I'm writing this in detail so all my friends here in Sajha thinking about stamping in Nepal get an idea of a recent H1B stamping experience at Kathmandu Consular Office.
So, I was in Nepal last month for my H1B stamping. Like most people, I was weighing the risks before that. I'd even started the Canadian visa process to get my stamping done from there. But well I'm not that patient when it comes to paperwork. There were so many forms and documents to be done just to get the visa and then the stamping documents to be prepared after I get the visa. So, I decided I'll just go to Nepal and get it done there and also celebrate Tihar with family.
My situation
Work for a desi company , two vendors and finally the client
Employer (desi) ----Mid - Vendor----Prime-Vendor----Client
Business graduate (Bachelor's degree)
Worked on OPT before and got the H1B just recently (earlier this year)
Documents I took
I 797 original(i.e. H1B approval from USCIS)
LCA copy
Client letter
Vendor letter
Employer letter mentioning my pay
Contract Agreement Between my Employer and Vendors (MCA)
Employer company's tax documents
My Individual Tax return for 2012 (printed it from my Taxact.com account as I had filed it myself )
Pay stubs
Client work ID( proof that I'm actually working)
I submitted DS 160 online, payed the $200 fees in Nabil bank and got the interview date.
Day of the interview (Questions asked)
1) How much do you make ? (annual salary)
2) How long have you been working and briefly state your job duties .
That was it . It lasted for less than 2 minutes and she said " visa approved"
See, why worry if everything is done with process. I had an awesome time with my family and also got the visa.
Now, I was no longer on student visa and as H1B means a specialty occupation worker, I had to get a labor permit from the labor department in Baneshwor to avoid any unnecessary arguments with the Nepal Airport officials before departure . That was the really [Disallowed String for - bad word]ed up part of my trip.
I went there one day and man it was like an Indian train station. The were literally a thousand people to get the permit. People going to Dubai, Qatar, Morocco, Korea, Japan, UK etc. It gets that crowded every single day. Everyone is going foreign land to work. I thought for a while and assumed that Nepal literally will be out of youths in a decade. But I was like okay keep your sentiments with you and get in the line. One guy said he was there since 4 in the morning to be able to get it that day. I was like what? Also, I had to be insured before I get the permit. So, I went there the other day. I went to buy the foreign labor insurance. They were selling insurance on a table in the sun outside the office just near the sewage disposal. No computers, no records, nothing. I wonder if they even pay if someone actually claims that later . A big LOL. Anyway, I bought the insurance, then stood in line and after 5hrs or so I got the permit stamped in my passport.
Thank you !!
