L1, L2 Visa

Questions asked (in order):

1. do you have a valid B1 visa?
2. when you traveled last time
3. Before last time when you traveled
4. how long did you stay in US in b1 visa
5. what you are going to do there?
6. what is the specialization skill?

My tips :
1. be confident
2. be honest telling the truth (i forgot when he asked me when I last traveled, then i took 1 minute and then recollected) .
I told him exactly what i do in the work and will be doing there and told that these skills are special because ....

Thanks to one and all for putting right information on this site. My visa was approved today, and I really thank all of you for your advice.

Please find below queries asked:
1. Where did u travel last and on which visa?
Ans: B1 to YYYY city

2. Who is your Client?
3. Is this the same client you went on L1?
4. What will you do there?
5. What is your indian salary?

Tip from my side:

1. Confidence
2. Eye contact
3. Crisp and clear answer
4. No technical jargon please and if they cannot to avoided, explain them in layman terms as well.
5. Be sure that when you speak about specialised knowledge it should be specialised and just coding and testing.

Last but not the least please dont go with mind set that they are rejecting lots of visa these days.
All the best.

Thanks Immihelp and the folks for posting their valuable comments. It's my time to give my inputs, so here it goes.

VO and I greeted each other, I said very Good Morning officer! How are you?
He said I am fine thank you and we had the following discussion.

Q. What is your Experience with your company?
A. X Yrs, Y months

Q. What is your total work experience?
A. X Years Y Months

Q. Where have you worked before?
A. Told the company names in the same order of my experience.

Q. Who is your client?
A. Just told the client name

Q. What is your specialized skill?
A. Told it in detail along with the benefits that I can offer to the client.

Q. What technology is used in the project?
A. Told about the technology and how it helps the client's business.

Officer took some notes in his computer and said I am approving your visa and the passport will reach you in a week’s time.

I said thank you officer and have a nice day.

L2: No questions asked to my dependant.

My observation, apart from the interview preparedness, it very important to maintain your composure, be concise and keep the eye contact.

Hi

I had my L1 blanket visa approved today, thanks to all who shared their experience.

But to be frank, all the approval and rejections are purely on luck especially for L1 Blankets.

Questions asked
1. What is your specialization
2. Why only you?
3. What is your client
4. How long you been with this client.
Just a small input from my side, do not use the words SAP, JAVA, .NET, Testing, Web services, C and C++ even though you are working on them. As they are not considered to be in specialized category.

All the best for your best of luck guys.

Hello,
Thanks to all the users for posting their experiences. My L1 B and my husband's L2 visas were approved today at the Mumbai consulate. The VO asked us very simple questions:
How long in your current company?
Have you been working in India with this company?
How long have you been married?
(To my husband) What do you do?

I would like to thank all the people who shared their experiences.
Got my L1B approved.

Questions asked

Current Company
Client & Project Details
Experience in current company
Indian Salary
Specialised Skill (Be confident while answering this question & try to quote the specialized
skill rather using single word like testing, dev.
Try to quote the specialization gained related to domain, tools or processes while working on the project.)

All The Best...

Hello,

My query is regarding my L1-B visa expiry. I have a visa expiry date of May 2012 but an I-94 of March 2013 (nearly a year). My company says they can initiate extension of the visa 6 months before the expiry of I-94. That leaves me without a visa but a valid I-94 for about 10 months. While I realize I am still eligible to stay in USA,
1. Am I eligible to WORK in the USA since my L1-B is expired?
2. Can I invite my parents to the USA, since I neither have a visa nor an extension petition?

Anyone help in this matter will be appreciated.Thanks and have a happy new year.
- Subhajit

The VO has become very strict so be aware to apply it to L1B category. They will reject whatever reason you gave. If you are patent holder or a scientist then you have better chance.

Questions:
1. Which company?
2. Number of years in current organization?
3. Salary in India?
4. Project Deteppails?
5. Your Role and specialized knowledge?
6. Stay in USA?

- Keep it short and simple
- Prepare well


Thanks to immihelp

Many Many Thanks to Immihelp!

My interview along with my wife and 2 children was scheduled on 3rd Jan 2012 and i reach the consulate before 20 minutes. I show interview and confirmation letter to security and they help to get in to the queue for that time slot.

once my turn came at a cubicle, I show them interview and confirmation letter and they have allocated a Token to me. Then we all went through a security check to get in to the consulate through main door.

we were again checked and allowed to enter to first building where my token was displayed to a window where I get all the documents verified. After verification, they bundle the require docs for interview along with passports and guide me through fingerprint counter where we were 10 finger printed and guided through to another building.

I submitted DDs to an Account / payment Window and get a payment slip. we were told to wait until our token number called for the interview.

My token number displayed on the screen, I cross the Line and greet VO “hi, Good Morning” with a smile. VO also greeted same & asks for my Token Number, Staple Confirmation page along with Passports which I received at Document Verification Counter.

Then VO started with –

Question: You are from YYYY ZZZ?

Answer: Yes.

Question: What is your designation?

Answer: I replied with my current designation

Question: What is your current Salary?

Answer: I replied with my current salary PA

Question: Where are you going in US?

Answer: i replied with city and state name in US where i intended to go

Question: Who is your client?

Answer: i replied with my client name.

Question: How long you are working with current employer?

Answer: X Years & X Months

Question: How long you are with client?

Answer: X Years & X Months

Question: What is your Purpose to Travel?

Answer: I explained the new project in 2 lines without use on any technical words/ jargons and abbreviations. (VO has verified same with BEP)

Question: What is your specialized Knowledge?

Answer: I replied as per my job description in I129s without use of any technical words / jargons and abbreviations in total layman language for easy of understanding for a non technical person.

Question: What is your Experience? Total Experience?

Answer: XX Years & XX Months

Question: how many people are working on this project?

Answer: I replied with XX number

Then VO looks behind and asked -

Question: Where is your Family?

Answer: I introduce her with my wife, both the Child

Then she asked to my elder child -

Question: What is your name?

Answer: ZZZ

Question: What is your Age?

Answer: XX Years

Question: How old is your brother?

Answer: XX Years

Question: Are you studying?

Answer: Yes

Question: in which standard?

Answer: XX standard

Then VO commented to me “I approve your visa request. You will receive your passports within one week."

AND That was the great moment for me! I feel great at that time and started thinking on new assignment which i need to complete in US.

then VO stamped "RECEIVED along with date" on two copies of I 129 and return to me by explaining that one is for my employer and the other is for my reference.

"Have a nice day” with a smile and I also smiled at VO “Have a great day. Thank you and have a great new year ahead”.

KEY Points which i noticed -

 - Be simple and sober. Wear simple clothes like a trouser and light colour shirt along with a dull colour tie matching to both your trouser and shirt which is in likable colour in anyone's eyes.

 - Do not use any technical word / name of any technical tools as they are non technical and your interview will get mess up as they will keep asking questions on the technical word / tool you named.

 - Keep the answers very short, crispy and simple which is understandable by a non technical person very easily.

 - Be sure on why you are going and needed in US and what you will be doing there along with what special you have which you can explain in one / two line in a layman language to prove the same(L1B).