Currently I am in Nepal and I applied for H1B. Which is approved and my company from USA sent me all required documents. My interview with counselor went fine. She returned my documents and kept pp and I797 and told me that she is going to issue visa and I do not need to pay any more. Also she told me to come next day and collect my pp. Next day I went and got surprised that they had kept my passport for administrative process. They told generally it take 2 weeks or up to 1 month and they will call me and ask to submit it. Something are clear to me as they said but I am worrying now why they kept in administrative process? and is there any chances to get reject?

 

Also Please reply if anyone went through this process.

 

Thank you.

due to the high number of H1 B applicants, they are checking if  you hold real job or not.  i am sure they are also aware of indian consultancies, so prolly doing some background check on your company also.  if you have real job, i dont think you will have any problem. 

Hello AAAA,

Thank you for your response. My company is existing company and not an Indian company.  But you told - due to the high number of H1 B applicants... I think every year they USA approve 65000 H1B for skilled man power.

Thank you

Which company filed your H1, if you want to share. One of my friend had a same problem and they had him wait for a month or two.

 

charita charitra,

what i meant by high number is, high number of H1 B applicants at US embassy in Nepal.  In my opinion, it is just the background check of your company and you will be granted visa as soon as they are done with it.  Nothing to worry about if it does nt affect your job here in usa.  did you notify your employer about it? 

Did you guys know this?

Source : http://www.murthy.com/news/uktech.html

In this era of increased security screening, nationals of India, China, Israel, Pakistan, and Russia, applying for nonimmigrant visas, have another significant area of concern. These countries are considered to possess nuclear capability that is of concern to U.S. national security. Accordingly, nationals of these five countries who are seeking entry to the U.S. for business or academic purposes or pursuits listed on the Technology Alert List (TAL) will be subject to an increased form of background screening, known as a "Visas Mantis" cable. The purpose is to identify illegal technology transfers involving certain "sensitive technologies."

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The TAL consists of sixteen sensitive technologies, listed below. As evident from the list, some of the categories are quite broad and encompass work of a purely non-threatening nature. Additionally, those who work or study in a "closely" related field or one that is categorized as "dual use" may also be subjected to increased processing procedures and delays. The consular officers will determine whether the person's work or school activities fit within the regulated fields.

The sensitive areas constituting the Technology Alert List are:

(1) Conventional Munitions : technologies associated with warhead and large caliber projectiles, fusing, and arming systems;

(2) Nuclear Technology : technologies associated with the production and use of nuclear material for military applications;

(3) Missile / Missile Technology : technologies associated with air vehicles and unmanned missile systems;

(4) Aircraft and Missile Propulsion and Vehicular Systems : technologies associated with liquid and solid rocket propulsion systems, missile propulsion, rocket staging / separation mechanisms, and aerospace thermal and high performance structures;

(5) Navigation and Guidance Control : technologies associated with the delivery and accuracy of unguided and guided weapons, such as tracking and homing devices; internal navigation systems, and vehicle and flight control systems;

(6) Chemical and Biotechnology Engineering : technologies associated with the development or production of biological and toxin agents, pathogenics, and biological weapons research;

(7) Remote Imaging and Reconnaissance : technologies associated with military reconnaissance efforts, such as drones, remotely piloted or unmanned vehicles, imagery systems, and high resolution cameras;

(8) Advanced Computer and Microelectronic Technology : technologies associated with superconductivity, supercomputing, and microcomputer compensated crystal oscillators;

(9) Materials Technology : technologies related to the production of composite materials for structural functions in aircraft, spacecraft, undersea vehicles, and missiles;

(10) Information Security : technologies associated with cryptographic systems to ensure secrecy of communications;

(11) Lasers and Directed Energy Systems : technologies associated with laser-guided bombs, ranging devices, and countering missiles;

(12) Sensors : technology associated with marine acoustics, missile-launch calibration, night vision devices, and high-speed photographic equipment;

(13) Marine Technology : technology associated with submarines and deep submersible vessels, marine propulsion systems designed for undersea use and navigation, radar, and acoustic / non-acoustic detection;

(14) Robotics : technologies associated with artificial intelligence and computer-controlled machine tools;

(15) Advanced Ceramics : technologies related to the Production of tanks, military vehicles, and weapons systems;

(16) High Performance Metals and Alloys : technologies associated with military applications.