H1B, H4 Visa

Hi All,

I have an appointment for H1B in chennai I got H1B petition approval from consultant.

I am working for MNC company in Bangalore now I have got approval papers for L1 and my manager is forcing to taking the appointment at the earliest.

I have a doubt whether to get H1B first or L1. Can I get both. If I have H1B granted when I go for L1 will they cancel the L1.

I am not sure which will have highest priority and what should I do.

Kindly suggest me.

I have a problem, i have got my I-129 copy which has a job title as System Analyst(i think as per job code 30) but my offer letter from US employer has designation as Consultant . If asked by VO what should i answer?

VO: give me your application
Me: given.
VO: What r u doing?
ME: I working as a Engineer.
VO: Do you have children
ME: No
VO: What is your education?
ME: MCA, B.Sc
VO: Who is your petitioner?
ME: ZZZ
VO: What will be your destination there?
ME: ZZZ

Your Visa has been approved you will get your passport by curier.

I got a mail from Chennai Consualte stated as:

Please wait for the admin process to be completed and then we will get in touch with you.We are unable to provide any time frame in your case

There are a few cases which have been refused for administrative processing but do not fall within the category of cases listed in the website and your case is one of those not in that category.

What does it mean...any chancess of getting the call from consulate... I got my passport and DD back in APRIL -2006... Till now no progress.. when i send a mail to consulate I got this response... please let me know...Please

First of all thanks to the moderator for maintaining such a wonderful site and also for those who contributed to post their experiences without which the value of this site would have been nothing.Now finally my turn has came so I am posting my experience here.

Before me around 100 peoples were already sitting in the hall.It all started with prescreening process,they checked my documents,which they found alright.That lady even complimented me that "Congratulations you are the first one to fill the application form correctly". Then after waiting for almost 1 hour,I was called by a consulate person for the interview.The interview went as follow: -

Me : Good Morning, Sir !!
VO : Good Morning
VO : Can you please keep your left finger on that box ?
Me : Yeah Sure
VO : Now put right finger
Me : I did..
VO : Please put your right finger again
Me : Did..
VO : So what are you doing here in Budapest ?
Me : I came here for studies and within 2 months of joining the school I got the job in YYYY Company.I finished my studies in April 2006 and completed my work contract in July.
VO : What is the name of your company ?
Me : YYYY company
VO : What they do ?
Me : There business is to provide Software Development and Consulting service.
VO : What you will be doing there ?
Me : In short,I will be involved with the whole Software Development Life Cycle.For example, taking the requirements of the client,planning,designing and developing software codes,testing and optimization of codes and it is then followed by providing trouble shooting support to clients.
VO : Since how long you have are staying in Budapest ?
Me : I have been staying here in Budapest for 2 almost years,one year and 10 months to be specific.
VO : Ok,I am giving you the visa.You go and pay the 50 USD visa fee on counter number 7.
Me : Thank you sir.
VO : Ok, I am giving you the visa. You go and pay the 50 USD visa fee on counter number 7.
Me : Thank you sir !!
Me : If you don’t mind, can I ask you two questions ?
VO : Yes, please ask.
Me : Firstly, Do I need to appear in American Embassy, Mumbai again for visa stamping ?
VO : No
Me : Secondly, Can I travel to US from Mumbai directly or do I need to come back in Budapest for traveling to states ?
VO : No, you can travel to US directly from India.
Me : Ok, thanks.

So my friends, my suggestion is just to prepare well and do your documentation correctly.Talk to the consulate person confidently but at the same time consulate person should feel that you are chatting with him casually and not bluffing at all....Leave rest of the things to god and offcourse the prayers of your family and friends.

Good Luck everyone !!!!

Hi, is there any chance of getting life time ban to US in case of A A P?

All, I've been following the experiences posted in this site for quite sometime and it is time for me to post mine-

After the prescreening and fingerprinting,which took about 45 minutes, I was asked to go to a counter where there was an young lady.

VO: Good afternoon Sir, How are you?
Me: Doing good. Thx. How about you?

VO: Fine. Thx. Who is your petitioner?
Me: xxxx

VO: What do they do?
Me: provide IT solutions and went on to explain further......

VO: Ok..Ok..(impatiently)..What is your highest degree.?
Me: Mechanical engineering Bachellors

VO: Total work experience and with what company?
Me: 6 years with xxxxx

VO: Give me your degree certificate and experience proofs
Me: Handed

She went in probably to get them checked and cam back in 2 minutes

VO: Ok Sir, your VISA is approved. well done. You will get your passport in 3 days

Me: Thx so much.



