H1B, H4 Visa

Hi All,

I have around 5 years of experience and currently working for an MNC in Bangalore and this is my third company (working here for more than 2+ years).

Now I have a sponsor who can file h1b in April 07 and i got the offer letter too.

I have all the documents mentioned except my releaving letter from my first employer. But I have the offer letter and the payslip for the period I worked with the first employeer.

I worked with my first employeer for 1 year. So what can i do for the experience letter.

The company is closed now.

Please suggest.

Krishnan

got 221G H1b Chennai 21st December.
i reached there by 10:30 Am
I had appointment at 12:15 by the time i got my chance it was around 3:00 PM

 VO Name : Richard Hinman
 
VO) Hz u’r Petitioner ?
Me) said xxx and going on Internal Project
explained ,asked him w’d u like to have a look at the project description and
explained bt the project and gave him all my documents pertaining to xxx ( US employer)
like offer letter, terms and conditions etc etc

Vo) Do u have the TAX papers
Me) No

VO) Do u have letter addressing to Visa Officer and
UNICS letter mentioning your roles and
responsibilities
Me) yes and gave them

I did a small mistake in DS156 form
For ques
Hz u’r current employer I had written US employer name and then he started asking me

VO) Where is US company in INDIA since hwo long are u working with It and how many employers are there ?
Me) I was confused and said there in no branch of YYYY in INDIA its US based company and iam sorry for misinterpreting the question.

VO) No problem I’ll change it

VO) presently working company ?

A) yyy an gave him the Offer leter
and Exp leter
(then looked at the letters for quite a long time and asked me for my first companies letters . I gave him and even looked at them for quite long time.)

VO) Graduation Certificate?
ME) gave him.

and he took all them all inside and asked to wait for
some time.



At 3:35 an Indian lady came along and asked me to accompany her into a closed chamber
 
IL) sir we are not happy with your work exp u have
Choice of withdrawing your application.

A) i asked what for? And what does u expect more.

IL) enquiring abt the first job she asked is it still existing
ME) Yes.

IL) if we proceed further and find out that current
Documents are not true you'll never go to US again.

A) i said i understand and u can go for any amount and
Extent of checking i don’t have any objection.

IL) can u explain your current role and project
A) Do u want me to explain the current project

IL) S
A) Started with project and explained roles .

IL) some more tech questions were asked
A) i answered them

6) She asked abt first company again how u got the job
as u don’t have any programming exp ( COZ iam a mechanical engineering graduate)

A) i took my final year project along with me and
Showed that my final year project was based on
Computers and explained abt it and even we had few
Computers courses offered at out graduation level.

IL) ok

IL) Roles in your first employment and the projects u
Handled
ME) explained

IL) how much did u pay for YYYY (US employer) i don’t
ME) except for my Train Ticket

IL) ok sir technically good enough our officer
Will speak to u in few minutes.
A) Fine

.


again VO ( RICARD) called after 10 min
 VO) sir iam giving u option of withdrawing your
application at this moment do u want to?
A) i said for what? And I said the same thing to the lady who spoke to me just now.
And I even said don’t expect these companies to have corporate culture

VO) Iff we investigate and find out that these are no
true u'll never to u US again
ME) i don understand the consequences and u can go for any amount and
any extent of checking.

VO) fine sir we need still few more documents and u
need not come again u can drop then in VFS drop box
ME) do u have it in Hyderabad

VO) yes sir address in mentioned in the form plz go thro
 u just show your petitioner this form h'll be able
to identify the requirements.
ME) thank u .

 They have kept all the documents like offer letter
from xxx , terms and condition ( pertaining to US employer) and all
documents of my employment in INDIA( two companies Offer letters etc)


221 (G)

1) Detailed Project Report of internal development
project to which you will be assigned . Include a
Complete tech description, employer, time line, current
status, number of employees assigned , worksite
Location and marketing analysis for the final
Product.
 
2) State unemployment Wage report showing all wages
Paid to each employer in the State for past two
Quarters as filed to all states.

3)A Notarized list of al the petitioners employees of
the job site listed .the list should show all
employees names, their specific job titles and their
individual salaries and immigration status

4) Petitioner’s Income tax returns for the last two
years and financial statements.

5)A copy of petition with all supporting documents as
Filed to USICS

6)
A copy of employment Contract or letter of agreement
Signed by u and the petitioner.

My Us employer said h’ll post all the documents with latest Tax papers (2006-07)
By jan 15th 2007.. :)


Any one any suggestion of getting VISA.:)
itioner

Hi friends,
i attended my h1 b interview at chennai. the below is the my interview process


vo: hello,how are u?
me : fine.abt u sir?
vo: good
vo: r u mca graduate?
me: yes
vo:show me u r certificate
me: shown
vo: wat is abt curent project?
me: i explained abt project
vo:clients list
me: explained
vo: are u going to client place?
me:no
vo: then suddenly he takes one form( blue form)
he trick for some columns
send tat doc's through the vfs drop box.

Any body knows abt that of query?

Plz help me immediatly. actually ihave tax returns of my employer.but without seeing he issue 221g . he tricks almost all columns. but i answered all questions.if any body face this type of problem mail me or call me
[email protected] or +919848581224

This site was very helpful to before going to interview . Thank you all the guidance.

My Interview experince
Me : GoodAfternoon How are you?
Vo : no response
Vo : give ne the pink card(token no card consolate
     people will give it)
Mo : gave it
Vo : How did you know about us company?
Vo : What will you do aftergoing to us?
Vo : who are the clients of ur company?
Vo : Are you currently working in ZZZ? company?
Vo : why do you want to leave this compnay and go
     to us?
Vo : Golden words.

