H1B, H4 Visa

Hello friends,,

Thanks to all who have posted the valueble information in the site.

I had my interview today and VO approved my VISA and said that Passport
would be couried.

when I was standing in the que,,Head of the consulate was explaining
some thing to few US individuals about the VISA, they might be probably
new VO's,,he introduced himself to the crowd there that he has 15 yrs of
experience in issuing VISA's and suggested few tips as below.

1) Say with smile HELLO to the VO
2) Pass on the file in the horizontal position to the VO, and not to take
out any doc from that file given by VFS.
3) He says that every one thinks that one should be confident to get the VISA,
but he says thats not true being confident and giving unreasonable answers.
4) He said that attention is the main key in getting the VISA, to hear clearly what
the VO is asking for and only provide the information or document.
5) he said not to tell Mahabharatha and only answer shortly to the question asked
by VO.
6) He also said not to fraud,,,that might lead to permanently disabling to enter US or that
might lead to Jail,,,,Instead give the true answer and if the VISA is rejected can reapply.
I hope the above points would be helpfull to all of you

My interview went on in the below manner
 
me:Hello :)
vo: Hello
me: How are you doing.
vo:good
passed on the file to him
vo:can you give me your educational certifications
me: gave him
He has checked the certificates
vo: how many years of total experience you have
me:11yrs
vo: can I see your experience certificates
me:gave him the exp certificates
vo: how long have you been working with ZZZ
me; close to 3yrs
vo: what were you doing with network solutions
me; supporting banking networks like xxx and yyy.
vo:what is the project you are going to do onsite and whos the client
me: xxx is the project developed by the company and i will be supporting the network for the project.
vo: ok, you will get the passport couriered.
me: thank you.
 
He did not ask for any additional documents.

Thanks again guyzzz,,,,,All the best who are awaiting VISA's,,,Dont worry those who did not
get the visa,,,that not the end of life..better luck...

Dear All,

I got the visa yesterday after 221 g after 3 months time.
So, Hope for the best and do better.
Success is in our hand.
Thanks for all the viewers and who shared thier exp. here to do me better.

Hi,

I got approval of I797, Now i am planning to go Embassy for H1B VISA Stamping, Can I attend the Embassy with my wife and kid? If so What are the documents i have to submit and Please can u Expain the detail Procedure.

Thanks&Regards
VIDYA SAGAR GAJULA

I had my interview scheduled on Jan 04, 2008 and had been handed over 221 (g) stating petition under review and USCIS will get back to petitioner after completion of review.

 

Problem for me is VO had asked me give in writing of me withdrawing my application due to lack of qualification and experience, as far as education is concerned I have completed my 3 years degree and 2 years post graduate diploma program (equivalent to Master in India). I have total of 21 months of work experience as Business analyst with my present employer in India.

 

Please clarify as to why the VO had refused to issue me a Visa there and why has he taken in writing of my lack in education and experience. He dint provide me with any other options as well.

If any of you had undergone this kind of situation, pls do let me know wht can i expect from this case.

Folks,

Today i got my visa.It is just like a discussion.
VO : Hey.. how r u doing.
Mr/Mrs : We are good how abt u?
VO : Good, What is this company xxx.
Mr: xxx do yyy.
VO : Mrs you are working so what you are going to do over there.will be a house wife?
Mrs : Yes, As my hubby is important.
VO : Okie We will courier your passport.
Mr :Can i collect our PP's tommarow by hand.
VO : Yes you can try and got the address form from him.

Be cool, patient nothing to worry. dont attend like a Professional interview, think like a friendly discussion with them and tell the TRUTH.... visa is yours.

I went for interview with my wife for H1 and H4 at delhi . But they ask for project details or client letter.They issue me Green form and ask to drop documents and returned both passports.
Now what shall I have to do?
Do I need to drop req docs along with both passports. and how much time it generally take to process. Is it something to worry or its common case. Please proveide me details or share similar experience .
 Thanks

Mohit

Successful H1 Stamping @ Chennai on 11th Jan,2007

Hello All,

First of all, I would like to thank this site and each and everyone who are posting their responses and Expereiences..It really helped me alot to prepare well...


My appointment is schedule at 09:15A.M at Chennai on 11 th january 2008..I have reached US consulate at 9:00 AM.There is no crowd as much..
 
I have shown My appointmet letter, Passport and HDFC receipt (Yellow one) to the secutiry guard at the entrance...He checked them and allowed me inside...

Then I entered into the first building, there is one person who is guiding us to stand at any one of the counters...At this counter,there is one person who asked to submit the below documents:
1.DS 156
2.DS 157
3.Appointmet letter
4.Passport
5.HDFC Yellow Receipt
6.All H1 Related docs(To specify clearly...I797,LCA,I129,Employer letters,etc...)

He verified DS156 and 157 and kept all the above mentioned docs in a folder, asked for the finger prints of
1)Left hand 4 fingers(except thumb finger)
2)Right hand 4 fingers(except thumb finger)
3)Finally, both the thumb fingers...You can inform to this person if there are any mistkes in the DS forms...he will round those and updates with the correct information...Once everything is done, he has given me the folder with the docs and asked me to go to another building....


