Interviewer: Gooooooood Morning.How are you?me: I am fime, Thank you for asking. VO : What is my current role?Answer : Told my role. A single copy of each necessary document carries with you a precautionary purpose. After about 5 mins of Q and A the VO spoke with her supervisor, probably about my prior case I guess. First Slot Available was in May Kept checking for slot availability during different times of the day and finally able to reschedule to Feb 10 Feb 10 : Reached Ottawa Consulate. The second and the third employer was the same one and it was a direct employer. B1/B2, H1, F1? My appt was at HYD VAC. Experience 1: H1B with Dropbox at Mumbai 2. Biometrics? This means Mumbai consulate is processing faster but VFS is delaying final deliveries. US has separate line inside. So try to include all the relevant documents. No other document asked. 2. GUIDE to Travel to US with valid Visa on Expired Passport ? I wud recommend formals or business casual without suites or tie(as my employer suggested to wear suites or tie and u gotta stand for 30 odd mins if crowded). I have seen blue slip to submit documents and attend in person . Documents required for H1b dropbox and normal processing are same. Visa Status Track:8 Sept No Status. I attended in person appointment for H1b for a new employer in Toronto consulate on Dec 30 2022. (H1 and 2 H4). Are slots not open or they are already taken? Experience 3: H1B + H4 (Spouse+Kid) with Dropbox at Hyderabad 4. H1B dropbox Canada. I said yes and he asked for 500 more bz your happy. Guy asked- did you just took it outside? There are 6 rows and they call by each row. The first H1b was 2017-2020 (in person visa appointment in Delhi), the second one was 2019-2022 (dropbox in Chennai) and this was the third H1b (dropbox in Delhi). Reached venue by 9:00 AM. It costed my INR 120 one way with Ola. Watch this thread Start a new thread Add a post. I had to travel to Chennai again just to submit my passport; ugh!Oct-07-2022 to Oct-13-2022: Case Approved but no updates to the case after Oct-07-2022.Oct-14-2022: Case moved to Issued.Oct-17-2022: Received passport with visa stamp. Once in queue they identified me as dropbox and checked my photo. Submitted passport on same day.15-July-2022 Date Changed status Admin Processing.18-July-2022 Date Changed Status Admin Processing20-July-2022 Status Issued. Appointment time 08:30 AMReached consulate at 7:50 AM. RedBus2US.com 2010 - 2023, All Rights Reserved. Got 221(g) with no documents asked to submit.They kept my client letter only and asked me wait for Administrative Processing.I think they wanted to verify my client letter. Hi All: Submitted drop box for H-1B in Delhi on 27th. March 2- Got SMS from Blue dart location to pick up passport. So get down the escalator 2 floors. i797 copy new and old (old should be one that matches the visa). I got yellow slip.There were only 3 counters functioning, 2 were only for F1 and 1 for all visas. Submitted our passports H1B & H4 on 19/May/2022 using dropbox at Chennai VACStatus changed to Application Received on May-20-2022 and went to Refused on June-25-2022Appeared In-Person Interview on July-14-2022 and again received Administrative process and VO returned our passports and wait for couple of weeks.Did a follow-up weekly once for Ustraveldesk and chennai H & L but no response/getting standard template response.Frustrated completely since my kids school education is getting impactedMy employer emailed his State Senator by explaining my employment need in USA, but no luck.Reached my state senator office by phone and explained my current situation and kids education impactReceived email from Senator office on sam e day to fill privacy actrelease form and send it back to Senator.The Senator office sent those form to USCIS and waited for few days.Did a follow up again on next week with Senator office again explaining my kids education(My daughter is going 12th grade and Son is going 9th grade)impact as well as my employment loss in USA.Senator office did a follow-up again with USCIS and received some response from USCIS is emailed to me from Senator officeThe next day morning, i have received a couple of emails from delhi & chennai consulate by asking 4 weeks to wait to complete AP. There was so much uncertainty with my case remaining in Refused status from Jul-25-2022 to Oct-06-2022, the