I spoke with NVC yesterday and was informed that they are done with the March interview dates. Unfortunately I am not included in the list though my case was completed on 18th Jan.... I can't understand how busy can chennai be.....

hi,

Be prepared for the April Interview. Check Mumbai Embassy website. They put on the Interview list of the 1 month in advance

I hope this helps

Jigi

Hey Jigi, ze22 is talking about Chennai consulate buddy! Its nothing to do with Mumbai!

Sanjiv, hopefully you will get an April interview date in Mumbai, but it could be May too. Good luck!

ze22, sorry you did not get an March date in Chennai, that isn't fair! You will hopefully get the date for early April.

Remember that at least a month's time before the interview is good, because you will need time (at least a couple of weeks) to gather all the paperwork, to give to VFS about 2 weeks before the interview.

Update: NVC told me that the case was complete during their consideration of interview schedule, and hence it was not included for March. However, NVC will not commit if it will be included for April. However, reading some comments, April interview is most likely scenario, with May a second possibility.

ELW: As of Jan 08, the process for many consulates around the world has changed. NVC now receives the civil documents, police clearance, photographs, etc. and NVC now sets up appointment. VFS does not come in picture, any more. The only thing that remains is Medical Exam, which can only be scheduled once a visa interview date is set.

Because of this transition, I am not sure if mumbai consulate will continue posting visa interview schedule to their website. I wish NVC does it, instead, as soon as they schedule a date. I also wish that NVC schedules an interview date on a rolling basis, instead of waiting for 2nd week of each month. This way, people who call in NVC Hotline, know much in advance if their interviews are scheduled for a given month.

ze22: Sorry to hear that you are not included for March, despite having a case completion date of Jan 18. What does NVC say about this?

mgk: Jigi was responding to my comments, not to ze22, and hence it explains reference to Mumbai, instead of Chennai, consulate.

When did you get your NOA2?

Make sure your interview is within 4 months, if it is not, send a letter to request them to extend the petition by 4 more months

cjindia,

NOA2 does not apply.

My case is "Other" - not K1/ CR-1/IR-1. It's a case where my USC father has applied for my widowed sister and her children. I am Agent of Choice and Household sponsor. I am very excited that she and one of her two children will be able to join us soon after a wait of over 7 years, which has seen the loss of my brother-in-law. The other child had aged out before petition was filed for my sister in 2001.

Regards,

Sanjiv Patel

Thanks for the details! I read about it before but forgot. Things are always changing during this process!

I didn't know that the interview has to be within 4 months from NOA2. should we send the request to extend the petition even if it is the delay at NVC?

That is the case with K1. I am not sure about other visas. The K1 clearly states it on the NOA2.

UPDATE: Case has been sent to Mumbai consulate as of 2/26/08. It was completed on 2/12. I guess, that's acceptable. Given that it is a Family First preference case, what are the chances for this case for an April interview?

hi,

100 percent chance for you. best of luck

Jigi

Thanks Jigi,

You were right: I just confirmed with Mumbai Consulate that their interview is scheduled for Apr 15.

Timeline:
Case complete: Feb 12 2008
Interview date letter sent: Feb 21, 2008 (not received, yet)
Case sent to Mumbai consulate: Feb 26, 2008
Interview scheduled for: Apr 15, 2008

A few things are clear:

• NVC does not necessarily schedule 1 month down the line. In this case, they scheduled it 2 months down the road.
• April appointments are already out. So, someone else with similar timeline may want to check with NVC / consulate to see when are they schedule to find the date proactively. Had I not e-mailed Mumbai consulate, I wouldn't have found out the date quickly enough.

hi

Interviews are scheduled around 15th of ever month for the next month. Your case reached Mumbai embassy after 15th Feb .... so it was natural you would get APRIL interview only

Jigi

Jigi,

It's true that interviews are scheduled the second week every month for the following month. However, my point was, our appointment for Apr 15 was not scheduled on March 15, but around end of Feb 2nd week. It is not entirely true that NVC schedules it only for NEXT month, as in my case, they scheduled for Apr 15 some time between Feb 12 (when case was complete) and Feb 21 (when they say they mailed the Appointment Letter). It may also mean that scheduling may not be done on a hard and fast date each month, and that NVC is filling more than one months' calendar simultaneously, in the allotted time of 1 week. In case of scheduling done during the month of Feb 2008, NVC was scheduling not only for March, but also for Apr 2008.

Hope this is useful information for some people.

Regards,

Sanjiv

hi,

Thanks for the Info Mr Genius.

God Bless

Each one to his own

Jigi

From Delhi, I can tell you, there is no rhyme or reason to how they schedule. But as Jigi said, typically that is the rule they follow

hello jigi
i got both 129f and 130 approved and the noa2 says both case transfered to NVC. how much time it take to reach NVC and how u know that nvc started working on u case. and can we do anything about our case so it can speed our visa process
thanks

hello jigi
i got both 129f and 130 approved and the noa2 says both case transfered to NVC. how much time it take to reach NVC and how u know that nvc started working on u case. and can we do anything about our case so it can speed our visa process

pls suggest how much time it take for k3 visa after noa2 and case reach after NVC
thanks