D N R

Thank you apple21, thanks @ madtownguy!

Hi all,

I am a non-resident alien spouse of a LPR and do not get any income from US and from foreign source(no property,job,or any source), dependent on my spouse. my doubt is...

1) should my spouse have to file tax returns under the status 'married filing jointly/married filing separately'

2) is there any exemption for NRAs like me

3) Is single filing status(spouse's) would possibly affect my Visa application(F2A CP) or any chance that interviewer may express doubt(filing single means the person is unmarried)

How to proceed if i qualify for Q1)

Please Help!

Thanks in Advance!

Thanks Lord...status changed to Issued. Submitted 221g docs,joint sponsor on 30 March n its been issued today. Shukar Allah. Thank u all for ur kind support. Specially to Sam1986,PatchSC,Phillip...

Congratulations..!!!

Request for input for the following points:

1 once we get the access of AOS, how many days after we will receive the invoice?

2. What is the amount of AOS invoice.

3. after how many approx days we will have access of DS261/260

4. any other useful advise... please.... Thanks

Hi,

Congratulations to you all...

AOS fee: $325

IV fee: $120

Please go through this link...this may be helpful to you...

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate/immigrant-process/approved/Step_1_Choose_an_agent.html

Thank you .The appointment is valid for the next day after submitting the application( the date and time chosen). Printout of the application receipt. Documents you need to carry is just a photocopy of your passport with your signature & your original Passport. The fee is Rs. 500 & has to be paid at the passport office only. They issued me my PCC on the same day the whole process took a hour and half.

HI vsubish,

We need a copy of PCC proof, a copy of marriage certificate(if you wish to mention you are married or spouse name in the PCC application) along with appointment receipt, copy of passport . We should carry all the originals and their self attested photocopies.

Though the proof of PCC is not mentioned in the documents advisory, it depends upon the decision of the PO/granting officer.They mas ask us for much documentation.

It's my personal experience recently...PO asked me to show the sponsor letter...They may not aware of the rules sometimes,but we have to avoid risk and deal smoothly with the officers of any country.

Its not necessary to include your spouses name. Its entirely upto you if you wish to change your name after marriage ( Female) and include your partners name . Kindly don't listen to Indian officials who state otherwise and ask you to go through the process of getting your passport re-issued unless you want to change it to include your husbands name.

Thankyou Jsnr!

Thanks a lot DNR...for your reply....

when did you received mail from NVC to submit docs & fees?....

Keep us posted as and when your stage progresses...

i got e-mail from NVC on feb 19th.

Guys...

In Indian Passport, at the back side we have section for Spouse name, so i was wondering if i need to include my spouse name in my passport...!!!

Hi vsubish,

My PD is 28-JAN-14 & i received fee bill from NVC.

I've applied for PCC at local Passport office.They told me to endorse your spouse name on Passport in order to get PCC(i mentioned my spouse name in PCC application). For this, I applied for re-issue of passport and it took 3 business days to get new one. Also, it is important to add your spouse name on passport,(in case) to obtain minor passport. I think its better to add spouse name in passport.

Glad if it helps you out!

And of course, one last point I forgot to mention:

The process may turn out to be different in other peoples experience. I've read in other forums that some people have walked into the PSK and gotten their PCC done on the same day! I have no idea how that would be even possible, unless an exception is made. But what we had to go through does seem to be the logical progression/expectation of events to take place..

So if you see anything different, please do share... If you skip some steps, that'll be brilliant!

Best of luck for your applications!

Very useful and very informative. Thanks a lot!

Did you receive both bills ( aos and iv) ? I recived only aos bill, which I paid already. Can't pay iv fee yet

I received both bills Alexandra22

Congratulations Nicalord!!!

I've just received the fee bill from NVC

My PD is 28-JAN-14

Hi all'

Did anyone got their case# despite of retrogression or any progress in visa pre-processing. Please share!

Thanks in advance!

further retrogression???

Questions that my friend was asked at Mumbai Consulate are as follows:

Why are you going?

What is your husband doing?

Why are you not going on h1b visa?

What are you doing in India?

Note: She has been denied tourist visa twice to visit her dad in the past.

Thanks jese_1981!

Hi DNR,

I had my interview at the Chennai Consulate. Which consulate are you applying at?

You can do fill the application yourself or hire an attorney. There is no processing time period. You need to book your interview slot online after paying the application fee. If your visa is approved you can collect your passport after stamping in 2-3 days time ..

Hi,

I'm applying at Chennai consulate. Thank you for providing me such a valuable information.

Yap I got my visitors visa Bi/B2 for five years.

Thank you Kaushiplus...can i know more about your success story. How did you do your interview and all.

Hi D N R,

The Visa Officer who interviews you needs to be convinced that you will return back . So you need to prove really strong ties . Like a good job or enrollment in a college/university could get the visa officer to be convinced that you will return back. And of course, you will need to take leave approval letters from your employer/college for the VO to be really convinced. Having property registered in your name could also prove that you have ties with your home country.In my case I had neither.

About being worthy or not, well I don't know. It's entirely upto the VO to decide. Sometimes you may have a job/property etc. but they may still deny it. And be very honest while filling in the B2 application form. There is a question which asks "Has anyone filed an immigrant petition for you? " Answer "Yes" and below that there is a column where you are asked to explain. I have heard people do succeed in getting it but again I'd say it is varies from case to case.

Thank you cp9! Me too have the same doubts as you expressed...which Indian consulate is better to apply for a B2 Visa, processing time period, can we apply on our own/hire an attorney...

Please share your B2 interview experiences while i-130 is approved

You can always try and apply although there is no guarantee. The consulate can deny it. One of my friend has got tourist visa while her petition is pending. But she did state in the interview that she has already applied for F2A. And ones she/he comes to USA on tourist visa, has return back to her country in 6 months.

Hi jese_1981,

Thank you very much for your reply. All your replies are really helpful to boost my confidence to step ahead. Can I know about the B2 interview questions suitable to this situation.

I will be going over on the VWP, which I believe is a lot easier than a Visitor Visa, which if I am not mistaken you need, if you are an Indian citizen.

To show proof of ties I will show the CBP officer, my NOA1 and 2 - to show I intend to immigrate the right way, a letter from my employers, a recent payslip and maybe a later from my folks saying I live with them, but they are expecting me back on x date. I know from other peoples experience this is more than enough for the VWP - with the Visa I am not sure, just bring things like I mentioned and maybe a lease agreemenet and any other documents showing you are tied to your home country, e.g you need to return.

Thank you tim131 for knowing me about how to show ties as proofs. I think India isn't a participating country in VWP.

Hi D N R,

I tried but was denied last month due to lack of ties.

Hi cp9,

Thank you for your reply!

Can I know about the 'ties' in detail?

and could you tell me is it worthy to apply for B2?

Do you know any success stories similar to my case?

Your chances are slim because of having immigrant intent but you can still try.

Thank you apple21.

hi,

Unfortunately, Our cut-off date has retrogressed to more than a year. I'd like to visit my spouse on tourist visa.Can anyone help me out by sharing your experiences? I heard that chances of getting tourist visa at this time are very very low..

Thanks a lot!

Nothing happens until your priority date is current. NVC will surely reply your email in about 30 days

Thank u osmosesnew!

Hi,

my PD is 23-JAN-2014 & i-130 was approved on 10-MAR-2014

It took six weeks for me to receive a mail from NVC assigning a case #

In between, probably, a month after i recieve NOA2 copy, I've sent an e-mail to NVC. no response from NVC!

Don't know for how long we have to wait for the next process!!