H1B, H4 Visa

Hi, I m from Bangladesh. I m software engineer of grameensoftware.com. My suggestion to other please read experience from this site and make a question list and preapare answerd and give mock test yourself. then u will get confidence and i think you will succeed. this is happened at Dhaka ambessey.

 Me: Good afternoon Mam. (with smile)
 VO: thnx
 a silent time passed
 Me: How r u Mm.
 VO: fine thnx
 VO: Are u going to National Marine Consultants ?
 Me: Ya.
 VO: How you get this job?
 Me: bla bla...
 VO: When the advertise?
 Me: 31 January this year.
 VO: when was interview?
 Me: 20 February 2006.
 VO: Give your transcript
 Me: ofcourse. please took it.
 Vo: she saw all document (My all certificate ,
 transcript, all semister grade sheet and other
 certificates) . few time later she typed.
 VO: why r u going to USA?
 Me: bla ...
 VO: Now ur woriking Grameen software . is they are know about this?
 Me: ya Mm.
 VO: ok please tell me whats meaning gui?
 Me: first i m not understand wht she said? again i say please say again.
 Vo: Whats means GUI?
 Me: oo GUI that means Graphical User Interface.
 Vo: Please mention some name of database.
 Me: Oracle, MySql, Ms Sqlserver. I ve solid experince on Oracle,Mysql. I ve some idea abut informix and postgre. O i forget Ms Acsess is too easy.
 VO: ok i approved ur visa but at this time we are
 unable to delivary visa. we ll call later.
 Me: (I m seeing she preapare a sheet). Why u r late? My all document are OK.
 VO: after few second do u have 6000 taka.
 Me: I ve already paid 7000 taka.
 VO: no this is another purpose.
 Me: no Mam at this time i ve not.
 VO: Ok u come here tomorow with 6000 thaka and
 passport also.
 Me: ok mam.
 Vo: thanx
 Me: thans very much.

 US give me a sheet that is:-
 Dear Applicant,

 Your non-immigrant visa intreview was succesful and your visa has been conditionally approved . > please return Dec 19 at 2:30 pm to cash counter.
Please bring passport, this letter and $85 or taka
equvalent.

Rajib ([email protected])

Hi All,
  I had to attend my interview at chennai consulate.
Let me list my complete itenary which would be helpful for applicants travelling from Bangalore. My interview was on the 21st of Dec and I travelled to Chennai the previous evening by Shatabdi Express.Very comfortable and the food is included in your ticket fare.Once at chennai station, hired a prepaid auto and reached Hotel Palmgrove which is five minutes from the consulate.Rooms are pretty good and they provide nice complimentary breakfast.My interview was at 1:30 PM.I reached there at 1:00 PM.No use of going early.At 1:15 Pm they called us inside.
1. Routine security check.

2. Here you need to be seated in line and then the VFS guys will check your documents.There were only 4 counters open and they were giving preference to applicants with wife and kids.Each counter has about four or five people standing and each applicant will be given ten minutes for all the documents verification.So the wait is about 50 minutes once you are assigned a counter.When I was about to be assigned, another counter opened and I was sent there and my documents were checked and then they told me to go to the next building for the Visa Interview.

3. Here first you will be fingerprinted and then the VFS guys will assign to some counter.We had to stand in line and it was a very long queue.The VO was taking about ten minutes for each applicant and then rejecting their application.I am a BE from Comp Sc background and was told by my employer that it would not be difficult for me to get a visa.When I was fourth in line after about an hour and half in wait, the VFS guys directed me to another counter.

4.I joined the new counter and I was third in line.The first applicant was for a tourist visa and was rejected.The second applicant was a H1B and he was an MBA.It seemed like he had not gone through the documentation sent by his company.He was asked for the United States Homeland security document and each time this applicant gave an absurd reply.the VO asked him 5 times and then the 6th time he said, I want a Yes or a No and he was issued a 221g and the Vo seemed in a angry mood.He called me next and I handed over the documents.
VO: What is your Qualification ?
Me : Bachelor of Engineering in Comp. Sc.

VO : Show me your degree Certificate;
Me : Gave it to him.

I then said I have my marks cards too. He took them all and went in to verify.After two minutes he came and typed something on his comp and asked me for my project details and I gave it.He then typed again for a minute and took out a card.I was a bit scared thinking its a 221g.He then said if your employer does not pay you the amount mentioned in the Offer Letter or does not pay you within thirty days of coming to the US, you can contact this number.
I was still not sure if my visa was approved.So I asked him can I collect my passport today and he said too late,tomorrow and said Next.

Guys, be cool and dont hide anything.Any fake docs, forget about visa for life.All the best.
Coming back, I got a good fare by Kingfisher and the best part was, most of the people I saw at the consulate were on my flight.

Hei, i've finished my MBA from india and went on to finish Higher Diploma in Computing in Dublin and attended US Counsulate in dublin in AUG-2006 and was said to attend from home country, and i did it in Nov-2006 and was given a green sheet and said to bring some extra documents from my xxx company and i produced those on 21 DEC-2006 and was said that the person dealing with my file was on leave and would take a few weeks to come back from US, so i was given a yellow sheet and said they will come into contact within a few weeks. can anybody suggest me my chances of getting VISA. plz reply me.

