rxvst7 Posted October 27, 2017 Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 Hello All, Sharing my H1B Visa Stamping experience in Ottawa (Canada). I got lot of information from the Murthy community. I am thankful to all who shared their experiences, answered to my queries and gave me confidence. Its my time to give back to the community. My Profile: Bachelor Degree: B-Tech (4 Years) India Masters Degree: 2 Years MS degree (USA) OPT: worked with couple of companies for short period H1B: 3rd H1B Renewal with same Employer H1B Stamping: First H1B Stamping after Masters Degree (F1 to H1B) Visa Appointment: Oct 23 @ 09:15am. Embassy didn't let me in before 09:15am. Very strict with the Appointment time Went through the security Clearance Document Verification Finger Print PIMS Verification There were around 6-7 people in front of me and there were 2 counters opened for interview. Called in by Male counselor. I said Good Morning Sir. He said good Morning, Can I have your I-797 and Passport please and I gave him the documents(only new passport not the old passport) Interview Questions: VO: So you work with XXX company? Me: Yes Sir VO: Is this your First H1B? Me: This is my third H1B (started searching my passport) VO: There is no previous H1B stamp. So this is your first H1B Stamping? Me: Yes Sir, This is my first H1B stamping after F1 visa VO: What is your roles and responsibilities with this company? Me: Answered as per my role mentioned in LCA, Client Letter and Vendor Letter and answered my responsibilities VO: Do you have an End Client? Me: Yes Sir. VO: Who is your client and do you have any document from them? Me: Yes Sir, My client is XXX and I have client letter from them. (Provided him client Letter) He started going through my client letter thoroughly VO: So you work on same role with client as you work with your employer? Me: Yes sir make sure your role on LCA, client letter and vendor letter is same VO: So your client is in XXX city? Me: Yes Sir VO: How long you are working with your company? Me: 6+ Years VO: What is your highest Degree? Me: MS in XXX VO: Where you did your Degree? Me: Answered He was reading something on his screen, he went back and started talking to other counselor. Looks like he was trying to verify something VO: So your job duty with your company is XXXXXXXXX? (he mentioned some lines from my job responsibilities) Me: Yes sir VO: What is your Salary? Me: XXX per annum (Answered my salary as per mentioned in my LCA. My salary is Wage1 salary in LCA but I am making much more than that) VO: Can I have your couple of W2s? Me: Gave him 2 W2s VO: Your pay is much higher than you mentioned? Me: XXX per annum is my base salary. I get $XX/hr as performance incentives from my company VO: Can I check your pay stubs please? Me: gave him couple of pay checks VO: Oh Ok, XXX per annum is your base salary...You are getting very good performance incentives....hmmmmm? Me: Yes Sir, I am the critical resource on this project and have to put lot of efforts to accomplish my tasks. My company pays me well based on my performance. ...........and then the GOLDEN words.................. VO: Ok, I am approving your visa Me: Thanks Sir.When I will get my passport back? VO: 3 to 4 Days Me: Ok, Thnakyou Sir. You have a nice day OCT 23 09:15am: Interview OCT 23 11:00am: Administrative Processing OCT 24 10:00am: Visa Issued OCT 24: 11:00am: Electronic information submitted by shipper OCT 24: 03:16pm:Shipment picked up by Canada Post OCT 25: 10:13am:Item available for pickup at Post Office Link to comment
premkalyan521 Posted October 27, 2017 Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 2 hours ago, rxvst7 said: Hello All, Sharing my H1B Visa Stamping experience in Ottawa (Canada). I got lot of information from the Murthy community. I am thankful to all who shared their experiences, answered to my queries and gave me confidence. Its my time to give back to the community. My Profile: Bachelor Degree: B-Tech (4 Years) India Masters Degree: 2 Years MS degree (USA) OPT: worked with couple of companies for short period H1B: 3rd H1B Renewal with same Employer H1B Stamping: First H1B Stamping after Masters Degree (F1 to H1B) Visa Appointment: Oct 23 @ 09:15am. Embassy didn't let me in before 09:15am. Very strict with the Appointment time Went through the security Clearance Document Verification Finger Print PIMS Verification There were around 6-7 people in front of me and there were 2 counters opened for interview. Called in by Male counselor. I said Good Morning Sir. He said good Morning, Can I have your I-797 and Passport please and I gave him the documents(only new passport not the old passport) Interview Questions: VO: So you work with XXX company? Me: Yes Sir VO: Is this your First H1B? Me: This is my third H1B (started searching my passport) VO: There is no previous H1B stamp. So this is your first H1B Stamping? Me: Yes Sir, This is my first H1B stamping after F1 visa VO: What is your roles and responsibilities with this company? Me: Answered as per my role mentioned in LCA, Client Letter and Vendor Letter and answered my responsibilities VO: Do you have an End Client? Me: Yes Sir. VO: Who is your client and do you have any document from them? Me: Yes Sir, My client is XXX and I have client letter from them. (Provided him client Letter) He started going through my client letter thoroughly VO: So you work on same role with client as you work with your employer? Me: Yes sir make sure your role on LCA, client letter and vendor letter is same VO: So your client is in XXX city? Me: Yes Sir VO: How long you are working with your company? Me: 6+ Years VO: What is your highest Degree? Me: MS in XXX VO: Where you did your Degree? Me: Answered He was reading