Hi Forum members,
I appeared for L1B Visa interview at Chennai Consulate. I am currently working for company YY but company XX (which i left in october 2014) was my L1B visa petitioner.
In the last three years i have been working for company XX for more than 1 year and 8 months.
I was returned from Visa window without giving any slip or any reason, all the documents (passport, I-129S, I-797) were returned untouched.
Communication between me and consular officer was as follows, after the intial pleasentaries.
VO: For how long have you been working for company XX?
Me: 4.5 years
(My total exp is 12.5 years, but the VO did not ask, nor did i tell)
VO: What is your role?
Me: Technical Leader
VO: Is company YY a client of XX.
Me: No, its a separate company. (I, currently do not work for XX, i work for YY, i left XX in october 2014)
(Both XX and YY are very reputed US based product companies and not unknown entities)
VO: How can XX be your petitioner since you dont currently work for XX?
Me: It can be, company XX's attornies prepared all the documents for me.
Goes inside for two minutes. Comes back and start typing something.
VO: When did you leave company XX.
Me: october 2014.
(Interview happened in Feb 2016)
VO: I am sorry, this petition is not meant for you. You can go now. Next ......
VO looked at all my documents but did not give me any pink slip or green slip or white slip. VO did not even write anything in the remarks section. VO did not write anything on my form I-129S or I-797.
I had two very small kids with me and they were troubling me the whole time, i could not answer questions properly or in detail.
I am confused, what happened here?
1. Did the VO did not know the rule of atleast 1 year of continous service in the last 3 years?
2. Can i go ahead and appear for another interview with new I-129S and I-797?
3. What should i do next?
4. Was my Visa rejected?
5. My attorney says the visa did not get rejected, VO did not acknowledge my application, can it be possible?
6. My DS-160 status shows Admin Processing, but, my attorney says it might not be relevant? Is it so? Why Admin Processing?
7. My attorney says he has never seen a case like this. Has anyone on the forum, seen a case like this?
I appeared for L1B Visa interview at Chennai Consulate. I am currently working for company YY but company XX (which i left in october 2014) was my L1B visa petitioner.
In the last three years i have been working for company XX for more than 1 year and 8 months.
I was returned from Visa window without giving any slip or any reason, all the documents (passport, I-129S, I-797) were returned untouched.
Communication between me and consular officer was as follows, after the intial pleasentaries.
VO: For how long have you been working for company XX?
Me: 4.5 years
(My total exp is 12.5 years, but the VO did not ask, nor did i tell)
VO: What is your role?
Me: Technical Leader
VO: Is company YY a client of XX.
Me: No, its a separate company. (I, currently do not work for XX, i work for YY, i left XX in october 2014)
(Both XX and YY are very reputed US based product companies and not unknown entities)
VO: How can XX be your petitioner since you dont currently work for XX?
Me: It can be, company XX's attornies prepared all the documents for me.
Goes inside for two minutes. Comes back and start typing something.
VO: When did you leave company XX.
Me: october 2014.
(Interview happened in Feb 2016)
VO: I am sorry, this petition is not meant for you. You can go now. Next ......
VO looked at all my documents but did not give me any pink slip or green slip or white slip. VO did not even write anything in the remarks section. VO did not write anything on my form I-129S or I-797.
I had two very small kids with me and they were troubling me the whole time, i could not answer questions properly or in detail.
I am confused, what happened here?
1. Did the VO did not know the rule of atleast 1 year of continous service in the last 3 years?
2. Can i go ahead and appear for another interview with new I-129S and I-797?
3. What should i do next?
4. Was my Visa rejected?
5. My attorney says the visa did not get rejected, VO did not acknowledge my application, can it be possible?
6. My DS-160 status shows Admin Processing, but, my attorney says it might not be relevant? Is it so? Why Admin Processing?
7. My attorney says he has never seen a case like this. Has anyone on the forum, seen a case like this?
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