Hi,

Thanks to immihelp, I was able to get a complete
list of documents needed to be taken for H1 visa. Earlier I had worked in the US on H1(at that time there was no necessity for a personal appearance) and been on B1 this year. Excerpts of my interview.

VO : Checked my data on her PC, told me that I had worked in the US earlier and asked where was the corresponding stamping ?
Me : It is present in one of the final pages in my passport.
VO : Asked why I had quit my job on return to India.
Me : I had been through a services company earlier and got back to India. Then I wanted to know the working of a product company and hence shifted onto my present employer (a product company).
VO : When did you get married ?
Me : <date>
VO : Can I see your marriage certificate ?
Me : Showed the original MC.
VO : Both of your visas is approved and will reach u in 3-4 days.
Me : Thank you.


Two useful tips.

1. Preferably not talk to the candidates who come out of the consulate, because the question asked for each and every person totally depends on that individual and his/her history. That way you do not get tensed on hearing that someone else has been rejected.

2. Have all the necessary documents/paperwork and while talking to the VO make sure to maintain eye contact and answer confidently.

Thanx,

Hi,
I did not see any experiances from US consulates in Canada, so thought it's useful to post my experience.

In Canada, it's very easy. Almost everyone I saw got visa.

Questions asked by VO:
1) what are you going to do there? (work nature)
2) why did you choose this employer?
2) Show me your employer offer letter.

Question to my wife:
How long are you married for?

That's it.
It's cool. Visa got approved.
-SK

Hi Friends,

I have an interesting experience to share with u all. First of all, Let us keep up the good work of posting our experiences on this excellent site. Its really a knowledge bank for any kind of guidance.
My interview was scheduled at 10 AM on 22 Dec and i reached the consulate at 8 AM with my wife, thinking there might be a lot of rush outside but to my surprise there were only 3 ppl standing in the line and there was no rush at all. And they let us in immediately and we straight went to the second building without even stopping at the first building. And by 8:15 AM i was in front of the VO after finishing my finger print scan. There was no token given also. The VO was a lady of abt 30 yrs and did not even smile once. She asked me abt 3-4 ques like,
1) Who is your employer in US ?
2) Who is your employer here currently ?
3) What is your education ?
4) How many yrs of work experience ?
She then asked me to show my work experience letters and the moment she saw that she told us to wait and she will call us again. And she started the next interview. I was a little disturbed that why did she do that but we just waited without any hint. We got more tensed as the time went on and we sat there for abt 1hr 45 mins. Then finally at abt 10:10 AM, our names were called and we again presented ourselves in front of the VO. This time she was typing something for abt 1 min and we just stood there in front of her. I was ready to show her any more certificates like Educational Degree, Client letter, Proj desc etc but she just kept typing and after a minute without any ques, just announced that our visa is issued and will be couried to us within 3 days. Thats it...It was such a relief after waiting for abt 2 hrs.
They just did a background check on my experience and didnt ask for anything..not even a glance at my original degree or any certificate. So, i guess it all depends on the VO's mood as to what info she wants from us.

Hope this experience is of use to someone. All the very best to all who will be attending the visa stamping. Just be calm, composed and confident. The visa will be yours.

Thanks and Regards,
Balaji

Hi,

First of all thanks for everyone who have posted their experiences.This experiences posted by the members of this group had helped me a lot.

This is the conversation i had with VO.

Me: Good AfterNoon and how are u doing
VO: I am fine

VO: Can u give me the folder
Me: Given the folder

VO: Who is the current employer
Me: Anwsered

VO: What is the current project u are working on
Me Answered

VO: What is the project on which u will be working in the US company any supporting doc for the same
Me: Given and explained

VO: Where did you study and Previous company details
Me: Answered

VO: US company photographs
Me: Given

VO:Every this looks fine VISA is approved:
Me: Thanks and christmas wishes

Thats the conversation i had in the interview.

I need a suggestion from seniors in the group.I have B1 visa stamping in the passport and yesterday i received the H1 stamped passport in the courier.The B1 visa is not cancelled.Will it be a problem holing 2 visas at time.What should i do if it is a problem?.

Regards,
Srini

Raju can u please send me ur email id or contact number so that I can contact you. I too got 221(g) for the same reasons.

Sampath ( [email protected] )
9945691182 - Bangalore

Hi all,

       Thanks a lot for the administrator of this site and the people who have posted their experiances here.

          I have attended Chennai in the month of november and the VO issued me 221G asking for the below mentioned documents.He asked me to send the documents through DropBox.

  1. Petitioners income tax returns for the last 2 tax years and financial statements.
2. 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, and their individual salaries and immigration status.
3. Unemployment wage reports for the past 2 years as reported to the state of california.
4. A copy of the contract between the US employment agency (Petitioner) and the job site (the location where you will actually work)
5. A letter (on letterhead) from the personnel department at the US job site stating that there is a vacancy for you.
6. The applicant's complete itenary of services, including company names and addresses.
7. Interior and exterior photos of the premises where you will work.
8. Lease agreement for the Petitioner's premises.
9. 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, and current status, number of employees assigned, worksite location, and marketing analysis for the final product.

   I had submitted all the documents last week and couple of days back i got the visa .So even if you get 221G dont get disharted , try to get all the documents and you will for sure get the visa.

  All the best for people who are attending interview .thanks a lot