Anyway, on June 30th, I received my wifes passport but it was without any stamp. Then you have to go through security, several long queues. Finally, he said, Your visa is approved & retained my passport. I promptly emailed the embassy directly bypassing the useless ustraveldocs people about the issue. btw deposit counter is just opposite to the biometric. 2. Lots of follow up mails but generic response from us travel docs and embassy. As long as you are eligible and exempted under proclamation, you are fine. Done with the appointment within 20 mins or less. June 24th- attended in person interview asked more about employer and issued yellow slip 221g and returned passports. I think someone has earphones and they told them they couldnt take those in. My status was still Admin processing at this time. May 29th- refused and asked to attend attend in person interview with 221g white slip. leyland boxer truck. Arrived by 7 am and left mobile at locker for rs 50 they allowed us at embassy by 07:45 am all security checks completed with in 30 mins.. entered counters and 10 more candidates standing infront of us its time 08:15 am waited in queue for 10 mins and by 8:25 am three visa officers started at three counters and they started sending 3 candidates to each counter.. one candidate directly to interview and 2 waiting in front of counter.. our turn stated.. VO : good morning guys, can I get your passports. This is immense helpful. Wait time around 15 mins. Normal questions like where do you work, how long, age of kid and marriage date. I took 3 photos to avoid taking the pic again in delhi.). Below are the questioned asked. )7) DS160 confirmation8) Appointment confirmation9) I797 for my spouse who is on H4. If I remember one guy got approval for H1. She checked the passport and there was a visible gap in binding so she said that it will be consider as a damaged passport and it will be at discretion of us embassy to give me visa in same passport or ask for a new passport. Dec 9 Dropbox:Usual documents- passport/i797 copies/employment verification letter/ photos. Sitting option available if you prefer your interview last. Turned out, they mistakenly stamped my wifes visa on my passport. According to Blue Dart, they received my passport on October 11 and did not bother to call me. 1. Took my aadhar along with the email asking to come in person. I received my sons passport on June 28th. I was surprised since my visa was still not issued. However for most in the room I observed it took 15mins on an average the VO was grilling them with many questions and was asking for marriage certificate, marriage photo and what not. Dropbox ? Came out at 10.15AM. Stay: I stayed at the Karnataka Bhavan close to the embassy. No token system here. This will take 1.5hrs to 2hrs due to long queues. Reached venue by 9:00 AM. Sit on chairs until they send you to Visa Interview. -DS160 confirmation and appointment confirmation.-Passports (old one is required if it has the last stamped visa) for both H1 and H4-I797 photocopies only (only latest two if you have more)-Employment letter for H1 B holder only-Marriage certificate -photocopy-Photos we were asked to reclick the photos though we carried the one we clicked in CVS. Kindly note- I was concerned about FLYING back from Delhi to my home town as I did not have any Indian government issued ID and my passport was at embassy for stamping. Instant regret :/, Visa type: Change of status from F1 to H1B, May19th:drop box appointment, submitted documents, June28th:Received passport back with 221(g) asking for in-person interview.Interview date July13th was mentioned on 221(g), so didnt have to look for slot myself. Where and when ?Did you do any OPT or CPT ? Visa Officer(VO) asks passport, petition like I797. Went to the counter, submitted the documents and photo. Passport is with the officer. 4. Pretty crowded, 40+ applicants. Only doc asked was passport and DS160. make sure to review the checklist in your confirmation document. VFS employee called out if there was anyone doing dropbox(there was no token system). Bio metrics Jan 4th. 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. Travel within USA: Why SHOULD you carry Passport, US Visa, I-94. Checking was done at the door then inside with the officer. Appointment was at 9:20 am, reached at 8:00 am and got into the queue. Passport check, then they let u inside building. RedBus2US.com 2010 - 2023, All Rights Reserved. Very smooth processing. VO finally said congrats your visa is approved, You will get passport in 5 Days. arunice17 April 8, 2022, 6:46pm #1. I had my cell phone ON in my purse and had no issues, Waited for few mins and lined up for Dropbox window. Visa status track DS 160 number required https://ceac.state.gov/ceacstattracker/status.aspx. They allowed one of us to attend bags outside the office while other went inside and gave biometrics. mit uns b2 kursbuch lsungen. . Travel process:-Jan 1st 11:00AM departure.gave my RTPCR test on 30th 8AM, received reports on 31st 11:AM.