Call customer service to check for options to change it. Experience 1: H1B+H4 (Spouse+Kid) with In Person Interview at New Delhi 2. Call and email support team. Washroom and drinking water available. Appreciate your immediate response as I am in urgent need. I have scheduled H4 visa appointment on March 10th, 2021. Can I see onceMe: Yes I do. Y dont u stay with them? Once you have the MRV number, follow these steps to schedule the visa appointment: Visit the US Department of State's Consular Electronic Application Center (CEAC) website: https://ceac.state.gov/genniv. Ans: I had plans to pursue higher studies in USA before marriage. The following is the visa interview questions which took about 20 mins. Just wanted to contribute our experience to this redbus forum as we found a lot of info here. (That is: you, your spouse, or someone else.) You should be able to see a slot. 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. I wish all the best to all of you who are waiting for their case to be cleared. Similarly, the application fee for certain petition-based nonimmigrant visas for temporary workers (H, L, O, P, Q, and R categories) will increase from $190 to $205. First time h4 stamping. Just be confident and be clear about your answers. Thank you your Visa approved. 1) OFC 6/26 Chennai VAC2) Consular Appointment 6/28 Mumbaithey asked i797 and employer verification letterin the first counter they told me wait for sometime and was verifying my docs in the backend, then after few mins they told me to go to the interview line. At the counter lady asked the following document in order : Thats it. I was shocked. May I know some details of your visa? Consular processing subjects you to the rules and waiting periods of the particular consulate or embassy that you use, which usually includes an H-1B interview. 22nd Jan CEAC refused 22nd jan Evening CEAC admin processing, Till now my status is the same and my passport tracking status is your passport is with embassy . My application was instantaneously forwarded to the state department for their approval. I attended an in person interview at the US Embassy in New Delhi on January 18th, 2022. lot of people mentioned in the comments that we can only raise EA request once and if its denied, we have to lapse the previous appointment and pay the fees again to get EA Request option. 2) When did he came last time in india? How long does it take to fix it after calling customer care? but Now, I am able to see EA request again without paying fees and cancelling existing appointment to raise EA request again. 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. There was some queue at VAC. So, with EA reference, please email consulate directly instead of ustraveldocs customer care. Apporv, No one really knows, as there is no clear pattern. Also they can extend your date to schedule appointment. So walked back from VAC to park. (Actual appointment confirmed at Chennai) Documents submitted alone, No dependents needed.Aug 10th 2022: Application Status changed to No Status (https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?eQs=WwjqOlbeRYzCYubaSQI+RA (https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?eQs=WwjqOlbeRYzCYubaSQI+RA==)==)Aug 11th 2022: Application Status changed to Application ReceivedSep 01st 2022: Application Status changed to RefusedSep 02nd 2022: Passport tracking status Passport has been received from the consular section, and is currently being processed for delivery(https://www.ustraveldocs.com/do/do-niv-passporttrack.asp)Sep 04th 2022: Received email from ustraveldocs Your document(s) have been collected from the US Embassy/ConsulatePassport tracking status Passport is ready for pickup (I have chosen Hyd VAC office for pickup)Sep 06th 2022: I collected passports (Mine & dependents) at Hyd VAC. Aug 17th: (After consulates reOpen) Raised query to all consulates to reconsider EA now that they have resumed H4 via EA. 