:showed
VO:show me your last 6 months bank statement
me:showed
VO:i need technical documentaions of your inhouse project.
me:that can be arranged if you require.
VO:of fine please come with your technical documentation of your inhouse project from your employer.
me:ok
VO:she took a 221 g form and ticked on some additional docs for submission.
me:ok mam i will come after 3 months with all the documents.

Friends these days all the consulate have become very strict.These days consulate interview are very painful.
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Got 221 G from Kolkata consulate-very touch to convince visa officers
here is my interview experience.
VO:good morning.
me:good morning sir
VO:which company you are working for in india?
me:satyam
VO:we are hearing news about satyam?is your job secure?
me:yes sir
VO:explain me your current project?
me:explained.
VO:show me your resume.he studied my resume for 2 mins and asked me to explain each and every project.
me:explained
VO:what project you will be working in US?
me:i will be working for my employer's client.
VO:do you have the client letter with you?
me:no
VO:sorry sir we need you client letter from your employer.we also need tax docs,wage reports from your employer.
me:sure sir i will get it from my employer.
VO:you may come on any working day with your docs.
me:sure sir thank you.
may be due to the recession they are not granting visa to H1 people unless they are fully convinced.its a luck game.
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