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Hi all,
I had my PA on 29th Oct 2008 in Chennai and the entire process was pretty cool and easy. You could go to the consulate just 30min before the appointment time as they only let in people at their scheduled appointment time. So even if you go early you need to wait in the long queue unnecessarily.
I heard that there were many L1 rejections in recent times but as long as you have all your documents available, all forms correctly filled and fully confident, I don’t think there would be any reason for visa rejection.
My experience with the VO was as follows:
The VO had rejected the visa for the candidate who was in front of me as he was unable to explain to the VO as to what purpose he was travelling and they had an argument for around 5mins. The VO looked totally frustrated and irritated.
Me: Good morning! How are you doing? [With all smiles and maintained the smile throughout the interview]
VO: [No response] Can I have the documents please?
[Looked through the set of documents]
VO: I see your visa has been rejected this year.
Me: Yes, I had applied for a B2- visitor visa when I was in UK
VO: Reason for rejection?
Me: I did not have strong ties with UK and they asked me to apply the visa from India.
VO: I see you have a Bachelors degree in Engineering?
Me: Yes
VO: Can I see your Degree Certificate?
Me: [Passed on the degree certificate]
VO: What are your specialized skills?
Me: I am specialized in requirement analysis, test planning and test execution using my company proprietary tools YYYY and YYYY.
VO: You will receive your passport in 5 working days. Thank You.
Me: Thanks!!! Thanks a Lot!!
Following are the other questions which I prepared for the interview, hope it could be helpful for the rest who are applying for a L1B visa:
1)Why are you going to US?
I am going to US on a temporary assignment to work on the project YYYY for the client YYYY.
2)Who is your client? Where is your client located? What is the client’s primary business?
3)How long have you been working for your company?
4)How long have you been working for the existing client?
If it is your first assignment answer the following – “This is my first assignment but I have been working for a similar client on the same domain, technology and specialization tools for the past X years and Y months.”
5)What is your role at onsite/offshore?
6)What are your project responsibilities at onsite?
7)What specialized tools knowledge do you possess? How long have you been working on those tools?
Always mention your roles and responsibilities along with the tool usage. Something like below:
“I am specialized in Requirement analysis, test planning and test execution using my company proprietary tool YYYY and YYY.”
These tools must be your company proprietary tools and cannot be any languages like C, C++ or applications like DOTNET, Java or mainframes.
The following responsibilities are advised not to be mentioned to the VO
•Application Development
•Production Support
•Maintenance
•Understanding/Introducing new technologies
•Automation Testing
•Offshore/onsite coordination
8)Describe the functionality of the specialization tools in your project?
9)Who has developed the specialized tools?
10)Will you be implementing these tools in your project?
11)What is your team size at onsite/offshore?
12)What is your salary at onsite/offshore?
13)What is your domain knowledge and the duration you worked on a particular domain?
14)Who was your previous client? Previous project details/Duration/responsibilities?
15)What are your qualifications? Date of completion?
16)Why have you left your previous project and opted for this project?
17)Why should you be selected to travel onsite?
18)Is it a development/testing project?
19)Who will you report at onsite? Who is your manager/supervisor at onsite, which company and where is he located?
The onsite manager must be from your company and not from the client company and must be in the same location where your petition was filed.
20)Why can’t the work be done at offshore? Why can’t the existing onsite folks do the work?
21)What is the duration of your stay at onsite?
22)Have you been rejected for a US visa before? If so, what was the reason for rejection? When and where did you apply for the visa?
23)How much time will it take for you to train someone else on the tools? Why can’t you train the clients with these tools?
24)What is the project name? Describe the project details?
25)Is the project an In-house project?
26)What does a programmer analyst/test analyst/system analyst do?
27)Where and with whom will you stay at US?
28)How many people will report to you at US?
If it is for a L1B visa the answer is “None”. This question is applicable for L1A visa ones.
29)When will you be travelling to US?
30)Are you married? Where is your spouse working? How long have you been married?
