H1B, H4 Visa

After fixing appointment for visa the copies of HDFC recipt( Pink and Blue) are lost.
We have a schedule appointment on Dec 5th what can we do now?
Please share any exprience...

Hi ALL and Thanks for this Forum
I got my H1B stamped this Monday 24-NOV-08 @delhi Consulate
My interview was scheduled at 13:30 hrs I reached there by 12:20 Hrs Enquired with the gaurd weather i can join in the que he told that i can join in there , intial check and appointment happend , waited for long time approx 2 hrs in the same que , then reached the counters where they will check the Visa Reciept Number after entered inside again main security check happend.
Joined in the line for the Finger Print Scan , gone thru that , and asked the helpdesk guy in which que i have to join , he showed me the que , and i joined in the que and infront of me there 4 others guys are there

Intial 2 are might be renewal they had done in less than 5 min and they got the visa and the guy came in front of me to interview window , intervier is a woman ,
she asked some of the deatils client's etc
where this guy is not able to provide and express the same , and she tried her best to do his interview but turned with 221(g) for him

This Time My turn..... But wait ....

Some other's came to VO inside the Cabin and alredy wait'n for her

SO i have to wait there fro some more time ... and i am tensed this time as long discussion is going there .... it went fro at least 10 min..

Now she turned and called me and while i am entering the window ,she is telling the guy outside guy the case was Fake H1B case ...and some laugh is going there and by hearing this i am tensed a bit more , but reached the counter and handedover the I797, passport , Ds156,157 , now the interview started

Me: Hi
Vo : Hi
Vo : wht's u r Eductaion
Me:Master's in Information Techonlogy
Vo : For which company your Goinh
Me: My US Company name
Vo: where it is located
Me : Reston , Virgina (as my company is located there )
VO : what they do
Me : i exaplined abt the compny wht they do like .. Consulting .. etc.,
Vo : where r u Working
Me : I siad consultancy name again
Vo : ru working for the smae comapny in india as she is asking abt the India company where i am working a
Me : a bit confusion happend here with me and manged and told her abt my current company in india
Vo : How many employes are there
Me :100+
Vo : wht u r going to do in US
Me : Explained some thing abt my actual roles what i am going to there in US
xVo: Can i have the comapny site address
Me :xxx.com
VO : checking the smae from her computer
Vo: who r u clients ?
Me :Told Some Client names...
Vo : How many employess are there in ur US Company
Me : 100 + and said majority ppl are in indirect payroll (as my Company started H1 for time this year )
Vo : Did u paid any amount to your comapny
Me : i had beena bit late for this question to catch and said No .
Vo: Your expressions are like u had paid
Me : Some Laugh accross me and Vo and said NO
Vo: while laughing Did they taken any bond
Me : Laughing NO,
VO : She had explained the abt the some policy of H1b like the employer has pay you the bench pay equally even if your not in the project and handed over me the labour card where some info abt the rules and regulation nad been printed for the employees
Me : By this i understood that i got visa and taken the card and said have a gr8 day to her whith some smiles


Guy's Over all this is my experience in the interview
My observation is tht the VO's are looking our expression's and the way we are telling the things to them
if we are not able to express the things properly then they are doubting the cases thts where they are going to check the doc's as in my case they didn't even checked any of the documents

All The best to u all !!

My wife and I had sucessful stamping at chennai on the 24th of this month. It was a second time H1 stamping for both of us. Both of us are Physcians. Our appt time was at 9:15am. We reached Stars and stripes lounge at 8:30am. After a preverification of documents, the VFS guy informed us that our photos were no good( both taken in the US). So we got it done again at the lounge. We left in the shuttle at 9:45 and reached embassy in 5 minutes. There was 1/2 km line outside the embassy, but we were made to stand near the entrance. After checking our appointment letters and passports, they let us in for security check. Guys separate entrance and gals separate entrance. Here is where I was really irritated. I had arranged all documents in order in a folder. For the guys, they were making us remove all documents out of the folder and dump it on the table for them to check. This place was chaotic, no place to rempve our documents properly, people pushing from back, many people dumping their documents at the same time on the table. High chances of documents getting mixed with the next person in line if you are not careful.For the girls, they were checking the documents in the folder itself. After this we were in a building with 8 counters where they were fingerprinting, checking documents and putting the necessary documents in the blue folder. after this the majority of people went to adjacent building( including my wife) where there were a few counters with VO for the interviews. I had my interview in the same building where one counter was occupied by VO. My interview was like this:


VO: Good morning sir

Me: Good morning, how are you and handed over the blue folder.

VO: after looking in the folder and computer, So you did your masters?

Me: Yes

VO: When did you take your USMLE?

Me: Answered

VO: So you changed your job in July?

Me: I finished residency in June and started my current Job in july.

VO: Ok, your passport will arrive in a week.

Me: Thank you


That was it for me, eventhough I was intially asked to go to adjacent buliding, a Embassy guy had stopped me and dirceted me to thios counter. This VO rejected two cases in front of me. One was H1 and other H4. She asked them for W-2 for 3 years and pay slips for 8 months. She scrutinized their application very thoroughly. She was asking both the candidates about how they/their husband filed for only 15k in taxes when they needed to have made much more. So they got a blue slip each with instructions to submit all the relevant documents.

My Wife's Interview was also simple. They did not ask a single document from her too. The VO where my wife had her interview had approved all visas who were ahead of her. They asked my wife just some general questions.

My brother in law got his visa on the 25th. He is a S/W eng in a big company and they did not ask any documnts from him too.

I think only people with small consulting firms with employment not available all 12 months will face some challenges. People continously employed with all documents will not have any problems.

Best of luck to everyone.

Dear All,

First of all thanks for this wonderfull site which made me so confident to face the Visa Interview.

