L1, L2 Visa

This is a question from a friend of mine.

She works and lives in UK currently and has an approved L1A visa. Her assignment in USA suddenly went on hold so she is not traveling to USA as previously planned at this moment.

She has family in USA and she plans to attend a wedding. Can she come to Usa using her L1A for a week for this personal reason? Will there be any issues at port of entry?

Thanks

Hi All,

I gave my L1A Individual Visa along with my Spouse and Kid. It went very simple.

She took our Passports first and our interview went like this.

VO: Good Morning, How are You?
Me: I am Fine. Thank You.
VO: For which company are you working?
Me:ZZZ
VO: You Pay in US?
ME:ZZZ
VO to my Wife: how many years you have been married?
VO to my Kid: What is your favorite animal?

Then she said our visa is issued and our passports are with her. but she did not take any other documents. out I797 is also with us.

Can any one comment on this if they have any idea.

Thanks in advance.

Hi all,

did anyone submit RFE in L1B individual recentely? we got RFE to prove specialized knowledge. if anyone can help me its really helpful for me.

Hi All,

Time to share experience.

This forum is really good, gives some insight about how things works.

Today i got L1-B approved in Chennai US consulate.

Me: Good morning Sir
VO: Good morning
Me: Gave the passport and documents
VO: How long are you working for YYYY
Me: Answered
VO: What is ur Client you work for?
Me: Answered
VO: What is your special Skill
Me: Answered
VO: Why do you want to go to US
ME: Answered
VO: How long you intended to stay
Me: Answered according to actual and not as in petition ( petition always carries standard dates of 3 yrs)
VO: Your Visa is approved and as per new regulations you just need carry 1 set of petition and not2 , stamped the seal and sign and returned 1 set of petition to me.

Hope this helps.

Thanks for all, this site really helped me to know and prepare for type of questions being asked in interview

Q1: Good Morning? Please give your passport?
A1: Very good morning sir, I gave mine and my wife passport. I didn't give my kid passport, so he asked me whether my kid born in US? I said yes.
Q2: Who is your client?
A2: mentioned client name
Q3: Have you been to US?
A3: Yes
Q4: On which visa you went?
A4: L1A
Q5: What is your designation?
A5: mentioned onsite designation
Q6: What is your work location?
A6: mentioned work location
Q7: How many associates report to you?
A7: xx direct
Q8: Are they at onshore? Do they work in same location?
A8: Yes
Q9: Whom do you report to?
A9: mentioned by supervisor name, role
Q10: Whom he reports to? Does he works at same location?
A10: He reports to xxxx
Q11: What is your US Salary?
A11: YYYY K + benefits
Q12: Have you studies MS in US?
A12: No

Finally golden words from VO "you visa is approved, have a nice day"

**** answers short and crisp, dont be oversmart ****
**** confident ****
**** maintain eye contact ****
**** relax, don't be nervous ****

be prepared on following
**project - mention how many projects you manage and explain each project in 1 line with significance.
**client name, location?
**Benefit to client by implementing this project - What benefit client having with this project
**proposed role & duties
**why only you/not someone at onshore - Highlight your experience, expertize...
**who supported your application for last 1 year?
**why can't you manage from offshore - Highlight critical nature of project and other details on why it can't be managed from offshore
**US reporting structure, entire hierarchy with roles & responsibilities, authorities at each level
**portfolio size
**authorities on your process & business - mention authorities along with hire & fire, budget management, promotions...
**total experience
**previous US travel history if any?
**US salary
** Since How long are you are on this managerial Position?
**When did you return from US?
**do you have hire & fire authority?
**when did you last hire & fire?
**do you have budgetary authority?
**offshore role, experience, salary

Guys,
I am applying for L1 Visa in 2017.
I have F1 VISA rejection on my old passport in the year 2002(it was mentioned as application received)
Do I need to mention my last visa rejection in the new Visa application?

Please suggest…

I would like to thank to each and everyone who has posted their experience and to this forum which helped me a lot to get my Visa Approved. It now my turn to give a very little piece of payback

My Interview was scheduled on Feb3rd Overall it was nice experience.

VO: Who is your employer
Me: Answered

VO: Where you will be travelling
Me: Answered

VO: Why are you going to US and what you will be doing there?
Me: I am going to implement my company proprietary tool designed and developed by me, VO cut me off and went to next question.

VO: How long you will stay there?
Me: Answered exactly what was in my petition.

VO: Who is your Client
ME: Will be based out of my parent company and will be implementing my tool for all of my clients.

VO: So you will be travelling more
Me: No Mam, would be based out of my parent company and will be implementing

VO: How will you implement from base location
Me: Answered

VO: Who are those all of clients?
Me: Answered all my clients name

VO: Why only you not any of your colleague?
Me: Answered few points

VO: What would be your US per annum Salary?
Me: Answered

Questions to my Spouse:
How long you have been married,
How many kids do you have
What is your highest qualification

Then she stamped and took passport and then came golden words "Your Visa is Approved"

Is IWP available in Bangalore for L1 A visa renewal with a valid i797 ? I've been hearing from proposed changes on removing dropbox facility permanently.