31)If spouse is in US then the following questions are applicable – Company and location of your spouse? How many years has your spouse been in US? What is the expected duration of his/her stay in US?
32)What is your role/specialized skills in the project?
Specialized skills are different from Specialization tools. Some of the specialization skills could be design, requirement analysis, configuration management, performance testing etc.
33)Why only that your company proprietary tools are required for the project?
34)Tell me about your company? Company profile?
35)Why have you chosen L1B rather than H1B?
- “My educational qualification and knowledge on specialized tools have qualified me as a candidate for L1B visa”
36)What is the significance of using the specialized tools from onsite instead of offshore?
“Better visibility of the project activities to the client and provides an efficient way to track the project execution”
37)When did you join your company? Joining date?
38)Who would you be working for - the petitioner or the client at onsite?
It should always be Petitioner and never the client company. The petitioner will be your own company.
39)Who is your employer? Who pays you the salary at onsite?
It should always be your company and never the client company.
40)What was the criterion for your selection by your company? Why were you selected among your project mates?
41)What are the countries you last visited?
42)What is your client location?
L1 visa is an intra – company transfer seeking a temporary admission to US to be employed by a parent/branch/affiliate/subsidiary/sister company of your company. This means that you cannot work at the client location but you can visit the client premises to discuss project related issues.
The most probable answer for this question would be “I would be working at my company branch office. The project might require me to travel to the client location to use the client facilities but I would still remain an employee of my company YYYY (name of your company).”
The above answers are just sample answers and you could tune them as per your project requirement. All the answers need to be in a single statement and crisp.
All the best!!!!
I had my PA on 29th Oct 2008 in Chennai and the entire process was pretty cool and easy. You could go to the consulate just 30min before the appointment time as they only let in people at their scheduled appointment time. So even if you go early you need to wait in the long queue unnecessarily.
I heard that there were many L1 rejections in recent times but as long as you have all your documents available, all forms correctly filled and fully confident, I don’t think there would be any reason for visa rejection.
My experience with the VO was as follows:
The VO had rejected the visa for the candidate who was in front of me as he was unable to explain to the VO as to what purpose he was travelling and they had an argument for around 5mins. The VO looked totally frustrated and irritated.
Me: Good morning! How are you doing? [With all smiles and maintained the smile throughout the interview]
VO: [No response] Can I have the documents please?
[Looked through the set of documents]
VO: I see your visa has been rejected this year.
Me: Yes, I had applied for a B2- visitor visa when I was in UK
VO: Reason for rejection?
Me: I did not have strong ties with UK and they asked me to apply the visa from India.
VO: I see you have a Bachelors degree in Engineering?
Me: Yes
VO: Can I see your Degree Certificate?
Me: [Passed on the degree certificate]
VO: What are your specialized skills?
Me: I am specialized in requirement analysis, test planning and test execution using my company proprietary tools YYYY and YYYY.
VO: You will receive your passport in 5 working days. Thank You.
Me: Thanks!!! Thanks a Lot!!
Following are the other questions which I prepared for the interview, hope it could be helpful for the rest who are applying for a L1B visa:
1)Why are you going to US?
I am going to US on a temporary assignment to work on the project YYYY for the client YYYY.
2)Who is your client? Where is your client located? What is the client’s primary business?
3)How long have you been working for your company?
4)How long have you been working for the existing client?
If it is your first assignment answer the following – “This is my first assignment but I have been working for a similar client on the same domain, technology and specialization tools for the past X years and Y months.”
5)What is your role at onsite/offshore?
6)What are your project responsibilities at onsite?
7)What specialized tools knowledge do you possess? How long have you been working on those tools?
Always mention your roles and responsibilities along with the tool usage. Something like below:
“I am specialized in Requirement analysis, test planning and test execution using my company proprietary tool YYYY and YYY.”
These tools must be your company proprietary tools and cannot be any languages like C, C++ or applications like DOTNET, Java or mainframes.
