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    VISA APPROVED !!

    in India

    Posted

    Hey guys, I just got my passport/visa today.

    Woo-hoo! Finally! Many Congrats! :dance::dance:

    Bon voyage and all the best for your new journey... :star:

    My wife also got approved, now waiting for passport pick-up.. :rolleyes:

    Mumbai/Delhi consulate interview tracking

    in National Visa Center (Dept of State)

    Posted

    Is it wise to buy a ticket for US for 20th November? Here are some details:

    7th Nov -- Interview at mumbai

    8th Nov -- Working day

    9th Nov -- Working day

    10th Nov - Weekend

    11th Nov - Weekend

    12th Nov - Veterans day holiday

    13th Nov - Diwali holiday

    14th Nov - New year holiday

    15th Nov - Working day

    16th Nov - Working day

    17th Nov - Weekend

    18th Nov - Weekend

    19th Nov - Working day

    20th Nov - Working day

    These are consulate holidays...considering some people got their passports with visa in 4-5 working days I should be getting it on 19th Nov. It will be delivered to Ahmedabad VFS by DHL, does DHL also has a holiday for Veterans day?

    Can someone help me to understand which date I should be expecting my passport from Mumbai consulate to Ahmedabad VFS? Accordingly I can make my travel plans. Thanks everyone.

    Hi kpatel- Perhaps you can wait till 15th to book ticket for 20th. Check if the airline allows any hold window (1-3 days?) for booking ticket and if needed, cancelling or rescheduling w/out charge. For Air India, my wife told me they can hold reservation for 24 hrs.

    Passport delivery- seems like there is a way to track it via DHL, so you will have a pretty good idea of receiving date, can someone clarify/confirm this?

    Mumbai/Delhi consulate interview tracking

    in National Visa Center (Dept of State)

    Posted

    Hi Sooraj,

    MandyBear did update her visa process in another forum for Mumbai consulate discussions and my wild guess was right, they picked up their visa from the Pune VFS pick up center on Friday. So 5 days it is if you have it registered to pick up passport from your state or 3 days for pick up directly from VFS Mumbai. Confirmed!!! :)

    Yes you are right about not having long lists of relationship evidences. But I didnot have an option for my call logs as the website just didnot allow me to edit its list, so I have like 18pages of call log and the funny part is it only covers past 3 months, with a min of 3 calls per day to my hubby.

    With emails, I was able to make a new folder in my account into which I chose 2 mails per month from 2002(when we started as friends) to current and printed those pages with: to address, subject and date info. My hubby did the same from his email account too.

    We are still fixing the album as it holds only 40pics and we are struggling with which 40 to choose... ha ha...

    We are also taking both of our insurance statements declaring better half to be be beneficiary, joint bank account proof, my travel itineries to India last 3 yrs since marriage, our college certificate showing proof that we met in college, and copy of maysia visa page from both our passports showing honeymoon travel.

    I cannot imagine the feeling when the officer will not ask for any of these... Well it is better than not to have a document and that cause further issues....

    Thanks for the heads up Sooraj....

    Capri_scorp: thanks for the update! :star: ya, that's plenty of evidence, your hubby should be fine! better to be safe than sorry.

    I had ordered tax transcripts for AOS. And I have submitted the original transcripts to NVC along with my AOS. However I have made xerox of the entire AOS packet and sent to to my wife in India so that she can take it to the interview and show if needed.

    I also submitted original IRS transcripts to NVC. After reading several interview experiences in this forum, I've noticed they ask for ACTUAL copy of tax return (usually during pre-screen). People have recommended it, so I would send copy of actual tax return as well, in case they ask for it. I just don't want to take any chance or give them a reason to delay the process.

    Mumbai/Delhi consulate interview tracking

    in National Visa Center (Dept of State)

    Posted

    I am not sure, but MandyBear had their interview on a Friday and via tracking online they figured it was ready by Wednesday. Now they are waiting to receive it from their registered address in Pune. She said she'll update us as soon as she receives it but I am gonna take a wild guess and say probably by this Friday, they should get it by Monday if not. So that all adds up to 1 week but worst come 2 weeks is plenty of time. I have read posts that stated 3 working days is on an average vfs's visa issue time.

    Cool.. hope to get it in 4-5 days. Getting ready for the interview, it's exciting!

    You guys might know this already, but, they ask for petitioner's most recent Tax Return. So, make sure your

    spouse has a copy. Also, no need to print out long list of chats/emails/calls for evidence? i think just few per month should be sufficient? They also ask for marriage photo album.

    Those w/early Nov. dates- Please keep us posted and share useful info. thanks!

    Mumbai/Delhi consulate interview tracking

    in National Visa Center (Dept of State)

    Posted

    I just called Ahmedabad Apollo and here are some details for medical:

    Documents needed:

    • Original Passport
    • 2 copies of passport
    • 2 copies of Interview Letter
    • 3 Passport size photographs with WHITE background

    If all the reports are normal then they will be given on the same day around 4-5pm

    Cost would be around Rs 5000 to 7000

    Fasting is not required

    Thanks! good to know. My wife will do medical at Apollo after 10/15.

