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Hello everyone,

Today we received an email from Delhi consulate to schedule OFC interview for by brother (applicant) prior to consulate interview which is on 3rd dec.

Can anyone please share their experience of OFC interview here? I was unable to find any posts related to OFC (heard it today for the first time).

Although, We have scheduled OFC interview on 27th Nov, is it too many days between OFC and consulate interview?

Ours is Delhi Consulate.

Does applicant need to bring Affidavit of Support documents to the interview? and How many days prior to interview, applicant can go for medical?

Hi All,

Finally, we received IL for my brother's case. Interview is scheduled on 3rd Dec at Delhi embassey. I have few questions for which I need help:

1. Does Petitioner need to travel back to U.S. before Applicant's interview?

In our case, Petitioner (mother) has not a very good record of staying in U.S, this year she stayed only 2 months and went back in Aug. She was inquired by officer at the airport when she arrived in U.S. The reason for not staying was our grandparents poor health, both expired this year. Will that create any issue during interview and should she travel first just to be safe?

2. Sould we keep Domicile documents ready in case if anything asked by officer during interview regarding Petitioner's ties to U.S?

3. What does my brother answer if he is asked that why petitioner didn't stay in U.S in past years? Should he mention about grand parents health?

4. Petitioner doesn't have any job as she is not in U.S. What should he answer if consular officer ask about petitioner's work status?

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks

Interview dates are given based on the date case was completed and priority date being current. Your priority date is current but as the case was completed just last month you should get interview date by end of this month or early next month.

Hamida,

Did you mean we will get interview date by end of this month/early next month or do you mean we will receive IL by end of this month?

Did you receive email that case was complete? I think you didn't submit the PCC, can you share when you submitted documents and when they completed the case?

Hi sap283.

We submitted our documents (AOS) first in July and then PCC later in eary sept.

Our case was completed on Sept 22 and received an email from NVC on 29th Sept stating "All documentation necessary to complete the National Visa Center's processing of your case has been received. As soon as an interview date has been scheduled, the applicant, petitioner and attorney (if applicable) will be notified."

We didn't hear anything from NVC after that, it's been almost 15 days and our PD is already current. I am little worried now.

No, his PD is 4th Jan 2009 so it's already current. I have called NVC, they said they can't tell anything untill visa becomes available.

oh, yes I made a mistake. Thanks for pointing it out .

PD is Jan, 2009

Hello Everyone,

My brother's case was completed on 22nd sept. His PD (Jan, 2016) is already current but we haven't received any IL yet. I called NVC last week and they told that interview hasn't been scheduled and will be scheduled when visa will become available.

What does it mean "When visa will become available"? I told her that PD is already current but still didn't get any answer from them.

What do you guys think, when will we receive IL? Pls. help.

Thanks

@Hamida :

His case is not completed yet because we submitted PCC later but PD has become current. We are expecting that case will complete this month. He wants to prepare all the documents for the interview beforehand to avoid any further waste of time.

@Sap283:

We haven't received packet 4 yet becuase our case is not complete yet but will get complete this month.

Does beneficiary need to provide AOS package again during interview?

Congrats Puru and Chubbs.

Can you please explain the list of documents you guys have provided at the time of Interview? My brother's PD has become current under F2B (Jan 4, 2015) same as Hamida's daughter.

What documents/photocopies should beneficiary bring to the interview?

Thanks in advance..

Limenita22

You have mentioned that the I-864A form is always mandatory whenever your sponsor, the one filling out the I-864 form, is married. No exceptions.

My mother is the sponsor for my brother and I am the joint sponsor and we both are married. I didn't use my husband's income as my income was sufficient for AOS.

Does Sponsor (my mother, she had very less income in 2014) and I, both have to fill out I-864A form on behalf of our spouses. My dad never worked in U.S, so his income will be nill.

Please help.

Thanks

Should we send PCC to NVC now? Also, NVC didn't mention anything about AOS documents,does that mean they were correct and NVC is done reviewing them. I

If we provide PCC to NVC, will they complete our case and schedule an interview.

PD - Jan 4, 2009.

Thanks

Dear Chubbs,

Thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to explain in such detail your son's interview experience. I appreciate it a lot and will save it for future reference. I am 100% positive that it will be a matter of around 5 business days, maybe a little bit more, maybe a little bit less, for your son to have his passport and visa on hand! Like Puru444 said, it's just part of the routine and procedure. Please keep positive as it won't take months.

And just to remind anyone who reads this post, per NVC guidelines, the I-864A form is always mandatory whenever your sponsor, the one filling out the I-864 form, is married. No exceptions.