medical examinations, and the delay in just stamping the visa. On 21st afternoon status changed to issued and I got SMS saying that passport is ready for pick up (also received an email that my passport has been collected from the consulate and is being sent to the selected delivery location the same place where I had submitted documents), I stayed at Sofitel hotel behind the consulate. Coz my name is Pruthviraj Srirangapatna Padmaraju. After that I tried to reschedule for earlier dates but missed bulk slot openings. You can check US Visa Stamping Experiences for the entire collection Article Contents hide 1. GUIDE to Travel to US with valid Visa on Expired Passport ? At the end of the interview, I was issued another 221(g) white slip asking for additional documents like previous W2s, 3-month payslips, and court documents showing case closure. Visa Stamping Experiences. A weird thing with my profile was that I was in India from November . Document Required:I-797 copy.2 photo of each individual.DS 160 confirmation page of each individual.Dropbox visa Appointment page.Marriage certificate Xerox.Employment letter Xerox from Company.Original Passport needs to be submitted.No multiple sets of documents xerox is required. Doing good. Along with passport got 221g white slip.Brief -> Asked to attend in-person at Chennai Consulate office with mentioned documents in 221g on 12th Sep 2022 (9AM to 11AM)Selected for me You may attend along, please bring all your dependent passports.Documents askedFrom Petitioner side:Petition copy with supporting docsEmployment agreement letterContract between Petitioner and End ClientClient LetterProject Description documentationComplete itinerary of servicesPetitioners last two years of federal tax return documentsFrom Applicant side:Last two year W2Last 6 month PayslipsSep 12th 2022: Entered into Chennai consulate office at 9AMAfter security check in segregated types of appointments (221g, biometrics, L1, H1,..)First counter asked 221g and passports to register our entry and retuned back them. Documents asked DS160, Passport and Appointment confirmation.Total time taken 15 mins. He asked me to take the rights to work in US pamphlet, which was kept nearby. June 15th Document drop off passport + i797 first page. First time h1b interview: Slot 14 oct 8.30 am, We were allowed to enter @8.15, taken 15 mins for security clearance, Waited in pantry kinda area for 30 mins after that there was no proper queue followed when being called for biometric verification, Post biometric verification was handed over with #16 counter, which was actually last one, Couple of people before for h4 visa and i could hear their questions about 10 feet away. You can carry electronic items, there are separated counters for people carrying electronics items, else they will allow you to go inside. Measure it to ensure size is 2 inch by 2 inch, Jan 21: Gowra Grand plaza, HyderabadType : Dropbox (1 H1B + spouse H4 + Kid H4). Was told by security that here they verify if your fingerprints and photos are all valid. In waiting area they have verified Passport, Stamped DS-160 (By Biometric office) and sent to interview room. It went overnight from Mumbai to Pune, Aug 27 (Saturday): Blue Dart status showed that passport had reached regional distribution center within Pune, so went to the Blue Dart location in person, paid the Rs 650 fee, and picked it up before it was handed over to the last mile delivery person, only tracked CEAC website for application status, not cgi portal as it was often blank, once application status changed to issued, started tracking diligently on Blue Dart, VFS centers (for passport pickup) are closed on Saturday AND Sunday, whereas Blue Dart delivers on ALL days, so opting for Premium Delivery is best as you have a chance to receive passport even on weekends, Passports old and new (my F1 stamp was on an expired passport), DS 160 and appointment confirmation letter, Employment verification letter (this mentions my name, salary, job duties, that I am a full-time employee and company details with managers signature). I didnt hire any agents for booking. H1b dropbox documents checklist 2022. Only documents required are Ds160 confirmation, appointment confirmation and passport. I did my interview in my jacket as did many others.Third step Went inside. Appointment was at 1.30 PM Time required 