L1, L2 Visa

I had a very easy one, not many questions. The questions asked -

VO: Good Morning Sir.
Me: Good Morning Sir, how are you?

VO: I am doing Good, So you work for ZZZ, how long have you been in YYYY Company?
Me: I have been with xxx Company for 3 years 6 months

(Then some one from behind interrupted the VO for some query, then they both spoke for a min or 2, then the VO turned to me and said to keep my right thumb on the scanner)

VO: What is the specialized Skill?
Me: I have been working on.... (VO stopped me)

VO: Your Visa is approved, and you will get your passport within 5 working days.
Me: Thanks Sir!

With my exp I can say is, just sit in the hall for some time and observe the VO's who is rejecting the most, who is asking more questions, dont be in a hurry to get into the Q, then avoid going to the VO whom you think is not approving most of the visas or you think is asking many questions. As far as I saw there is no complusion that you have to go imm, take your time relax get used to the environment(Gives you more conf). When I sat and observed i saw this VO who was approving most of the Visa's and not asking much questions, i managed to get into the line of that counter.

At the end its your hard work that pays off as luck, be prepared with mock rounds with your peers or managers, then its for sure you can get through which ever counter you go.

All the BEST to all the people who are reading this forum.

First of all Thanks for this great forum. Adding my experience.

After the initial security checking and document verification, I was led to the building for interview. I could see many rejections at the counters, but I kept saying that "L1 is not the end of the world".

I was led to the counter where the VO is a beautiful lady. Before me, there was an H4 stamping for a family having 2 kids. So she was in good mood chatting with them:)Next is Me..

VO: Good Morning Ma'am, How are you?
Me: Good Morning, I am good, How are you?

VO: How many years of experience do you have?
Me: x years y months

VO: With YYYY Company?
Me: I joined with YYYY company and so my total experience is same as with ZZZ.

VO: Which all clients you worked with in ZZZ?
I was about to start and she got distracted. So she started with another question

Vo: What is your specialization?
Me: (I was observing her while i was in the queue and understood that she wants brief answers.But i wanted to make my points clear. So quickly told the two points) I am specialized in YYYY proprietery tools AAA,BBB,CCC. Also I am an expert in the project which I am going to work in US as I have worked on the architecture design and framework development of this project.

Vo: Why you? Why not someone else?
Me: I am going to work on the next phase of the project which I am working on currently working at Offshore. Requires an expert in the current system at onsite.

Vo: What is name of your project?
Me : LKMNOP

Vo: Who is your client?
Me: YYY

Vo: Your visa is approved and you will get .... ( i couldnt hear the latter part as i was at cloud 9)...
Me: Thank You Ma'am

Tips:

1) The most important point is "BE CONFIDENT". I have read it many times in this forum but couldnt believe that confidence will help a lot. But My experience proved it to me.

2) Ladiess.., Please Please Please try to be in formals. I have seen many ladies coming as if they are going for some marriage function. I have seen them returning with passports (I guess its coz their visa got rejected.). I wont say dressing in formals will surely give you visa, but it will give a first impression on how serious you take the interview.

3) Go through atleast 10 pages in this forum. (I had gone though 70 :)) and note down as many questions as possible. WRITE DOWN answers for those questions and prepare well. Dont stammer while answering. Be precise while answering, coz the interview will be only for 2-3 mins and you have prove that you are the best within that time.

4) 5 important questions you should be preparing well are:
a) What is your specialization?
b) Why You? Why not someone else?
c) What is your project?
d) How will implementing this project help the client?
e) What are your roles at onsite?
5) Do couple of mock interviews with friends/family. Think of all possible questions from the answers. Like if the question is "What is the team size?". You say 1 onsite and 5 offshore. Then you will have to prepare an answer for this question also "They why cant the person at onsite do the job. Y should you go?"

Finally, have faith in God and yourself. I read in this forum that Chilkur Balaji helps and went there. He helped me too :).

Some quotes from the forum which made me cool during waiting time at consulate:
"Be confident, cool and calm"
"India is a great place to work and live. So even if you dont get visa, dont worry, you are living in a wonderful country"

All the best!!!

