H1B, H4 Visa

helo frnds,

I got selected in to the lottery for Fy 2009
and got approval also.
my question is that.. i m Commerce graduate person with 7+ year exp as system and network administration.
what r the chances to get Visa for H1b.
waiting for ur reply...

Hi, Currently I am in UK, I have to book the interview date for H1b in Uk, Can anybody help me the process. In India we have pay nearly 5000 Rupees in HDFC and has to get the bar code then we have to fill DS 156 and DS 157 forms then we have to book the date. How this process in UK. Please help me regarding this.

Thanks in Advance
Kondur

Hi Khan,
This is Sweth from Bangalore
yesterday i have spoken to one of your Manager in India hyderabad
Naveed Khan(Amaan Khan) and Vic and he says that your company is providing fake experience certificates and fake H1B documents to the consultants through innergraph company and the entire thing controlled by office in Cybergateway
Hyderabad
Is that right?
If so Can u please let me know do you charge?Moreever he wants something other than money from a girl
 else
If your manager is like this then some one will post these kind of stuff in INS site
nodoubt about that take care of these things


Iam enclosing all the chat with Naveed khan the other day on yahoo messenger

Amaan khan: hey!!!!!...Ithna Gussa......
swetha kk: gussa nehi
Amaan khan: arey main call par tha yaar...
Amaan khan: how could i answer...
swetha kk: but if u were not giving the details
Amaan khan: tumhe sochna chahiye tha...
Amaan khan:
Amaan khan: www.globaltek-inc.com
Amaan khan: click this....
swetha kk: ur company website
swetha kk: who is the boss
swetha kk: for this
Amaan khan: Kashif Khan
swetha kk: oh ok
Amaan khan: President of the company....
swetha kk: so he is from india
Amaan khan: all 8 companies....
Amaan khan: no he is a Citizen of US
Amaan khan: kabhi india hi nahi dekha usne...
swetha kk: then how is he managing
swetha kk: from there
swetha kk: is there anyone he know s in india
Amaan khan: yes....we r her...to maintain...rit
swetha kk: is there any andhra guy who is responsible for
swetha kk: that
Amaan khan: Management....with all Clicks
Amaan khan: Andhra Guy.....
Amaan khan: yes four r there
swetha kk: ok
swetha kk: i have lots of friends from vijawada
swetha kk: hyderabad
Amaan khan: ohh okok gr8..
Amaan khan: by the way...where do u stay?
swetha kk: bangalore jayanagar
Amaan khan: ok.....wrking?
swetha kk: so who is holding innergraph
Amaan khan: i told u rit?
Amaan khan: his name?
swetha kk: globaltek
Amaan khan: both r same...Ma'am..
Amaan khan: more 7 companies....in market,...
Amaan khan: all are under with him..
swetha kk: how could one man put up
swetha kk: all the companies
Amaan khan: Line up...Manager........will be there rit
swetha kk: so who is the lineup manager for globaltek
Amaan khan: Murali...
Amaan khan: is da CEO..
swetha kk: for innergraph
Amaan khan: VIC
swetha kk: for other companies
Amaan khan: lot of names r there..
swetha kk: which comapnies
Amaan khan: Lekha Inc, Bhrigus Inc, USAGraph Inc, Innergraph Inc, Hallmark Inc......
Amaan khan: Etc etc...
Amaan khan: Globalte Inc...
swetha kk: oh ok
Amaan khan: r u wrking?
swetha kk: yup
swetha kk: unix developer
Amaan khan: Client?
swetha kk: ibm
Amaan khan: gr8...
Amaan khan: fro Offshore?
swetha kk: working from blore
swetha kk: yup

Amaan khan: okok...
Amaan khan: dont u know hindi?
swetha kk: no
swetha kk: actually iam a bengali
swetha kk: from calcutta
swetha kk: near by
Amaan khan: ohh okok...then sorry for typin in Hindi...i had no knowledge of that...
swetha kk: ok
Amaan khan:
swetha kk: what
Amaan khan: nothing.....how do u know abt VIC?
swetha kk: i dont know
swetha kk: i got a message from him
Amaan khan: ohh okok
swetha kk: is vic and kumar

