Do I need to book visa appoinment again after attending once in a consulate?

[tweaker]

I work in London and am in Work Permit status. I have my H1B visa appoinment here in London this month.

These days, US embassy in London has become much worser than the one in Chennai. They are issuing 221Gs to 80% of applicants from India either to attend in home country or under AAP.

I dont think that I would be spared and so am anxious to know what to do next. If i am referred to India, do i need to pay the fee again and obtain an interview date in Chennai? I have already waited for a date here for more than 1.5 months. If I have to wait again for a date in Chennai, it wont be any day before 1st week of Dec !!

But the 221G issued here states that one doesnt have to pay fee anywhere again once paid for attending within 12 monthsfrom receipt date. I wonder if it means that I wont have to pay fee as well as qualify for emergency appointment? The delay in obtaining interview date agaib in India WILL affect my job here.

Please help me out guys.

Thanks a lot for your quick response Ms. Veena

Thanks, Ravi..

[veena_swsh]

Going by the trend, if you anticipate a refusal, then I would suggest that you do not take up that interview, and get a seal of refusal on the passport. You might as well make an appointment in chennai, if that is the consulate that serves your area, and then work on advancing the appointment date. In case you go to the US Consulate in UK and get a 221(g), the fee will have to paid once again in India for seeking the appointment here, and the procedure is the same for making the online appointment. getting refused in UK does not entitle you to walk into the Chennai US Consualte without an appoinment.