L1, L2 Visa

my l1 visa expre on Mar 2020, but i have not get appointment date with in this period so i booked available date on May 07 2020. I am looking Feb or Mar 05 2020 ottawa CA. I am checking and try to reschedule the mentioned date, please advice on this, am i doing correctly?
  

currently booked on May 2020 Canada us visa can i get earlier date Feb or March?

Sharing my L1B Blanket Visa experience. I took help from this forum to prepare for my Visa Interview. Unfortunately the visa was denied by saying "Not Clearly Approvable".

I prepared a lot for the interview, Guess i was not lucky that day.

Interview location - Chennai.

My Biometric round was on 27th Dec 2019 @10:30 AM, I reached the VAC office around 08:45 AM and they let me in and by 09:15 AM I was back at my room after completing the Biometic process.

30th Dec 2019 was my actual Visa Interview, My appointment was at 10:15 AM, Seems due to some "Technical Error" none of the candidates who had appointments starting from 09:15 AM waiting outside, They started letting people inside starting 10:30 AM who's appointment was 09:15 AM.

I was inside by 11:15 - 11:30 AM.

I guess before you enter the building the security will collect your phone etc as i saw a collection center, But i did not carry anything so i moved forward.

My passport was scanned and i was let inside the building.

Security check was completed withing 2 minutes.

The Staff was kind enough to assist me in arranging my documents for L1B Blanket.
3 sets of I29S, 3 sets I797, DD for Fraud Prevention and detection fees and DS-160 Confirmation page.

For folks confused with the "Fraud Prevention and detection fees", I prepared a DD for $505 due to the exchange rate was not stable, The actual fees is $500, So my DD was for 36,000 Rs INR. The DD i took was in INR and NOT USD.

After the documentation arrangement, I was asked to go to the next building.

The staff at the cash counter was asking me when did they let you in ? He collected my Passport and DD and provided me the Fee receipt for the "Fraud Prevention and detection fees"

I was asked to now stand in the queue for the Visa Interview.

I was not bothered about others rejections as every ones scenario is different, I did not want to discourage my self.

After 20 minutes the staff asked me to go to counter number XYZ.

A lady was being interviewed and she was given a rejection slip. Now i was asked to come next.

Time was around 12:20 PM - 12:30 PM

Below is the conversation between me and the VO:

Me: Good Afternoon Officer.
VO: Hi, Can i have your documents please ?
Handed over my Passport, I29S, I797 3 sets which were arranged.

VO: How long have been working for XYZ Company ?
ME: 2 Years and 11 Months.

VO – What is your Salary In US ?
Me – I answered it as XYZ USD and I mentioned “Apologies it is ABC USD”, (I mentioned my salary $2000 extra by mistake).

VO – What is your current salary ?
Me – It is XYZ INR Annual.

VO – What is your work location ?
Me – Irving Texas

VO – What will you do in the US ?
Me – I will be providing break fix and debugging support on XYZ, ABC products and (Was Stopped by the VO).
VO – Interrupted me and asked me, Did you develop the product ?
Me – I have not developed the product.

VO – Confirmed with me if you will be supporting the product ?
Me –Yes I will be supporting the product.

VO – Which all regions would be supporting ?
Me – Primarily North America customers.

VO – What is your designation in the US ?
Me – Support Engineer

VO – So your Job role is exactly the same as what you are currently performing here ?
Me – That is correct.

VO - Are you from a developer background ?
Me - No, I am not from a developer background ?

VO – Asked me again about the product I will be supporting ?
Me – Explained I will be debugging and providing break fix support on the products XYZ, ABC products developed by my company and sold to the customers.

VO - Nothing against you or the company you work for. He explained me something was not right about my L1B petition filed which I could not understand. This is how the L1B process is, Your visa is not approved. He provided me a Letter with the file number and section numbers which contains my reason for rejection. The letter is a generic rejection form.

I would like to know from others if you can judge what could have gone wrong here ?

Hello all,

Seeking advice or suggestion on my L1 B renewal.

I-129 valid till date : 01- March -2021

I-94 and Blanket petition valid till date : 11 - November - 2021

L1 B Visa valid till date : 22 - November - 2023

when should I apply for renewal and Is it blanket renewal or individual petition renewal.

