H1 Stamping in Mumbai

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Kavita96

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I was on F1 and got a job while on OPT and the employer sponsored my H1. H1 got approved couple of months back. I am planning to go to India in December for stamping. Any recent experiences in stamping at Mumbai Consulate . Your sharing of information will really help and is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
 
horror ..

..stories, thats what has been the experiences for most of the people trying to get their H1 stamping in indian consulates. Look around in this forum for there are lots of threads on this.

--Rox
 
my take....

I got my H1 stamp at Mumbai during February 2003. It was a breeze. Check www.visa-services.com. I was in the same situation....F1-OPT-H1 ( in my case 3rd H1). If you were not out of status any time during your stay and have all the documents, you don't have to worry.
 
Mumbai consulate was great. I got my H1B visa stamped from there in last week of Feb, 2003.
My F-1 visa stamp had expired in June 2001 and I had gotten H1B approval whilein the US. I was a drop-box candidate since I was within 2 years of the expiry of another valid visa stamp.
I had been living the US since 1996 (on F-1 till 2002 and then H1B)
I just had to submit

1. My passport
2. I-797 H1B approval notice
3. DS-156/157
4. Two drafts

Nothing else. Didn't want any job experience letter, offer letter, LCA, H1B petition, nothing.
I heard that Chennai, Calcutta want a load of documents!

Submitted it at the visa facilitation center in Mumbai (Bhulabhai desai road) at 10.00 am on a Monday and got it back at 6 pm from the same place on Tuesday.

Very cool experience!
 
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