The following responsibilities are advised not to be mentioned to the VO
•Application Development
•Production Support
•Maintenance
•Understanding/Introducing new technologies
•Automation Testing
•Offshore/onsite coordination
8)Describe the functionality of the specialization tools in your project?
9)Who has developed the specialized tools?
10)Will you be implementing these tools in your project?
11)What is your team size at onsite/offshore?
12)What is your salary at onsite/offshore?
13)What is your domain knowledge and the duration you worked on a particular domain?
14)Who was your previous client? Previous project details/Duration/responsibilities?
15)What are your qualifications? Date of completion?
16)Why have you left your previous project and opted for this project?
17)Why should you be selected to travel onsite?
18)Is it a development/testing project?
19)Who will you report at onsite? Who is your manager/supervisor at onsite, which company and where is he located?
The onsite manager must be from your company and not from the client company and must be in the same location where your petition was filed.
20)Why can’t the work be done at offshore? Why can’t the existing onsite folks do the work?
21)What is the duration of your stay at onsite?
22)Have you been rejected for a US visa before? If so, what was the reason for rejection? When and where did you apply for the visa?
23)How much time will it take for you to train someone else on the tools? Why can’t you train the clients with these tools?
24)What is the project name? Describe the project details?
25)Is the project an In-house project?
26)What does a programmer analyst/test analyst/system analyst do?
27)Where and with whom will you stay at US?
28)How many people will report to you at US?
If it is for a L1B visa the answer is “None”. This question is applicable for L1A visa ones.
29)When will you be travelling to US?
30)Are you married? Where is your spouse working? How long have you been married?
31)If spouse is in US then the following questions are applicable – Company and location of your spouse? How many years has your spouse been in US? What is the expected duration of his/her stay in US?
32)What is your role/specialized skills in the project?
Specialized skills are different from Specialization tools. Some of the specialization skills could be design, requirement analysis, configuration management, performance testing etc.
33)Why only that your company proprietary tools are required for the project?
34)Tell me about your company? Company profile?
35)Why have you chosen L1B rather than H1B?
- “My educational qualification and knowledge on specialized tools have qualified me as a candidate for L1B visa”
36)What is the significance of using the specialized tools from onsite instead of offshore?
“Better visibility of the project activities to the client and provides an efficient way to track the project execution”
37)When did you join your company? Joining date?
38)Who would you be working for - the petitioner or the client at onsite?
It should always be Petitioner and never the client company. The petitioner will be your own company.
39)Who is your employer? Who pays you the salary at onsite?
It should always be your company and never the client company.
40)What was the criterion for your selection by your company? Why were you selected among your project mates?
41)What are the countries you last visited?
42)What is your client location?
L1 visa is an intra – company transfer seeking a temporary admission to US to be employed by a parent/branch/affiliate/subsidiary/sister company of your company. This means that you cannot work at the client location but you can visit the client premises to discuss project related issues.
The most probable answer for this question would be “I would be working at my company branch office. The project might require me to travel to the client location to use the client facilities but I would still remain an employee of my company YYYY (name of your company).”
The above answers are just sample answers and you could tune them as per your project requirement. All the answers need to be in a single statement and crisp.
All the best!!!!
