H1B, H4 Visa

My application for H1 B process has been picked up in random selction process for this year quoata.It may take some time to get new H1.I am Planing to take My wife and kid as dependent to file H4 on my H1 documents.

My question is which one of these better choice for attending Embassy ???

***First i will attend H1B interview and get stamp once that’s done ... then book the slot for your wife and kid while i am in india.
or
***Attending with my family all 3 on same day.

Could any body tell me with the past experiences(in such cases if any body faces) mail ur experiences to [email protected]
 
Thanks in advance,

Thanks,
chandra

My H1B file petition got rejected for this year(2007-2008).

If bill is approved then this increase will be considered in this Year????


can any one help me regarding this clarification.....

Hi All,

  I had attended the chennai consulate last year Dec. I got 221G. In 221G they mention drop all the document in VFS drop box. I have received docuemnts from employeer last week. My employeer told, attend the personal interview again. Is it possible can I attend the interview again in consulate ? or Should I drop the documents in VFS dropbox? How many months it will take process and get the visa ? Can you any one please give me suggestion?

Thanks & Regards,
Ramsekaran.
[email protected]

Hi,

Have you noticed this. After reading to the experiences noticed this. After submitting documents for 221(g), if one receives their passport the next week itself, they are getting visa stamped. Or if they receive passport after 3 weeks, they are not getting visa stamped but their 797 getting revoked. Ofcourse some cases taking months with no reply.

Does anybody else have experiences contrary to this observation?

HI,
Guys

I attended my H1B interview in Channai Consulate in Last 2 months before and i got 221(g) blue foam , and they told me drop those docuements in VFS Office.

I asked required docuemnts fro my employer then he told it may take 2 to 3 months to get those documents .So i am waiting for those documents.Insha Allah i will get all those documents soon.

My doubt is Can i drop DS-156, 157 also along with those documents ? and how much time it take to get visa after dropping those documents in VFS Office?
 
I am waiting for u r replys guys.

Mail me : [email protected]

Hello everyone, First of all Thanks to everyone for sharing knowledge and valuable experiences.
This site has been very helpful to me.
I am planning to take an appointment in Delhi but i see that no dates are available even in June(only one or two dates are shown and they are not available for selection for south indian candidates).
Here are my questions.
1.Is their any specific reason for the dates getting closed so early in advance.
2.Can we take an appointment in Delhi for H1 visa even if we belong to south india. If Yes what are the chances of getting an appointment in Delhi.
3.In what way are chennai and delhi consulates different.I see that lot of them are getting 221g in chennai consulate(is it that hard to face interview in chennai).
Request you to Please spend your valuable time and provide your thoughts on the above questions.

Thanks,
Kumar

Hi ,

I got lot of information from this site when i attended my H1 interview in US embassy,NewDelhi in Dec 2006.

Now my wife is going to Chennai consulate for H4 soon.I would like to know what kind of questions they will ask in H4 interviews.As my wife is working in central Govt job,so does it affects the visa outcome.

Please let me know the list of documents she need to carry for H4 interview.

Thanks in advance,please help me soon.

Thanks,
Saravanan

Dear all,

I attended the H1B interview recently and got 221 (g).
I would like to post my experiences also as I got lot of information from this site only.

When I was in the queue, most of the time I observed the interviewers. There were three interviewrs for Non-immigrant Visas. One person was approving Visas within one or two minutes. And the second person was little bit cool, looking straight into eyes while talking and taking more time but approving Visas. And the last person was very very serious. I observed him for more than 30 mins, he was dealing with a single case and there was no even a single smile on his face. He also rejected that case (I saw he was returning the passport). I was praying the GOD that I should not face this person. Then, I realized that, it was my turn only. Because I was the next person in the queue when he rejected the previous case. I prayed the GOD again that let him to take break for some time, meanwhile another interviewer can catch me. Badluck..., this person only called me.

But I was still confident. I walked there with a smiling face and gave the documents (DS forms, passport, I-797, etc).

ME: Good Morning Sir ( and gave my docs).
VO: (No answer...he was reading my documents)
VO: Where are you working now?
Me: YYYY (a very big company).
VO: Since how long in this company?
Me: M.N yrs.
VO: what is your role?
Me: Java developer.
VO: What is your qualification?
Me: M.Tech
VO: Specialization?
Me: Mechanical (Here I expected the most dangerous question "...then why did you choose IT field...?", but, then he did not ask me anything about my education. I studied in one of the top ten engineering colleges in India.)
VO: Who is your U.S. employer?
Me: YYY.
VO: What is your salary there?
Me: NN k$
VO: Who is your client?
Me: ZZZ.
VO: Do you have any letter from the ZZZ?
Me: (I gave the client letter which also contains project description in a single page and the another document is service agreement between my employer and the client. Now started troubles...He read that clent letter. At last, he was not satisfied with the project information because it has a single page).
VO: I need some more information about this project.
Me: Sir, I have this one only.
VO: Give me your I-797.
Me: Sir, I think that is with you only (I gave I-797, DS forms and passport etc at the start of the interview only.).
VO: No, I don't have. Search your folder.
Me: Please give me a minute sir... (I know that the document is with him only and thought that as he was not in goog mood and by mistake he was asking like that. But for his satisfaction, I searched my whole documents. It took 2 to 3 minutes. By that time, he took one green form and writing something)
Me: Sir, I could not found here, I think the form is with you only, could you please check it.
VO: Ok, anyway you need to come again with more project details.

At the end, he returned my passport, 221g form, client letter and surprisingly the I-797.
After seeing the I-797 from him, I really became mad. Still, I have been thinking what was the wrong with me. I could not find anything wrong with me except having the client letter and project description in a single page. But, I don't know what happened in case of I-797. I am still trying to convince myself that he was not in good mood and by mistake only he asked about I-797. But, truly, my mistake is not having more information about the project. Guys, be serious with client letter and project description. This is the one and only suggestion I can give for you now. Remaining is only my fate. But I am sure,
luck plays major role in the interview. GOD can not help you. Only luck can do.

Now only I am trying to revive myself from this shock and writing my experience...

Chatrapathi.

i attended interview at chennai and got 221 g for AAP. recently i got a mail from consulate to again attend interview on any monday before 9 a.m
did anyone with the same case attended the interview. what they asked.

Hi,

I got my visa stamping successfully last 10th.
The V.O asked for my documents and just few questions like "Marriage date", "Where are you going to stay".

Thanks for this site and site members. They have provided us many valuable informations.