H1-B interview in the morning
Apr 17th 2006, 9:56 pm
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H1-B interview in the morning
Eek, this is all starting to look a bit real. I have my H1-B interview at the US Embassy in London in the morning. I also have (visa permitting) arranged to arrive in the US on June 21st, prior to starting work on July 1st.
What are these interviews like? If it's anything like my J1 interview a couple of years ago, it will be no problem...
What are these interviews like? If it's anything like my J1 interview a couple of years ago, it will be no problem...
Me: (hands over paperwork)
Embassy person: (looks through papers)
Embassy person: Oh wow, cool! You're going to work at NASA!
Embassy person: (stamps papers)
Me: Oh, thanks.
Me: (leaves)
but that seems a bit like wishful thinking...
Embassy person: (looks through papers)
Embassy person: Oh wow, cool! You're going to work at NASA!
Embassy person: (stamps papers)
Me: Oh, thanks.
Me: (leaves)
Apr 17th 2006, 10:06 pm
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Re: H1-B interview in the morning
I think I remember you 
Are you coming to work at Nasa? If so it will go like this:
You: (hands over paperwork)
Embassy person: (looks through papers)
Embassy person: Oh wow, cool! You're going to work at NASA!
Embassy person: (stamps papers)
You: Oh, thanks.
You: (leaves)
Are you coming to work at Nasa? If so it will go like this:
You: (hands over paperwork)
Embassy person: (looks through papers)
Embassy person: Oh wow, cool! You're going to work at NASA!
Embassy person: (stamps papers)
You: Oh, thanks.
You: (leaves)
Apr 17th 2006, 10:07 pm
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Re: H1-B interview in the morning
Originally Posted by st326
Eek, this is all starting to look a bit real. I have my H1-B interview at the US Embassy in London in the morning. I also have (visa permitting) arranged to arrive in the US on June 21st, prior to starting work on July 1st.
What are these interviews like? If it's anything like my J1 interview a couple of years ago, it will be no problem...
What are these interviews like? If it's anything like my J1 interview a couple of years ago, it will be no problem...
Me: (hands over paperwork)
Embassy person: (looks through papers)
Embassy person: Oh wow, cool! You're going to work at NASA!
Embassy person: (stamps papers)
Me: Oh, thanks.
Me: (leaves)
but that seems a bit like wishful thinking...Embassy person: (looks through papers)
Embassy person: Oh wow, cool! You're going to work at NASA!
Embassy person: (stamps papers)
Me: Oh, thanks.
Me: (leaves)
Let me put it like this, the words: "Exterminate, exterminate" should not frighten you.
PS I'm sure it will all go belly-up ... opps, I mean fine. Just go into the interview wearing a hard hat.
No, the interview will go fine ... from the perspective you will still have a heartbeat at the termination of the interview.
It (the interview) will go great = you will walk out with all your limbs ... just not attached to your body is all.
It will go brilliantly = you will still be conscious when they drag you out.
No, I am certain that it will go OK ... but you will get stuck in traffic.
It would have gone the way you like, but you find out you don't have a job with NASA.
It would have gone like clockwork, but you fail your PhD
No, you will pass your PhD, will do OK in the interview, the NASA job will still be there for you ... but you will take a shelf-stacking job upon learning that ...
Apr 17th 2006, 10:09 pm
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Re: H1-B interview in the morning
Originally Posted by st326
Eek, this is all starting to look a bit real. I have my H1-B interview at the US Embassy in London in the morning. I also have (visa permitting) arranged to arrive in the US on June 21st, prior to starting work on July 1st.
What are these interviews like? If it's anything like my J1 interview a couple of years ago, it will be no problem...
What are these interviews like? If it's anything like my J1 interview a couple of years ago, it will be no problem...
Me: (hands over paperwork)
Embassy person: (looks through papers)
Embassy person: Oh wow, cool! You're going to work at NASA!
Embassy person: (stamps papers)
Me: Oh, thanks.
Me: (leaves)
but that seems a bit like wishful thinking...Embassy person: (looks through papers)
Embassy person: Oh wow, cool! You're going to work at NASA!
Embassy person: (stamps papers)
Me: Oh, thanks.
Me: (leaves)
Apr 17th 2006, 10:10 pm
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Re: H1-B interview in the morning
Originally Posted by TouristTrap
I think I remember you
Are you coming to work at Nasa? If so it will go like this:
You: (hands over paperwork)
Embassy person: (looks through papers)
Embassy person: Oh wow, cool! You're going to work at NASA!
Embassy person: (stamps papers)
You: Oh, thanks.
You: (leaves)
Are you coming to work at Nasa? If so it will go like this:
You: (hands over paperwork)
Embassy person: (looks through papers)
Embassy person: Oh wow, cool! You're going to work at NASA!
Embassy person: (stamps papers)
You: Oh, thanks.
You: (leaves)
Yes, I'm going back to NASA, the same group I worked in during summer '04, at the Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA. I'm going to be working on software (and possibly also hardware) verification and validation for the CEV (the replacement for the Shuttle).
*crosses fingers for tomorrow*
Apr 17th 2006, 10:12 pm
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Re: H1-B interview in the morning
Originally Posted by User Name
Both you (u and the interviewer) might have wide eyes for each other and fall in love and rocket off into the sunset together.
If they are a USC, it might make my GC application a bit easier... humm...
Apr 17th 2006, 10:16 pm
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Re: H1-B interview in the morning
Originally Posted by st326
Now *there's* a thought!
If they are a USC, it might make my GC application a bit easier... humm...
If they are a USC, it might make my GC application a bit easier... humm...
Apr 18th 2006, 1:27 pm
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Re: H1-B interview in the morning
The interview went fine. I was asked a few very minor questions, then was told that I should have my visa within 3-5 working days. Woohoo!
