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Last week I had an interview at Chennai consulate and to my shock my visa was rejected by VC and was handed over blue form 221(g) suggesting to apply for a different visa category. I have traveled to US more than 10 times on two past L1A visas as well as B1s (Plus travels to France, Australia etc.). I have over 15 years of experience with last 7 years in a managerial position. Given this background, I was quite confident on the approval but at the end it didnt go through and now I need some advice on the next steps.
Find below synopsis of the interview
Me: Good morning
VC: Your documents please
Me: Handed over the documents
VC: What is name of your client
Me: ZZZ
VC: Say that again!
Me: ZZZ
VC: Ok, got it!
VC: What is your Salary in India?
Me: XX INR
VC: What would be your salary in US?
Me: XX USD (Its way over 100K)
VC: How many people will report to you in US?
Me: 4 Managers would report to me and they will have their teams in US
VC: What is your job title in US?
Me: Senior Manager
VC: What is designation of the person you would report to in US?
Me: XX
VC: Can you repeat your India and US salary?
Me: Repeated
After this, he went on typing something on the screen for good two minutes and declared the result. When I asked him for the reason; he asked me to check with my HR! I left the consulate clueless on what caused the rejection.
Given this circumstances in which my visa was denied; I am bit unclear on whether i should apply for L1A individual right now or wait for 6 months and apply for L1A blanket once again. Any suggestion on the likelihood of approval of individual L1A in such situation will be highly appreciated. Also, does anyone have a view on what could have caused the denial?
Last week I had an interview at Chennai consulate and to my shock my visa was rejected by VC and was handed over blue form 221(g) suggesting to apply for a different visa category. I have traveled to US more than 10 times on two past L1A visas as well as B1s (Plus travels to France, Australia etc.). I have over 15 years of experience with last 7 years in a managerial position. Given this background, I was quite confident on the approval but at the end it didnt go through and now I need some advice on the next steps.
Find below synopsis of the interview
Me: Good morning
VC: Your documents please
Me: Handed over the documents
VC: What is name of your client
Me: ZZZ
VC: Say that again!
Me: ZZZ
VC: Ok, got it!
VC: What is your Salary in India?
Me: XX INR
VC: What would be your salary in US?
Me: XX USD (Its way over 100K)
VC: How many people will report to you in US?
Me: 4 Managers would report to me and they will have their teams in US
VC: What is your job title in US?
Me: Senior Manager
VC: What is designation of the person you would report to in US?
Me: XX
VC: Can you repeat your India and US salary?
Me: Repeated
After this, he went on typing something on the screen for good two minutes and declared the result. When I asked him for the reason; he asked me to check with my HR! I left the consulate clueless on what caused the rejection.
Given this circumstances in which my visa was denied; I am bit unclear on whether i should apply for L1A individual right now or wait for 6 months and apply for L1A blanket once again. Any suggestion on the likelihood of approval of individual L1A in such situation will be highly appreciated. Also, does anyone have a view on what could have caused the denial?
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