Limenita22

Congrats Puru and Chubbs happy for you guys.

My brother received a letter from NVC which states that "We reviewed the documents you submitted to us. This letter has a list of documents that are missing or

Hi,

Is there any seperate Document cover sheet for Beneficiary's Civil Documents?

The only Document Cover Sheet I have filled out is the one where it is asked to mark the checkbox under Enclosed, Unavailable or not applicable. I have used it for Petitioner and Beneficiary documents.

Pls. suggest if is the correct docuemtn sheet or not?

Thanks

Hi Again,

I have a question regarding Police clearance certificate.

Can beneficiary provide Police clearance certificate at the time of Interview or does he need to send it along with AOS package?

All other documents are ready except Police clearance(which will take few weeks to collect in Punjab, India) that is why we want to send the package first to NVC.

Is that ok to send package without police clearance?

Proof of residence or any other property, bank accounts, building up credit, tax receipts, any jobs undertaken or business you may have started here are things that indicate intent to remain in the US. Immigrants who are here will look to rent an apartment, so that wilt be a solid enough reason.

Hi Chubbs,

Thanks for providing this info.

Can you also pls. advise when to send all these proofs, I mean should we send them along with AOS package which I am about to send in couple of weeks or should beneficiary bring them at the time of interview?

Thanks

Ok Kuspat. I will try to explore that option too.

I searched through various websites and everwhere it says in case false info. is presented, permanent ban can be imposed.

Also, you said that NVC can call neighbours/relatives to do background check, my question is How will NVC get to know about neighbors/relatives info. i mean their phones numbers/address?

Do you mean to say that NVC can call the references which will be provided in Police Clearance Certificate?

well , i am sure what you say is true , but US embassy in India have been quite alert , esp if the beneficiary is unmarried .

i am not saying that they do background checks on all , but they do when ever they find anything fishy ( no one knows what will they find fishy)

yes they would agree on live in relationship , but not if most of the persons they inquire respond on beneficiary being married .

Also , in India , there is no Certificate of Singularity , but quite a lot depends on luck.

Hi Kuspat,

This is really very alarming. Can you please advise what could be the possible outcomes in case beneficiary fails to convince NVC? I have heard they will put permanent ban on the beneficiary, is that true? Could it be worse than this i.e. any criminal action or prosecution etc. Trying to understand everything before we start the process.

Thanks Chubbs for the reply.

But when you say "The petitioner should indicate intent to settle down in the US, that is definitely required", what exactly you mean by that? How can we indicate intent to settle down in the US (I am thinking to provide only lease agreement at the time of interview)? Please advise if that is correct or if you have any other ideas in mind?

Do we have to prove our intent at the time of submitting documents (AOS) to NVC?

Hello Everyone,

I am a joint sponsor and about to send AOS package to NVC for my brother's case. My only concern is Petitioner's domicile status. We have provided U.S address in all documents and listed USA as domicile country however, petitioner only visits US once a year for couple of months (less than 6). We listed US address because Petitioner will intend to live there with beneficiary once visa is granted and they migrate to US.

So, should we provide lease/rental agreement along with AOS package that will prove their domicile or should we just wait for NVC and provide lease document only if they ask for it (might ask during interview)?

Please suggest what do you guys think, do we have to prove domicile in our case? If yes, then when should we submit all the necessary documents, along with AOS package or only if NVC asks for it?

Please help!

Thanks

Thanks nilx25.

Again, this is not for me, it's for my cousin, I have agreed to become the joint sponsor that is why I am so concerned regarding NVC/consulate's action againt sponsor/joint sponsor.

But I am totally releived with your reply. I think my cousin can proceed with his application without any doubts.

Also, at the time of interview, if officer asks him about his marital status(not sure if they ask this question), should he reply "Single" or "Currently in Live In Relation"?

What do you advise?

Thanks

Thanks Jhez.

nilx25.

I completely agree with you. So that means only check regarding marital status is performed at the time of interview ? Is that correct to say?

Also, In case Immigration officer gets doubtful and they conclude that Beneficiary is married (which is clearly not our case), will it affect Petitioner or Joint sponsor?

I am asking as I will become joint sponsor so don't want to take any risk. Do they take any action against petitioner and joint sponsor?

Pls. help,

Puru444- Do you know anything about background check process in India?

Thanks in advance.

Thanks amkhan for the reply.

There are no papers because they were never married.

However, I do want to understand the background check process, how does it work in India? Does Consulate/US embassey officials really go to benificiary's place and find out from people over there?

Can you provide some more details about the background check process in India?

Thanks