Hi All,
Once again I wanted to update this page on the different experiences I have gone through from the last time I updated here which was on July 2016.
- In the month April 2016 I received the news my H1B got selected in the lottery and everyone around me were happy that I got a chance to work once again in the US.
- Surprisingly my H1B processing center got changed to California Service Center from Vermont service center. I was surprised and it was very unusual , but later I was informed it was really due to the workload USCIS had and wanted to balance it out among-st the other offices they had.
- It was a long wait for my H1B to get approved and surprisingly it went till November 1st week for me to hear the information that I got an RFE (Request for Evidence) and needed to submit more documents to get my case approved. My parents were really not sure what was going wrong , I remember my dad creating accounts in different names and was posting in public forums about what was different in my case and how to proceed to get my case approved. My employer later submitted all the required document and my dad pumped in some extra money to push it to premium processing so that I receive an quick answer for the reprocessing. On Dec 23rd I finally got my H1B approved.
- I never felt really happy nor sad hearing that news, I still cannot relate to few things on why it was very complicated for me to get an H1B visa when so many other people walked away with it very easily. So I just kept mum and was just finding it hard to hide my feelings. I informed my employer my H1B got approved and I was asked to travel to New Jersey from Raleigh to get acquainted about the process of recruiting.
- Dec 31st spent my new year with my close family and wife. Later left to NJ on 3rd Jan and there started 2017. Wow what an year !!!!.
- Couple of incidents which Sam and me went through in the last few months of 2017, I refrain to post it here considering how bold it was for her to undergo such an experience.
praveenrajezhil 