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L1A Individual immediately after blanket rejection
Hi,
My L1A blanket was rejected at chennai consulate. I posess over 13 years of experience and presently in managerial capacity. My company now plans to apply in L1A individual category. What are the chances of L1A individual approval after blanket rejection?
THanks.
My L1A blanket was rejected at chennai consulate. I posess over 13 years of experience and presently in managerial capacity. My company now plans to apply in L1A individual category. What are the chances of L1A individual approval after blanket rejection?
THanks.
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Reg B1 visa - stayed for 6 months in US
Hi
I have travelled to US on B1 visa and stayed for 6 months working at client location.
I am attending interview for L1B this time, if VO asks the same question that why have you stayed for 6 months in B1 status, how do i answer this? please some one helo me in answering this question?
Thanks
Chakravarthy
I have travelled to US on B1 visa and stayed for 6 months working at client location.
I am attending interview for L1B this time, if VO asks the same question that why have you stayed for 6 months in B1 status, how do i answer this? please some one helo me in answering this question?
Thanks
Chakravarthy
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L1B Visa interview on 16th August 2012
Hi,
First of all i would like to thank everyone for sharing their experiences in this forum. It has been of immense help to me.
I had my L1 Blanket visa interview on 16th August 2012 at US Consulate in Chennai.
My appointment was at 10:30 am but the Visa interview took place around 12:15 PM after completing all other formalities.
VO(a young guy): Good Morning ...How are you doing?
Me: Good Morning ... I am doing great ...How about you?
VO: I am doing Good
VO: Where are you from?
Me: YYYY Company
VO: What What?
Me (After raising my voice a little more): YYYY Company
VO: Please explain about your Specialized Skill?
Me: I have Developed JJJJ Tool. The Tool does the following functions .... (Maintained eye contact with VO)
VO: There are several such tools in the market. What is Special about this one?
Me(again maintaining eye contact): Explained in more detail pinpointing the exact nature of tool, the modules etc
VO: Who is your client and what do they do?
Me: ZZZZ Company and what all they do explained.... (Maintaining eye contact)
VO: Where will you work in US?
Me: At YYYY Office in location.
VO: You developed the tool in India?
Me: Yes
VO: So why do you need to travel to U.S?
Me (Maintaining Eye contact): Explained the reason in two sentences
VO: Who is your client?
Me: ZZZZ Company
VO: Where will you work?
Me: At YYYY and if required i will visist ZZZZ for the following purposes...explained
VO: Kept typing something, looked at my form again and again
After that gave me a leaflet and the two copies of Documents back with Approved status.
VO: Your visa has been approved and the passport will be couriered to you.
Me: Thank you
And so with all help and almighty's blessings my visa got approved.
Some things i noted down:
1. Try to overcome nervoursness. Initially i was nervous. But then went ahead and explained well.
2. Talk in a sufficiently audible voice and in a slow and clear manner.
3. Use correct layman words. Don't throw too many technical terms to impress the VO.
4. If your tool is unique and is important they give enough opportunity to explain and speak.
5. Keep a smile all throughout and maintain eye contact.
6. Greet VO and wish at the end of the interview. I missed the last part.
7. Reach the venue 35 minutes in advance. Its more than enough.
Thats it from my end. All the best to everyone!!!
- Tapabrata
First of all i would like to thank everyone for sharing their experiences in this forum. It has been of immense help to me.
I had my L1 Blanket visa interview on 16th August 2012 at US Consulate in Chennai.
My appointment was at 10:30 am but the Visa interview took place around 12:15 PM after completing all other formalities.
VO(a young guy): Good Morning ...How are you doing?
Me: Good Morning ... I am doing great ...How about you?
VO: I am doing Good
VO: Where are you from?
Me: YYYY Company
VO: What What?
Me (After raising my voice a little more): YYYY Company
VO: Please explain about your Specialized Skill?
