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Kolkata stamping on July 5th I want to thank those on the board that shared their experiences. I had my appointment in Kolkata on July 5th at 11am. I am from the South and had to take the appointment because I had to take a business trip in June and Chennai was booked until September. Visa...

successful stamping at Kolkata I will post a more detailed letter later, but I had an appointment for H-1B on July 5th. I got the stamp and received my passport by courier 5 days later. I have gone to Chennai for all my previous stampings and I noticed that the interviewers are much slower...

Great idea Thank you gxr. That is a great idea. Rs 6000/(50 re/$) = 120$. That is very reasonable (if we can get the same rates). Do you have any other comments or tips for us?

real reason Do you have a real reason to go early? I am going to Calcutta because I have to travel for business reasons. If you are not, you should take a later appointment in Chennai and leave your space for others who really need it.

Not anymore They were gone within hours. I got an appointment for July 5th. Whew!! what a relief.

Great work Chennai guys. :mad:

Dont go If you are from Pakistan and if there is no emergency, i would not recommend going back for a visa. If you look through the reports on this boards you will see that almost everyone gets flagged. If possible, wait until you can get a green card before you venture out.

Yankees, you will mess up your brother You are right in your research. why not try to get the visa in Pakistan? Canada is still too risky. You are right.

sorry. I dont have any information for you and you are right, they must have knuckleheads working for them.

some pointers A lot of people are going to Canada or Mexico due to this very reason. I am considering going to Canada myself. On this forum, there is another section called 'H-visas at the consulates' or something similar. You can find a lot of posts by people who went to Canada for their...

any advice, guys?

Depends on the I-94 and I-797 dates When you get the I-797, it will tell you the dates of validity of the approval. If she is still a student and has not started working, she can return on the F-1 visa. If she is already in H-1 status, she has to stop by a US consulate. If not she will most...

redundant question There is a separate thread for Chennai consulate experiences. Look for the sticky at the top of the list of threads.

Are you not planning on telling the first Company that you won't be reporting to duty? Contact them, tell them that you are turning down the offer and they will cancel your H-1B. I am not a lawyer and so I cannot tell you for sure if they can sue you because I am assuming you accepted the offer...

Well, If you are only staying here until the date on your I-797, your Passport is good enough. If you are planning on getting an extension for another 3 years, get your passport renewed NOW.

Go to India Since you are getting married and probably need to get a H4 for your spouse, you should probably go to India. But you will need to make an appointment soon. You may not get the date that you want if you wait.

Guys, In spring 1999, I had already finished course requirements for my masters degree and so I only registered for one credit, not enough for full time status. This is in violation of the F-1 visa requirements. I found out later and consulted the School's international student's office. They...