Process to be followed for applying DCF in India

[Kraj.d 1]

Dear All,

I am an Indian citizen residing in Chennai. I am getting married to an US citizen this September. We are planning to apply DCF through Delhi consulate. Here are few questions regarding the process...

1, How long my wife sholuld stay in India to get an eligibility..

2, What are the proof we need to show for her residential ties in India

3, whether she need to hold a job over there

4, What are the documents I need to have with me

5, Like Canada DCF, Police clearence certificate is necessary in my Passport

6, How long the whole process will take after the filing of I 130.

Please get me a clear picture for all the above questions and I will be very much thankful to all..

PS: If any one applied from Chennai or going to apply, please send an email to dkraj1982@gmail.com for more interactions....

Regds,

Raj

[Niraj shah 0]

Dear Raj,

please find my answer (in red)for you queries :

Dear All,

I am an Indian citizen residing in Chennai. I am getting married to an US citizen this September. We are planning to apply DCF through Delhi consulate. Here are few questions regarding the process...

1, How long my wife sholuld stay in India to get an eligibility..

--- she has to stay atleast 90days to eligible for DCF.

2, What are the proof we need to show for her residential ties in India

-- It is always good to have OCI ( overseas citizen of india ) (duel citizenship) , but some time they dnt even see oci booklet...but as you have time u can go for OCI for ur wife...

3, whether she need to hold a job over there

she can hold the job,but she must be permitted for 90 days of stay india..in india..no jobs required in india

4, What are the documents I need to have with me

you should have this many things :

• I-130 petition filed by US Citizen , petitioner on behalf of ALIEN, beneficiary.

• Copy US citizen's US passport biographical page

• Copy of US citizen's Certificate of Naturalization

• Copy of Alien Relative's passport biographical page

• Copy of Alien Relative's birth certificate

• Copy of Marriage Certificate

• Form G-325a completed by US citizen

• Passport type picture of US citizen

• Form G-325a Completed by ALIEN.

• Passport type Picture of ALIEN

• Proof of Bona Fide Marriage

- Affidavit of Bona Fide Marriage by Neighbor of Alien

- Picture of Wedding as per Hindu rituals

- A copy of Joint bank account book’s biographical page

- Copy of Fixed deposits held jointly as joint property

before applying for I-130

5, Like Canada DCF, Police clearence certificate is necessary in my Passport

ya police clearence certificate is required but after filling and apporval of i-130...aprolixly after 3 month of submission of i-130..at final visa interview

6, How long the whole process will take after the filing of I 130.

it can take 4 month to 8 month for whole process , depends on case

Please get me a clear picture for all the above questions and I will be very much thankful to all..

PS: If any one applied from Chennai or going to apply, please send an email to dkraj1982@gmail.com for more interactions....

i have done procedure from first Delhi then NVC (MUMBAI)

Regds,

Raj

Regards,

Niraj shah

Edited August 24, 2009 by Niraj shah

[Kraj.d 1]

Hi Niraj,

Thanks for your prompt reply.....Those infos are really useful....It gave me a clear picture for the whole process......Are you in the process of getting an I 130 approval or already got it.....

raj

Dear Raj,

please find my answer (in red)for you queries :

Dear All,

I am an Indian citizen residing in Chennai. I am getting married to an US citizen this September. We are planning to apply DCF through Delhi consulate. Here are few questions regarding the process...

1, How long my wife sholuld stay in India to get an eligibility..

--- she has to stay atleast 90days to eligible for DCF.

2, What are the proof we need to show for her residential ties in India

-- It is always good to have OCI ( overseas citizen of india ) (duel citizenship) , but some time they dnt even see oci booklet...but as you have time u can go for OCI for ur wife...

3, whether she need to hold a job over there

she can hold the job,but she must be permitted for 90 days of stay india..in india..no jobs required in india

4, What are the documents I need to have with me

you should have this many things :

• I-130 petition filed by US Citizen , petitioner on behalf of ALIEN, beneficiary.

• Copy US citizen's US passport biographical page

• Copy of US citizen's Certificate of Naturalization

• Copy of Alien Relative's passport biographical page

• Copy of Alien Relative's birth certificate

• Copy of Marriage Certificate

• Form G-325a completed by US citizen

• Passport type picture of US citizen

• Form G-325a Completed by ALIEN.

• Passport type Picture of ALIEN

• Proof of Bona Fide Marriage

- Affidavit of Bona Fide Marriage by Neighbor of Alien

- Picture of Wedding as per Hindu rituals

- A copy of Joint bank account book’s biographical page

- Copy of Fixed deposits held jointly as joint property

before applying for I-130

5, Like Canada DCF, Police clearence certificate is necessary in my Passport

ya police clearence certificate is required but after filling and apporval of i-130...aprolixly after 3 month of submission of i-130..at final visa interview

6, How long the whole process will take after the filing of I 130.

it can take 4 month to 8 month for whole process , depends on case

Please get me a clear picture for all the above questions and I will be very much thankful to all..

PS: If any one applied from Chennai or going to apply, please send an email to dkraj1982@gmail.com for more interactions....

i have done procedure from first Delhi then NVC (MUMBAI)

Regds,

Raj

Regards,

Niraj shah

[sunilK 0]

I've been in the US for about 20 years now. I am a US citizen and plan to marry a girl in Delhi sometime January 2010. Given the options, it seems that we are better off doing the DCF thing. My plan is to visit Delhi and get engaged to her this October, come back to US, resign from job, put everything in storage and fly back to India in January, get married in Jan, apply via DCF in March and hope to come back with her in July Aug.

It appears that they are not holding people against the 6 month stay requirement.

Do i need to have a an active job in US?

Sunil

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

Sunilk: you do not need an active job in the USA, but you need some way of financially supporting your wife when she gets here. There are three ways of doing this:

- US based job (maybe see if you can take an unpaid "leave of absence" rather than resign your current job).

- Assets- you will need x3 the income level to sponsor on assets, and the assets need to be able to be converted into cash within one year without undue hardship (ie shares and savings are good as is a second car, a house may be difficult if it is close to the amount needed)

- Get a co-sponsor; a US based person such as a friend or family memeber who is willing to co-sponsor your wife to come here and take financial responsibility.

[sunilK 0]

Thanks. That's good to know. I do have enough savings to cover my income. When you say three times, you mean three times the monthly income?

Sunil

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

No, three times the yearly income- so if it is just you and your spouse, no kids etc, that is the current 125% of poverty level (18'231 dollars I think) x 3= approx 55'000 dollars in assets.

[sunilK 0]

excellent. Then i am covered. I look forward to quitting my job and spending 6-7 months in India just traveling around with my honey! I am getting tons of info on this site but i do need to organize things. Don't know where to start