What may be another factor in AP delays

[Sergi9 110]

This is a snippet of a DOS Cable on Wikileaks. It might shed some light on what goes on behind the scenes in cases of AP .. they might be doing a family history investigation. My link

The F and CR categories are particularly troublesome throughout Mission India, and posts see false family relationships and fictitious marriages and divorces every day. The Indian custom of arranged marriages makes adjudicating IR and CR cases particularly difficult, as the husband and wife often do not meet until just before their marriage. Many of the IV fraud referrals in Mumbai are CR-1 or F-21 cases stemming from "arranged" marriages between U.S. citizens or LPRs and Indian nationals. Thus, much of the FPUs' time is dedicated to determining the legitimacy of the family relationships that sustain the claim to immigrant status.[/url]

*note I do not think this is exclusive to India it is probably happening at many Consulates

[Harsh_77 716]

This is the case in many countries, but I have been personally gone thru Mumbai consulate multiple times, no prob at all.

Very easy going if you know your stuff well, lot of the time CO do not even look at any of my documents.

It used to be bad when like many other countries most Indian wanted to come to US, but last few years that has changed other way and there has been a drop in applications. As the local economy is doing lot better compared to few years back.

[Sergi9 110]

This is the case in many countries, but I have been personally gone thru Mumbai consulate multiple times, no prob at all.

Very easy going if you know your stuff well, lot of the time CO do not even look at any of my documents.

It used to be bad when like many other countries most Indian wanted to come to US, but last few years that has changed other way and there has been a drop in applications. As the local economy is doing lot better compared to few years back.

Better link to the cable ;

http://cablesearch.org/cable/view.php?id=09CHENNAI306&hl