L1, L2 Visa

Hi guys,

I had my L1B and L2 visa on 4th Dec at Chennai. Below was the interview like.

Me: Good morning Mam.

VO: Good Morning.

Then she took my documents and looked at her computer screen.

VO: Who is your client

Me: Answered.

VO: What is the project about.

Me: I had said only one line when she interrupted in between.

VO: Have you had US visa before?

Me: No mam.

VO: ok

Me: I continued and had said one more line when she interrupted again

VO: Whats your Indian salary

Me: Answered

VO: How many months of experience at current company

Me: 2 years and 4 months.

VO: We cannot grant you visa since it is for specialized knowledge so ask your HR to apply in the right category.

Hi I attended my L1B individual VISA interview few days back in Chennai. VO asked me few questions and then told that my VISA is approved. He started working on his computer for few minutes and after some time he told that he is sending me for administrative processing. I am not Muslim and do not have a common name. I have been to US before on B1. Lady at counter 31 asked my previous companies details and my siblings names and my height. She kept the passport and asked to wait for 4 to 8 weeks. She didn't take any other document from me. Can someone help me with what could be this case? I am little nervous and bit worried now. Will I get good result? How much could be my wait? Please help.

Hello,

Here are the questions that were asked to me.

Which Company,
Who is the client. (expression says he is not aware of the client)
What you will do for client.(He said sounds good)

Finally He said i cannot approve your visa as it is clearly not approvable under US Visa rules. How ever i personally suggest you to apply for H1B and gave me the case ID. Please speak with you HR for the same.

Impression:
Depends on the mood of the VO.
Depends on Luck
Depends on the way you are trying to convience the VO.

Here is my experience below, i had my interview done last week. The VO was very friendly and listened very carefully and also kept typing.

Me- Good Morning
VO- Good morning
Me- How are you today?
VO- Very well. How are you?
Me- I am good, Thank you.
VO- Which company do you work for?
Me- Answered
VO- How long have you been working?
Me- Answered
VO- What is your designation?
Me- Answered
VO- Why are you going to the US?
Me- Answered
VO- What is your specialization in your company?
Me- Answered
VO- Who has developed this tool?
Me- Answered
VO- Where are you going in US?
Me- Answered
VO- So are you going to work at client end?
Me- Yes
VO- Who is your client?
Me – Answered.
VO- What is your salary going to be in US?
Me- Gave him just the figure.
VO- Can I have the additional documents that you have with you?
Me- Sure
VO- I am approving your visa and you can collect your passport after 72 hours.
Me- Thank you, Have a great day.

Personal experience (just gut feeling):
1. Confidence
2. Look him in the eye at all times even when he is typing.
3. Talk about that you will bring to US and not about Customer specific tools.
4. Visit Chilkur balaji temple.

For Both OFC and Visa interview you can reach 1 hour before your appointment time.If rush is less they will leave you inside

1)OFS - Verification of DS 160 and Appointment letter,
2)you will get a token and a sticker to your passport
3)inside another room - finger prinnting /photo and verification and your DS - 160 should be stamped for OFS seal and date

Visa Interview
1)2 security check before entering the building
2)Inside the building another security check- you should not carry any electroninc data storage itesm like CDR/pendrive etc
3)You will enter another room where you are asked to collect a token
This token is your final token # for all purpose
4)Once your token # is called ,you present your petition/DS 160/Appointment letter/DD if any
They will match the finger print and sort the documents and give back 2 sets of document which you need to present to Visa consulte officer
5)If there is any visa amount difference you can pay it in cash in a dedicated counter
6)You will now move to next building where actual interview takes place once token # is called

Visa intervire questions
1)Who is your client
2)Whats your indian salary
3)Whats your US salary
4)Since how long your are working for this client and emplyer
5)What are you going to do in US
6)Explain the same in brief
7)If your answers are satisfactory and you have luck - Visa approved.

a)Overall exp - above 8 will be a plus point
b)If you have worked on both hardware/Software - Seems to be a plus point
c)If you have worked more years for same client/employer - Plus point
d)70K$ > above will be a plus
e)Early morning appoitment may do some good
f)Dress neatly wear a smile keeps some positive energy

Above all Luck and gods grace is all that matter,all the best

Cheers,
God is great

Hi All,

I would like to share my interview experience for L1B. I have accompined with my spouse and kid (20 month old boy who is very naughty)

My biometric interview(on 11/29/2012) is as below
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My Interview scheduled at 11.00 AM, and I started from hotel Cresent Park(around 6 km from the OFC where we need to give biometric) by 9.30 AM and reached to OFC by 10 AM.

