H-1B visa interview questions — Hyderabad
Ranked by how often each topic actually came up across 71 reported H-1B interviews at Hyderabad — with the wording applicants remembered hearing.
The questions, most likely first
Share of the 71 reported interviews in which the topic came up at least once. These overlap — one interview covers several.
- 1Social media handles45%
- “Is your social media public?”
- “Are all your social media profiles public?”
- “Did you update your social media accounts on DS-160?”
- 2Your salary38%
- “What is your annual salary?”
- “What is your income?”
- “What is your salary?”
- 3Who you work for38%
- “Who did you work for before that?”
- “Who are you currently working for?”
- “Where did you work in so-and-so year?”
- 4Client / project details27%
- “What is the project name?”
- “What does the company do?”
- “Are you working for a client?”
- 5Where you will work21%
- “Are you working remotely?”
- “Where will you be working?”
- “Which state do you live in?”
- 6Your job title17%
- “What's your job designation?”
- “What is your role/designation?”
- “What is your job title going to be?”
- 7How long at this employer15%
- “How long have you been with your company?”
- “How long have you been with this employer?”
- “How long have you been working with this company?”
- 8What you actually do15%
- “What is your job profile?”
- “Does your job involve social media work?”
- “What is your role?”
- 9Your degree14%
- “What was your master's in?”
- “What's your highest degree?”
- “What is your highest educational qualification?”
- 10Threats or harm at home13%
- “Do you have any threat in India?”
- “Do you have any threats in India?”
- “Do you face any threats in India?”
- 11Prior visa history8%
- “What stamp did you have on your old passport?”
- “You were on F1 previously?”
- “In 2022, who filed your H1B?”
- 12New visa or renewal6%
- “Are you returning or is this your first time?”
- “What is your name?”
- “Is this a renewal?”
- 13Ties to home country6%
- “Do you have any threats in India?”
- “Any threat of coming back to India?”
- “Do you have any threat to you in India?”
- 14A discrepancy in your documents4%
- “Why was your vendor letter dated 2 years back?”
- “Why were education details not included/visible in the visa application?”
- “Asked me to email the previous petition LCA”
- 15Which university4%
- “Which school did you go to for your MS?”
- “Did you study at [university]?”
- “And where was it?”
- 16Petition / I-129 details4%
- “Who filed your H1B application?”
- “Who is the sponsor of the application?”
- “How much did the H1B processing cost you?”
Documents asked for
Requested at the window or listed on a 221(g) slip, in these H-1B reports.
- Passport (retained at the window)43 reports
- LCA38 reports
- I-797 approval notice38 reports
- Court or police records13 reports
- I-129 petition13 reports
- CV, publications or research plan11 reports
- Payslips11 reports
- DS-160 confirmation9 reports
- W-2 or tax returns9 reports
- Client or employer letter8 reports
- Passport photo7 reports
- Marriage certificate3 reports
How to use this
- Prepare the top five, not all 16. The tail exists because someone was asked it once; the head is what you will most likely face.
- Answer short. In these reports the interviews that stayed brief were the ones where answers were direct and matched the paperwork.
- Consistency beats polish. The follow-up questions in this data almost always trace back to an answer that did not match the DS-160 or the petition.
- Self-reported data. These are applicants’ recollections, aggregated by VisaMoves — a ranking of what is likely, not a guarantee of what you will hear.
Related breakdowns
Quick answers
What questions are asked in a H-1B visa interview at Hyderabad?
Across 71 reported H-1B interviews at Hyderabad, the most frequent topics are social media handles (45%), your salary (38%), who you work for (38%), client / project details (27%), where you will work (21%). Most interviews cover only a handful of these, not all of them.
How long does a H-1B interview take?
Reported interviews are typically short — a few minutes at the window. A longer interview usually means the officer is working through a specific issue rather than that something has gone wrong.
What documents do they ask for at a H-1B interview?
The documents most often requested in these reports are Passport (retained at the window), LCA, I-797 approval notice, Court or police records, I-129 petition, CV, publications or research plan. Carry them even if the appointment letter does not list them — officers ask for documents far more often than they ask hard questions.
Interviewing at Hyderabad?
People with your date and post compare notes the same day — including what they were just asked at the window.