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. First, I was told the issue was with my profile. Please help. Marriage certificate and photo album? Should I go ahead with the dropbox appointment and schedule my wifes interview after the wedding (~June 2021 first week )? July 20- Drop box in Bangalore for Mumbai consolate.July 22- Application recived. My emergency visa appointment got approved today.when iam going to reschedule my h4 emergency visa appointment I didnt find any slotplease help regarding to this Thanks in advance. Overall it took 55 days for the status to change. PMM, You cannot got for stamping with her as you would be dropbox eligible. Did your wife attended the interview? US Visa status CEAC website on 01 Sep: Administrative Processing, US Visa status CEAC website on 02 Sep : Issued, Received an email on 3rd Sep to pick up my passport from the given address. After that I tried to reschedule for earlier dates but missed bulk slot openings. Officer: What is your highest qualification? Employeement verification letter( Since im fulltime, I dont need to submit client letter), Delivery option selected while booking appointment: Premium (home delivery), Aug 22: Application Received (case last updated), Aug 26: Started monitoring Blue Dart tracker using UID number found on Appointment Confirmation Page (bottom right barcode). I reached out to embassy due to some confusion with the EA and they promptly replied. One will not be able to see the reschedule option once its exhausted. EA got approved on 21st August and I was asked to schedule an appointment by 24th of August. Hope this will help for some of our group members who are struggling in AP process from long time(May be greater than 4 to 5 months). Status Refused13-July-2022 Got email to submit passport for final processing. May I ask if you got married recently or long before during lockdown? I had my biometric on Feb 4 2019 at VAC center Mumbai. 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. VO: why are you applying now? Or what steps should I take? Embassy was also smooth, asked for passport, one photo, ds.-160 stamped by vac, apportionment confirmation at the gate. No other option than checking it now and then. Finally, I was able to reschedule on August 26th for August 30th appointment for New Delhi location. Need a suggestion please. I wont be going into details on how to do that here but you may DM me for my inputs. How can we apply for EA for H4 stamping? I am kind of in a similar situation. were you able to fix the issue? got denied both of them Then book H4 visa interview on Jan 21st & 20th in Hyderabad consulate Regular, First time h4. Very quick process. Sep 1st: Within seconds of raising EA with the error got EA approval in email. 3) how you guys meet? At the counter, asked for ds-160, passport, I797, marriage certificate, marriage album. Even after that was done, I got the same error. Dear Apoorv, My wifes H4 appointment also got cancelled, but was not able to reschedule it for any other date. or Can someone please advise on this? If you want to change it to Hindi, then you need to change the language of interview. They allowed me at 9.30 as per time. Why US Visa Status on CEAC says Refused for 221g ? I think you can apply for EA just once and if you need to apply another time, you need to book a brand new appointment slot. What visa are you applying for? Finally, after sending repeated emails to consulate directly HydCEA@state.gov explaining that though EA was approved we could not still book a slot and reiterated the child separation a d medical situation, we were granted a slot in April. Then i could able to book H4 visa interview on jan 17th & 20th in Mumbai consulate Regular, First time h4. Reached by 3:15 PM. You can check US Visa Stamping Experiences for the entire collection Article Contents hide 1. Mobile allowed.Visit all applicants if the retake of photo is required then its worth.Check the exact face size requirement in photo.Retake photo service available on the same floor- 500 2 copy.Correction in DS 160, print, Xerox all services are available on same floor but very expensive.Entry given before 30-45 minutes of your appointment.Out side of VAC No Drinking water, No Waiting area, No food service, No washroom, No Xerox service, etc. Have a nice day officer.Officer: Thank you have a nice day.Completed at 9:46AMSep 12th 2022: Application Status changed to Approved. (This was the biggest mistake realized later to raise EA during COVID). 17th June documents submitted for me(H1)/wife(H4)/2 kids 15 yrs and 10 yrs(H4), 22nd June Application received (for all), 28th June Administrative process(for all), 29th June Refused(for elder kid 15+ yrs), 30th June received mail for elder kid to come and give fingerprints on 13th July, 30th June- issued(me,wife and younger kid), 1st July mail received to come and collect passports (3 of us), 13th July gave fingerprints for elder kid(its 2 hrs process @hyd ), 14th July Administrative process(elder one)..until 20th July the status was actually Refused..as soon as it came to AP the date was changed to 14th July, 22nd July got mail as ready to pickup and picked up, Almost 1 month process..I felt it went smooth at least for Dropbox ..if you are on sameBoat be prepared