There was some 50 mtrs legnth queue, but I went front(As I have a kid) and asked the security, but still he said, plz wait in the queue, and I will be called(Because it was 10 AM, so he is allowing only 10 AM and 10.30 AM scheduled members). So, I waited in the queue at starting only(he will allow non-queue members also if you are ontime, so I would suggest not to go in advance of more than 30 min).

My son was not having proper sleep and food, so he started crying. My wife was not able to manage the boy, so I took him, but still he didn't stop crying.

It was around 10.50 A.M, the security person started allowing 11.00 AM batch, so we went inside, Once enter into to the campus, they are checking the Interview confirmation letter and DS-160 and cross verified with their sheet(they have a sheet for batch wise members).

Once I enter into the building, My son stick on to me, he is crying and not going to my wife.

 In the reception they will check again Interview confirmation, DS-160 and passports and they will attach some barcode sticker on each passport and give back to you with one token number(Based on this, you will be called).

Remember, My son is in my hands, and still he was crying(now little bit louder).I was bit tensed.

Once I entered to the room, there are multiple counters, One of the OFC employee called me immediately by observing my condition and asked me to go to counter#: 8, So I went to the counter by handing over my son to my wife(some what forcebly, he is still crying). The guy inside the counter asked me for finger print scan, i kept my left hand 4 fingers(except thumb), but the guy gave me a tissue and asked me to clean hand and try again(my hands were swetting, may be because of hot whether and tense), Suddenly the mike was not working in the counter, so he started showing what & how to do. I finished my bio-metric, and my went to the counter and she also finished. But for my kid no scan, but they will check the passport and asked me to keep a photo(as per dimention, it should be same as in DS-160 photo) in the passport when i am going for next day interveiw.

once the bio-metric done, they scanned to the DS-160 on the way to exit.

Once I came out of the building, my son stopped crying :) , I hired an auto to hotel, within 5 min my son slept in the auto(withing 15 min we reached to hotel), after 2 hours he woke up with innocent smile :) as he don't know what happend all the day.

I was more tense about my child, what he will be going to do tomorrow(11/30/2012).



My Second day interview(on 11/30/2012) is as below
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First I wanted to tell about my kid :), we made him to sleep early in last night (around 10 PM, usually he will sleep by 12 in bangalore, we are from bangalore) and wake him up late (around 8 A.M).

My Interview was at 10.00 AM. We started from hotel by 9.00 A.M, and reached there by 9.20. Here also the same kind of queue, after waiting for 15 min, he allowed to go inside, There is some 100 mts pathway where we need to go to main gate, in the path way itself there would be a counter, where you can deposit your bags/mobiles and others if any.

After checking the Interview confirmation letter and DS-160 they allowed inside. Here the campus is good with fresh air and more space.

So once enter to the reception they gave one token, so with the token we went inside and waiting for my token number.

I know what you are expecting me to write.. About my kid right... Here it is

Before entering to the campus, I said to my wife, you should take care of him, don't allow him to come to me.

Now she is not allowing him to come to me, But today he is so energetic(have some idly and 2 glass of milk, and some chocalates) and running here and there by making noise. But my wife managed him not to come to me.

I was waiting for my token(in the disply, the screen is divided into 20% - 80%, in 20% all next in queue numbers will show, in the 80% screen the interview mode sample vidoe is displaying, and in the same part they will be displaying the current token number quick frequently).

So I was carefully watching the 80% screen only for the current number. It was almost 30 min over. Suddenly one employee from the other side came to my side where i sits and shouting, who is token 121, I said, it is me, then he asked me to go counter#: 4, I went there but the guy inside the counter told me that I called you 4
times, but you are not responding, so u need to wait for the MAIN WINDOW( I went to one of the volunteer employee and explained my situation.He told, don't worry, it will come again in few min, so keep observing carefully).