This forum was super helpful for me, so I have put in all the details of my experience as much as I remember. Although this did timeout on me. So, I had to type it all up again
All for you guys :)

OFC location: Hyderabad (There is no advantage doing OFC in chennai)
Interview location: US Consulate, Chennai
Date: 3rd Feb, 2017

About me:
Working for a US based MNC for more than 5 years. Unmarried.

If you don't stay in Chennai, then just book a hotel walking distance from the consulate. It will make your life so much easier.
I booked a room in the Spring Hotel. It is not such a great hotel, they do have free WiFi and terrible complimentary breakfast :)

Also, lots of people in Chennai speak english. So communicating with people shouldn't be a big problem.

Day of the interview:

I only took my documents and my wallet with me (inside with some cash, id cards and hotel key card). Everything else was left at the hotel.

What I wore: Plain blue shirt, black jeans, black formal shoes

So, I arrived at the consulate. At the entrace, they ask a 100 times whether you have any electronics and all. So, leave all that at home.

Inside they screen you and all your belongings.

Another door leads to a guy at a table (which says "Blanket"). He gave a laminated paper which had some instructions about all the documents to take out and arrange and asked me to wait near the chairs.

So these are the documents you will need:
- DS 160
- 3 sets of I 129S
- 3 sets of I 797 (only first page)
- DD if required (write your name and passport number behind it)
- Passport

I took out all the above and waited for him to call me.

He checked all the documents and made 3 for the I129S and I797, folded it and everything. And finally asked me to proceed forward.
After this point, don't touch the folded forms again. Just leave it as it is and hand it over to the different counters based on what they ask.

Proceeded to the main building (where all the action happens)

A lady checked all the documents and ask me to join the line (around 10 people before me)

Counter 1:
Gave all the docuemnts.
Lady at the counter took the DD, and printed recipts and stapled it to the DS160.

Counter 2:
Gave the passport.
Man at the counter checked some details in his computer.

Counter 3:
Gave the passport again.
Placed my hand on the scanner.

Next, I join the line for the interview.
There are around 15 people before me. And I think there are around 5-6 interview counters. So, it is going at a pretty decent pace.

At this point I can hear what some of the VOs are saying and I felt it was best to just tune it out.
Finally I reach the head of the queue and a lady asks me to go to the far right counter (forgot the number).

A lady with her kid was there before me. And the VO seemed in a very good mood. He was also saying hello to the kid and all that.
She leaves and I step forward.

VO: Good morning sir
Me: Good morning sir

VO: Pass me your documents sir
Me: Gave the 3 sets of I797, I129S, the DS160, passport etc.

VO: So, you work for X?
Me: Yes

VO: How long have you worked there?
Me: More than 5 years now.

VO: Are you going to work for a client?
Me: No, I will be working for my parent company at the HQ.

VO: What will be your salary?
Me: XYZ
VO: Did you XYY?
Me: No, XYZ (said in digits)
VO: Ah, okay.

VO: What is your proposed designation?
Me: PQR

VO: What is your specalised knowledge?
Me: I work ABC product of X(my company). My specialization is on A and B components of it. Our product ABC uses X's processors P and Q. And I developed various features for our product on these components. I also review other people's code who work on this product line.
(VO keeps nodding.. I did stumble over some words.. and he seemed pretty convinced by the end of it)

VO starts typing on the computer for around 2 minutes and occasionally refers the I129S.

VO: Ok sir, I am approving your visa (at the same time stamping the I129S's)
Me: Thank you sir

VO: Take these two copies (gave back 2 sets of the I129S+I797) and give one to your HR and one for your port of entry. For subsequent visits, you can use a copy and also for any dependents on L2.
Me: Ok. Have a great day sir!
VO: You too sir.

And thats it. I went straight through the exit.

Left the hotel at : 10.15 am (appointment time was 10.30 am)
Reached back at the hotel at : 11.35 am

Hi All,

The suggestions here have helped me at different steps. Here is my interview experience that took place today:

First off, for Blanket L1 they just asked for the first page of I-797 & eight pages of I-129S(in triplicates) and nothing else. After giving the DD, I then proceeded to the main queue where the interviews were happening.

The candidate in front of me got rejected(had some 8 years of experience vs 1.5y of mine). This made me nervous, but proceeded by keeping cool.

VO: Good Morning.
Me: Good Morning.

VO: You applied for Blanket L Visa?
Me: Yes.

VO: You will work for XYZ company in PQR location?
Me: Yes.

VO: How much is your salary abroad?
Me: ABC $

VO: How long did you work here?
Me: (Initially mistook for the duration of my stay in US, but corrected it later)1.5 yrs

VO: So what specialized knowledge you gained over here?
Me: (I'm really prepared for this question and was answering for around a minute, until I was interrupted by the VO).

VO: So the tool that manages deployment configurations(inferred from my above answer) is being used in which all products?
Me: Well, its being used pretty much everywhere since we follow a service oriented architecture.

VO: (After a long minute of typing) You can relax now. Your visa is approved. I'm doing some typing, so just give me a minute.
Me: Thanks.

Put the "APPROVED" stamp on two of the copies and asked to give one to HR and the other one to show at Port of Entry.

My Tips:
* All they look for is the candidate's body language while answering the question.(And of course, how accurate the answer is as per their knowledge). Hence, be confident at what you say.
* Make sure you don't stutter while telling. This gives an impression that the candidate is trying to hide something.
* Make sure you request him to ask the question again, in case you didn't here it the first time.