Anyone here recently applied for L1 visa?

[11lora]

Hello folks, my company is looking to get me to the US on an L1 visa. I was looking on the visa appointment time slots and it looks like some of the consulates in India have a waiting time exceeding 300 days. I read about the waiver for certain category of visas and (blanket) L was one of them.

Has anyone recently applied for and received their L visas (blanket/non-blanket)?

Does anyone know if the process for L1 is different if you previously held a US visa?

I've read posts on reddit about Indians going to other nearby countries to attend visa interviews. Is this common? Are there any risks in doing this?

[purni82]

Hello,

I had my L1 B Blanket approved recently, on 23rd December. I had been trying to book an interview for almost a month in October before I could get one. I used to check everyday, every 5-6 hours, and not more than 3-4 attempts at a time. There are stringent security checks in place and attempting too many tries can result in your account getting locked for 72 hours.

[11lora]

Hello folks, my company is looking to get me to the US on an L1 visa. I was looking on the visa appointment time slots and it looks like some of the consulates in India have a waiting time exceeding 300 days. I read about the waiver for certain category of visas and (blanket) L was one of them.

Has anyone recently applied for and received their Appvalley https://vlc.onl L visas (blanket/non-blanket)?

Does anyone know if the process for L1 is different if you previously held a US visa?

I've read posts on reddit about Indians going to other nearby countries to attend visa interviews. Is this common? Are there any risks in doing this?

I got this,,.

[Libra_14]

Has anyone recently applied for and received their L visas (blanket/non-blanket)?

There may be thousands.

Does anyone know if the process for L1 is different if you previously held a US visa?

Recently USCIS has launched a new policy based on which, if you have a valid US visa, you can opt for dropbox (aka interview waiver) & submit your passport to get your new L1 visa stamped. Try booking a appointment & it will ask few question to decide, if you are eligible for dropbox.

I've read posts on reddit about Indians going to other nearby countries to attend visa interviews. Is this common? Are there any risks in doing this?

Yes, if you can manage to get an appointment & can travel, you can get your visa from other country as well. However it is "not recommended" if this is your first time getting L1/H1 visa.