sunisshining

I'm surprised that I missed this topic when originally posted. 

1. How long did it take? About 4-6 weeks because my husband had at least 2 offers at about week 4 but negotiations in salary tacked on a little more time before he started his job

2. Profession? Analytics (big data) with an IT background and experience in IT but never looked for any IT gigs

3. My husband is from India

4. We are located in Dallas

Please let us know how the interview goes. Make mental note of questions asked to help others in the future! Wishing you both the best. 

TexasHeartsIndia shared a good link in this thread.  Our experience with this issue is posted there.  I would not waste time with getting anything but what is asked for: A LEGIT BIRTH CERTIFICATE.  I mean, it's worth a shot but why risk delaying things, because that is what will happen if those other in lieu docs are not accepted and you are informed of it weeks later then have to go about getting the BC anyway?

That was our experience.  It was disheartening.

Wow. My husband (from Delhi) was not asked anything about his family. He was asked about my two children. They are actually both adults. He was also asked about who proposed to whom, is there an engagement ring (there is not) and did we wear wedding rings (we don't). 

His interview was less than 10 minutes. 

Way different from what we read about the Delhi embassy prior to his interview. 

Passport, certified marriage certificate (or maybe it was the original), and his birth certificate. I cannot recall if we needed anything but my husband'' passport. 

We went to the ss office IMMEDIATELY after my husband's arrival and received the card in 10 days or less. My husband did not want to risk waiting for his ss card. 

We went to the ss office IMMEDIATELY after my husband's arrival and received the card in 10 days or less. My husband did not want to risk waiting for his ss card. 

My husband took to the United States like fish to water and he never lived on his own nor did he drive. However, he had traveled to London, NYC, and Lagos for business. Plus, he visited me for 2 weeks in my city. He didn't homesick and has been here sunce July 3, 2016. 

He got a great job in about a month. I taught him how to drive then he paid for one formal lesson. He got his DL pretty fast then bought a brand new car by September. 

I think we're both lucky that he assimilated so well because I have read some worrisome stories on here. 

My husband hasn't experienced any racism SO FAR. But we are in a big Texas city with a noticeable South Asian population. 

I see how not living where he was born can be a challenge for getting that bc. Thank goodness all we have to do is print out a document and mail it to the vital stats office in our city birth! 

My husband took to the United States like fish to water and he never lived on his own nor did he drive. However, he had traveled to London, NYC, and Lagos for business. Plus, he visited me for 2 weeks in my city. He didn't homesick and has been here sunce July 3, 2016. 

He got a great job in about a month. I taught him how to drive then he paid for one formal lesson. He got his DL pretty fast then bought a brand new car by September. 

I think we're both lucky that he assimilated so well because I have read some worrisome stories on here. 

My husband is from Delhi. 

How old is your husband? 

Has the NVC accepted the affadavit and school records? If so, why bother with a bc? We had to SUBMIT the bc to NVC to even get our NOA2. 

My husband said it took about 4-6 weeks to get his bc, but he had to continuously keep going in person. 

I dont understand my husband's explanation about bcs in India. All he says is he what more documentation does the Indian government need from your husband?

It was just less of a hassle to get the affadavit and school records. But those were unacceptable in our case, so my husband got the birth certificate. 

We should have done that in the first place because it delayed out process by about 6-8 weeks. 

Oh well. He's here with me know.

Despite the affadavit from his parents and his school records we could not proceed further in the process with Delhi embassy until a birth certificate was submitted. 

Here is our timeline:

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=136791