CR1 Visa interview at mumbai

[raj127 22]

Hi everyone,my CR1 visa interview was on 24th of august,I forwarded a email asking them to posptpone the interview date to next month well before a week,however I got a reply today that is 30th august 2012, here is the reply,

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

As per the U.S. Consulate, sorry post cannot postpone the interview this month.

Best Regards,

Akshay

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USA Visa Service Desk - Mumbai

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VFS GLOBAL

EST. 2001 | Partnering Governments. Providing Solutions.

Please advice what to do next?

One more question now our marriage is more than 2 years old.so how should I go about asking them to change it from CR1 to IR1?

[usaind 3]

Did u made it to your interview on 24th ?

There is a some disconnect between mumbai consulate and VFS .. its really really hard to get answers back quickly.

[winnie george 67]

Hi everyone,my CR1 visa interview was on 24th of august,I forwarded a email asking them to posptpone the interview date to next month well before a week,however I got a reply today that is 30th august 2012, here is the reply,

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

As per the U.S. Consulate, sorry post cannot postpone the interview this month.

Best Regards,

Akshay

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USA Visa Service Desk - Mumbai

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VFS GLOBAL

EST. 2001 | Partnering Governments. Providing Solutions.

Please advice what to do next?

One more question now our marriage is more than 2 years old.so how should I go about asking them to change it from CR1 to IR1?

were you able to go for the interview on the 24th, since you didnt get a reply on time?

[Harsh_77 718]

You don’t need to change from CR1 to IR1 – it really does not matter.

Once your visa is approved and you enter the US at that time they would put you under 10 yr GC and you would not need to remove the condition.

[TimeTravel 78]

Contact to NVC to see what can be done for your future interview date.

[raj127 22]

Did u made it to your interview on 24th ?

There is a some disconnect between mumbai consulate and VFS .. its really really hard to get answers back quickly.

I dint go for the interview coz I was short of original I-864 I just had scanned copies.

[raj127 22]

I dint go for the interview coz I was short of original I-864 I just had scanned copies.

I really dont understand if they cant do it this month they shud have given me options ,however they did not,so shall i forward them a email asking to give me an appointment date next month?

[raj127 22]

You don’t need to change from CR1 to IR1 – it really does not matter.

Once your visa is approved and you enter the US at that time they would put you under 10 yr GC and you would not need to remove the condition.

Thanks for the reply...I will wait on this, till my interview date is confirmed.

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to India regional forum; topic is country specific.

Contact to NVC to see what can be done for your future interview date.

Once the file is in the hands of the IV unit at the Consulate (as it appears to be in the case of the OP), there is nothing the NVC can do to help.

[aprilflower 0]

Too bad I didn't see this post until now.You should have gone to the interview even with missing documentation. It is easy to submit missing paperwork at VFS after you have done the interview but getting a new interview may be a pain in the rear end . Don't ever email these type of questions to VFS you should always call. VFS EMail is like the bottomless recycle bin, if you know what I mean.

[hsn 2]

Hi everyone,my CR1 visa interview was on 24th of august,I forwarded a email asking them to posptpone the interview date to next month well before a week,however I got a reply today that is 30th august 2012, here is the reply,

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

As per the U.S. Consulate, sorry post cannot postpone the interview this month.

Best Regards,

Akshay

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USA Visa Service Desk - Mumbai

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VFS GLOBAL

EST. 2001 | Partnering Governments. Providing Solutions.

Please advice what to do next?

One more question now our marriage is more than 2 years old.so how should I go about asking them to change it from CR1 to IR1?

Hi Raju,

You must attend the interview which was scheduled as per Mumbai Consulate even if you were lacking some documents. You should not miss the interview because of one document as you mentioned over here. If you do not have any document, they provide you a 221 g form so that you can submit it later. Now, your case has become "NO SHOW" applicant. However, you do not need worry at all...Only you need to keep patience now because your next interview will be scheduled approximately after two months. Yes, when case becomes "No Show", it becomes very frustrating situation for us because we wait for this interview date for long time.

Do not change the status of your case otherwise it will become more headache for you.

And one more thing, please make sure about expiration date of Petition Case Approval. The interview must be scheduled within the approval date. If your petition date is going to expire then please extend the petition approval date.

[Mr America 1]

How were you even short of the "original I864"? In the CR1 workflow that wouldve been submitted to the NVC long before by the petitioner in the US and couldnt have even got the interview date in Mumbai to begin with.

Good luck with getting a new date and dont miss it under any circumstances

[Ban Hammer 13,398]

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[aprilflower 0]

Mr. America, those of us who apply directly in India at the Embassy have a different setup. The paperwork is all submitted either to VFS a few days before the interview or the day of the interview itself. NVC never enters the picture.

[raj127 22]

Hi Raju,

You must attend the interview which was scheduled as per Mumbai Consulate even if you were lacking some documents. You should not miss the interview because of one document as you mentioned over here. If you do not have any document, they provide you a 221 g form so that you can submit it later. Now, your case has become "NO SHOW" applicant. However, you do not need worry at all...Only you need to keep patience now because your next interview will be scheduled approximately after two months. Yes, when case becomes "No Show", it becomes very frustrating situation for us because we wait for this interview date for long time.

Do not change the status of your case otherwise it will become more headache for you.

And one more thing, please make sure about expiration date of Petition Case Approval. The interview must be scheduled within the approval date. If your petition date is going to expire then please extend the petition approval date.

I have been to the Chennai Embassy earlier without any documents ,just the appointment letter almost a year back,when asked the lady, the lady atthe counter said "petition is indefinet there is no expiration,asked me to send a email to schedule an interview date when I am ready.