Took appointment for both but I alone went to drop the documents. Dropbox appointment 5th OctoberStatus updated Application Received 11th OctoberStatus updated to Approved 12th OctoberStatus updated to Issued -13th OctoberPassports home delivered 15th October. I was in and out with in 10 minutes. Carry hard cash with you.After security check I was sent to the next block where the interview happened. I received my sons passport on June 28th. Lots of follow up mails but generic response from us travel docs and embassy. I promptly emailed the embassy directly bypassing the useless ustraveldocs people about the issue. Mobiles are allowed in switched off mode , no smart watches though. Mobile allowed.Visit all applicants if the retake of photo is required then its worth.Check the exact face size requirement in photo.Retake photo service available on the same floor- 500 2 copy.Correction in DS 160, print, Xerox all services are available on same floor but very expensive.Entry given before 30-45 minutes of your appointment.Out side of VAC No Drinking water, No Waiting area, No food service, No washroom, No Xerox service, etc. VO: asked for passport, confirmation letter, i797 copy, employer verification letterMe: Provided, and 221 g slipVO: started asking questions on 1st masters 2nd masters, OPT end date, Stem opt end date, CPT start Date, h1 approved date, 2nd masters completion date and How did you work during your 2nd Masters.Me: Answered.VO: went inside, bring her manager and discussing with him for about 3-4 minutesVO: stated asking again same questions on 1st masters, 2nd masters, OPT end date, Stem opt end date, CPT start Date, h1 approved date, 2nd masters completion date.Me: Answered the same.Me: VO thought i dropped my second masters after getting h1b approved based on conversion and told her i completed my 2nd masters.VO: asked for certificatesMe: provided transcript and degree certificateVO: asked for the client Im workingMe: AnsweredVO: asked for client letterMe: providedVO: typing something on the computer for a minute and told your visa is approved. , Anyways, they finally issued my visa on July 5th and reissued a visa for wife the same day. In Hyd it was smooth just collected my bags came out of the airport it took me just 10min. Hotel Stayed The Kings Park Grand walking distance to the VAC. Kindly note- I was concerned about FLYING back from Delhi to my home town as I did not have any Indian government issued ID and my passport was at embassy for stamping. Notes:Please carry latest photograph as they compare photo with all passport photos as well as prios stamped visa photos.Carry all prior passports, they check it but they take the ones with prior US visas stamped along with current passport.Stayed at The Park hotel near drop box location, its 10 mins walk away. Went inside checking was done. Got stamped 14 days self monitoring. The process was quite smooth I was in and out in 10-15 minutes. There are many restaurants in walkable distance. Interview experience first time L1-> H1B.H1B amendment (change of location) approved after OFC. Documents: Online Boarding pass and health declaration form, showed Passport as ID. DONOT WASTE YOUR TIME BY EMAILING AND CALLING THESE PEOPLE. you should be aware of the area where you will be staying. I reached at 11:30am directly from the airport and the security guard will guide you to the VAC. Then you have to go through security, several long queues. They gave excuse that your number is international number and was not reachable which is absolutely untrue. On the day of Documents Submitted.9 Sept No Status. Reaching senator and did a follow up with senator office is really helped in my case( Especially who kids are studying in USA and primary and dependents applicant was stuck in AP process for a couple of months)Once again thanks a lot for this group who guided to me reach Senator. I carried the money in my pocket and kept one credit /debit card inside the folder which had the documents.You will be asked to submit your phone in a nearby counter. So sharing my visa renewal experiences and timelines here. Visa Status Track:8 Sept No Status. There is a small shop where you can deposit your phone/bags. Visa approved. Process done for the day. Arrived at 9:15 am for 10 am appointment. Obviously, there is nothing much you can do to expedite any consular processing except thinking about it and being stressed. Officer: Please place your left hand 4 fingers on the biometric. She checked the passport and there was a visible gap in binding so she said that it will be consider as a damaged passport and it will be at discretion of us embassy to give me visa in same passport or ask for a new passport. May 18th: dropbox submissionMay 19th: case receivedJune 10th: case updatedJune 18th(1 month after dropbox submission): Refused status on CEACJune 21st: email to pickup passport with 221g(Im a direct full time employee and the 221g had requirements for client letter etc looks like they mistook me for a contractor)July 11th: interview at chennai consulateInterview questions:VO: so you