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L1A Blanket - Visa Approved - 6 Sep, 2012
Hello All,
The interview was about a minute long
The questions asked by the Visa Officer were as follows -
Good morning, How are you?
1) Have you been to the US before?
2) Which company do you work for?
3) How long are you with XX company?
4) How many years of managerial experience?
5) What is your Indian salary?
6) What will be your duties in the US?
The clincher is the salary.
What helps is significant years of professional and managerial experience.
All the best!
The interview was about a minute long
The questions asked by the Visa Officer were as follows -
Good morning, How are you?
1) Have you been to the US before?
2) Which company do you work for?
3) How long are you with XX company?
4) How many years of managerial experience?
5) What is your Indian salary?
6) What will be your duties in the US?
The clincher is the salary.
What helps is significant years of professional and managerial experience.
All the best!
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L1B Blanket and L2
Krishna : Good Morning Sir
Visa Officer: Very Good Morning. How are you today? So you are from Infosys (after seeing my ID Card which I was wearing).
Krishna: Fine Sir. Thank you. Yes, I am from Infosys. How are you?
Visa Officer : Fine. Thank you. How long have you been with Infosys?
Krishna: I am been with Infosys from past 5 ½ years.
Visa Officer: How much is your Indian Salary?
Krishna: approx. Rs XX Lacs per annum.
Visa Officer: So you making good money. You are applying for L1B? Did you have earlier L1B?
Krishna: No Sir. I had earlier H1Bs.
Visa Officer: What makes you special for H1B Blanket Specialized skill?
Krishna: I have 17yrs experience in Software Development & Project Management …….blah blah… blah… (by then VO stamped APPROVED.. .. during the first sentence itself.. but I went on for couple of mins.. )
Visa Officer: Good, so you are collaborating with U.S. Companies to develop this Product.
Krishna: Yes Sir.
Visa Officer: Good. Your Visa is approved and you will get your Passport in 1 weeks’ time. Congrats on your Project. You need to carry one set of your L1B Visa petition at the Port of entry to US.
Krishna: Thank you Sir.
My Wife came forward to answer her questions..
Visa Officer: you are all set, your visa is also approved.
Visa Officer: Very Good Morning. How are you today? So you are from Infosys (after seeing my ID Card which I was wearing).
Krishna: Fine Sir. Thank you. Yes, I am from Infosys. How are you?
Visa Officer : Fine. Thank you. How long have you been with Infosys?
Krishna: I am been with Infosys from past 5 ½ years.
Visa Officer: How much is your Indian Salary?
Krishna: approx. Rs XX Lacs per annum.
Visa Officer: So you making good money. You are applying for L1B? Did you have earlier L1B?
Krishna: No Sir. I had earlier H1Bs.
Visa Officer: What makes you special for H1B Blanket Specialized skill?
Krishna: I have 17yrs experience in Software Development & Project Management …….blah blah… blah… (by then VO stamped APPROVED.. .. during the first sentence itself.. but I went on for couple of mins.. )
Visa Officer: Good, so you are collaborating with U.S. Companies to develop this Product.
Krishna: Yes Sir.
Visa Officer: Good. Your Visa is approved and you will get your Passport in 1 weeks’ time. Congrats on your Project. You need to carry one set of your L1B Visa petition at the Port of entry to US.
Krishna: Thank you Sir.
My Wife came forward to answer her questions..
Visa Officer: you are all set, your visa is also approved.
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L1 Blanket / L2 Approved
Thanks for everyone for thier tremdous support posting question been asked
I entered visa office early 30 min, just prepared what to answer when question being asked
My kid was playing around in visa office after completing all windows reached finally thru interview building
thier was waiting for my turn, Officier just asked few questions
Welcome ...
Which company are you workign & how long with them
is Your kid citizen of USA , is he travelling with you? how long you are travelling to USA ?
then he greeted : ) welcome to USA ...
No L2 interview as we all went together near window.
all this happened very fastly 15 min we were outside office.. never expected this way :)
Thanks again for everyone in guiding questions & experience.
I would suggest dress formally, Greet everyone inside & stand boldly & answer .... thats it required!