Me: I have Developed JJJJ Tool. The Tool does the following functions .... (Maintained eye contact with VO)
VO: There are several such tools in the market. What is Special about this one?
Me(again maintaining eye contact): Explained in more detail pinpointing the exact nature of tool, the modules etc
VO: Who is your client and what do they do?
Me: ZZZZ Company and what all they do explained.... (Maintaining eye contact)
VO: Where will you work in US?
Me: At YYYY Office in location.
VO: You developed the tool in India?
Me: Yes
VO: So why do you need to travel to U.S?
Me (Maintaining Eye contact): Explained the reason in two sentences
VO: Who is your client?
Me: ZZZZ Company
VO: Where will you work?
Me: At YYYY and if required i will visist ZZZZ for the following purposes...explained
VO: Kept typing something, looked at my form again and again
After that gave me a leaflet and the two copies of Documents back with Approved status.
VO: Your visa has been approved and the passport will be couriered to you.
Me: Thank you
And so with all help and almighty's blessings my visa got approved.
Some things i noted down:
1. Try to overcome nervoursness. Initially i was nervous. But then went ahead and explained well.
2. Talk in a sufficiently audible voice and in a slow and clear manner.
3. Use correct layman words. Don't throw too many technical terms to impress the VO.
4. If your tool is unique and is important they give enough opportunity to explain and speak.
5. Keep a smile all throughout and maintain eye contact.
6. Greet VO and wish at the end of the interview. I missed the last part.
7. Reach the venue 35 minutes in advance. Its more than enough.
Thats it from my end. All the best to everyone!!!
- Tapabrata
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Branch office in the USA
Hi,
I’m a resident of India and a director/co founder of a large staffing firm and I provide services for top IT companies in India and my spouse works for Google in India in a senior position and she holds a 10 year H1 Visa. She is now relocating to the USA as recommended by her US bosses based out of SF and the company has agreed to relocate myself as well, and provide all possible support.
I would like to know the formalities to open an office/branch office under the same name in the USA and also I’m interested to extend my staffing services in the USA for the companies there, which also will help me get an L1 Visa, since I was told that L1 visa for executive are available if we have a business or an office there.
Can you please guide me and help me?
I’m a resident of India and a director/co founder of a large staffing firm and I provide services for top IT companies in India and my spouse works for Google in India in a senior position and she holds a 10 year H1 Visa. She is now relocating to the USA as recommended by her US bosses based out of SF and the company has agreed to relocate myself as well, and provide all possible support.
I would like to know the formalities to open an office/branch office under the same name in the USA and also I’m interested to extend my staffing services in the USA for the companies there, which also will help me get an L1 Visa, since I was told that L1 visa for executive are available if we have a business or an office there.
Can you please guide me and help me?
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L1B Approved on 14-Aug
I got through L1B visa interview on 14-Aug. Questions that have been asked to me
1. Which type of visa have you applied for?
Ans: Type of visa
2. Where are you going?
Ans: YYYY city , YYY state
3. Who is your client?
Ans: ZZZ
4. Never heard of ZZZ, what do they do?
Ans: Explained about client.
5. In order to qualify for L1B, you need to have specialized knowledge? What are you specialized in?
Ans: I am specialized in implementing solutions by using so and so tools by my company
6. How did you gain expertise in these tools?
Ans: Explained how i got expertise ( by trainings & projects)
7. What is your salary in India?
Ans: AAA INR per anum
No question for L2.
Tips:
-------
1. Just be confident
2. If you are specialized in a technology, tool or procedure, prepare well to explain it in plain terms
All The best !!
1. Which type of visa have you applied for?
Ans: Type of visa
2. Where are you going?
Ans: YYYY city , YYY state
3. Who is your client?
Ans: ZZZ
4. Never heard of ZZZ, what do they do?
Ans: Explained about client.