studied in the USMe: yes sir, went to grad school in the USVO: youre a direct employee? Interview at 10.20 but they allow 45mins to 1hr early too. They finally submitted the documents on May 19th. VO Good Morning, NamaskarMe Google Morning OfficerVO Pls pass your passport, i797 and employment verification letter.VO Job duties , salary , Location, if you have USC kid.Asked for USC kid passport.Marriage certificate and kids birth certificatesTook time to enter lots of infromation. You can keep you bag near the gate , its allowed. Then handed over W2Officer: Are you still living in US?Me: YesOfficer: Very Good! Mobile allowed.Visit all applicants if the retake of the photo is required then its worth.Check the exact face size requirement in the photo.Retake photo service available on the same floor- 500 2 copies.Correction in DS 160, print, Xerox all services are available on the same floor but very expensive.The entry is given before 30-45 minutes of your appointment.Outside of VAC No Drinking water, No Waiting area, No food service, No washroom, No Xerox service, etc. Weekend lockdown starting this week. VO finally said congrats your visa is approved, you will get passport in a week or so. Visa status track DS 160 number required. The case remained Refused.Sep-15-2022: I emailed ChennaiHL@state.gov inquiring about the documents I submitted on Aug-22-2022 and requested an expedited review of my case because the delay was causing me professional and financial hardships.Sep-16-2022: Chennai consulate acknowledged receipt of documents but asked me to continue waiting until administrative processing was completed.Sep-19-2022: Received a 221(g) from Chennai Consulate via email to appear for Medical Re-Examination at Appollo Hospitals (APHC block) in Chennai.Sep-22-2022: Got an appointment at Apollo Hospitals for US non-immigrant visa medical examination. Overall it was a smooth process. I attended an in person interview at the US Embassy in New Delhi on January 18th, 2022. Came out at 10.15AM. also received response from Senators office that Mumbai consulate has approached me for updated client letter.9-July-2022- Submitted updated client letter.11-July-2022 Date Changed. Hi all, here my Dropbox experience H1+1H4. I was called inside campus sharp @ 9am(my slot) and when I came out it was 11am). Process, How long to Resolve, Delay, Issues, FAQs. Arrived at 6.30 AM for 8AM slot. I would suggest you take some backup photos taken with a quality camera on white background.3) I797 current h1b copy4) I797 old h1b copy5) Old H1B Visa copy (color printout)6) Employment Verification Letter (I saw that the guy who was verifying my documents only underlined my role on this letter. It was an exhaustive list. Transportation is available bus, auto cabs metro everything is there. FTE entire career of 10 years in USA. There will be security checks and you cannot carry cellphones or backpacks.Apparently there is a locker available to keep stuff but its quite expensive (not sure how expensive). If you are taking Uber then only 2 passengers are allowed. At every stop, they asked me to present passport, boarding pass, rt pcr(valid only if taken 72 hours before departure), air suvidha docs. Note: I changed my employer since my last stamped visa in the passport. Can I see onceMe: Yes I do. Submitted documents passport, I797A approval copy, and EVL.Jul-12-2022: Application ReceivedJul-22-2022: First update to case with status Application Received.Jul-25-2022: Case was Refused on CEAC with passport status preparing for deliveryJul-26-2022: Received 221(g) white slip and passport from Chennai Consulate asking to appear for an in-person interview on Aug-19-2022 at Chennai between 9am 11am. Employeement verification letter( Since im fulltime, I dont need to submit client letter), Delivery option selected while booking appointment: Premium (home delivery), Aug 22: Application Received (case last updated), Aug 26: Started monitoring Blue Dart tracker using UID number found on Appointment Confirmation Page (bottom right barcode). Aug-19-2022: During the interview, the VO (lady) asked about my role, location, gross pay, approved I-140 immigrant petition, and the company which filed my immigrant petition. August 11th issued statusAugust 16th passport recieved for pickup, Date 7th sep 2022 .. appointment time : 9 am, New Delhi. OFC was on 21st,again new Delhi. We went directly there with our bags for family appointment. The rooms are decent and are subject to availability. CA Officer: How many years working with TCS?Me: AnsweredCA Officer: What will be ur annual salary at US?Me: AnsweredCA Officer: Which location travelling?Me: AnsweredCA Officer to my spouse: When did u married?Me: AnsweredCA Officer to my small kid? whats ur dob?Me: Answered, CA Officer to my 2 kids- How old are you? Expecting issued in a couple days. Took ~ 2 hrs. Paid Rs. (Lucky me as photos were accepted that was taken back in US in a local photo studio). This will take 1.5hrs to 2hrs due to long queues. 