Incase did not understood any question can boldy request for once more
I entered visa office early 30 min, just prepared what to answer when question being asked
My kid was playing around in visa office after completing all windows reached finally thru interview building
thier was waiting for my turn, Officier just asked few questions
Welcome ...
Which company are you workign & how long with them
is Your kid citizen of USA , is he travelling with you? how long you are travelling to USA ?
then he greeted : ) welcome to USA ...
No L2 interview as we all went together near window.
all this happened very fastly 15 min we were outside office.. never expected this way :)
Thanks again for everyone in guiding questions & experience.
I would suggest dress formally, Greet everyone inside & stand boldly & answer .... thats it required!
Incase did not understood any question can boldy request for once more
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L1B Visa Approved
Hello All,
First I would like to all immihelp users and immihelp website for providing such a good guidance.
My visa got approved on 05 Sep 2012.
I was bit nervous when i entered embassy, but once i came to know the process i was relaxed completely and attended US officer interview in relaxed mode.
Male US consulate officer - He is very cool
USOfficer : Good Morning. How are you?
Me : Good Morning, Yeah i am fine. How are you?
USOfficer : Yeah i am fine.
USOfficer : Have you been to US before?
Me : No
USOfficer : Which company you work for?
Me : ZZZ
USOfficer : What is your duties?
Me : Explained my duties ... YYYY X
USOfficer : stopped me, whats that..plz come again
Me : Explained again
USOfficer : so how long you are working in ZZZ?
Me : 1.5 Yrs
USOfficer :how long you will stay in US?
Me: 3 months
USOfficer : Do you know what is this form?
Me : No
USOfficer : then take this catalog, it will be useful for you when you come to US.
USOfficer : Ok, Your visa is approved
Me : Thank you.
First I would like to all immihelp users and immihelp website for providing such a good guidance.
My visa got approved on 05 Sep 2012.
I was bit nervous when i entered embassy, but once i came to know the process i was relaxed completely and attended US officer interview in relaxed mode.
Male US consulate officer - He is very cool
USOfficer : Good Morning. How are you?
Me : Good Morning, Yeah i am fine. How are you?
USOfficer : Yeah i am fine.
USOfficer : Have you been to US before?
Me : No
USOfficer : Which company you work for?
Me : ZZZ
USOfficer : What is your duties?
Me : Explained my duties ... YYYY X
USOfficer : stopped me, whats that..plz come again
Me : Explained again
USOfficer : so how long you are working in ZZZ?
Me : 1.5 Yrs
USOfficer :how long you will stay in US?
Me: 3 months
USOfficer : Do you know what is this form?
Me : No
USOfficer : then take this catalog, it will be useful for you when you come to US.
USOfficer : Ok, Your visa is approved
Me : Thank you.
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L1-B Approved on last 24th
Thanks for Immihelp
Please find below….
your total experience?
XX years and xx months
Which company you are working for?
AAA.
How long you are with this company?
XX years and xx months
What is your specialization?
Am trained as a techno functional expert in AAA proprietary tools and am specialized in YYYY and YYYY
Who is your client?
YYYY
How long you are with this project?
Since YYYY XX.
What will you do there?
I will be implementing AAA proprietary Tools- YYYY and YYY on to the client IT infrastructure environment.
How you be a specialize in these?
I’m part of AAA’s YYYY team, which focus on process improvement plans for our existing customers, and for the last one year am doing similar tasks, i.e. customization and implementation of BAIT framework, MyDashboard and its associated services in customer’s environment.
What is your domain?
Repeated the same ……. am specialized in YYYY and YYY…….
VC interrupted me…. That you already explained…. Which domain you are implementing this?..... what your tools does…..? what all are the benefits ?
this I was well prepared… so answered well and confidently
What is your Indian salary / US salary ?
……..
Here comes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! am granting you the Visa, you will get yur passport in one week 
All the very best to all !!
Please find below….
your total experience?
XX years and xx months
Which company you are working for?
AAA.
How long you are with this company?
XX years and xx months
What is your specialization?
Am trained as a techno functional expert in AAA proprietary tools and am specialized in YYYY and YYYY
Who is your client?
YYYY
How long you are with this project?
Since YYYY XX.
What will you do there?