This is Ritesh from Pune and I am preparing for a H1B visa stamping in Mumbai.
I want my wife's H4B visa stamping also happen along with my H1B so that she will remain hassle free.
How do I go for this? I don't have any idea. Could you guide me on this.

Thanks.

Hello Everyone,

Thanks for all those who have posted their experiences.

My Interview was on 22nd of this month and i was there at the consulate around 10 O'Clock later there was an security check.
after completing this i went in, there were many H1's and H4 people on that day

Now it was my turn

VO:Hello, how r u doing
ME:Fine mam

VO:So u r going on H1
ME:Yes mam

VO:Whats your qualification
ME:BE in Electronics and communication

VO:Can i see your educational certificates
ME:sure mam, and i have given my degree certificate. she then verified it.

VO:How many years of experience do u have
ME:blah blah..

VO: From how much time you are working with present company
ME:Around 1 year

VO:can i see your experience letter
ME:Sure mam, and i gave offer letter of my present company

VO:before this what you did?
ME:Worked for xxx company

VO:can i see your experience letter
ME:Sure mam, and i gave experience letter

VO:what are the projects you have worked
ME:blah blah..

VO:what are your roles
ME:blah blah...

VO:So you are going for xxx company
ME:yes mam

VO:How did you receive this offer
ME:dice.com

VO:So how big is this company
ME:blah blah....

VO:where is this company
ME:Texas

now VO took the letter to embassy copy and read everthing

Now she started typing in her system

after 2 to 3 min she said
OK your visa has been approved and you will receive your passport in 3 working days.

ME:Thaks mam
and left the counter.

Hi,

 Its nice site to share all h1 experiences.
 
 I attend the consulate in jan 2006 and got 221g
 asking client letter,iternary services....

 My employer has sending the docs now...i am
 planing to attend in jan 2007,so if i attend
 i get any problem....???
  pls suggent me in this regard..
  Regards,
 Giri,

First I would like to thank immihelp.com and all the people who post there exp. Its an wonder full site please keep up the good work.

My Visa Interview time was 8.00 AM, I reach embassy at 7:30 AM. After long waiting they called each applicant and arranged the folder and given a token number. There was a heavy security inside and outside the embassy.

Visa interview started at 10:15 AM; first counselor took finger print scan.

Q: Counselor: Hi
A: Answer: Hello

Q: Answer: Good Morning
A: Counselor: Good Morning

Q: Counselor: your first name is ZZZ
A: Answer: YYYY is my sir name and my name YYYYY

Q: Counselor: Why do this Indian passport people do this mistake always like this
A: Answer: Well yes you are right you can see my other booklets its some time they write YYYY in Last name or given name
 
Q: Counselor: any ways
A: Answer: OK

Q: Counselor: First I will take your finger prints.
A: Answer: did accordingly

Q: Counselor: I can see in your form (DS-156) you had a visa in YY and did not go why?
A: Answer: After the stamping I call the company to inform them I have got the visa, at that moment they said ok from today you have three months to fly to US, then after fifteen days they call and said we have a urgent project and you have to fly in three days, to which I replied well I at least need more fifteen days to complete my notice period of one month then only I can fly. After that I have call them many times, always they said please wait then nothing happen.

Q: Counselor: How did you apply to this job
A: Answer: I had registered my CV on Dice.com, from there they got may CV and contacted me

Q: Counselor: exactly when it was
A: Answer: Its may be December or January

Q: Counselor: Who called you
A: Answer: Mr. YYYY and Ms YYYYY

Q: Counselor: who first
A: Answer: Ms YYYYY

Q: Counselor: are you sure
A: Answer: Yes

Q: Counselor: how they contacted and what was the interview procedure
A: Answer: first they call and explained that they have a vacancy for Programmer Analyst & asked me whether I am interested to come to US and join ZZZ. And then I had attended three rounds of interview, first two was all technical & then the last was HR

Q: Counselor: what is the salary they are offering
A: Answer: VVVV

Q: Counselor: Wow, and how much you make here VVV
A: Answer: No its WWWW

Q: Counselor: how many employees US employer has
A: Answer: XX

Q: Counselor: All H1b
A: Answer: Yes

Q: Counselor: what education you have (he was looking into DS-156 form
A: Answer: Bachelors of Commerce Computers

Q: Counselor: that’s all
A: Answer: yes

Q: Counselor: For which company you are going to work
A: Answer: YYYY

Q: Counselor: where is this company
A: Answer: ZZZ

Q: Counselor: have you been to YYYY place before
A: Answer: No

Q: Counselor: where are you staying in Saudi
A: Answer: Jeddah

Q: Counselor: On what computer & software do you work?
A: Answer: I am working on IBM AS/400, Windows 2003 server, BPCS ERP software

Q: Counselor: What is AS/400
A: Answer: This is a midrange server computer

Q: Counselor: You mean (he showed his PC) computer like this connected to server.
A: Answer: Yes may be you have Unix server, AS/400 is a server

Q: Counselor: from how many years you are working
A: Answer: eleven years

Q: Counselor: from how many years you are in Saudi
A: Answer: plus ten years

Q: Counselor: ten or eleven
A: Answer: ten years

Q: Counselor: you start here with AAAAA company.
A: Answer: No, I started with BBBBB, then I joined AAAAA.

