Hello friends,
On 5/5/2005, I appeared at the Chennai consulate for H1B stamping.
Looking at my PhD degree in Chemical Engg, the consular officer gave me a 221 g letter and told me my application would have to be reviewed by DOS and a security clearance would have to be issued before my visa can be issued. I work for a semi conductor company in US. It has been 6 weeks now and they have not yet returned my passport with the stamp. I feel the whole exercise is ridiculous since I have been in the US for the past 6+ years and have had a clean record.
Though I know that I will get the visa once the clearance is received, the question is why is it taking so long for certain people to get clearances. The worst part is no one knows (even the consular officers) when exactly
the individual clearances can be received. A high degree of unpredictability is involved in the whole process.
People with similar experiences (for H1 visa) please share your stories (especially after the visa is issued) so that others who are still waiting (like me) can benefit from knowing how much longer their wait might last before they are able to get back to work in US.
On 5/5/2005, I appeared at the Chennai consulate for H1B stamping.
Looking at my PhD degree in Chemical Engg, the consular officer gave me a 221 g letter and told me my application would have to be reviewed by DOS and a security clearance would have to be issued before my visa can be issued. I work for a semi conductor company in US. It has been 6 weeks now and they have not yet returned my passport with the stamp. I feel the whole exercise is ridiculous since I have been in the US for the past 6+ years and have had a clean record.
Though I know that I will get the visa once the clearance is received, the question is why is it taking so long for certain people to get clearances. The worst part is no one knows (even the consular officers) when exactly
the individual clearances can be received. A high degree of unpredictability is involved in the whole process.
People with similar experiences (for H1 visa) please share your stories (especially after the visa is issued) so that others who are still waiting (like me) can benefit from knowing how much longer their wait might last before they are able to get back to work in US.