something on his screen, he went back and started talking to other counselor. Looks like he was trying to verify something VO: So your job duty with your company is XXXXXXXXX? (he mentioned some lines from my job responsibilities) Me: Yes sir VO: What is your Salary? Me: XXX per annum (Answered my salary as per mentioned in my LCA. My salary is Wage1 salary in LCA but I am making much more than that) VO: Can I have your couple of W2s? Me: Gave him 2 W2s VO: Your pay is much higher than you mentioned? Me: XXX per annum is my base salary. I get $XX/hr as performance incentives from my company VO: Can I check your pay stubs please? Me: gave him couple of pay checks VO: Oh Ok, XXX per annum is your base salary...You are getting very good performance incentives....hmmmmm? Me: Yes Sir, I am the critical resource on this project and have to put lot of efforts to accomplish my tasks. My company pays me well based on my performance. ...........and then the GOLDEN words.................. VO: Ok, I am approving your visa Me: Thanks Sir.When I will get my passport back? VO: 3 to 4 Days Me: Ok, Thnakyou Sir. You have a nice day OCT 23 09:15am: Interview OCT 23 11:00am: Administrative Processing OCT 24 10:00am: Visa Issued OCT 24: 11:00am: Electronic information submitted by shipper OCT 24: 03:16pm:Shipment picked up by Canada Post OCT 25: 10:13am:Item available for pickup at Post Office thanks a lot for sharing your experience. Note to All Users: Kindly ,please do share your experiences and findings to this forum once you clear the H1b stamping process. Information is valuable, when you to take information from this community. It's your responsibility to give back the new information you discovered during your H1b stamping process. There would have been no useful information on this forum. If the kindhearted users have not put their effort and time to share their experience. Please kindly put some effort to at least type basic info about you H1b approval or 221g Link to comment
Sachin777 Posted October 27, 2017 Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 4 hours ago, rxvst7 said: Hello All, Sharing my H1B Visa Stamping experience in Ottawa (Canada). I got lot of information from the Murthy community. I am thankful to all who shared their experiences, answered to my queries and gave me confidence. Its my time to give back to the community. My Profile: Bachelor Degree: B-Tech (4 Years) India Masters Degree: 2 Years MS degree (USA) OPT: worked with couple of companies for short period H1B: 3rd H1B Renewal with same Employer H1B Stamping: First H1B Stamping after Masters Degree (F1 to H1B) Visa Appointment: Oct 23 @ 09:15am. Embassy didn't let me in before 09:15am. Very strict with the Appointment time Went through the security Clearance Document Verification Finger Print PIMS Verification There were around 6-7 people in front of me and there were 2 counters opened for interview. Called in by Male counselor. I said Good Morning Sir. He said good Morning, Can I have your I-797 and Passport please and I gave him the documents(only new passport not the old passport) Interview Questions: VO: So you work with XXX company? Me: Yes Sir VO: Is this your First H1B? Me: This is my third H1B (started searching my passport) VO: There is no previous H1B stamp. So this is your first H1B Stamping? Me: Yes Sir, This is my first H1B stamping after F1 visa VO: What is your roles and responsibilities with this company? Me: Answered as per my role mentioned in LCA, Client Letter and Vendor Letter and answered my responsibilities VO: Do you have an End Client? Me: Yes Sir. VO: Who is your client and do you have any document from them? Me: Yes Sir, My client is XXX and I have client letter from them. (Provided him client Letter) He started going through my client letter thoroughly VO: So you work on same role with client as you work with your employer? Me: Yes sir make sure your role on LCA, client letter and vendor letter is same VO: So your client is in XXX city? Me: Yes Sir VO: How long you are working with your company? Me: 6+ Years VO: What is your highest Degree? Me: MS in XXX VO: Where you did your Degree? Me: Answered He was reading something on his screen, he went back and started talking to other counselor. Looks like he was trying to verify something VO: So your job duty with your company is XXXXXXXXX? (he mentioned some lines from my job responsibilities) Me: Yes sir VO: What is your Salary? Me: XXX per annum (Answered my salary as per mentioned in my LCA. My salary is Wage1 salary in LCA but I am making much more than that) VO: Can I have your couple of W2s? Me: Gave him 2 W2s VO: Your pay is much higher than you mentioned? Me: XXX per annum is my base salary. I get $XX/hr as performance incentives from my company VO: Can I check your pay stubs please? Me: gave him couple of pay checks VO: Oh Ok, XXX per annum is your base salary...You are getting very good performance incentives....hmmmmm? Me: Yes Sir, I am the critical resource on this project and have to put lot of efforts to accomplish my tasks. My company pays me well based on my performance. ...........and then the GOLDEN words.................. VO: Ok, I am approving your visa Me: Thanks Sir.When I will get my passport back? VO: 3 to 4 Days Me: Ok, Thnakyou Sir. You have a nice day OCT 23 09:15am: Interview OCT 23 11:00am: Administrative Processing OCT 24 10:00am: Visa Issued OCT 24: 11:00am: Electronic information submitted by shipper OCT 24: 03:16pm:Shipment picked up by Canada Post OCT 25: 10:13am:Item available for pickup at Post Office Congrats!, looks like lot of scrutiny going on over there in Ottawa... Link to comment
10451 Mill Run Circle, Suite 100
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.