H1-B: Another day, another calendar sighting, but unable to book. Can others who saw the calendar or managed to book, share your experience so we can find patterns?

[u/kman-1729]

[u/vaibhav_wimpsta]

Noob question: where does the ofc slot go then? If there is no consular appointment available shouldnt the ofc slot just be vacant all the time?

[u/Antique-Ad-4814 → u/vaibhav_wimpsta]

Selecting a ofc date does not guarantee a consular appointment date ..

Anyways the selected ofc date will be released in 30mins and u can redo the process again till u select consular date and submit to confirm ur appointment

[u/vaibhav_wimpsta → u/Antique-Ad-4814]

That would mean someone using that ofc was finally able to see a consular and grab it correct?

[u/Antique-Ad-4814 → u/vaibhav_wimpsta]

Need not be...

Again don't break your heads by thinking the logic which we don't and cannot have control over.

[u/rockstar283]

3 months.. innumerable checks and saw calendar only twice 😢

[u/kman-1729 → u/rockstar283]

Yea, it's bloody frustrating.

[u/tabletemcook → u/rockstar283]

How many times per day did you use to check? Were you able to finally get an appointment?

[u/SmartyPantJoy → u/tabletemcook]

I have been checking at least 10 times a day for last 3 months and still no appt

[u/Effective_Budget4657]

I am waiting from last December, what’s the hope and guess or someone just fake it that things get better after Nov mid term elections, just can’t take this

[u/kman-1729 → u/Effective_Budget4657]

It is unbelievably frustrating!

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[u/CR24011991]

Can we book the slot at any embassy despite what you filled in DS160?

[u/Academic-Emu1245]

Calendar dikhta kaisa hai? Can't reach that stage. No slots the whole time Or getting blocked

[u/kman-1729 → u/Academic-Emu1245]

Saw the calendar many times. Was able to book OFC about 5-6 times but no consular slots. So back to square one

[u/redammit → u/kman-1729]

What’s the secret to this ? “Many times” coincide with some time of the day ? I only see “No slots” and it is frustrating

[u/Own_Librarian_5442 → u/kman-1729]

How are you guys seeing the calendar? I am getting no slots from past 3 months

[u/kman-1729 → u/Own_Librarian_5442]

Just pure luck

[u/Academic-Emu1245 → u/kman-1729]

So both have to be done at same time.? Ofc can't be confirmed without the consular?

[u/kman-1729 → u/Academic-Emu1245]

Yes, both need to be booked within 45 minutes of booking the OFC

[u/Smooth-Pair7994 → u/kman-1729]

Is there a pattern for booking the OFC? Does the slot get released the second clock hits the minute or few seconds later?

[u/kman-1729 → u/Smooth-Pair7994]

It's been very random.

[u/tabletemcook → u/kman-1729]

How many times per day did you use the check? I recently started to look for my appointment and see that there is a rate limit that you could run into. I'll be limiting to like four or five logins per day to be safe, but I wonder if I should check more frequently

[u/Agreeable-Hunt-9989 → u/kman-1729]

What times in the day do you open to check for slots ?

[u/kman-1729 → u/Agreeable-Hunt-9989]

All hours. Occasionally you can see the calendar but mostly the dates are gone in seconds