swetha kk: are the same
Amaan khan: Yes...
swetha kk: then why did he change
swetha kk: his name
Amaan khan: he is a US Citizen.....
Amaan khan: where he got this name...
swetha kk: then how come he is in india
swetha kk: man
swetha kk: if he is a us citizen
Amaan khan: On Business Tour...
Amaan khan: y citizens.....cant come to india or wat?
swetha kk: then he should not be doing this manager job
Amaan khan: he is not Business Dvelopent Manager....He is Three
Circle.....lines Manger...who holds complete signing authority ....for three companies..
swetha kk: which companies
Amaan khan: Innergraph Inc......USAGraph Inc......
Amaan khan: Bhrigus Inc
swetha kk: good
Amaan khan:
Amaan khan: all doubts r cleared Ma'am..?
swetha kk: so what else
swetha kk: i have seen ur innergraph is on the name kothapalli venkat
swetha kk: in orkut
Amaan khan: ok.....gr8
swetha kk: so u say
swetha kk: kasif khan
Amaan khan:
swetha kk: so u lie
Amaan khan:
Amaan khan: Areyyyyyyyyyy......Venkat....was the owner.....ok?
Amaan khan: Kashif IS da owner...ok?

Amaan khan: got it...?
BUZZ!!!
swetha kk: what
swetha kk: how come
swetha kk: two owners
swetha kk: are they partners
Amaan khan: no....Innergraph Has been acquired by Globaltek Guyz...tht is Kashif.


swetha kk: oh ok
swetha kk: so what happens to the consultants
Amaan khan: so, venkat was the owner..
swetha kk: who are on ig h
swetha kk: 1
Amaan khan: all rr the same...
Amaan khan: even this year we got 42 H1's with IG
swetha kk: oh ok
swetha kk: how much do u charge
Amaan khan: Depends on Profile
swetha kk: have u visited us
swetha kk: means.


swetha kk: on an average
Amaan khan: yes.....one time
Amaan khan: for three months
swetha kk: oh
swetha kk: so which places did u visit
Amaan khan: Jeresey...
swetha kk: so u say ur comapnys address
Amaan khan: yes

Amaan khan: 3301 Green hollow drive
Amaan khan: was my address.
Amaan khan: 277 Fairfield Road, # 103 Fairfield, NJ
Amaan khan: its my conpany's Address
Amaan khan: and CA...
Amaan khan: SFO...
swetha kk: oh ok
Amaan khan: it was just for Three months rit....
Amaan khan: and even Business Tour...
swetha kk: how many days do u stay
swetha kk: usually

Amaan khan: No, actually
Amaan khan: its again next year..
swetha kk: ok good
swetha kk: where is the cybergateway in hyderabad
Amaan khan: its our Office Address..
Amaan khan: Hitech City..
swetha kk: oh ok
swetha kk: is it a new
swetha kk: one
Amaan khan: Dunno....but we r new to this placew..
swetha kk: oh


swetha kk: before that
swetha kk: where
swetha kk: is ur office
swetha kk: arey phonemein kitney samay baat karteho?
Amaan khan: arey nahi......u know hindi well.
swetha kk: little bit
swetha kk: i could understand well
Amaan khan: Ohh...u know 1 thing...?
swetha kk: one more thng do u pay when people are on bench
swetha kk: ?
swetha kk: what is that
Amaan khan: i know complete Biography of yours...
Amaan khan:
swetha kk: oh good
Amaan khan: thnx...
swetha kk: what type
swetha kk: it

Amaan khan: Jab milenge.....tab bataayenge...ahbi sirf intezaar..
Amaan khan:
swetha kk: kya
swetha kk: aap kho meeri biography bata hai
swetha kk: tho milneki jarurat kya hai
Amaan khan: nahi ...milna padega...
swetha kk: when r u coming to blore then
swetha kk: so what is the new comapny of kothapalli
Amaan khan: yes....actually one my consultants marriage is abt to set up over there
swetha kk: ok good
swetha kk: is it a good comapny
Amaan khan: not at all concern with him
swetha kk: why what happened
swetha kk: u say
swetha kk: he is ur ex boss
Amaan khan: yes....tht much only,...
swetha kk: oh did u have any quarrel
Amaan khan: cant enteract.....tht much
Amaan khan: personal..
Amaan khan: no yaar...he is very king person
swetha kk: then
Amaan khan: kuch nahi...yahan hi kaam bahut hai
swetha kk: oh ok
swetha kk: sir
Amaan khan: abhi nahi
swetha kk: let me look in orkut
Amaan khan: means in this company...
swetha kk: abt ur comapny
Amaan khan: ok sure
swetha kk: ione more thing
swetha kk: do u provide any exp certificates as my friends are looking for jobs in hyd
Amaan khan: happens
swetha kk: iam not asking for a job
swetha kk: but exp
swetha kk: certificates
swetha kk: sir
Amaan khan: yes....Jobs we cann offer...
Amaan khan: but Cert......lil bit Risky naaa
swetha kk: being a manager
swetha kk: u can do it right
Amaan khan: hmmm...but for Close ones...
Amaan khan: i dont know u rit?