7. Instant regret :/, Visa type: Change of status from F1 to H1B, May19th:drop box appointment, submitted documents, June28th:Received passport back with 221(g) asking for in-person interview.Interview date July13th was mentioned on 221(g), so didnt have to look for slot myself. 5 row bench. I carried a folder with me which had alphabetical naming for accessing the documents easily and quickly. Overall it took 55 days for the status to change. H4 biometrics were not given in US or India because I got H1 approval just before that rule. The VFS location is on the concourse level of Shivaji Stadium metro station. They dont even take my salary slips. Had taken an employment verification letter that neither document checker nor visa officer asked for. Bio metrics Jan 4th. Stayed at Ashok Hotel and walked(10 mins) to Embassy, left mobile at hotel. Experience in Delhi: (I flew very next day to Delhi for interview)6th jan biometricAppointment is at 12:30 but I reached counslate at 11 and they allowed me in. No other docs asked. Near by we took photo which are needed for dropbox many studios are there. It was H1B extension. After trying and failing to secure a dropbox appt for summer 2022 (paid the fees and waiting since fall of 2021), and literally losing my mind over it, I said enough is enough and booked an in person appointment at New Delhi.Timeline:July 27: Biometric at Delhi.July 28: Interview at DelhiJuly 29: IssuedAug 2: Passport ready for pickup, Biometric was super quick, they let you in 30 min or so prior to your appt and I was out before my actual appt time. Appointment booked in November21 when some slots opened, for Jan 5th CA. Officer returned all the docs and kept passport with him. You can check US Visa Stamping Experiences for the entire collection. I had to wait another month until June 21st when I finally received an email asking me submit all family members passports including me. My case was change of status from L1 to H1. Choose to use dropbox in Bangalore. Hence sent in very detail. VO said she was putting my case under further administrative processing and that she needed more time to review the case. Was out within 30mins. . VO: you are working for (my company name)? Overall pretty smooth. Security checked DS160 and checked our names for attendence, There is one officer who chela the passport inside and will keep i797 and employment verification letter with them. Dec 26, 2022. Stayed at Radisson Blu Connaught place. Pretty crowded, 40+ applicants. Questions (after asking for all passports)What is your designation ?I see you did a MS in US. VFS employee called out if there was anyone doing dropbox(there was no token system). Went to the counter, submitted the documents and photo. The guy who took my documents told that average processing time is 1 week in Delhi. Outside they just asked for appointment time and passport . Submitted our passports H1B & H4 on 19/May/2022 using dropbox at Chennai VACStatus changed to Application Received on May-20-2022 and went to Refused on June-25-2022Appeared In-Person Interview on July-14-2022 and again received Administrative process and VO returned our passports and wait for couple of weeks.Did a follow-up weekly once for Ustraveldesk and chennai H & L but no response/getting standard template response.Frustrated completely since my kids school education is getting impactedMy employer emailed his State Senator by explaining my employment need in USA, but no luck.Reached my state senator office by phone and explained my current situation and kids education impactReceived email from Senator office on sam e day to fill privacy actrelease form and send it back to Senator.The Senator office sent those form to USCIS and waited for few days.Did a follow up again on next week with Senator office again explaining my kids education(My daughter is going 12th grade and Son is going 9th grade)impact as well as my employment loss in USA.Senator office did a follow-up again with USCIS and received some response from USCIS is emailed to me from Senator officeThe next day morning, i have received a couple of emails from delhi & chennai consulate by asking 4 weeks to wait to complete AP. I wont be going into details on how to do that here but you may DM me for my inputs. . According to Blue Dart, they received my passport on October 11 and did not bother to call me. Passport is with the officer. H1b dropbox. After documents verified we went to 26 counter for interview. I booked a cheap 3 star hotel initially, near Aerocity but later booked at Holiday Inn it was very clean and hygienic compared to the other cheap hotels.For OFC interview, I took the metro which was very convenient and best since the ofc is located inside Shivaji stadium metro. I had to travel to Chennai again just to submit my passport; ugh!Oct-07-2022 to Oct-13-2022: Case Approved but no updates to the case after Oct-07-2022.Oct-14-2022: Case moved to Issued.Oct-17-2022: Received passport with visa stamp. You need to make sure you answer accordingly. I am not sure what worked in my favor but i tried everything that people in this group have suggested. 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