I will be implementing AAA proprietary Tools- YYYY and YYY on to the client IT infrastructure environment.
How you be a specialize in these?
I’m part of AAA’s YYYY team, which focus on process improvement plans for our existing customers, and for the last one year am doing similar tasks, i.e. customization and implementation of BAIT framework, MyDashboard and its associated services in customer’s environment.
What is your domain?
Repeated the same ……. am specialized in YYYY and YYY…….
VC interrupted me…. That you already explained…. Which domain you are implementing this?..... what your tools does…..? what all are the benefits ?
this I was well prepared… so answered well and confidently
What is your Indian salary / US salary ?
……..
Here comes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! am granting you the Visa, you will get yur passport in one week 
All the very best to all !!
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L1B-L2 Approved - Sep 5
Hi All... Thanks to this forum... It really helped me a lot. First of all I would like to say that this is pre-determined. The VO stamped my form after 2 questions, not even asked me about my specialization.
1. is it L1A or B ?
2. Have you already been to US with L1?
3. Which company you work for?
4. Who is your client?
5. US designation
6. Indian salary
7. What specialization - I guess i ruined this question, because the VO wanted to know if I do coding or architecture. I said coding.
thank you, your visa is approved. No questions to L2.
My appointment was at 10.15. But I came out at 9:45 :)
Good Luck Guys.
1. is it L1A or B ?
2. Have you already been to US with L1?
3. Which company you work for?
4. Who is your client?
5. US designation
6. Indian salary
7. What specialization - I guess i ruined this question, because the VO wanted to know if I do coding or architecture. I said coding.
thank you, your visa is approved. No questions to L2.
My appointment was at 10.15. But I came out at 9:45 :)
Good Luck Guys.
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L1 and L2 Visa Approved - Exp.
My experience with L1B/L2 visa stamping at Chennai consulate.
I had H1B which I never utilized and it got expired in 2010. I always worried if VO will ask any questions on it.
Valid B1/B2 visa till 2018 and visited US 3 times on that Visa. I was kind of worried that VO will ask why didn't I utilized H1B and why am I applying for L1-B visa?
VO - Hey, Gentleman!
ME - Good Morning, Sir (loud and clear)
VO - So you applied for L1, what makes you special?
ME - Tried to explain my skills... but VO was not convinced
VO - I don't think you have special skills. Need more clarification.
ME - Explained in detail what I will do and why I am special.
VO - So what.. still I think this can be done from India.
ME - explained in detail why I need to be working out of US than India. (Have dependencies on other teams etc.) and it is difficult to hire my kind of skilled person.
VO - How long you have been working with this company?
ME - Answered
VO - How much will be your salary?
ME - Answered
VO - Okay - Your visa is approved
No answer to my wife (L2) at all.
My observations -
1. On L1 you really need to know your specialized skills. Go in details what is written by Petitioner in your petitions - Job duties, role/responsibilities etc.
2. Company name really matters and it adds value to your case.
3. They also value how well the petition is written.
4. Dress well, body language also counts there as when you walk towards the window VO will observe you from top to bottom.
5. Have confidence and dont be scared/nervous
Good Luck!
DS
I had H1B which I never utilized and it got expired in 2010. I always worried if VO will ask any questions on it.
Valid B1/B2 visa till 2018 and visited US 3 times on that Visa. I was kind of worried that VO will ask why didn't I utilized H1B and why am I applying for L1-B visa?
VO - Hey, Gentleman!
ME - Good Morning, Sir (loud and clear)
VO - So you applied for L1, what makes you special?
ME - Tried to explain my skills... but VO was not convinced
VO - I don't think you have special skills. Need more clarification.
ME - Explained in detail what I will do and why I am special.
VO - So what.. still I think this can be done from India.
ME - explained in detail why I need to be working out of US than India. (Have dependencies on other teams etc.) and it is difficult to hire my kind of skilled person.
VO - How long you have been working with this company?
ME - Answered
VO - How much will be your salary?
ME - Answered
VO - Okay - Your visa is approved
No answer to my wife (L2) at all.
My observations -
1. On L1 you really need to know your specialized skills. Go in details what is written by Petitioner in your petitions - Job duties, role/responsibilities etc.