-Filled Air suvidha, uploaded required documents.I dont have have any connecting flight , direct flight from chicago to Delhi. (H1 and 2 H4). We have wait for sometime in that queue. Docs needed for h1-b: passport, ds160, approval notice (797b or 797c). Stayed at Ashok Hotel and walked(10 mins) to Embassy, left mobile at hotel. I was there at that time for my son biometric and collected our passports. Please note The airport staff is OK with the softcopy. is there a gap between two master degrees. FTE entire career of 10 years in USA. Change of employer since last visa stamp. Below are User experiences for January 2022, starting from January 11th to January 22nd, 2022 for H1B Visa and H4 Visa for both regular visa stamping and Dropbox. Once my turn comes, VO greeted me Good Morning and asked me to take the rights pamphlet. (2 min standing queue), 4th queue: Sitting Bench queue. I am eligible for Dropbox ,so I opted for Dropbox Chennai location and dropped the documents in Bengaluru on 3 November 2022,The status changed to refused on 10 December 2022 , received passport with 221g asking for in-person interview . I told him that I never had this problem and never had to carry these documents before. On March 30th, I finally received my passport back with 221(g) asking for some additional documents from my employer. Opened up to see a white slip to attend an interview( happy inside) was mentioned to come by any working day b/w 10:30-11 am. 7. Aug 4- After long queue and holding my pee.Me: Good morningVO: Good morningMe: Here is my 221g with white slipVO: Gives it a glance and requested for client letter.Me: I dont have one but had a vendor Letter and couple of email conversations with my manager.VO: Just vendor Letter should suffice.VO: After typing for min asked where do you liveMe: xxxVO: Suprised and asked couple of questions about the place and said APPROVED.Me: Thank you, have a good day. Hey folks, I received my visa on Oct 17th. Got 221g Yellow Slip. Dropbox appointment 5th OctoberStatus updated Application Received 11th OctoberStatus updated to Approved 12th OctoberStatus updated to Issued -13th OctoberPassports home delivered 15th October. Got stamped 14 days self monitoring. Experience 25: H1B with Dropbox, 221g, In Person Interview at Chennai (Prior history of Reckless Driving Case) Hey folks, I received my visa on Oct 17th. They only need 3 docs appointment confirmation, DS 160 confirmation and passport. (Line for women was shorter). Stayed at Radisson Blu Connaught place. Hi Guys,Hope you are all well. Monitored the status updates here:https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx. My application was then put under Admin Processing without 221(g) the same day. I came to India on a personal emergency, i got a expedited appointment request letter from my employer, and raised a emergency request articulating the business need and the personal emergency, request was approved on the same day. I like the city. My advice, if you are stuck at any stage during the stamping process, try to establish a direct contact with the embassy/consulate officials. (Luckily had w2s with me even though 221g didnt specify)VO: great, looks like you even got a bonus last year! This group was good support and a reliable source of information. Full time employee, same location and employer as the previous renewal. RedBus2US.com 2010 - 2023, All Rights Reserved. Why US Visa Status on CEAC says Refused for 221g ? Sat inside in the waiting area. Reached by 3:15 PM. My take away, UStraveldocs(vfs) people are as useless as it can get. They said visa approved and collect passport in a week or so.Came out at 9:00 am.It was quick, simple and straight. So much uncertainty and stressful days finally got the visa. After that went through security screening. It was an exhaustive list. The CBP officer just told me, "if you are not a US Citizen or permanent resident, legally, YOU HAVE to carry your Passport, I-94, and current Immigration Status document (like I-797 for H1B), whenever you are traveling out of your current resident state.". The guy who took my documents told that average processing time is 1 week in Delhi. I have submitted my documents at Chennai VAC for New Delhi Consulate.8/30/2022 Application submitted your passport is being delivered to post NO status8/31/2022 Chennai VAC Holiday your passport is in transit to post NO status9/1/2022 your passport is still with the US Embassy/Consulate Application Received9/2/2022 your passport is still with the US Embassy/Consulate Approved9/3/2022 Weekend Holiday your passport is still with the US Embassy/Consulate Approved9/4/2022 Weekend Holiday your passport is still with the US Embassy/Consulate Approved9/5/2022 US Labour Day your passport is still with the US Embassy/Consulate Approved9/6/2022 your passport is still with the US Embassy/Consulate Issued9/7/2022 Passport has been received from the consular section and is currently being processed for delivery9/8/2022 Passport has been received from the consular section and is currently being processed for delivery9/9/2022 Passport ready for pick up notification received at 10 am. 