Mumbai Interview (Submitting Docs.)

[SimAsh 0]

hey all, my wife has an interview on November 19th and she has an appointment for her medical exam on Oct 25th. So, after she receives her results; should she go ahead and submit her originals documents(medical exam document and PCC)at the VFS office or take it with her at the time of interview? E-mail I got back from the VFS states that she can take the original with her at the time of the interview. However, she has to go there to pay for the mailing fee of the passport. I have heard that at mumbai embassy you can also pick-up the passport same day after the interview is complete according to VFS website.

http://www.vfs-usa.co.in/USIndia/trackyourpassport.html

[KaashParinda 7]

>hey all, my wife has an interview on November 19th and she has an appointment for her medical exam on Oct 25th. So, after she receives her results; should she go >ahead and submit her originals documents(medical exam document and PCC)at the VFS office or take it with her at the time of interview?

SimAsh, I e-mailed/messaged number of people on this, because it wasn't clear. As far as Chennai goes (and I believe any other Indian consulate) you can bring the health certificate directly to the interview. In fact, one VJer (hobekenworkingman) said that VFS won't take your health certificate. You have to, however, pay VFS a fee for them to courier them back to you.

1. Do the medical, pick up the certificate. In Chennai you get it the next day, if everything is normal.

2. Within 15 days of the interview but not more than 10 days before, go to VFS and pay the courier fee; keep their receipt, you'll need this to get into the consulate. I hear they also add a sticker to your pp.

3. Bring both the medical certificate and the VFS receipt to the consulate.

At least, this is how it works in Chennai.

Not sure what originals you are talking about, NVC must have all of them, right? I certainly don't have any thing original for my spouse to take to the interview. For the interview, you need to bring your PP, medical, vfs fee receipt and the interview letter to submit. And of course, evidence of relationship (photos, phone records etc) for the actual interview itself.

>>E-mail I got back from the VFS states that she can take the original with her at the time of the interview. However, she has to go there to pay for the mailing fee of the >>passport. I have heard that at mumbai embassy you can also pick-up the passport same day after the interview is complete according to VFS website.

In Chennai, you can pick up the passport the next day between 4-5 I believe at VFS. That is what I plan to do. In Mumbai maybe you can collect it the same day at the embassy?

Hope this helps...

Edited October 21, 2010 by KaashParinda

[sachinky 464]

For BMB, you can pick it up at VFS that day itself -- I think they're open 4-5pm. However, if the Consulate is backed up -- and they were when I had my interview -- the visa might take another day to be printed. So it might be the next day. I flew back to Calcutta that same night because I didn't want to wait around in some shite hotel to collect the passport. It was couriered by Blue Dart the next day.

Interview--05/12

Visa printed--05/13

PP in hand--05/14

I submitted my medical to VFS. No matter what you submit to VFS, carry extra forms to the consulate on the day of the interview. Including copies of the DS230 and I-864.

Edited October 21, 2010 by sachinky

[twulf 0]

hey all, my wife has an interview on November 19th and she has an appointment for her medical exam on Oct 25th. So, after she receives her results; should she go ahead and submit her originals documents(medical exam document and PCC)at the VFS office or take it with her at the time of interview? E-mail I got back from the VFS states that she can take the original with her at the time of the interview. However, she has to go there to pay for the mailing fee of the passport. I have heard that at mumbai embassy you can also pick-up the passport same day after the interview is complete according to VFS website.

http://www.vfs-usa.co.in/USIndia/trackyourpassport.html

I agree with Sachinky. You can submit copies to VFS and carry orignals, thats what I did. Good luck with the interview.

[SimAsh 0]

Thank you all. I think I will have her submit the copies at VFS and hand carry the original with her on the day of interview.

[SimAsh 0]

KaashParinda, yes I think it's best that she will take the Medical Exam results with her instead of submitting at the VFS because I don't trust them (it could easily get lost in mail or in mailing room) and if they said we have to submit the originals than I told her to make a copy of it and keep one with her when she goes for interview.'

Yes, she will have her original passport, Med cert and VFS receipt. She also has to take her original PCC (Police Clearance Cert) with her because NVC told us that Mumbai embassy was accepting the PCC at the time of interview and NVC did not needed that.

I have heard that you can pick-up visa same day also at Mumbai embassy, so she is going to try to see if she can pick it up same day.

[SimAsh 0]

hey all, i know this is kind of our own decision (we are trying to book the ticket)but with past experience from VJ members is it reasonable to think that you would get visa in 5 working days in mail (if you are not able to pick-it up same day)? We are thinking about booking the ticket for Nov 26 and she has interview on Nov 19th

[KaashParinda 7]

hey all, i know this is kind of our own decision (we are trying to book the ticket)but with past experience from VJ members is it reasonable to think that you would get visa in 5 working days in mail (if you are not able to pick-it up same day)? We are thinking about booking the ticket for Nov 26 and she has interview on Nov 19th

SimAsh, my timeline is similar because unless it goes into administrative processing (which can take months) we should get the visa the day after. I took the gamble and already bought tickets. I told you my rationale on your profile. My timeline is:

Interview: Nov 29

Receive PP + VISA: Nov 30 from VFS--I know Chennai is hot and stinky (sorry Chennai-ites, but its true) but I rather come back from Chennai with the pp+visa.

Fly back to the USA together: Dec 6; I have waited long enough!!

I know its an aggressive time-line, but even if we don't get the pp the next day ( and I don't see why we wouldn't), the couriers take 2 days, even if the consulate says 7 working days.

And good advice from Sachinky and Twulf on the docs. Carry copies of everything you have submitted. ALSO carry a brand new DS-230. I have heard others have had to fill it out last minute.

[SimAsh 0]

SimAsh, my timeline is similar because unless it goes into administrative processing (which can take months) we should get the visa the day after. I took the gamble and already bought tickets. I told you my rationale on your profile. My timeline is:

Interview: Nov 29

Receive PP + VISA: Nov 30 from VFS--I know Chennai is hot and stinky (sorry Chennai-ites, but its true) but I rather come back from Chennai with the pp+visa.

Fly back to the USA together: Dec 6; I have waited long enough!!

I know its an aggressive time-line, but even if we don't get the pp the next day ( and I don't see why we wouldn't), the couriers take 2 days, even if the consulate says 7 working days.

And good advice from Sachinky and Twulf on the docs. Carry copies of everything you have submitted. ALSO carry a brand new DS-230. I have heard others have had to fill it out last minute.

So, you going to the interview with her and then you both are planning to come back on Dec 6th?