Date\Venue - December 10th 2015 – VAC New Delhi
My VAC was scheduled on 10-Dec-2015. I reached American
Plaza ,Nehru Place around 1 hour earlier which was not really required.
Everyone who has been given a particular time slot let’s say 12:15 pm (as in my
case) may reach at least 20 mins earlier. The processing went smooth. As
required, I carried my DS-160 and Application confirmation page along with
passport. (Only these 3 docs required). No photographs are required as they
shall be taken at the Visa Application Center (VAC).
Mobile phones in Switched off mode were allowed for the VAC.
Level 1 Check – At the entrance- DS-160, Application
Confirmation page and Passport information cross checked. I was carrying a
black and white printout of DS-160 and Application Confirmation page with clear
bar codes. The Application Confirmation page was stamped with some seal.
As the seal was dim, I asked the person to stamp my printout again.
Level 2 Check – I entered the VAC office and the guard asked
me to switch off my mobile phone. He then checked me for any banned items and
allowed me to enter.
Level 3 – I joined a queue inside the office and on reaching
the counter, the officer checked my docs i.e. DS-160, Application Confirmation
and the Passport. Then she pasted a sticker at the back of my passport which
was earlier generated by a machine and had the same DS-160 id and passport
number as mine. Please do not forget to get your Passport pasted by this
sticker.
Level 4- I then collected a token from a different counter (like
we do in banks) and sat in the waiting area. It’s not a very big place ,but a
single hall where everything is happening ,just like a bank so no need to get
nervous. I waited for my token number to be displayed on the screen
Level 5 – After waiting for 10 mins , my token number flashed
and I went to the counter and submitted the three docs. The person asked me
your name is XXX and your date of birth is XXX I confirmed.
Then he asked me to take off my specs and clicked my pic.
Then he asked me to put my left hand (4 fingers) on the
scanner, and clean it with the cloth then after.The same process was repeated
for the right hand and thumbs.
He then stamped my DS-160 form , returned my docs and
wished me best of luck for the H1B interview.
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