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USC Petitioner allowed at Consulate for Interview? Chennai Consulate

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ferhounh   0

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folks,

my wife is scheduled to appear for IV interview in January'09 at Chennai Consulate in India.

I am the USC petitioner planning on accompanying her for the Interview. Do you guys know if I would be allowed into the consulate past the security to go along with her? I have heard that if you carry your US passport they let you in. But I've also heard that none other than the beneficiary(ies) are allowed inside.

Any experiences to share?

TIA.

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I recently had my interview in Mumbai consulate and my USC husband wasn't allowed to enter.

Before the interview, I did email Mumbai consulate asking if my husband can join me for the interview or not and they did reply with a Positive answer but on the day of the interview, guards didn't allow him to get inside, even after us showing the Print out of that email, they said if my husband will be needed he will be called.

Anyways just go there and be prepared to wait outside.

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folks,

my wife is scheduled to appear for IV interview in January'09 at Chennai Consulate in India.

I am the USC petitioner planning on accompanying her for the Interview. Do you guys know if I would be allowed into the consulate past the security to go along with her? I have heard that if you carry your US passport they let you in. But I've also heard that none other than the beneficiary(ies) are allowed inside.

Any experiences to share?

TIA.

my husbands interview was ths past july in chennai counsulate. i emailed them before buying my ticket and they reposnded saying yes i can come in just to bring my us passport. well let me tell u, they are so rude . i took the email print out and my us passport, they created a scene outside. and would not let me in, until i raised my voice then i think the guards caled some one inside to check out the situation and they let me in..

they are very rude!! i got in, but at that time i thought they would not let me in..

just got to be bold, that ur a US CITIZEN and are allowed into that area...

10-12-07 -mailed i130 to VSC

10-16-07- received by VSC

1-11-08- i130 NOA1

2-24-08-view case online

4-19-08- i130 NOA2

4-24-08- NOA2 hardcopy received

4-24-08- NVC CASE #ASSIGNED MDR

5-04-08- EMAILED CHOICE OF AGENT TO NVC

5-05-08- DS3032 AND AOS fee bill was generated today

5-05-08- paid AOS fee bill $70 online

5-07-08- AOS FEE now says PAID online, can print cover sht.

5-07-08*cald NVC and msg says AOS $recvd

5-12-08-DS3032 EMAIL Accepted

5-13-08*cald NVC and msg now says DS3032 choice of agent has been received.

5-13-08-mailed AOS i864 packet w/printed cover sheet from online payment (certified mail- priority)

5-15-08-AOS packet received by NVC

5-18-08 iv FEE bill invoiced

5-18-08 iv fee $400 paid online

5-20-08-iv fee cleared, able to print covr shet online

5-21-08-mailed DS230 packet to NVC via priority mail

5-29-08 aos ACCEPTED

5-29-08- DS 230 entered in system

6-3-08-cse cmplte.

6-11-08 case left NVC to chennai via DHL

6-16-08 case reached chennai

7-2-08 appt letter received by beneficiary

7-4-08 medical done in chennai

7-28-08 interview- AP for 4-6 weeks (awaiting name chk clearance-told by chenai operator)

8-20-08 chennai forwarded file to DOS- according to inquiry from congressmans office

(also confirmed by DOS)

8-28-08 file reached DOS- told by operator

9-2-08- last update to case,told by DOS

12-12-08 emailed chennai embassy asking status of our case, and got email to send passport..

12-15-08 submitted passport to vfs

12-19-08 VISA ISSUED! in hand!

12-25-08 hubbys arrival! smooth POE!

1-16-09 green card arrives

1-27-09 SSN card in mail

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folks,

my wife is scheduled to appear for IV interview in January'09 at Chennai Consulate in India.

I am the USC petitioner planning on accompanying her for the Interview. Do you guys know if I would be allowed into the consulate past the security to go along with her? I have heard that if you carry your US passport they let you in. But I've also heard that none other than the beneficiary(ies) are allowed inside.

Any experiences to share?

TIA.

my husbands interview was ths past july in chennai counsulate. i emailed them before buying my ticket and they reposnded saying yes i can come in just to bring my us passport. well let me tell u, they are so rude . i took the email print out and my us passport, they created a scene outside. and would not let me in, until i raised my voice then i think the guards caled some one inside to check out the situation and they let me in..

they are very rude!! i got in, but at that time i thought they would not let me in..

just got to be bold, that ur a US CITIZEN and are allowed into that area...

IT IS AGAINST PROTOCALL TO REFUSE ENTRY TO A USC AT ANY AMERTCAN FACILITY

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Thank you all for the responses. So I had emailed Chennai consulate yesterday and got a response today that I would be allowed into the consulate if I brought along my original US passport.

Certainly looks like things happen randomly there however. The big issue is one prepares to travel all the way from US but he/she is not certain of the outcome despite being a US citizen and being told you are welcomed... oh well, one has to take chances I guess.

thanks again!

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They cannot stop a USC from entering the Consulate. The CO can, however, decide against having the USC present at the counter during the interview but by then they already know you are there and that helps a lot. Just being there in the waiting area is a big help just in case something goes wrong coz as the USC you can demand answers and they have to answer unlike your wife whose questions or queries will not be entertained. I speak from personal experience. All the best
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They cannot stop a USC from entering the Consulate. The CO can, however, decide against having the USC present at the counter during the interview but by then they already know you are there and that helps a lot. Just being there in the waiting area is a big help just in case something goes wrong coz as the USC you can demand answers and they have to answer unlike your wife whose questions or queries will not be entertained. I speak from personal experience. All the best

Thanks much. I am planning on being there.

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