15/20 minutes. Once completed and submitted online, you will get a confirmation number. I see few people came on time were allowed directly in queue. Extension approved till 5/2017. All yellow slip documents asked from the employer. But nothing was happening. The guard didnt allow and asked me to come back at 10 30. They have checked my passport and my face ( without mask) and sent to waiting area. Follow up interview appointment details:Had appointment at 9:50 am. All four of us called together for the interview window. Interview booked in Oct 2021 i.e. My application was instantaneously forwarded to the state department for their approval. Where is your wife? GUIDE to Travel to US with valid Visa on Expired Passport ? They are allowing changes to the line by appointment time. Jan 18th dropped documentssubmitted docs: I took the photo from near by photo center called Slict it Studio previous day to avoid crowd, in case my photo gets rejected (that we took from Walgreens)Vac person accepted my wife photo from Walgreens but he rejected mine. Dropbox(Courier In) -->Interview Experience; H1B; Toronto I am a Canadian PR working in the US on H1B. I wont be going into details on how to do that here but you may DM me for my inputs. B1/B2, H1, F1? Fv 27, 2023 . They finally submitted the documents on May 19th. I noticed 2 queues for Chennai and one queue for folks from other consulates. July 26 th drop box appointment submitted documents at Mumbai VAC, August 4th status Changd to refusedAugust 9th pickup passport and 221 g white slip to attend in person interview any working day between 10:30 AM and 11 AM and to bring all i20s. H1B, H4 Visa Add Your Experience All Experiences H1B Dropbox Administrative Processing 0 0 I submitted my documents at New Delhi dropbox center on Oct 15. #4 H1B, H4 Dropbox. Interviewing at a different location in Canada than the location on DS160. VO asked my wife to give finger impressions followed by mine. Single copy of each necessary documents carry with you precaution purpose. Then they asked me to stand in a queue and took my passport. I promptly emailed the embassy directly bypassing the useless ustraveldocs people about the issue. Other locations are not shown. Status Refused13-July-2022 Got email to submit passport for final processing. You can check US Visa Stamping Experiences for the entire collection Article Contents hide 1. happy after explaining about it and no further questions asked.VO: Responsibilities?VO: Client Location?VO: Place your right hand four fingers for finger prints. She still asked for it and I provided it, Then I was asked for EVL for which I provided a Color print out of offer letter. I was told current processing time is 7-8 business days. (around 3PM IST). Dont know whether there are any locker facility as we didnt avail it. He asked my spouse about her current work. I am planning the travel & would appreciate the insights if anyone had a recent experience. I am considering going to my country to update the visa stamp. Mobile is not allowed inside. . Experience 1: H1B with Dropbox, 221g, In Person Interview at New Delhi 2. Document Required:I-797 copy.2 photos of each individual.DS 160 confirmation page of each individual.Dropbox visa Appointment page.Marriage certificate Xerox.Employment letter Xerox from Company.Original Passport needs to be submitted.No multiple sets of documents xerox are required. You can check US Visa Stamping Experiences for the entire collection Article Contents hide 1. but that reason has to be genuine. Please collect your passports in a week. ! Consular: Can I have your i797 and passport Me: Sure!! Even in this case they rarely respond and I think we just have to wait for them to do any additional processing thats required and cant do much. Reached early, they ask for PP Appointment confirmation and DS160 confirmation. From what Ive seen today, H4 interview was the quickest and the easiest compared to other categories. If you carry a laptop/airpods/USB stick etc. Next is Security check. (Speaking Hindi then) Tum Hindi padh skta hai Me: Yes I can! Consular: So here is the instruction manual in Hindi that you need to follow while working in US, Your visa is approved, it will reach you in 5 days. I have reached DELHI on Jan 12 and stayed in Radisson Blu hotel. Read: US to make 20,000 drop box interview waiver appointments