Q: Counselor: can you tell me when did you start your first job & where
A: Answer: after finishing my degree in 1996 my first job was in Bombay

Q: Counselor: current company name
A: Answer: NNNNN

Q: Counselor: do they have any project (US Company) or they are calling just like that
A: Answer: Yes, they do have a project, called LLLLLL. For client Name MMMMM

Q: Counselor: what is that can you explain
A: Answer: explained brief about the project.

Q: Counselor: can you explain what this BPCS software for
A: Answer: this is an ERP software solution for Manufacturing, Supply chain and financials, Payroll.

Q: Counselor: briefly explain where this is used example
A: Answer: Suppose a trading company where they require Sales system, Invoicing, Purchasing, Financials (he said OK fine) I was explaining more he said fine its ok.
 

Q: Counselor: who are the clients for the company
A: Answer: they have both government and private sector clients

Q: Counselor: can you name few
A: Answer: IBM, Oracle, Crysler motors, Toyota, sir I have client list if want to see?
 
Q: Counselor: yes show me
A: Answer: I was taking out the list which I printed from YYYY web site, by seeing that he stopped me saying that I can also take from internet that list no. no I don’t need that.

Q: Counselor: sir please you have a seat I will call you again.
A: Answer: called after 15 minutes

Q: Counselor: you will work where
A: Answer: YYYY co

Q: Counselor: you will be based in BBBBB
A: Answer: Yes

Q: Counselor: what was the client name you said
A: Answer: MMMM


Q: Counselor: Sir I need to do administrative processing on your case which will take approximate two weeks since it’s a holiday season.
A: Answer: O.K but sir I have all the documents with me like client latter, contract, LCA,
(Counselor: He stopped me and told me no sir I don’t need any documents) I said even H1 petition you don’t require sir. He said I have a copy of your petition its fine I can do my job on copy. He starts writing 221g. Here I tried to ask him do you need any thing like my certificates or any thing else ( He Said no sir I am convince with you & I know are able for job but want to make a routine check on this company we do this for all H1b’s normally)



Q: Counselor: we will contact you on telephone with in two weeks (return back my passport and retained my Form DS-156, copy of petition, with the bank deposit slip) then he said, you can send all the required documents by FedEx or this paper will allow you to come to embassy with out appointment.
A: Answer: OK. Thank you, have a good day.

Note: He did not ask for any documents just my old passport and he was writing few of my answers on a white paper.

 
Please seniors help to understand this process what could be the reson for 221g and what could be the result. In 221g they did mark for any document, Your application required additional processing. Please wait to be contacted by Embassy before returning to present the documents requested above.

I am also given the 221(g) and asked to drop the following docs in drop box.

1) Petitioner's Income Tax Return for the last two years and financial statements. (Even after I told him I have them he did not bother to look at them).

2) A copy of the employement contract or letter of agreement signed by you and the petitioner.

3) Unemployment wage reports for the past two quarters as reported to the state of Indiana.

5) 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, timeline, current status, number of employees assigned, worksite location and marketing analysis for the final product.

If I I provide all the docuements, What is the chance of getting the VISA. Dose he make any notes/remarks/comments in Visa Officer System when he was interviewing personally.

I am really worried what is the prcenatage of chance if I provide everything. Pleae revert back.

Thanks,
NJGUY.

I am also given the 221(g) and asked to drop the following docs in drop box.

1) Petitioner's Income Tax Return for the last two years and financial statements. (Even after I told him I have them he did not bother to look at them).

2) A copy of the employement contract or letter of agreement signed by you and the petitioner.

3) Unemployment wage reports for the past two quarters as reported to the state of Indiana.

5) 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, timeline, current status, number of employees assigned, worksite location and marketing analysis for the final product.

If I I provide all the docuements, What is the chance of getting the VISA. Dose he make any notes/remarks/comments in Visa Officer System when he was interviewing personally.

I am really worried what is the prcenatage of chance if I provide everything. Pleae revert back.

Thanks,
NJGUY.

The lady who took my interview was very skeptical and was not issuing many visa's.moreover she was giving 221(g) to the most that too after atleast 15-20mins grilling.I was trying to move to other counter but i was asked to go that counter itself.The same lady has issued 221(g) to one of my friend.I was scared.But all I could do at that time was to pretend as cool as I can with 1000KWatts of confidence and smile.And Ofcourse praying GOD.With the grace of God,she just asked 3 questions and then she granted the visa.
So the keys are..
1.God's Grace
2.Full confidence.
3.Smiling and pleasant behaviour

Hope this helps to all my friends...