5. In order to qualify for L1B, you need to have specialized knowledge? What are you specialized in?
Ans: I am specialized in implementing solutions by using so and so tools by my company
6. How did you gain expertise in these tools?
Ans: Explained how i got expertise ( by trainings & projects)
7. What is your salary in India?
Ans: AAA INR per anum
No question for L2.
Tips:
-------
1. Just be confident
2. If you are specialized in a technology, tool or procedure, prepare well to explain it in plain terms
All The best !!
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L1B Blanket Approved 14th Aug 2012
This forum has helped me a lot so i also want to post my experience here.Hope it helps someone.
The interview was cool. No surprises. I was there on time (though i underestimated the traffic).
My interview:
VO : Hi How are you ?
Me: I am good. How are you ?
VO: Good Thanks.
VO: So where do you work ?
Me: I work for ZZZ.
VO: How long have you been working with YYYY ?
Me: x years and y months
VO: Who is your client ?
Me: ZZZ
VO: How much is your salary in India ?
Me: yyy
VO: What is your specialization ?
Me: I am specialized in xxx and yyy.(Surprisingly he did not ask anything more on this topic)
VO: Have you already been to US ?
Me: Yes
VO: L1 ?
Me : Yes
VO: Why are you going there ?
Me: Explained my responsibilities. (very important question)
VO: Which client ?
Me: xxx
VO: Again why are you going there ?
Me: Explained again.
VO: Ok iapprove your visas. You will get your passport in a week.
No questions to my wife.
My advise:
1. Prepare thoroughly for every possible question.You should not give him a chance to think.
2. Be confident and speak boldly.That itself will get you the visa.
All the best to everyone !!!
The interview was cool. No surprises. I was there on time (though i underestimated the traffic).
My interview:
VO : Hi How are you ?
Me: I am good. How are you ?
VO: Good Thanks.
VO: So where do you work ?
Me: I work for ZZZ.
VO: How long have you been working with YYYY ?
Me: x years and y months
VO: Who is your client ?
Me: ZZZ
VO: How much is your salary in India ?
Me: yyy
VO: What is your specialization ?
Me: I am specialized in xxx and yyy.(Surprisingly he did not ask anything more on this topic)
VO: Have you already been to US ?
Me: Yes
VO: L1 ?
Me : Yes
VO: Why are you going there ?
Me: Explained my responsibilities. (very important question)
VO: Which client ?
Me: xxx
VO: Again why are you going there ?
Me: Explained again.
VO: Ok iapprove your visas. You will get your passport in a week.
No questions to my wife.
My advise:
1. Prepare thoroughly for every possible question.You should not give him a chance to think.
2. Be confident and speak boldly.That itself will get you the visa.
All the best to everyone !!!
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L1B Blanket Approved 14th Aug 2012
This forum has helped me a lot so i also want to post my experience here.Hope it helps someone.
The interview was cool. No surprises. I was there on time (though i underestimated the traffic).
My interview:
VO : Hi How are you ?
Me: I am good. How are you ?
VO: Good Thanks.
VO: So where do you work ?
Me: I work for ZZZ.
VO: How long have you been working with YYYY ?
Me: x years and y months
VO: Who is your client ?
Me: ZZZ
VO: How much is your salary in India ?
Me: yyy
VO: What is your specialization ?
Me: I am specialized in xxx and yyy.(Surprisingly he did not ask anything more on this topic)
VO: Have you already been to US ?
Me: Yes
VO: L1 ?
Me : Yes
VO: Why are you going there ?
Me: Explained my responsibilities. (very important question)
VO: Which client ?
Me: xxx
VO: Again why are you going there ?
Me: Explained again.
VO: Ok iapprove your visas. You will get your passport in a week.
No questions to my wife.
My advise:
1. Prepare thoroughly for every possible question.You should not give him a chance to think.
2. Be confident and speak boldly.That itself will get you the visa.
All the best to everyone !!!
The interview was cool. No surprises. I was there on time (though i underestimated the traffic).
