US Immigration from India

Do we need Petitioner s Birth Certificate copy during CR1 visa interview?

As per mail received from Mumbai (India) consulate, as part of the documents they have reviewed, they have mentioned "Petitioner s Birth Certificate" as reviewed and OK along with Beneficiary Birth certificate.

As a petitioner, I have uploaded only my US passport and Naturalization certificate as part of NVC supported documents and even during I-130 filing.

So just wondering how they have mentioned Petitioner s Birth Certificate in the mail and whether It is required during CR1 visa interview for my spouse.

Also do we need just printouts of Petitioner passport, Naturalization certificate which were scanned and uploaded during NVC filling or we need certified copies of those?

Anyway my spouse as a beneficiary will be carrying all her original documents during interview. But clarification is required for Petitioner's documents.

Really appreciate if someone can clarify on this.

221g issued at Mumbai consulate on 04/02. Fianc was given a white slip that stated file was incomplete therefore undergoing administrative processing. There were no further directions and officer told fianc he didn t need to submit or do anything else and AP

would be done in 1-2 weeks. CEAC website shows the case status last updated April 04, and still says refused but the same message that we would be contacted once AP is complete displays. Is it normal for the case last update date to change while undergoing AP or does this mean it s been refused in full? Our petition expires 04/06, do we need to contact them to ask them to extend it so it doesn t expire while they do AP? Thanks all

Is it possible to reschedule Biometric OFC location and date in same country? I mean if I book OFC slot at one city for Biometrics for May and in case Biometric OFC slot will be available for another city for April, can I reschedule Biometrics from first city May date to second city date in April (which is preferable location for me)?

I hope this rescheduling Biometrics date and location will not affect the Consular appointment date scheduled by NVC for CR1 visa. Really appreciate if anyone can clarify on this please.

PS: This is for India and we have different portal for OFC Biometrics slot booking than rest of the world.

Hello all, we noticed there is a box where the beneficiary can check to be their own financial sponsor. I am currently back to work after having been unemployed for about 8 months this year. I have worked in the same career field for 8 years and this break which occurred due to medical reasons, was the first gap in employment I had in such time. Nearly all

but a few thousand dollars of my savings was eaten up during this time. My tax return meets the minimum guidelines but just barely since it was only 4 months worth of salary. On the other hand, my beneficiary has assets worth roughly 150k usd, as well as ~90k usd in his savings. We are thinking having him apply as being responsible party as the beneficiary for the k-1 visa portion might be a better option in our case. Does anyone know is this possible and if there are requirements he would need to meet in order to do this? Thank you!

Hello All,

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Thanks in advance.

-Duggu