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. Follow telegram group timing and check the slot release. Reaching senator and did a follow up with senator office is really helped in my case( Especially who kids are studying in USA and primary and dependents applicant was stuck in AP process for a couple of months)Once again thanks a lot for this group who guided to me reach Senator. They checked boarding pass, rt-pcr report and air suvidha form. 19/4 Visa Interview at Kolkata. Single copy of each necessary documents carry with you precaution purpose. Officer: Can I have your Passport and i797B? I had to do a lot of back and forth with lots of people which was not pleasant experience to say the least. July13th: Attended in-person interview along with updated client letter. Interview at 10.20 but they allow 45mins to 1hr early too. I said yes and he asked for 500 more bz your happy. VAC 6th Jan 2022 Was quick . 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. This group has been very helpful in these last 3 months and I was following everyones timeline very closely.I think instead of waiting for them to respond, if we can somehow explain the urgency of the situation and what could be the potential risks involved, that might work in your favor. Visa status track DS 160 number required. Asked me LCA went through for around 30 sec, As mg client is from another location, why are you working from other location, For H1B drop never send your relative/representative to drop your documents, appear yourself, When embassy takes more than 8 weeks to process your visa, consults an immigration lawyer and consider filling a writ of mandamus. Make sure. They took us inside consulate at sharp 10am. Please do not carry any smart/bluetooth devices other than mobiles as they are not allowed inside.Though I showed up for the appointment with the family, only one person (myself) was allowed.List of Docs Asked Passports, current and Previous I797 copies, 1 copy of photo from each applicant, employer letter, Appointment Confirmation page and DS 160 confirmation page. 18th Oct appointment at 8.50 AM, they called out for us only at 8:30 am, no use reaching 1 hour early. Around 20 people applicants were there process was Swift and quick.Appointment time 9am, reached at 8.30am, got done by 9am. After documents verified we went to 26 counter for interview. She asked for a photograph and retook fingerprint, Attached new ds 160 and soft copy of amendment i797 approval(yes, I did not have the original one yet). Note:Just be confident while answering questions.In my case I have done double masters.So far no lock down or night curfew in Hyderabad. Your Visa is APPROVED!!! my appointment time was 1:45 but they let me in at 12:57, just hover around that area where line starts and they will let you in. Me: Good Afternoon officer (reached the interview person around 12:15). 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. Appointment booked in November21 when some slots opened, for Jan 5th CA. Breakfast included.Reached the centre 1 hour prior to the appointment and were allowed inside. I had to wait another month until June 21st when I finally received an email asking me submit all family members passports including me. Interview at consulate:There is small counter outside to keep mobile phone for 50 rs. Nothing else. kurokotei. I had an issue on my record from my previous US visit which needed the approval of US state department before the embassy could issue me a visa. i797 current copy and copy for the previous one( not all). suamiku orang thailand. In and out in 1 hr. They will stick a piece of paper on the passport. Reached Bangalore Dropbox location (Global Tech Park, Langford Road) early. Yummy food. I also showed my Covid vaccination card.In Delhi, they didnt ask Travelers from USA to take RT PCR again or to quarantine. There will be security checks and you cannot carry cellphones or backpacks.Apparently there is a locker available to keep stuff but its quite expensive (not sure how expensive). Choose to use dropbox in Bangalore. Then i told him my urgent travel plan and said that i have all the documents now and can share whatever is required. She took my passport, appointment confirmation, DS 160 confirmation page, employment letter and photo. 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