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L2 VISA
as my pA on 4 nov 2008 ,09:30 am
i reached around 09:00am.i m in queue.then vfs employee helping.they said me to take out appoinment letter of my daughter and mine with our passport.i just saw at first counter.there two line for male and female at security check.as i enter there will be at two point check after it over i waiting outside door of hall.as i enter i saw VFS employee he guide me to be in pre screening area.the lady check my paper and take impression of both hand (first l & r)and both thumb.she wrote some no on my ds-156.inside VFS employee help me alot.as i ask what to do next they said to be interview queu.as my turn came i hand over whole BEP folder to VO.he just check ds form and said to put my R index finger on green light.he didnt ask any question.as my daughter in my lap.i ask abut her ,in jolly mood VO ask my daughter are u a criminal.and said to me that i m keeping both passport.at last by mistake i ask abut that BEP folder.he just smiled and say its mine i will kept.when i m going he shows me right thumb up.he didnt ask for any of doc.on 6 th nov i collect my passport from my husband office.i think my daughter is lucky charm for me
i reached around 09:00am.i m in queue.then vfs employee helping.they said me to take out appoinment letter of my daughter and mine with our passport.i just saw at first counter.there two line for male and female at security check.as i enter there will be at two point check after it over i waiting outside door of hall.as i enter i saw VFS employee he guide me to be in pre screening area.the lady check my paper and take impression of both hand (first l & r)and both thumb.she wrote some no on my ds-156.inside VFS employee help me alot.as i ask what to do next they said to be interview queu.as my turn came i hand over whole BEP folder to VO.he just check ds form and said to put my R index finger on green light.he didnt ask any question.as my daughter in my lap.i ask abut her ,in jolly mood VO ask my daughter are u a criminal.and said to me that i m keeping both passport.at last by mistake i ask abut that BEP folder.he just smiled and say its mine i will kept.when i m going he shows me right thumb up.he didnt ask for any of doc.on 6 th nov i collect my passport from my husband office.i think my daughter is lucky charm for me
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Successful L1B Stamping Approval
Hi ,
I got my BL1B approved. I faced problem in documents verification section. Please check the petition number given in I-129S[ this is BL1 petition given to u from company with BEP folder] with the petition number u got in mail from company. the number we mention in VFS WEB receipt only we will be filling the FORMS in VFS site.
they have given wrong number for me. I some how managed there and get it corrected.
After i went to Queue waiting for 45min and now my turn came to give folder to the Embassy people.They have asked me one question..
Which Project you are going to work for NORTEL[our client]?
before i complete the answer itself, he told ur passport will be recevied in 3 bussiness days.
thats it...Be confident...and Clear...
Dont get tensed, do reply to them cooly if there is any correction in documents verification section
All the best for people who are attending
I got my BL1B approved. I faced problem in documents verification section. Please check the petition number given in I-129S[ this is BL1 petition given to u from company with BEP folder] with the petition number u got in mail from company. the number we mention in VFS WEB receipt only we will be filling the FORMS in VFS site.
they have given wrong number for me. I some how managed there and get it corrected.
After i went to Queue waiting for 45min and now my turn came to give folder to the Embassy people.They have asked me one question..
Which Project you are going to work for NORTEL[our client]?
before i complete the answer itself, he told ur passport will be recevied in 3 bussiness days.
thats it...Be confident...and Clear...
Dont get tensed, do reply to them cooly if there is any correction in documents verification section
All the best for people who are attending
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My L1 blanket & L2 exp. in New DELHI counselate on 4th Nov-08
Hi Everybody,
If any one ever asks me which is top 3 useful sites on the immigration front, i would rate this site as a top one.
All my questions were from this site....
My suggestion is to be short and sweet. As VO's are very busy and they would not me much interested in our blah blah.!
My questions were
1) how long have been working with this company?(my company)
Ans: I have said iam x years and x months working with YYYY company
2) How many years of total exp you have got?
Ans: I have got X years and x months
3) what is your are of specialization
Ans: i have iam XX XX XX consultant
4) Have been trained on it
Ans: Yes ia have specially trained on this by our company
My questions to my wife were
Questions posed to my wife are
1) how long have you been married
2) Do you have kids
3) Was it a arranged marriage or a love marriage
4) Where did you meet
5) where did your marriage happen?
6) was it a marriage hall?
7) how many people have come to your marriage?
The last was the music to my ear....
Your VISA has been issued and you would get the courier of your passport in 5 working days
that was all........
If any one ever asks me which is top 3 useful sites on the immigration front, i would rate this site as a top one.
All my questions were from this site....
My suggestion is to be short and sweet. As VO's are very busy and they would not me much interested in our blah blah.!
