H1B, H4 Visa

Hi,
I got H1 B papers from US in the month of Sep-2006. In that papers i got some mistakes.
Date of birth and PP no.
My consultent re-applied for correction to USCIS(INS).

Anybody help me ,reg. this new papers for attending consulate(H1 B)???
When can i expect the papers from INS(USCIS)?
How long can i wait? Is there any altenative for attending consulate?

still iam waiting eagarly for papers....

please help me

thanks
john

Hi everyone. Thanks to everyone who posted their experiences. It helped me a lot. And i wish all the best for future aspirants.

My interview was not even for 1 minute. The lady was giving visas to almost all, and that too within 1-2 minutes interview. My interview went as follows:

VO: What is highest degree?
Me: BE from Osmania university.
VO: Can u give me ur certificates?
Me: gave them. she entered some details and verified gave me back the certificates.
VO: Who is ur employer?
Me: YYYY company.
VO: Tell me abt ur project.
Me: I am going to work on an in-house project. My project name is ZZZ. ( As i was continuing, she interrupted me and asked next question)
VO: u r going to consultancy, so how cum u have a inhouse project?
Me: ZZZ(my sponser) is into Consulatncy as well as product dev, and i am going to work for their product.
VO: ok u will get ur passport in 2 or 3 days. Have a nice day.
Me: Thank you.

My suggestion is be confident, and u will get the visa.

hope u read this message...
i truly hope that evrything goes on fine and u get ur visa soon.
BTW where did u attend interview??
mumbai or chennai consulate???

Hi Friends,

This site is very much helpfull for H1 B visa apirents, who wish to attend US consulate for I was reading experinces on this site since past 1 year. I received my papers last year(2005)Oct 05. But due to project work pressure in current company i could not attend consulate. More over from Jan 06 to end March 06 i was deputed to an European country for working on an project by my current employer.
I have total 7 yrs of IT exp. out of which about 2 yrs 8 months i worked in abroad(South Africa).But bad thing is i was refused US visa in 2000 becoz iam from non IT background(B.E-Production engg).

I got interview oppointment on Sept 1st 06. But they redirected me to Chennai. I attended chennai on 18th Oct 06. After 35 mits of interview VO had issued 221(g) asking to send 5 documents by drop box. Interview on 18th Oct 06 went as follows:

Interview time :10.30 reached conter at 11 AM

me: Good Morning Sir with smile, VO was a black guy with french beard(he was looking like indian).
VO: Good morning without smile

VO: Why you went to delhi?
me: sir i could not get an earlier oppointment. More over i was deputed on an project work to netherlands till march 06 when i returned back i got oppointment only on 1st sept that too at delhi.

VO: whats yr qualification?
me: Bachular of engg.

VO: which stream?
me: production.

VO: O non IT...he checked the system and came to know that am refused in 2000 becoz of non IT background..do u have any PG degree?
me: i had shown my PGDCA certificate from an local institute.

VO: sorry we dont recognize private certificates.Only Govt. deplomas are recognized.
we have to evaluate your experience.
me : ok sir. I was confident becoz i got 6+ yrs of exp. in IT

VO:where are u working?
me: YYYY co. and shown my co. ID card(all ways wear ID card of your current company during interview if you have)

VO: since how long?
me: 2 yrs 3 months

VO: whats your role?
me: Develoment lead and i head a team of 12 developers.

VO: whats your current project
me: YYYY project. Its an ERP prjt.

VO: how many modules are there in that project?
me:I listed all the projects. Look when you have real time experince ,u will be always confident. He was looking on my face when i was listing Modules of my project.

VO: whats your Previous company?
me: Sir i was on work permit to South Africa where i worked for 2 yr and 8 months for 2 companys.

VO: O South Africa? (he was black guy so he was impressed)which companies you worked there?
me: YYYY co. for 9 months and YYYY co. for 18 months total 2 yrs 8 months. While i was answering the question he was checking my passport for SA visa.

VO: on which technologies u were working there?
me: JAVA,JSPs, EJBs

VO: who is your employer in US? He allready saw my I797.
me: YYYY X co.

VO: on which project u r going to work?
me: YYYY YYYY XX prjt.

