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Oh thank goodness, he was just approved!! They said his visa will be here the 16th I think, I am so excited!! Thanks everyone for your help, now on to bigger and better challenges after he gets here!
 

Oh thank goodness, he was just approved!! They said his visa will be here the 16th I think, I am so excited!! Thanks everyone for your help, now on to bigger and better challenges after he gets here!
 

Oh thank goodness, he was just approved!! They said his visa will be here the 16th I think, I am so excited!! Thanks everyone for your help, now on to bigger and better challenges after he gets here!
 

Amit and Julie tell me this is true!! Oh how that would put me over the moon! I'll hunt them down and see what we can do

Amit and Julie tell me this is true!! Oh how that would put me over the moon! I'll hunt them down and see what we can do

As additional info, if his visa is approved, it will probably be ready for pickup at the Blue Dart location (assuming there's one in Pune? I have no idea) about 5-7 days after the interview. Best wishes for you guys!

Sigh, I thought that might be the case. I guess we'll just buy the soonest visa-in-hand flight! He's in Pune, so not impossibly far!

@mcromer @Amit&Julie you guys can check out these cooking app "tarla dalal" & "Hebbars kitchen" they have amazing recipe with simple instructions!
These are the ones i always use for reference 

Oh, that's good to hear.
 
Things I've done or want to do to make the US feel like home for my fiance:
- Went to nearby Indian grocery and got products I've seen at his house (i.e. Taj Mahal tea)
- Put Indian cooking pots & utensils on our Amazon wedding registry
- Buy certain items he doesn't have that will make home here in Denver more cozy for him (slippers, a plush robe, maybe a Snuggie? lol)
- Go to Hindi movies together since a few local cinemas have them sometimes
- Make complete list of Indian restaurants to try until he finds his favorites
- Stock up on Indian cooking ingredients. He's going to teach me how to cook Indian food
- Get a charpoy (no idea from where, though!)
 
I'd like to hear what others are planning, also! I worry about him getting homesick.
 
 

We finally got our biometrics done today and feeling a little better about the process! Still waiting for our account to be unlocked so we can keep checking for earlier appointment times! Thanks everyone for the reassurance!! 
 
For the Americans- is there anything you're planning to do/cook to make the US feel like home? I wish my pav bhaji was good enough for a taste of India, but I doubt it haha! 

happy friday friends!
 
gosh i've slept 5 hours and got up waaaay too early, but i'm so excited and nervous and overwhelmed at the same time!
just got to finish my hair quickly and off I am to the embassy!!!!  
wish me luck, pray for me to not pass out and hope that the 3 hour ride won't have additional traffic! lol 
embassy: be ready for me, cos i'll bam bam bam this interview  

No, no, you're far from doomed. A couple of weeks between NVC receipt and Consulate receipt is normal. Keep checking on the CEAC website. After the case is "Ready" at Mumbai, you'll probably get the Packet 4 in email format. In the meantime, read the copy of Packet 4 on the consulate website. Get your PCC from the regional passport office now. Make sure your other documents are in order so you can move quick when the case is Ready.
 
Mumbai K1 Packet 4:
https://in.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/71/MumbaiIVPacket-4-for-Ks-January-2017-Rev.pdf

I'm sure you guys will be ultra prepared!! First week of May is coming up soon... the idea of fiance coming and final exams makes my brain melt a bit but I don't know if we could be as patient as you both!!  

Ugh, committed a rookie mistake and listed "nonimmigrant visa", duh! Good news is we went from In Transit to Ready today! I can't believe it was that quick, we only got our NOA2 on March 22!

Ha Ha great and I'm glad you got it figured out. Mine was in transit one day and the next was ready. It goes quick from here on out, in fact too quick. We could have booked interview for Friday if we wanted, but we were just not ready. We will probably book interview 1st week of May since I just came back from there and I need to take care of some things here.

I knew you were leaving soon (I still have a good memory after all of this time..ha) I will keep you both in my prayers but I'm sure you two will blow the interview out of the park.
 
I'm doing much better of course. It's crazy how I went from waiting 300 days for a NOA2 and Reni's interview is in 2 weeks....2 WEEKSSSSS!!!! In a matter of 2 weeks from getting our NOA2, we went from NVC to Embassy (less than 2 weeks if you take the weekend days out). Next Wednesday, Reni has his medical exam and I'm flying out the following Wednesday so I can attend his interview on the 27th. I'm gonna stay at least until May 6th which hopefully he gets his visa and brown envelope before then, but if I have to extend my stay a little longer so we can fly back together I will. So right now, I'm just putting our binder together will dividers with all our documents and additional copies. Already typed out our checklist so I know I don't leave out anything, but really, this part of the process we have been prepared for a while now. Financial documents are at the touch of button.
 
Not gonna lie....I'M SUPER DUPER EXCITED and nervous at the same time! Kinda like when you got your NOA2 and said that it hit you that it's really happening??? Well, I've been having those moments more frequently as the day gets closer. I can't believe it's almost time!

Hi Riya! Did you call them right away when scheduling the interview or did you schedule the interview online? I see you had a very quick turnaround. I would love to have the same result. 

Hi! Long time lurker, have been following daily scans and all the comments waiting for our NOA2 for six months, and it finally came yesterday! Sept 22 received date and March 22 NOA2. 

Hi! Long time lurker, have been following daily scans and all the comments waiting for our NOA2 for six months, and it finally came yesterday! Sept 22 received date and March 22 NOA2. 

Hi! Long time lurker, have been following daily scans and all the comments waiting for our NOA2 for six months, and it finally came yesterday! Sept 22 received date and March 22 NOA2. 

Hi! Long time lurker, have been following daily scans and all the comments waiting for our NOA2 for six months, and it finally came yesterday! Sept 22 received date and March 22 NOA2. 

Hi! Long time lurker, have been following daily scans and all the comments waiting for our NOA2 for six months, and it finally came yesterday! Sept 22 received date and March 22 NOA2. 

Hi! Long time lurker, have been following daily scans and all the comments waiting for our NOA2 for six months, and it finally came yesterday! Sept 22 received date and March 22 NOA2. 

Hi! Long time lurker, have been following daily scans and all the comments waiting for our NOA2 for six months, and it finally came yesterday! Sept 22 received date and March 22 NOA2. 

Hi! Long time lurker, have been following daily scans and all the comments waiting for our NOA2 for six months, and it finally came yesterday! Sept 22 received date and March 22 NOA2.