L1, L2 Visa

My L1B (L1 Blanket) has been approved. I am going to US for about 4 months as of now. My husband wants to apply for L2 and join me there for a month. We both might go for long term at a later date.

Can there be an issue in him getting the visa on the grounds that I am going for short-term and hence L2 for my husband is not justified ?

Hi,
i got refused my B1 visa 4 times.After that my employer applied for L1-B visa for intera copmany transfer, we have submitted all required documents to the USIS they reviewed the documents but they are not satisified with the submitted documents and they requested additional documents(RFE), again i have prepared the required documents and submitted again to the USIS, this time i got approval form the USIS.
Now i have to go for stamping, i need help from experts which type of questions they asked me as per my previous track record.
can anyone faced the similar issue share me your phone number i will call you.
here is my maid id:- [email protected]

Regards,
Satish
 

Hello Everyone,

I have been lurking around this forum reading the experiences. Its my turn to update the community about my experience ! As usual, this forum has helped to a great extent in my preparation. Below is my profile:

Experience - 10+
Salary - 90+
Designation - senior manager
Previous visits - Was in US for 6 years

OFC Visit: 3rd Mar
This was as usual. Went in there 15 min earlier to my scheduled time. Doc checking at couple of places and biometrics are done.

Consulate Visit: 4th Mar
Waited in lanes as usual to get our turn. Security checks done, token given, DD collected and asked us to wait for our turn.

VO - Token #
ME - Hello officer.
VO - Hello.
VO scanning the passports, looking at the 129, I think now he will start the firing round.
VO - Whos the client ?
ME - Answered
VO - Whats your Indian Salary ?
ME - Answered
VO - Whats your US sal ?
ME - Answered
VO typing on the keyboard and looking at the 129. I'm praying. Then he takes our passports and bundles it with 1 set of papers and keeps it aside. Even then I'm not really sure if its approved or not (I was so tensed). Then he starts stamping on the other 2 sets. Finally the golden words "I've approved your visa"
ME - Thank you Officer , have a nice day !
VO - You too.

No Qs for wife.

Attire - You can see different people saying different things. With Chennai's temparature, I decided not to wear suit/blazers and just to wear a formal shirt with tie. When I started dressing up in the morning, I notice that I'm not able to button my shirt's collar ( usually I never wear ties for business). So, I tried to wear the tie and tried to cover the button. Though it was looking good, I did not feel comfortable. I said, I'm not going to wear it. Let me go in with just the formal dress. I went in with just a formal shirt and pants. Couple of guys who went in before me were wearing suits/blazers and got rejected. So, its your call. My advice is to dress with what you are comfortable.

Before someone asks, I would say, I cant really reason why there were only few Qs. May it was pre-determined may be not. May it was my profile or may be not. I'm not sure.

But what I did was to go in FULLY prepared for all the possible questions. And then, just pray !!

I did pull out most of the questions from this forum and I went through the posts starting from the Jan 2013 to prepare this list. I'm just posting those Qs here so that someone can pick it up from one place.

How long with the Company ?
What is Org doing ?
Sal in India and US
Whom to report ? Whom does he report to ? What is his position ?
what does your manager do ? Manager's manager do ?
Who is client ? What do they do ?
Name few other clients for the company
What is the project about ?
Role in the project ? Current role vs onsite role ? Why you ? How long ?
You basically manage a project ? You are a project manager right ?
If its an internal role or client based role ?
Role & Resp in 3 lines ?
Who are you going to manage for your company ?
Does your subordiante manage ?
HOw many direct and indirect ? in US and in India
Where will you be travelling to ?
Have you travelled before ?
How many years of management experience ?
What is your designation ? India , US ?
Are you going to stay at client location ?
What was the purpose of your last travel ?
Will you be hiring more ?
What are your teams designations ?
Show me the org chart
Detailed Qs on the team
How long do you intend to stay in US ?
Highest qualification
Who has filed this petition ?
Qs on previous travels
Is it a computer project ?
HOw many people working in project and engagement ?
Are you a computer professional ?

All the best for your stamping !

My L1A Blanket stamping was on 5th Mar at Chennai Consulate. As everyone suggested before me, please do not go too early. It gets very crowded and delayed too. My interview was scheduled at 9:30 and they allowed me into the consulate at 10:10:-) My interview happened at 10:45. It was a quick 50-60 second interview.

After the consulate person lets you line up for the day to enter into the consulate building, there is a small stall outside the consulate. You need to give Rs. 10 to keep your Pen drives/Phones/CD etc. any electronic/magnetic item. Do not forget to take the token from the stall. I saw one family lost their token and didn't get their belongings. I mentioned this separately because although I saw the stall before standing in the line, I didn't understand the use of it so had to come back from the line later to deposit my phone.

Me: Good Morning.
VO: Good morning...morning .... (types something on computer)

VO: Please give me your documents
Handed over my papers

VO: (Looks at the papers) You work for ABC?
Me: Yes.

