visa issues Dec17, 2014 - Ottawa - H1 Renewal - Successful - My Experience

[sanjaysahu]

Hi All, 

 

First of all thanks to murthy forum and its members... I been following that  forum  & AFDB closely ever since i had decided to renew my H1 Visa...

 

Model =  E-V-C

Type  =  H1 Renewal & H4 Renewal ( for my wife ).

 

I had attended  my 1st  H1 stamping in Ottawa as well in 2012... and came here for H1 Renewal.. of course this time accompanied by my Wife..

 

Day of Interview : -

 

As many had previously listed in their posts.... 

 

Entered the consulate after initial screening...

 

1)  An officer will check you in after checking  your DS 160,I-797  , Passport and Passport picture on the Document.. If the Passport picture  used on DS160  or the  passport pics that you carry  must be taken with in 6 months.. if its more than 6 months old.. they are making you go outside and get some new pictures taken .. so be prepared and come with latest passport pictures

 

2 )  Window 7 - This Officer will check your Passports, I-797 and will keep those with her in a file  and will issue a token number and wait for your turn 

 

 

3) Window 6 - You will be called by your token number to have your finger prints taken and this time your token will be taken and your file that officer in Window 7 has taken will be given back to you 

 

4) Officer at Window 6 will take those and provide them to the Interviewing Officers..and wait for the token num to be called ..

 

 

Interview : -

 

VO  = Good Morning 

Me  = Good morning Officer

 

VO =  So you work for this XYZ company

Me = Yes officer

 

VO = Since When   ?

Me =  2011

 

VO =  What do you do for them ?

ME =  Roles and responsibilities... just said 1 line and he cut me before i finished that line itself.. 

 

VO = You stated in your DS 160 about your Masters Degree ... Where did you attend the School ?

ME = Name of the School and Location 

 

VO = How long have you been working with this Company 

Me = more than 3 and half years.... ( he smiled ) followed by the Golden words..

 

Not even One Document was asked 

 

Currently waiting on passport pickup....

 

Some Important Tips :- 

 

1) If your'e Driving into Canada from US.. make sure to have a Normal GPS other than Smart Phone Apps... once you enter Canada.. You will be have Roaming issues

 

2) Once you Enter Canada via Drive... at the POE of Canada... Some times the officers at the Drive through will let you IN Canada without any issues but most times you will be asked to go inside the building and see a Immigration officer and who will ask more questions like Where are you going to Stay, DS -160 Confirmation Pages, Appointment Confirmation, Passports and I-797.. make sure to keep them Handy when you enter the POE

 

3) There is lot of PAID  parking available near Embassy .. metered parking valid for 2 hours from 8:30am- 5:30 PM at $.25cents= 5min ... or you can park in those parking Garages for all day $9 ...and walk to embassy.

 

 

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions ....my email is listed on my profile...

 

GOOD Luck to ALL...

 

Thanks 

 

 

 

[DaleSteyn1]

Congrats dude

[ipaddress0]

congrats1

[sanjaysahu]

Congrats dude

thankyou  thankyou  thankyou  thankyou  thankyou

[Puri]

Congrats.

i'm thinking of going for f1 to H1 stamping... any suggestions bro? 

better going to india or canda? 

[sanjaysahu]

Congrats.

i'm thinking of going for f1 to H1 stamping... any suggestions bro? 

better going to india or canda? 

Buddy

 

No definite answer for this ... Home country is always best option if there is any 221G .. you can at-least stay home and save lot of expenses but the prob in IND if god forbid and if you get a  221G queries .. they take months to approve.. where as in Canada the response time is 3-4 weeks i think.. andukey people prefer Canada..and ala ani no guarantees as well..Just luck and gutsy decision anthey .. where to go anedhi... if you can work from home both options are easy... in my case .. same employer same client same vendor from previous H1 and same location where visa was approved on my 1st H1 .. so I was more than confident .. so went to OTTAWA 

[Picha lite]

congrats buddy

[karampodi]

gp bro,  

btw congrats

[ghazni]

Congrats...

 

ee madya canada and jamaica allow cheyatledu ani vinna but still people are getting visa?

[sanjaysahu]

Not allowing in Jamaica but in Canada so far Yes... 

[Puri]

Buddy

 

No definite answer for this ... Home country is always best option if there is any 221G .. you can at-least stay home and save lot of expenses but the prob in IND if god forbid and if you get a  221G queries .. they take months to approve.. where as in Canada the response time is 3-4 weeks i think.. andukey people prefer Canada..and ala ani no guarantees as well..Just luck and gutsy decision anthey .. where to go anedhi... if you can work from home both options are easy... in my case .. same employer same client same vendor from previous H1 and same location where visa was approved on my 1st H1 .. so I was more than confident .. so went to OTTAWA 

yeah agree with ur point... 

 

also canada lo 221 G padithe... do we need to stay in canada for 3-4 weeks or India veyllipomantara ? 

[chanti007]

Buddy

 

No definite answer for this ... Home country is always best option if there is any 221G .. you can at-least stay home and save lot of expenses but the prob in IND if god forbid and if you get a  221G queries .. they take months to approve.. where as in Canada the response time is 3-4 weeks i think.. andukey people prefer Canada..and ala ani no guarantees as well..Just luck and gutsy decision anthey .. where to go anedhi... if you can work from home both options are easy... in my case .. same employer same client same vendor from previous H1 and same location where visa was approved on my 1st H1 .. so I was more than confident .. so went to OTTAWA 

Bro.. oka question.. nuvvu interview vellina time lo neeku evarina f1 to h1 unna cases choosava embassy lo....

[Hitman]

congrats..gp

[k2s]

congrats1

[phatposts]

yeah agree with ur point... 

 

also canada lo 221 G padithe... do we need to stay in canada for 3-4 weeks or India veyllipomantara ? 

221G padithe you can stay or you can leave. If you are staying youcanada visa should be valid during that time. My friend got a 221G few years ago. He waited for 1 week and requested the passport be returned and  he left to India. Later (idk after how long) they emailed him saying the processing is finished and he can come for the stamping. He appeared in Canada again, got the visa and drove to the US. I know this is a rare case, but knowing that helps.