2. Company name really matters and it adds value to your case.
3. They also value how well the petition is written.
4. Dress well, body language also counts there as when you walk towards the window VO will observe you from top to bottom.
5. Have confidence and dont be scared/nervous
Good Luck!
DS
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BLANKET L1A and L2 APPROVED--cheenai
Thanks to IMMIHELP as all the question asked during the intervew are covered in this forum:
Approved L1B and L2 ON Date 31 aug 2012:
Question asked by consulate officer:
--How long you are working for XX company?
--What is your US and INDIAN salary?
---Are you going for xx product implementation?
YOU VISA IS APPROVED AND WE WILL COURIER IN 1 WEEK.
The rumor all around is incorrect that they are rejecting the VISA, almost all the VISA were getting approved on that day....i dont understand why INFOSYS , HCL,TCS are crying foul.....I think now US is approving the strong cases .....earlier in 2001-2003, it seems they were blindly approving the VISA but now they are approving the strong cases only which is right.......INFO,TCS,HCL are sending ROOKIES and they are getting rejected with less number of experience......which they cannot qualify for WORK VISA......
I think CONFIDENCE, LOOKS, EXPRESSION ETC does not matter at all, it is just if you make a strong case or not.....if yes then you will get the approval else not....
Approved L1B and L2 ON Date 31 aug 2012:
Question asked by consulate officer:
--How long you are working for XX company?
--What is your US and INDIAN salary?
---Are you going for xx product implementation?
YOU VISA IS APPROVED AND WE WILL COURIER IN 1 WEEK.
The rumor all around is incorrect that they are rejecting the VISA, almost all the VISA were getting approved on that day....i dont understand why INFOSYS , HCL,TCS are crying foul.....I think now US is approving the strong cases .....earlier in 2001-2003, it seems they were blindly approving the VISA but now they are approving the strong cases only which is right.......INFO,TCS,HCL are sending ROOKIES and they are getting rejected with less number of experience......which they cannot qualify for WORK VISA......
I think CONFIDENCE, LOOKS, EXPRESSION ETC does not matter at all, it is just if you make a strong case or not.....if yes then you will get the approval else not....
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L1A Blanket Approved
Attended the interview on Aug 31. It was a cake walk. Person in front of me was also L1A blanket category and was approved for him as well.
I work for a reputed IT company. Questions below
What did you do before joining XYZ?
HOw long you have been with XYZ?
Whats the purpose of the trip?
To my wife
- Whats your husbands fav food?
_ Have you worked in US before?
I work for a reputed IT company. Questions below
What did you do before joining XYZ?
HOw long you have been with XYZ?
Whats the purpose of the trip?
To my wife
- Whats your husbands fav food?
_ Have you worked in US before?
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L1B and L2 approved
I was able to get a feeling of the interview even before attending;Thanks to this Forum.
My Questions were as follows:-
1.Who is the client. (asked twice)
2.What is the product
Explain in simple way that a layman can understand.
3.What are you going to do in US for this product.
Explain about your speciality for doing this job and how you are going to do this job in layman's terms. Please avoid words like testing,scripting etc instead use quality check or developing programs for checking quality etc.
More than development/Testing experience they are looking for people having specialist experience in the domain.
As this visa is for specialist convince the VO that you are a specialist with many years of experience in the area you are applying for. Mind you they will be looking straight into your eyes and do the same and give answers in simple English.
4.Salary in India and US
5.How long working for my employer.
The maximum years the best.
To my Wife : How long we have been married and was it a arranged marriage or not?.
My Questions were as follows:-
1.Who is the client. (asked twice)
2.What is the product
Explain in simple way that a layman can understand.
3.What are you going to do in US for this product.
Explain about your speciality for doing this job and how you are going to do this job in layman's terms. Please avoid words like testing,scripting etc instead use quality check or developing programs for checking quality etc.
More than development/Testing experience they are looking for people having specialist experience in the domain.
As this visa is for specialist convince the VO that you are a specialist with many years of experience in the area you are applying for. Mind you they will be looking straight into your eyes and do the same and give answers in simple English.
4.Salary in India and US
5.How long working for my employer.
The maximum years the best.
To my Wife : How long we have been married and was it a arranged marriage or not?.
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