Number of applicants #4. H1B : Visa Stamp Visa Stamp Dropbox Experience at Hyderabad, India Visa Stamp Dropbox Experience at Hyderabad, India By gcchecke, February 26, 2014 in H1B : Visa Stamp Start new topic February 26, 2014 Docs Submitted Visa expired 5/2014. Carry some form of government issue ID card for picking the Passport. My Interview was at 10:40 am and they let me in around 9:45, Step 1: Security check outside the building. but i was able to submit the photo that i took from Slice it studio. Bring them with you only if you absolutely dont have a choice. Here we have different windows for biometrics and drop box. 5: 727: April 6, 2022 H1B dropbox experience on Feb 2022 at Hyderabad. Thanks :) We applied in Feb 2022. This is because the case was escalated multiple times but still I didnt hear any updates from the embassy. No reason was mentioned in the email. Pass me the principal applicants I797 documents and her passport/visa copy gave both new and old I797(gave color copies for all just make sure all the information is clear in the copy). Commute from Taj to dropbox is 12 min with 10 min walk + 2 mins of metro (prakash nagar stn to Rasoolpura)Checked out hotel at 12 and reached VAC around 12.30VAC doesnt allow bags, phone, smart watches. Is it an client: I mentioned its in house project. After waiting 45 min in the any counter interview queue went for my interview.VO asked if I was coming for interview again. Ola cabs and normal taxis are quite easy to catch. Good luck to all, Delhi Dropbox time lines13th Jan Dropped Documents14th Jan Application received18th Jan Admin Processing20th Jan Issued24th Jan Picked up passport in Hyderabad. Made us wait outside consulate in line for 15 mins. Then i told him my urgent travel plan and said that i have all the documents now and can share whatever is required. I did my interview in my jacket as did many others.Third step Went inside. : r/h1b. status Refused8-July-2022 got an email from Mumbai consulate to provide updated client letter. There was one gentleman before me who was dropping off docs for someone else and the applicants photos were out of spec.. (10 min standing queue). #4 H1B, H4 Dropbox. H1B, H4 Experiences : Regular, Dropbox from November 16th to December 5th, 2022 Below are User experiences starting from November 16th to December 5th, 2022 for H1B Visa and H4 Visa for both regular visa stamping and Dropbox. VO asked us to use figure prints of both my self and wife.. finally told you visa is approved .. happy moments. 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. Went there at 1pm, and was allowed in at around 1:30. Documents asked DS160, Passport and Appointment confirmation.Total time taken 15 mins. There is a public park near by where I spent some time until park was closed at 9. \. Upon arrival at dropbox location no vaccination or rtpcr negative proof was asked. Timelines for which are as follows: Jul-07-2022: Dropbox at Kochi VFS for Chennai Consulate. They finally submitted the documents on May 19th. Remember sending additional documents is not going to harm you. This time they allowed me inside at 9 15, At Ground floor, we have private locker, photo studio, DS-160 corrections, We can utilise any of them if required else directly go upstairs. Dropbox appointment 5th OctoberStatus updated Application Received 11th OctoberStatus updated to Approved 12th OctoberStatus updated to Issued -13th OctoberPassports home delivered 15th October. Aug 09th 2022: H1B + 2 H4 Dropbox submitted documents at Hyderabad. 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. No documents were asked or checked other than passport and I797 in our case. It was a whole day process which included blood tests for certain diseases required by the State Department, eye and body examination, chest x-ray followed by physician consultation.Sep-24-2022: The Apollo Hospital directly submitted the results of my medical examination to Chennai Consulate. Visa history:2016: L1b blanket rejected2017: L1b individual approved and stamped and traveled to USA.2018: L2 visa stamped for my spouse in UK2020: L1b visa expired and applied for extension2020: L1b/L2 extension approved till March 20222021: h1b approved but my spouse petition wasnt approved and we came to india in 2021 November last week. They gave excuse that your number is international number and was not reachable which is absolutely untrue. Then there was one person ahead of us, also for h1b was asked quite a few questions and tooktime and approved eventually. All you have to do to check your DropBox eligibility with the app is enter the country you apply in and your visa details, as well as what visa extension you seek. Officer: Are you working for end client or internal project? New, Renewal? Asked to removed belt and avoid all metallic properties as similar to Airport check. Experience 4: H1B with Dropbox at Bangalore 5. Once completed and submitted online, you will get a confirmation number. I didnt want to take any chance so I just got another photo taken and submitted everything again. 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). They gave token number for each person and that has counter number. And typed something in computerOfficer: What is your salary?Me: $#### Per AnumOfficer: Nice, Do you have W2 with you? No phones and backpacks allowed inside. ! Me: Thanks for your time !! I attended an in person interview at the US Embassy in New Delhi on January 18th, 2022. Doing good. I did notice some private locker facilities near the VAC.. (Had my previous h1 maxed out)VO What would be your position in your company?Me Answered accordingly.VO What is your highest qualificationMe Answered accordingly. My I-140 was approved in 2020. But also beware of agent fraud msg since they also send msgs to waste your logins. Interview: They let me join the queue about an hour before appt time. Was told by security that here they verify if your fingerprints and photos are all valid. Thread starter canadapr1982; Start date May 8, 2022 . 4. VO asked few basic questions with regards to roles & responsibilities, place of work, returned my passport and gave me a yellow slip. I showed up at 10 am and they allowed me inside. 