So I call the NVC again because earlier when I spoke with the rep I forgot to get my NVC case number. Max (the rep) says "Oh I see it was sent to the Mumbai Consulate today Feb. 28," I'm like what?! The Mumbai consulate? Why Mumbai when hubby lives in Delhi and has for years. The response I got was that beacuse we married in Goa, they had to send it to the embassy closest to the place of marriage. It was then suggested I contact the Mumbai Embassy if I had questions about the process once the package arrived.

I call the Mumbai consulate and they say that they only process visa requests for those petitioners who RESIDE in their zone. My husband clearly does not reside in their zone. Just to be on the safe side, I then called the New Delhi Consulate and after numerous tries finally got through to a very nice gentleman who said this is a common problem they face and that hubby has to come down to the Consulate to file a transfer request form. He estimated the entire transfer process would take two weeks.

Has anyone else run into this problem? If so is there anything else I should be doing that maybe the consulate failed to tell me?

Also when I spoke with the rep from NVC I was told they don't send out an assignment of agent form etc with the I129f petitions. The guy said they simply get the forms in and send them on to the embassy. Does anyone knows what comes next since they are holding the i130's now when both have been filed in cases of marriage based visas?

Sigh** everytime I Think I have this process figured out just a wee bit, another complication arises.

Thanks in advance for your help.

This is how the assignments are spread out

States, Union Territories, and other

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Union Territory) Kolkata
Andhra Pradesh Chennai
Arunachal Pradesh (Union Territory) Kolkata
Assam Kolkata
Bihar Kolkata
Jharkhand Kolkata
Bhutan (country) New Delhi
Chandigarh (Union Territory) New Delhi
Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Union Territory) Mumbai
Delhi (Union Territory) New Delhi
Daman, and Diu (Union Territory) Mumbai
Goa Mumbai
Gujarat Mumbai
Haryana New Delhi
Himachal Pradesh New Delhi
Jammu and Kashmir (disputed territory - those areas under de facto control of India) New Delhi
Karnataka Chennai
Kerala Chennai
Lakshadweep (Union Territory) Chennai
Madhya Pradesh Mumbai
Chattisgarh Mumbai
Maharashtra Mumbai
Manipur Kolkata
Meghalaya Kolkata
Mizoram (Union Territory) Kolkata
Nagaland Kolkata
Orissa Kolkata
Pondicherry (Union Territory) Chennai
Punjab New Delhi
Rajasthan New Delhi
Sikkim Kolkata
Tamil Nadu Chennai
Tripura Kolkata
Uttar Pradesh New Delhi
Uttaranchal New Delhi
West Bengal Kolkata


But they do tell the truth.. for a K3, the visa must be processed in the country of marriage no matter where you may live... In India, because they are the only country with more than 1 immigrant visa issuing post, they may break it down further stating that the interview must be done at the consulate under the control of the area of India that marriage was performed...

I would follow the instructions given to you to have the case transferred. I wish you all the best and hope it is sorted out soon. Its frustrating when things like this happen to lengthen the process, even if for only a few weeks.