 got your elven petition approved the visa interview is the next crucial step that you need to clear to finally reach the us and in this video i'm going to be explaining all about elven visa interviews so keep on watching hi guys my name is shachi and i'm a travel and visa coach on this channel you'll find lots of useful content on the us visa process and this is a new series for the elven visas so make sure that you subscribe and hit the bell icon so in this video i'm going to be talking about elven visas and this is going to include both elven a that is meant for managers and elven b meant for employees with technical skills now this video is not going to go into what an elven visa is what's the validity of it how to get one but i'm going to focus completely on the visa interview part so once you have an elven petition you need to schedule an interview with any of the consulates in india and go give this interview with the visa officer and clear it so this video is going to focus on the interview preparation and i'm going to go deep dive into all the areas that you need to have it covered also part of this video there is a free pdf this pdf is basically the question bank for elven visa interviews and this has been specifically prepared keeping in mind the elven interviews that have happened in the last couple of months so you can just check the link in the description box below and download your free pdf all right so with this let's jump right into the interview prep now to make this prep more structured and easy for you i have divided the elven visa interview questions into three different categories and we will go into each of these categories understand what are the questions that can be asked and at the end of each category i have a pro tip for you so make sure that you watch till the end so the first category of questions are the introduction questions and this is how elven interviews can typically begin so the interview can begin with a video asking you certain basic questions about your background and your profile these questions could be where you work how many years have you worked in the company which location do you work they could also ask some questions about the company what does the company do how many employees are there then he can move on to ask specific questions about your work your work history your area of expertise or your specialization in elven interviews it's really important to have a short crisp introduction ready which essentially highlights the number of years that you have worked the number of years that you have worked in the current role and also what is your main domain of expertise or your core area i cannot stress enough how important it is to have a very clear explanation of what exactly is your specialization and this is something which is asked in almost all elven interviews so a pro tip here when you fill the ds 160 form in the ds 160 form you also need to update the work history so you need to write about your current role and responsibilities and also about your previous roles and responsibilities and here there is a box which says briefly describe your duties now this box is actually quite important and we use tend to read what is written in the box to understand about you and your work history so make sure that you fill this currently and the way you are preparing your introduction your main areas of responsibilities your main specialization the same thing should also be reflected in the ds 164 now moving on to the second category of questions and this is the most important one this is your role in the us and you can expect the bulk of the interview to be focused on these questions so the questions here that could be asked are what do you plan to do in the us office what are your roles and responsibilities why you why not somebody who is already there in the us office and what would happen if you don't go on this visa when you prepare the answers for these questions do keep in mind that you need to repeatedly highlight the value add the key skill or the differentiating factor that you possess and it's really important to not sound generic but to prepare specific answers which shows a direct connect or a direct fit between the requirement in the us office and everything that you have achieved in your career which essentially shows that it makes sense for the company to do this transition coming to the pro tip here many of you might have worked for about eight to ten years meaning that you would have handled different roles different responsibilities maybe worked in different teams so in such cases it becomes really confusing to understand what exactly should I be highlighting for this refer to your L1 petition refer to the role that you have in the us office and you can pick those parts of your career or those parts of your work experience which are a direct fit for the role in the us the third category of questions are the future plan questions and this is something which the interview can end with or typically these are the last few questions which can be asked in the L1 interview so the questions here could be how long do you plan to stay in the us what do you plan to do once this visa tenure is over or what are your future plans now when you prepare answers for these questions remember that you are going on L1 visa which is a non-immigrant visa which has been given to you for a specific period of time so you need to demonstrate clearly to the we owe that once the tenure of this visa is over you plan to come back and then highlight the reasons for coming back which need to be focused more on the professional side so you need to highlight the specific professional opportunities or the specific work responsibilities that you have waiting in India which would require you to come back so essentially a nutshell it is important to demonstrate or to highlight that the work of the project that you're going for has a specific end date and post this you do plan to come back to your home country coming to the pro tip now if you have dependents it is very likely that questions are also asked about the dependents and their future plans even if they're not applying with you at this moment so make sure that you have their future plan and their path also chartered so if you have a spouse you could be asked does your spouse plan to work what is her plan in the US similarly if you have children you could be asked about their age what do they do what do they plan to do in the US so charting out their stay in the US and their future plan and linking it of course to yours and showing that as a family as a whole you intend to come back is going to be important so this is everything that you need to be prepared for for an elven visa interview and to make this preparation easy and more structured for you there is a pdf which lists all these questions so the link for the pdf is in the description box below you can download that and prepare for a more in-depth prep you can book a one-to-one session with me you can also take a mock interview mock interviews for elven visas are a game changer tons of people have taken this and this is something which is going to get you absolutely ready for that really crucial last step so i'll do the mock first okay okay i should know her's good evening tell me what yourself what do you do what do you say is your core domain specialization how many years have you worked at this company how many years of total experience do you have what's the current angle so details of how to book a one-to-one session with me or take a mock interview is also listed in the description box below so do take a look i have more videos coming up in elven visa series in fact next up in this series are real interview experiences i have people who worked with me and who have gone to us on elven visas sharing their experience and also their preparation strategy so do stay tuned for this make sure that you click the subscribe button hit the bell icon and please do give a like to the video because this is something that really helps if you have more questions feel free to leave them in the comment section below you could also DM me on instagram my instagram handle is at shachi.man and thank you so much for watching i really hope that this has helped you and see you in the next one signing off for now bye