02/17/2023 - Received by consultate. So get down the escalator 2 floors. RedBus2US.com 2010 - 2023, All Rights Reserved. ThanksOfficer: Can I have your passportsMe: Handed over mine & dependents passportsOfficer: Can I have your I797s?Me: Handed over I797 copiesOfficer: Whom do you working for?Me: XYZOfficer: How long you being working with XYZ?Me: n+ yearsOfficer: Oh I see you have end client XXXXMe: Yes XXXXOfficer: So do you have a client letter?Me: Yes I doOfficer: Good, Can I have a look once?Me: Handed over client letterOfficer: just 5 sec went through letter and seeing top to bottom. This person is physically present in the USA working on an H1B visa. Then they asked me to stand in a queue and took my passport. H1B dropbox process 2022 | My experience | Vlog part - 1 13,434 views Feb 8, 2022 238 Dislike Share Save Shank Kulkarni 3.19K subscribers This is my journey of H-1B visa process. I will make up my mind to come back to Canada and do dropbox over there. (Wallets, files are allowed)Locker facility available at 100 Rs nearby. I am considering going to my country to update the visa stamp. May 8, 2022 #2 canadapr1982 said: Hello All, I am canadian pr. The second and the third employer was the same one and it was a direct employer. I said thank you and was about to leave.Funny part was my wife was kind of confused, still waiting there to answer h4 questions. I received standard replies mostly, and the consulate or support team asked me to continue waiting. Reached venue by 9:00 AM. Have a nice day officer.Officer: Thank you have a nice day.Completed at 9:46AMSep 12th 2022: Application Status changed to Approved. I did not use it as I didnt carry a mobile.Step 2 : Another passport check before you enter in to the main building.Step 3 : You enter in to the building and here they scan your belongings like in airport.Step 4 : you enter in to a waiting area and sit there until the security personal call you. July 20- Drop box in Bangalore for Mumbai consolate.July 22- Application recived. Got passport delivered to our home in 7 calendar days. After that I tried to reschedule for earlier dates but missed bulk slot openings. All four of us called together for the interview window. I have booked my drop box slot for Kolkata location on May 23rd when they opened bulk slots for September 2022. CEAC Status Refused13-May-2022 In person interview at Mumbai Consulate. Additional tips:( not sure if this below tips helps but i wanted to share it). March 4 - Passport collected. Overall the process is smooth. They immediately let me in. background not white, shade in the background. Security guard is there to guide. My appt was at HYD VAC. Hi All: Submitted drop box for H-1B in Delhi on 27th. 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. H1B renewal for myself, H4 for spouse and son 2) Later on . Had everything in order but I took my photo in Fedex and didnt notice a shadow behind my ears. A security guard made sure I have passport, photos, I797 and asked me to switch off my phone and then I was allowed into the biometrics hall. You can check US Visa Stamping Experiences for the entire collection Article Contents hide 1. 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. Only took passport and I-797 and the. So you need to directly go inside. H1B, H4 Visa Add Your Experience All Experiences Chennai VAC Dropbox Experience 1 0 Hi everyone, I am aware that the US Embassy in India have already cancelled in-person visa appts and will be cancelling dropbox and biometrics from 20th. (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. 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. I see some people were taken photographs and finger prints again in that counter. I submitted my documents in the outside counter. he too says and starts with his questions. Also biometric will be taken for all 10 fingers. Can you share your experiance? I picked up the passport at VFS office in Begumpet Hyderabad. I carried all copies mentioned in appointment confirmation (copies of visa page and biographic pages of parents for kid) but they did not ask. How about you? Sitting option available if you prefer your interview last. Security check for electronic devices (Removed belt also). My photo was taken in a studio in Mumbai as per the exact specifications mentioned on the site. make sure the photos are as per guidelines else you will be asked and retake and come join again. 00:34 - DS-160 , PAY VISA FEE , SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT01:13 - LIST OF NEW DROPBOX ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS02:10 - H1B DROPBOX - DOCUMENT CHECKLIST04:25 - TRACKING. I was there at that time for my son biometric and collected our passports. Yes, Again from profile.VO: Place your left hand four fingers for finger printsVO: Your Visas approved. I booked a hotel in Vivanta Taj. There are ways to do that. 02/16/2023 - Dropped my docs at Canada Post. Interview is a t 10 am, went to the consulate one and half earlier, i dont have a photocopy(photo copy is also needed for all interviews)waited for more than 45 minutes for photograph done with the photograph and started waiting in the que somebody told me to sit at the 33 counter,my turnVo: what type of visa?me: H1b categoryVo: who is your client?me: told the client name **Vo: how long you are working for the client?Me: for xxxx month.Vo: who is your employer and how long you are working for themMe: told him that for x yearsVo: do you have the client letter?Me: told him i dont have the client letter, but showed him the Vendor supporting letter which says i am working for so and so client.Vo: which state are you working from is that remote or working at client place?Me: i a working from florida state remotely, after pandemic i will have to start working from the client place.Vo: ok good your visa is approved and you will the get he passport with in a week have a nice stay.Me: thank you officer, you made my day, have a nice day. also received response from Senators office that Mumbai consulate has approached me for updated client letter.9-July-2022- Submitted updated client letter.11-July-2022 Date Changed. 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