    Post-visa question- do you have any idea how long does it to get your passport in your hands once visa is approved at the interview. I have heard they mail in DHL and time ranges from 1-2 weeks. I am trying to figure out ticket dates, i guess 2 weeks, to be safe? (assuming visa is approved) :unsure:

    For those people waiting for November Interview Dates

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    wait4mycall.............08/28/12.......11/27/12....IR-1/CR-1.....India

    Sooraj..................08/28/12.......11/15/12....IR-1/CR-1.....India

    SweetApple..............08/29/12.......xx/xx/12....IR-1/CR-1.....Vietnam

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    SEPTEMBER Cases Waiting on Interview:

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    Jose Vasquez............09/07/12.......xx/xx/12....IR-1/CR-1.....El Salvador

    M + H Hawkins...........09/10/12.......11/07/12....IR-1/CR-1.....Morocco

    Saiqa...................09/12/12.......11/12/12....IR-1/CR-1.....Bangladesh

    pgupta..................09/14/12.......11/26/12....IR-1/CR-1.....India

    Brex....................09/14/12.......11/07/12....IR-1/CR-1.....Mexico

    moon_light..............09/17/12.......11/20/12....IR-1/CR-1.....India

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    Hem.....................09/17/12.......11/07/12....IR-1/CR-1.....India

    jimnlena................09/19/12.......xx/xx/12....IR-2..........Ukraine

    jjc.....................09/19/12.......11/27/12....IR-1/CR-1.....Gambia

    Ebun12..................09/19/12.......11/05/12....IR-1/CR-1.....Nigeria

    A & E...................09/19/12.......11/06/12....IR-1/CR-1.....Dominican Republic

    1love...................09/20/12.......11/02/12....IR-1/CR-1.....Nigeria

    inlovnwaiting...........09/21/12.......11/07/12....IR-1/CR-1.....Morocco

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    OCTOBER Cases Waiting on Interview:

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    Mumbai/Delhi consulate interview tracking

    in National Visa Center (Dept of State)

    Posted

    Yes! Just got great news! Visa interview on Nov. 15 2012!! :dance: woo-hoo..

    Mumbai is finally rolling our Nov. dates... hold tight..you are next! :)

    Username........NVC case complete......Interview date.......Case type.......Consulate

    Dhr..............7/27/2012..............10/01/2012..........IR-1/CR-1........Mumbai

    Sravan...........8/08/2012..............xx/xx/2012..........IR-1/CR-1........Mumbai

    djay's...........8/10/2012..............10/17/2012..........IR-1/CR-1........Mumbai

    Itzballer........8/13/2012..............10/18/2012..........IR-1/CR-1........Mumbai

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    JohnBincy........8/21/2012..............10/29/2012..........IR-1/CR-1........Mumbai

    Nkalatho.........8/22/2012..............10/30/2012..........IR-1/CR-1........Mumbai

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    Vijayasiva.......8/27/2012..............xx/xx/2012..........IR-1/CR-1........Mumbai

    Svpkkt...........8/28/2012..............xx/xx/2012..........IR-1/CR-1........Mumbai

    wait4mycall......8/28/2012..............xx/xx/2012..........IR-1/CR-1........Mumbai

    Sooraj...........8/28/2012..............11/15/2012..........IR-1/CR-1........Mumbai

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    moon_light.......9/17/2012..............xx/xx/2012..........IR-1/CR-1........Mumbai

    Hem..............9/17/2012..............xx/xx/2012..........IR-1/CR-1........Mumbai

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    DP & TJ .........9/18/2012..............xx/xx/2012..........IR-1/CR-1........Mumbai

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    Mitu.............9/22/2012..............xx/xx/2012..........IR-1/CR-1........Mumbai

    Dochp............9/26/2012..............xx/xx/2012..........IR-1/CR-1........Mumbai

    kpatel..........10/01/2012..............xx/xx/2012..........IR-1/CR-1........Mumbai

    For those people waiting for November Interview Dates

    in National Visa Center (Dept of State)

    Posted

    Just to show you a miracle and things can happen. PhilC (me and him were lost in CSC after NOA2 together for 31. just posted this.

    I was Skypeing with my wife and she got an email about her interview. She had a few choices and choose Oct. 18th. We are in the home stretch. Keep us in your prays. Phil :dance: His case Compketed at NVC 9/25. Look at that. (It's the Ukraine)

    Tht's great!! Congrats! :dance::dance: All the best for interview

    October Interview Schedule for Mumbai, India

    in National Visa Center (Dept of State)

    Posted

    But I am Still Hopeful, in September they have scheduled 1493 Interviews with each day ranging from 78-104 interviews per day. So god willing they will be scheduling some more for October as they have only scheduled 761 for October which does not make any sense.

    ya, very low indeed. I hope you are right. Especially cuz November might have fewer, there are like 4-5 holidays w/Diwali n everything, maybe thanksgiving? lets wait n c...

    India Passport- Spousal Name change after Marriage

    in India

    Posted

    PCC for passport office is the only PCC NVC wants or needs PCC from local police stations? Applicant is from India and she never stayed out of state. Please advice.

    My wife had same situation. She was told to get local PCC before the Passport office can issue PCC. Not sure if your wife is from Gujarat, but unfortuantely, this whole PCC thing is a huge headache in Ahmedabad and Baroda. :bonk: They strictly refuse to issue PCC without seeing "PCC Checklist" letter from US, which refers to letter sent by NVC if your DS-230 packet is deficient (i.e. lacking PCC). Eventually we got both to be on the safe side and submitted both (local and Passport office PCC) with DS-230 packet.

    I would suggest to get both to avoid any problems later.

    Case Completed on Aug-Did you get your interview date yet?

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    My case completed on Aug 28 and here I am, still waiting to hear something from the Mumbai consulate .

    don't know what the heck Mumbai is doing!! they still have not posted Oct schedule yet. I've been checking past few months and they never delayed posting for this long.

    anyway, not much we can do except wait... :unsure: if not late Oct, hope we get early Nov date.

    US Consulate in Mumbai

    in National Visa Center (Dept of State)

    Posted

    Hi Frds

    Our case was completed on 27th August, but we didn't get any interview date yet.

    We are really tensed!!!

    I called NVC on 14th of sept and they told that they are still working on scheduling interview dates for Mumbai consulate.

    don't worry, think they are finally getting there..looks like unfortunate delay right now..they still have not posted october schedule

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