swetha kk: ohok
swetha kk: so u do for close ones
swetha kk: hahaha
Amaan khan: yes Ofcourse..
swetha kk: which comapny do u give
Amaan khan: person shud have helping nature..
swetha kk: so what do mean by helping
swetha kk: through a girl
Amaan
Amaan khan: Difficult Question?
swetha kk: difficult
swetha kk: not that
Amaan khan: hmmm...
swetha kk: money
swetha kk: or
Amaan khan: look al works for money...
Amaan khan: rit?

swetha kk: yup
swetha kk: how much do chrge
Amaan khan: if u r reallly interested ......then call me..and talk to me reg this..
Amaan khan: how can i type tht much matter..
swetha kk: what happened man
swetha kk: this is personal chat
swetha kk:
swetha kk: not a forum
Amaan khan: thts y
swetha kk: arey
swetha kk: kya
Amaan khan: do u have nay prob ......in calling mw
Amaan khan: ?
swetha kk: yup i dont call until i believe him
Amaan khan:

Amaan khan: so, how can i get u r trust in me?
Amaan khan:
swetha kk: will do
Amaan khan:
Amaan khan: thnx
swetha kk: but as a friend cant u tell me
Amaan khan: can but on fone...
Amaan khan:
Amaan khan: not on chat...
swetha kk: so that i could tell my friends to approach u
Amaan khan: still u r not in consideration of my frnds list....rit?
swetha kk: good
swetha kk: np
swetha kk: then bye
Amaan khan: bye

Amaan khan:
swetha kk: gimme ur number
Amaan khan: 9701002744
swetha kk: good
swetha kk: that is enough
Amaan khan: please have a complaint .....
Amaan khan: pz plz plz

Hi,
I have attaned my interview on May 1 at 12.15PM.
After all the process,my turn came at 2.30PM.
I have given my floder to VO, after watching my documents, he said my exp documents are fake and acadamics as well. i said no these are my original and if you have any issues u can cross check it.finally he took all my dcouments and asked me to have a seat. After half on hour, the VFS boy asked me to go to counter no G.there was a lady asked me all the questions after my education near about 30 mints. In the middle she said we find some of these documents are fake and you are free to withdraw your H1 Pitetion. i said no these are my original and if you want to reject you can directly reject but dont say these are fake.finally she said if you want you can withdraw and i said no u can cross check what ever you want. she said you can have a seat.
After 15 mints again VO called me and said you have last chance to with draw the H1, i said no you can cross check it.he finally said if he found any of the documents are fraud/fake you will not be allowed to US in your life time.i said its fine thanks.

but he took my all the documents like Acadamics, exp latter,Hi copy and my all documents original.
he gave 221(g) and asked me submit few documents from employer side.

Finally i took 221(g) and came out of embassy with out any documents.

please advice me how to get my acadamics back or i have to wait for their decision.

thanks.
Ravi

Hi,
  i have attended for H1b interview in delhi on march 26 got query 221(g) green form asking me to submit the UNEPLYEMENT WAGE REPORTS AND COMPANY EMP LIST ,PRESENT JOB ETC .
        Now i got the docments can i drop in vfs hyd ,in the green form they said me to drop in counter no 5 at the embassy.and other doubt ,i have i must submit new DS156 AND DS157 along with documnets compulsory or submit the old one.


please any body suggest me .
  

regards
Ashok.

Hi,


I got my H1b stamped on may 1 st 2008. The Interview went like this ,

VO :Hello, How are you?

Me: I am fine ,How are you?



VO :How long you have bee working for company ZZZ

ME : X.X years

VO:(entered something on the PC) and said visa is approved

Hi All,

I am here in USA before 3 month on H1B Visa.