My questions were
1) how long have been working with this company?(my company)
Ans: I have said iam x years and x months working with YYYY company
2) How many years of total exp you have got?
Ans: I have got X years and x months
3) what is your are of specialization
Ans: i have iam XX XX XX consultant
4) Have been trained on it
Ans: Yes ia have specially trained on this by our company
My questions to my wife were
Questions posed to my wife are
1) how long have you been married
2) Do you have kids
3) Was it a arranged marriage or a love marriage
4) Where did you meet
5) where did your marriage happen?
6) was it a marriage hall?
7) how many people have come to your marriage?
The last was the music to my ear....
Your VISA has been issued and you would get the courier of your passport in 5 working days
that was all........
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L1 Blanket Visa
My Bad...there was a correction in my previous post.
Please tell them Company ‘Proprietary’ tool WORD Specifically.
Good Luck guys...!!
Please tell them Company ‘Proprietary’ tool WORD Specifically.
Good Luck guys...!!
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L1 Blanket Visa
We (myself and my wife) have attended L1 Blanket Visa at Chennai on 31 Oct 2008, In Sept 2008 (Just one month back) I have attended for H1B Visa and received 221(g) asking for Company's (H1B Petioner- Desi Consultancy) tax returns and project details, However I haven't submitted documents for the same but attended for L1 Visa.
Anyways here are the questions:
1. How long you have been working with Company?
5 years
2. Who is your Client?
YYYY Company
3. Can you spell the name of Client?
YYYY X YYYY (She checked it in her system, I guess)
4. What is your project?
We are customizing our tool as per client reqmnts and integrating our tool with currently developed application.
5. What tool your customizing?
Company Proprietary tool called xxxx
6. What it does?
bla bla...in two sentences
7. How long are you working with Client?
2months however I have worked for 3 years on this tool earlier.
7. Are you into Development?
No, I'm into Testing
Your Visa has approved Sir and returned two I-129S forms with seal and signature, and asked me to carry these forms when I travel to US.
She didn't ask any questions to my wife. because earlier we were there in US for two years, hence she din't ask any question,I believe.
So please do not worry about earlier rejections, go thru this forum and prepare well, for L1 Specialized Skill, please tell them Company 'Proprietary' tool work specifically, L1 Specialized knowledge means you have to prove them that you're specialize in this tool and no one in US have knowledge on this tool, moreover Pray and Believe in God, you will definitely get it.
I have collected below questions from this forum before my interview.
1.How long have you been working with YYYY Company?
2.Tell me about your company?
3.What is purpose of your trip? OR what is that you’re going to do in US? OR What will be your role in US? OR why are you going to US?
4.Who’s your Client?
5.What is your project?
6.How long are you working with this client?
7.What they do?
8.What is your responsibility? OR What you do in the project?
9.What type of product is yours? What type of tool is yours?
10.Who developed it?
11.Who is your onsite Manager?
12.Where does he sit?
13.Can’t you work from your office here? OR Why can’t the same work done from offshore as well?
There needs to be someone present in the same time zone to attend the project scheduling and estimation meetings, so I need to be there.
14.Have you ever been to US before?
15.What type of VISA, is it still valid?
16.Why you have been selected?
I have specialized knowledge in company ….tool and client application…
OR
I have the relevant experience and I have undergone specialized trng on ….company’s proprietary tools.
17.Do you work in the client place? OR You are going to the Client or to your Company?
I am going to our office in United States
18.What is your salary?
19.You are going to which location?
20.Who was your previous client?
21.What you will design whether application or product?
22.What is your team size?
23.What are other persons doing?
24.Why only that YYYY Company’s proprietary tools are required for that?
It meets the client’s requirements
25.Why did you apply for L1B – Blanket Category?
26.How long are you going to stay there?
3 years
27.What will be your post in USA?
28.What is your post in India?
29.Brief about history and future plan of your company?
30.Why they call you to US instead of selecting any other candidates of your company?
31.What are you going to do in US?