in India (January 7, 2022) One of the major takeaways from the session for those hoping to book a visa appointment included the news. They asked me to check my sons passport but it was not there. CEAC Website, Errors Info. H1B Dropbox at Vancouver - Timeline & Experience kris72 May 18, 2022 1 2 3 8 Next K kris72 Full Member Mar 17, 2015 41 9 May 18, 2022 #1 Thought it might be helpful for someone who might be in similar situation and posting my timeline and recent experience with H1B dropbox at Vancouver consulate. Reached by 10 (we need to reach only on time, no use of reaching early. Altough I can drop at Mumbai VAC which is closer to me, I went to HYD VAC to save couple of days in transferring from Mum VAC to HYD VAC. Would that be too risky? Anyway, on June 30th, I received my wifes passport but it was without any stamp. No reason was mentioned in the email. I am not sure what worked in my favor but i tried everything that people in this group have suggested. Below are User experiences starting from July 4th to September 14th, 2022 for H1B Visa and H4 Visa for both regular visa stamping and Dropbox. Upon arrival at dropbox location no vaccination or rtpcr negative proof was asked. The hotel is decent and close to Airport. Interview CA : (24th Jan 2022) Appointment timing was 11:00 Reached at the US Embassy Chanakya Puri around 9:15 was told to wait in the waiting area (you can submit your mobile and backpacks) After 30min around 9:45am everyone who had the appointment from 8:30am to 11:10am were told to stand in a queue and after security checking we were sent towards the US Embassy Gate Entrance At the entrance only passport was checked for the DS160 sticker (this sticker contains the barcode in ref. Interview: They let me join the queue about an hour before appt time. Bring them with you only if you absolutely dont have a choice. Enjoy your time in USA. I d recommend get them clicked there in the VAC centre itself (they have a photo studio) as its only Rs. My passport was a bigger f@@k up. My take away is that calling US traveldocs support or creating a case with them didnt help much. Interviewer: You are going to work for XXXXXXXXX company, Can you tell me about this company?Me: Explained clearly, Interviewer : What is your job title?me : answered, Interviewer: You are going to XXXXXXX place XXXXX State, Right?me : Yes, Interviewer: You are having XX years of prior exp in XXXXXX company?me : Yes, interviewer: Are you working for any client or in house project?me : Explained. Breakfast included.Reached the centre 1 hour prior to the appointment and were allowed inside. H1B, H4 Experiences : Regular, Dropbox from July 4th to September 14th, 2022, Experience 1: H1B with Emergency Appointment, In Person Interview at Mumbai, Experience 2: H1B+H4(Spouse+Son) with 221g at New Delhi, Experience 3: H1B with Dropbox, 221g, In Person Interview at Chennai, Experience 4: H1B with Dropbox, 221g at Mumbai, Experience 5: H1B with In Person Interview, 221g at New Delhi, Experience 6: H1B+H4 (Wife+2 Kids) with Dropbox at Hyderabad, Experience 7: H1B+H4(Spouse+Kids) with In Person Interview at Mumbai, Experience 8: H1B+H4 with Dropbox, 221g at Mumbai, Experience 9: H1B + H4 with Dropbox at Chennai, Experience 10: H1B with Dropbox, 221g, In Person Interview at Mumbai, Experience 11: H1B with Dropbox, 221g, In Person Interview at Chennai, Experience 12: H1B with In Person Interview at New Delhi, Experience 13: H1B with Dropbox at Hyderabad, Experience 14: H1B with Dropbox at New Delhi, Experience 15: H1B with Dropbox at Hyderabad, Experience 16: H1B with Dropbox, 221g, In Person Interview at Mumbai, Experience 17: H1B with Dropbox at Mumbai, Experience 18: H1B+H4 with In Person Interview at New Delhi, Experience 19: H1B with Dropbox at Hyderabad, Experience 20: H1B+H4 with Dropbox at Mumbai, Experience 21: H1B+H4 with Dropbox, 221g, In Person Interview at Chennai, Experience 22: H1B+H4 with Dropbox at New Delhi, Experience 23: H1B with In Person Interview at New Delhi, Experience 24: H1B+H4 with Dropbox at Mumbai, Experience 25: H1B+H4 with Dropbox, 221g, In Person Interview at Chennai, Travel to USA Processes, Samples, How to Guides, US Visa Stamping Experiences H1B, H4, B1, B2, L1, L2, F1, US Visa Interview Waiver Options extended until Dec 31st, 2023. 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