pannduu Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 HI All, Thank you Murthy Forum and all the people who share the experiences and information My stamping is confirmed today Below is the order of it My visa slot was at 7:00 in the morning i went 1hr i.e. around 6:00 approximately at 6:45 a person from consulate came and asked for 1.Passport 2.DS 160 3.I797 4.Photo Note: My photo background was light brown , she told me to take a photo with white back ground there will be people waiting outside to do that , charged US $5.00 after i came back the consulate person stapled the Photo, I797 to the passport after this they allowed me to the building after entering there is a security check after the check they will allow you to a different building which is located back of the security building now after entering they check your passport(along with stapled) , confirmation -> they will give you a sticker which has a number then you need to come out of the building and sit on the chairs available according to your number sequence then they call all the people inside one by one after entering they will call your number inside of the building first time when they called me , they took finger prints of all 10 then they tell you to take different counter where they again scan your finger prints then they send you to 3rd different counter where the officer will check and ask for your documents interview officer: Good Morning ME: Good Morning Sir officer:asked for my passport ME: Gave him the passport which has photo and I797 to it officer:is the employer on the I797 your employer ME:Yes officer:Asked for my W2's ME: Produced 4 from my current employer officer:What is your salary ME:XXXX -> matched with DS 160, etc officer: how long has you been working with your employer ME: Year officer:is this your 1st H1 ME: 2nd , this is my extension officer: Is your first h1 with your same employer ME: Yes officer:Client name ME:XXXXX officer: are you working at the client location or company(employer) location ME: Client officer: Which state is your client ME: XXXXX He told me collect the passport on Wed i.e. Jan 30th Thank You Muthy Forum for giving me this opportunity to share my experience Note: just carry one local Jamaican phone if you got one , no wallet just US $20.00 cash , room keys are OK the same people who took my photo will take your belongings and will return it to you after you come back for a reasonable price(US $3.00 to $5.00) You do not need to convert the money to Jamaican dollars , every one will take US dollar the conversion they took me was 1 US dollar = 100 Jamaican dollars(some places it was 95 Jamaican dollars) Thank You, Yeswanth. Link to comment
kiran.crn Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Hi Yeswanth. Congrats on your Visa. For how long is ur Jamaican Visa Valid. Did they give you 10 Days or 3 months. Link to comment
prithvi425 Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Congrats for you visa approval. Can you let me know how many days the port of entry ppl gave you the jamaica entry permit for ? 10days/1month/3months ? Link to comment
pannduu Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Hi Yeswanth. Congrats on your Visa. For how long is ur Jamaican Visa Valid. Did they give you 10 Days or 3 months. Hi Kiran, I got for 1month Thank You, Yeswanth. Link to comment
pannduu Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Congrats for you visa approval. Can you let me know how many days the port of entry ppl gave you the jamaica entry permit for ? 10days/1month/3months ? Hi Prithvi, I got for 1 month. Thank You, Yeswanth. Link to comment
Joe03 Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 HI All, Thank you Murthy Forum and all the people who share the experiences and information My stamping is confirmed today Below is the order of it My visa slot was at 7:00 in the morning i went 1hr i.e. around 6:00 approximately at 6:45 a person from consulate came and asked for 1.Passport 2.DS 160 3.I797 4.Photo Note: My photo background was light brown , she told me to take a photo with white back ground there will be people waiting outside to do that , charged US $5.00 after i came back the consulate person stapled the Photo, I797 to the passport after this they allowed me to the building after entering there is a security check after the check they will allow you to a different building which is located back of the security building now after entering they check your passport(along with stapled) , confirmation -> they will give you a sticker which has a number then you need to come out of the building and sit on the chairs available according to your number sequence then they call all the people inside one by one after entering they will call your number inside of the building first time when they called me , they took finger prints of all 10 then they tell you to take different counter where they again scan your finger prints then they send you to 3rd different counter where the officer will check and ask for your documents interview officer: Good Morning ME: Good Morning Sir officer:asked for my passport ME: Gave him the passport which has photo and I797 to it officer:is the employer on the I797 your employer ME:Yes officer:Asked for my W2's ME: Produced 4 from my current employer officer:What is your salary ME:XXXX -> matched with DS 160, etc officer: how long has you been working with your employer ME: Year officer:is this your 1st H1 ME: 2nd , this is my extension officer: Is your first h1 with your same employer ME: Yes officer:Client name ME:XXXXX officer: are you working at the client location or company(employer) location ME: Client officer: Which state is your client ME: XXXXX He told me collect the passport on Wed i.e. Jan 30th Thank You Muthy Forum for giving me this opportunity to share my experience Note: just carry one local Jamaican phone if you got one , no wallet just US $20.00 cash , room keys are OK the same people who took my photo will take your belongings and will return it to you after you come back for a reasonable price(US $3.00 to $5.00) You do not need to convert the money to Jamaican dollars , every one will take US dollar the conversion they took me was 1 US dollar = 100 Jamaican dollars(some places it was 95 Jamaican dollars) Thank You, Yeswanth. Congrats and thx for sharing! Link to comment
murk19 Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Hi Yeswanth, Did you have a valid US visa upon entry into Kingston? i.e. had your US visa expired when you went to Jamaica? I have an expired US visa but a valid I-797 document. Thanks, Murali Link to comment
pannduu Posted February 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Murali, Yes my us visa is expired when going to Jamaica. Thank you, Yeswanth. Link to comment
saikrrishna Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Hi Yeswanth, Thanks for sharing your info, i have one question of port of entry while leaving Kingston, Jamaica. Where did you have your port of entry, Miami or Atlanta? Please share your experience on that. Thanks, Sai Link to comment
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