I got H1B visa stamping in my passport. As I 've BEP covering letter, VO asked me the following 3 simple questions. and thats it I was done.

1) Whos is your client?
2) How long you are working in the current company?
3) What is your project?
Thats it.
My suggestion is dont get tensed maintain proper eye-to-eye contact.Visa will be urs!!

I had attended for visa interview at chennai on nov 17th, 2008 and was issued 221g blue form where the VO asked me to drop some documents related to the employer like tax returns, wage reports, project description etc. I dropped the documents in the dorp box at bangalore vfs and waiting for reply. I dont have the financial statements of the company so didnt submit them. anybody with similar exp. reply.

Dear All,

My H1B visa has got stamped in my passport Successfully today. I have an appointment at 08:30 AM and went to queue at 07:45AM. There were very long queue and entered at 09:15AM to consulate. The first verification people took long time almost 15-20mins to arrange and thump impression.

Then i moved into next building/counter where visa officer were interviewing candidate. First they asked me to stand in a line. A person from billion dollar indian company was standing before me got a pink slip...i guess it is due to non-it background going for IT job. And he don't have any financial documents.

I was asked to moved to next counter where there a lady as VO and asked below questions.

VO: Good Morning. How are you?
ME: Good Morning. Fine. Thanks. How are you doing?

VO: What is your highest qualification?
ME: Masters of Engineering in Computer Science.

VO: Howlong you have been working in current company? (I'm working in US based top 10 Blue Chip company in India and going for Fortune 500 company)
ME: 4 years

VO: are you going to work in client or in-house project?
ME: I am going to work for development of Product

VO: what does the product do ?
ME: {I explained the product in 3 lines)

VO: What are the job roles you are going to do and how does you are specialized?
ME: (A new question for me). I explained that i am expertise in YYYY YYYY technology and YYYY technology.I attended training on YYYY X course for YYYY period

VO: How long your new development of product planned?
ME: 2 years

VO: Is your company do only product or software services also?
ME: Employer will do both product and software services and mainly focussed on product.

VO:Do you have information about the product?
ME: I gave the document to VO.

VO. Do you have any financial documents?
ME: Sure. Could you give me two mins. And I gave the Financial statements, Tax paid by company.

VO: Please keep your middle finger on red light to your right?
ME: I kept

VO: Immediately with smile face she said Congratulations!!! Your visa has issued. Have a nice trip to US. Thank you. (She took my passport, DS 156 & 157 and returned all my documents).

ME; I said Thank You and collected all the documents and came out.

First of all thanks for all you sharing your your experiences here. I got my H1B renewal at with very few questions and no documents. I attended for Visa interview on 19th Nov at 10:30am. received passports today on 25th Nov. I have carried all the necessary documents to consulate. I attended with my family.
My appointment was at 10:30 and i reached at 9:50 AM. Line is not very long. security allowed us at 10:00am.
                 It took lot of time at verification counter hall. where all my family visa applications ds-156,ds-157 verified. Then finger print process and handed over a file with all necessary documents. She has written PIMS on each application. she asked me to move to the next building for H1B and inform about PIMS on the Visa application to VFS people.
In the next buliding the crowd was very very less (compared to fish market area before ) and I was direct to one among the 8 counters. Before me 2 people are in Q. one person is for renewal, he was intervied 2 minutes and approved his visa. and then next person is for visitor visa approved in 1 minyte. I was waiting for my turn about 3 to 5 mins. Then I moved in for my trun.

     ME: Hi, Good morning
     VO: Nice and smiling face said Good morning, pass the file
     VO: how long you have been with this company?
     ME : SINCE 2 YEARS.
     VO : Are you a Doctor or Software Professional?
    Me: software professional (my company name has MED in it)
    VO: What type of project you gonna work there?
    ME: explained about Client's project
    VO: your passport will be couriered in 4 to 5 working days
    ME: Thanking you sir
    
 VO has not asked for atleast one document.

Passports received in courier today on 25th nov 2008.

Thanks,

Hi All,

Got stamped with H1B with less questions and documents. I have unused B1 visa with me from the current employer. I carried almost all the document from my side as well as from the company side (about 2 1/2 Kgs)

My appointment was fixed at 10:00 and reached at 9:30 AM. Stood in the long line waiting out side the consulate for the security to call 10 o'clock batch.

When my turn came, after security check entered the verification counter hall. Where I my documents ds-156, ds-157, passport and I-797 form and he put them in order. Then finger print process and handed over a file with all those documents in it. Asked me to move to the next building for H1B.

In the next buliding the crowd was less and I was direct to one among the 3 officers. I was waiting for my turn about 5 mins. Then I moved in for my trun.

ME: Good morning sir. (and unloaded my documents before me)
VO: Good morning (Busy with my documents and the computer)
VO: What type of project you gonna work there, internal or ..
ME: Client's project
VO: Who is the client
ME: ---.com
VO: Do you have the client's letter with you
ME: Yes. I have
VO: (took his coffee mug and read the whole letter and gave it back) after 2 mins what's you roll there
ME: I started --- -- -- -- -- ----- - ----
VO: enough .. your passport will be couriered in one week's time
ME: Thanking you sir
VO: (he replied something ...)


My advise is be cool, with "0" reactions and dont ping your head into -- what he is doing. Be confident even what ever you carry with you or not at all.

Hello, I have a concern, I am graduate from USA and I got my H1b and its from Oct 2008. After I graduate I was not in position to get a job and had to look for a consultant. I have not yet gone onto any project and current I am on bench. If I would every want to transfer my H1 form the current employer do I need to have a paystubs. As I was thinking of joining other consultant and this employer still holds my H1 papers and I need to get those from him. So how much have he payed on all the paper works so that I can go clean by paying him.

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