I will be working for my company proprietary tool Wherein I’ll be involved in testing activities (QA methodologies)
32.What is most challenging phase in a project?
Requirements gathering and Analysis.
33.What are programming languages which you would work?
I would not work on any programming languages, but would work on company’s proprietary tools.
34.What is your specialized skill?
35.What is your Specialization?
I specialize on tool developed by our company and YYYY domain.
36.How much time you’re with client?
37.What do you do?
I’m in to testing and preparing test plan and test case documents as per client requirements.
For L2
1.When did you get married?
2.Which Place?
3.Whether is it Hall or house like?
4.What is name of it?
5.Where did your husband study his degree?
Hope this help, All the best guys...Take care.
Anyways here are the questions:
1. How long you have been working with Company?
5 years
2. Who is your Client?
YYYY Company
3. Can you spell the name of Client?
YYYY X YYYY (She checked it in her system, I guess)
4. What is your project?
We are customizing our tool as per client reqmnts and integrating our tool with currently developed application.
5. What tool your customizing?
Company Proprietary tool called xxxx
6. What it does?
bla bla...in two sentences
7. How long are you working with Client?
2months however I have worked for 3 years on this tool earlier.
7. Are you into Development?
No, I'm into Testing
Your Visa has approved Sir and returned two I-129S forms with seal and signature, and asked me to carry these forms when I travel to US.
She didn't ask any questions to my wife. because earlier we were there in US for two years, hence she din't ask any question,I believe.
So please do not worry about earlier rejections, go thru this forum and prepare well, for L1 Specialized Skill, please tell them Company 'Proprietary' tool work specifically, L1 Specialized knowledge means you have to prove them that you're specialize in this tool and no one in US have knowledge on this tool, moreover Pray and Believe in God, you will definitely get it.
I have collected below questions from this forum before my interview.
1.How long have you been working with YYYY Company?
2.Tell me about your company?
3.What is purpose of your trip? OR what is that you’re going to do in US? OR What will be your role in US? OR why are you going to US?
4.Who’s your Client?
5.What is your project?
6.How long are you working with this client?
7.What they do?
8.What is your responsibility? OR What you do in the project?
9.What type of product is yours? What type of tool is yours?
10.Who developed it?
11.Who is your onsite Manager?
12.Where does he sit?
13.Can’t you work from your office here? OR Why can’t the same work done from offshore as well?
There needs to be someone present in the same time zone to attend the project scheduling and estimation meetings, so I need to be there.
14.Have you ever been to US before?
15.What type of VISA, is it still valid?
16.Why you have been selected?
I have specialized knowledge in company ….tool and client application…
OR
I have the relevant experience and I have undergone specialized trng on ….company’s proprietary tools.
17.Do you work in the client place? OR You are going to the Client or to your Company?
I am going to our office in United States
18.What is your salary?
19.You are going to which location?
20.Who was your previous client?
21.What you will design whether application or product?
22.What is your team size?
23.What are other persons doing?
24.Why only that YYYY Company’s proprietary tools are required for that?
It meets the client’s requirements
25.Why did you apply for L1B – Blanket Category?
26.How long are you going to stay there?
3 years
27.What will be your post in USA?
28.What is your post in India?
29.Brief about history and future plan of your company?
30.Why they call you to US instead of selecting any other candidates of your company?
31.What are you going to do in US?
I will be working for my company proprietary tool Wherein I’ll be involved in testing activities (QA methodologies)
32.What is most challenging phase in a project?
Requirements gathering and Analysis.
33.What are programming languages which you would work?
I would not work on any programming languages, but would work on company’s proprietary tools.
34.What is your specialized skill?
35.What is your Specialization?
I specialize on tool developed by our company and YYYY domain.
36.How much time you’re with client?
37.What do you do?
I’m in to testing and preparing test plan and test case documents as per client requirements.
For L2
1.When did you get married?
2.Which Place?
3.Whether is it Hall or house like?
4.What is name of it?