I have no pay stuff on my hand. I had try for my wife H4 Visa without any pay stuff.

But When she appear for Visa they had check I797 and marriage certificate but not ask about any pay stuff.

They have check some details online and gave One yellow form 221 (g).

They have point out like “ When Administrative process is completed on your case, you will be contacted and requested to submit your passport, this letter, and accompanying envelope to the nearest VFS Office”

From Last two month I have not got any reply from VISA Office. So What I have required to take next step to get my wife visa soon.

From Last One week I got a job but my employer still not generate my pay stuff.

If you have any Idea please advice me on my email ID: [email protected]

Thanks for your time.

Gaurav

Guys,

These are some of the questions i collated for my wife's H4 interview. These might be useful for you guys as well...

- What are you planning to do in USA? - I plan to be a housewife. (the applicant has to convince that they do not plan to work or study in USA)

- Are you planning to work in usa?

- Do you plan to study in USA?

- Do you have family in USA?

- Do you intend to migrate (settle) to USA? - No

- Can i see your marriage cert?

- Can i see your wedding album?

- Can i see your wedding invitation card?

- How long have you been married?

- Since when is your husband in USA?

- Who made the interview appt for you?

- How were the interview appt documents sent to you? - (courier, if the husband is in USA)

- What kind of visa are you applying for?

- What is the status of your husband in USA (what kind of visa does your husband has)?

- Why do you need a visa? - To live with my husband in USA.

- Where will you stay in USA?

- Who will bare your expenses in usa?

- Who will pay for your trip?

- What is your husbands DOB?

- What is your husband's company name? what kind of company is it? Where is it?

- What is he doing in USA?

- Annual income of spouse?

- How long will you be in USA?

- Has your husband applied for green card?

- Was it a love marriage or arranged marriage?

- When did you meet him first?

- Where is your husband studying? - Trick question. He is not studying. he is working in USA.

- Have you ever called your husband? What is his number?

- What is your mother-in-law's name?

- What is your father-in-law's name?

- From where did your husband graduated?

- Where was your husband born?

- Where were you born?

- Show fire ceremony photographs of your wedding (if hindu wedding).

- Why you did not come with your husband? - He is in USA.

Hi All

There is no word to express the appreciation of this portal. This is really a stepping stone for the H1B Visa. Thanks to all for sharing their experience in this forum.

Let me share with you my experience right from the first:

I got my appointment for Visa Interview for February 19th 2008 at 10 am IST at Chennai. Being a local candidate I went to the US Consulate at 9:45 am IST. There were many people standing for the security check. In the security check, I was asked to open a sealed cover of my Employer which consisted of Income Tax Returns of the employer. After checking they sent me inside where I need to wait in a long queue. Here my fingers were scanned and all the below mentioned documents were checked and were put in a separate blue coloured folder.

• Original Passport
• Original LCA (Labor Condition Application) from Employer
• Original VISA Interview Appointment letter
• Original HDFC Bank Visa fee receipt (pink & yellow)
• Original DS156 - with Photo, Tamil Name with the Signature
• Original DS157
• Original I797 Notice of Action
• Original I 129 Petition for a Non Immigrant Worker,
• Original H classification supplement (comes along with petition)

Once the verification and scanning of my finger prints were over I was asked diverted to another building. I went there by 10:15 am IST. Since there were many people attending the Visa Interview I was asked to wait. The clock struck 11:10 am IST when I was asked to join the queue for Visa Interview.

The person who interviewed me was an American lady and here it how it went.

VO: Visa Officer
Me: Myself (Candidate)

