H1B, H4 Visa

HI all,
I have attended H1b interview on feb 28th of 2008 at mumbai, got visa query of adim process got 221(g) form. till now i didnt get any kind of information about my query from embassy.

 if any body having idea abt this process to whom i have ask ya verify about my status please help abt this process i am very thankful to u .
It is already taken 4 months still i did nt get any kind of infor this reject ya any thing.

Hope if any body having abt to whom i ask and wht is the process to verify my status ,please help me i am very thnakful to him.

My h1b interview was scheduled on 19/06/2008, but visa office asked me to attend interview after july 2nd, due to my petetion valid from october 1st 2008(visa officed said that you can not attend interview before 90 days from peteion valid date).
 
Can you please tell me procedure to reschedule my appointment or do i need to take new hdfc receipt ?
 now i am unble to retrive my application , it was locked.
 

Thanks in advance.

Hello all,

This forum had been of great help to us, and would like to thank everbody for posting their experiences.

I had H1B interview, along with my wife for H4. We both have Masters degree in Engineering, and 3 years of work experience.

Interview Date: 17th June 2008.
Venue: Mumbai.

Questions asked to me:
1. Why you want to go to USA?
2. Where you work in India?
3. Where will you be working in USA?
4. How much salary will you get in USA?
5. What is your edu. qualification?
6. How long have you been working in present company (India)?
7. Number of employees in present company (India), and company in USA?

Questions asked to my wife:
1. How long have you been married?

We gave short answers, and interview lasted for around 5 min only.

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Hi All,

I had my Interview on the 12th of June 2008.
I had carried the following documents with me.
Passport
DS-156
DS-157
HDFC Reciept
I-797 Notice of Action
I-129
LCA - Labour Condition Applicaton

Supporting Documents
Spouse's Pay Stubs - Last six months
Employer's Letter to the Consulate.
Employer's Offer Letter
Spouse's Experience Letters.
Spouse's Certificates and Mark Sheets.
W2
1040 Form Income Tax Returns.
Bank Statements - Last six months
Social Security Number - SSN
Driving License.
Spouse's Passport copy I-94
Our Marraige Certificate and Album
My Certificates and Mark sheets.
My Experience Letters
My Bank Statements - Last six months

Me:Hello! Smile :-)
VO:So, you are....Are you a Miss or a Mrs???
Me:Mrs Name
VO:How long have you been a Mrs for?
Me:000 months
VO: You are working for _______ for 3 years??
Me:Yes
VO: You're gonna stay at Nashville????
Yes: Yes
VO: Tell me honestly..are you looking to join your husband or listen to Country Music?{Apparently Nashville is well known for its Country Music}
Me: Puzzled...Can't wait to see my husband.
VO:When did your husband leave?
Me:Answered
VO: Entered something in the computer.
When was the last time you saw your husband?
Me:Answered
VO: Was he paid throughout his stay?
Me: Yes
VO: I am sorry to intrude but why did he leave the very next day after the wedding?
Me: Ours was a love marraige and was registered and hence.....
VO:Do you have the Blue folder?
Me: I did give it to you.
VO: Went looking for it.
VO: Returned,,,,Entered something in the computer.
VO:You need to brush up your skills on Country Music.
Me: Smile.. May be I should.
VO:Granted Visa and handed over my original documents saying.... ENJOY YOUR STAY AT NASHVILLE.
Me: SMILE... THATS LOVELY.... THANK YOU

Tips: Be confident, always wear a smile.
Listen carefully and speak clearly.
This website helped me a lot and I hope my experience equally helps all those who are applying for H4 Visa.

All the Best and GOD BLESS.

Mrs ST.

Hi to all,

This is babu i attended H1B interview on 17th December, i got 221(g) additional documents required .I submitted all the documents on 6th March 2008.From chennai embasy again i got one more 221(G) on 13thMarch-2008 saying AAP processing.
could u please tell how much time it will take for this process.Its nearly 2 months 15days over in my case.
If i want status of my application to whom i need to send mail and what is the process for that.
please help any one.................

Hi guys,
My H1B file is aproved by USCIS, and my wife is US citizen and my petetion file is already put up,so is there any problem in H1B?