VO: is it inhouse or at client's place?
me: its going to be inhouse. When i was answering he was checking the project title in system.

VO: finally he found some thing and said is it YYYY XX project?
me: i was worried...why he is asking again? and told confidently that ys its YYYY XX prjt.

VO: do u have tech description of that project?
me: I told ys and given to VO

VO:do u have Unemployment wage report?
me: (i actually dont have my employer had not send that) given him list of all the employes at US employer's place.

VO: its not the one i want. I want only Unemployment wage report.
me: Sir my employer had send all the documents except that.

VO: please show me all your docs send by employer.
me given the folder to VO.

VO: he could not find unemployment wage report
and started printing blue handout and hand over to me saying you have to send that doc. and no need to come here again just send it by Dropbox.
me: sir i have all the other docs tick marked except Unemployment wage report. Can i produce them now?

VO: no send all those tickmarked by drop box.

So friends US consulate have all the information about US companies projects they handle and Financial information of companies. So if you try to bluff some thing they can easily trace it. In my case he concluded that my employer and project is genuiene and also i have 6+ yrs of IT experinece.But he does not want to give Visa so easily as my case is refused earlier in 2000 under 221(g).I received all documents from my US employer, sent all documents by Drop box in second week of Nov. and i received my Passports with visa stamped on 22nd Nov.

So guys when you have genueine experience dont worry. your body it self speaks the truth. If you are fake also still it may work for you provided that you present your self very confidently and finally remember US CONSULATE HAVE EVERY MINUTE INFORMATION ABOUT ALL THE COMPANYS IN INDIA,US AND ELSE WHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WISH ALL THE H1 VISA ASPIRANTS BEST OF LUCK.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION PLEASE FEEL FREE TO WRITE TO ME.

Thanks
DS

Hi every one

Today morning I had Interview in delhi consulate and I got
221 (g) green from pls let me know the chance to get H1B visa and they call me any offical days between 2.00pm to 2.30pm no need to take another appiotment.and pls let me know they take another interview or not .

Thanks

My special thanks to each and ever one who had posed there experience on the site.
The site was of great help to me for preparing me for the stamping.

The VO was a lady and she was very cool my interview didn’t last for a minute also
and she did not ask me any document as well .

My interview went like this ………

VO: good after noon sir .
Me : good afternoon mam.How are you .

VO: I am fine Thank you .Which company ur are going to work for .
Me : abc company .

VO: (To my wife who was standing behind me) hello madam why are u afraid
 Come front.

VO: What is your designation there and what are your going do there :
Me: My designation is programer analyst I am going to handle there infrastructure projects

VO:How long you were in softwarae filed .
Me : I am not a software professional . I and a IT infrastructure professional
 And I am working from past 6 years.

VO: Where are you working now and what is your designation .
Me: I am working in as large bank as a team leaded .

VO: from how long you were working there .
Me : One year two months .

VO: Where were you before what is your designation .
Me : xyz company as system analyst

VO: How long you worked there.
Me: three months.

VO: Why did u left that job.
Me : I didn’t like that job.

VO: Where were you before and how long u worked there.
Me : I was with world leading IT consulting company .I was there for two year’s
One year on contract and one year of there pay rolls.

VO: Thank you .Your visa will be issued .
Me .Thank you have a great day.

She didn’t not ask any question to my wife .She didn’t asked my marriage certificate
And the wedding album also .The VO was real cool lady .

Hi ,

I am going to attend visa interview on 14th Dec in mumbai.I have on doubt presently i am in mumbai on deputation.(that means on project deployment i am in mumbai).I going to consulate taking one letter which specifies i am in mumbai on deputation.

Please suggest i thinking to keep office address is hyderabad only.If i keep like this is there any problem in interview.

hi,i was issued an 221(g) asking for a list of all employer's active projects, indicating who is the client at point of contract at client end with phone no's & email address of that person.if any body had experienced such a query before plz help me with ur suggestions

Suresh,

I dont think you need conduct certificate for the interview.

i have completed my MCA.I didnt took conduct cerficate in my college is it necessary for embassy. please reply soon .my visa stamping date on dec 2nd week.....