Hi All, My L1B individual petition is approved 3 days back and now waiting for I-797 to schedule my visa interview. Is there any probability of rejection during Visa interview since petition is already approved by USCIS? Any recent experience or feedback will be appreciated, though I will keep myself fully ready for interview :)

In DS 160, I specified annual salary instead of month salary
I am done biometrics ,Now iam not able change that
Is any problem of this
Please suggest me how to move forward

Thanks

Can you please provide the suggestions below

US company name : YYYY INC (which is mentioned in I-129)
India Company name YYYY India Pvt Ltd

I have L1 B interview tomorrow
I done with OFC 2 days back

I did one mistake in DS160
Under the company who filed petition, I mentioned YYYY India Pvt Ltd ( India company name)
 instead US company name YYYY INC

But I mention correct petition number

Will it be a problem to get the visa.. Please suggest me how move forward on this

Hi all,

Need your help.
My husband is on L1B and me on L2 dependent with i94 expiring in April 2020 and visa expiring in June 2020.Applying for premium processing now. Currebtly we are in US both working.
My L2 EAD is expiring on August 2021.

Have few questions:
L1B and L2 both goes for premium processing or just L1B.
Can L1B can still work with the extension receipt if visa is not approved?
Cab L2 dependent still work with the extension receipt if visa is not approved? (EAD is applicable till Aug 2021)

Regards

Hi

I have a urgent question here.

my existing/old L1A 797 document will expired on Jan 29, 2019, so it is still valid now.
and I also got my L1A extension approval, and show valid from 1/30/2020, right after the expired date of my old 797 document.
when i went to consulate, they put a stamp"cancelled without Prejudice" and give me a new visa stamp against my new 797 document, but the new visa stamp page show the issue date Dec 20th.

my question is can i enter the U.S on Jan 13th 2020(i have booked the flight), with my old and new 797 documents and the new visa stamp, or i have to wait until Jan 30th to enter USA, which is the first valid date showed in my new 797 document? Thank you all!!!

Hello Everyone,

My L1A (individual) visa was approved in Nov 2019. Let me give some my background of my application. My business visa was earlier refused multiple times in last 3 years and I was really frustrated. After doing some research (esp. on this forum) I realized that I had been probably applying through the wrong category. I changed my visa category to L1A.

Timeline:
June 2019: Applied for L1 visa under premium processing.
Late June 2019: Received RFE
Sep 2019: Submitted all required documents
Oct 2019: Received approval notice from USCIS
Nov 2019: Appeared for personal Interview

Overall Experience:
It was bit exhaustive to compile and collect all the documents from initial application in June 2019 to RFE submission in Sep 2019. However, USCIS was quite prompt in responding at each of the stages.

Interview Experience:
It was all very well managed at both VAC and US Consulate. After completing formalities at VAC a day before, I reached at the consulate 30 mins prior to the appointment time. Within an hour, I was in front of Visa officer (VO). I was well prepared and composed. I greeted her and she responded back quite cheerfully. This gave me a sigh of relief as It reminded me that a good beginning is half job done.

Q&A
VO: Please pass on your passport and I797 B approval notice (first page only)
Me: Submitted
VO: Have you been to US before?
Me: Yes
VO: Visa category and when?
Me: : xx years back under XYZ category.
VO: Its quite long back, what was your age? Bit of laugh exchanged between us. I thought it’s a good sign.
Me: I nodded and I told her my exact age then.
VO: Why and when did you switch your career?
Me: Replied quite confidently
VO: Current company name
Me: Replied
VO: Location of US office
Me: Replied
VO: Indian and US salary
Me: Replied
VO: Is this a specialized role?
Me: No, it’s a managerial role. I gave some details about my role. I thought this was a trick question. Be very clear with your roles and responsibilities.
VO: Why did you come here for interview, why not nearby consulate offices?
Me: Actually interview venue was allocated by USCIS based on my old address. I believe this was based on my Income tax document. I just explained that and she looked convinced.
VO: Why is your wife and son not travelling with you? I went alone for the interview?
Me: I will be travelling for a short term project at the moment. Next time, I will take them along.
VO: Current job responsibilities, no. of reporting staffs?
Me: I tried to give a detailed answer but she stopped me in between.

VO was looking at her computer screen and she was typing all the time. However, It sounded like an easy interview and i got quite hopeful by then.

Then came the Golden word from her. She smiled and said, your visa is approved and you will get your passport at your communication address. I was on top of my world and took a deep breath.

My two cents to all new applicants:
Be genuine with your application and don’t overstate any information. You should spend a good amount of time for the interview. VO generally asks questions from a fixed list and hence it shouldn’t be a great deal to prepare answers. IMMI forum is the best platform to prepare the list of expected questions. Lastly and most importantly, be confident and composed in front of the Visa officer. A good preparation with little bit of luck will certainly help your cause.

My best wishes.