Hi all,

I got 221(GRecently i have attended for H1B visa ate chennai. I got 221(g) asking for the company's client contract for the project i mentioned, but he didn't specify whether i have to drop them at the VFS or I can attend the interview personally.
what should I do? can anyone help me in this regard?

thanks,
sudhir.

pls let me know if I-134 affidavit mandatory for h4 visa

Hi all,
First of all thanks to the people who shared their experiences with us in this valuable immihelp.com.
I used to read the experiences posted here frequently and this had helped me in preparing well for the interview.
Below is my experience in CHENNAI Consulate.
My interview time scheduled at 10.30am. I reached the US consulate office in Chennai by 9.30am. I reached a security who was standing at the very beginning of the office. He checked my interview time and asked me to come by 10.15am. Then i was waiting in the nearby bus-stop. Then by 10.15am i went to the front gate directly without standing in the queue.
Then inside the building, i've been checked twice by security guys.
Next i've been asked to stand in a queue for arranging the docs in blue folder and for finger prints. Pleaze note that there are 11 counters over here and in all counters almost INDIANS are working. After collecting the blue folder from that counter, a security guy asked me to go to the VISA interview building. At any point of time, be relax and cool. Dont be nervous.

Inside the building i've been asked to stand in a zig-zag queue for the final round of interview. From here i'm able to see all the counters & hear the conversation between the candidate & the VO. So, please be prepared yourself to grasp the question asked by VO while you are in the queue. This may help you in preparing last minute answers, but at the same time be smiley. Because VOs could see the people standing in line.

Finally my turn comes up and now i was standing in front of the VO. Below is my conversation with VO.
ME: Good morning sir. How are you?
VO: Good morning. How are you doing?
ME: Doing good sir.
VO: What is your qualification?
ME: Bachelor's degree in Engineering specialization in Information Technology.
VO: Which year did you pass out?
Me: Apr-xx.
XO: Which University?
Me: MKU
VO: What is your project?
ME: xxx
VO: Is it a client project?
ME: No sir. It is an in-house project of company ZZZ.
VO: Do you have any project docs?
ME: Yes sir. I handed over the docs to VO.
VO: What is your roles & responsibilities in this project?
ME: blah-blah.. While i was answering he refered to some architecture diagram in the project docs.
Then he entered some thing in his computer. After 3 minutes, he said the Golden words.
VO: Visa is granted. Your passport will be couriered within 7 days.
ME: Thank you sir.
VO: Have a nice day
ME: Thanks. Have a nice day.

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3 important points for the H1-B aspirants:
1. Don't go before 30 mins of your interview time as you have wait in the nearby bus-stop unnecessarily. If your appointment time is 9.30 means, please go at 9.15, so that you can enter the consulate without waiting in a long queue. While doing this don't blindly follow the queue standing outside. Enquire some security person over there and enter into the building directly.
2. At any point of time, dont loose your hope.
Be Confident and always smile at others.
3. Have an eye-contact to the VO, even he is not looking at you.
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Thats all. Then the Visa is yours.
I attended visa interview on 5-june-2008. I went there by 9.30am and came out of the consulate by 11.15am.

Cheers...!!!
Vel22k.

I had Visa interview on 5th of June @11.30, prior to this i had gone through this site several times and read each and every experiences i have prepared well for the interview, also my employer also gave lots of tips to me.

So on 5th june I reached consulate office by 10 clock, allowed me inside @10.15.

I have placed all the documents separately in the file, so it was easy for me to give all the required documents to be kept in blue folder. So the officer placed the documents and took my finger printing.

Then they sent me to the office were interview conducted, since i had $100 reciept i had to purchase $31 DD and gave the DD in the counter there. Immediately after that i went for interview. VO looked very calm. Here is the interaction b/n me and VO which lasted within 5 min.
VO: Hello
me: good morning
I gave him blue folder. Had a look at it.
VO: Give the degree certificate.
I gave him my degree certificate.
After checking my degree certificate VO asked for work experience.
I gave him all my work experience documents. He took 3 minutes to analyze, and then with smile in his face told me Visa granted, I couldnt hear him properly, asked him again, He confirmed me the result.

Next day evening i recieved my passport with H1B stamp.

I never ever thought interview will be so easy for me. But still I am thankful to this site, which gave me lot of confidence. Believe me I was not BEP candidate, It is surprised me that they never asked me reagarding my employer. It is all luck I guess.