VO: Hi
Me: Hello and Good Morning
VO: Good Morning. Can you please give me your blue folder?
Me: Yeah. Please find this blue folder.
VO: Are you currently working for this Company <Indian Company name>?
Me: Yes I am working at < Indian Company> only.
VO: What is your role there?
Me: I am a Software Engineer there and am working for the project <Customer Name> .Here I explained about my current project in two to three sentences describing both technically as well as functionally.
VO: That’s good! What is your highest education qualification?
Me: I have Bachelors of Engineering in Computer Science, Masters of Business Administration in E Business and also I am an Oracle Certified and Sun Certified Java Professional.
VO: How many years of experience you have?
Me: I have about three years of experience
VO: Which specialization do you have?
Me: I am a Bachelor of Engineering…..
(VO stopped me by asking this below question)
VO: I am asking you the specialization in which technology and not qualification.
Me: Oh! Sorry madam.
VO: Not a problem.
Me: I told him the technology I am specialized <Technology or the tool I am working on in my current company> and also about certifications that I have done in the same.
VO: Who is your US employer?
Me: I told my company’s name <US Employer>, their customers and also the projects they do.
VO: What project are you going to work there?
Me: I explained my project description and my role in that project shortly and precisely.
VO: Do you have project detail document?
Me: Yeah. Here it is and I gave the project document signed duly by my Employer and the Customer.
VO: That’s good.
She was looking in the computer for some information for about five minutes.
VO: Is this an in-house project?
Me: Yes. It is an in-house Project and I will be working in my Company <US Employer> at Place Name <US City and its State> for the Customer <Customer Name of the US Employer>.
VO: How did you get this job?
Me: I had posted my résumé in dice.com and my Company <US Employer> called me and I had two rounds of technical interview. One was an online test and other was a technical interview.
VO: Yeah. That’s good. Can you please get me the Tax returns of the company <US Employer>?
Me: Here it is and gave the confidential cover. I opened this cover since the security guys asked me to do so.
VO: That’s not a problem.
She was checking for some information in the tax returns very carefully for a couple of minutes. After that she was again checking for some information in the computer for about five minutes
She then took the famous 221G Blue form and stared marking the list of document and at the bottom of 221 (G) query form she wrote No Passport.
VO: Sir, I have marked the list of documents that are to be dropped at the VFS drop box and you need not drop your passport which I have mentioned in this form.
Once we verify these documents we would send you an intimation to drop your passport alone. Once you get that intimation submit the passport through the same drop box and I will issue the VISA.
Me: Should I come for Interview again?
VO: No! You need not come and you just drop your documents marked in that form through the drop box. Do not drop your passport! Once we verify these documents we would send you an intimation to drop your passport alone. Once you get that intimation submit the passport through the same drop box and your visa will be issued.
Me: okay. Thanks and have a great day.
VO: Thank you.

Note: None of my educational documents were asked.

As soon as I reached home I mailed my Employer to submit the list of documents.

On April 12th 2008, I received the necessary documents from my Employer. Also we need to fill and take a print out of DS156 - with Photo, Tamil Name and Signature and DS157. These forms are available in http://www.immihelp.com/forms/state.html

Once everything is over I submitted in the VFS drop box on April 21st 2008 by paying Rupees One hundred and Fifty Five. The documents marked and submitted to US Consulate were:

• A copy of the petition with all supporting documents
• A copy of all the employment contract or letter of agreement signed by Employee and the petitioner
• Petitioner’s Income tax Returns for the last two tears and financial statements
• A notarized list of all the petitioner’s employees of the job site listed. The list should show all the employees’ names, their specific job titles, start date and end dates and their individual salaries and immigration status.
• Status Unemployment Wage reports showing all wages paid to each employee in the sate for the past three quarters as field to All States
• A detailed and specific description of the internal development project to which you will be assigned. Include a complete technical description of the project, employer, time-line, current status of employees assigned, worksite location and marketing analysis for the final product.

On April 24th 2008, I got courier from VFS Chennai. In this they have returned all the documents to me except:

• Petitioner’s Income tax Returns for the last two tears and financial statements
• A notarized list of all the petitioner’s employees of the job site listed. The list should show all the employees’ names, their specific job titles, start date and end dates and their individual salaries and immigration status.
• Status Unemployment Wage reports showing all wages paid to each employee in the sate for the past three quarters as field to All States (another blue form)

In that courier there was a blue form intimating me to drop Passport.

On April 25th 2008, I dropped my passport along with a newly prepared DS156 - with Photo, Tamil Name and Signature and DS157 after paying another Rupees One hundred and Fifty Five).

On April 29th 2008, I received the Passport with VISA stamped on it.

So guys! Never ever worry if you get 221G. If your US Employer is genuine you can get VISA stamping easily. Please be optimistic. All the best! Once again I would like to thank this portal.

Paddy Sundaram

any body could provide information about 221(g) form. i attend interview at mumbai form there i got this form.on feb 28th i attend still i did'nt get any mail form consulate they told we will mail u but still no mail from there side.any body tell how much time will take.