My L1B VISA got approved in chennai,Thanks to this forum .It helped me a lot in building up the confidence.It helped me lot for my preparation too.

VO :GM
Me :GM
 
VO :Who is ur client
Me :Told my client name.
 
VO :How many years u were working with the client.
Me :Past 1 year
 
VO :Ur specialized skill.
Me :Told my specialized skills.
 
VO :These skill seem to be process oriented. rite?
Me :Yes I have done the similar process implementation for previous clients also.
 
VO :Who were those clients
Me :Told the client names.
 
Then he checked my passport and asked some Questions on my previously stamped H1 visa.
I told "I am not currently tied up the employer who serves as petitioner for that VISA"
 
VO : Then I would cancel ur H1 VISA. Is that ok?
Me: I said its ok.
 
VO: ur VISA is issued will receive ur passport in week time. happy and safe travel.
Me: Thank you have nice day.


Be confident and best of luck

VO asked me the below questions

1) How long u have been with COMPANY NAME ?
2) Who is your Client ?
3) Which Project ?
4) Specialised skill ?

Then Came the golden words ' Your Visa is approved'.

Thanks,
Luckyguy

Thanks a ton to this site for providing useful information...
What a hectic interview phew ....
ME:-Good Morning
VO:-Gm

VO:-What makes you specialized...
ME:-Explained..

VO:-Grill aga
in on Specialization
ME:-Explained again

VO:-Oncee more grilling on specialization
ME:-Detailed with a gasping breadth again...

VO:-I see you have travelled before and your wife is having L1...
ME:-Yes

VO TO MY WIFE:-Your L1 from your company would get cancelled is that fine?
WIFE:-NP

VO:-Took a 5 minute break went to some place came back again..
Wife:-Took a step back i was back again..

VO:-Studyinng my papers Serious look

VO:-Golden words came from a pious corner...

ME/WIFe/SON:-Sigh relief....

Best of luck to future aspirants...

Thanks for this Website.

Below are questions asked to me.

1. How Long you have been working with ZZZ
2. What are your roles and respon at Offshore
3. What will be your roles when u are at Onsite.
4. Have you ever travelled to US Before.
5. Who are your client in the past 3 years.
6. Who is the current client.

No questions for my wife.

Then came the golden words. YOUR VISA IS APPROVED.

Be confident and Cool, It's just a formal discussion.

ALL THE BEST.

Thanks
B$$$$I

Hi There,

First of all, much appreciate the experiances shared at here,which help a lot.

My Interview Questions are:
1. What is the purpose of your US Travel..?
  For this,I have answered about the assignment and the special skilss used in it.
2. Where is your client located in US..?
3. What are your roles & responsibilities in current project..?
 Here I explained my scope of work.

Then The gentleman smiled and said :"Your Visa is Approved"

-Venkat

Hi All,

Thanks to this fourm.

I had my L1B interview on 13th Jan.

Border Security Fee not req for my company, they gave a letter for this. Check this with your company else they wont allow.

VO asked only one question.
Why are you going?
I answered very slowly and confidently without hesitation.

The golden words "You will recieve your passport in a week came from VO"

He signed 129 form and returned two copies to me.

I have 1 year and 6 months of total IT exp. Be confident. Maintain Eye contact.

Hi,
Whats going on with the US embassy these days??
Most of the L1B visas are getting rejected?
Hopeless situation :(

First of all, cheers to this forum, it really helps to find answers to a lot of questions.

I had my L1 approved on 12th of Jan, and I thought that the game is all about confidence and effective communication.

The VO asked me why did I want to go to the US. I had a "well framed one line answer" for that that higlights my skills, role and prospective assignments in US.(Make sure you speak slowly, loud and clear, and do not get tensed)

The next question was "What are you going to do in XYZ project?"...here too, the strategi was same, answers should be brief and well framed.

Post this answer, he said that my Visa was approved!.

For all future applicants, my suggestion would be to be confident, crisp and clear, and BE THROUGH WITH EVERY LINE IN ALL THE DOCUMENTS THAT U CARRY ALONG, AND THOSE ENDORSE YOU.

Cheers to Immihelp in conclusion :-)