VO: Who's your client?
Me: XYZ

VO: Will you be working at client location?
Me: Yes but as I am employee of ABC, my payroll will be with ABC.

VO: What role are you travelling as?
Me:Program Manager - I will be managing 4 Projects for the client XYZ with a portfolio of $ZZ million per annum.

VO:How many people will directly report to you?
Me: XYZ (>15)
(VO keeps the passport in a drawer behind him, I knew my visa is approved :-))

VO: How many direct+indirect?
Me: XYZ (>60)

VO: So, how many at offshore? (Counts himself)
ME: I Answer, VO agrees.

VO:How long are you working for ABC? (VO Stamps the petition in the approval box)
Me: XX years.

VO: Who will you be reporting to?
Me: to the [designation] who looks after such and such businesses.

VO: Who does the [above answer] report to?
Me: He reports to the [designation], he's the such and such of our company.

VO: then turns to the papers , stamps and tells me Visa is approved, please carry these papers when you travel
Me: Thank you, Have a nice day !(smiling)
VO: Oh you too ...

I had my interview scheduled for today at 9 AM. I reached 45 minutes before the interview and was asked wait in the queue. Around 9, they let me inside.

Inside after security they asked me to go to the other building. In the other building, they gave me a token number. For L visa, the token number starts with "L".

Initially I went to a counter where they scanned my fingerprints. Afterwards I was asked to go to another counter to pay my L1B fees and visa fraud prevention fee.

After waiting for 10 minutes, my token number was displayed. I waited for another 5-10 minutes before my number came up in the queue for interview. Here are interview excerpts:

me: GM, how are you
VO: (not in mood to reply I guess, he didnt reply or didnt hear me). Can you handover the documents?

VO: Which company are you from?
me: YYYY

VO: what is your total experience?
me: YYYY

VO: Who is your client?
me: YYYY

VO: Why are you going to this client?
me: (I started answering this question but VO was more passive working on his machine). He interrupted me and asked whether I have travelled to USA before on H or L status. As I had travelled before, I answered yes. Afterwards he took almost 3-4 minutes working o something on his computer.

VO (After around 4 minutes): Tell me again what are you going to do for this client?
me: Answered

VO: When are you planning to travel?
me: Answered

VO: Your visa is approved

Thanks to this forum for boosting the confidence & preparation.

I attended both OFC and interview on same day in Chennai.
OFC was scheduled for 8am. I reached the venue by 7.40 and for free by 8.10. Quite simple & fast. Mobiles are allowed, though in switch off mode. They asked to reach for interview only 15 mins prior. You have to take the same D160 copy that you use for OFC.

Interview was at 10.30, so I went back to hotel & went to consulate at 10am. There were huge long lines on both sides of the entrance. Q was moving slowly. One guy checked the appointment & D160, stamped the date and let me go through. I realized he was just sending all to another long queue. Finally after all security checks I was in. Pretty organised after that. Your finger prints are checked, fee is paid, ticket number is issued & there are officials who will sort your docs you need for interview. Wait for your turn. When your ticket number flashes, go to counter & join the small queue.

Here goes my interview:
VO: Hi
Me: Hi, Good morning.
He started checking the documents and punching information on pc. I guess he as checking my application & took some time. I was waiting for my questions & trying to keep calm & confident. He started stamping something.. He said, I approve your visa, and this is your copy....

I was surprised.. He got all the information from D160 itself I guess. :)

Tip: Be cool & confident. Only if they have any doubts they will ask questions. Just to clarify.
Also, at consulate I found there are new counters (seems local) who keep your stuff with them and give you a token. I did not know about this & had left my phone & bag at hotel. Anyways, that saved me a lot of time too..

I am working for a big investment bank for past 4 years.My company is planning to file L1B for me.Though i have very generic technical skill but i possess good product knowledge.Should i emphasize more on my product knowledge rather than technical stuff during interview and filling DS-160?

Could someone provide me some more points to consider during the whole process till interview.Can i also file my wife's L2 at the same time?

I have L1B interview scheduled next week. I was going through the DS-160 and I noticed then that I had made a glaring error. I was in US before for 86 days on 2006, but in the DS 160 I had made a mistake and made entry as 54 days. How grave is this problem . Will my L1 get rejected because of this. Any suggestions will be much appreciated.

I have L1B interview scheduled next week. I was going through the DS-160 and I noticed then that I had made a glaring error. I was in US before for 86 days on 2006, but in the DS 160 I had made a mistake and made entry as 54 days. How grave is this problem . Will my L1 get rejected because of this. Any suggestions will be much appreciated.

Hello Everyone, I had H1 visa before which expired in 2008 and then I got L1B Blanket which was stamped in 2010 and I was in USA on the same, till a month back.

Now, I am going for L1A Blanket stamping as I am a Senior Manager and playing the managerial role for quite some time, would the previous L1B pose any problem??