What people report from the interview room
189 first-hand accounts collected from public forums and trackers.
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Questions actually reported
| Question | Times |
|---|---|
| Have you ever been to USA? | 1 |
| Duration of your Travel on L1B? | 1 |
| What is the purpose of your current USA Visit? | 1 |
| When did you complete your UG? | 1 |
| Why r u going to US? | 1 |
| Why this univ? | 1 |
| How will u meet these expenses? | 1 |
| what is your father? | 1 |
| What is his income? | 1 |
| What is he doing? | 1 |
| where? | 1 |
| what is ur mother? | 1 |
| So what will u do with ur electrical engineering degree | 1 |
| Why not in US? | 1 |
| do u know anyone in the US | 1 |
| why do u want to go to US? | 1 |
| Which university u r planning to go? | 1 |
| why univ of memphis? | 1 |
| who is sponsoring u? | 1 |
| what does he do | 1 |
| What's his annual income? | 1 |
| tell me his monthly income | 1 |
| show me ur bank docs | 1 |
| so do u think he is going to spend all his hard earned money on u | 1 |
| pass me your I20 and sevis | 1 |
| why are plan in us | 1 |
| what about fees | 1 |
| gre score? | 1 |
| which state are you going? | 1 |
| university? | 1 |
| which university? are you going to? | 1 |
| when did you gradu.? | 1 |
| any backlogs | 1 |
| whats your gre score? | 1 |
| how many uni apply for? | 1 |
| how many admits from that | 1 |
| your top 3 priorities? | 1 |
| what will you do after that? | 1 |
| Did you see me before | 1 |
| What is binomial theorem | 1 |
By consulate
| Consulate | Reports |
|---|---|
| Chennai | 52 |
| Hyderabad | 32 |
| Mumbai | 27 |
| New Delhi | 22 |
| Kolkata | 2 |
| Melbourne | 2 |
| Abu Dhabi | 1 |
| Toronto | 1 |
| Guadalajara | 1 |
| Dubai | 1 |
| Berlin | 1 |
| Islamabad | 1 |
| Shanghai | 1 |
| London | 1 |
| Madrid | 1 |
| Tegucigalpa | 1 |
| Ciudad Juarez | 1 |
| Bucharest | 1 |
| Lagos | 1 |
| Yerevan | 1 |
| Warsaw | 1 |
| Seoul | 1 |
| Nicosia | 1 |
| Riyadh | 1 |
| Almaty | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 |
Individual reports
“VO - What is the purpose of your current USA Visit? Me - To pursue masters in Information Systems Technology at [institution] ... Vo - Finally golden words, your visa has been approved.”
Questions: Have you ever been to USA? · Duration of your Travel on L1B? · What is the purpose of your current USA Visit? · When did you complete your UG?
redbus2us · source
“VO: Good morning. Me: Good morning sir. VO: Why r u going to US? Me: Sir I have been working for the past 3 years now. I always wanted to do research”
Questions: Why r u going to US?
redbus2us · source
“Con. Officer: Hiii!!! (with a broad smile) Me: Hello sir (Smiling) Gave him my folder. CO: [institution]. Me: Yes sir. CO: Why this univ? Me: My area of interest is VLSI”
Questions: Why this univ? · How will u meet these expenses? · what is your father? · What is his income? · What is he doing? · where? · what is ur mother? · So what will u do with ur electrical engineering degree · Why not in US?
redbus2us · source
“hi friends my visa appl was rejected on nov 15 the mistake i did was when he first asked me my dads annual income which i told was 5.26 lacs which was ok.”
Questions: do u know anyone in the US · why do u want to go to US? · Which university u r planning to go? · why univ of memphis? · who is sponsoring u? · what does he do · What's his annual income? · tell me his monthly income · show me ur bank docs · so do u think he is going to spend all his hard earned money on u
redbus2us · source
“hello guys I got rejction on 26th august 2020, i appeared with university of new haven. ... came inside and bring 221g slip and handed over me”
Questions: pass me your I20 and sevis · why are plan in us · what about fees · gre score?
redbus2us · source
“15 Nov OFC 16 Nov Mumbai 8:15 rejected ... vo: which state are you going? me: california vo: university? me: cal state uni eastbay”
Questions: which state are you going? · university?
redbus2us · source
“5 dec OFC 6 dec chennai 9:15 rejected ... when did you gradu.? ... whats your gre score? ... how many uni apply for? ... your top 3 priorities?”