5.Where did your husband study his degree?
Hope this help, All the best guys...Take care.
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L1-A (Blanket) Approved
I had my PA on 29-Oct-2008, it was pretty easy
and cool. Following questions were put across to me,
1) Since when, are you working with your current employer?
2) Who is your client?
3) What exactly will be your role be in US?
4) What kind of services/work do you provide (as in your company)?
5) Do you appraise your sub-ordiantes and how often?
Good Luck and above all God is there to take care of us.
and cool. Following questions were put across to me,
1) Since when, are you working with your current employer?
2) Who is your client?
3) What exactly will be your role be in US?
4) What kind of services/work do you provide (as in your company)?
5) Do you appraise your sub-ordiantes and how often?
Good Luck and above all God is there to take care of us.
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A Great Forum, those who are going for VISA interview, they must read this before that.
Today I went for the interview. there were only few question from VO. they are
1. what is your total experience
2. How long you have been with this Current Company
3. you have B1 VISA already it seems
4. who is client
5. What are going to do at onsite
that's all. she replied Visa will courier to you. Have a good day.
My points:
1. be confident. do not bother about the rejection case
2. be prepared what you are going tell to VO
3. please arrange your documents properly.
Thanks,
Venkat.
Today I went for the interview. there were only few question from VO. they are
1. what is your total experience
2. How long you have been with this Current Company
3. you have B1 VISA already it seems
4. who is client
5. What are going to do at onsite
that's all. she replied Visa will courier to you. Have a good day.
My points:
1. be confident. do not bother about the rejection case
2. be prepared what you are going tell to VO
3. please arrange your documents properly.
Thanks,
Venkat.
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Blanket L1 Petition approved
This is a wonderful forum. Thanks to all for adding their experiences. It helped me a lot in terms of preparing for the questions that are asked generally. I had prepared answers for all the questions b4hand.
My interview was at 10:45 A.M in Chennai consulate. I made use of the "Start & Stripes Lounge" facility provided by VFS. I went to VFS lounge at Gopalapuram at 10 A.M with my wife & 20 months old son. After paying Rs.400 (entry fee for me and my wife), we sat in the comfortable lounge, where one VFS office verified all our documents and kept them in a proper order. Later, They took us to the consulate around 10:30 A.M in VFS van.
Eventhough there was a long queue, people coming through this facility of VFS are allowed to join very near to the first security check and passed thru all the formalities. After finishing off the security check, document verification, finger prints etc, we were sent to another building to pay the DD for blanket petition (this fee has been hiked to Rs.27000 now). After paying the DD, we were asked to stand in front of the queue (eventhough there were around 50 people in the Q, we were given preference to stand in the front, as we had a kid :-))
The VO at the counter where we were standing did not look very friendly (adding on to our tension). He was telling the person infront of me to listen to the questions carefully before answering the question. He was granted the visa anyways. When our turn came, this is what happened.
Me: Good Morning. How are you doing?
VO: Did not bother to answer...looking thru the documents.
VO: Asked me and my wife to keep our fingers for scanning.
VO: Bachelor of Engineering?
Me: Ya.
VO: Which Branch?
Me: Electrical & Electronics engg.
VO: Can I see your degree?
Me: I took out the original of degree cert from the other bag that I carrried and gave him. He verified it and gave it back.
VO: So, what project do you work on?
Me: Gave the project name.
VO: What is that all about?
Me: I started off saying regarding the project....before I complete,
VO: What is your specialization?
Me: I am an expert in <xyz>'s proprietery tools like X, Y, Z etc.....before I complete,
VO: What does <Client> do?
Me: They are into design, manufacturing and marketing of YYY.
VO: (looking thru my BEP letter) How long have you been with <company>
Me: 17months
VO: You are at ZZ Lakhs?
Me: Yes.
VO: How many years of total experience do you have?
Me: A years and B months.
VO: (started signing the documents) Ok. Thank You.
Me: Thank you very much. Have a great day.