My observations:
1. Unlike in the past, there is no insistence on the end client letters or the internal project product market analysis

2. Success rates are very high at Chennai consulate

3. It seems like there is a drive at the consulate to clear VISA applications quickly. Not much time is spent by the Visa officers with the candidates

4.Confident and precise answers will help. Don't try to be very descriptive

5. Visa applicants should qualify for the H1b speciality occupation either by educational qualification or by professional experience. Non computer education backgrounds, prepare to prove by professional experience


One final advice to VISA seekers - please don't put up unnecessary queues outside the consulate. Just be there before 15 minutes. Chennai is usually a hot place and there is no shelter outside the consulate.

Hi All,

 I attended my visa interview in the month of Jan.
 I got 221g asking for client details,project description,marketing analysis and Iternary services.....but my employer has delayed in the process and sent me recently with in house project details....

 If i attended consulate after 9 months should i get any problem ???
 If anybody has experience this type problem...pls
 help.
 Regards,
  Giri.

Hi
  This site has been helpful in understanding how the visa interview will be and FAQ. Thanks a lot for all those who shared the experiences. Here is my experience:

Me: Good morning, sir
VO: Good morning

VO: Can I have your degree PG certificate?
Me: Here it is sir

VO: Do you have your YYYY company tax returns papers?
Me: yes. (Handed over the doc)

VO: It seems not the latest one. Can I have the latest?
Me: Since it was addressed to VO, I didn't know which year it was.

VO: So you will be working at client site?
Me: No sir,it is a product development and I will working at YYYY office, not at client site.

VO: Can I have your YYYY company photos?
Me: Yes sir.

VO: You will get passport with visa in 3 days.
Me: Thank you sir.

In general, my opinion to others, 1) Have all required documents. 2) Have clear idea about what you are going to do in YYYY company 3) Be confident
wish you all the best.

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Hi All

Just posting my H1b experience at Chennai consulate. MIne was at 3PM
and i reached consulate at 1.30. But by the time i reached, 12.30 slots

was going on. But still i stood in the queue for around 2 hrs. And

finally i reached at the first counter, where they will verify your

appointment letter and your passport. After that they will allow you to

get into the building.

The very first thing was security check. After that again a wait for

aroung 20 minutes. But this time it's not like the outside swetting

experience. After 20 minutes, they will ask you to stand in the queue.
This is for verifying your forms (passport, DS 156 & 157, I797 etc).

You have to pass this to the officer sitting inside (Indian officers).

They will look into the system and verify something. After that they

will arrange all the documents into a file and give back to you. Here

one thing i noticed. But dono whether its true or not. These officers

are giving different folder colours. LIke green, blue and pink. I think

 this is an indication to the VO, in which you are going to meet after

this, for the interview. If green means, everythig is perfect and all

set to go. But not sure abt this.

Then i moved to the visa interview section in the next building. There

the first step is finger print completion. They will ask you to stand

in one queue & finish your finger scanning.

After this again a wait for 20-30 minutes for the actual interview.

One lady came and asked me to join to a queue. Before my case there was

 2 ladies standing. The VO was a lady. And here are my interview

questions

Me: Good evening mam.
VO: Good evening

VO: Can i see your folder?
Me: Sure, i paased the folder to her.

She just glanced to the documents

VO: Whats your qulification?
Me: Bachelors degree

VO: Which stream?
Me: Mechanical Engineering

VO: Whats your software industry exp?
Me: MOre than 6 yrs in the software industry.

VO: Where are you working currently?
Me: YYYY company.

VO: Can i see your offer letter and pay details?
Me: Sure & passed all letter to her.

VO: Whats your roles and responsibilites in this present job?
Me: Explained all the details

VO: Whats your project details in US?
Me: Explained abt the client project details.

VO: Ok. your visa is approved and u'll get the passport within 2-3

days.
Me: Thank you mam.

VO: Before you go, just one sec.

She has gone indise and she came back with a card.

VO: If you have any doubts, please contact to this number in the card.
Me: Thanks mam.

So dont have to worry at all. Every thing is cool.People have a myth

that, if you got o chennai consulate your case is into at most risk.

Please, nothing like that. MY advice is like this:

1. Pray to god.
2. Be cool and confident
3. Answer to the point.
4. Approach with a smile on you face.
5. Whatever you are telling, just make sure that you have document to

show.

Thats it. Succes is yours. So ALL THE BEST to the people in queue...Any doubt, plz feel free to contact me, 9845924646