My interview:
VO : Hi How are you ?
Me: I am good. How are you ?
VO: Good Thanks.
VO: So where do you work ?
Me: I work for ZZZ.
VO: How long have you been working with YYYY ?
Me: x years and y months
VO: Who is your client ?
Me: ZZZ
VO: How much is your salary in India ?
Me: yyy
VO: What is your specialization ?
Me: I am specialized in xxx and yyy.(Surprisingly he did not ask anything more on this topic)
VO: Have you already been to US ?
Me: Yes
VO: L1 ?
Me : Yes
VO: Why are you going there ?
Me: Explained my responsibilities. (very important question)
VO: Which client ?
Me: xxx
VO: Again why are you going there ?
Me: Explained again.
VO: Ok iapprove your visas. You will get your passport in a week.
No questions to my wife.
My advise:
1. Prepare thoroughly for every possible question.You should not give him a chance to think.
2. Be confident and speak boldly.That itself will get you the visa.
All the best to everyone !!!
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L1B Visa Approved on 13th August
I got my L1B Visa Approved today. There are certainly following factors which contributed to the approval:
1. Your presentation (Greet the VO, always put up a smile, look into his/her eyes and feel relaxed)
2. Your Specialization (You should be clear about it-- product or services DO NOT matter... an academic degree helps)
3. Your Preparation (if you want to get it...be prepared for it---> I prepared a set of 12 questions and 3 of them were from that compilation.... and this forum helps you in BIG way to prepare those)
Believe in God and be confident (no superstition or over confidence helps)
I was asked the following questions:
1. Who is your client?
2. What is your specialization?
3. Why do you think it is special?
Thanks!
RS
1. Your presentation (Greet the VO, always put up a smile, look into his/her eyes and feel relaxed)
2. Your Specialization (You should be clear about it-- product or services DO NOT matter... an academic degree helps)
3. Your Preparation (if you want to get it...be prepared for it---> I prepared a set of 12 questions and 3 of them were from that compilation.... and this forum helps you in BIG way to prepare those)
Believe in God and be confident (no superstition or over confidence helps)
I was asked the following questions:
1. Who is your client?
2. What is your specialization?
3. Why do you think it is special?
Thanks!
RS
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L1B approved - 9th Aug 2012
I work for a product based organization.
I went with my spouse and 5 year old son for the interview.
The interview was ok but not a perfect one. It started with a set of friendly questions :
1. Where will you work?
2. what is your Indian salary and US salary?
3. what do you do?
4. what is your specialization?
I couldn't give the last answers very well,probably because of nervousness. I work for product integration and prouct services but the moment I used these words the VO
instantly interrupted me asking cross questions. She said they dont think that integration and services need any specialized knowledge.
I tried to justify explaining the complexity of the product as well as the customization and modification needed in products to integrate it.
While she was asking the questions , she did stamped "cancelled" on my earlier US visas , which were expired.
A min after the discussion we were told that visa is approved. Not sure what helped, my explaination or destiny, but all went well in the end:)
My only suggestion is try to avoid these words..."services" and "integration", if possible. And incase you need to use them, be prepared to justify the specialization in it.
Also be calm throught out and don't panic. Confidence matters but not overconfidence.
For my spouse, there were only two questions. How long have you been married, and where was your son born. But for him, she gave a blue 212g form as the lamination of
the passport was coming out. we were asked to get this fixed and courier the passport back to the consulate to get the visa. We did get it fixed and couriered it through VFS chennai, the same day.
Thanks to all the great comments given on this site. They really helped.
All the best !
I went with my spouse and 5 year old son for the interview.
The interview was ok but not a perfect one. It started with a set of friendly questions :
1. Where will you work?
2. what is your Indian salary and US salary?
3. what do you do?
4. what is your specialization?