Questions: which university? are you going to? · when did you gradu.? · any backlogs · whats your gre score? · how many uni apply for? · how many admits from that · your top 3 priorities? · what will you do after that?
redbus2us · source
“Vo: Good Morning madam Me : Good morning , How are you officer (dint get any reply from him) Vo: Did you see me before ' Me : No I didn't see you ... Verdict: denied”
Questions: Did you see me before · What is binomial theorem · What is semi conductor
redbus2us · source
“I am from Bangladesh and I got refused for my f1 visa today on 25th may 2017. My papers, academic profile and financial background were pretty strong ... she refused me.”
redbus2us · source
“I have appeared for my f-1 visa 4 times(3-Kent state university and 1 wright state) in june and july 2016 and got rejected ... Now i am tinking to apply for Lamar university.”
redbus2us · source
“PVO: What program are you pursuing? Me: MS in Bioinformatics. ... PVO: [pushes I-20 towards me...] This is for you. Your visa will be couriered to you within 3 days, sir.”
Questions: What program are you pursuing? · What is Bioinformatics? · So what are the applications of Bioinformatics? · What is your basic qualification? · When did you do this? · So what have you being doing? · So your parents will be funding you · What do they do? · What is your family's annual income? · Do you have savings? · Have you ever travelled abroad?? · Have you ever been to the US?
redbus2us · source
“VO: Why are you leaving then ... VO: Who is funding you / Me: My parents ... VO: Ok, Your VISA is issued and you will get in seven days”
Questions: When did you pass out? · What did you do since then? · What was your job? · Why are you leaving then · Who is funding you · Savings? · So much money? How did you get?
redbus2us · source
“I submitted documents from the end and company side also. Due to Corona, they stopped processing 221gs.”
redbus2us · source
“In March my status changed to 'AP' from Refused and on May 6, 2020 got changed from AP to 'Application Received'.”
redbus2us · source
“Got my 221g approval 8 months after the interview after emailing them to ask about my status.”
redbus2us · source
“I am stuck with 221g since January 2018 with no update till date... passport was returned after a week without any stamp.”
redbus2us · source
“After an year... got a mail stating your case has been sent USCIS for review. Then after 2 months USCIS sent NOIR.”
redbus2us · source
“Interview Status: 221g and collected passport... Returned passport without stamping with another 221g on Feb 6th.”
redbus2us · source
“Received email stating my H1B was sent back to USCIS for Revocation. What are the chances in this regard?”
redbus2us · source
“VO took my passport... I have not been contacted by the embassy for any document submissions and nor my employer.”
redbus2us · source
“Got 221g but not asked for any documents and passports are with VO... He said you will get it in couple of days.”
redbus2us · source
“VO: Do you know that your salary is very less?... she noted that they need the case to be under administrative processing.”
redbus2us · source
“Attended interview on nov 21. Got 221g for client letter. Submitted same day... visa says issued on Jan 4 2018.”
Documents requested: client letter
redbus2us · source
“I attended H1-b visa interview last Thursday and was issued a 221-g... I made a mistake in DS 160 form.”
redbus2us · source
“VO asked straight forward questions... given 221g White form... checked on 'Your application required additional administrative processing.'”
redbus2us · source
“H4 for my family is returned with Visa Issued but... my status it says Administrative Processing.”
redbus2us · source
“I attended H1B visa 221(g) blue slip gave at Dec 2016. My visa status not reply us office.”
redbus2us · source
“I attend interview on april 28 2017... unfortunately i got 221G stating that need further documents.”
redbus2us · source
“VO informed me that my visa is approved. After 10days... my case is in administrative processing under 221g.”
redbus2us · source
“VO didnt ask any documents... he just says we need some more time to give final decision.”
redbus2us · source
“mine is pending since past 8 weeks. No documents were asked during interview... interview was not even 45 sec!!!”
redbus2us · source
“I received 221(g) in Jan... We are planning to go for H4 stamping but we're not clear on the procedure.”
redbus2us · source
“I have attended H1B visa interview in Delhi Consulate on 11 of Sept 2018... asked to submit below documents - Complete I-797 details - End Client letter - List of petitioner's Employees”
Documents requested: complete I-797 details · end client letter · list of petitioner's employees
redbus2us · source
“I had interview on 27 th March .. gave me 2 , 221g : yellow: for documents and green for further administrative Processing”
redbus2us · source
“I attended my interview on June 5th 2017, and got 221G white slip - Mumbai Consulate.”
redbus2us · source
“I got 221g blue slip stating my case requires further administrative processing for H1B.”
redbus2us · source
“My petition was selected in 2014 lottery and i attended interview at Chennai consulate in october 2014... The petition revoked in August 2017.”
redbus2us · source
“Finally this ordeal has ended for me after 13 long months. Luckily for me, I was working remotely for the complete duration”
redbus2us · source
“I had Interview H1B at chennai on Jan 5th 2012 and received 221g Blue Slip checked with Administrative Processing.”
redbus2us · source
“I got stamped H1B with all original documents”
redbus2us · source