So this time, i was observing the 20% screen where many numbers are displaying, after 10 min, again my number came to different counter, so i went there and submit the required docs(passports, DS-160, Interview appointment letter, some of the Petition papers). she put a band for all given docs in some arrangements and asked me to go counter#: 12 where i need to submit mine and my wife finger prints.

Once that is done, the guy in the counter asked me to go to next building(in the same campus) and submit the DD(which company will give you).

Here one great thing was, my son is very fresh and active :).

So we enter into one more building, and my token number came, so I went to submit the DD to that counter, but my wife sits in the chair(It is a big hall). Once I submit the DD, I came back to my wife where she sits,

Again I will come to my kid, now he got a friend(girl :)) there, so he is playing with her and they are making some noise also.

Immediately my token number came for my interview.

I asked my wife to follow me to the counter, but suddenly my kid started running to the other corner of the hall, so i told my wife to bring him and come immidiently to the counter.

I went to the counter and it started ....

Interviewer: Hai, How are you?
Me: I am fine sir, how are you.

Interviewer: Have you come with you family?
Me: Yes sir,

Interviewer: For which company you are working?
Me: I am working for <Company>

Interviewer: From how long have you been working for this company?
Me: From last 2 years 3 months I am working for this company

Interviewer: What is your Indian Salary?
Me: <some> lac per annuam

Interviewer: What is your US Salary?
Me: <some> $ per annuam

Interviewer: What you are going to do in US?
Me: I will be working in client location and providing the quick fix for the production data by using <company> propariety tools called <tool1> and <tool2> which are used for data model analysis, I have good knowledge on this tools which are not available outside of the company.

Interviewer: Who is your client?
Me: <so and so client>

Interviewer: How long you are planning to stay?
Me: Around 1 year

Interviewer: Here is your fee receipt. You can show it when you enter into the US. and you will get your passports soon(VISA got approved).
Interviewer: Have a great day

Me: Thank you sir.

All completed in max 2 min.

Here the interesting thing: my wife was in half way to the interview counter(she was chasing my kid to bring to the interveiw counter) by that time my interview got finished. so he hasn't seen my wife and kid(but he was observing my kid activity while calling for the interview).

Hope this helps

Hi All,

First of all Heartly thanks to this forum who help me out in getting this visa.

After looking at my BEP letter

VO : are you from *** company?
Me : yes

VO: How long are you been with this company?
Me: * years * months

VO: Client Name
Me: Full name of client

VO: What is you specialization?
Me: i am specialized in ........ tool ........lalalallaalblab

I think this is the most imp question for the L1B visa as this visa is for specialized people only. Be prepared for this question.


VO: How long have you been using this too
Me: for this client i am using this tool since * year * months. But i also have an experiance in developing tool for my prev customers

VO: Which technology have you used to develope this tool?
ME: ......

This is a second most important Question..... this techlogy should be unique.

VO : How many people are working on this tool
Me : Answered

VO: How much is your indian salary ?

ME: ......

VO : How much is your total experiance?
ME: .....

Then the golden word come "Ok i am approving your Visa please submit.......".

Hi,

First of all i would like to thanks Immihelp, this site helped me a lot in preparing for my interview.

I did not have much hopes since my total experience is just 2+ years but surprisingly my interview has been quite nice & quick.

Interview as it happened:

Me: Good Morning Mam!

VO: Good Morning! (then i slipped in my documents)

Then she opened my DS 160 on her computer and checked all the documents.

VO: How long have you been working with Hewlett packard?

Me: It's been 2 years and 10 months.

VO: why are you travelling to US?

Me: told about my application and business needs, etc in 2 lines

VO: What this application does?

Me: gave answer in 2 lines.

VO: It is a real world application? (smiling)

Me: Yes mam, it is (Smiling)

VO: In US, you will be working for HP or client?

Me: I will be working with HP.

VO: How long you will be in US?

Me: As of now, plan is for 6 months.