for one and half monthAll the best. They grilled me also yesterday because mine is a court marriage. Me: showed album and estimated the number as 200. Also, one of our readers, NK, had the same issue with a blank surname. VO: Curious to know why the wedding took place during Lockdown, VO: Asked for work location details of spouse, VO: Asked for marriage certificate and wedding album, VO: Asked plenty of questions regarding previous F1 rejections which was unexpected, VO: Asked the reason to choose that specific university for the F1 visa, VO: Asked if the marriage was love/ arranged, VO: seems like you were in us previously what was the purpose. ( I carried 10-15 pics with me to interview)? Experience 4: H4 Visa Regular Appointment at Hyderabad. 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. Were you able to fix this issue? cricket stadium background; pulaski shipwreck passenger list August 11th: attended in person interviewAll 221 g have separate line221 g window asked for documents and taken fingerprints and asked to merge in interview line. Thank you. Regular VAC appointment: scheduled for 23/02/2021, Regular Consular Appointment: scheduled for 26/02/2021, Raised EA on family separation ground on the same day : 13/08/2020, My husbands passport ( front and back page). From mid February, could not get even emergency appointment and they kept extending the EA until April 15. the earliest Appt that got cancelled due to COVID19. Any one knows the Customer care #? She received a call on Sep 1st that emergency request approved and scheduled for interview on Thursday. Interview at 12 Noon. H4 Visa Emergency Appointments, Interviews 21 Experiences in India, H4 Visa Interview Documents Checklist, How to Organize, Latest H4 Visa Experiences EA Appointments, Experience 21 H4 Visa Stamping in New Delhi, Experience 20 H4 Visa Stamping in New Delhi, Experience 19 H4 Visa Stamping in Chennai, Experience 18 H4 Visa Stamping in New Delhi, Experience 1: H4 Stamping with EA 221g Issue, Approval, Experience 2 : H4 Visa Interview Missing Spouse Visa, Experience 3 : H4 Stamping with EA New Delhi. H4 experience in Delhi At Dropbox metro location (shivaji stadium) there is a long line outside, because it's not just center for US visa but for a lot of other countries too. Iwas facing the same issie. Later, the dropbox program (Visa Interview program) in India have been expanded to include H1B Visa, H4 Visa, L1A, L1B, B1/B2 Visa and F1 Visa. But the issue still persited. Lapsed all the chances to expire MVR fee. You should refer to the instructions on the website of the Embassy or Consulate Visa Section where you will interview, or on their online appointment scheduling site. Ankit, That is true. And My Wifes H4 Visa has been approved today morning Sep 3rd IST. The interview was a breeze. Apr 19 USCIS News: H4, L2 Biometrics Suspension for I-539 Form Extended until September 30th, 2023. Did follow up via email and got response under review. 3) how you guys meet? My take away is that calling US traveldocs support or creating a case with them didnt help much. For EA , was family separation and child school starting is considered for EA? It would be very helpful. Experience 5 : H4 Visa Interview (EA) - New Delhi 12. I am currently in US on H1b . Then i told him my urgent travel plan and said that i have all the documents now and can share whatever is required. The marriage album was big and couldnt fit through counter. Under which category I can apply for Emergency appointments for there Visa interview. As per their definition of medical needs we dont fall into that category. Document submitted for H1,Appointment ConfirmationDS-160 ConfirmationTwo Photos (they took one photo only)Employee Verification LetterClient letter (first they returned to me then I forced them to keep it)Latest I-797 and previous Visa stamped I-797 copiesPassport and previous Visa CopiesDocument submitted for H4 Spouse-DS-160 confirmationTwo Photos (they took one photo only)Previous Visa stamped I-797 copy (they asked my spouse latest I-797 copy but we dont have so they asked to write a letter to Consular for not having)Marriage certificatePassport and previous Visa Copies. In my passport complete name is written with no short forms. Appreciate your help on this. 1st queue: Security check outside the embassy (10-15 min standing queue), 2nd queue: Passport verification outside the embassy (3 min standing queue). My Visa interview was on Feb 5 2019. Well, this is difficult to guess, there are few people discussing this in telegram groups and checking accordingly. Here is my wife's H4 visa