gopalakrishnach

It would help others if you can post your experience in a seperate post. Please help others by sharing. Can you please let me know how many other visa interview candidates you saw today?

For scheduling visa interview no need to submit DS 160. You just need DS 160 number. But make sure your DS 160 is active till the moment you book visa appointment and submit it. Normally people start a DS 160, book an appointment and when they want to submit DS 160 it becomes invalid for some reason.

If you are going please let us know how it goes...

Client place... where are you filing this info?

Are you planning to reply on yur own. Th employer's attorney who filed your H1B will respond. Why you take chance. Let them handle it...

Just renew my passport ... In short, does updating my passport, affects my approved H1B in any regards ? - No...

Prepare for worst and hope for the best.... be prepared for visa interview... yes you never went to visa interview that was rejected. You should say No... Your H1B immigration petition got rejected not visa interview...

ASk vendor to provide letter that states something like.... The assignment is ongoing one with a potential of extension for the next xx months

Whats the update...

1 - Yes they apply H1B in premium processing 2 - No need to withdraw 3 - No H4 EAD will take its own pace. I may be wrong but H4 and H4 EAD results will be same time. Everytime when I apply for H4 and H4 EAD for my wife, I get them both approved at same time. This may not be case in all other 100% cases/ 4 - I cannot say...

You can...

My visa and I94 are already expired - I feel let it be in normal processing if you can stay in USA since with premium processing you may get negative result quickly. This is not to scare you just want to tell think about that also...

This is same issue which happened to me Vancouver Canada in June of 2016. I mailed Vancouver Consulate explaining my case and they said submit new DS 160 and send/email them DS 160 confirmation page which you get after DS 160 submission and they will update DS 160 number in my interview profile and they did it. It took around 7 business days. I guess you can also do same.

I feel it is good. This is perfect example of people who use forum services and vanish. I saw many posts which says after dropbox/visa interview they just picked passport without visa stamp. No one ever said how they got notified to pickup passport. I guess in your case it is good news...

I guess you didnot get denied after you appear for visa interview. H1B petition is not visa...