After this She turned to my wife and asked
VO: how long have you been married, mam?

Wife: it's been 9 months. (VO gave a smile)

and then i could she her already stamping my I-129 copies
VO: Your visa is approved. Have a great day ahead!

Me: thank you mam! you too have a good day.

VO: Bye

Me: bye!

According to my experience, I could make out that it's only one question which makes difference "What is your specialization??". how you deliver this answer will decide whether you get visa.

other things might not matter to a larger extent.

so prepare well on you specialization. best of luck to all of you!

Rajesh, Bangalore

Questions
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1) which location you are travelling to?
          city, state

2) Who is the client?
         YYYY X
                
3) What is your IT experience?
            X yrs Y months

4) What is your specialization?
explained in 2 - 3 lines <VO Stopped me..>

5) What is your salary income?
                ZZZ /annum

6) What is your specialization (She repeats’ the question)?
     I was not sure why she repeated the same old question, I explained again and added few more items

Finally, looks like she was not convined and "Rejected" my visa

According to me the tricky question is "Specialization". I'm still not sure what kind of answer they expect for this Q? also she repeates the question, not sure whether its a trick or not? If any one got these right pls help

Hi Friends,

I have attended interview with my wife and 2.5 years old Kid on 27-Nov-2012. My daughter was shouting, crying and running inside the embassy & OFC. It was very dificult situation for me to maintain my daughter silent. She like to press the finger prints box in OFC & Embassy, In both the places Visa Officers are allowed and enjoyed to watching my daughter pressing the finger print box.

On 26-Nov-2012,
OFC Process is simple don't worry about, Recommend to be there at 30 to 45 minutes before.

Take all your supporting documents for safety purpose but they are looking only:
1. Appointment Letter
2. DS160
3. Passport

They asked my daughter 50mm x 50 mm USA Visa passport size photo but I am not taken my daughter photo to the OFC and they suggested to bring the photos during your interview on consulate.

On 27-Nov-2012,
I am directly going to the main interview because you all know well about the checking process in Consulate.


Wife & Me: Good Morning Sir, How are you?
VO: Good Morning, I am fine. How are you?

Wife & Me: Doing good Sir. Thank you.

My daughter: Good Morning
VO: Laughed & said Very Good Morning.

VO: What is your Visa type? L1A or L1B?
L1A

VO: Is it Individual or Blanket?
Individual

VO: Who is your employer?
ZZZ

VO: Are you working long time in this Organization?
Yes Sir, 5yrs and 9 months.

VO: Are you leading a team?
Yes Sir, I am Leading a team of 15 professionals.

VO: What is your Organization doing?
Professional Engineering and Technology Services.

VO: What is your petitions?
I am not understand this question but I gave the whole bunch document(approved by USCIS documents), He reviewed and took my I797B document and return the remaining documents.

VO: What is your salary in India?
Rs. YYYY X/annum

VO: What is your salary in USA?
$ YYYY X/annum

VO: Who will you report?
Director of New Product Development Mr. YYYY in ZZZ(Company).

To my Wife:

VO: Mam when did you get married?
xx-Nov-20xx

VO: Mam When did you met your husband first?
During marriage time

VO: Arranged or Love Mariage?
Arranged Marriage

VO: Who arranged your marriage?
My Parents.

VO: How many guest attended your marriage?
Around 1000

VO was surprised and laughed and then said - "I am approving your Visa" and you will get your passport with in 3 days.

Wife & Me: Thank you Sir. Have a nice day
VO: You too.

My daughter: Thanks Bye
VO: Bye Bye
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My friend attended interview on 29-Nov-2012, same L1A visa

Questions:
VO: Who is your employer?
VO: Who is your client?
Vo: What is your salary?

only 3 questions & he got Visa.
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Recommend:

1. Prepare well and read last three months L1A and L1B Visa questions in Immihelp.
2. Prepare in front of mirror.
3. Most of candidate are seems like tense (it's advantage for you). If you will be confident, you will get Visa.
4. Keep on telling & thinking, I will get my visa, I will get my visa......(I did & got it).

Thanks to all who posed their experience in Immehelp and All the best who are going to attend the Visa interview.

-bd