I went into another building , there were few persons standing n asking to take the seat...They will be calling us to stand in the queue based on the appointment time...When I entered this building, appointments for 8.45AM slot are going on...I waited there till 10.15Am and joined the queue...There are around 7 counters operating at that time,u can observe how the interview proces is going n can c how the people are responding to VO's questions...after waiting alomst 45 minutes in QUEUE, My turn came for interview process .

VO : Hello, How are you??
ME : Hi, gud and how about you?? and has given him the folder

VO : He has gone through the I797 and asked ur working in YYYY company.
ME : Yes, since XX months

VO : What are your responsibilities in present company?
ME : Explained...

VO : Can you tell me about the comapnies where you all worked so far...
Me : Explained...

VO : What will you be doing at US office(i.e.position and responsibilities)
Me : Explained him the position and responsibilities

VO : Asked about the project
Me : Explained the project and asked him to refer the project spec attached to the docs

Finally,he asked me to give my left hand index finger for scanning...

V0 : He has given back my H1 papers saying the GOLDEN words "your case is approved"
ME : I said thankq and left the counter...

My sincere advice to all of you who will be going for stamping are as follows:
1.First n foremost..Jus treat the interview process as formal discussion and boost yourself with full of confidence..The way how you respond to VO's questions is the only thing that fetches you the visa....SO you should be confident enough to give answers to VO without any hesitation or tense...N also keep in mind that he is not at all a technical person to understand whatever you say...He will just look for your confidence levels..nothing else...

2. When u stand in the queue, jus observe the VO's questions and to the responses given by applicants..Never look at the output of the discussion...(Approved or rejected or query..)..If u take the output into consideration, no doubt u will be in trouble...To tell u all about my experience, I was standing at counter3, before me there were around 20 applicants being rejected or got query..So i was tensed to move further n thought my case will also receive a query but got approved...It all depends on the docs u have and the way how you respond...

3. Start the conversation with a sweet smile and a Greetings..(Say HI with a smile on your face)

4. Once you are done, whatever may be the output accept it with heart, jus wish him a gud day n leave the counter...

5. Carry all required documents...I carried (DS 156,DS 157,Appointmet letter,Passport,HDFC Yellow Receipt,All H1 Related docs(To specify clearly...I797,LCA,I129,Offer letter,Invitation Letter, letter mentiong there is a open position for the requirement, Project Spec,Company snaps),Experience letters, education docs,last 3 months payslips n bank statements supporting the same and Resume)


VO did not asked me to show even any other documents, he jus looked at the 797...Interview process just took around 8 mins...

Once gain, thanks for all your support and wish you all the best..

Thanks
Sam

Hi All,
Sorry for the late posting.
My interview was on 27th dec 8:30am.
I reached there on 8:00am.
After all famalities...
I was in que for 20 min.
Mean while I observed that VOs were taking 20 min for each interview.
I was preparing myself for that.
They were asking even about our finantial background also.Because they want to know whether we can servive in US or not.
One white lady was there who was asking with one guy how much money you prepared to servive over there.
he answerd some 15laks she asked how did u earned this he replied around 7l i saved from my job and remaining my father gave.then she asked how u r father got this money & what he is ,for that he expained his family detais and financial backgound.I confused little bit because I did not prepared for these questions.
From then onwards I stopped listening those interviews Because I am getting tense.I left all to GOD.
Finally I got my chance.
VO:HI GOOD MORNING
ME:HELLO
VO:GIVE ME UR PITITION
ME:PASSED THE DOC
VO asked something I was unable to undestand his slang I asked him to repeat
VO:EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
ME:B.TECH i.e BACHLOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN COMPUTER SCEINCE ENGINEERING from xyz university
VO:YOUR EMPLOYER
ME:XYZCOMP...
VO:R U WORKING WITH THE SAME COMP NOW
ME:YES SIR
VO:ON WHICH PROJECT U R GOING TO WORK
ME:TOLD PROJECT NAME
VO:INHOUSE R CLIENT
ME:PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT WHICH GOING TO DEVELOP BY OUR COMP ITSELF
VO: OK I AM GIVING YOUR VISA
I was suprised bcze i was expecting more questions
Thanks to god,our guruji and IMMI HELP.
I visited astalakmi temple in evening
dont get tense even vo rejects ur previous cadidate
Be confident, appear and behave like a proffesional and dont show u r tense in u r face when u are in que bcze vo observes u from there itself
If u r confident visa is urs
GOOD LUCK

For sure a pressure cooker coz you dont get over there.

Hello,
Sorry for posting in wrong forum, but since everyone is here for H1, what are the nex step after stamping. like airtickets, things to bring from india. since the list will be dependent upon individual, If we could get the build such list it will be helpful from other people. Let people add up to this latter on. Since today i purchased the bag

I will start the list here here is primary list.

1. Bags. at leat 2 big
2. Technical books.

I hope people who are 1 yr old in US will provide more relevant things.