H1B, H4 Visa

Hi everyone...
I am thankfull to all the people who has posted their experiences in this site.
Now a Days Melbourne Consulate became very hard like Chennai Consulate, success rate is

around 10%.
I got my H1B stamping at Melbourne(Australia) Recently...

My interview went in this way...

My appointment time was at 3:00pm, i entered embassy at 2:30PM, I gave all my documents in

the counter no 1 and waiting for my number... to be called by the interviewer. Finally my

number called out and the went like this...

Me: Good Afternoon Sir.
VO: Good Morning sir (with stony face... VO is some sort of confusing etc..)
Me: become nerves and tensed...
VO: Place your left index finger
Me: Done
VO: Place your right index finger
Me: Done
VO: How do you know this company
me: online dice.com
Vo: do u have any ad about this job
me: no sir
VO: who paid this
Me: I answered ........
Vo: he checked all my documents and asked my educational documents
me: given the file
vo: he asked to open the file
me: i opened and showed my Mater's Cerificate
Vo: he checked my remaining documents
vo: he asked why did u done double master's
Me: I explained......
Vo: he said wait a minute
Me: VO went inside to check the documents
Vo: he asked me when u did ur Bachleor Degree and what stream.
me: I said....
Vo: he said wait a minute
Me: VO went inside to check the documents
Vo: He asked any additional information about the company
Me: i gave all my documents including two sealed cover
VO: he opened the small sealed cover and went inside,
VO: next big sealed cover and went inside
me: more Tension starts... for every document, VO is going inside and coming
VO: can u name the clients which ur going to work.
Me: I Told .......
VO: he checked all w2 forms and company tax returns, he checked my project description and
    asked which languages do u know
Me: YYYY XX...
VO: on what platform u r going to work
Me: YYYY XX
VO: Do u have any experience on this
Me: i Have one yr exp
VO: can u explain in brief (Project Desp)
Me: I explained ........
VO: what is ur role
Me: Programmer Analyst...
VO: Can explain
Me: I explained ........
VO: Beside this any other technologies do u know
Me: Yes and explained.....
VO: asked when u r on BENCH how much they r going to pay...
Me. ......
VO: He asked twice about the BENCH
Me: I replied same answer what i said before with confident
VO: He took the labour form and explained all the rules in that and asked me to pay the

fees and you will get the passport in 3 to 4 days.
Me: I paid the fees MO and gave the self address cover and told thank you and have a nice

  weekend, bye.
Me: no response from vo.

    My interview sometime went little bit arguments with VO and took approx 40 minutes,

    some times i was nerves and tensed but maintian same cool mind throughout the

interview.

    Look at the officer straight into her eyes, n make sure u ask them- did i answer your

  question?

    Try to answer the same, though they repeat the question.

    Don’t give over explanation when he asks a question.

    Be confident- maintain the same tempo during the whole interview.

    Papers are papers; they count only 20%- its we who have to prove on the spot.

    Relax—Take a deep breath and look cool.

    Keep smiling and look enthusiastic.

    Keep your ears open, Listen carefully, wait until the VO finishes and answer gently and

    slowly.

    Relax Relax Relax Relax Relax Relax Relax Relax Relax Relax

Hi all,
I am currently working in singapore and attended interview here.But i was given 221-g and asked to apply in india.VO gave back my all H1 document and passport.

Here my query:
As I came to know from this forum,lot of people were given 221g and consulate retained their passport for further admin processing.suppose if i apply in chennai consulate and for some reasons they retained my passport for admin process OR something else.
since i need to join back to work in singapore within a week ,what can i do?

what will happen in this case?whether do i need to wait for month or more to collect my passport?
please clarfy if anybody knows this solution.

Thanks
SGS

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Hi everyone ..
I am thankfull to all the people who has posted their experiences in this site.
I got my H1B stamping at Frankfurt(Germany) recently..

My interview went in this way...

There was a counter outside the Embassy,from where
I got my serial no.Then I entered in to the Embassy and went in to the Embassy through normal
security check.Then entered into a big Hall where there are 22 counters.Out of this 1 to 7 counter are for taking our documents and form 8 to 20 are for taking interview and 21 and 22 are for fee counters.After giving my documents in the counter no 7 I was waithing for my no.. to be called by the interviewer.
Finally my no.. was called out...and my interview went like this....

Me:Good morning.
Vo:Goten morgen...And She asked me to put my left hands index finger on the fingerprint machine.She was talking to me in German.

Me:Can you please talk in english
Vo:Sure.Why are you going to USA?
Me:Employment
Vo:Who is your employer?
Me: **** **
Vo:How do you know this company?
Me:By internet through dice.com
Vo:when are you planning to go to USA?
Me:I am doing my Master`s now and as soon as I complete my Master`s I will be going there.
Vo:On what are you doing your Master`s
Me: **** **** ***
Vo:Can you tell the approximate date when you will go to USA?
Me:May be end of October or in the first week of November.
Vo:What is the position offered to you?
Me: **** **** **** **
Vo:Do you have your appointment letter with you now?
Me:Yes,handed my appointment letter.
Vo:one minute(she made a copy of that)and told me ok I accept your application and I am issuing you Visa.you will get mail with in 4 to 5 days.And asked me to pay the fees.
Me:I paid the fees and gave the recept to her and told thankyou and have a nice weekend,bye

My interview went very cool,so guys be cool and dont be nerves and tensed,ever thing will be cool there.

Hi friends actually i got SOFTWARE DEVOLOPER in my india experienc which i kept and in my pitition PROGRAMMER ANALYST is there any problem for me by differing both kindly clarify my doupt

Hi Everybody

Congrats for everyone who got their visas. I want to get suggestions from you all if anyone are there similar to my case. I got 221(g) thrice. First for some other docs and second and thrice for the client letter. Since it took long time my employer changed the client and now he sent me the docs of the new client along with the client letter etc. What are the chances of getting visa this time. Are there anyone who got their visas after changing the client after three 221(g). Please assist me in this if anyone of this kind. Last time i visited embassy on April 12. Waiting for the suggestion guys.

Regards
Priya

Hi all,

I have changed my job from A compnay to B compnay.

Now i need to visit india and broing my family to USA. I have booked the appointment for all 4 members. data is in december.

Please let me know what all the documents i need to carry for restamping. Is there any issues like h1b stampping.

Kindly reply to me.

Regards
RP

Hi!

I hold H1B visa and due to some problem my passport and visa bothdamaged. I got my new passport from usa. Now i am bit worried for my visa. Its not totally damaged but its bit damaged.
At the bottom of the visa stamp, some of numbers are not readable.

I have to travel india at end of year. If you have face this problem, then please let me know. Its really apreciated

THanks
AAA

hi,
enyone can help me,

i got HDFC bank recipt no and already book the appointment through VFS site(for H1B).
here my question is

i want to inform to consulate before going to interwiew
or shell i go direclty to interview with proper documents.

or let meknow the process step by step please.

thanks
VK

Dear All,

Thanks for all your valuable suggestions and Experiences.I am graduated in 2004(MCA) but i got the job in Nov 2005. I have only Eleven months of Experience.I want to know whether It's enough to attend the interview in chennai consulate.I will be have my interview appointment on Jan 2007.If VO's ask about my Experience what I have to answer?
For ex ample If they ask what you did inbetween may 2004 to october 2005?.can i say I was unemployed?... Please Help.

Best Regards,
NJGUY.