I couldn't give the last answers very well,probably because of nervousness. I work for product integration and prouct services but the moment I used these words the VO
instantly interrupted me asking cross questions. She said they dont think that integration and services need any specialized knowledge.
I tried to justify explaining the complexity of the product as well as the customization and modification needed in products to integrate it.
While she was asking the questions , she did stamped "cancelled" on my earlier US visas , which were expired.
A min after the discussion we were told that visa is approved. Not sure what helped, my explaination or destiny, but all went well in the end:)
My only suggestion is try to avoid these words..."services" and "integration", if possible. And incase you need to use them, be prepared to justify the specialization in it.
Also be calm throught out and don't panic. Confidence matters but not overconfidence.
For my spouse, there were only two questions. How long have you been married, and where was your son born. But for him, she gave a blue 212g form as the lamination of
the passport was coming out. we were asked to get this fixed and courier the passport back to the consulate to get the visa. We did get it fixed and couriered it through VFS chennai, the same day.
Thanks to all the great comments given on this site. They really helped.
All the best !
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Status-Not clearly approved
Application is stamped as ‘Not clearly approved’. Following is the conversation between me and Visa Officer.
VO: Hi (Here I should greet her first but forgot to do that. Please remember.)
Me: Hi Good Morning
VO: Which company you are working for?
Me: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
VO: What are your current roles and responsibilities?
Me: I’m involved in Functional, Regression and Performance testing………..etc
VO: Who is your customer?
Me: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
VO: She did not hear it proper and asked me again who?
Me: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
VO: What is your specific skill set?
Me: I have good experience in QTP and Loadrunner tools and can work on Estimation,…Manual and Automation testing(Regresion,Performance) and certified tester……….etc………
VO: We don’t feel that you have specific skill set that is required to approve L1B and ask your company to file for other type of Visa H1B or L1A(Don’t remember exactly if she has mentioned L1A)…..………etc.
My suggestions to you: Before going to the interview take good rest and plan to reach the interview place before 1 hour(there the process is you should stand in queue).Very imp do not take your Mobile or any other metal item to the colsulate,keep them in your room. If you bring these things you ahve to submit them at one counter which is also a queue. When you reach the interview officer do not forget to greet(Good Mng...etc) first.Then another imp thing is your voice should be very clear that he/she should hear it proper and understand.Be prepare to explain your current responsibilities and the role that you are going to perform at onsite.You should be very confident. The Visa officer might not know about the technology that youa re working.Mostly they look your confidence and the communication skills and try to expalin your specific skill set different to the generic(Like testing.java,.net...etc)
VO: Hi (Here I should greet her first but forgot to do that. Please remember.)
Me: Hi Good Morning
VO: Which company you are working for?
Me: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
VO: What are your current roles and responsibilities?
Me: I’m involved in Functional, Regression and Performance testing………..etc
VO: Who is your customer?
Me: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
VO: She did not hear it proper and asked me again who?
Me: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
VO: What is your specific skill set?
Me: I have good experience in QTP and Loadrunner tools and can work on Estimation,…Manual and Automation testing(Regresion,Performance) and certified tester……….etc………
VO: We don’t feel that you have specific skill set that is required to approve L1B and ask your company to file for other type of Visa H1B or L1A(Don’t remember exactly if she has mentioned L1A)…..………etc.
My suggestions to you: Before going to the interview take good rest and plan to reach the interview place before 1 hour(there the process is you should stand in queue).Very imp do not take your Mobile or any other metal item to the colsulate,keep them in your room. If you bring these things you ahve to submit them at one counter which is also a queue. When you reach the interview officer do not forget to greet(Good Mng...etc) first.Then another imp thing is your voice should be very clear that he/she should hear it proper and understand.Be prepare to explain your current responsibilities and the role that you are going to perform at onsite.You should be very confident. The Visa officer might not know about the technology that youa re working.Mostly they look your confidence and the communication skills and try to expalin your specific skill set different to the generic(Like testing.java,.net...etc)
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