experience and documents she carried: My wife had an initial visa interview in February and that got canceled, along with the Emergency Appointment rejected in December. CA Officer: How many years working with TCS?Me: AnsweredCA Officer: What will be ur annual salary at US?Me: AnsweredCA Officer: Which location travelling?Me: AnsweredCA Officer to my spouse: When did u married?Me: AnsweredCA Officer to my small kid? whats ur dob?Me: Answered, CA Officer to my 2 kids- How old are you? It does not mean much. Anyway, on June 30th, I received my wifes passport but it was without any stamp. As per the above comments, i am trying to contact the customer service. My kids school starting shortly in US.You cant take any mobile or backpack inside VAC building. Hi Indy, How long did it take for the passport to arrive once the visa was approved? Consulate: New Delhi Feb 18 : Bio metrics took 25 mins from the arrival time. Since when he is working for his current company. I initially booked H4 interview for my wife on March 2nd and 3rd in Chennai. July13th: Attended in-person interview along with updated client letter. So anyone coming by herself/himself will have difficulty handing over bag/mobile. Hi Prasad, Did you apply for EA? Just a regular email. I also have the same problem that I cant find slot availability of regular appointment to get it expedited. You can check US Visa Stamping Experiences for the entire collection Article Contents hide 1. I am (H1) in US since October 2021 No H1 Visa stamping on my passport as i was on F1 and my H1b approved with COS, Questions Asked on consulate interview Jan 29 [Regular Appointment]. No other document asked. I have filled DS160 for my wife and paid the fees for H4 visa , I am not getting slot for normal appointment . 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. Q: Why do you need a visa to USA? Be patient and wait for it.it will happen. you can apply EA only once you have regular appointment right? Scheduled normal appointment in Delhi for the month of October 2020. Choose 221G Requests, then click Continue.c. And the reason section is blank. I had to do a lot of back and forth with lots of people which was not pleasant experience to say the least. My husband has an approved NIE and is travelling to the US next month. But the same day evening I received email from chennai consulate to submit my passport.Submitted my passport on last Sep-2-2022 and my status changed from refused to approved last WednesdayYesterday the status changed from approved to issued and collected my passports today. You will receive the passport in 7 days. (H1 and 2 H4). Thus, and at this time, we are unable to accommodate your emergency appointment request currently, but your case will remain under review. 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. Since even after I have contacted them regarding this, they have only asked me to keep trying every few hrs and nothing else was done. If your visa is rejected, you will get a form with a refusal reason. Visa status track DS 160 number required. Dear Apoorv, My EA got denied yesterday but I am still seeing new available dates for 28-Jan. Should I apply for it. Got 221g Yellow Slip. Masters Courses that are helpful for Current Job. Jayesh, You are right, the EA is valid once only for a receipt. Even my regular appointments stand canceled and I have no clue why! This is regarding EA appointment for H4. I am also facing the same issue. mon blog. Gave up hope as well. As my parents also looking in hindi and nothing is available in Hindi, Is this a rejected email foe emergency ? I hope things would settle down and I dont need an expedited appointment by then, fingers crossed! Please guide me. H4 Visa Interview Questions asked1) where is your husband working2) Date of marriage3) Arranged or Love marriage? After lot of here and there I managed to get appointment. Me: told the uncertainty of her coming back to India. Finally, after sending repeated emails to consulate directly HydCEA@state.gov explaining that though EA was approved, we could not still book a slot and reiterated the child separation and medical situation, we were granted a slot in April. he was speaking hindi to one candidate as he was not able to answer properly . Interview Analysis Lessons Learned Approval Chances (in future) F1 Visa Interview: Student Profile U.S. Consulate: Chennai Attempt: Second Interview Degree: MS in Computer Science University: University of Central Michigan There are so many mistakes in this interview, I don't know where to start.
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