We were out of the consulate by 11:10. The VFS van, that was standing outside the consulate took us back to the VFS lounge, where we had sandwiches and coffee (complimentary from coffeee day) and left happily to our hotel.
Just be confident, dress formally and answer only to the point. You will get it....dont worry :-)
My interview was at 10:45 A.M in Chennai consulate. I made use of the "Start & Stripes Lounge" facility provided by VFS. I went to VFS lounge at Gopalapuram at 10 A.M with my wife & 20 months old son. After paying Rs.400 (entry fee for me and my wife), we sat in the comfortable lounge, where one VFS office verified all our documents and kept them in a proper order. Later, They took us to the consulate around 10:30 A.M in VFS van.
Eventhough there was a long queue, people coming through this facility of VFS are allowed to join very near to the first security check and passed thru all the formalities. After finishing off the security check, document verification, finger prints etc, we were sent to another building to pay the DD for blanket petition (this fee has been hiked to Rs.27000 now). After paying the DD, we were asked to stand in front of the queue (eventhough there were around 50 people in the Q, we were given preference to stand in the front, as we had a kid :-))
The VO at the counter where we were standing did not look very friendly (adding on to our tension). He was telling the person infront of me to listen to the questions carefully before answering the question. He was granted the visa anyways. When our turn came, this is what happened.
Me: Good Morning. How are you doing?
VO: Did not bother to answer...looking thru the documents.
VO: Asked me and my wife to keep our fingers for scanning.
VO: Bachelor of Engineering?
Me: Ya.
VO: Which Branch?
Me: Electrical & Electronics engg.
VO: Can I see your degree?
Me: I took out the original of degree cert from the other bag that I carrried and gave him. He verified it and gave it back.
VO: So, what project do you work on?
Me: Gave the project name.
VO: What is that all about?
Me: I started off saying regarding the project....before I complete,
VO: What is your specialization?
Me: I am an expert in <xyz>'s proprietery tools like X, Y, Z etc.....before I complete,
VO: What does <Client> do?
Me: They are into design, manufacturing and marketing of YYY.
VO: (looking thru my BEP letter) How long have you been with <company>
Me: 17months
VO: You are at ZZ Lakhs?
Me: Yes.
VO: How many years of total experience do you have?
Me: A years and B months.
VO: (started signing the documents) Ok. Thank You.
Me: Thank you very much. Have a great day.
We were out of the consulate by 11:10. The VFS van, that was standing outside the consulate took us back to the VFS lounge, where we had sandwiches and coffee (complimentary from coffeee day) and left happily to our hotel.
Just be confident, dress formally and answer only to the point. You will get it....dont worry :-)
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L1B Blanket approve
My L1B Blanket Visa got approved today. I will just post the questions asked to me because the rest of the procedure happens just like that. No need to worry about it.
VO: You are Alfred?
Me: Yes I am Alfred
VO: What will you be doing in US?
Me: I will be responsible for understanding and analysing the requirements as given by company manager and carrying out enhancements in the application using YYYY application processes and methodologies.
VO: Who is your Client?
Me: My Client is YYYY
VO: How long have you been working with this client?
ME: I have been working with this client for the past 1 year and 10 months.
The whole interview is just a formality as long as we are cool and confident. If we panic and speak unwanted things then we are up for trouble. Prepare the answers for probable questions especially specialized skills with care such that you dont get into trouble.
VO: You are Alfred?
Me: Yes I am Alfred
VO: What will you be doing in US?
Me: I will be responsible for understanding and analysing the requirements as given by company manager and carrying out enhancements in the application using YYYY application processes and methodologies.
VO: Who is your Client?
Me: My Client is YYYY
VO: How long have you been working with this client?
ME: I have been working with this client for the past 1 year and 10 months.
The whole interview is just a formality as long as we are cool and confident. If we panic and speak unwanted things then we are up for trouble. Prepare the answers for probable questions especially specialized skills with care such that you dont get into trouble.
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